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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-16
BRIEF MENTION.

Mrs. j. 3. lIoag leaves thi.
Week Tor visit with relatives il
Cleveland. Ohio.
Miss Mildred Smith and Mis-,
Mabel Miller spent Sunday at thu
latter's home at Independence.
w. r, Gilchrist of Frankfort
S. D, and Geo. Beatty Of Ryan
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mis-. Gertrude Wallace. who il
attending school at Mt. Vernon, Wis
tied over Sunday with friends in
this city.
Mrs. G, W. Keapy was hostess
to a number Of her friends at din.
ner party last Satmd,y evening al
six thirty
Miss Alma Leroy has gone tc
Sioux City, where she has accepted
a position in the high school there
as teacher of English
Joseph Vessels. one Of the
many prosperous farmers Of Bremen
township, was welcome caller at
this Office last Thursday
The Knights Of Pythias will
give dance this Thursday night a,
X. P. Hall. The music will be fur
nished by Carpenters orchestra.
If you contemplate a pleasure
trip this winter you should read tie
Announcement" Of the old reliable
Illinois Central in this issue.
Mate Hollister of Anamosa, and
A. Hollister. II. @. Haeberle and
Frank Mather Of this city attended
q Lnmherman's meeting at Mime.
apolis Monday
Miss Charlotte Davis who has
been for some m ,nths past in Albu
querque. New Mexico, for the bene-
fit of her health, has returned to the
home of her father, j. w. Davis in
Richland.
MIst iicliTy OoOunllc anu MrS.
]. H Sc vart leave this week for
Pasadena, California. where they
will spend a few weeks with their
brothers, N. Z. Lawrence and Wal
ter Lawrence.
The Winthrop opera house
which was build in 1901 at cost
of about $500 burned to the
ground last Wednesday forenoon.
The company owning the building
carried insurance on it in the sum
Of $4,000
Last Thurs Ivy the explosion Of
a gasoline tank at Petersburg was
the cause of a serious accident. The
men we're using gasoline engine
saving outfit and while attempting
to thaw out frozen pipe, the gaso-
line in a receptacle near by became
ignited. 1t exploded instantly with
great force. severely burning the
four men, VIM: Althoff, John Wes-
sells. Louis and Andrew Rocker.
p - 70 W q ". y d
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-16

The Science Circle will NEE,
with Mrs. s. A. Steadman. Monday
evening, January 81, at 1880.
Will Tierney, who has been q
guest at the home of his sister. Mrs
j. G. Roney, for some weeks left the
first of the week for Goldfeld, Ne.
vada.
"A. B. Terrill left Tuesday fol
Tucson, Arizona, in response to a
telegram announcing the serious
condition of his daughter, Lillian,
who went there some time ago fol
her health. Her friends sincerely
regret that her health has not i'm.
proved since her residence there.
The supreme court ia now in
session at Des Moines. But one
case from this county, that Of T.. II.
Claus vs.. the Great Western Rail-
way Company, is for trial at the
present term. There are sixteen
cases from Buchanan county and
only three from Black Hawk, the
most populous county in this
judicial district.
Miss Dora Leroy came up from
Manchester Saturday to visit Mrs.
E. H. Hoyt-..... Miss. Jennie Preus-
sner was up from Dundee Monday
and Tuesday visiting at the Seward
home and among other relatives.
VIM. Denton, manager Of Hoyt
Bros. ranch at Lebanon S. Oak. has
been here the past week visiting at
the E H. Hoyt home going from
here to Manchester to visit relatives.
= Lamont. Leader
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the FIRST National
bank was held last Tuesday after.
noon. The following directors fol
the coming year were elected: E.
NJ. Carr, A. H. Blake, H. G. Haeber-
lie. r. R. Robinson, L. l.. Hoyt. NJ.
f. Leroy, II. A. Granger, H. A.
Won Oven, Hubert Carr. The affairs
of the Institution were shown to be
in excellant condition resulting from
careful and conservative manage
ment on the part of its officers. The
following officers were elected for
tho coming year: President, NJ. F.
Leroy; first vice-pres A. II. Blake;
second vice-pres., Hubert Carr;
cashier, H. A. Granger; assistant
cashier, D. A. Preussner.
The Hollister Lumber company
has sold to the Eclipse Lumber Co.,
|of Minnesota, six of its ten yards,
including the local yard owned by
the company. It is the intention tc
dispose of the remaining four yards
as soon as possible and retire from
the business. The announcement
came as surprise to the community
Manchester people have taken con.
siderable pride in the rapid growth
and success of the company. Itwat
organized by Manchester men and
capital and had grown to one of the
strongest line yard companies in thu
state. It is understood that E. II
HOLSTER and Frank Mather will b.
retained in the employ of tn.
Eclipse company at the local yard
The friends of Mr.. HOLSTER and Mr.
Haeberle hope that the change vii
not be the cause of their remova
from this city.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-16
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Basdnin DIE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Basqnin afe
the parents of a baby boy born Sun.
day. IL
-Chas. hurry Of Hopkinton was
a business visitor to this city last
Friday.
Miss Marguerite Connolly via-
tied friends in Dyersviile the first Of
the week.
Miss Susie Cooking is confined
to her home north OF town with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Went and
children left Tuesday for. Logan,
Iowa, where they expect to remain
for a several weeks visit.
The fire companies were called
out last Saturday morning on ac-
count of a small blaze in the. east
end of town. The fire was, soon put
out and little damage resulted.
r. Fay Stewart, a former well
known resident of this county, died
at Dell Rapids, S. D. last Saturday
He was son of tho late Mr.. and
Mrs. R. F. Stewart of Prairie town
ship, where he resided for3many
years. He is survived by his five
children three girls and two boys,
and his sister, Mrs. Thos. Pope of
Prairie township. The remains
were brought here and the funeral
services held yesterday afternoon at
the Baptist church, the pastor, Rev.
]. D. Rumsey officiating.
The supreme court handed
down an opinion last Friday on the
soldiers preference law. Tie action
commenced in the district court by
one James Mcbride against the city
council of Independence to compel
his appointment as city collector
The decision says that soldiers who
seek preference in appointment un-
der the soldiers preference. law
must show that they are equally
qualified for the place they seek
with the civilian with whom they
compete in order to acquire amy
rights under the statute. THE fol-
lowing is the language that goes to
the main point in the case: Before
making the appointment the board
or officer who is required to select
is bound to make an investigation
as to the applicants qualifications.
If these are not equal to those of the
other persons under consideration
he is not of the class of persons
previously defined and in whose
favor the preference was voted. II
of equal qualification, however, he
would not necessarily be entitled to
the position or Office for all might
prove to be disqualified and there
fore to render his employment OBJ
ligatory and enforcible. By Fro.
ceedings in mandamus it is further
enacted that he must be Of good
moral character and able to perform
the duties Of the position he occupies
In other words to get the adj
vantage OF the soldiers preference
law the veterans must not only, be
equally capable with the civilian
but must have good moral char
acter and be able to discharge the
duties of the place. ~ 3,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-16

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Miss Katie Oehlers, who has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Goen, returned Tuesday to
her home in Earlville.
A. Funke, Joe Tip and Frank
Thurn, Sr., expect to sail from New
York City about March 10 for
Australia, expecting to be gone
most of the summer on a pleasure
trip. 1t has been forty years since
Mr.. Funke left his native land, and
Mr.. Tip has been here about twenty
six years and Mr.. Thurn about
thirty years, and their visit to the
scenes of their early childhood will
be greatly enjoyed by all. On their
return home they expect to visit
Belgium, France ard possibly Scot
land.
Last Thursday Secretary Il. G.
Dittmer received the following letter
from The Slayton Lyceum Bureau,
which explains the failure of Mrs.
Beecher to keep her Manchester
date of last week: Mrs. Beecher
came this morning and we have had
to cancel her engagement tonight at
the Y. NJ. G. A. and also yours for
tomorrow night. We expect to give
you date the last of January. /
enclose Mr.. Beecher's telegram
which arrived last night warming
me of possible trouble. This is the
first time Mrs. Beecher has ever lost
date. The strange part of it is,
Mrs. Beecher is well physically, ex-
cepting she cannot talk. That,
however, seems to be the most neces-
sary thing in reader. Will let
you know in day or two about an
other date. We regret this exceed
ingly."
About every other person you
meet has cold and the health OF
the public is poorer now than in
several years. The condition is
! general over the country and is at
tributed by physicians to the open
winter The weekly bulletin of the
Chicago board of health says that
over 100000 in Chicago or about
30 per cent of the entire population
are suffering from grip and kindred
disorders. The bulletin says: eff
the gods who guide the weather
machine would only give Chicago q
normal January temperature, snow
blanket four or five inches deep and
an occasional hour Of sunshine, the
state of Chicago's health would
quickly improve. Not since the
epidemic season of influenza in
lS9S-99 have public health condi-
tons been SO gloomy and so I'M
satisfactory as at present. AS was
the case in that season, last year,
1906, and thus far in 1907, there
has been an abnormally high tenn
perature, with a deficiency Of preci-
pitation and of sunshine-three
atmospheric conditions which favor
the growth and dissemination of
disease germs and the lowering Of
vital resistance against their inva-
sion. Probably 30 per cent of the
population of Chicago is at present
suffering from influential colds
catarrhs, internal disorders, neural
gias and other protean manifesto,
tons of the malign influence Of the
demon of influenza.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-16
Mems and Boys Overcoats.

JUVENILE OVERCOATS, ages to odd lots in long and
hort coats assortment Of different prices sale S16S
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
AN AGED sRiTlsH TREE. ,
Cowthorps Oak, RenutAd 500 Years
Old, Fiourlshing In Yorkshire.

, One of the oldest OF British trees is
the Cowthorpe oak, which has been
standing near Wetherby In Yorkshire
for 500 years, according to veracious
chronicle. 1t is a tree that has been
described often and has figured in
works Of fiction.
1t is related of this tree that on oc.
casion as many as forty persons
have been gathered within the hol-
low OF its trunk. although 1t must be
confessed that some Of these were
children. The most recent measure.
ment showed that its girth of trunk
at the ground was 81 feet inches
and the cavity was II feet by 8 feet.
The tree Is not now SO very tall,
reaching only 81 feet into. the air.
There are twenty-five props about the
tree to support the falling branches.
The cavity has been noticeable only
since the beginning OF the nineteenth
century. Many of the earlier meas.
urements show that the tree once
was much greater In girth than now.
Aged as 1t Is the tree bore acorns
In 1901 and 1905 and always produces
q fair amount Of foliage. In 1893 an
acorn borne by the Cowthorpe" oak
was planted near by and a tree is
growing up slowly as . memorial to
the parent n,f ts.tH ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
A Woman's Oath.

DO believe woman under oathy'
commented a Judge whose name has
figured prominently In many big cases.
Well" and there was a twinkle in the
judicial eye, "fll tell you what know
about women in that connection and
peifhaps you can figure It out for your.
self II Q woniansllkss a lawyer or the
Judge or the defendant at the bar or
any one WHO happens, to be related to
him. she win swear to anything that
she thinks Will help him win his case.
Not purposely, certainly, but that's the
peculiar kink in a woman's mind.
Whatever she wants to believe, she
does believe and honestly believes 1t
to be true, and the same is good OF the
opposite proposition. If she dislikes
man. nothing she can say will be too
bad for him; ifshe likes him she cant
say anything good enough. Now, do
you still want an answer to that ques.
?-San Francisco Can.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
DINA MOE AND DINA MITE.
Second Answer Gave Young Lover
Cause TO Hops.

Mr.. Cracker. young colored gen,
tietlan OF our city, had Just obtained
employment In one Of our depart
ment stores as an experienced porter
but after q short time proved to be
unft for the position. Being fired,
he therefore gained the nickname OF
Fire Cracker. Fire Cracker was deem,
" in love with a young woman Of his
own race Of the namS OF Miss Moe,
and after a short acquaintance found
that her surname was Dina He
went to- Dina Moe shd said;
"Dina Moe. does yn)r lub Iae?"
she quickly rsplisd, MOI
S.Npt being disheartenedn and at the
same time repemhsglnx tts motto
ne learned at sqhoo)-r1f 'at Rrst yon
dont succeed. try. try again" -he
went 70 Dina Moe again and said.
me'r ~ Z IS =
Dina this time rolled the whits Of
Der eyes aud; laQkipes rh'as Cracker In
the fscs. answered.
-RiRsxA llagkE klhrsrx 4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
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L OSCA l.
EVENTS

The will OF Norton Scott wasI
admitted to probate yesterday.
The commissioners are viewing,
the Iongacre ditch in Scott town,
ship today.
A marriage license was issued to-i
day to Arthur w. Johnson and
Miss Victoria Davis, both colored.
Application fcr the admission Of
the will Of John b. Johnson, de-
ceased, was made in the probate
court Friday. The matter will be
for hearing October 2.
The commissioners held hear
ing Thursday in the matter Of
the cleaning out of the Thompson
ditch in Grand Prairie township.
The work will be sold at the surf
veyor's Office October 26 at ten
% clock. ~
The remains of Martin Richards
who dropped dead in the local Erie
yards one week ago today were
shipped ito Cleveland Thursday
night over the Big -Four at n:14
t,'clock. Ilnteiment, WAS made in
the Cleveland South Side cemetery
Friday. s.
IT is now q practical certainty
that the BARRIERS of the city win
have a union within a week. 1t is
stated that the charter for the
union has been received and an.
rangements are beig made for q
meeting to be held Monday cven-
ing to institute the organization :,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
SHORT SLEEVES RovT CUPID.
New York Swain salks When He Sees
Prospective Brides Elbow.

Glens Falls, N. Y.--The romance Of
George ghurston and Carrie Hart has
been shattered, and all because
young Thurston refused to take for
better or for worse woman who
wore short sleeved gowns. >e
Thurston is a well-todo farmer liv'
Ing In the outskirts Of the town. Some
months ago he decided that he had
lived long enough without spouse,
and advertised for one who cooked
we'll, liked music, and dressed modest
tly." The advertisement was placed In
. New York city newspaper, AMI Mr..
Thurston received a multitude of an.
swers. In fact, for several days his
mail was heavy with letters and pic.
lures of young women, widows. and
elderly spinsters who were anxious to
venture upon the sea of matrimony
or all those who wrote Miss Hart
STUCK Thurston's fancy most, and he
opened correspondence with her. The
young woman seemed to answer all
the requirements, and after photo
graphs had been exchanged and the
farmer had looked the woman up
through firm of lawyers he made
her a proposal of marriage, and the
wedding day was set.
When Miss Hart got off the train at
Glens Falls Thurston was Mortified to
observe that she wore a gown with
short sleeves.
do you call those modest?" he
asked almost before they had ex.
changed greetings. 4-
Call what mo lest?" gasped Miss
Hart, too surprised to comprehend.
"Those sleeves" said Thurston
pointing to the offending gown. Il
think they are awful
Miss Hart was incensed. She de
clared that her gown was OF the latest
mode: the best people wore Just such
and II Thurston didn't like the way
she dressed she would go home. And
home she went on the first train.
Thurston said he didn't care what
the style was, that he knew what
.nodesty was, and that she could go Il
che liked.
Now he thinks he'll look around
Glens Falls and see II he can find the
kind of spouse he wants and one
who will wear sleeves to the wrist.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
Clean ckopstieks, sure.

Seeing these quill toothpicks done
up in paper envelopes in the hotels
here said the man from the Far
East reminds me of the japanese
eating places. ~
In the bigger hotels or restaurants
they hand you the chopsticks done up
In a sealed envelope. This is with the
Idea Of convincing you that they never
have been used before, which is not
always so. @H"' 'sH
In the cheaper restaurants they
have a much better plan for setting
your mind at rest There you get a
pisfe Of wood 40 broad as two chop
sticks, split within an inch Of the
end, \ W. tN ~ ss,l
When you take this piece Of wood
yon spItt Y the rest Of the way and
there yon have the two sticks. You
can be sure thsn that no other per,
son has used thsml' - ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
HON. FRANK B. REYNOLDS

Who is to lecture at the Free Bap-
fist church Monday evening, October
21st, is a good thinker and an insptr-
ing orator Below are some COM
ments on his lecture:
"Mr. Reynolds enters without
preface upon the masterpiece Of study
and eloquence, which exhibits enor-
nous research and brings vividly to
the mind in simple and concise
form the greatest trial in the. world. !"
The way the subject was treated
was exceptionally. interesting and
instructive. The audience was held
spell bound" 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18

Such men are usually high livers,
lhard workers mentally, living under
high pressure and high draught, and
lit doesn't take a great deal to disord-
Ter the stomach or render the liver
torpid.
They should make it practice to
!use some tried and reliable remedy
hike Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets, that
will aid nature and not force It and
Twill take care of the sudden attacks
|of acute indigestion.
The use of these tablets is not to
be confounded with the patent med
|icine habit. Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are not a patent medicine, but
|are composed o. the very elements
which nature provides the healthy
stomach to do the work Of digestion
pepsln, diastase, golden seal, etc.
There is no secret in their prepara-
|tion-they are absolutely pure and
therefore all the world uses them.
No matter how diHordered the stoin-
ach may be. It will right itself II
|given the chance. Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will digest food where the
stomach can't, give the abused stom.
|ach and iptestinss rest, and offer
renewed strength to the worn out
lglsnds and muscles,
Brain workers can rely on Stuarts
Dyspepsia tablets. no matter how
tense the strain. All druggists carry
them in the fifty cent packages, or
Iif you prefer a free trial package
lean be had by sending your name and
address today. F. A. Stuart Company,
so Stuart Building, Marshall, Mich.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
GREEN HATS NOW THE VOGUE.
Returning American Tourists Adopt
Edwards Headgear.

New York.--Green hats, such as
King Edward Of England wore during
his recent visit to the continent, are
now the vogue with the returning
American tourists. The voyagers
which arrived here last week rejoice
in them, and several completed the
color scheme by wearing ties and
scarfs Of the, same shade. ~
1t is declared that the fashion is
spreading over Europe. and the men
travellers count their trip incomplete
unless they have such hats as these.
The headgear Is shaped on the Alpine
model. and looks not unlike some OF
the pictures seer in the Tyrol. The
ribbon of green which adorns 1t Is
wide and ends in a fluffy flourish.
Among those who have recently
come back with the new style from
abroad are r. A. G. Smith, who has
been visiting Sir Thomas Upton, and
j. De Mont Thompson, an epthusi. s.
tic 'automobilist. MIR. Thompson wore
an especially attractive hat of green,
and his four-in-hand tie matched the
headgearF ~ A3lt & aN
New York hatters seem much ~
turbed over. the'innovation and declare
thht'it Is not likely to spread on this
SIDE of the water. Blocks for the pres,
ent season had been determined upon
before the idea from abroad, which
now has royal sanction, began to
spread to these shores. The prevail
ing hues In the fedora or Alpine
shapes are neutral grays, and, com.
pared with the vividly green ones
they look like Quakers travelling In
the company Of gayly dressed osva'
llcre .ss "a, - n ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
The Police popoD.t,or.

Today uniformed. Organised and
disciplinsd police force'fdr a systefnat.
IL patrol ofrths streets exists not Only
70 Mr large cities Of the word, bit
also m every considerable town In
Europs and America. THE Lofldon
force Of $4,000 constitutes by. Mr. the
larssst bady While other large cities
follow In the order OF their populat tion
New York. 1o.Aqo; !; Rst'is, 'v.spqy Def
lin, 400; viepna, a,4OQ, These are
not only the largest d tStal number Of
men, but In each case they represent
the largest number of poiiceMep ID
proportion to population, a. com,
psasa,s pared with other towns IN ths saws
- --..- 4,s..-- %
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
ia lncre ase in 3. & o. Earnings.

Baltimore, Oct 1s.-The annual re-
port OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
for the fiscal year ended June 80
shows gross earnings OF the entire
system amounting to $SS,552,924, be-
ing an increase OF $6,044,2O5 over
1906; net earnings $29,520.S97-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
A Panic at Naples.

Naples, Oct. 1S.--A panic was caus-
ed here Thursday owing to the sud.
den cessation OF smoke from all the
craters of Vesuyius, accompanied by
loud detonations, which usually mean
rssu,pptioh Of activity. ON the par.
ofrahs Volcano. %
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
LOCAL SECRET SOCIETIES ! .x,,S.
BEGIN WINTERS ACTIVITIES
Marion Knights If fAythihs Complete Program for the
Coming District Meeting Prominent Speakers From
Aboard will Attend-GeSrge D. Copeland Honored at
Canton by Ohio Grand Lodge of Masons--A Number of
Marion Lodges Meet Last Night

Marion party will make the trip on
a special G. ID. Il M. car, going
from Owens to Green Camp on the
new branch line, which was recently
completed. y
The Companion of Foresters met
last night with a fair attendance.
Arrangements were made for hold
ing a Hallowe 'en social on the
evening of October 81. The guard
CT honor also formulated plans For
going to Gallon on November IA,
whore it will assist in the work of
initiating q ahge eass Of candi-
dates. + ~
Wayside Lodge L. o. o f., met
with large attendance last night
Aside from considering the usual
routine business final arrangements
were made for attending in body
the county convention to be held
at Gdeen Camp tonight. 1t was de-
cided to leave on the 9 O'Clock in
teiglrban car and return OH special
at midnight.
The Dirids held their first NOM
nations at a regular meeting last
night. The second nominations will
be made at next weeks meeting
and tho annual election will occur
on the week following. After
the business session refreshments
were served and 3 smoker was en-
joyed.
The Protected Home Circle will
hod an important business meeting
in the Red Mems hall this even
ing. A large attendance is desired.
Marion Lodge. OF Pathfinders. No.
421. attended to routine business
at regular meeting last night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-18
pELAN1N OPENING.

Owing to dsay in some of our
fixtures, we are mt yet ready for
our formal opening DVt will be glad
to have you call at any time.
G. r. HOPKINS & CO..
West Center street,