Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-03
Mrs. s. q. Bartholf, Of Coda

Mrs. Will Hutchinson left las
evening for Cleveland, Ohio, wher'
she will make an extended visit a
the home of her parents.
Percy Strickland, student a
Grinnell College. was visiting ovel
Sunday at the home of his parents
MIR. and Mrs. Jos. Strickland.
Miss Hazel Huene leaves tn,
latter part Of the week for Chicago
where she will attend Sherwoods
School Of Music during the ensuing
year.
Miss Pearl Huene arrived here
last night to attend the wedding Of
her brother, Harry Huene. who will
be united in maria q today to Miss
Elizabeth Dunning at Strawberry
Point.
The Manchester Woman's Club
will meet with Mrs. James Hood ai
Oneida Tuesday, October 9. Meet
at the M. & o. for the 8:55 train,
Picnic dinner. Come with lunch
baskets.
Mr.. Joe Wierman, formerly en-
ployed in the Goodwin barber shop
in this city, and who is now work
ing in the southern part of the state,
is guest at the home of his sister,
Mrs w. r. Locke.
Miss Isabelle Wolfe, who has
been visiting in this vicinity for the
past several weeks, arrived in the
city Monday for several days visit
at the home of her friend, Miss
Mildred Smith. prior TO her return
to her home at Alton, Illinois.
Capt. j. +. Merry left the first
of the week for Memphis, Miss,
where he will assume personal charge
of a Diversified Farming Special
Train which will make tour Of
that state. The personnel Of the
speakers who will accompany the
train includes the names of foremost
agricultural experts in the United
States P. G. IIpldan, Ipwa's ia
nous seed-corn man, will be one of
the principle speakers. all the men,
bers Of the agricultural staff at the
Mississippi State College, and the
chief experts on southern crops from
Washington will address the people
'pcretary of Agriculture Wilson
will, in all probability; join the train
fora short time.
CIV. Folk, in addressing the re-
tail merchants of Missouri ut their
convention, spoke against the mail
order business, and favored adver-
Using in the town papers. He said
| in part: "We are proud of our
splendid cities, and we want them to
increase in wealth and population,
and we also want oar country towns
to grow. We wish the city mer-
chants to build up, hut we also de.
sire the country merchants to pros
per. | do not believe in the mail
order citizen. If place is good
enough for a man to i've in and TO
make his moneyin it is good enough
for him to spend his money in. No
merchant can succeed without ;ad-
yertising in one way or another.
patronize your town papers, build
them up and they will build the
town up and build yousup increased
trade and greater opportunities"
Now that summer is almost over
and the children ara starting to
school again, we wonder, says Wal
lace's Farmer, how many Of the par
ents are interesting themselves in
the teachers who have the care Of
their children. Much more good
can be done where parents and
teachers consult together and CO.
operate in everything that affects
the welfare of their loved ones.
Mothers know the dispositions of
their boys and girls, and their bash
fitness, which sometimes the teach
er mistakes for stubbotnness, and
often loses her influence because Of
Misunderstanding them; therefore
teachers and mothers should work
together, the former assured of love
and sympathy in the trials that are
common in every school, and to
teachers and pupils.
A. j. R., in, the Minneapolis
Journal springs this cruel joke on
the outo-man: "The automobile
ward at the insane asylum at Roches.
ter is full and can accommodate no
more inmates. At present several
of the automobile patients are being
accommodated in the gerage. The
ward is kept smelling of gasoline by
saturated rags hung up. When the
odor goes below a certain point the
patients become uneasy and quarrel.
some. A tendency Of the patients
that has to be counteracted is the
desire to seize the piano and throw
themselves and it down the light.
we'll. They have an idea that this
is an automobile wreck and enjoy il
amazingly. Already two grand
pianos have been totally wrecked
but are kept for the patients Ia
crawl under with monkey wrenches
This simple exercise gives then
much pleasure. 1t is thought thu
next legislature may build an auto
asylum.
The Hopkinton Leader, a re
publican paper, edited and publish
ed by one Of the leaders of the re
publican party in this county. pays
Chas Il. Ricketts,, the democrati,
nominee for clerk of the distric
court of this county, the followin,
we'll merited tribute: &c. H. Rick
J, etts, who was nominated last Saturda,
by the democratic convention to FL
the vacancy on the county ticket 0
fhof porfxy 10 or,a <>e <ho ,,,o11 l--a.,