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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The name of Operator Lively, whose
siecpiness was the cause of the terrible
train wreck near Florence, Co is CON
sistent with his sudden disappearance.
But there is inconsistency between his
getting out and his frank acknowledge
ment OF his awful lapse Immediately
after the accident. He is evidently not
the hero he was ut first painted.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

Anent the proposed construction of a
battlcship Constitution of size greater
than that of the new British battleship
Dreadnaught it may he said that n
ships size is not always the winning ele-
ment. What is wanted in new Consti-
tuition is fighting ability against ships
large and small
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

Manley Lawton of Pewee Valley, Ky.
who has just received his appointment as
cadet to West Point, is the oldest son
of the late Maj-Gen. Henry w. Lawton.
AT the tender age Of IL he was on the
firing line and under fire in the Philip
pines, where he had gone with his ia
Their
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

LYDIA Sturdevant Sterling, contraltV,
became suddenly homeSick at Milan.
Italy, fifteen days before Christmas and
started for Berkeley, Cal, at once. Just
as her family had sat down to III"
Christmas dinner she walked in. not hav-
ing allowed 4 servant, who had opened
the street door for her, to announce her
She Cancelled European engagements 70
make the trip and returned in week
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

That Andrew Carnegie does not set n
high value on money is evidenced by his
promise to expend $1,000 a year on an
attempt to change the English language
into the Inglish langwidg. The clfcvt is
sure to fail, but if it succeeded it would
be very dear at the price
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31
Labouchere and the Ladies.

In Mr.. Labouchere women had no
chamnion in the House of Commons, and
the announcement of his retirement will
certainly cause no regret among the
more advanced members of the sex.
Tie member for Northampton has no
sympathy with political women. 1t was
he who so pitilessly dubbed the DANES
of the Primrose league Primrose Pol
lies. london World.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

Asakawa Kan-ichi, Dartmouth. 30,
has been appointed instructor in the his
tory of japanese civilization at Yale. He
is the author of The Early Institutional
Life of Japan: A Study in the Reform of
$40 \. D. 1t was his doctors thesis
and won for him the Hadley scholarship
AT the Yale graduate school in 1908. The
Yale Alumni Weekly calls it the most
important contribution of modern schol-
arship "a the understanding of Japanese
hiStory.'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

Although the st. Petersburg railway
board has approved the scheme of tun-
neling under Behring strait for rail
road connecting the two continents, there
will be no need of train schedules for
some time.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

Perhaps it isn't so much the taste of
Americans that has delighted Partisan
art dealers as the taste of American
money.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The Telluride miner who dug out and
surprised his friends after having been
showed under" forty feet by an
avalanche has set an example for after
election behavior on the part of certain
aspirants for office.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The widow Of Johann Most declares
that the Anarchist spirit lives in his
young son. If that is true, the boy will
bear watching as he grows, although his
father never achieved anything half so
famous as his retreat under bed when
the New York police got after him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The William II. Baldwin. Jr.. Memoir
ial fund. amounting to about $152, 600,
is about 10 be turned over to the endow-
ment fund of the Tuskegee institute.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

Carolus Duran, the famous portrait
PAINTER, is about to paint a portrait of
Pope Plus y, taking his inspiration
srom Titian's portrait of Pope Paul ii.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

1t would appear from the introduction
Of smoking cars for women in London
that the weed is not for widows only
IN Great Britain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

North Loup, Nebraska, was destroyed
by fire because the authorities there
overlooked the need of fire appa-
ratus. The burning lesson will probably
result in an immediate order for some
kind of water-thrower.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The students who are endeavoring TO
foment revolution in China may lose the
heads to which their pigtails are at
tached
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

They say that Countess Castelane IS
financing the counts campaign for Il seat
in the Chamber of Deputies. She may
think that if Boni can be kept busy with
legislative duties he may be Il better
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The egg diet of the Cambridge crew
is naturally expected to make it pipe
yictoriously as it steps from. the shell.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The state senator of New York who
withdrew his bill for the protection of
Niagara Falls against the incursons Of
power-seekers gave the best of reasons
for so doing. He said he could find no
sentiment in favor of the movement.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

When the corner stone of the EpiSco-
pal cathedral was laid at Manila re-
Gently among other things placed within
the box was piece Of parchment on
which was inscribed the facts connected
with the erection Of the cathedral. in
which it was recited that the donor of
this memorial of thanksgiving and love
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The discovery that the battleship Ore
gon cannot use her 13-inch guns without
danger to her superstructure indicates
the existence of weakness that must have
developed since the historic battle of
July :, off Santiago. in which she dis
charged her big guns with great rapidity
as she steamed into the fight at fun
speed The Oregon should be 50
strengthened that she will not njurc her
self while she is trying to puncture an
enemy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

The oldest living graduate of the Uni
tersity of Michigan is DIR. Nathaniel
West of Washington, II. C., who gradu-
ated from the department of literature,
science and the arts in 1916, and re-
ceived the degree of master of arts in
1850. DIR. West belonged to the second
class that ever graduated at the uni
yersity. The class of 1S45 consisted of
twelve members, the last survivor Of
whom, Edmund FISH died at Hillsboro.
H., April 20, 1910, at the age of 80.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-31

You darling!"
IN ask madam for leave next Sun
day, and take you down to Oxfordshire
to see the family. Papa and mamma are
dears. You won't need to be the least
bit afraid of them"
You think not ?"
Billy looked quite anxious.
They've always let me do everything
| wanted to do"
Just like Aunt Sarah with me-
\ little cloud fell over his face
But Uncle Gran is n terror. You
won't mind il he's rude, Billy? He thinks
so eXtravagantly about his family. And,
of course, dear, though you're a gentle
man, still-a private in the guards What
made YOU enlist, Billy? Was it to fight %
AS IL matter of fact, l didn't enlist"
Billy stammered over his confession. II
-I-went in in the ordinary way. I'm
in fact-I'm Capt. Benton
And Uncle Grams your colonel; so
now You know how dreadful he can be-"
Lord Grandison?"
Yes; Lord Grandson. He'd have fits
if he knew where l was. But we are
really very poor. | didn't see that hav
ing Lord Grandson for an uncle made up
for the money we were always wanting
So persuaded mamma first-if you have
mamma, you can always have papa-to
let me learn bonnet making. What's the
good of having a beauty aunt if she
doesn't give you lift some way OF
other! Lady Grandson has only to wear
my bomets to make me the fashion.
Billy, don't tell me you're SO disgusting
ly rich that | shall have to give up my
dreams of n bonnet shoDis
You shall make them for pleasure,
dear. l don't think | could really con-
sent to any addition to my income"
1t is no use recording the other foolish
things these young people said. as, in
fact, the conversation, after a time, be-
came rather incoherent. Suffice it to say
that Lord Grandson, though he wouldn't
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-25
Mrs. A. B. Holbert left Satur.
dau for Rattle Greek Michiran

Mrs. A. B. Holbert left Satur.
day for Battle Greek, Michigan.
Miss Madge Pentony was con-
fined to her home by illness last
week.
Mrs. Fred Richardson was a
guest of friends in Aurora, Iowa, the
first Of the week.
Rev. Herbert French Of Clarks-
vile, Iowa, is visiting with relatives
and friends here.
Mrs. R. w. Chambers and
daughter Jessie Of Cedar Rapids are
visiting here with friends.
Mrs. Oscar Hockaday visited
over Sunday at Oelwein with her
sister, Miss Francis Ehler.
e. A. Webster of Chicago who
is the chief dairy inspector for the
Government was here Sunday.
George L. Eldredge and Lydia
Ray were united in marriage at Du-
buque on Wednesday of last week.
Geo. M. Beacon of Upton was
a guest at the home of his brother,
L. N. Beacon, the first Of the week.
Miss Florence Riddell who has
been visiting with relatives here left
Tuesday for her home in Strawberry
Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Langridge
and family of Waukon, Ia, are
guests here at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. R. Holmes.
An interesting letter of repub-
lican ante-convention politics con-
tributed by j. E. Frentress will be
found on the second page Of this
issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Marvin and
f,mily who have been guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Marvin
returned the first of the week to
their homo in St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Simmons
and baby who have been visiting
with relatives in Freeport, ILL.,, the
past month returned last week to
Manchester. They left Tuesday for
Marion, Iowa, where they expect to
reside in the future.
e. E. Kepahrt has brought suit
for $4,000 damages against A. j.
Bruce of this city. Two years ago
Mr.. Kephart fell from a scaffolding
on a barn which Mr.. Bruce was
building under contract. T h e
! plaintiff alleges that his fall was
caused by the faulty construction Of
the scaffolding and that his is per-
manently injured and has spent q
large sum for medical care, fol
which he asks damages.
Miss Edna Lowe, a graduate Of
the Cunnoc School of Oratory, as.
sisted by the Upper Iowa University
male quartette, will give a sacred
entertainment at h Q Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday even.
ing. Admission free. A free-wil
Offering will be taken to defray the
expenses of the company. At the
morning hour 1910 Prof. J. W
Dickman, Vice President of thu
Upper Iowa University, will hav,
charge of the service. the music be
ing furnished by the quartette, ane
Miss Lowe giving: at least one read
ing. All are cordially invited to b.
present at each service.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-25
Delaware county fair Septem-

Delaware county fair Septem-
Der 1861.
MIR. and Mrs. A. S. Coon were
in Iowa City over Sunday.
Mrs. r. G. Carpenter will en-
terrain a number of her friends at
her home this Wednesday evening.
Miss Edna Adams Of Volga
City who has been a guest at the
home Of H. G. Smith returned home
last week.
Mrs. P. E. Triem was hostess
last Wednesday at a delightful
luncheon gwen to her original Sun
day School class.
H. H. Lawrence, the shoe man,
will hold his second annual Oxford
sale commencing July 26. Every
pair of Oxfords in the store are mark
ed at cut price. For prices see
his large adv. on this page.
jay Smith met with an I'M
+ fortunate accident last Wednesday
while operating binder on his
farm west of this town. His hand
was caught in the machinery and so
badly injured that it was necessary
to amputate the middle finger OF his
right hand.
Attention is directed to the local
of the Illinois Central in another
column, making round trip rate
of $500 to Chicago on August 40
and 9th, tickets good on all trains
and good to return up to and in
Guiding August 18th. This is
doubtless as low rate as will be
made this season and will certainly
be we'll patronized.
Attention is directed to the
Illinois Centrals announcement in
another column Of a special excur-
sion to Dubuque Sunday, July 18th,
on account of the district monument
unwilling of the Woodmen OF the
world. The fare to Dubuque and
return WILDE $l.40. The specia!
train will leave Manchester at SOD
a. m. and returning leave Dubuque
at ! p. m,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-25
BRIEF MENTION.

b. Clark is a Chicago visitor
this week.
Miss Olive Pritchard went to-
Cedar Rapids Monday.
"A light hail storm visited this
vicinity Sunday afternoon.
Al HOLSTER is at home from q
business trip through northern Wis
consin.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Carr left
Friday for a weeks outing at Lake
Okoboji.
y Lew Gates who has been in
Montana the past year is home
again.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Chapman
and family are spending the week
in Colesburg.
Calvin Martin left Friday for
Columbus, Ohio, where he will join
the All. G. Fields Co.
MIR. and Mrs. Lawrence Lem
mon of LIE Mars visited here last
week at the home of N. Wall.
-Miss Mildred Smith was guest
of Miss Genera Rubel and Mrs. J. j.
Roshek of Dubuque last week.
Mrs. j. j. Goen and two daugh-
tiers and Mrs. James Duffy of Ryan
spent Sunday with friends at DEL
/. vein.
Mrs. G.. B. Lawyer of Chicago
il spending few weeks here with
her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Cum
ningham.
Cornell Bros. of Oneida have
purchased the stock Of goods owned
by H. Wilson Of Greeley and will
remove it to their Oneida store.
-Sherm Harris had his tight
hand severely bruised and cut from
getting it tangled up in a hay rope
at his farm last Saturday. He will
get out Of haying the rect Of the sea-
son but itis safe to say that Sherm
would rather work than carry his
udHu III sliH&.
In addressing the merchants Of
Jefferson City, Missouri, last week,
Governor Folk gave some good ad-
wee about the mail order business.
He saidzin part: Il do not believe in
the mail order citizen. If a place is
good enough for man to live in
and make his money in, it is good
enough for him to spend his money
in. No merchant can succeed with
out advertising in one way or an
other. Patronize your town papers,
build them up. They will build up
the town and build you up increas-
ed trade and open to you greater OPP.
! portunities. Do not be afraid bust.
ness is going to be hurt by the re.
cent exposures of wrong doing in
the commercial world. No man who
is doing an honest business can be
injured by the light. All business
will be the better for the house clean
ing it is going through"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-25
M. F. Leroy wasin Chicago last

T. ~ 4 -
M. r. Leroy wasin Chicago last
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brown were
in Chicago last week.
Harry Barber Of Waverly visit
ed here with relatives over Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Hruby of
Dubuque spent Sunday in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. A. S. Coon return
ed Monday from a visit at Iowa City.
Fred Collarl Of Cedar Rapids
is visiting here at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Collard.
Deputy Clerk, R. d. Graham,
spent Sunday in Cedar Rapids, a
guest of his sister, Mrs. S. w. Stock
ey.
Mrs. j. D. WEIGH and daughter
Frances of Volga City were guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
Smith Monday.
The VIC. I. U. meets with
!, Mrs. Carter Friday July 81, at $50
P. M. Mrs. Seaman leader. All
members are expected to be present.
Please bring Bibles.
MIR. and Mrs. David Grove
leave next Monday for La Crosse,
Wisconsin. for a visit with relatives.
They will go by boat from Dubuque
up the Mississippi.
Geo. Collard is visiting friends
, and relatives at his former home in
this city. Geo. now lives at Prince
ton, Ind, where he is operating a
linotype machine in the office of the
Princeton Daily Democrat.
Through an error in the copy
furnished, the local in last weeks
issue announcing the Great Western
excursion to Chicago on August A.
1916, read So for the round trip. 1,
should have read IS, which will be
the round trip fare.
The Ladies Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church will hold
an ice cream social at the home Of
Mrs. Edward Davis this Wednesday
evening. The proceeds will &C
toward the silver Offering Of Mrs
Carter's division of the society.
"A dispatch from Cheyenne,
Wyoming appeared In the Chicago
papers last Friday, announcing the
approaching wedding of Miss Laura
Clark, eldest daughter of United
States Senator, G. d. Clark, to Chas.
Pixley Blythe, a wholesale grocer Of
Salt Lake City, Utah. The wedding
will take place Mt Evanston, Wyo.
on Aug. 6.
/ Mrs. John Ortberg of Delaware
was struck by a freight train on the
Milwaukee road at what is known
as the Lynch crossing near Delaware
as she was endeavoring to cross the
track last Monday. The bones O
her right wrist were broken and she
received number of severe bruises
A Delhi physicien was called ant
while he was in the depot giving {
report OF the women's injuries, his
team, which had been left standing
near the station, with his wife ane
children in the buggy, became
frightened and ran away. The fam
lily were thrown out and one of the
DOCTORS children was injured, bu
the others escaped with a c y
scratches
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-25
FOR MEN ONLY.

Ringing Bros. Circus will be
in Dubuque September 5 tn.
Miss Wilma Brazelton of Cedar
Rapids visited friends here last week.
r.. R. Robinson left Saturday
for Indian.ITerritory on business
trip.
The Iowa State Fair will be
held at Des Moines on August "a til
to 81 st.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Andrews
of Des Moins have been visiting
friends here the past few days,
M. l. B. Richmond will buy
veal calves at the M. & O. yards in
this city Tuesday July 81. See his
Adv. in another column.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
North Manchester church will hold
an ice cream social at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Adams Fri
day evening. Ice cream and cake
l0cts.
Mrs. Chas. Whitman caught a
carp last Friday that weighed IL
pounds. The fish was 81 inches
long and gave Mrs. Whitman hard
fight before she landed it safe upon
the bank. This is the largest fish
we have heard Of being caught by
any Of Of our lady anglers.
-Rev. W. j. Suckow, pastor Of
the First Congregational church
will occupy the pulpit of the Con
gregational church at Cedar Rapids
on Sunday July 80. On that day
the pulpit of the local church will
be occupied both morning and even
ing, by Rev. Fl. W. Tuttle, former
pastor.
Battling" Nelson the light
weight champion pugulist of the
world was in Manchester between
trains last Friday morning, erroute
from Dubuque to Cedar Rapids
He was admired by a large crowd of
small boys and was interviewed by
few Of our local sports. Nelson is
engaged in giving sparing exhibit
ions on the vaudeville stage.
The Dubuque Telegraph Heard
in its, Sunday issue says that the
Dyersville and New Vienna railroad
has been abandoned and the ties are
being taken up and sold. The road
was never completed. The right Of
way had been secured, the grading
done and the ties put down but nc
rails had been laid. The cause Of
the failure of the project is ascribed
to differences among the members Of
company building it.
The following is the weather
crops bulletin for Iowa for the week
ending July %. Though some
high temperatures were registered
during the last four days, the near
temperature Of the past week was a
lite below the normal for the latter
halfof July. In the fore part Of the
week there was considerable cloud.
mess, with local showers of Variable
amounts. The average rainfall was
much below the normal, the larger
measurements being reported from
portions Of the northern section
As yet, however, the crops show
no signs of suffering from the effects
OF dry weather. Corn has made
rapid growth, and on the average
the crop is more promising than OF
the corresponding date in any prev
ious year since 1900. Good pro
gress has been made in haying ant
harvesting oats and barley, and tn
quality of both hay and grain i
reported better than the average G
! recent years. Pastures are fair. an
all minor crops are doing notabl
we'll.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-25
Lecture at Sand Creek.

Elder Fleming will lecture at
Sand Creek church Wednesday,
August l., at s p. m. sharp. Ice
cream and cake will be served on
the lawn after the lecture. Ladies
please bring cake. Everyone come
and have a good laugh. The Ladies
Quartette Of Manchester will furnish
music.
The Ladies Aid Society will be
postponed until August 8 on account
of the lecture. Sec. Mrs. Pratt,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-03-14
CITATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County cf Pickens,

BY J. B. Newbery, Esquire, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, A. J. Boggs, @. @. P, has
made suit to me to grant him letters OF
administration of the estate of and Of
fects OF r. B. Wham, deceased.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said r. B..
Wham, deceased, that they be md ap-
pear before NE, in tho Court of Pro-
bate, to be held Mt PIckens Court House,
s. O., Oh the Goth lay of March, 1906,
after publication hereof, ut II O'Clock in
the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said administration should
not be granted.
(-) Given under my hand and
3SEAL seal, this the 9th day of Feb.
49, ru"ry, 1906, in the 13Oth year
of our Independence.
j. B. Newbery,
j. p. p.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-03-14
Startling But Truc.

People tho world over were Mortified
on learning OF the burning of Chicago
theatre in which nearly six hunorcd peo,
PIC lost their lives, yet moro than five
times this number or over 5000 people
died from pneumonia in Chicago dnrino
eame year, with scarcely n passing no
tce.. Every ono Of these cases OF pneu.
monia resulted from cold aud cou}d
been prevented by timely use of Cham.
nerlains Cough Remedy. A great many
who had every re"son to iear pneumonia
have warded it of by tho prompt use OF
this remedy. The following is an in
stance Of this sort: "Too much canno,
be said in favor Of Chnmberlain's Couel
Remedy, and especially for colds and in
iluenza. know that it ourod my daugh
ter, Laura, Of severe cold, and I believ,
saved her life when she was threatened
with pneumonia" w. d. Wilcox, Lo
gan, New York. Sold by Pickens Drut
Go. and Il. N. Hunter, Liberty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1906-03-14
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Not tice Of School Election.

On the petition of the resident voters
and electors of Amber school district Nc
81. praying for an election within thoil
district to determine whether or not
there shall be levied four mill extra
tax annually to supplement their school
fund.
Therefore it is ordered by the county
board OF education of Pickens county
that an election be held within the said
district at Amber school house on
March Oath to determine whether or
not the said four mills shall be lev.
led on all property within their district
for school purposes.
The board of trustees are hereby ap-
pointed managers of said election.
Election to be conducted in accordance
with section 1908 of school law. BY
order of tho county board of education.
r. It. Hallum,
Co. Sup, Ed.