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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
BA1LEY's FORD.

0eAA1ASs
Mrs. Cora Porter visited Mrs. r. e.
Grommon last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Lillibridge trans
acted business in Manchester last
Thursday.
Miss Josie Grommon and Mrs. Shaw
were Manchester callers one day last
week.
the young people of this vicinity at
tended q party at the home of S. Shaw
last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Reinbird is moving on the Col
lard farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Grommon assist
ed j. M. Paris while moving last Tues
day.
John Wilson has moved onto the
Dunton farm.
Joe Winnistorpher will soon leave
the VIM. Dudley farm now owned by
Chas. Thorpe.
Jay Lillibridge met with very pain
full accident Thursday evening while
carrying can of milk. He had placed
the can on his shoulder to carry it from
the barn to the house. In passing
through gateway the can struck the
post and overbslsnced him. He fell
backward the bottom of the can strik-
ing In the palm of his hapd cutting 1t
severely. DR.. Bradley WIS summoned
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
DELHI.


Joe Michael has moved his family to
Oelwein.
A. L. Gleason was here from Water
loo last week. We hear that Mr.. GleR-
son will move his family to this place
soon.
Misses Ona Blanchard and Alma Sui
livan of Masonville are guests of Mrs.
e. H. Blanchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Swinburne visited
in Earlville Wednesday.
Ed McMullen has moved onto farm
near Hopkinton.
The board of supervisors took an in
ventory at the poor farm last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Maxwell of Della
ware were in town last Thursday.
Mrs. Sarah White of Manchester,
visited Mrs. Flsck recently.
Mrs. Berkey and Mrs. Frank Solder of
1 Masonville are visiting Mrs. Rimmer.
Mrs. Geo. Angel and two children
left for their new home In Minnesota
Monday.
Mrs. Gustafson is visiting her daugh-
ter at Rockford, Iowa.
Fred Brownell has moved to farm
north of Manchester.
The Epworth League social and bust
ness meeting will be held Friday even
ing, March 6, with Mrs. Gustsfson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Peterson and son
Dale of Hawkeye are guests of Mrs.
Flack.
Miss Amelia Jones came down from
Manchester Wednesday evening to at
tend to some business matters and was
taken very sick while here. DIR. Dit
mer of Mancheste, is attending her.
The W. F. NJ. s. meets Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Fraser.
Mrs. Boyles who has been visiting her
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04

Tennyson when young man had q
strong liking for Gray and classed him
and Burns us the two greatest lyric
poets of any age or country. He much
loved some of Burns poetry. But be-
fore all Tennyson placed his Bible. He
had also great liking for Dante's In
ferno" and knew 1t line for line. he
would boast in his pleasant way that
il any one read one line he could give
the next from memory, and he invaria.
bly, did it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
OUR FIRST FREE SCHOOL.

1t Was Established In sInssnchusetts
In the Year 1041.
The first free school established in
the United States was in the province
Of Massachusetts Bay in the year 1e41
by order Of the general colonial court.
In 1e47 the same authority declared
that free schools should be established
within every town having fifty house
holders under penalty of fine of f5.
This fine was doubled by declaration
made in 1911 and again doubled in
1888. Connecticut established free
schools in 1914 and levied tax for
their support. Maryland established
free schools in 1904 and levied tax on
negroes, pelts, furs and beet and pork
for their support. Governed Berkeley
declared in 1910 the hope hat free
schools would never be esta tshed in
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
EARLYILLE.

Mrs. VIM. Hunt bought the block of
land lying just north of w. I. Woods
residence property last week for $3.50,
of Wood, Millen & Laxson.
A pleasant surprise was given Mr..
and Mrs. w. H, GLADDEN. last Friday
evening by their neighbors and friends
when they assembled at their home and
spent the evening in games, etc. MI.
and Mrs. GLADDEN. leave this week for
Verndale, Mimi, near which place
they have bought q farm.
G. H. Angel visited his parents in
Mount Vernon over Sunday.
The teachers of Delaware Co. held
an association here Saturday which was
well attended and which was an inter
esting and instructive meeting. Prof.
Kelley, Supt. of the schools at Cedar
Falls, was the principal speaker and his
address was excellent. The scholars
of the school here took a part in the
program, one number of which was
q dumb bell drill. and was we'll received.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Congl
church served dinner and supper at the
church Saturday.
Rev. r. T. Paxton is in Colorado
where he will spend month recuper-
ating his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Hocksdsy were
visitors at the home of S. Eide q part of
last week.
Clair Whipple, of Edgewood, spent
Sunday with his sister Laura. He re-
turned by way of Independence, where
he visited friends.
Mrs. viii Dudley was down from
Spring Branch part of last week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Reding.
Miss Bertha Staehle stopped on her
way home from Chicago at Dubuque,
where she remained until Saturday the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Slattery
and Mrs. Annie Leekley.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Millen were
called to Mount Vernon Friday on &C.
count of the illness of their daughter,
Caro-, who is having an attack of the
"grip." Mrs. Millen remained few
days.
The neighbors and friends of Mr..
and Mrs. W. Z. Gibbs gave them sur
prise last Wednesday evening and
pleasantly reminded them that it was
the twelfth anniversary of their mar
riage. A very enjoyable evening was
spent and before departing all wished
them many more anniversaries.
Arthur Barre has moved to Dyersvile
where he will work on the News Letter
Their many friends here regret to have
Mr.. and Mrs. Barre leave Earlville but
are glad to know that Arthur has
secured good position.
Henry Heiden held an auction sale on
the Ham farm south of town, Friday,
which netted him about $1,000. A.
LeFevre acted as auctioneer and S
w. Klaus as clerk.
Frank Powell has moved into the
Stoner property In the south part Of
town.
Mrs. Carhart, representing the Child
ren's Home Society of Des Moines
spoke at the Cong'l. church Sunday
morning and at the M. E. church 10
the evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
County Correspondence.

by telephone and found 1t necessary to
take fifteen stitches to close the wound.
James Sheppard sawed wood for M.
S. Bsnta Friday and Saturday of last
week.
John Pohlmsn has moved onto the
Ed Hamblin farm. Hub Davis has
taken possession of the farm recently
occupied by Mr.. Pohlman.
John N. Smith has rented Mrs. Max.
wells farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Lillibridge are
spending few days with their son Jay
Elihu Todd will soon take possession
of the farm bought of Mr.. Shick. Fred
Hicks is moving onto the farm which
he purchased of Mr.. Todd.
Julius Eldredge will soon be located
on the farm bought of Fred Hicks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Raster assisted
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. j
Paris, while moving last week.
Mrs. Chambers Is not much better al
this writing.
j. p. Belcher was In this neighbor
hood last week, taking an inventory o.
the belongings of the farmers.
Mrs. L H. Blanchard, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Jakelin, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hart
man, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Grommon ant
Miss Josie Grommon were among thos'
who assisted in instituting Rebekal
lodge at Hopkinton last Friday evening
Glen Dunton has taken possession o
the place bought of Julius Eldredge.
S. Shaw has taken possession of tn
L. M. Davis farm.
Mrs. Baker Hersey gave birthda,
party for her son Dana last Saturda,
afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
Realistic,

Hell had realistic dream last night
she-1ndeed! What was it?
"Oh, l dreamed had proposed to
you and you had turned me over to
your father"
Eyes, yes. And what did father say%
"Oh, don't know. only know !
woke up and found myself on the
foor."-Yonkers Statesman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
A Very Ancient snake.

The African cobra ranges from Egypt
to the Cape of Good Hope. That it was
known in northern Africa thousands of
years ago is shown by its familiar ap-
pearance in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Near Cape Colony it is almost extermi-
mated, and its destruction is much pro
NOTED by that curious and valued long
legged hawk known as the secretary
bird. Six or seven species Of cobra have
been distinguished, three of which be-
long to the Indian region.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
Merely n Suggestion,

"Man proposes and woman disposes,"
remarked the young man who gets quo
tations twisted.
SWELL" replied the beautiful blond on
the other end Of the sofa, 'I'm disposed
to do my part If some man will do his"
Three minutes later she had him
handed Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
An Eau.ixe Combination.

Waggsby-Graciou If young Got
rox and Miss Blublud are SO fortunate
as to have their marriage blessed with
children, the rising generation will be
terrible takers.
Naggsby-Why so?
Waggsby-Why. if money talks" and
"blood will tell" their progeny will in
herit two mighty strong inducements
to be communicative Baltimore Amer
lean
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
Not Yet Ripe.

The physicians were holding consul
tation beside the cot of the man sup
posed to have appendicitis concealed
about his person.
II believe" said one Of the surgeons,
that we should wait and let him get
stronger before cutting into him."
Before the other prospective operators
could reply the patient turned his head
and remarked feebly:
what dc you take me fora cheesep
Baltimore American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
whz the Preacher Failed.

Why the Preacher Failed.
$50 the Rev. Mr.. Cooley was a fall
ure at that church, eh?
Eyes. he tried to bring the congrega-
ton into harmony with his ideas in
stead Of bringing his ideas into harmo-
ny with the congregatio n."-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
what piu He Mean.

Patient (after giving the doctor So
and receiving II prescription).-But sup
pose, doctor, this doesn't cure me?
Doctor-,In that case come back, and
I'll relieve you again. = Detroit Free
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04

Used to Cramped Quarters.
Husband inspecting house and lot
with view to purchaser lot is alb
surdly small, my dear; scarcely big
enough for flower bed.
Wife Cfresh from fnD-Er-couldn't
we have folding flower bed?-Smart
Set.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
LOCATING JOHN.
The Fate Of a Tiger Hunter and Hi
Return Home.

The Fate Of y Tiger Hunter and His
Return Home.
A story is told of a young man
named John p, who, being in poor
health, went to India. His family had
instructed him not to spare expense,
but to cable three times week how
he was and what he was doing. The
first cable message ran:
Am well. Have native guide. Inta.
Hunt tigers tomorrow.
The next communication did not ar
rive till two weeks later. 1t was this:
John dead. Killed. Tiger. What do?
INA.
Back went the fearful message:
Send on body.
A month later there was delivered to
the keeper of the receiving vault of NJ
cemetery box or coffin SO large and
heavy that it might have been the
home of second Cardiff Giant. Sus
picion having been aroused, permit
was secured and the sealed coffir
opened. To the CONSERVATION of those
| present there lay the body of q magnif
icent Bengal tiger resting on white
satin. The following message was soor
/ racing across the Atlantic:
Some mistake. Some mistake. Yor
\ send tiger. Where is John?
The following information was soon
received:
No mistake. No mistake John inside
tigeri
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-04
MASONvILLE,

Richard Coil of Cascade is transact.
ing business in our city this week.
Martin Crooks, who has been EN-.
ployed in the barber shop here returned
to his home in Chicago Monday.
Three carloads Of the brick for the
new cathedral arrived Friday and sever
al men with teams were at work Friday
and Saturday drawing the brick to the
church ground.
Mr.. Douglas and family of Cedar
Rapids arrived Saturday with their
household goods and moved onto the
M. Mulvehill farm south of town.
Misses Bridget Maroney, Josie Hogan
and Mrs I. McDevitt are on the sick
B. Grubstick and family moved onto
p, McGrath's farm west of town Tues
day. Mr.. Schmock who lived there last
year moved onto P. Woods farm north
of town.
E. A. Middlestadt and q. d. Griffin
attended the social dance at Winthrop
Monday evening.
The entertainment given by the
ladies of the Catholic church was
well attended, over $40 was cleared,
and every one present reports good
time.
James Csrmody moved his goods to
Winthrop Monday where he will keep
q restaurant,
Mrs. p. McGrath who has been yer!
sick the past week is reported muct
better at this writing.
Mr.. Parkhurst, our city assessor, is
kept quite busy these days, assessing
town property.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Burns,
Feb. Is, q baby boy.
Mrs. Frank Gallery and family Of
Clemy, Iowa, came Feb. II, and are
staying at the home of F. Keegans. Mr.
Gallery and the house hold-good are ex
pected next week. They will move on
to the farm which they purchased west
of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vet Dubois of Man
chester were callers in our city Thurs
day.
Mr.. Culligan and family moved tc
town Tuesday and occupy the house
recently built by Thos. Ryan.
Richard Coil, M. A. Hogan and Bert
Orvis drove to Manchester Saturday.
Miss Anna WEIGH is quite sick at thil
writing.
G. Hennesy and Miss Mayne Nc,
Mahon, teachers in the Masonvillt
school, closed very successful term o.
school Friday. Mr.. Hennesy returned
to his home in Strawberry Point Tues.
day.
Chss. Martin, formerly of this place
but now of Jesup, and Miss Ola Bloom
of Fremont were married at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Tuesday. Con
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higher than the prices of lands and wa.
ter rights where only wheat and corn
can be grown. The minimum prices for
lands with rights in the bitches in the
districts recently brought under irriga-
tion range from $l60 to $3.50 an acre.
Unirrigated land in the same neighbor-
hood sells for about 500 an acre. The
appearance of the crops on the unirri-
gated lands in July and August was very
like those of Kentucky, Indiana or Mis-
souri,. The grass along the roadside
was green, ,and there were no sharply de-
fined lines between the irrigated and un-
irrigated lands, as is true in the arid
part OF the United States. The same
crops grow above bitches as below them,
but there was luxuriance and perfec.
tion in the irrigated farms not seen
where they depended on rain.
The Oldest canal inspected in Lombar-
dy was constructed in 1850. This was
built by the Monks and was small and
crooked, as were nearly all the canals
built during the next 500 years. The
land could be farmed without irrigation,
and the building of canals meant in
creased expenditure, more people to cul-
tivate the land, more houses for them to
live in, and more barns in which to store
the products. The large outlay in other
directions, besides the cost of bitches,
retarded this change, but in recent years
progress has been rapid because of the
need of finding employment and sup
port for the dense population, there be-
ing about $50 people to the square mile
in the province of Milan. There are
several important ancient canals which
are used for navigation, but many Of the
large irrigation canals have been built
within the past so years. Among
those visited, the last to be completed
cost about 81 200, 900 and has been fn-
ished about five years.
One of the instructive features Of
Italy's irrigation system is the way in
which farmers have united in co-opera-
tive societies to build and operate canals
or to distribute water from laterals The
largest OF these societies is the irrigation
association at VeTcellesi. 1t has 1900
members and contr OILS the irrigation of
1913, 500 acres. 1t supervises the opera
ton of over 1000 miles of canals and
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26
Irrigation in Humid Italy.

The following article from the October
issue of the Department of Agriculture &
Experiment Station Record, will prove
of interest just now to irrigatOrs in "hu-
mid" Hood River:
Elwood Mead chief OF the irrigation
investigations of this Office, returned in
September from Europe, where he spent
the summer in studying irrigation.
Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France
we're visited, but the greater part OF
his time was spent in Italy investigating
the laws and practice of that country.
Some of his observations are of special
interest as showing the conditions under
which irrigation has been developed and
is managed in that humid country, and
the manner in which some of its prob
lens are disposed of.
The reason for paying special atten-
tion to the valley OF the Po was the sim
ilarity of its conditions to those of many
sections in the Eastern part of the Unit
ed States. The rainfall of this part of
Italy is about 40 inches year, which is
above that Of Omaha, Kansas City or
Cincinnati. Farmers do not irrigate be-
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26
HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 90, 1908

bitches, with 40 watermasters, and has
about $50 miles of telephone lines. 1t
buys water at wholesale and pays on an
average $4,000 year for the quantity
purchased. The main society is divided
into 40 subordinate societies, each of
which elects a member to general as
sembly which directs the policy of the
association. This society transacts a
business of about $50, 900 year.
One Of the effects of these co-opera-
tive societies is the absence of friction
and controversy between neighbors and
neighborhoods so often manifest in
the United States. In the society above
referred to there has never been an ap-
peal from the decision of the manager
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-26

I Northwest Horticuturist, Tacoma, Wash
Professor E r Lake, horticuturist, Ore.
gon Agricultural college; r P Ober, gen
eral agent Refrigerator Car line, st Paul
MINI; Professor A B Cordley, entomol.
gist, Oregon Agricultural college; J b
Baird, general freight agent Northern
Pacific railway, st Paul, MINI; w X
Newell, commissioner Oregon state board
of horticulture.
As they are all men of education and
experience and thoroughly informed
scientifically and practically in every
thing relating to fruit and f.uit culture,
a very high order of addresses may be
expected. Mayor Williams and other
prominent citizens will probably make
addresses on this occasion, and mus
ical and literary entertainment will be
given one evening during the session at
some hall not yet selected.
AS the National Livestock association
is to be in session in Portland January
IL to Is, it is desirable that as fine a
showing as possible of Oregon fruits
and other products should be provided
for their inspection, and all the officers
and delegates to the meeting of the
Fruit Growers association will be re-
quested to put forth especial efforts to
secure the best possible exhibits Of fruit,
etc, obtainable in their respective Sec
tions.
Following is list of the officers of the
Northwest Fruit Growers association :
DR. N q Blalock, president, Walla Walla,
Wash; J w dwell, Central Point, vice
president for Oregon; B Burgunder,
Colfax, vice-presdent for Washington !;
J H Forney, Moscow, vice-president for
Idaho; Professor S Fortier, Bozeman,
vice-president for Montana; Professor
J r Anderson, Victoria, vice-president
for British Columbia; w S Offner, treas
urer, Walla Walla, Wash; George H.
Lamberson, secretary, Portland, Or.
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Mr.. Gessling to perform the duties of
secretary for another week. The treas
urership was not reached and Mr.. Cess
ling will perform those duties until they
make some arrangements about that.
Mr.. Gessling says he had fully intend
ed to stay out of the management en-
tirely this year, but the day of the an
nual meeting some of the prominent
strawberry growers asked him to serve
as director again and he consented, but
owing to the harsh criticisms passed on
him last year by some of the growers
because of his inability to control the
weather and build refrigerator cars, he
does not care to again take the manage
ment. He has the utmost confidence in
the business ability of the new board OF
directors, and will labor as hard as ever
for the success OF the union. lie began
shipping with the union in 1894, and
has shipped strawberries through the
organization every year but one since,
and will continue to do his bushes with
it, as he believes that in these days of
combinations of capital it is necessary
for the farmer to combine.
Mr.. Gessling has recently made a real
estate deal by which he again becomes
a grower.
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s AL. E

The most profitable crop is marcite.
The marcite fields are water meadows,
which are kept green the year through
by running the water over the land for
short time every day. In winter the
water for this kind of irrigation comes
principally from springs and is warm
enough to keep the grass growing in
the coldest weather. The grass is cut
when it reaches height of about Is
inches. 1t is chiefly used for feeding
dairy cattle, and in the vicinity of large
cities like Milan, where there is local
demand for milk and butter, the annual
value of this crop is surprising, the
product from some of the fields last year
having sold for $500 an acre.
Land and water rights in the best
marcite districts surpass in price the
fruit lands OF Southern California, some
of the farms near Milan being held at
over So 900 an acre, and rights in the
canal selling for over 81, 200 an acre.
These are maximum prices and are far
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ing the production of farms in the hu-
mid parts of the United States, espe-
cially in those sections of the country
where streams have fall enough to per-
NIT water to be distributed by gravity,
and in the Southern states, where the
long hot seasons will make the ability
to supply water when needed of great
value to farmers. Irrigation is not for
the arid West alone The conditions
which make it pay in Europe exist here
in equal measure, and with increasing
population and higher land values canal
building will become as important along
both slopes of the Alleghenies as it now
is along the southern and western slopes
of the Alps.
Wood for Sale.-I have six or seven
cords of oak wood, now under cover, to
sell on the ground. The wood is oppo-
site William Kennedy's place, East Side.
0. A. NOBLE.
One 5-acre and one I0-acre clearing
land contract to let. Inquire Of John
Leland Henderson.
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oil of Eden
Sweet Spirits
of Eden.

Chroniccases invariably cured, and CURED
PERMANENTLY.
For Sale by
G, +. WILLIAMS,
Agent for Hood River.