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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
HoPKINToN.
B. Beal was down from Manches

B. Beal was down from Manches-
ter yesterday.
S. X. Meyers was down from Man
chester Tuesday. He delivered a
new piano for the Masonic and O.
E. S. lodges.
Mrs. r. L. Dunlap has received
$4,000 life insurance which her hus-
band carried in the Royal Highland
ers, a fraternal organization, which
originated at Aurora, Neb.
Harry staehle, at present principal
of the Sand Spring school, will teach
in Earlville next spring and there
will be a vacancy in his present
position. The directors will receive
applications.
Ezra Dunlap was over from Hazel
Green Tuesday to call on his father,
I. B. Dunlap, who has been ill for
several days with an attack of grip
which at first threatened pneumonia
We hear it reported that Mrs. o.
Appleby, formerly of Strawberry
Point but lately of Cedar Rapids, has
bought the lease of the Lowell House
at Monticello of II. j. Wilson and
will take possession about the first
Of April.
w. T. Kehoe finished delivering
100 bushels of oats to S. Hogan
yesterday, the latter shipping to the
Chicago market. w. I. is one of
the prosperous farmers and hog
breeders in the Castle Grove neigh
borhood.
II. Fl. Wheeless has bought the
Gus Merriam residence property,
the price paid being $ll00. Mr.
Wheeless will remodel the house
and occupy it himself. There is
room on the property for another
dwelling and he will erect house
on the vacant lot or move the house
which he now occupies to that
location.
An item under an Ames date line
says announcement has been received
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul Railway company by the de
partment of farm crops that the
''oats special" would not be run ovel
the lines Of that company. The an
nouncement comes from the genera
offices Of the road and is final. l
was sent out the second day afte,
the passing of the two-cent fare bill
in the Legislature. The giving VI
OF the special is traced to that ia CT
Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
COCOON.

Mr.. Ryan and family from near
Golden moved on the P. Cosgrove
farm Saturday.
Nathan Patton arrived home Mon.
day night after pleasant visit in
Wright county.
Sunday evening, February "a, a
twelve pound baby boy arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Willard.
Chas. Flint and family of La
Crosse. Wis, arrived here Saturday
for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Muckler and
Mrs. Mary Barker Of Golden were
guests at the f. d. Button home,
Tuesday.
d. S. Wetherbee, formerly Of this
place has purchased the Central
City Herald of Henderson & Bow
man and taken possession.
e. S. Cowles Of Manchester was
down Monday in the interest of the
Standard Oil Co. He reports Len
Russell who was SO severely injured
some time ago as getting along nice
ly.-Monitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
cOLEsBURG.

Fl. W. Putt and family visited
friends at Elkport the first OF the
week.
Miss Linn Brown of this place
and Ed Corell Of Greeley were united
in marriage Wednesday evening,
March 9th, the ceremony being per-
formed at Oneida Mr.. and Mrs.
Corell are now visiting here at the
Brown home. We understand they
will locate at Waterville April LIST
where Mr.. Corell has charge of a
creamery. Colesburg friends wish
them all happiness.
The L. A, S. served supper at the
Walker House Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. ]. Bolsinger has been on
the sick list during the past week.
Mrs b. B. Sawyer and sons,
Maurice and Merl, were. calling on
friends hereabout Thursday and
Friday.
i. NJ. Brock expects to start
Tuesday for Bonesteel, South Dako-
ia, near which he has claim. lie
expects to build thereon this coming
summer, and make various other
improvements. Here's hoping that
Brock may strike it rich"
Misses Manic Grimes and Gusta
Craig, Epworth students, came home
Friday evening to remain over Sun
day Marie was accompanied by
her room mate Miss Ponuska, Of
Baldwin, Iowa.
Sidney Walker was business
caller at Dyersville Friday.
Geo. Lands and wife of New
Vienna were calling on home friends
here Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Payton's school at
Sunnyside closed Friday for the
spring vacation.
Wesley Harwick and family ex-
pect to move to Bonesteel, South
Dakota, next week.
Miss Wayne belong closed sue
cessful term of school in the Merten
district Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
DELHI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Robinson
were guests at H. Fl. Porter's last
Wednesday.
John Moulson has rented the
Suell farm and will move onto it
soon.
Frank Joseph was down from
Manchester Wednesday.
Gene Morgan has moved onto the
Bravton farm near Lake.
Geo. Ellison and family left here
last Tuesday for Nebraska, their
future home.
MIR. and Mrs. Bevel Morgan of
Marion visited friends in town last
week.
]. w. and Harry Swinburne had
business in Manchester Thursday
7. II. Lynch was an Anamosa Wis.
itor last week.
Mrs G. +. Fleming is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Barr, in Man
chester.
Geo. and John White were il
Manchester on business Friday.
| G. |. Miller is having an addition
built to his house on the west side
David Darling was down from
] Manchester Friday.
| James Burton has returned from
his western trip.
Miss Bernice Reimmer has gone
to Maquoketa to remain for som,
time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blake of Straw
berry Point is guest Of Mrs. L. NJ
Barnes.
Miss Clara Barr spent Saturda,
with Delaware friends.
Miss Hazel Perkins and youns
lady friend from Lenox spent Sun
day at E. G. Perkins.
Mrs. 'Chas. Stone and children
were Delaware visitors Saturday.
Tyler Furman is home from James
vile, Wisconsin.
James Carlow of Edgewood, wa
in town Sunday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Hugh Miller, the Scottish geologist
and writer, was one Of the most illus
trious of sleepwnlkers. Miller, who
had been addicted to somnambulism in
his youth. found his restlessness return
while he was engaged upon his "Tes-
timony of the Rocks" He used to
wake In the morning feeling, as he
said, as if he had been abroad in the
night wind, dragged by some invisible
power and ridden by witches. On the
night of his death he slept alone. In
the morning they found him stretched
dead on the floor with a bullet through
his breast. He had written note to
his wife: "My brain burns. must
have walked, and n fearful dream rises
upon me. l cannot hear the horrible
thought. My brain burns as the rec
objection grows" So intense had been
the poor fellows anguish that to make
certain his end he had torn back shirt
and vest and placed the muzzlc of the
pistol to his naked hcsh.-St. James
Gazette
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
HIS LIFE WAS RUINED
Harry Thaw Told His Mother He
Breaks Down in Church.


Justice Fitzgerald then interposed a
relief for which the elderly woman
facing him must have been deeply
grateful lie said that as many of
the witness remarks had been uttered
in Il very low voice it wonld be neces-
sary to have the stenographer read
all her testimony up TO that time to
the Jury. When the reading was end
ed Mrs. Thaw had rcgained her COM
posture and was able to proceed to the
end OF her narrative. She said that
when Harry came home in 1903 he
seemed depressed and apparently had
lost all interest in life. He passed
sleeplcss nights, would often leave the
table ut meals and go into the parlor
to play upon the piano, the music
growing softer and softer until it final
ly died away.
She told in a motherly way of her
solicitude for the hoy HE told me a
wicked man-probably the wicledest
mali in all New York-had ruined his
life" II was not until sometime aft
er he had offered this explanation of
the change IN him that she learned
the story of the young woman who
was to become her daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Thaw told of her son breaking
down Mt the church in Pittsburg and
afterward explaining that it was all
because of the sorrow which prevent
ell the young woman he loved being at
his side.
Mrs. Thaw told of coming to New
York to meet Evelyn Nesbit, and of
giving her consent to her sons mar
riase-the one condition being that the
girls past life in New York should be
q closed book never to be referred to
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noted in her sons condition following
his return from Paris in 1908, after
Evelyn Nesbit had told him her life
story. and when District Attorney Jer-
ONE had with great consideration con-
Quoted n short and Intellectual cross
examination. the mother love welled
strong in Mrs. Thaw and she felt she
had not done her all. She was loath
to leave the witness chair.
She Wanted to Tell More.
"There is the question of heredity,"
she protested when both Delmas and
Jerome told her she might step down.
~ have asked you, madam, all that is
considered necessary" said Thaw's at
torney with the utmost Difference.
Mrs. Thaw half rose, hesitated, and
was about to sit down again when
the leading counsel for the defense Of
fered her his hand to assist her from
the stand.
Aged Witness Breaks Down Twice.
Twice during her recital of tho
events which had caused her to fear
that all was not right with her son
Mrs. Thaw broke down and was una
BILE to proceed. Her face flushed and
she made an effort to speak, but the
words would not come. After few
moments Justice Fitzgerald asked
solicitiously if she felt able to proceed.
and Mrs. Thaw, evidently much cha
grined that her great grief had over
come her strong will of resistance,
nodded in the affirmative. She de-
clined glass of water, made an eff
fort once more to proceed, but failed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
The Faithful Little Guide.

Outlines l have seen tall ship glide
by against the tide as If drawn by
some invisible towline with hundred
strong arms pulling it. Her sails hung
untitled; her streamers We're dropping;
she had neither side wheel nor stern
wheel. Still she moved on stately In
serene triumph, as il with her own
life, But ! knew that on the other side
of the ship. hidden beneath the great
hulk that swan so majestically, there
was a little toling steam tug with q
heart of fire and arms of iron that was
hugging it close and dragging it brave
ly on. and l knew that If the little
steam tug untwined her arms and left
the tall ship II would wallow and roll
about and drift hither and thither and
20 off with renuent tide, no man knows
whittier, And so | have known more
than one genius. high decked, full
freighted, wide sailed, gay pennoned.
that but for the bare toiling arms and
brave warm-beating heart of the faith
full little wife that nestled close to him
SO that no wind or wave could part
them would soon have gone down
stream and been heard Of no more
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Given up to Die.

B. Spiegel. 1904 N. Virginia ST.,
Evansville, Ind, writes: "For over
five years | was troubled with kid
ney and bladder affections which
caused me much pain and worry
l lost flesh and was all run down,
and year ago had to abandon work
entirely. had three of the best
physicians who did me no good and
! was practically given up to die.
Foley's Kidney Cure was recon-
mended and the first bottle gave me
great relief, and after taking the
second bottle l was entirely cured"
Why ', not let it help yon? Anders &
Philip
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
EAD'S GROVE.

Chas. Robson and family were
Sunday visitors at Burt Child's near
Manchester.
Last Monday, March,, was school
election day. Frank Fishel was
elected sub-director in District No.
Z and VIM. Smith reed same honor
in district No. 6.
Waiter Longhurst and family
visited relatives at Wood last Sun
day.
Geo. Thompson has secured the
milk route formerly covered by Mr..
McElmeel. He recently purchased
a team of mules for that purpose.
Will Rutherford is serving on the
jury at Manchester.
Tom Parkinson went to Straw
berry Point on Friday to have a
troublesome tooth extracted.
John Holthaus commenced work
for his brother, Henry, on March 4.
Henry Parkinson visited with
Will Rutherford on Sunday last.
Frank Miller and wife were Sun
day visitors at Henry Holthaus'.
Lou Frentress and Ross Way were
in Manchester Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
Teeth of thnmbermnids

Have you ever noticed that every
chambermaid who has been taking
care Of the hay and feathers for a
number of years is usually devoid of a
few teeth of the upper ease" Vet
eran chambermaids can seldom show
full set of upper teeth. The absence
of the worries is explained as follows
by downtown dentist: "The teeth of
the maids which l replace with arti-
fetal ones are pillowcase teeth. They
are constantly used in putting on pill
lowcases and are not strong enough to
stand the strain. Their work is con-
slant wear and tear on the teeth."-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
DYERSVILLE.

Gus Nachtmann of Manchester
visited with home folks in this city
Sunday.
Mrs. John Brand returned to her
home at Manchester Friday after a
few days visit with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Nachtmann.
Messrs f. S. Vorwald and son
and AL Lansing of Dixon Settlement
were among the visitors in this city
Wednesday.
Mrs. John Vorwald and Misses
Frances and Mary Vorwald returned
from a weeks visit in Dubuque Sat
urday.
Mrs. B. II. Grave of Masonvi!Ie
visited with relatives and friends in
this vicinity the past week. They
will move to South Dakota to reside
in the future.
Mr.. Toogood of Manchester was
a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Willard
Monday.
Misses Loretta Rohrig and Mildred
Allen visited with friends at Man
chester one day last week.
John Heying and wife of st.
Benedict are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. Heying near New Vienna.
j. w. Zoberd Of independence
has accepted position as butter
maker at the Petersburg creamery.
He arrived Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Gloden of Ryan
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. II. Evers
Monday evening. They were on
their way home from Dubuque.
Messrs. Henry Bohlke and George
Kraph of etelsburg departed for
Elgin, Nebraska, Tuesday evening
for visit with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eichacker
Of Near Earlville were here Tuesday
visiting relatives. Mr.. Eichacker
owns the Highland Stock Farm
southwest of Earlville and is the
noted breeder Of thoroughbred Hol-
stein-Friesian cattle at which he
has been very successful. lie has
Just received one of the best bred
imported Holstein -Friesian bulls to
place at the head of his fine herd.
Mr.. W. Bohnenkamp has returned
from Elgln, Nebraska, where he had
gone to help Ills son Henry to get
settled on his farm. He is highly
pleased with Nebraska. Last Mon
day the Elgin shipper sent 10 car
loads of fat steers to Chicago. The
steers averaged 1900 pounds apiece.
lie says business is good in the west,
because the farmers are getting
high prices for their products. =
Commercial.
John krapil and Frank Willen-
borg OF Petersburg went to Man
chester on business Tuesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Frank Vorwald spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her daughter,
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County Correspondence.

Mrs. Anton Hesselmann, and family
at Dubuque.
Chas. Nichols of North Fork was
a passenger to Farley Wednesday,
where he visited with his brother,
George, and family.
Miss Libbie Robinson returned
to her home at Earlville Wednesday
after spending several days with
friends in this city.
Mrs. Elmer Carly and children
returned to her home at Earlville
Monday after pleasant over Sun
day visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Armstrong, and other
relatives in this city.
Mrs. Henry Klosterman and
daughter, Miss Anna, of Worthing.
ton were in this city Monday en-
route to La Crosse, Wis, where
they will spend several days at the
home OF Henry Regret. Mrs
Klosterman will adopt the year old
son of Mr.. Regret, her brother-in
law. Mrs. Regret died few weeks
ago and lett seven small children. =
News Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
H!SMOTHER'SORDEAL
Harry Thaw Sees Her Take the
Stand to Help Save Him
from Death.
HER STORY IS QUICKLY TOLD
Jerome Is Considerable with the Aged
Witness.
He Hints, However, for the First Time
ut Lunacy Commission
Two More Defense
Witnesses.
HER STORY IS QUICKLY TOLL

New York, March 9. Another
dramatic chapter was added to the his
tory of the trial of Harry X. Thaw for
the murder of Stanford White when
the mother of the defendant took the
witness stand to contribute what she
might toward saving her son from the
death danger which menaces him. Mrs.
Thaw's stay before the jury was brief.
Wien Delmas had definitely limited
her examination to the change she had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

in any way. Then came the story of
the marriage at Pittsburg in April,
1905, the honeymoon trip, and then II
happy, placid summer spent at the
mothers country home in the noun.
I, ms.
That was all. nelmas ended her
testimony abruptly. The district at
torney was taken by surprise, and be-
gan to cross-cXamine Mrs. Thaw in a
vcry low voice. He asked the condi-
lions surrounding the increase in her
sons allowance, but Delmas objected.
He asked what the sons income
amounted to. Mrs. Thaw said it was
moderate, and nothing like the sum the
newspapers have so often reported.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
G.. n. RlINKEa

Us rs 6ONkeH.
LIAR ANlw SOFT COAL, alho have Ia stocl
IL stove GOD, Cordwood, bass wood and
nsrd wood lumbsr and posts. Yards on 4, q o,
ONCE In Ketser Bros. feed store. Phone a9S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
No Case on Record.

There is no case on record OF "a
cough or cold resultingin pneumon
ia or consumption after Foley's
Honey and Tar has been taken, az
it will stop your cough and breal
up your cold quickly. Refuse any
but the genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar in yellow package Cun,sius
no opiates and is safe and sure.
Anders & Philip.
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Clubbing Offer.

Both the Daily REGISTER AND
LEADER and the DEMOCRAT
will be sent to new subscribers from
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can be planted with the pint of
pure-bred Reeds yellow dent seed
corn that was given to them by Mr..
Joseph.
so let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
Still let us, for his golden corn,
Send up our thanks to God"
PROGRAM.
1t was furnished by pupils from
six schools represented and we'll
rendered and we'll received.
REGULATIONS were given by Doris
Lightly, Cora Rolfe, Agnes Lorenz,
Carrie Clute, Grace Hockaday and
Arthur Stienkoff. Two class pieces
by the Almoral and Long schools
and solo by Lyle Cougar.
CONCLUSION.
County Superintendent, F. D.
Joseph, arranged for and conducted
the contests.
He did it in an able and fair
manner.
Everybody was pleased and salts
fed.
Happy Days! Holidays!
Days for learning natures ways;
Days for childish sports and plays:
Days for thankful songs of praise;
Days to keep in mind always.
Sacred days of deed and story;
Days that speak the Nations
glory"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

A young bride. after serving to her
husband Sunday dinner that was so.
SO. said as the mince pie was brought
on, 81 intended, dear, to have some
sponge cake, too, but it has been Il
total failure" "IIow was thnt? the
husband asked in Il disappointed tone,
for he was fond of sponge cake 1.-THE
druggist" she explained, "sent me the
wrong kind of sponges."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
Jerome blocked at Every Turn
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR puGH
Alabama Statesman a Victim of pneu.
monia ut the Good Old Age
OfS7 Years

Washington, March 11.-After an
illness of little over a week james H.
Push, ex-senator from Alabama, is
dead in this city, aged 81 years. Pugh
caught a severe cold, which turned in
to pneumonia and his condition grew
STEADILY worse until he passed away
He was native of Burke county.
Ga, and. when years of age was tax
en- to Alabama. In 1861 lie was clecte |
to the Confederate congress and re-
elected in 1863. He was a member of
the convention that framed the state
constitution for Alabama in 1879 and
for sixteen years was member of the
senate of the United States.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
Fine and Jail for Councilman.

Pittsburg, March 7.-Select Coun-
Gilman Max Friedman, who was con-
victed some time ago of renting
houses in the Tenderloln for immoral
purposes, was sentenced to pay ii fine
Of $500 and serve one day in the coun.
ty Jail. Judge KooZer in imposing
sentence declared that society seemed
to close its eyes to the existence of
such resorts, and that as some one
must rent houses to the keepers he
would make the sentence light.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
: Oneida School Notes
FLAG.

We have a nice new flag.
1t is well made, and is all wool
bunting.
1t is four feet two inches by eight
feet.
1t has 46 stars on it.
One Of those stars stands for
Iowa. Can you tell which one?
Which stars stand for the thirteen
original states?
Who made the first u. S. flag?
When?t
For which state does the 10th
star stand?
Who wrote "The Star spangled
Banner?" When? Where?
Filing it from mast and steeple,
Let it float upon the breeze"
SPELLING MATCH.
March s, 1907, in the church at
Oneida, six schools Of Oneida town
ship were represented.
Twenty-nine pupils began the
match.
Four rounds were spelled before
the ranks were broken, purse
being the word that proved too
much for one Of the spoilers.
The words that succeeded in
downing others were: smiling, birch,
charitable, learning, nestled, capital,
opposite, whittier, conquer, rinse,
punctuation, interrogation, repre-
sent, modification, scolf, cease,
loveliest. and Massachusetts.
It was an interesting and closely
won contest.
Nary Strukhof wears the laurels
in having stood up last and Josie
Ross receives much credit for stand
ing up next to the last.
They form our 7th year class and
we know they can do good work in
other studies beside spelling.
Live to learn. Strive to excel"
CORN CONTEST.
Some exceptionally good ears of
corn were brought; right length,
good weight, well filled butt and tip,
small cob, sound, long we'll shaped
kernels etc.
Yellow corn was better than
white or calico this time.
Thirty or more ears were entered.
The ear brought by George Cox
was given first place. He is in the
9th year class and is much interested
in agricultural pursuits.
Johnnie and Clara Clute and
Coela Ausman OF the Almoral school
won second, third and fourth places
respectively with the ears they
brought.
Mr.. Clute being unable to attend,
Mr.. Joseph judged the corn.
Some of our scholars are trying to
lind out how many hills, three grains
to the hill, and what part of an acre
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
ADAMS JURY COULDN'T AGREE
Stood Seven to Five for Conviction
Many Hours-Last Ballot
Six to Six.

Wallace, Ida, March s. The jury
in the trial of Steve Adams tor the
murder of Fred Tyler, after being in
deliberation over thirty hours, an
nounced that 1t was impossible 10
agree upon verdict, and WAS dis
charged by Judge Woods.
The jury for many hours stood u,
seven for conviction and five for ac.
quittal, and it was only on the last
ballot that the jurymen stood evenly
divided, six for conviction and six for
acquittal. This means that the Steve
Adams case must be tried again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Twenty-Five Bodies Washed Ashore.
Casteliamare Di Stabia. Italy, March
S.-rhc British steamer Malaga was
lost in sight of this port during Sc
we're storm Twenty-Five bodies have
come ashore from the wreck.