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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-29

Dell B .Scully, notary public. ANY old
hour at Scully's cigar store. tt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-29
New Grocery Store.

Try our own mixture OF cofTee-the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Babollet & Co. grOcers. Phone Main
1881.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-29

FRED ]. JOHNSON,
PASTOR ELLEFSoN,
At. Committee
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
REFLECTED GLORY.
1t Is Just as Much Fun and Less Trou.
BILE Than Real Glory.


1t is profound truth that reflected
glory is far better worth having than
real glory. as far as the actual fun OF
the thing is concerned. The man who
after much struggling has won through
to fame knows all the drawbacks to it
and realizes that the game is hardly
worth the candle But the man whose
only claim to glory lies in the fact that
he is an acquaintance of the famous
man has splendid time. getting most
of the kudos with none Of the disad-
vantages. We see great. good man,
let us say .Algernon Ashton, and we
envy him. But we feel that his posi-
ton must have its disadvantages. The
strain of being universal letter pro-
WIDER to the papers of London must be
enormous. Far better the lot of the
man who merely knows Mr.. Ashton
and can call him Algy. Mr. Murphy.
the orator, supports this view. ut Is
WELL" he says, sometimes in speaking
to treat great mems names Familiarity.
In bracketing yourself thus with the
great men of the world reminds one Of
an eastern saying that there are only
two creatures that can surmount the
pyramids, the eagle and the snail"
We know of scores of men who have
acquired regulations through their
friends. 1t is the simplest thing in the
world. The wonder is that everybody
does not do 1t, for it needs but little
labor.-London Globe
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Where To?
Excursion Rates

II you are going to take trip, free
Information as to excursion rates will
be gladly furnished by any Illinois Cen
trail Ticket Agent, or postal card to
the undersigned will bring it.
Rates are now authorized to many
different points and sections of the
country, for instance:
ONE FARE To CALIFORNIA AND
THE NORTHWEST, on account of the
Meetings of the German Bsp-
tist Brethren at Los Angeles;
the Baptist Young Peoples
Union at Spokane; the Chriatian
Endesvorers at Seattle; and the Good
Templsrs at Seattle; tickets on sale
May 10 and June 8-15 to Los
Angeles and San francisco; June 25-
July IL to Spokane, Portland, Seattle,
Tacoma and other points in the North
west. Liberal limit, stopovers, and di-
verse routes allowed.
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, NORFOLK,
VA, Fifteen Day, Sixty Day, and Sea-
son tickets on sale daily. Diverse
routing one way via New York City on
season, and sixty day tickets. Write
for illustrated printed matter, rates,
and particulars rs to stop-overe.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Iowa G. A. r. En-
campment, and United Spanish war
Veterans Of Iowa, first annual reunion,
June lila. One fare for the round
trip, except fare and one third from ali
points where one way rate is 800 or
less.
SIOUX CITY, La, State Firemen's
Tournament. June 10 81. Rate Of one
fare plus SO cents, except where fare
and One-third makes less.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., American
Medical Assn. June z. One fare plus
$500
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, Knights
Templafs Triennisl Conclsve, July g.
ie One fare plus $780,.
Los ANGELES, CAL, National Edu-
cationsl Assn, July 8-l2. One fare
plus $500
| PHILADELPHIA, PA, Elks Convex
tion, July 10 20. One fare plus $500.
HoME-sEEKERs round trip tickets on
LIST ard 3rd Tueedays of May
and June to many points southeast,
south, southwest and west.
10 4w H. q. PHELPS,
Division Passenger Agent, j. G. r. r.
6OS Bank Bldg, Dubuque, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
COCOON.

Mrs. Martin Summers, of Ryan,
visited at the ]. ]. McAreavy home
the latter part of last week.
Mrs Richardson, who has been
visiting here, returned to her home
at Hopkinton Monday. Mrs. A. j.
Vinton and Anna Richardson accom-
panied her to Mancheater.
Mrs. NJ. Flynn, who lives north
of town was taken suddenly i'll with
paralysis Sunday morning about ten
o'clock. Her many friends will be
panied to learn that she is no better
at this writing.
The Misses Flossie and Blanche
McEnany returned from Cedar Rap
ids Monday after an over Sunday
visit with the Sisters Of Mercy at
Greene Terrace, and visit
ing their little cousin, Anna Marea
O'Brien, who is attending school
there.
The home of j. H. McEnany
came near being entirely destroyed
by fire Sunday The high wind
famed into flames smoldering
fire which had got into a strawstack
almost week before, but had SEEM
ed to be entirely out, until Sunday
morning it broke out afresh,
and in a few minutes the entire
yards and buildings were threatned
with destruction, but The timely
arrival of a few neighbors who for
med a bucket brigade and fought
the flames until four o'clock in the
afternoon, resulting in putting out
the fire and saving the buildings
Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
THE ISLAND OF FIRE.
Java's Geological Eccentricity tho Lake
of BOILING Mud.

Java'e Geological Eccentricity tho Lake
of Boiling Mud.
The greatest natural wonder in Java,
If not In the entire world, Is the justly
celebrated Gheko Kamdha Gumko or
"home of tie hot devils" known to the
world as the "island of fire." This geo.
logical eccentricity is really n lake Of
boiling mud, situated ut about the cen
ter of the plains Of Grobogana, and is
called an island because of the great
emerald sea of vegetation which sur
rounds it and gives it that appearance.
The island" is about two miles in
circumference and is situated at dis
lance of almost exactly fifty miles
from Solo. Near the center of this geo
logical freak immense columns Of soft
hot mud may be seen continually ris-
ing and falling like great timbers
thrust through the boiling substratum
by giant hands and then quickly with
drawn.
Besides the phenomenon Of the boil.
ing mud columns, there are scores of
gigantic bubbles of hot slime that fill
UP Alhc HuSc uslIiOollS anu hScP up u
series of constant explosions, the in.
tensity Of the detonations varying with
the size of the bubble. In times past
SO the Javanese authorities say, there
was a tall, spire-like columns Of baked
mud on the west edge of the lake
which constantly belched a pure
stream Of cold water. but this las long
been obliterated, and everything is
now seething mass of bubbling mud
and slime, u marvel to the visitors wht
come from long distances to see it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
BA1LEY,s FORD.

j. w. Hartman and wife visited
at the home of r. M. Wilson Sunday
of last week.
Clarence Joslin spent Sunday of
last week with his friend, Bert
Kartain.
Tillman Grapes and wife spent
Thursday at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. D. Blanchard.
Miss Elvira Hartman spent Sun
day of last week with her friend,
Miss Avis Grommon.
Frank Kartain and wife visited at
the home of their son, George, Sun
day of last week.
Orman Hartman of Upton spent
part of last week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hartman.
Roy Grommon had business in
Delhi last Friday.
j. w. Hartman and wife, S. Shaw
and wife and Mrs. R. f. Grommon
attended the funeral of R. M. Will
son last Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Claus and Miss Elvira
Hartman were shopping in Man
chester last Wednesday.
Mrs Vaudeville visited with Mrs.
VIM. Raster last Friday.
J. w. Hartman and son Orman
had business in Manchester last
Friday.
Mrs. George Kartain spent Satur-
day with Mrs. Frank Kartain.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
LAMONT.

August Kleinsorge was in Straw
berry Point Wednesday.
j. r. Carr went to Des Moines
Tuesday to take course in en-
balming.
Miss Emma Specht went to Dun
dee this morning to visit, with
friends for few days.
Mrs. Gus Zemanek is here for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Richmond.
Harry Scothorn, George Klein.
sorge and Will Sager went to Dun
dee this morning.
Misses Pearl Brown and Dollie
York went to Dubuque Saturday
morning to spend the day with
friends.
Miss Lizzie Marley returned Wed.
nesday from Strawberry Point where
she has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Lester Lifts.
Mrs. Helen Brown and children
of Armour, S. D., arrived here Sat
urday for an extended visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Stew
art.
Lamont is getting the band fever
and if not checked in it's first stage
is liable to develop into a case Of
Bandits. Let it come. We are
willing to stand the annoyance to
have band in town. Give it en-
couragement and it will materialize.
loot your horn for band.
Marie Kosticha, wife of Frank
Zemanek ST., died at her home here
last Wednesday, May 9Th. The de-
ceased was born April 20, 1916, in
Hloeatce, Bohemia, and came to
this country in 1865, settling in
Richland township, Delaware coun-
ty, Iowa, where she was married to
Frank Zemanek, January Is, 1871.
10 this union seven children were
born, five of whom are living and
two dead. The funeral was held
Friday, May 10th, at ten o'clock
and were conducted by Rev. Cam
erono of the Wesley Methodist church.
The intermeDt was in in the Spring
Hill cemetery. The deceased was
81 years and 10 days old. She
leaves besides her husband and
five children host of relatives and
friends to mourn her loss.-Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
DELHI.

A. Fl. Bentz went home to Fayette
last week where he is recovering
from severe attack of measles.
Miss Leo Barnes of Independence
is visiting at H II. Porter's.
Mrs. H. J G. MCGEE and two
sons Of Strawberry, Point are guests
at E. ]. Hopkins.
Truman Gustafson of Aurora,
Mo-, is visiting his friends at this
place.
Orman Hartman of Upton, came
home Wednesday for a short visit.
Mrs. Gibson Of Mitchell, S. D., is
a guest at F. E. Stimson's.
Jay Reed has moved to the Bryce
Saunders farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Doolittle were
in Manchester Wednesday.
Miss Hubert of the Point was an
over Sunday guest at L. M. Barnes.
Fred Norris has moved into Mrs.
Heath's cottage.
Miss Lisle Corbin entertained a
few Of her young friends Friday
evening.
Mrs. Jane Flack and son, W. S.
Flack, of Strawberry Point we're in
town Friday.
Rev. Geo. Durham and family are
guests at Il. A. Dunham's.
Next Sunday Rev. R. G. Lusk
will deliver memorial sermon at
the N. E. church.
Jay Minkler was home from Edge.
wood over Sunday.
Mrs. Berkey is home from a visit
at Nashville.
G. A. Ogden representing the
Des Moines Register and Leader
was in town Friday.
Mrs. R. J. VanAntwerp is improv.
ing slowly from her long and ted.
ious illness.
Robert Martin Wilson was born
October %, 1865, in Uniontown
Delaware Co., Iowa, and died at his
his home in Milo twp, on Tuesday
May IA, 1907, aged Al VI. 6 mo. and
% days. He was married to Miss
Susie Darling, December 25, 1895
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter, Grace, also by two broth.
ers and two sisters, Frank, Of Hart
ley, Iowa, John S.. Mrs. Nina Keith
and Rebecca Wilson of Delhi. The
funeral services were held at the
Bay church Thursday afternoon
conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. G.
Lusk and were largely attended
The l. O. o. T. and Rebekah lodges
attending in a body. Interment in
the Bay cemetery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
EAD's GROVE.

Joe Fowler, Ed Smock, Mary
Bagsby and Sadie Fowler visited
at Martin Diesche's onSunday, May
18th.
Johnny Thompson of Dundee has
been working on a hen house for
his father John Thompson of this
place this week.
Walter Longhurst and family
visited Mrs. Longhurst's parents at
Wood Center. Sunday.
Miss Ada Ferris visited her aunt
Mrs. Fred Timm on Sunday.
Claude Bloodsworth is working
for ALT Tibbets.
George White of Thorpe visited
at John Hilsenbeck's last Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Holthaus is suffering
with appendicitis.
Will Rutherford is recovering
from an attack of the measles.
John Martin has his new house
raised.
Ambrose McElmeel is tearing
down his old barn this week pre-.
paritory to building the new one
Apal Edmunds is enjoying the
mumps this week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
eek with his brother Joe, at Church

week WIN MS DrotnerJoe, al church,
Iowa.
Lydia Spare of Florida, visited
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Michael this week.
DIR. Lindsay and family of Man
chester were guests at the Thomas
Cole home Tuesday.
Miss Ricketts, visited home folks
at Hopkinton, she returned Sunday
and was accompanied by l. L. Rog-
ers, Director of the Department Of
Commerce at Lenox College.
Mrs. Floy Farmer-Breed, wife of
DIR. Arthur Breed, formerly of Edge
wood, died at Rock Elm, Wis, last
Saturday and was buried at Edge
wood Tuesday. Mrs. Breed was
we'll and favorably known in this
place.
Visitors of the following names
took dinner at the L. Niederfrank
home Sunday: Messrs Fred and
Carl Glass, Fred Lont, and the Miss.
es Hannah, Pauline and Name
Niederfrank and Mary Glass, all Of
Strawberry Point, George Schenke
and family of Colesburg, and Fred
Parkins and family of Almoral. :
Home Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
coLEsBURG.
Too Late for Last Week.

sSs es@Ss
The weather man has begun to
warm up to the subject.
James Knee, wife and daughter,
Miss Florence Knee, were shopping
at Dyersville Thursday.
John Nobel and wife entertained
a company of young people Monday
evening, complimentary to their
daughter Clara. 1t was her
eighteenth birthday. All present
report a fine time.
Fl. W. Putt and family spent
Thursday, Ascension Day, with rela-
tives at Export.
Mrs. VIM. Adams and mother
Mrs. Ryan, attended services at the
Catholic church at Petersburg
Thursday.
j. F. Merten and wife have q
brand new girl baby at their house
Congratulations are in order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putt of Elkport are
spending few days with their son
Fl. w. Putt, and family.
Otto Hang and son, Fred, returned
from Dubuque Saturday evening
with fine two seated automobile.
l. A. Moreland and wife of Man
chester are spending a few days here
visiting friends and looking after
their farm.
Chris Miersen and family were up
from New Vienna to spend Sunday
with relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Walker has gone to
Dyersville to spend a few days at
the j. Fl. Buchanan home.
Two little girls, children of the
late Louis Hang of Dubuque are Wis.
ting Otto Hang and family.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
County Correspondence.

the disease is gradually wearing off
for lack of new material.
Sam Orr and Ed Joseph departed
Tuesday for Granville, ILL.,, to Join
the carpenter crew in charge of Carl
Bernhard. They will be employed
on scale work.
A refreshing thunderstorm passed
over this section Monday night, ac-
companied with much sharp light
ming. The barn Of Matt Pierce in
South Hopkinton was struck by a
bolt of lightning and set afre but
it was discovered and the blaze
quenched before damage was done.
The Santa Ana (Cal. Daily Regis
ter Of May End gives account Of the
wedding of Rev. Geo. N. Greer to
Miss Eftie May Torrens, which event
occurred May lst, from which we
infer that Rev. Greer has won an
accomplished and popular young
lady for his life companion. The
Register states that Rev. Greer and
wife have already departed for the
east for wedding trip of couple
of months, which will include calls
on friends in Nebraska, Iowa and
Illinois, and attendance upon the
Synodical Conference Of his church
which takes place at Pittsburg. We
Judge that they will be present at
Hopkinton during Jubilee week.
Mrs. w. R. Williamson has been
having a serious time for several
weeks, due to.a fall which she had
While attempting to walk across
the room crutch slipped and pre-.
cipitated her to the floor with grea,
! force, since when she has been con.
fined to her bed in great pain and
, is moved at all with difficulty. Hel
! crippled condition makes the aflic.
ton sill the more severe.
f A son Of Jerry Mahoney of Haze
Green township has a curiosity
which is much admired by thu
a youngsters of that neighborhood
a 1t is Shetland pony colt which
weighs only. 36 pounds, and al
handsome and frisky as kitten
v The boy and the colt and the colts
mother are the enyied attraction il
that section.
Yesterday morning opened up tn,
! bass season, but on account of tn,
disagreeable weather only two o,
three of the sportive population hae
. the temerity to spin the reel. The
!. boss of the Leader picked out /:
three-pounder and Sandy Hopkin,
: reports a couple. That is abou
!. the extent Of the opening and tn.
prospects are not good for earl,
fishing this year.
The R. N. Hooking harness sho1
= is now in process of remodeling
. The front is being taken off and viii
be rebuilt on line to correspond
with the remaining stores on the
street, and an addition will be bull
at the rear. giving Dick more
room, greater conveniences and a
better building than he had before
The improvement to Main street is
marked one. The building was
Originally erected on the lot line
and corresponded with those that
were burned in 1900. But as the
new buildings erected since the fire
have been voluntarily set back OF
the line to give more sidewalk room
and better street perspective Mr.
Hooking consented to having his
made to conform to TIE new line.
!. Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
u Geo White homo

the Geo. White home.
Mrs: ]. Meusch visited Sunday at
D. Sarks.
A number of our yonug folks at
tended the show at Greedy Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Trip were
visiting Sunday at Fred Wonteigh-
tons.
Amsey Work of Manchester was
a caller here last Sunday.
Harry Everetts visited Sunday at
Mrs. Coonrod's.
Henry Croyle spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. A. Clark.
Ralph Work was in Dyersville
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. II. Bowers were
Sunday callers in Strawberry Point
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
DYERSYILLE.

Fred Stevens returned to Lamont
Monday after visit with relatives
near Warrington.
Rev. Father Oberbrockling of
Luxemburg, was a passenger for
the west last Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ostherhause
OF Petersburg, were in this city Fri
day the guests Of friends.
Messrs Thos. Shrunk and F. A..
Grimes of Colesburg, were in this
city Monday enroute to Dubuque
where they transacted business.
Rev. W. B. Sassen of Petersburg,
was in Dyersville Monday enroute
to Dubuque where he spent several
days on business.
Mrs Kate Leonard returned to
Delhi Saturday evening, after spend
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
GREELEY.

John Griffith spent Sunday with
home folks.
George Beohm, Jr., is confined to
the house.
Helen Cole has been quite sick
for several days.
Mrs. Ralph Barger has been on
the sick list this week.
L. Rsargent and wife are here
for Setiacted visit.
MiasA Helen Cole and Clara
Sloan have gone to Battle Creek.
Miss Ricketts, attended the funer-
al of relative in Edgewood Tues
day.
Mrs. Kleckner has been under the
Doctors care for several days but is
better today.
L. A. Schneider spent part of last
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
lockwood.

Henry Boyer was in Dakota last
week on business.
Miss Leona Garretson was an over
Sunday visitor last week.
Rufus Norris and wife of Straw
berry Point spent most of last week
at the Breed home.
Frank Clute of Dubuque visited
relatives in and around Edgewood
recently.
Mrs. A. L. Breed died at her
home at Rock Elm, Wis, May IL,
1907, having suffered nearly three
months with various complications.
She was brought to Edgewood and
buried May IA, just six months after
her wedding day. The young
couple graduated from the Edgewood
High School in the same year, after
which she spent a few years at
teaching. Floy won many friends
by her kind ways and sunny dis
position and passed away with a
smile on her face. The best medical
aid was obtained and encouraging
words were received but to no avail
and the entire community, not only
here but in Wisconsin where they
had many friends, send their sym.
pathy to the sorrowing young hus
band, who left for Rock Elm Friday
morning and will have to fight hi
battles alone. DR.. Scott came tt
Edgewood with the husband anc
other relatives and returned will
DIR. Breed.
9. d. Ricketts, and son, Cecil, ane
two daughters, Florence and Cora
were up from Hopkinton to attent
the funeral.
Fred Clute and Joe King an,
wives were up from Dubuque las
week.
Earn Tyrrell took car load O
young cattle to Minnesota last wee]
to place on one of his farms.
There was no school last week a
Pleasant Grove, on account of tn
death Of the teachers sister-in-laV
Mrs. Breed.
Anna King was in Strawberr
last Thursday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-22
Washington Correspondence.

Speaker cannon uaS Deou uOullu-
ated for President by the Republic
cans of the Illinois legislature and
Fairbanks has nominated himself
and Boss Cox has nominated Taft.
Are the people to have nothing to
say about who they want?
Is another reorganization of the
cabinet impending? The report
that Secretary Root has 'ideas Of
his own" and has therefore become
distasteful to the President and that
Secretary Bonaparte is paying but
little attention to the business Of his
department, is the way changes are
generally heralded in advance.
The Republican nominees for
President and Vice-President have
been decided upon by President as
Taft and Hughes. It is interesting
to know that Boss Cox of Ohio has
by acting with the President been
able to bring about this happy fam
ily arrangement by backing his fell
low townsman tor the nomination.
It's cold day when "Coxey old
boy" gets left in political deal and
he is now in a fair way to take the
place of my dear Hartman" as a
welcome guest at the White House.
Politics certainly do make strange
bcdfellows.
The New York World pretends to
have reliable information that Thorn
as Fortune Ryan, of Virginia, is in
the field as candidate for the pres
idency. The grounds upon which
this information is based are not
exposed, but it is incidentally men,
toned that, among other elements
of his strength, is the strong Catho-
i lie following he would undoubtedly
command. This is very slender
reed and has never before been
pleaded in behalf Of any candidate,
except in the memorable instance of
Chief Justice Roger Brooks fancy,
in whose case it proved fatal. Any
student of our politics knows that
religion is thing quite apart from
party allegiance, and that any pre-
tension of privilege depending upon
church influence must inevitably
arouse wide resentment, Consider
cred from this point Of view, the an
nouncement in the World" may be
regarded as an attack on Ryan's
availability, although his church
connections are not quoted against
him, nor is it clear from anything
revealed in the Worlds" exposure
that he is in fact candidate. If he
is in truth candidate, some more
substantial grounds than those Civ
en- by the world" must be found
for him to stand upon. The history
of the efforts of the friends and ad
mirers of Chief j Justice Roger Brooks
fancy in the same field Of endeavor
in which the World" now says Mr.
Ryan is active, is commended to the
enthusiastic friends Of the ambitious
Virginian.
The decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States that {
railroad may be lawfully required
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to make adequate connec
tons with other railroads for the
convenience of the public is mos
Important. This is especially so be
cause the Court decided that it ii
"the primal duty of carrier t.
furnish adequate facilities to tn
public" though, "some pecuniar,
loss from rendering such service
may result" SO long as the genera
earnings of the carrier are not &c
impaired as to deprive it of a reason
able profit on account Of this partic.
ular requirement. The logical re
suit of this decision will be fal