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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
The City Council.

Monday, April 18th, the council
met in regular monthly session. A
petition of the Delaware County
Telephone Company was presented
asking permission to put its tele-
phone wires underground. After
thorough discussion the petition
was granted, 1t was thought by
some of the council that the pro-
posed plan would interfere with the
water mains and a provision was
made whereby the cables are not to
be laid within four feet Of the mains.
Then the matter of relaying the
pavement was spoken of and @. A.
Peterson as representative of the
company agreed that bonds would
be given for the faithful perform
ance of the company's agreement in
the matter.
A petition signed by J. j. Lind
say and OFFERS, for an anti.spitting
ordinance was brought before the
council and referred to the Ordi-
nance Committee which consists Of
Cleveland, Hyde, and Green's.
A petition signed by A d. Work
and others for sewer in the alley
between Union and Howard streets
was presented by Mr.. Doty. The
council granted this petition and re.
ferred it to the Sewer Committee
with power to act.
The salary of the city clerk was
fixed at 500 per year; city marshal
$45 per month; e. w. Sedgwick
SIS per month; Chas. Whitman is
to receive 35c an hour for himselt
and team for work done as street
commissioner.
The reports of the city clerk
superintendent of the water works
and city treasurer were read and
continued.
The mayor appointed Green's ane
Cleveland managers of the cit.
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Manchester Markets,

Veal Calves Wanted.
M. 1. B. Richmond will buy veal
calves at M. & O. yards Tuesday,
April %. lGwl
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Death of ]. A. Thomas.

Joseph Albert Thomas was born
in New London, Conn, August Is,
1927. At the age Of four years he
became a member of the family of
his uncle, John Benedict, a resident
of Otsego county, N. Y, and remain
ed with him, assisting him on his
farm until 1919, when he went to
California where he met with much
success financially. In 1854 he
went to Medina county, Ohio, where
ne purchased farm and engaged
in farming and two years thereafter
to wit: November l, 1856, he was
united in marriage with Miss Almira
Flint, a sister of the late G. L. Flint.
Mrs. Thomas died December 80,
1899.
In 1862 they came to this county
and engaged in farming on his first
purchase of land here, tract of
one hundred and sixty acres in
Hazel Green township to which he
added by several purchases, eleven
hundred and forty acres more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas had no
children but took to their home two
of their neices, now Mrs. A. E.
Anderson of Oelwein, and Mrs. J..
w. Brazelton of Cedar Rapids,
whom they cared for, reared, and ed
ucated as though they wese their
own daughters. eeaa Z
Mr.. Thomas was an honored and
respected citizen, an enterprising
business man, and possessor Of a
happy and genial disposition.
During his long and eventful
career he was engaged in various
kinds of business, and always used
his means and talents to the best adj
vantage. He was a progressive and
successful farmer, and an excellent
business man. Among the first
creameries in this county was the
Thomas creamery. established by
him, which, while under his super
vision was success. For several
years he was engaged in the mer-
camille business at Ryan, and was
one of the organizers Of the Ryan
State Bank of which he was presi.
dent from its organization until his
decease.
On September IA. 1905, while re-
siding in Manchester with his niece
Mrs. j. w. Brazelton, he was stricken
with paralysis and from that time
until few days before his decease
was comparatively helpless. Much
of that time he was able to sit in his
invilid chair, and spent much of his
time reading, taking lively interes
in the news contained in the daily
and his county papers. He was
again stricken with paralysis d
the 9TH Of this month at the home
Of his niece, Mrs. A. E. Anderson
where he lived during the past year
and from that time until his decease
on the 18th inst, he was uncoscious
with but short intermissions.
Besides his nieces, Mrs. Anderson
and Mrs. Brazelton, he is survived
by his niece, Mrs. R. N. Howe, O
this city, and his nephews, Mr.. O
w. Thomas; of this township ane
Albert Thomas Of St. Louis, No.
The remains were brought to this
city Friday evening and the funeral
services were held in the Masoni,
Temple, of which order the deceased
had been for many years a member
The interment was in the GENE
terry at Golden.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Board Proceedings.

Manchest er, Iowa. April nth. 1907.
Board OF Supervisors met as per adjourn
ment.
Members all present and w.J. Davis, Audi.
tor.
Board proceeds to consider the Earlyille and
Almoral Road petition. by examining witnesses
for and against said petition.
On motion Board adjourned until Friday,
April 18th. at 1000 a. IN.
W. j. DAVIS. i. M. BURBRIDGE.
Auditor. Chairman.
April 18th. 1917.
Members all present.
Board continues to hear the testimony of Wit
nesses and attorney pleas on the Earlville and
Almoral Road matter. Continues same until
next meeting when they will give decision.
Minutes read and approved
On motion Board adjourned until Saturday,
April eth. 1867.
w. j. DAVIS, Il. NJ. BURBRIDGE,
Auditor. Chairman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

B BOYS SUITS ages to l6, extra fine worsteds hand
padded shoulders and stiff hair cloth fronts Price $7.OO
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opera house for the ensuing year.
The following bills were allowed:

WATER WORKS FUND.
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Recital.

Miss Beulah E. Keller, mezzo-so-
prano, of Iowa State Normal School,
Cedar Falls, assisted by @. II. Gil
bert of Independence, in rapid
sketching and clay modelling, will
give an entertainment at the M. e.
church on Friday evening, April 10,
at eight o'clock. Miss Keller has
a beautiful voice and comes highly
recommended and Mr.. Gilbert new
er fails to please his audiences. Ad-
mission Is C l5w2.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17

KODoL For dyspepsia clears the
stomach and makes the breath as
sweet as rose. KODOL is sold
by druggists on a guarantee relief
plan. 1t conforms strictly to the
National Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Sold by All Druggists.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
Prot. Harry c. Veigert
Health Teacher and instructor
of Hatha Yoga. {

Is now at the Clarence Hotel and
will be here all week unit! Saturday,
April 90, and after that date will be
here three days each week on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday. If you are sick
or afflicted you should learn to practice
Hntha Yoga and get right with nature.
If you do not understand what Hatha
Yoga is go and have talk with the
Professor and he will tell you and To-
cate your trouble without asking sin
gle question and will explain to you
the Yoga system of Complete Breath.
ing is of Vital Importance to every
man, woman and child who wishes to
acquire health and keep it. Its very
simplicity keeps thousands from con
sidering it while they spend Fortunes
in seeking health through complicated
and expensive systems. Health knocks
a. their door and they answer mot.
Verify the stone which the builders re-.
jact is the real Cornerstone ofthe Tenn
pie of Health.
Consultation Free.
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WHY NOR DRESS THF3 BOY

BOYS SUITS ages to l6 with or without kmcker
ECKER pants coat made in the very latest cut fitting back
fine club check worsteds $500
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Boys low shoes, call and see them.
Money to Loan at Low
Rates. Hubert Carr.
Notice of Final Report.

~ ut Suutt loNh. III Del-
aware County, April term, A. d.. 1907.
In the Matter of the Estate)
William I.uchterhand de. .Report.
ceased.
TO Augusta Luchterhand, widow, and Esther
NJ. Luchterhand. only heirs at law OF William
luchterhand deceased, and to all others to
whom 1t may concern:
You are hereby notified that on or before the
29th day OF April, 1897. there will be on file in
the olice OF the Clerk of said District Court tho
anal report OF the Undersigned as administra-
tor OF the Estate of william LuchteIhand, late
OF Delaware county, Iowa, deceased, in which
report 10 Will be shown that said estate is nsol-
vent that ali OF the assets OF said estate have
Deen converted into money, and an order will
be asked directing the undersigned to make dis
stri6utlon as provided by law OF the monies in
his hands, Remaining slter the payment OF tile
expenses oil administering upon said estate. TO
the creditors OF said estate who have filed and
proven their claims against same, and asking
mat upon said distribution being made. said
estate be adjndged settled and the undersign.
ed and his sufeties be discharged and released.
on are further notified tha5 unless you APP
pear on or before noon of the second day OF
tho April tenn of said court to be begun and
modem at Manchester. in said county. on the
2pth day OF April. 1907, and make objections
thereto. said order for distribution will be made
said report approved and the undersigned dis
charged and no ana his sureties released
II. l.. M. LUCHrERHAND,
Administrator.
BY Bronson. Carr & Sons.
Att'ys for Administrator l3W4
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

if anyone who has a particle of hon
esty in him finds out that through
someone's Misrepresentation he has
been led to tell or publish what is not
true, he should hasten to make the
correction. 1t is reported that in a
freeze some land boomers went to the
papers and told them that if they
published the truth about the damage
to the fruit it would hurt the country
| do not know whether this report
is correct, but l have fears that it is.
Think of the degradation to which
a decent man must have sunk who
wants the truth suppressed that he
may get gains.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

that the proprietor and manager stand
with me in such things, I would re-
sign so quickly that the query would
be, "Who killed Billy Patterson" /
read in a newspaper the other day the
following statement: Five acres in
the proper kind of apples, pears,
peaches, apricots, grapes or other
fruits can be made to average from
$500 to $1,000 per acre every year."
Such a statement would not be ad-
mitted to The Ranch, and if by chance
it should creep in I would brand it
as lie.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

selves without crop. Some, as in
our case, have lost their peaches but
will have fair crop of other fruits
and will make more money than with
a bumper crop all over the country.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

The California Fruit Grower of June
8 says: "The present looks like
growers year all along the line in
fruit SO far as prices are concerned.
Of course, in some districts and some
varieties growers are short on fruit,
but where they have any they will
make good money at prices that are
ruling" While this statement is pri-
marily applicable to California, it will
apply with slight modification to the
whole country. The Fruit Grower, st.
Joseph, Missouri, in it's June issue,
says in part: ''In Oregon and parts
of the state of Washington, prospects
for apples continue good. These
states are the ones that have the
most hopeful reports, and these are
the ones to which the fruit buyers are
looking with longing eyes In the
middle west the reports are even
more discouraging than they were a
month ago. Some blossoms which
had passed the different freezes finally
succumbed on May Is, and the des-
truction of tree fruits is almost COM
plete."
+
It is useless to make further quota
lions from our exchanges. l want
to say what I have said before, that
The Ranch will give faithful crop re-
ports. Our exchange list is very large
and will be used in keeping our read
ers we'll posted as to the market out
look. The truth will be told in all
things to the best of our ability. Don't
for moment imagine that the horti-
cultural editor stands alone in this po-
sition. If I did not believe and know
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

ten years of prune tops should have
changed these peach roots but it did
not. Again, we planted some nectar
inc seeds supposing them to be peach
seeds for they look exactly alike. We
budded these young nectarine trees to
peaches and they have been bearing
fine peaches for eight years. But some
sprouts grew up and they bear nectar
ines. These things can be seen on
our ranch any summer. And these
are the facts that are so stubborn
as not to conform to this theory of
the top Transforming the root. No;
this theory that looks so plausible is
not true. The old theory based on
experience that a weak growing va
riety top-worked on to a vigorous
stock will be increased in vigor and
in some cases will bear bigger apples
and more of them remains uncontra-
dicted
Y
know from actual observation that
more vigorous variety will be more
vigorous and bear more apples. A
neighbor of ours bought some Spitzen-
burg trees from us when we were in
the nursery business, also some Mann
trees. The Mann apple is not worth
much, so this neighbor grated some
of his Mann trees to Spitzenburgs.
After these Mann tops had grown
four or five years they were more
vigorous than the Spitzenburg trees
from which the CRAFTS were taken
apples. This is not guess work but
actual experience. No fact in tree
growing is more fully settled than the
one that if you top-work a strong,
vigorous variety on to weak, slow
growing variety, the top will out grow
the stock and finally break off.
+
Any careful student of plant physi-
ology will freely admit that there are
many things in this matter of top
grating and the influence of top on
the root and the reverse which we do
not understand. But while this can
be freely admitted we must remem-
Der that we must not adopt any theory
that will not account for all the facts
in the case. We cannot adopt the
theory that the top transforms the
root for the very simple reason that
we know that it does not do it. In
my own orchards I am top-working
Ben Davis to SpitzenOurg and Jona-
than and if any man thinks they are
not more vigorous as the result of
this work we say to him come and
see."
Il
The Fruit-Grower, st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, one of the most reliable papers
of it's class known to me, in it's June
issue has the following on it's edi.
torial page: can eastern fruit paper,
in it's May number, has several para
graphs claiming that Missouri has
prospects for an abundant yield of
fruit, and that the outlook is very
bright Our copy of this publication
reached us on May 16, so that the is
sue in question must have been print
ed long after the freeze of April had
destroyed practically all the tree fruits
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

Some one may feel that am giving
the Yakima valley a black eye. Well,
I shall tell the truth whatever the re-
suit may be- But when the whole
truth is told it will be shown that it
is very far from giving black eye to
this valley. The fact is that the des-
truction of the fruit crop throughout
the whole United States is unprece-
dented. Papers come to our office
from nearly every fruit growing Sec
ton in the country and I am frank
to say | have never read such disas-
trous reports. Yet in the midst of this
desolation some sections on the Pa
cific coast will have practically full
crop, some will have much fruit but
not a uniform crop in all parts This
last condition as | understand it des-
cribes the Yakima valley. pity some
poor people who have been scrimping
and saving while their trees were COM
ing to bearing age but now find them
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01

This is just rebuke. Any one who
tells what he knows to be false or tells
what he does not know anything
about tells a falsehood in either case
The truth should always be told, and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-07-01


is correct, but l have fears that it is
Think of the degradation to which
a decent man must have sunk who
wants the truth suppressed that he
may get gains.
Y
Speaking of reports wish to call
attention to one in a recent issue
of the Fruit Trade Journal and Pro-
duce Record of New York. 1t comes
to The Ranch office as an exchange.
The report is dated North Yakima,
Wash, May 81, 1907" It is too long
to be quoted in full, but I give the fol-
lowing extracts: Crop disasters and
consequent loss seem to be staring
fruit growers squarely in the face in
nearly every fruit growing district in
the country this season One locality,
however, has been singularly FORUM
ate in escaping from the universal at
mospheric calamity, and that is the
Yakima valley, in Washington, where
frosts have done no damage of notice,
the present indications being that this
fruit district will come into the mar
ket this year with a crop much lar
ger and better in quality than ever
before Light frosts were experienced
one or two nights the latter part of
h,,4 FIJI nh fni1 c tN
disclose any permanent injury. While
a tree here and there situated on I'M
usually low land was nipped some
what, still, owing to the abundant
bloomage left, the trees will, to pro-
duce a perfect fruit, have to be
thinned considerably" Not to burden
our pages with further quotations,
may state that the article claims that
the Yakima district will have an out
put of 725 carloads of apples, 400 car
loads of peaches, $50 carloads of
pears, 100 carloads of plums and
prunes and so carloads of mixed
fruits For the present at least I
shall withhold the name signed to this
communication. If this report was
made with reference to some particu-
lar locality and not for the Yakima
valley" after careful observation"
would let it pass, but it is so out
rageously untrue that it should be
denounced by every honest man. I
know from my own observation and
from statements made orally and by
letter from leading fruit growers in
the valley that some orchards will
have a full crop and the fruit will
have to be thinned, some will have a
light crop that will not have to be
thinned at all and some sections will
practically have no fruit at all.
+
Some one may feel that I am giving
the Yakima valley black eye. Well,
I shall tell the truth whatever the re-
suit may be. But when the whole
trI1th is told il will he shown that If
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-06-06

Pulaskiego, kt6rych Amery-
kanie z czcia w%spominaja,
gdyz pc oddaniu uslug swe-
mu krajowi, walczyli take
20 slawa i chluba ola mas
wszystkich Polak6w o nice
podleg}o6c przybranej Ojczyz-
ny.
Zachecajac mlodziez do Ia.
czenia sic W ..towarzystwa
polsko-katolickie a osobliwie
do Uni Polskiej W Ameryce,
nareszcie wezwal wszystkich
obecnych do powstania j
o~dspiewania hymnu narodo'
wego ,,Boze cos Polske".
Jzef Plomsbor
Flip 0zok
Parafianie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-06-06

zas ME zdo1aja nam ode.
bra6 WARY " lepsza PREY
szlosc. SLIME oparlismy sic
ma Bogu i Boskiej. sprawie-
dliwo6ci, z uiej tel czerpmy
sile, otuche i Ware W lepsza
przysz}ose :Dop6kis erca ma
see bija m mi}o6ci do
:Ojczyzny, dop6ty wiara W
zmartwychwstanie narodu
ME moze bye mrzonka. Vice
chociaz los nasz dis ciezki,
ufajmy we w}asne silly, roz-
budzajmy mi}e6c W u6pio-
nych, ~pracujmy W zgodzie
|jednosci az zaswita jutrzen-
ka wolnosci.
Deklamacye Helenki Du-
dzi6skiej i Zosi Dembiec, SEE
Scioletnich dziewczatek po-
doba}y sic bardzo zebra
nym, to tez nagrodzono je
hucznymi oklaskami.
Ostatnim m6wca' by} pan
Rozan z Buffalo, N. Y:
P rzedstawi} on pr=yczyny
upadku Polski, los gnebio-
nego narodu i po}ozenie ma
SIZE ma tulactwie. Udowodni-
wszy IL przyczyna upadku
naszego, by}y pycha, zazdrosc
zawi66, i warcholstwo, WY
wal do wyrzeczenia sic tYch
wad i do poprawy.
Nazako6czenie odspiewano
wsp6lnie ,,Boze cos Polske",
pcczem zebrani pokrzepieni
ma sercu i pe}ni otuchy W
lepsza przyszfo6c, cze6-
ciowo rozeszli sic do dom6w,
pozostali zas, szczeg6lniej z
dalszych okolic, ma mi}ej
pogawedce towarzyskiej "a
bawie spedzili czas jaki po-
zostawal do odej6cia. pocia-
gov.
Publiczno6ci ma hall zebra
10 sic ki]ka tysiecy. Cd
Scranton do Hazleton wi
dzielismy. .Rodak6w i Ro-
daczki, kt6rzy ME za}owali
czasu i grosza ma podr 81,
byle tylko wzia6c udzia} W
wielkiem swiecie narodo-
wem.
Jak6b Dem6iec, Sekr. O6ehodu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-06-06
Gilman, Mimi, 9 maja, 1907
Obch6d Majowy
W Alberta, MINI.

Swietnie uda} sic obch6d
Majowy W naszej parafii Al
berckiej, urzadzony "a sta
raniem Wielebnego ksiedza
Proboszcza J6zefa Dudka
pana nauczyciela J6zefa Co.
}uszcze6skiego.
Starsi i m1odzi brazil udzia]
W przygotowaniu sic ma to
uroczystosc.
Obch6d W hall parafialnej
przepe}nionej publiczno6cia,
zagaj} Wielebny ksiadz pro-
boszcz wykazujsc znaczenie
obchodu - dziej6w pamiat.
kowych narodu polskiego,
azeby pozna}a nasza m1odzie5
IA wszyscy obecni .donios1o6G
znaczenia tychze.
Prey tenn W kr6tkosci SIRE
Sell historye .ukochanej Oh.
czyzny naszej z lat poprze-
dzajacych Madame tel tax
s}ynnej konstytucyi 3. maja,
zw}aszcza poda} przyczyny,
kt6re pobudzi}y mellow szla-
chetnego umys}u W narodzie,
ciagle walczacym przeciw
r6znym wrogom i silly swoje
wyczerpujacym, do czynnoSci
mad ulepszeniem rzadzenia
sic SODA solidarniej.
OBCHODU:
1. Zagajenie przez Wiel.
ks. prob. j. Dudka.
2. Spiew ch6ru parafial-
nego ,Mazur Trzeciego Maja"
3. D~eklamacya. Parma