Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-03
Local and NeIghborhood News
Barker & Jewell the dam contract.


Monday in consultation with Mayo
Hanson relative to putting in a dan
over the Otter in the city park
They stated that they are ready t
begin operations within two weeks
and will have the dam completed b,
the first Of September. They ar
not in the notion of voiding the con
tract by any means but mean bust
ness from the drop of the hat-Oel
vein Register.
The railroad boys got one ON Ton
Lynch, the agent at Delhi last week
Conductor Fred Williams probabl,
engineered it, and with the help o
his friends picked up a stray Gu,
which they billed with a long ped
igree and left with Tom for some
anonymous person to call for. Ton
fed the brute on choice tidbits from
his own table while he was discover
ing that the fellows along the road
were very solicitous about the vel
fare of the animal, and when the
lightning struck him all in a bunch
the measely chr was sent out into
the cold world-Hopkinton Leader
Farmers find many curious things
happening around them every day
which they cannot understand, and
which nobody, not even the
scientists can explain them, says the
American Farmer. Why, for in
stance, does horse strain a drink
of water through its lips? Why
does SOW poke her entire face into
the bran mash, eat all she can and
than lick her nostrils with he,
tongue? Why does the chicken
drink exactly opposite to the horse
and COW, having to hold it's head up
when it swallows a drink of water!
Than note the pigeon, of the same
feathered family, as it keeps it's bill
immersed while drinking. But the
dog laps the water in its mouth
This animal never chews its food,
while the cat, his companion house
hold pet. always chews thoroughly
before swallowing. How isit that
failing to masticate, does not hurt
a dog. while in cases of all other
animals, including man, unchewed
food causes dyspepsia? Why has
a COW cud and why can a. horse
shiyer its hide to drive away flies?
These questions and many more
like them that might be asked will
show US that we are far from know
ing all.
The subscription for the prelimin-
airy survey for the Manifestations
ticello interurban are not coming in
as easily as the committe expected.
The first $4,000 were easily secur-
ed but the remaining $4,000 is
coming slowly. The list from
which the committe expected to
raise the sum has been nearly ex-
hausted and the committe has had
many Disappointment from men who
were considered certain contribu.
tors. The importance of the Man
chester-Monticello line to this city
cannot be overestimuted. This may
be considered crucial time in
Davenports interurban history.
Whether or not Davenport is to be-
come an interurban center depends
largely on whether Davenport gets
this line or not. Let Cedar Rapids
get it in addition 10 its Iowa City
line and excellant railroad facilities
and Davenport will never again be
earnestly wooed by interurbans de-
string access to the city The prop
osition advanced is a good one and
business like. If the road succeeds
stock is to be given for all the mon
ey subscribed. If it fails, the sums
given are to be considered subscrip-
tions.-Davenport Democrat.
Caution the boys about loading a
IL lb shell into a toy pistol on July
4th. Tell them not to use small
microscope to discover whether a
cannon cracker is lit or fooling.
Show them how to hit dynamite
cane on the bare toes of comrade
and "get" every toe-and a fight.
Warn them not IN hold cannon
crackers in their teeth when all the
doctors are busy at once. Explain
to them that they should take their
turn and not monopolize all the ar
MICA in town. Get them wise that
it is imprudent to tie crackers to
the tail of bull dog while the am
bulanc is away. Push the fact
that funeral in the family might
be embarrassing to others, and the
fireworks in the evening be missed
in consequence. Notify them not
to "bust torpedoes on the white
shirtfront Of a stranger. 1t might
be a borrowed shirt, and the wear
er weigh a ton. Be generous with
your own earlier experiences and
impart them to the boy. Show him
a good sane time and point out to
him that others want to see Bryan
elected. Reason with him to spread
his enthusiasm over eight or nine
weeks and not to bunch it all in one
grand spectacular event whereby a
whole crowd climbs the golden
stairs on the same instant. Tell
him to temper his-trigger finger on
the toy pistol with mercy else he
may be the only survivor and be
lonesome. We don't blame the boy.
He can't help it if he talks Ameri-
can. And that's why we want to
save him and cut down the "butch.
ers bill' on the great day coming
Winthrop News.
Unlucky At Last.