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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-16
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-16

Estate of George Commerford Claim
of Clara Utley. Claim allowed on
condition that there shall be paid
to Kate Commerford and Jane Com
merford the sum of $373.60; this
sum to be in full of their interest
in the estate. including widows al
lowance.
Estate of Irving w. Stoner. Petition
to sell real estate. Guardian auth
orized to sell real estate for net
less than appraised value.
Estate of Anton Krogman. Probate
of Will. Trial, Will of Anton Krog-
man set aside and the estate or
dered to be divided according to
agreement on file, except that legal
title of real estate given to j. r.
Krogman, Shall be conveyed to him
direct, subject to life estate in
Theresa Krogman, widow. This
settlement is subject to payment
of debts against said estate. as
provided in agreement. Guardian
allowed $40.
Guardianship of John r. Krogman.
Application to Mortgage real estate.
F. B. Blair appointed guardian ad
Item for minor. Answer filed.
nearing TO court. Guardian auth
orized to fulfill agreement for d.
vision of estate as prayed and to
receive title of real estate in name
of ward according to deed sub
mitted. Guardian authorized to
mortgage wards interest in real
estate for $2,926.SS; also to execute
a note for $1,000, binding wards
money to Josephine Krogman at 5
years time at per cent. interest,
and also to execute deeds of Anton
Krogman, Conrad F. Krogman, as
prayed.
Estate of Henry Hoelter Petition
for order to sell real estate. Adj
ministratrix authorized to sell real
estate at public sale to highest
bidder for cash as prayed. Bond,
$4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-16

Handsome catalogue sent OH re-
quest. Address oelwein Business
University, oelwein, Iowa. 500 wks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-16

Hannibal during his campaign ir
Italy and Spain plundered 400 towns
and destroyed 100000 men.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-16
of third class against estate.

of third class against estate.
Estate Seth Beal. Default of Eliza. |
beth Beal; F. B. Blair appointed
guardian ad liteln for Harold Beal,
Estate Irving w. Stoner. F. B. Blair
appointed guardian ad litem for
Raymond W.. Mildred Nj, Rhoda,
Ruby L., and Helen Stoner, minors.
Estate John Echirmer. F. B. Blair
appointed guardian ad Item for
Emma Schirmer; final report ap-
proved, administrator discharge,
and bond released
Estate Adam Reichert. Executor au-
thorized to sell real estate at pri-'
vate sale at not less than appraised
value, as prayed; E. C! Perkins, H.
G. Jackson and r. c.. Reeve APP
pointed appraisers, bond, double ap.
praised value.
Guardianship Ella May Pierce ct al.
nj. j. Yoran appointed guardian ad
Item for Ella May. Harold and
Howard Pierce; guardian author
lied to sell real estate at private
sale at not less than appraised val
lie; Nathan Patton, VIM. Montgomery
and John Dolphin appointed APP
praisers, bond, double appraised val
ue.
Guardianship VIM. Trumblee. Guard
ian allowed $50 for maintenance an
schooling of ward as prayed.
Estate Geo. d. Gates. Administrator
authorized to institute proper pro
ceedings in the courts of Kansas
| for t..a purpose of making sale OF
lands Lslonging to estate and tc
pay debts and claims against estate
Estate Lavina Fordham. Will admit
ted to probate.
Estate F. A. Roe. Hearing on appli.
cation to authorize trustee to re
lease and quit claim apparent inter
est of wards in real estate; couli
finds wards have no interest IL
said premises; trustee authorize
to execute without money consider
alton, a conveyance of interest, etc
! for proper clearing of title in sal.
4 real estate; deed to John Hugh az
proved. *
Estate L. NJ Davis. ..idow allowed
$1,000 for support.
Estate Christian Benthe. Hearing O
probate of will set for Decembel
l4th.
Estate Evaline B. Hoag. Administra
tor authorized to make partial dis
tribution by paying to w. p. Hoas
$50 in his hands and interest OF
notes, as such interest shall be col
lected, until further notice.
Estate v. M. Atwater. Administers
IL tor authorized to continue action
) quiet title to real estate as prayed
Guardianship Edward Dillon. CT
: alton ordered. Guardian require
to appear and submit to examatio
for report and accounting.
Guardianship Stephen Hebron. R
port of sale and deed to John +
Davis approved.
Estate John Hawthorne. Hearing Z
probate of will set for Decembe
18th
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
1 SINGULAR TRAGEDY.

dreamed l was lady, and I was wooed by Me. tThe writer of this story you under stands a He.) dreamed q say) 1 loved Me with an absorbing flame, And by and by I promised to bear my honored name. 1 dreamed that I've" were married and thought that 1 was She. A most ill-tempered hubby I soon dls- covered Me I couldn't wake Me mornings. At pay Ing bills I slouched. Me left | in the evenings or stayed at home and grouched, dreamed l was my husband (and this time Me was She), And oh the dance Me led (oh most unnatural MeO Me lived on Bridge and Suffrage and left I all alone Tn smokeless, homeless mis'ry, Ito pay the bills-and groan. No longer could stand 1t, this dream of double dread. "Divorce,' says Me to I, and Sure thlng," was all said went to court, I parted, though how Is hard to get
 Thank God, I'm single yeti"
 Philadelphia Ledger.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
POLITICAL ASPECTS.

Every national political campaign offers new predominating features. Political aspects and political methods change quite as much as do the Amer. ican people from one election to an- other, If there is one characteristic for which the present presidential campaign promises to become historl- cal, 1t is It's good nature, With very few exceptions, most of which are among the lesser political lights, the best of feeling may be said to exist bee tween the powers that be in the big parties, Certainly no better example of this good feeling can be pointed out than on Sunday in Minneapolis, when MT. Taft and MT. Bryan had set their hearts on meeting for a little friendly chat at a hotel in that city. Inevlt- able engagements made such a meet ing impossible, They each went to some pains to send regrets to the oth- CT, Had they met, 1t would have been the finest instance in American politi.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
u,nrronn,s cELEnn Ar,oN.

We have half suspected right along that our sister-city of Hartford has been a wee bit jealous of New Haven ever since we s1ere had such monster "doings' at the time of Yales bicen- tennial. We have half suspected that this is the reason why Hartford Ia to- day making such plans for a big cele- ton of the new masonry bridge over the Big River. At any rate, 1t Is not often that a Connecticut city, or any other city for that matter, concelves and executes such a very creditable and costly engineering task as the mil- lion dollar Connecticut bridge. Hart ford Is excusabe for considerable pride on this occasion and Hartfordltes are excusable for hastening to flood the malls with plcture-postals of the new bridge. sent to their friends near and far, but failing in their excitement, as they are reported to have done. to put the necessary postage on them. Hart ford is to have such an event of three days duration as will put even its own annual Connecticut fair in the shade.
 It has been q long time in coming has this bridge dedication. As long as year ago the good people of Hartford were impatiently expecting it's coming and feverishiy going over the plans for the celebration. What with eleventh hour strikes among the masons and other unforeseen difficulties, they have found the time at their disposal none too long. But the occasion, 1t may be safely said, will fully justify the time and trouble and fully repay those who will undoubtedly travel from many a more distant point than New Haven to be present. Where we of New Ha- ven at bicentennial time enacted his- torical Yale events with undergraduate actors, Hartford Is to go US one bet ter, with the head of its educational Institution, President William Douglas
 Mackenzie, as an actor-man President Mackenzie will play the part of Rev
 Thomas Hooker, who ferrled across the Connecticut river in 1888, nearly three centuries ago. We must confess to a friend President Luther of Trinity will not be an actor man, too. We'll quite envy our editorial confrere, Charles Hopkins Clark if he plays the part of some Thomas Hooker, junior, in knee brooches and cock hat (did they wear them?) and with his hand in Papa Thomas on the ferry boat.
 New Haven is to send it's Second
 Regiment and practically Its whole fra ternal enrolment for one or another of the parades, besides a goodly delega-
 ton of mere spectators, and, if we know Hartford at all, we can predict good time for every one of them
 New Haven sends It's heartiest congrat- ulations to Hartford on this auspici- ous occasion and extends It's best Hartford will get back into something like It's well-knoWn, oldtime saneness as to matters of state politics, once 1t
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
Ercc, ct the Hearst Letters.

tSpringheld Republican,
 The final futility of these methods can be appreciated II one dscerns clearly that they really change from one side 10 the other very few votes The millions, young and old who are accustomed to remain unsv'ervingly within the ranks of one party or the other cannot be moved by such q tom tom of recrimination, while those who are truly Independent of permanent party ties are almost sure to reach their conclusions on much broader basis than sudden partisan appeals to prejudice afford in the closing weeks of the campaign Unless presidential contests nro extremely close and plu- ralitles prove to be exceedingly nar- row they are really determined by large forces which move like ocean tides and which have taken their start long before the sensation -monEers, the dcrvishes and the liars begin their gro- tesque flashing of the surface waves.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
Electric Trains In Boston.

Providence Journai)
 There fig nothing surprising In the report that the New Haven and the New York Central railways are con slderlng the use of electric power In Boston and Its suburbs. Both compa- electric le I lecomotlves @ % in 'snsG New Ynrh w and probably know the defects and strong points of the new system of operation. Time, however. Is required for ap- lt Is not probable that electricity will be adopted in Boston until the com panies arc certain that the exper- mental stage has been passed. Steam locomotives will not be displaced at once. and If electricity is substituted for steam in Boston within two years President Mellen and his associates cannot be criticised for slowness The problem ls not one that can be worked out in q month after the decision tv make the change
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
Tho Need of Rain.
tsprIngfield Republican. ]

ioHllHbu'lh h'puUlicdH.J
 The government weather bureau nearly a week ago held out the promise of rain within day or two, but lt was deceived. The atmospheric dis turbance 1t was counting on. instead of coming eastward this way passed off down the st, Lawrence basin. Later In the week the bureau faintly ventured 10 forecast rain for Saturday or there abouts and again was II deceiv- cd. But now we have | more confident announcement of quick relief from the awful drouth. Ma. there be no mistake about it. The situation has fast been becom. ing most threatening to property and even 10 life on the earth. If the crops had not practically all reached maturity or been gathered in, calam- ity would have befallen the country of staggering proportions As It is. loses from forest fires alone, and property near by. are. being computed in such figures as si0n, n,o00,o0l. II has been a time of the greatest anxiety to fire in- surance companies.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
Cicnr the Atmosphere.
CBoston rranscrIpt.l


 The executors now ought to helr clear this mystery, IL is possible that Mir, Cleveland wrote, or dictated. the body of tho production, consenting to some reporters additions, or at least giving the reportet to think he had thus consented. The extent to which public men permit others to interview them or to write out certain agreed upon line of opinions, would surprise persons unfamiliar with the ways of politics and of the press. If Is not in- conceivable that this letter was extort- ed in some way from Mir. Cleveland, or was in some stage of revision by him although Messrs. Hastings and Car lisle apparently think they have evi- dence to the contrary If Mir. Cleve- land has had absolutely nothing what ever to do with it. as the latest view of his representatives indicates. it Is certainly incumbent upon them to take the public Into their confidence to the extent of making 1t clear why they think so Clear the mystery.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

cal history when the candidates of the two great parties had met of their own free will under wholly friendly cir eumstances while in the heat of their campaign,
 And what Is true of Mir, Bryan and Mir, Taft, 1t is pleasing to know k true In no less extent of the adherents of each It Is an admirable tendency of tho American people and is con- stontly growing Twcnty-hve years ago citizens hesitated to talk politics with each other, If they were of op- poslte political faiths. Not infre- quently did the paper contain accounts of actual fist-eneounters resulting from such meetings Often life long friendships were severed because of such political differences It was highly regrettable. But happily such things are passing and it ia for the good of the country that they are, No better example of thls change could be offered than In connection with the sensational letters Mir Hearst has been reading. These letters have con taned as sensational political argu- ment as has ever been brought forth in any campaign But they have cre- ated little actual hard feeling. A few political heads have been Topped off. It is suggested that others are to fol- low. Within short time campaign of dullncss has been transformed into one of the greatest llvellness and com pleXity. But there is no bitterness. As Walter Wellman. a close observer of matters polite, has said: The strange thing about it all, the unex- pected and well-night ineXpllcable and yet not unwelcome thing, is the cquan- imlty and discriminating humor with which the people receive 1t. The dis closures are received more as jokes than anything else
 This is not because the public does not realize the great seriousness of tho charges made and their evident truth fitness. The public does, But 1t real izes as much that the real and final end of all our political institutions Is to give our United States the best gov ernment possible and that to accom- plsh this all must work in unity with out friction. The American public realizes that presidential campaigns are quite certain 10 have yellow phase of autumnal coloring. as the Springfield Republican putf 1t, and that it is not for 1t to lose any sleep fearing lest the country is going to the bow-wows, which 1t is not This is the spirit of political independence and an evidence of the gradual growth of the vast army of independent vot. ers, with no strict party allegiance, before whom the candidates must now appear upon their own merits to lay claim to the votes.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Willie" Hearst, whom Walter We'll man has dared to call the Buster Brown, the Katzen1ammer Kid, the in- fant terrible of American politics, is not the only one who is welding the axe While he is looping off heads in the political weeds, a Vermonter has made such a record such as few men can in folling, chopplng and piling a prodiglous amount of basswood.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
oUR CONTEMPORARIES.
A Trcmcndou. I,lundcr.

lROCHeSteT Pusl- EXpreSS)
 The nomination of Congressman Lll- ley for governor of Connecticut by the republicans was a tremendous blunder It seems that the bosses promised him the nomination two years ago and did not think that hls recent dlsgraceful performance in congress was sufficient cause for them to break their agree ment. The people are likely to think differently, Connecticut independents know how to split their tickets as well as the Independents in New York.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
Tint Cleveland Letter.

As if there wasn't enough confusion in the pending campaign here comes the New York Times, and 1t states tho case of the Cleveland letter on the presidency in such way that 1t must be n queer reader who does not feel nfter all the probabilities are that Cleveland did write It. The Times took every preliminary preeautlon, secured official md formal endorsements, and then printed the letter and the denials now are without proof
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

It must mean considerable to a man of MT. Roosevelt's temperament to say, as he has said, that MT Taft will win a greater victory than he himself did in 1904, but 1t undoubtedly looks as ii this would be the case.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Along with this sudden relapse into summers heat that we have had thrust upon us in the last few days 1t Is quite inconsistent to read of the col lision of two trains in snowstorm near Helena, Montana, resulting in the death of twenty-five persons.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Here Willet cried the boys father you mustn't behave that way. Every body will be calling yon little glut. ton. Do you know what that is?'
 suppose, replied Willie, It's n Press,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

He said he felt greatly encouraged because you turned the gas down low when he was calling on youn
 Well, he needn't feel encouraged, It takes q dark room 10 develop a negative, you know Philadelphia Press,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Spectator-Bub which one of those men working on that excavation is the bossp
 Water Boy---Aw, cant youse see they're all Irlshmen ?--Bohemian
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

The capacity of the Atlantic cables Is 100000, 300 words annually Only 25, 100000 are sent.
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has the worry of this bridge celebration off its mind and out Of its newspaper pages,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

The state of Guanajuato, Mexico, has produced silver worth $510,000,0o0 Mex ican, during the last $50 years.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
A FEW JOKES AND LAUGHS.

Scott--What do you think about Tom marrying a cook?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

At the prevailing increase in popu- lation New York city will be the home of il 100000 persons in 1892.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Theodore, junior, Is Ion the carpet again, this time at Thompsonville.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

The atmosphere Is free of microbes at an elevation of 1000 feet.
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Great Britain has the longest coast line of any of the countries of Europe
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

An oak tree sixty feet high contains about six million leaves
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Hostess (to distinguished foreign vs. ltor)-My husband was so distressed that nc missed you on your arrival
 M le Helns madame, l look at eem c is not there, 0 look at me, l am not there. Ennn, we look at us, we are not there,-Punch.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Geraldine--No, I cannot marry you.
 Gerald.--I3ut l know a minister, who will perform the ceremony for $4,99.
 Geraldine--I am yours.--Bohemian.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

As far as is known at present there are forty-eight kinds of housefes.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

Soup made of fried wasp is Chinese delicacy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

There is said to be no record of the existence of the camel in a wild state.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Russia has a famine every ten or twelve years.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
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