Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Local and Nelghborhood News

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The man who went out 10 milk
aud sat down on a boulder in the
middle of the pasture and waited
for the COW to back up, was broth
er to the man who kept store and
wouldn't advertise because he reas.
oned that the purchasing public
would back up to his place of bust
ness when it wanted something
Eldora Herald.
Abraham Simmer, a multimil-
lionaire, and Iowa's most noted phil
anthropist, who in his youth lived
in Wayne county, Ohio, has adopted
an unusual plan of distributing aims.
He is driving over the state person
ally looking for those who need
help. and giving it TO whomsoeyer
he finds in need of it. In this way
he proposes to spend $5,OOO,OOO
still left to him. II shall travel all
over Iowa, giving my money as !
CO." he said. "Then may go into
other states. / intend to spend all
my money before 1 die, giving it to
those who need it. Mason City
Republican.
DIR. Taylor returned from Maquo.
keta, Monday, where he had been
to visit his mother and to bring
home his daughter, Miss Veta.
While awaiting a train in Anamosa,
these two went through the Ana
mosa reformatory as a matter of
curiosity and to pass the time away.
Upon making inquiry of the guard
as to McWilliams they we're shown
this famous fiend and DR.. Taylor
tells US that instead of being a
physical wreck he seems in fine
health and liable to outliye a lot OF
us yet. His mind is gone and he
knows nothing. In this condition
then. he will never be hung. He is
in the insane ward of the prison
and is apparently harmless Win.
throp Review.
President A. B. Stickney of the
Chicago Great Western road has re.
turned from Europe. Unlike some
other railroad men, he is not wor-
ried because Wall street has had to
sell a few of its automobiles. 81
think the worst of the trouble is
over" Mr.. Stickney said. "Some
things that have happened may be
announced later, that is, some con-
Germs that have got into difficulties
may have to suspend-some eastern
concerns, 1 mean. But don't e1-
pect the trouble to spread to the
west or grow more serious in the
east. No, the foreigners haven't
lost any of their faith in American
investments. They think it is sim.
ply a Yankee antic to put stocks up
and knock 'em. down again. 1t has
often happened before. 1t doesn't
shake their confidence in our Sc
curities."
1t is announced that the postmas-
ter general will endorse the parcels
post project in his forthcoming re-
port to congress That proposition
has come to the point where it has
entered the danger zone, and it
needs serious attention. It practi-
cally means that the government
shall go into partnership with the
big mail order houses of the cities,
a partnership in which it will stand
all the losses and the stores get all
the, profits. The great dailies are
largely for it, as they will be large
gamers in advertising. 1t is pro
posed to increase the weight of the
package allowed in the mails from
4 to IL pounds, which will enable
the trust establishments in the cities
to cut the throat of the country
merchant on very large proportion
of his neutrality-suspicious. Bulle.
tin.
Don't imagine the editor is Pin
kerton detective or whole detective
force. Don't get it into your head
that he should know every time you
go visiting or have visitors or make
a business transaction worthy Of
mention in your paper. Don't have
any false nodesty about telling the
editor of your coming and going.
II you won't let him know who in
thunder is going to. Some people
come and go but are. not afraid tc
let him know three weeks later that
Il was such and such place and
you never mentioned it." Please re.
member that the editor of country
weekly in a town like this would
starve to death if he had nothing
else to do but keep tab on what
you do. The news columns of this
paper are public property and it il
only right that you should request
mention of anything in the news line
that concerns you. Don't wait FOL
the editor to ferret it out. Mail 6
postal card with the information
desired or call at this office Ed.
tors always appreciate the handing
in of news item.-Ex.
Wedding Bells.
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