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r. N. Howe.

Richard N. Howe was born in
Madison county, New York, Novem-
Der Z, 1856. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli N. Howe, came to this
county in 1862 and settledon farm
in Adams township. On December
IL, 1888, Richard was united in
marriage to Miss Bessie E. Thomas,
a daughter of the late William
Thomas of Hazel Green township.
They resided in this county until
last fall when they went to Missis-
sippi where Mr.. Howe had purchased
a tract of real estate. Not liking
that state he disposed of his pro-
perry there and this spring returned
to this city.
He lost several hundred dollars
by his investment in the south and
brooding overit become very despon.
dent, without any real cause as lis
loss was trifle Of his ample means
He repeatedly said he was tired Of
life, and last Wednesday night he
made his escape from his home
went to the Maquoketa river and
drowned himself.
Mr.. Howe was a thrifty, enter
prising and industrious man, kline
husband and parent and a good citi
zen.
He is survived by his wife an,
their four children, who have tn
sympathy of all in their affliction.
The funeral services were bel,
last Saturday from the church a
Golden. Rev. Wagner, pastor Of tn
NJ. p. church Of this city, officiating
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The High School Exercises.

Last Friday afternoon the
Class of 1906 gave Mock Glass
Day Exercises. Originally they
had planned to hold them on the
lawn but the inclemency of the
weather rendered it necessary for
them to give the following program
in the High School:
Glass Song-By all.
Presidents address-H o wa r d
Allen was assisted by Fred Rabe-
neau. (The president, Howard
Allen, was the victim of severe
cold and could not speak above a
whispering croak SO Mr.. F. Rabe-
nau kindly read the address while
Mr.. Allen rendered suitable ges-
lures. Is
Original Poem, ITO the Juniors y
LEILA Donnelly.
History Of Senior Class Banners
Seth A. Brown.
An Acrostic-Eight girls. Each
of the eight had one letter and a
verse which began with it. When
all of them had said their verse
they held the letter in front of
them and the letters in order
spelled Amy B-o.g-g-s.
Description of Class-Fred Rabe-
nau.
A talented orchestra lead by
Earl V. Davis was then introduced
by Nellie Richardson and treated
the audience to several musical Sc
lections. They played their instru-
ments mouth organs) in finished
manner and displayed a thorough
knowledge of their subject in the
rendition of each selection.
Song-Solomon Lew Quintette.
Glass Wilton Walker.
Presentation of 1906 Glass Ponies
to Glass of l9O7-George Adams.
By this time the sun had decided
to shine again and they adjourned
to the grove when James Gates
buried the Ratchet and gave a
funeral Grafton over the same.
Farewell to teachers-Frank Sly.
The program closed with the
planting of the class tree by Levi
Gates.
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of sharp competition. 1t may also
mean considerable to those who pur-
chase hardware in Manchester. The
new firm will be able to buy close
land discount its bills and will be in
position to give its customers some
advantages.
The postal department has sent
out notice that after July l, rural
carriers will not stop for mail at any
box where the signal is not up Civ
ing notice that letters are to be TAX
en-. Mail boxes that are not already
supplied with signals, must have
some arrangement to notify the car
rier that he is expected to stop,
otherwise he will drive by unless
mail is to be left in the box for de-
livery. Carriers must also raise the
signal when mail has been deposited
in the box. Heretofore patrons have
been careless in this particular and
the carriers have been compelled to
open all boxes along the route in or
der to be sure that no mail is miss.
ed. The new ruling will greatly ia.
cilitate their work and enable them
to cover the route in less time. Rur.
al patrons are requested to bear this
fact in mind and see that their boxes
are properly equipped with signals
before july lst.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
DUBUQUE Excursion.

Do not fail to go to Dubuque with
the special excursion over the Man
chester & Oneida and Chicago Great
Western railways on Saturday June
End.
Train leaves Manchester at 7:l5 q.
m. arrives in Dubuque 900 a. m.
Leaves Dubuque 500 p. m. and
arrives in Manchester 6:45 p. m.
Tho low rate of $1.4O round trip
places it within reach of all to enjoy
a pleasant days outing.
This is under the auspices Of the
Ladies Aid Society of the. NJ. E.
church of Manchester.
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Wanted.
Dish washer at Clarence House.
lW.
Lots and Residence Property for Sale.

Lots and Residence Property for Sale.
We offer for sale on favorable
terms, several lots near the river on
Butler and Main streets, two Of
which have dwellings and other
buildings on them, also one large
business lot on Main street between
the Clarence house and the Main
Street Laundry. For particulars en-.
quire of George A. Ballard,
4O-tf Manchester, Iowa
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Lost.

In this city a pouch containing
$ll or $l2 Finder please leave
at this Office and receive reward.
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ME rs AND BOYS OUTFITTERs

Harry Roe was Strawberry
Point visitor Monday.
Mrs. II. G. Haeberle is visiting
with friends in Clecr Lake.
"A. Bruce returned Saturday
from trip to Artkins, Minnesota.
Miss Florence Wilson, spent
Sunday with her parents in Month
cello.
Mrs. Westfall of Strawberry
Point is guest at the home of her
brother, j. Graham, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Carr were
Dyersville and Petersburg visitors
last week.
Mrs. Mary Glissendorf Raymond
of Lac Crosse, Wis, is q guest at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Glissendorf.
Mrs. Mary E. Trenchard will
entertain the Woman's Club +
North Manchester at her home next
week.
Reese Jones who has been visit
ing with his mother, Mrs. Jennie
Jones, and other relatives left Sun
day for Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. James McElmeel a former
resident of North Fork township this
county died at her home in Wor til
ington Sunday. Interme mt will be
made in the Delhi Cemetery TODAY,
Wednesday.
Today, Wednesday, there will
be a ball game between the Dyers-
vile team and our local one. The
teams are evenly matched and
close and spirited contest will doubt
less result. The game will COM
mence at 300 p. m. at the ball park.
Admission 25 cents.
The Memorial Day services
which are to be held today consist
of the following program.
Song. America. Rand and Audience
ap Pray Rev. N: Ruasey
S Isnag. Ladies Quartette
GnSaeinR......... MRS. II. Il. Utley
SOuS :....................... Male Quartette
Heading .......... .........M Miss Anna Lien
address -. ). ). a:.s. :. ...... Rev. Mr.. Shckow
Song ............ Ladies' Quartette 2
The Last meeting of the Science
Circle for this year was held at the
home Of Mrs. A. ]. Andrews Monday
night. The following officers were
elected for the coming year, Presi-
dent, Mrs. Jennie Jones; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. S. A. Steadman; Treasur-
er and secretary, Mrs. B B. Baxter.
The circle finished its years study
of Japan after which refreshments
were served.
The teachers Of the Manch este
schools, wishing to show the love
and esteem which they entertained
for their superintendent, Miss Boggs,
gave a banquet in her honor at God
ards Cafe last Friday evening. The
party met at Mrs. A. Stearns' att 9
o'clock and proceeded to the home
of Miss Boggs who had been beguil-
ed into her, "Best bib and tucker"
BY a story about friend from out
of town coming to call, etc. But
she really didn't expect what did
come, for the first thing she knew
about it she was blindfolded and
led off to the cafe where sumptious
banquet was awaiting. Toasts were
given as follows with Miss Z. Cooper
as toastmistress; Our Superinten-
dant, Miss. NJ. Graham; Looking
Forward. Miss A. Boggs; Looking
Backward, Miss I. Chamberlin; Rev
cries of a School Ma'am, Miss N.
Carhart; The Man Behind, Miss j.
Met arren; Our Hobbies and How
We Ride, Miss E. Durham; Voca-
tions and Avocations, Mrs. A.
Stearns. By this time it was
reaching the .:..wee hours of the
night so in sparkling frappe Miss
Boggs was toasted en- masse and the
merry makers dispersed.
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Wood For Sale.

Wood For Sale.
Will contract green wood at fol-
lowing prices: Good, sound Poplar,
in 5 cord lots, at $4.OO a cord; Oak
wood, in 5 cord lots, at $500 a
cord. This wood is made from live
wood-lst class in every particular.
Enquire of Jos. HUTCHINSON.
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To Rent.
Cottage with all modern conven-
fences. Inquire of
loft Jos. HUTcHlNsoN.
To Rent.

Tor Sale.
The John Ford, two story 10
room furnace heat dwelling house
and corner lot, near Central school
and all the churches. In good re.
pair. will sell this at bargain.
Write me.
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Cemetery Notice. !

Cemetery Notice.
There will be an annual meeting
OF the Manchester Cemetery Com
pany at the office of Thrill & Pierce,
on Wednesday evening, June 10,
1906, at 1870 p. M, to elect officers
and trustees for the ensuing year
and for the transaction of any bust
ness that may come before the meet
ing.
22- 3w. e. q. Pierce. secv
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Notice Of Appointment Of Administrs-
trix.
STATE OF IOWA. a.
Delaware County ( 90
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That the under.
as Administfatrix Of the estate OF j, r.
. File late Of Delaware County. Iowa deceased.
! All persons indebted to said Estate are re.
: those having clsims against the same win pre-.
ysent them. duly authenticated, to the under.
. signed for allowance.
Dated, Nay 18th. 1906.
| ANNA L. FILE,
(! Administrative.
Atty. for Administrative. 2a-ws
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-04-24

earthquake two Of the most prominent
corners in the city were occupied by
gambling dens. One of them, known
as the Cafe Royal, has been veritable
gold mine for its proprietors.
The California supreme court has
rendered decision to the effect that
the game Of draw poker Is not game
Of chance, but involves Judgment and
other elements as well as chance or
luck. and because of this decision these
places are permitted to be maintained.
They are frequented by hard look
ing crowd of men, and many scandals
are told associated with these places.
A visitors life Is probably safe In these
resorts, but his money Is not. 1t Ii said
that the son of the premier of British
Columbia was fieeced Of $500 In the
Cafe Royal a few years ago. He lost
$500 in cash, but stopped payment on
$1,000 In checks.
San Francisco has forty-seyen square
miles Of territory, or about $4,000
acres, within the municipal limits. The
finest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights. both of which districts
command magnificent views Of the
bay and the Golden Gate. The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park oc-
cupies over 1000 acres.
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independence. the Spanish settlers be-
gan the work. and when Vancouver,
the explorer, visited the place In 1892
the preside represented the military
authority. while the pueblo and mis-
sion stood for the civil and religious
factors respectively The mission was
secularized in 1884 and town laid
out the year following.
In 1916 an American man-of-war, IN
der command of Commodore John b.
Montgomery, entered the harbor and
hoisted the stars and stripes over the
towa. Mexico. which succeeded Spain
as the owner of California. was then
at war with the United States. and the
act of Commodore Montgomery ended
her dominion over San Francisco.
Montgomery appointed Lieutenant
Washington A. Bartlett to be Frisco's
first alcalde. or mayor. under the new
regime. Under Spanish and Mexican
rule the town was a sleepy. unprogress-
I've place, but with the coming Of Amer
leans and the discovery of gold In 1S4S
there came an era of growth and hus-
tie. This did not eventuate at once,
for the first news of the discovery OF
gold practically depopulated San Fran.
CISCO
The town was smitten as by plague,
end one historian thus describes what
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Flat" and the city went through pu-
rification process that was of great
benefit to it.
The aspect of San Francisco at this
time was not inspiring to inhowing
gold seekers. 1t was struggling med
ley of low, dIngy adobes, frail wooden
shanties. born In an afternoon, with
sprInkling of more respectable frame
houses and mass of canvas and rub
Der habitations. 1t was mainly city
of tents, rising In crescent upon the
shores of the cove From Clark point
1t skirted the land to Telegraph hill,
along the Clay street slopes. tapering
away to the California street ridge.
The larger number passed to the south
west shores Of the cove, beyond the
Market street ridge. region sheltered
from clustering winds and provided
with good spring water and named the
Happy Valley.
Stockton street, stretching from Sac
ramento to Green streets, presented
the neatest cluster of dwellings, and
Powell street was the abode of churches,
for of the six churches in existence In
the middle of 1850 three graced its
sides and two stood upon cross streets,
within half block. Mason street,
above 1t. was really the western limit
Of the city. as Green street was the
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happened: Its houses were left unoc-
cupied and unprotected, its former
trade ceased, its lots fell to a small
part Of their, value, its two weekly
newspapers were suspended. and the
town, deserted by the bulk Of its in
habitants, was at one time without
single officer clothed with civil author
fty.''
After the first rush to the gold dig
gings the town began to regain its lost
ground, and ere long the influx Of gold
seekers gave quite an impetus to its
growth. The town was Incorporated
in April, 1850. and the first common
council elected proceeded with diligence
to plumber the city treasury. The
same year the state was admitted to
the Union, and when the steamer Ore
ron brought the news-there was no
;eiegraphic communication in those
days-business was entirely suspended
and the entire population rushed to the
wharfs to welcome the harbinger. The
town had about 10000 inhabitants at
that time, and when the people were
informed that the signal flags Of the
Oregon indicated that California was
sovereign state of the United States Of
America "a universal shout arose from
10000 voices on the wharfs, in the
streets, upon the hills, housetops and
the world Of shipping in the bay"
In It's early history the city suffered
from several disastrous fires. Between
December, 1910. and June, 1851, six
CONGREGATIONS played havoc with the
growing young town. Better buildings
were planned and several fire compa-
MES were organized. These were steps
in the right direction. 1t was also dis
covered that the fires were started by
criminals who profited by the confu-
sion.
This fact and the ineficiency and
corruption Of the city government led
a large number of citizens to organ
lie the famous vigilance committee
which ruled the place In 1851. Quite a
number of crooks were lynched by
the committee, others were driven out,
like John Oakhurst, the leading figure
In Bret Harte's 'Outcasts Of Poker
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bed. Men and women rushed wildly
forth in their night robes and fed In
panic through the streets. Many were
caught by the falling roofs and walls,
and In the poorer districts the tene-
ments collapsed like eggshells, crush
ing and suffocating their inmates be-
fore they had time to escape. In many
cases fire finished the work Of death.
catching the victims as they were
pinned still alive under the debris.
To arrest the spread of the fire along
Market street many buildings were
dynamited.
The track of one railroad was de-
pressed four feet or more for dis
lance of three miles. At one point In
the city the earth cracked open for q
distance of six feet. leaving yawning-
chasm of fathomless depth.
The destruction of all telegraph wires,
except one belonging to the Postal
union, made it almost impossible for
the stricken city to communicate with
the outside world. The severe injury
to the Western Union and Postal Of
fees, also the Associated Press, greatly
: added to the difficulty.
The practical destruction Of six or
eight blocks, coupled with the immense
loss of life and damage to property
throughout San Francisco and the en-
tire coast region. makes this the worst
earthquake disaster in American his
tory. exceeding even the historic
Charleston earthquake of a few years
ago.
San Francisco has suffered from
many slight seismic shocks, one OF
them occurring about year ago. At
that time long article appeared In
one of the papers. signed by pro-
fessor In one of the observatories near
by. stating that there was no partic-
ular danger from these tremors of the
earth's surface The coast region, &C
/ cording to this writer, was newer than
parts of the country farther east and
was therefore settling. He said peo-
pie should feel no alarm. as nothing
serious was liable to happen.
Evidently the earth's crust in the
Golden Gate region has been doing
some more settling"
The most severe earthquake San
Francisco has known prior to the pres
ent one was in 1868 Quite little
damage resulted. though nothing re
motley comparable to this. 1t was the
1865 shakeup that was made famous
by Mark Twain. The most surprising
thing the genial Mark saw at that time
was the opening up of the ceiling Of
his room. the lips of the orifice work
Ing to and fro like mouth and bricl
slipping through and held In suspen
sion. like one lone tooth on the jaw o.
an old man.
The last earthquake that occurred II
San Francisco was in January, 1900
Several distinct shocks were felt earl,
In the morning, causing the vibration
of buildings all over the city. tn,
chief building affected was the ST
Nicholas hotel, which was severel,
shaken. The walls collapsed In Ger
tain parts of the structure, guests wer
, thrown out of their beds and furnitur
: was destroyed
In 1904 there was severe seismi
disturbance in Los Angeles, which wa
felt throughout the city and for
radius Of several miles around.
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northern Beyond Mason street ran
the trail to the Preside, past scattered
cottages, cabins and sheds, amid dali
ries and gardens, with a branch path
to the Marine hospital, on Hilbert
street, and another to the North Beach
anchorage, where spectators were
planning wharf to attract settlement
After the vigilance committee dis
banded the criminal element became
bolder, and In 1856 the crime and cor
ruption In the city had become intol-
cradle to those who wished to live q
decent and orderly life. When Editor
King of the Bulletin. who had de-
nounced the thugs, was murdered by
James p. Casey, q new vigilance or
ganization was created, and In a few
days Casey and another murderer
named Cora were executed In front Of
the committees headquarters. Many
lawbreakers were later put to death.
and the regime of the California bad
man" came to an end.
1t has been asserted that San Fran
cisco is the most cosmopolitan city In
the world, and by cosmopolitan Is
meant a population from all parts OF
the world. Not long ago the records
indicated that 43 per cent Of the peo-
pie Of the city were born in foreign
lands, not In two or three different
countries. but in practically every land
under the sun. According to the ma
tional census reports for 1890, San
Francisco had a total population Of
29e, 997. OF these 172, 1856 were native
born and 1851 were born outside of
the United States. Fully half the
grown persons in the community re-
moved to California from alien lands,
while large percentage Of the other
half and of the general body of chill
dren were OF foreign parentage. In
1900 San Francisco had population
of 342, 1872, of which 34.1 per cent was
foreign born.
San Francisco has long been famed
as one of the wide open" cities Of the
United States. AS In the days Of
1849, the gambler devotes himself to
his vocation with little interference
from the authorities. Prior to the
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Other imposing edifices, many Of
which have been more or less severely
injured. are the Hotel st. Francis, the
Palace hotel, the Hall Of Justice, the
Mutual Bank building, the Pacific MI
tual Life building and the Callaghan
building. The greatest property dam
age resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict and the greatest loss Of life In
the tenement house district.
The chief street of the city Is Mar
ket, running diagonally for many miles.
The destruction of many of the depart
ment stores and other business blocks
on Market and Mission streets was al
most complete. Fire added to the hor-
rors of the situation, and, as the water
mains had been burst by the shock,
the fire department was helpless. The
flames ate their way along Market
street, and other fires started in differ
ent parts of the city.
AS the earthquake occurred but Q
little after 5 o'clock In the morning
practically the entire population was In
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ries. the eight stored being most nu-
merous.
The Call and Examiner buildings
were almost totally destroyed in the
earthquake and many other skyscrap-
ers were severely shaken, cracked and
damaged.
One of the chief buildings which col
lapsed was the new postofiiee. This
was substantial structure of granite,
costing to exceed $5.0U0OO0. While
not striking from an architectural
standpoint. the postotiice was impress
i've from It's massiveness.
The Postal building was badly dam
aged, aud the operating room was a
wreck. Power OF every kind was de-
stroyed. and there We're no lights, Ell
ther gas or electric Neither the Pal
ace Lotel nor the ST. Francis was de-
stroyed as far as the framework goes,
but the inside plasterlng and decora-
tons were greatly damaged
The business section of the city from
Market street to Mission street and