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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Notice to Property Owners to Appear
and Sign Waiver In Reference to
Special Assessments tor Paw
Ing and Uurbing Portions ~
'f94.s Of Frapkiina;AndrNain5Y q, y

To the owners of all real estate AUDITING on
those portions OF Franklin aud Main streets In
Manohester Iowa, recently improved by paving
ming Il point 10 Franklin Street two h hupdfed
fifty (25O) feet south Of The south line Of Della
ware street and extending northward to the
Main Street described rs beginning at the east
line OF Franklin Street and extending eastward
to the west line Of Madison Street, and 10 an
You and each Of you are hereby notified that
q meeting Of the City Council Of the City Of
Manchester. Iowa. held on the 18th day Of Sep
AGAINST your real property sbuttns upon that
portion Of the streets above described and de-
signated, certain special assessments for paw
IS set forth il 3 plat and schedule Of said i'm M
pfovement showing the cost thereof and the
special assessments levied against the several
which plat and sehs lSle are now on hla il the:
ter; IL Iowa. subject 70 public Imposition.
BY teseuiion q the city COUNCIL 81 said csy sSd
S!s!s & 80 o III spf Nan
the same being thirty tfo) days from and after
the PASSAGE and date Of the levying OF the afofe-
said special assessments. and sign and execute
the laws Of the state Of Iowa and BY the resoil-
ti0n OF said council. you will have the right to
pay such assessments u miscellaneous "a the
AA!oAHoA nnu aOs ~ ~ III ul0 E08OlutlOu
OF said City Council; and unless said waiver and
agreement Is 80 signed within the time above
specified, the whole amount Of said special as
sesaments shall be due and colectible 40 provld.
ed IN the resolution Of said City Council, towit:
Three fourths Of each assessment above refer
red t. on Or before April ist 1906 and one fourth
For further particulars. you are referred to
said resolution now on nle IN my office subject
to public inspection.
WITNESS my hand under order and direc-
ton Of said City Council, this 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 1904. r. Il, Robinson,
City Clerk Of the City Of Manchester. Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
THE HAWKEYE STATE
Telegraphic Reports oflmportant
Events Occurring During
Past Few Days.
MAIN HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK
Items OF Special Interest Caught from
the Wires and Prepared for
Our Neaders-

Ottumwa, Ia, Sept. 17.-Georgc r.
Turner (colorcd, presidential nominee
of the National Liberty party, has for
warded his letter accepting the nomin-
alton. He says the negroes in the Init
ed States now number vastly more
than 12,OOO,GOO; that their rights are
utterly disregarded and that they vir-
tunlly are barred from citizenship.
DECLARING that negroes of the south
are cruciticd politically, MIR. Turner
asserts that in general the race has to
submit to taxation without represent
tation. and that there is no hope for
redress from either of the dominant
parties. Complete enforcement of tho
federal constitution Is demanded, as
well as pensions for former slaves and
full freedom for the Filipinos.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
coFF1Ns GROVE.

Mr.. VIM. Ellis of Greeley came
down yesterday to visit his daugh-
ter Mrs. Ed. Cook and returned
home this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Traver of Manches-
ter have moved onto the farm with
their son Lee.
There were a great many Walnuts
and Butternuts went out of the
Grove yesterday.
Miss Mary Collard began her first
term Of school in the brick school
house last Monday.
Clarence Hitler and Fred Trave,
visited at Lee Traver's Sunday.
We understand Kittie Smith has
departed for Des Moines to attend
college. Miss Maggie Smith is at.
tending the high school in Manches.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Lecture Course Dates.

The Lecture Course dates have
been definitely fixed during the past
week, and a really fine course has
been nicely arranged. We are to
have a matinee band concert We'd
nesday afternoon November End, ii
being impossible to get the famous
Indian band for an evening, so full
are their dates. These will be your
engagements on the regular lecture
course:
Henry Waterson, October 81.
Indian Band, November 2.
DR. Mcdowell, November Is.
The Four Stars, December IA.
Dunbar Company, February 90.
Will Carlton, March ID.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Original Notice.
In THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA, IN ANI
FOR DELAWARE COUNTY.

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA, IN AND
FOR DELAWARE COUNTY.
c jos Hutehin.o On piainsi VS. BENJAMIN Hardy
Mrs benjamin Hardy. Harvey Philips. Haviiaii
Green. Delana Green, the unknown grantees.
Of Hsdy Ms hs the
dy. Harvey Philips. Havilah Green and Delana
Green, and the unknown claimants Of the real
@ ne Of south
one-half Of the southwest quarter and the south
east quarter Of the southwest quarter, both Of
ness Rsnse lhsss xss Il nv a
10 the above named defendants:
there 4 nes oS 81 oss es 5 GaR
the District Court rand for Delaware County,
lows, the petition Of Jos. Hutchinson IS plain.
mpo rsa estate q TIE
as the:cast one-half Of the south east quarter Of
section Twenty.one, and the west one-half Of the
the south west quarter both Of section TT Twenty
%s - % ps aaesn a Iaass
making some claim to an Interest In said real
estate as owner, as being derived from. through
or under one or more Of the above named defen-
"
Of the defendants. That said defendants base
their said claims upon the assumption that one
Of Benjamin Hardy. deed conveying part Of
said zeal estate to Havilah Green. had no auth
Ority SO to do; or upon the assumption that the
Havllah Green to whom said real estate was
conveyed was not one and the same person a.
the Heevilah Green who afterward conveyed eald
real estate to plaintiffs predecessor In title; or
upon the assumption that Mrs. BENJAMIN Hardy
had some interest In sold real estate adverse to
plaintiff and his grant0rs; or upon the assump-.
ton thatjHarvey Philips had or possessed some
husband Of Amelia Phillips. Said petition fur
Their claims that plaintiff and his gfent0rs have
beeniin the adverse possession Of said lands for
more than ten years last past For the further
allegations Of said petition you are referred
thereto.
Said petition prays for decree finding the
facts as alleged therein, and enjOining the de.
fendantsfrom making any claim to said real es-
tate hostile to plaintiff and quieting the title
therein In plaintiff. and for further equitable
relief.
You are further notified that unless you an.
pear thereto and defend on or before noon Of the
second day Of the next term Of said COurt,-be-
Ing the October 1904 term thereof-wLich will
the Courthouse In Manchester. Delaware
County. Iowa. default will be entered against
you and q decree rendered as prayed.
Durham, Norris & Stiles,
Attorneys for PlaintifJs.
The foregoing notice Is hereby approved and II
Is hereby ordered that the same be published
In the Manchester Democrat, weekly news
paper In Delaware County, Iowa, once each
week for six consecutive weeks.
Manchester. Iowa, August lSth,- 1904.
Judge of the 10th judicial 5i 81 + q Iowa.
S8-w6 r.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Citv Council Proceedings.

At, a meeting of the City Council
Monday evening, the petitions for
the remission Of taxes of Ellen
Smith, Ralph w. Conger and Louise
Anderson were rejected and that of
Mrs. G. M. Greenwood was granted.
The petition for sewer in the
alley between Marion and Delaware
streets was continued until the next
meeting.
The gasoline storehouse belong
ing to Simon & Atwater near West
Main street was ordered removed.
The matter of locating Peter
Boardway's scales was left to the
Street Committee.
The petition Of L. G. Wells for
the extension of the city water mains
Oh Union street was conditionally
granted.
These hills were also allowed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
aHoULs AFTER LETTERS BODY
Plot Alleged to Steal the Remains OF the
Great Chicago Merchnnt-An
lmDossiblo Feat.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Through a
comlnunication received by the super
intendent of Rock Creek cemetery here
from the superintendent of cemetery
in the middle west the informtion was
conveyed of plot to ste:l the body
of the late Levi r. Letter and hold it
for large ransom. The communica-
ton notified the cemetery officials here
that the alleged ghoulshad left Chicago
and suggesting the placing Of an ex-
ira guard in the vicinity of the Lei
ter mausOleum.
The cemetery officials said that the
metallic cnslset containing the re-
mains was imbedded in eight feet of
cement and that there was no posi-
bility Of n successful attempt at grave
robbing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
School Notes.

The schools opened Monday the
18th with a full attendance. Both
the first primary and @ grades are
too full for one teacher to manage.
Miss Pearl Middleton is to assist
Miss Durham and Mrs. Schwietert
will assist Miss Keep.
Miss Gene Minkler Of Edgewood
has entered our senior class.
Mrs. Lanning nee Mrs. Van Anda,
has presented to the high school a
valuable collection Of stuffed birds.
We extend our thanks to Mrs. Lam
ming for the gift which is much
appreciated.
Senior and Junior colors are much
in evidence as a result of recent
class organizations.
Miss Mangold's class in geology
are planning several excursions this
week for field work.
Members Of the senior class gave
extemporaneous speeches before the
high school this week. This is an
exercise much enjoyed by tile other
pupils and of much benefit to the
speech makers.
The Monday morning talks were
enjoyed last year by some of the
patrons as well as by the pupils of
the school. A number Of the ladies
expressed a regret that these should
come on wash day" when it is
difficult for housekeepers to get
away from home. This year we
have arranged for series of Friday
morning talks. This week the adj
dress will be given at 9 o'clock on
Wednesday morning by Rev. J. S.
Gould. All interested are cordially
invited to attend these exercises.
PENMANsnIp IN TIE Schools.
Business men all over the country
are criticizing the penmanship Of
the pupils Of the public schools.
Some condemn while others endorse
the vertical system. 1t seems to be
conceded that the pupils who write
a good legible hand with any degree
Of rapidity are few.
| 1t is noticeable that many Of the
children in the lower grades write
well. Many Of those Of nine and
ten years Of age will write page
that looks almost like the copy
but their writing deteriorates until
we find very few good penmer
among those who have finished the
high school or even the eight
grade. This is true of many places
and many school systems.
i Before this condition can be RENE
| died we must find the cause of GU
securing such poor results. w,
believe the causes are two. First
The pupils in the lower grades draw
their letters, they do not write. Thi,
they do very slowly, every line i.
made with care but with cramped
finger movement. When the pupil,
have to work more quickly they car
no longer draw and the hand writ
ling begins to deteriorate.
The only way to write gooc
hand with any degree of rapidly is
by theuse Of free muscular movement
and this should be insisted upor
from the first day that the pupil
takes a pen or pencil. Once having
gained the necessary muscular con
10 4tae improvement is rapid am
/ permanent.
Another cause of the poor pen
manship is the giving of too mucl
written work so that children il
their haste to get through acquir
habits of carelessness. Our teacher
are working hard to secure this form
of muscular movement and to Sc
that no careless work is accepted
Much has been accomplished an
we hope for still better results thi
vaar
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

caro-, H., Sept ia negro who
works for N. b. Thistlewood. Of this
city, ut Bryan's landing, four miles be-
low here, has come here and reported
to Thistlewood that in quarrel over
crap game six mem were killed, three
whites and three negroes. A white man
who had lost his money in the game
went off and got party of friends,
and went to where the negroes were
playing and demanded the money
back. They were armed with Winches-
tiers. The fight followed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

San Francisco, Sept. 17.-Thc Rus
sian auxiliary cruiser Lena is now at
the government naval station at Mare
island, havingdcparted from San Fran
cisco bay under the escort of the cruis.
er Marblehead. The Lena is now I'M
der the local Jurisdiction of Rear Ad-
miral McCalla, of the navy yard, the
responsibility of her safe-keeping hav-
ing been transferred from Rear Admir-
al Goodrich. The work of dismantling
the Lena will be commenced ut an ear
" date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

Miss Ida M. Tarbell is bringing
to close her remarkable history Of
the Standard Oil Company, which is
being published as serial in Nc.
Clure's Magazine. Miss Tarbell has
shown conclusively that this gigan-
tic oil trust has been built up by
dishonorable methods by such fraud,
perjury and trickery as would dis
qualify a horse thief from member
ship in a gang of horse thieves.
And the history of Standard Oil is
quite likely duplicated in the history
of every large trust.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
shoplifter Leaps from Window.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Frantic Mt the
thought of being compelled to appear
in court to answer to charges of shop
lifting, Mrs. Josephine johnson, q
pretty blonde living at 2G6 Sixty-sixth
street, sought to kill herself by leaping
from the window sill of State street
department store, after she had been
detected stealing articles from coun.
ter, She was fatally injured.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Italian Heir Is Born.

Rome, Sept. 17.-An heir to tho
throne of Italy has been born at The
royal palace at Racconigi, where
Queen Helena had gone in expectation
of the event. The queen and the fut-
ure king are doing well. The first boy
born to King Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Helena will be named Humbert,
after his grandfather, the late King
Humbert,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

were NOT tne If4tU ItODDeF6.
Winfield, Ia, Sept. 17.-Sheriff Teet-
er Of Washington county spent the
night here making;a search for the
men who were observed in straw.
stack upon the Metsgar farm, and sup,
posed to be the Rock Island train rob.
bers. 1t is an open country, and the
general impression prevails here that
the alleged bandits were tramps. There
is no posse following the men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Russian Reply to Uncle Sam.

/ st. Petersburg, Sept. ,17.-Russia's
reply TO the representations of the
UNITED States and Great Britain re-
guarding contrabGnd of war was COM
municnted to their respective en-
sbassies. 1t is understood that Russia
recognizes the principle that provisions
are not contraband when consigned to
private parties but only contraband
when attended as military or naval
stores .
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Sunday Services at Dundee.

Next Sunday, September 18th, the
dedication services Of the German
Lutheran parsonage will be held in
Dundee. Rev. Melchert of Ryan
and Rev. Stuermer Of Waverly will
make the opening speeches at 10
o'clock a. IN. and Prof. M. Fritschel
Of Dubuque will preach in English
in the afternoon.
There will be singing by the Ger
man Lutheran choir of Manchester.
All are cordially invited to the
services.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Fire in Michigan City Prison

Laporte, Ind, Sept. l9.-Fire de-
stroyed five five-story buildings inside
the state prison walls Mt Michigan
City, causing n loss Of over 100000.
The fire started from dry kiln in the
chair factory, according to statement
by the authorities, although rumors
are inc REGULATION that the convlcts
fired the buildings. The loss is par
tinlly covered by insurance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Priest Uncopscious for Ten Dava.

Dubuque. la. Sept. 17.-Rev. Father
John Mcguire, a brilliant young priest
Of Richland Center, Wis, has been in.
an unconscious condition in local hos
pital, for the last ten weeks and his
case Is puzzling the physicians. He
was, taken to, Dubuque three weeks
ago TO undergo an operation, but be-
cause Of his condition the physicians
have deemed 1t prudent not to oper-
ate until he partially regatns conscious
ness,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
FORENOON.

1890 Singing.
Prayer. Rev. g. W. Rodgers
Township Secretary's report OF
last session
Singing
ll:00 Sunday School Lesson. .......
Mrs. F. S. Griffin
Recitation. .... Walter Cooking
l1:25 Methods of Superintendent
Rocky Ridge Superintendent
Mt. Hope
Masonville
Duet. Hart and Howard Allyn
ll:50 A Perspective View of the
Sunday School Lesson. =. ........ i.
...............Rev. @. w. Rodgers
Announcements
Singing.
AFTERNOON
1870 Song Service
Reports Of Secretaries and
Treasurers Of Rocky Ridge, Mt.
Hope, and Masonville.
l:55 Giving and Taking. ..............
.................... Miss Susie Cook
Why Study the Bible. ............
Mrs. VIM. Young
..................Lu Luke Seaman
1926 Recitation. ........... Hart Allyn
Securing Parental Cooperation
(a.) For the junior teachers. :. i. i.
Mrs. G. R. Rodgers
b) For the intermediate teach
En-. Observation-Disclosures H. F, Boil
2;4O A Chinese Song.
Miss Sarah Seaman
Essay. ..............Lewis Cooking
2:50 The Teachers Unconscious In
f1uence. Jacobs
300 Temperance. Rev. A. W. Caul
Recitation. Miss Sarah Scanlan
1925 Election Of Officers
Collection
Dismissal
All Sunday School workers and
friends Of the S. S. are welcome.
Please bring Bibles, Quarterlies and
Bow Of Promise song books.
Geo. B. Lane, Pres, Mrs. Geo. B.
Lane, sec'y. and Treas. Mrs. G. w.
Rodgers, Organist.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

Stanford, ILL.,, Sept. 15.-The bust
ness portion of Stanford, eighteen
miles southwest of here, was Quilted
by fire shortly after midnight, fifteen
buildings, including six business
houses, dwellings, livery barns and
lumber yards being destroyed. The
entire residence portion would have
beehsbufhed had not atwo-st6Ey brick
building checked tie flames. The town
was5without fire prote to-, VI Try KIND.
The Joss is $4,000; covered by insur-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR
Assault ON the Stronghold Either ooeu
ring or Imminent, Says chefoo.

Assault on the Stronghold Either Occur.
ring or Imminent, Says Chefoo,
Chefoo, Sept. 19.-Local students of
the military situation ut Port Arthur,
basing their deductions upon recent de-
velopments there, are Of the opinion
that another grand assault is either
occurring at the present time or is i'm.
minent. This opinion is based on the
very heavy bombardment of the Rus.
sian stronghold that occurred on Sept,
16, for such bombardment forms the
usual prelude to IN assault; on the
arrival here of important messengers
from Port Arthur ut time when the
running of the blockade Is extremely
perilous; on recent authoritative
statement that the japanese siege
works are completed, and on reports
from Japanese sources that at Port
Dalny an assault was expected to take
place in few days.
Toxic, Sept. 19.-Marquis Oyama,
commander-in-chief of the japanese
forces in the field, telegraphs that Gen,
eral Oku reports having captured thir.
teen prisoners at the battle Of Liao.
yang. He also give detailed list OF
the Russian stores which General Oku
captured as follows: Thirty horses, 2.
2SS rifles. 127 ammunition wagons, g..
S92 rounds Of artillery, 659,93O small
arm cartridges, great quantities of tim.
Der, -four, rice, forage, engineering i'm.
PIGMENTS, clothing and accoutrements
The armies under Generals Kurokl
and Nodzu made no prisoners. Gen.
eral Kuroki captured forty horses, 500
rifles, 300 rounds Of artillery and Co.,.
900 rounds of rifle ammunition, tele.
graph apparatus. and various miscel.
laneous implements. General Nodzu
captured 400 rifles, 1,14 rounds of ar.
tillery and 37,89S rounds Of rifle am.
munition, three photographs, telephones
tools and large quantities of foodstufrs
and timber.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Decides the Fee IL Illeeal.

sibley. Ia, Sept. 15.-Judge Burn.
ham of Iowa, in habeas corpus pro.
ceedings, has discharged Charles A.
Hodge, solicitor of orders for Chi.
cago wholesale house, whose refusal
to pay tax for license to follow the
business of taking orders called into
question the constitutionality of the
new peddlers' license law Of Iowa.
Judge Durham decides the law un.
constitutional on the ground that it is
state interference with interstate COM
merce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Anniversary of McKinley's Death,

Canton, O., Sept. 15.-The third an
niyersary Of the death Of President
Mckinley was noted with deep sorrow
In his home city. A wreath of flowers
came from Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson early in the day and was taken
to the tomb and laid on the casket
Other floral tributes arrived on later
trains. Mrs. Mckinley visited the
tomb during the morning to place
fresh flowers on the casket. Her con-
dition shows little change except that
physically she is stronger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Dow,e Proclaims himself Apostle

Chicago, Sept. 10.-John Alexander
Dowie, in the presence of 1000 per-
sons at Zion City proclaimed himself
the first apostle of his church. The
feature of the ceremony was his gor-
geous apostolic robes, patterned after
those of the ancient Hebrew high
priests.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
Arrested for . Double Shooting.

Sioux City, H.. Sept. 10. - For
shooting his wife and Miss May Low
cry. sister of the man who, it is al
legged, stole her, Charles Brown was
arrested here upon information OF
Sheriff Milliken. OF Springfield, Mo-.
where the shooting is alleged to have
occurred.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
M1LL10NAIREs NOT IN IT
Their Zine Cattle Ha. to Take a Back Sent
-Wlsconsin Han Wins the Aged
Bulls Prize

st. Louis, Sept. 15.-Flying Fox's
Foxhall, Thomas w. I,awson's entry
in the class for aged bulls ut the
Worlds fair cattle show, could get no
better than sixth place, and the nom
nations of George Vanderbilt and the
Ladd estate, the other millionaire COM
petitors in the Jersey events, We're not
In the money.
Merry Maiden's third son, owned by
II. G. Taylor, of Oxfordville, Wis, was
the animal that lowered the colors of
the heads of the millionaire herds. The
winner is descendant from Brown
Bessie, who won first prize dairy tests
at the Columbian exposition. Taylor
values him at $4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21
STRENUOUS PEOPLE IN IOWA
hoy Of II Year. Doe. Not Want To Be
Considered Dull, So He Does
Things.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Sept. 1G. = Jimmy
Scibert, 17-year-old farm boy, muir
dered man named Nelson near Os-
kaloosa In a spirit of frenzied deter
mination to avcngc IN alleged rape on
his sister some months ago by an
organ salesman named Chas. Carpenter.
Carpenter. who Is out on bonds pending
a supreme court appeal against convic-
ton, drove into Seibert's farm yard,
accompanied by Nelson, an innocent
farm hand.
Women of the Seibert family be-
came hysterical when they saw Car
penter, the father seized a shotgun and
began firing at Carpenter, and Jimmy
Seibert started after Nelson, who ran
down the highway, where Carpenter
eluded the father, but the son jumped
into the buggy and chased Nelson un-
til he overlook him and shot him in
tho back twice, killing him.