Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-01
George Link visited friends at

George Link visited friends at
Dyersville yesterday.
r.. r. Robinson has returned
from his southern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Blake WIS.,
tied relatives at Wa, erly last week.
Miss Blanche Lawrence has re-
turned from visit with friends at
Marshalltown.
Mrs James Coleman formerly
of Forestville, died at Sheldon, Iowa,
on the Oath ult.
Miss Ennis Boggs entertained
Miss Florence True Of Sioux City
the frat of the week.
Joseph Gebhart Of Colony, and
Mr.. Myer of Liberty, Dubuque
county, transacted business in this
city yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. hilton Waugh of
Chicago are guests at the home Of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Waugh.
DR.. Harry G. Parsons of Mt.
Vernon was a Manchester visitor
Friday. He was accompanied home
by his wife, who has been visiting
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner Durham.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert G. Durey,
who reside north of Manchester,
have the sympathy of their friends
in the death Of their three months
old daughter, Elsie, who died last
Saturday. The funeral was held on
Monday.
Mrs. Ala.ira Hemstead Taber
died at her home north of this city
last Saturday. She was born in
Oneida county, New York, in 1926
and has resided in this county since
1854. The funeral was held Mon
day.
No, Willie, there isn't much DIFF
ference between a CRATER and a
pick pocket, except that the latter
generally lands in Jail by the short
rou'e, while the former gets his name
in the newspapers without having to
pay advertising rates, and then lays
low until 1.-THE smoke OF battle clears
away."-Ex.
Miss Nell Gilleas, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gilleas. was
married Tuesday evening to William
Wilson Haire at Corpus Christi
church in Fort Dodge. Miss Gill
ease is beautiful and accomplished
young woman, whose childhood
years were spent in Manchester
where she still has host of friends
who will rejoice over her marriage
to so worthy man as Mr.. Hare.
Joseph G. Gebhart has sold his
2l9 acre farm in sections 81 and 90,
Colony township, for $4,000, an
average of little more than $lO5
per acre. Mr.. Gebhart does not give
possession until the first of next
March The price OF Delaware
county land is rapidly increasing in
value In year or two we will be
reading of sales at $125 per acre.
There is no reason why Iowa land
should not sell for as much as land
does in Illinois.
Reinbeck Dispatch: As Thos.
Christensen was digging a ditch
near his house to put in thing to
drain the cellar he ran into vein of
sand which contained particles of
mineral substance resembling gold.
His curiosity was aroused and he
brought sample Of it to town and
had it examined by E. j. Price, the
jeweler, who, after careful analysis
pronounced it gold. When acid was
applied it stood the test. A sample
of it has been sent to Chicago to be
assayed and TO ascertain how much
the ore will run to the ton. The
vein Of sand containing the gold is
several feet deep, and if it exists in
paving quantities Mr.. Christensen
has struck it rich. He came here
from Dysart a few years ago and
the farm Of w. II. Sweet
ser. 1t is the opinion of Mr.. Price,
the jeweler, that the ore exists there
in paying quantities.
1t is probably the same gang Of
fruit tree swindlers that successfully
operated in this county several years
ago, that is referred to in the follow
ing from the Des Moines State Re-
gister: Farmers living in the vicin-
ity of Scranton have been the vie
tins of a clever fruit tree swindler,
claiming Des Moines as his resi-
dence, who has solicited orders in
that part of the country during the
summer. In some cases, it is al
legged, he has he has secured as much
AS $l95 from unsuspecting farmers
without giving them any return for
their money. His methods OF graft
ing are novel and prolific. Claim
ing to be representative of Des
Moines nursery company, the sup
posed agent has gone among the
farmers offering them easy terms on
the purchase of fruit trees. Verbally
he agrees to pant the trees free OF
charge after they are bought, and to
replace all dead ones for a term OF
three years. In the signed contract
with his victims, however, no such
agreement is found, but a promise
on the part of the purchaser to pay
GO per cent OF the the entire amount
for damage if the order is counter
manded, is printed in small letters
in an obscure corner Of the paper.
Upon receiving their consignments,
many of the farmers found that the
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