Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-03

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More than million and quar-.
ter pounds of butter we're shipped
to eastern markets over the NJ. & O
during the year ending Sept. 80
1906.
Andrew w. Gilchrist If this
city is the inventor of a coupling 70,
whiffletrees. For particulars as tc
tho merits of this device read his ad
in another column.
n. j Rich of Milo township has
surrendered his lease son the T. s
Doty farm in Milo township, and re.
moved with his family to Cedar
Rapids.
-Thos. Hines and John Heall,
who went to Chicago last week to
purchase an automobile ia. be used
for rental purposes in their new
garage, arrived in the city last Sat
urday with q large Winton touring
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Emerson Of
Strawberry Point visited relatives
and friends in this city over Sunday,
guests at the home of the formers
mother, Mrs. Franklin Emerson.
Mr.. Emerson went from here to Colo
RADIO where he is engaged in the
sheep business.
Farmers in the vicinity OF
Worthington are incensed over the
depredations committed by chicken
thieves. Mrs. Georgen reports the
loss of over 200 chickens and sever
al other farmers report that they
have lost all the way from go to 100
chickens by theft.
r: w. Terrill is making some
extensive Improvements on his prop
erty on west Union street adjoining
the river. The land is being graded
and leveled and it is Mr.. Thrills
intention to construct cement wall
on the shore line running several
hundred feet north and south. The
ground along the proposed wall is
overaowed when the dam is in and
this has teen excavated for a depth
sufficient to allow the approach of
boats to any point along the wall.
The improvement will beautify the
surroundings and will be valuable
and permanent convenience.
Mr.. Ira Rowland died at his
home in this city Monday afternoon
from complications incidental to old
age. He had been q resident Of this
county for oveSforty years, and his
demise removes another name from
the fast diminishing list of the old
settlers Of the county. Mr.. How
land was born the 9th day Of Octo-
Der, 1917, in Grafton county,, New
Hampshire. and on January 6, l843,
he was united in marriage to Miss
Tirzah Cooley. In the spring Of
1858, Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland emf
grated to GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin,
where they resided for seven years,
coming here in the spring Of 1865.
A wife and three sons, R. w. How
land of Dell Rapids, S. d., w. /.
Rowland of Sioux Falls. s. D., and
Harvey Rowland of this city; SUR
.vive him. Services will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Unite ]
Brethren chuch, Rev. Clements Of
floating. q s. ~.
a few Sundays ago farmer
drove over to the county attorneys
home and demanded the arrest of q
neighbours threshing crew that was
violating the Sabbath" The
county attorney was Lusy pulling
woods in his garden AID suggested
that tho complainant go before the
Justice Of the peace in his owntown-
ship. but he was informed that the
Justice was out fixing his windmill.
He was then asked to telephone the
sheriff and have him attend ito the
matter, but he was busy loading
cattle at the stockyards. The farm
er was e1asperated and resolved to
saddle horse and go for a con-
stable, but his good wife, who was
busy canning fruit, informed him
that the boys had driven the horses
to the village, where the boys we're
in the lineup fora ball game, and
that the girls had gone to a picnic.
The farmer has been drunk on hard
cider ever since and stoutly refuses
to be obered.-Ellsworth (Kan.)
Messenger.
"A confidence game that has
been worked on farmers in some
parts of the country is again in
operation according to reports. A
couple of smooth fellows are now at
large and the way they separate the
farmer from his coin is someth-
ing like this, says an Exchange A
we'll dressed man, in an agitated
frame of mind, may be seen hastily
walking along the road, suddenly
stop in front Of farm house and
begin to hunt and scratch in the
grass or sand. If the occupants do
not come to him and inquire what
he may have lost, he.will enter the
house and tell them that he lost a
yaluble diamond pin in the roadway
near the house. He makes an effec-
tive appeal for the recovery of the
article, claiming it is especially
dear for associations sake. Usu-
ally the children Of the family will
go out with the stranger and assist
in the search. Of course no pin is
found, the schemer will leave his
name and address and offer a reward
of 500 or 5000 for the return Of
the diamond. This sets the farmers
to thinking and hunting. Two OF
three days later tramp will knock
at the door and after asking for {
drink of water and a hand-out, viii
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