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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-27
LAMONT.

George Blackburn put out lac
swarms Of bees the first Of last week
We see plenty Of bees flying around
since.
Born to Charles Flaucher and
wife a daughter, April Goth.
Albert and Robert Berridge tool;
passage for Los Angeles, California,
April 18th.
Miss Hidinger Of West Union
visited her sister Mrs. Morey last
week.
d. Fl. Finch sold his stock Of
hardware, Thursday, April 2lst, to
Dan Thornburg. Mr.. Finch still
retains the building and fixtures
Mr.. Finch will remain few weeks
in the store before going back to
Manchester.
George Bracher and mother and
sister, Miss Emma, came Wednes-
day to visit for a few days. The
marriage Of George to Miss Anna
Kiss Of Dubuque was announced to
take place at the home Of her par
ents, April 26, 1904. They will
leave for their home at Monohan,
Washington this week. Mrs.
Bracher and Emma will accompany
them.
We are to have a new brick bank
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EADEs GROVE.

+. j. Sheldon and wife from near
Manchester visited at j. T. Fowler's
last Sunday.
Chas. Hall of Coggon who has
been visiting his sister Mrs. Fred
Frentress returned home on Sunday.
j. M. Rutherford marketed hogs
at Greeley on Friday.
Amos Culbertson returned from
Pittsburg, Kan. last Saturday ac-
c G by his neice Miss Della
Floyd Harvey is blowing out
stumps for Sam May by the use OF
dynamite.
John Cropp and wife took Mrs.
Cropp's sister Maggie to her home
near Colesburg Saturday.
This community was greatly
shocked last Friday morning on
hearing of the sudden death of Mrs.
James Rutherford, ST.. in Greeley
Funeral Sunday at III a. IN.
Jim Fowler had business in Man
chester Friday.
Mrs. Catharine Bragg Rutherford
was born in Sangamon Go. Ill. Sept
l6, 1880 Died apr. %, 1904. on
Mar. IA, lS49 she was united in
marriage to James Rutherford
Seven children were born to this
union Of which three James M
Mrs. Mary M. Marshall and Mrs
NJ. Garlowe are now living. Mr.
and Mrs. Rutherford resided or
their farm in Colony twp. until the
spring Of 1884 when they removed
to Greeley at which place they have
since made their home. She is also
survived by her husband who has
passed his eighty-fifth birthday ane
whose only wish is that he may
soon join her in that world where
sorrow is no more. The funera
will be held from the M. e. Churcl
in Greeley on Sunday Apr. "a
Rev. Dawson will conduct the ser
| vices
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building this spring. Our post
office will be moved this week.
The Buttermakers were here and
are gone again.
Rev. Bennett Of Fayette filled the
NJ. d. pulpit Sunday.
Mrs. Morris died at the home Of
her son, Fl. J. Foster, Saturday
morning of old age. She was ninety
years old last August. She leaves
to mourn the loss of mother, one
daughter, Mrs Cummings of Kan
sas, and three sons, Harvey and
George of Lamont and a son in
Missouri. The funeral was held at
the house at 2:3O Sunday, p m
Rev; Wolcott officiating. Interment
at Campton.
R. H. Sharp sold to Frank Sharp
lots % and "a block 8 for 5000
They will move there this week.
They intend to reopen the Central
House. So we will have two hotels
again.
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EARLyILLE.

Ms Dave Bretschneider and Miss
Rose Krieth of Appleton, Wis, are
visiting at the home Of their aunt
Mrs Geo. Staehle ST..
The infant child of Matt Macovec
south Of town was severely scalded
last week by pulling a pot Of boiling
coffee off the table spilling same
over its face and shoulders.
Mr.. John Goldsmith ST.. went to
Finly Hospital Monday morning to
take treatment for blood poisoning.
Will Hunt little daughter, Lucille
who has been very sick for a week
past with pneumonia is some better
at this writing.
Fl. G.. Millen has resigned his
position as cashier of the bank. d
r. Laxson was elected to fill the va
cancy.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Staehle Sr. was the scene Of a very
pretty wedding, April 90, when in
the presence Of the relatives and 8
few invited guests their daughter
Bertha was united in marriage TIC
Mr.. Willis Lyman Bender These
young people need no introduction
to our readers for the bride was
born and raised in Earlville and the
groom has made this his home fol
many years. He is to be congratu.
lated upon his choice Of helpmate.
The new couple will go right tc
housekeeping IN the home prepared
by the groom, and after May 10th
will be at home to their many
friends, who wish them many
years of joy and prosperity.
Miss Caro- Staehle arrived from
Dubuque, Wednesday morning te
attend the wedding
On Tuesday afternoon of las
week the members of the Women,
Club packed up their work and
their lunch baskets and perpetratet
a surprise on Miss Laura Werk
meiste1 which was truly successful
All report an enjoyable time.
| Mrs. Albert Staehle and littl
daughter, Marjorie Of Burt arrived
Tuesday evening to be present a
the wedding.
MIR. stillman Of Webster City wa
in town Thursday.
Mrs. A. P. Knowles of Chicag
and children arrived Tuesday for a.
extended visit with her mother, Mrs
l.. G. Hersey.
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DELAWARE.

Miss Dora Squires Of Cedar Rap.
ids spent Sunday with her parents
here Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Squires.
Mrs. N. Preston of Manchester
was here one day last week with
her son George. ,
AS the Baptist church is still UNI
der going repairs, Rev. Gilbert held
services in the NJ. L. church Sun
day.
The wedding we limited at last
week, took place last Wednesday
at the home of the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs. I. Ham
Of Earlville, when their daughter
Hattie was united to Frank Stoddard
Of Delaware. Mr.. and Mrs. Stodd-
ard are already at home on the VIM.
Ball farm south Of town, which they
purchased a few years ago, and
Franks parents will return to their
house in town.
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EDGEWOOD.

Mrs. Mary Hubbell visited several
days with her daughters in Man
chester last week.
G. NJ. Peet and wife were over
Sunday visitors with the latter's
parents at Coggon.
Harry James and Shelton Arnold
left last week for Mt. Pleasant
where they have accepted positions
in the hospital at that place.
Hugh Curran left this place last
week for st. Louis, where he expects
to work.
Miss Mari visited in New Hamp-
ton couple Of days last week.
Rev. L. Hubbell went to Republic
last Saturday where he is to preach.
A surprise was given by Mrs. Ed
Noble last Monday in honor of her
husbands forty-ffth birthday.
Mrs. Ed. Platt and daughter,
Helen, visited relatives in Straw
berry Point last Saturday.
Mrs. Olson Of Elkader is visiting
her two sisters at this place.
Hon. R. ]. Bixby has returned
home from Des Moines.
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coFFINs GROVE.

Oats are all sown and everybody
is blowing for corn.
Miss Julia Potter has returned to
her home for weeks visit.
Several from here attended the
dance at Masonville Friday evening.
Clarence Hitler is seen on our
streets quite often of late.
Mr.. Smiths funeral was largely
attended. He was so we'll known
and will be greatly missed.
Clarence Fuller's family have
nearly all been on the sick list the
past week.
Mrs. Amos Satterlee has been
quite sick the past week but is re-
ported much better.
Louie Kenny and wife are expect
ed at Amos Satterlees tomorrow,
Sunday.
Mrs. R. E. Cook and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. New visited in the
Grove Sunday.
Ezra Coats. wife and two daugh-
tiers, also Clarence Coats, wife, and
daughters, visited at Walter Killers
Sunday.
Miss Bessie MCGEE attended Sun
day School at Rocky Ridge Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Mary Evans visited in this
part Of the grove last week.
Miss, Saphina Smith having hired
out for the summer, will depart to
begin her work Monday morning.
Burhl Turner spent Sunday at
his home in North Manchester.
Dock Harris was seen on oul
street Sunday.
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DELHI.

Prof. Hunts family now occupy
the Simons residence.
| ]. A. Green of Cedar Rapids was
working insurance here last week.
John Stack moved his family to
Ryan last Monday.
Miss Dorine Corbin visited in
Hopkinton Tuesday.
Mrs. Flack spent Wednesday in
Manchester.
D. ]. Hopkins of Hopkinton has
bought Pulyer & Hogg's livery barn
at this place and taken possession
Miss Pearl Hefner of Waterloo
visited friends here last,week.
Miss Daisy Curry visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Ivan Harnish in Earlville
the last Of the week.
Volney White, the little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross White is very
sick.
Mrs. A. Fl. Swinburne and sons
went to Edgewood Monday to visit
Mrs. A. j. Arthur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark White are the
parents Of a son, born Sunday April
"a.
Mrs. Schermrehorn of Winthrop
was guest at the poor farm last
week.
T. g. Williamson and children
George, Perry and Nellie Of Hopkin-
ton visited at L. B. Doolittle's Satur-
day.
Mrs. Mabb Of Manchester is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. MCGEE.
| DR.. G. HI. Fuller is having his
house newly shingled.
| Charlie Hanback, and Wilson
Jackson are building new barns Oh
their farms, 36 by so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Schnittjer have
moved to Mrs. Pulver's farm.
! A. L. Gleason and family have
moved to'Central City.
Mr.. d. Fleming and Miss Gussie
Bondurant attended the presentation
Of Tennyson's Princess" at Hopkin-
ton Friday evening.
At the Caucus Saturday evening
the following delegates were chosen
to attend the Republican County
Convention at Manchester Saturday
April Both: E. G. Perkins, j. W
Swinburn, Z. A. Doolittle, Guy
Bondurant, d. III. Blanchard, r. Nj
Wilson, j. R. White, Jr. and A. L.
Boomer.
Miss Mearns Of Hopkinton visited
Mrs. Lewis recently.
James Bishop Of Manchester was
in town Saturday.
The NJ. d. Aid society will meet
| Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. G
| q. Swinburne.
Mrs. Matte Durham Manches
ter visited relatives herr asst week
Mrs. Alex McKean and son Of
Assiniboia, Canada are guests al
the Furman home.
r. M. Wilson and wife and ID
Darling and wife were shopping in
Manchester Monday.
j Will Neal and wife have returned
to their home in Waterloo.
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Arbor Day.
Nashville.

T. Good has taken weeks vaca-
ton.
Miss Daisy Mulvehill was Man
chester caller Thursday.
The dance given by Che members
Of the Base Ball Nine on Friday
evening was grand success. About
10 numbers were sold and all en-
ioyed fine time.
Joseph Mcnamara of Correction
vile spent Friday with relatives
here.
z. E. Goss and A. Kalhs have
sold their interest in the Green
Front Tonsorial Parlor to w. r.
Blake.
Miss May McGrath commenced
her spring term in District No. 1.
Monday.
Dannie Gallery of Ackley visited
with relatives here the first part of
the week.
Y. T. Livesay of Stanley came
Friday evening to be present at the
Ball Boys dance.
p. Dobbins Of Cedar Rapids was
shaking hands with old friends here
Friday.
Miss Elma Sullivan spent Sunday
at home.
Miss Sarah ATurtaugh was shop.
ping in Manchester Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Hogan commences
her school six miles northwest of
town Monday.
II. N. May spent the week renew
ing old acquaintance at Dubuque
and Dyersville.
There is to be series Of enter
tainments given here, commencing
Monday evening by a travelling
Medicine Co.
A fire broke out in the barn on
the Sheldon farm about five miles
northwest Of town Wednesday after
noon, and before discovered the
barn was nearly all in flames. A
team Of horses, three calves and
some grain belonging to Mr.. Grub
stick, who is living on the farm was
also burned.
Rob. Welsh departed for Lind
Washington Monday, after severa
weeks visit at his home here.
A large barn on G. Carrother'
farm was burned Wednesday.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Henri,
keegan, a baby boy, Tuesday, tn
10Th.
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Miss Hattie Benson has gone to
Cedar Rapids where she has found
employment.
T. Fl. Austin has Joined the
Delhi lodge Of I.O.O.F.
We regret to report that Mrs. Z.
Fear is not improving, her daugh-
ter Mrs. G. Pierce Of Waterloo is
still with her.
AL. Beebe has purchased the liv-
cry barn and stock of III. E. Hefner,
and will here after look for drives,
and furnish the public with first
class rigs.
John II. sIarch was at R. Davis's
place last Tuesday morning, his
team became frightened and run
ming through the fence came up
town at a furious rate sprinkline
the street with milk, they were
caught at the G. M. St. P. track try
ing to climb the dump, and nc
further damage resulted.
Oscar Franks and family receiv-
ed a visit from Mrs. L Franks Of
Earlville Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Hefner is spending a
few days with relatives in Delhi.
ii. Denton has taken Joe Russia
Henry Spear, Walter Ortberg and
Roy Fear with him to work at grad.
ing Railroad in the central part OF
Iowa.
Thos. Lynch of Stone City spen,
Tuesday with parents here.
Mrs. j. Hood Of Manchester visit
ed her sister Mrs. John Raster and
other friends Wednesday.
TheiB. Y. p. U. Literary will
meet at C..S. Harvey's next Friday
VIM. Austin made trip tc
Greeley Saturday.
Mrs. j. M. Kingsley was taken
suddenly ill on Sunday, DR.. Fulle,
of Delhi was called.
d. A. Robinson had business in
Earlville Saturday.
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QUAKER Milo 90,
ELOUR and Feed, Manufacturers of the cele.
Il btated White Satin and White Pearl Flour.
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The kind Of reciprocity I would
like to see between Cuba and the u.
S. A. would be free trade, it would
be a mutual benefit.
Last Sunday night ] was out on
the Place with probably 10000
others. men, women and children, all
there to have a good time, and |
do say that was the most stylish and
richest dressed crowd l ever saw
and have seen good many. Not
a bare footed boy or girl, not man
without coat, and the ladies oh my!
I cannot tell it. My vocabulary is
not sufficient to do them Justice |
am told that there are no female
angels in heaven, but | can assure
you there are lots of them here
Now little advice to those who
anticipate coming here, by all
means learn to talk Spanish ior it is
almost impossible to do business, go
anywhere,or do anything without
an interpreter and they are fraud
generally as they will have a rake
off on every deal you make, if it is
nothing more than to hire pony
for aride. They do this right before
your face and eyes and you don't
know it, SO say learn Spanish be-
fore you come. One gets so disgust
! ed with himself because he cannot
do business direct with the parties
he is dealing with, instead of being
Obliged to have this middle man. l
notice several are buying parrots to
take home with them. These parrots
all talk Spanish very Auently and l
believe if there was one in the fami-
ly they would help fellow out nice
| ly, but learn Spanish somehow be-
fore you come, for without it you
feel as if you were very small pota-
toes and few in hill. l tell you
when one cannot tell yoke of cattle
from span Of mules, or a breakfast
from dinner he is pretty bad off.
Now you know it makes fellow
feel a little queer to say the least,
when he is telling the naked truth
to have some one doubt his veracity.
Now / am SO sure that what | have
said has not been exaggerated in the
least, that | have full faith that
when knock at the gate up yonder,
ct Peter, will say" Hello Thomas
come right in, glad to see you, and
by the way that letter you sent to
the Democrat was every word true"
and he orders his 1ivelest bob tailed
steppers and best carriage, and
takes me dandy ride over to the
other side Of the ranch where Peters
friends and all the select live. | tell
| you one feels good when he feels
thatway, especially when he is tread
ing on ice that is a little thin. Let mt
see there are one hundred Thousand
i preachers, more or less, in the United
States. and how many do you sup
pose have told their people the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth? Not but a precious few. st
| Peter they tell me is awful particular
about the truthfulness Of the candi
date. The test will be right Their
on that line. guess he is abou
right and l am with him on that. bu
those preachers, what will be done
with them? What can be done with
them? Why! would not be in thei,
shoes for all the gold in India.
There goes eleven bells. l will
turn in.
Good night
]. A. Thomas
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Mr.. Thomas Writes From Havana
Cuba.
April l6-l9O4
To the Manchester Democrot


To the Manchester Democrat
Mr. Editor: / have not forgotten
your request to write and tell you
something about Cuba, and now
after four weeks sojourr on this
beautiful isle, l have taken every
opportunity to learn Of her good
qualities and also Of her bad ones,
and must say her possibilities are
far beyond my expectations. This is
truly wonderful country, some day
will be one big garden spot. | believe
there were two gardens Of Eden"
Well this is the other one sure, one
everlasting summer and climate
that gets away with anything l have
yet seen. Average temperature rs
highest 80, cool enough every night
to pull some light covering over you
and oh how sweet you sleep.
Now l want to tell you about this
old but grand city and its people,
all speak Spanish with the exception
Of few scattering Americans, 27O,
600 population. Many Of the build
ings are four and five hundred years
old and in perfect condition now. The
material used is cement, stone and
gravel, walls are from lG to % inch
es thick, two and three stories high,
very little wood used only for doors,
joists, frames, etc. All the best
buildings have marble floors, cheap
er ones are brick every street is
paved and in up to date condition.
The stores are just as beautiful
and neat as possible. The streets
are swept and drenched with water
every night, SO every corner is as
clean and sweet as can be, no yellow
fever germs can get foot hold now.
This is comparatively fire proof
city, no glass windows in stores or
dwellings. This strikes Americans as
being very odd. 1t does not seem SO
strange when you consider that there
are no flies, bugs or insects to speak
of to come in. In place Of sash and |
glass to keep out intruders Of all
kinds there are bars Of irons or
steel. put in up and down, also cross
ways, some like our jails are fixed to
keep prisoners in. Some use flat iron
and put it in scroll work making
it look very pretty. !
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strawberry POINT,

Ell. Harr is numbered with the
sick ones.
A. j. Pease of Manchester was
transacting business here Friday.
We learn that DR.. Ed. Hanson, of
Chicago, a son Of B. Hanson of this
place, is sick with the typhoid fever.
Eds. many friends wish him
speedy recovery.
Nick Duscheng Of Edgewood was
shaking hands with friends a short
time Friday.
Mrs. Walter Williams and baby
came home Wednesday morning
from their What Cheer visit.
Atty. G. B. Hughes of Arlington
was with his parents Friday.
Mrs. z. A. Blake went to Delhi
Friday evening for visit with her
granddaughter, Mrs. L. Barnes.
Mrs. Alex. Porter was an Edge
wood visitor Friday evening.
Atty. w. j. Ivory has moved in
to the front rooms and Atty. A. r.
Cole, into the back rooms over the
Steinhilber & Grant store.
Rev. w. Bartlett Of Perry, Iowa,
preached in the Baptist church last
Sunday morning and evening. We
hear he has been engaged as their
pastor for the coming year.
Mrs. Lou Thurber Of Edgewood
will soon open a bakery in the Red
Front.
Dance Friday evening, May 9th
Commencement exercises will oc
cur little earlier than usual this
year, May 90 The class numbers
nine-two boys and seven girls.
Mrs. Ella Reeve returned to he1
home at Hopkinton after a few days
pleasant visit with Mrs. o. G. De
Puy.
Prof. Wallace of Edgewood was q
caller here Saturday.
Mrs. Pollard and granddaughter
Ruth Miller, spent the latter part 0.
last week with Edgewood relatives
Ii. Bassett and wife, who have
been spending the winter at Lad,
Lake, Florida, came home Satur
day morning. They report yer,
pleasant time although they are glat
to get back.
Mrs. Z. Platt and little daughte7
Of Edgewood visited with relatives
Saturday.
Bert Pelly came up from Monti
cello and visited with his mothe,
over Sunday.
A. Cooper returned home Satur
day morning from Brownhelm
Ohio.
Some Of our citizens were aroused
last Wednesday morning from theil
slumbers by the ringing Of the fire
bell and NJ. Z. church bell. DR.
Chas. Dorman was the first one te
give the alarm and upon investiga
ton it was found that Harr & Gibbs
drug store, Atty. A. R. Coles law
Office and the Jewell restaurant were
OH fire. Where the fire first started
or the cause OF 1T still remains q
mystery, but each one lost a great
deal. Harr & Gibbs and Jewell &
Son, carried insurance but A. r.
Cole had none. The insurance men
are expected here the first of this
week to settle up and then the men
can begin cleaning up and in a
short time be ready for business
The fire did more damage than any
fire we have had for several years.
John Hagge was over from Del
vein several days last week and
visited at his parental home.
Ernest Stapel and David Fred
erick left Friday evening for Wash
ington.
A number from here are attending
the republican convention at Elkader
today, Saturday.
Pauline Neiderfrank assisted in
the post office Saturday during tie
absence of g. Cooley.
Our public school teachers are
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