Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

Aparents at IIszelton.
-Mrs.W. E. Lawrence is the guest Of
friends ct Cedar Falls.
Miss Dora and Alma Leroy were
Chicago visitors last week.
B. Clark was in Chicago last week
purchasing gouds for his spring trade
james Legassick of Earlville was
Manchester business visitor Satur-
day.
Mrs. Flora +. Worden of Des Moines
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Z. o.
Triem last week.
Mrs. e. 7. Grasstield and children
were guests of relatives and friends at
Coggon part of last week.
Mrs. Sarah johnson of Chicago was
the guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
u. B. Allen part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Merriam Of
.Des Moines were guests of relatives
and friends in this city Friday.
M. L. Opydycke of New Hampton
was guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Z. Leroy, part of last week.
The fire department was called out
Friday morning by the burning out OF
achimDey in the Earl Beal residence.
Mrs. james Robertson jr. died at
her home at Thorpe Sunday. The funer-
al was held Tuesday morning from the
homa of the deceased, interment being
made in the Manchester cemetery. Her
many friends extend their heartfelt
sympathy to the grief stricken relatives.
Don't neglect to attend to the pay
ment of your taxes this month. All
rad taxes become delinquent if not
paid by April 1, aud if you fail to pay
the half of your other taxes by the first
of next month, the whole will become
due and delinquent and draw interest
at the rate of one per cent. per month
from March LIST until paid.
John Wansmakar, the merchant
prince of Philadelphia, speaking of ad-
vertising, says: "There is only one way
to advertise and that is to hammer your
name, your location and business so
constantly, SO persistently, so thorough
ly into the peoples heads that if they
walk in their sleep they would con-
stantly turn their faces to your store
The newspaper is your best friend in
spite of your criticism. 1t helps you to
build up the community that supports
you."
Scarcely any interest was taken in
the school election in this city last Mon
day Only % ballots were cast. Joseph
Hutchinson succeeds himself as director
aud Henry Smith as the successor of j.
M Pearse. The latter has served this
district as director, continuously for
the past 81 years, and felt that he was
entitled to retire, and hence was moi 9
candidate for re- election. That his ser
wees were appreciated, his long term of
service abundantly proves, and by none
more 80 than his fellow directors, who,
upon his retirement presented him with
an elegant office chair in which His
Honor will hereafter sit when dispens
ing justice to the litigsnts that come
before him.
The attendance at the Base Ball
Ministries will test the capacity of the
Central Opera House. The advance
sale of seats is the largest known in
the history of the entertainments of this
kind. The boys are deserving of q
large attendance for they have worked
hard and have arranged splendid pro
gram. There will be an opening chorus
and overture sung by fifty voices,
assisted by an orchestra of ten pieces.
Solos by Cal Martin, Harry Bradley,
Fred Blair, Harry Sullivan, Noble
Arnold, Harry hoe and Ned Hoyt.
An illustrated song will be introduced
with other clever specialties in the Olio
part The program will conclude with
a Imaginable farce comedy. There will
also be big street parade in the after
noon at O'Clock.
Tomorrow (Thursday) the town
ship trustees and clerks will meet with
the board of supervisors at the court
house in this city to discuss and pre-
pare for the working of the roads under
the new road law, which requires the
trustees of each civil township in theil
county, at their regular meeting next
month to consolidate their township in
to one road district, and that the road
funds of the several districts, shall
become general township fund, out Of
which all unsettled claims for work
done or material furnished for roac
purposes prior to the consolidation shall
be paid. The statute further provides
that 1.-THE board of township trustee
shall order and direct the expenditure O
the road funds and labor belonging o
owing to the township; may let, by con
tract, to the lowest responsible, com
petent bidder, any part or all of tn
work on the roads for the curren
year, or may appoint township
superintendent of roads, to oversee
subject to the direction of the board, al
or any part of the work, but it shal
not incur an indebtedness for such pull
poses unless the same has been or shs
at the time be provided for by an AT
thorizsd levy; and shall order tn
township road tax for the succeedin
year paid in money and collected by th
county treasurer as other taxes.
shall cause both the property and pc
road tax to be equitably and judiciou
ly expended for road purposes in th
entire road district; shall cause at Leaf
seventy-iive per cent. of the TOWNSHIP
road tax locally assessed to be thus ez
pended by the fifteenth day of July