Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-05-25

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Rapids.
The district court will hold an
adjourned session in this city on
June 9th.
Hon. E. P. Seeds will deliver
the decoration day Grafton at Balti-
more, Maryland, next Monday.
The Earlville Phoenix says that
"as straddler" the Delaware Coun-
ty News ''is a peach" Up and at
him Dan.
Edgar Cross, whose severe in
fjury has been mentioned previously
in this paper, is now considered out
of danger.
"A new cement walk in front of
and about the yard of the G.. Arm
stead residence property is one of
our city's improvements.
We are pleased to learn that
Elmer Copeland is very much better
and that he will certainly recover
from his recent severe illness.
John Hahesy, who had been Wis
iting relatives and friends here for
some few days, departed Tuesday
morning for Tulare, California, his
home.
The great fight at the republic
can primaries next Saturday will be
on the question as to whether or no
the primary system shall be abol
ished.
"A heavy hail and rainstorm
visited Colony lastSunday afternoon
doing deal Of damage to the small
grain and washing the corn badly
Hail fell as large as hens eggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hamper who
have been visiting old neighbors
and friends at Earlville and Del
aware for several days returned yes
terday to their home at Arlington.
Ladies tailor made suits are
on big special sale this week at B.
Clark's. His store room is so email,
he is having to close them out at
ridiculously low figures. Read the
prices.
Henry vorwald of Dyersville,
one of the largest land owners in
Delaware county and prosperous
genial gentleman, is in the city, hay
ing accompanied Mr.. Wedewer of
Of that city here on business.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued during the past week by Clerk
Georgen to Joseph Il. Grimes and
Elizabeth ]. Lands, Cyrus V. Will
liams and Myrtle Glasscock, and
Wesley l.. White and Dorine L. Cor
bin.
Reuben Pf.Ah, who suffered
the loss of an eye last summer
through an accident, while picking
up stones dry stick entering the
lid and forming ulcers on the eye
ball, has received from the Modern
Brotherhood of America accident
insurance to the amount of $4,000.
"A dispatch from Waterloo to
the daily papers Of date May 23rd,
says that articles of incorporation
have been filed there for the Iowa
Teachers Protective Association.
The purpose Of the Association is to
pay benefits to members out OF en-
ployment or in quarantine. A list
of officers places Miss Amy Boggs,
our city superintendent schools, as
president of the association.
The forty seventh Commence
ment Of Upper Iowa University will
take place at Fayette on June 10Th
Judge NJ. J. Wade, who is we'll
known in Delaware county and who
was heard with much interest on
the occasion of our big Fourth of
July celebration last year, will lee
ture before the graduating class and
their friends at that time, this being
substituted for the usual graduation
orations.
The Misses AIuckler, whose
home is in California, but who have
been for some months visiting their
relatives, the Misses Wood, in DEL
vein, arrived Monday evening for
q visit with friends in this city and
vicinity. They are now guests in
the S. P. McCarren home. They
are daughters of Mrs. Eva Muckler
who will be we'll remembered by a
large number of friends as resident
of this county.
The republican primaries will
be held in this country next Satuar-
day. The names of the candidates
not having heretofor been published
in the Democrat, are not, as mat
ter Of course, generally known. In
order that they may be, and as the
entries have all been made, we now
proceed to name them. The candi-
dates for Clerk are, Frank L. Clark,
James Bishop and E. B. Hess. For
Supervisor; j. U. Rector, T. M. Bur-
bridge and L. G.. Clute. There are
no opposing candidates to Auditor
Roy Davis, County attorney A. NJ.
Cloud and Recorder John Lattimer.
A Mail Carrier Interesting Report.
Norman Kenyon mail carrier from
Masonville on Route No. 2, in let
ter to us of May 9th, includes table
of comparisons of amount of mail
handled during the months of April
1908, and 1904. This will be inter-
esting to all Of our rural route pat