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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-23
An III Un.o uaht Pardon

Among the stories Of that former
governor of Texas Familiarity known
as Sam Houston is more than one
amusing tale.
There was financial agent Of the
penitentiary who had warmly opposed
the election of Governor Houston, but
was particularly anxious to retain his
own pleasantly lucrative position. Con-
sequently the new governor was soon
in receipt of petition In which the
mans years of faithful service and
special qualifications for the place were
set forth in glowing terms by himself.
The governor sent for him and said
gravely, at appears from this petition
that you have been in the penitentiary
eight years."
II have" was the reply.
"And during that time you have per-
formed faithfully every duty that has
come in your way to the best Of your
ability?"
Il have" answered the agent, his
courage swiftly rising.
''rhen, sir" said the governor, with
the air Of one conferring priceless
favor. II pardon you out"
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Put Out Of comml,,ion.


Abernethy was supposed to influence
people by brusqueness amounting to
absolute rpdeness. It Is related that
one day very voluble lady took her
daughter. who was Ill, to see him.
(Which Of you two wants to consult
meY said Abernethy.
my daughter," replied the elder wo-
man.
Abernethy then put question to the
girl. Before she had a chance to reply
her mother began long story. Aber-
nethy told her to be quiet and repeat
ed his question to the girl. A second
time the woman began story, and a
second time he told her to be quiet.
Then she interrupted him third time.
Put your tongue out" he said to the
mother.
but there's nothing the matter with
me" she exclaimed. !.
Never mind, put your tongue out"
he commanded.
Thoroughly overawed. the woman
obeyed.
Now, keep it out" said Abernethy,
and he proceeded to examine the GIRL
Grand Magazine.
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A Queer complie.t;on.


In Sydney, town of 6OU0 600 inhab-
itants, one can get nothing to eat on
Sunday. Certain restaurants supply
food surreptitiously. but the whole
time the guests IRE In danger of being
arrested. Once an Italian was in such
restaurant on Sunday when suddenly
the police entered. The Italian was
promptly pushed by the proprietor into
room where q waitress happened to
be standing In negligee. Even this
room the police invaded, but the whit.
ress saved the situation by declaring
that the young man was her fiance.
The young man. by the way. had been
married some time. He thought that
he had deceived the policeman; but, us
matter of fact, he had got out of the
frying pan into the fire. One fine day
the waitress called him before the
courts and claimed $500 for breach Of
promise: The italian had to pay. And
then came the worst of all. His wife
sued for divorce and shortly after
married another man.
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EpeEwoop.

Joe Sharp and d. T. Smith departe
Tuesday night on landseeking trip
to Nebraska.
Mrs. j. G. Prowse of Manchester
visited with her sister, Mrs. A. j.
Cross, last Saturday.
Miss Anna Story went down to
Manchester Monday night to attend
the funeral of Miss Wood which oc-
Cured in that city Tuesday afternoon.
Joe Thurn raised his new barn last
Tuesday and has the shingling about
completed. His brother Will is the
boss carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Densmore
Mesdames Simms and Morris and Mr..
and Mrs. L. M. Todd from this place
were among those who attended the
picnic last Friday.
A. L. Minkler returned home last
Saturday morning from Delhi where
he visited his son, F. L. Minkler,
steward of the Delaware county poor
farm, and also attended the picnic he
there last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Blanchard and
little babe went, down to Hopkinton
last Saturday night. Mr.. Blanchard
returned the following Monday morn
ing but his wife remained for a long
e visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
Brooks.
Mrs. Frank Thurn, Sr., expects to
leave for Dachau, Austria, the fiji
teenth of next month, her ticket hav-
ing already been ordered. Her hus-
band left for that place last March
and they expect to remain in the old
country until next spring.
H. NJ. Barr, accompanied by George
Barr, left Monday morning for Man
chester with fourteen head of the
| formers thoroughbred Shorthorn cattl
which he is exhibiting at the Della.
ware County fair which is being held
il. that ely this week. If Henry
doesn't win some of the premiums we
will miss our guess, for he certainly
has some very fine cattle. He is
also breeder of full blood Poland
China and Duroc Jersey swine.
| Journal
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DYERSvllLE.

Mrs. B. Reichel- visited her son-in
law and daughter, MIR. and Mrs. J
Nachtmann of Bremen township thu
first of the week.
Miss Maggie Sassen has returned
home from Geddes, S. D., after ;
pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs
Adam Kleespies and her brothers
John, Barney and Tony Sassen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Wolf of Kimbal
IS. D., arrived last Saturday, being
called here on account of the ser
ious sickness of Mr.. VIM. hartmann
Sr., the father of Mrs. Wolf.
Messrs. Jos. Gerhard, Sr., Franz
Willenborg and Jos. Erdmann depart
ed for Geddes, S. D., last Monda!
evening where they are looking aftel
their real estate interest.
VIM. Sternhagen, Jr., of Northforl
was here Monday. He took along his
relatives Mrs. Clark of Waterloo ant
Mrs. Mccarthy of Manchester who
will visit with him and his family fol
short time.
Mrs. Charles White and children re
turned to their home at New Hamp
ton Saturday after a pleasant visit
with her mother, Mrs. Georgen ant
sister Miss Anna also her brother ant
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlet
Georgen at Rockville.
Mrs. Mike Mccarthy of Manchester
ard her daughter Mrs. Joe Clark q
Waterloo who have been visiting a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stern
hagen of Northfork township returne'
home Wednesday evening. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Sternhagen accompanied then
t, this city.
Mr.. VIM. Fumett, who lives few
miles south of Dyersville, was her
last Tues. bringing in some peache
he raised. They measured 9% inche
around each of them. He had tw,
and a half bushels on tree fiv
years old. They are very deliciou
and are better than any peaches eve
seen around Dyersville. We call al
tcntion to this for the benefit of on
friends operating irrigated fruit farm
in the west.
Mr.. Robert Willard who is tourinl
the Pacific states sent by express
fine lot of peaches from North va
kima valley, Washington which ar
the finest ever seen in Dyersville
The peaches are on exhibition at ]
H. Denkhoffs jewelry store and wer'
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KANSAS.

One of the greatest record breaking
states to be found in the Union, in
every department of industry, and on
every field of human endeavor is
Kansas, which either stands at the.
front, or side by side in importance
with her neighbors. And we find
that all this prosperity roots in the
soil, which is very fertile. And the
remarkable fact is: that the opportu-
mites there are better today than at
any other place in the United States.
both for securing homes and for good
investments.
The soil is dark rich loan, ex-
ceedingly productive and suitable not
only for wheat, but also for alfalfa.
the most profitable of all forage crops
Indian corn, oats, rye, barley. kaffir
corn, Jerusalem corn, sorghum, Irish
and sweet potatoes, sugar beets and
all kinds of orchard and bush fruits,
live stock and poultry.
These conditions and crops are
found throughout the Pawnee and
Arkansas valley and more particular
ly in Finney county, Of which Garden
City, town of 45O0 inhabitants, is
the county seat.
Alfalfa seed is specially in this
part of the southwest. From Garden
City is shipped annually from $780,
600 to $4,000 worth of seed. Of the
highest quality. This plant yields
from three to five crops every year,
from the same ground It is custo-
mary to cut two hay crops, and leave
tie third for feed which yields from
three to six bushels per acre accord
ing to the season. The dryer the seq
son the more seed which brings $500
to $1,000 at Garden City.
The best.of water is found in abun.
dance at depth of fifteen to TWEEN.
t, five feet in the bottom lands and
flom thirty to eighty feet in the up
lands, and being sheet water under
lying the entire district. it is found
everywhere in an inexhaustible sup
ply easily obtained.
Considerable acreage in the Ar
kansas valley is irrigated partly by
bitches or canals taken out of the
Arkansas river, and partly by individ-
ual company and government pump.
ing plants getting the water from the
lnderllow.
The climate is healthful and pleas.
ant. One does not find the extreme
of cold and prolonged winters as in
the Dakotas. MINI. and Canada. nor
get the excessive heat of Texas or
the southern states. Live stock
such as horses and cattle run prac-
tically without shelter all winter, and
receive little or no feed aside from
the native grasses such as buffalo,
glama and blue stem.
Probably amongst the most import
ant factors in reference to this re-
zion is the fact that the cost of TIL
lage is much less than in the east.
Then again the amount of taxes is
low partly ontaccount of the small In
vestment in land, but more partic-
ularly because the expenses of gov.
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eminent, state. county and municipal
are much less. There are no saloons
and not much business for the courts
from. criminal causes.
/ Garden City has probably the larg.
est beet factory In the United States
and over $4,000 head of cutie were
fed and fattened on the beet pulps
from the factory last season. At the
same time Garden City. Is within easy
reach of the splendid markets of the
west, such as Pueblo and Denver
close by, and Salt Lake City and San.
Francisco farther west. And being
on the main line Of the Sante Fe rail.
road is on favorable freight basis for
reaching Kansas City and all the
eastern markets.
The country Is settling up very
rapidly and has been since the cattle
kings were forced to open the enorm.
Gus ranches which they had fenced
/ In, up to within q couple of years
ago, and put the lands ON the market
The United States has an extensive
farm three miles from Garden City
for the purpose Of experimenting Will
crops of all kinds, finding the best
methods Of culture and best crops TO,
that section.
But the fact which is Of striking
interest is: That there is much goot
Hand still to be had at very low price
and with no expense for clearing up
One buys wild land in July or Aug
ust, plows it and seeds it to whea
the same fall, and frequently tn,
crops the following year pays for tn
land and the cost of the crops a
well.
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Labor day was observed BY the per-!
Torrance Of regular duties.
Mr.. Joseph made the school q very
agreeable visit the 9Th.
The ice cream social of the 18th.
was a success. Just about every body
IL the district were there. The ev.
ening was perfect, the yard inviting
and the "Commerford" cream tempt.
ing and palatable. George Cox and
Charlie Naper dispensed crackerjack
and pop corn, and Mesdames Cox and
Haight sold delicious home made can.
dy and pretty corn cob dolls. The
gross receipts were $11.93. Several
fem outside the district were there.
:. corn club has been formed by
the school.
verna Naper was at the Point fair
one day.
We were glad and surprised to see
our former "Y," Madeline Green
well, can't call her new name, Of
Ryan, at our social. It made us
think of that other beautiful moon.
light night of the years agone when
We sailed and sung on the ssSnail".
\ George McEwen, who was also pres.
ent that evening has become pro
fessor of physics at Leland Stanford,
b Fred Holbert is on the sea coming
home with an importation Of horses,
), Will Scanlon is at home farming after
1 several years Of college, Edith Wells
is teaching at Hartley, Myrtle in Del.
aware county, Nellie Packer is mar
ried and lives at Cedar Falls. Where
3 the rest? All are performing use
full and temperate service for mans
we'll being.
t Saturday, Sept. 5, we met deal
old teacher, Emma Thompson, OF
n tie street at Manchester. How vivid
I. i, were pictured the pleasant remem
brances of congenial comradeshil
of teacher and scholar.
l. How fondly we looked on the Of,
It house on the hill,
The wide arch Ger the stoop, and tn
eel well beaten sill;
k The windows small panes, the hall
d| with the shelves,
The long stove with the drum and tt
e studious elves.
The apples we roasted, the storie
S. we told
hInf kfnrc
warriors as bold,
70 The place where we stood at tn
", board;
It. The seats where we sat and tn
Is boys who "chored."
The yard where we played in, tn
I'd weeds and the mud,
Y, The violets and honey suckles> an
r. each opening bud.
IL The snakes that we killed on Smith
to stony hill
at The brooklets and rivulets and eac
ot tiny rill.
lie All these and many more came basl
ing in view
is And proclaimed themselves brigl
s. and shining as new,
er Now we know they are not by tn
,e threads of our hair
That somehow have changed an
ID made us more fair,
]. At least SO we trust it to be an
n, much more
D. Whilst we journey yet onward Ell
B. joying LIES store.
r. The spirit that moves us to b
of young in our age
v. Is the spirit that conquers on life
Z, battle page.
is So let us be youthful and happy an
it gay,
d Forgetting the sorrows and live 70
.e today.
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RYAN,,

RYAN,
Mr.. and Mrs. David McElliott well
coined big girl baby to their home
on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Peter Pitts and two children
are here from South Dakota on a
visit to friends.
Mrs. Hugh McElligott returned this
morning from her South Dakota trip.
She is well pleased with the country.
T. F. Donnelly is here this week
with his gang Of workmen doing some
grading on the south and west roads.
This work was badly needed and will
be highly appreciated.
Morrell Hamblin is back from his
hunting trip in South Dakota. He
says the chickens were a scarce ar
ticle but ducks and fish were plenti
full.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Houlahon welcom
ed fine baby girl to their home
yesterday. Ed is walking on air ant
passing out cigars with lavish hant
About half the people in town call
ed at the John Preston home tn
first of the week, the attraction be
ilg night blooming cereus. 1t i
rare and very pretty plant an
was in full bloom at midnight.-Re
porter.
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ONEIDA,


Charlie Tip and wife of Waterloo
were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Keonl are Wis
iting at the James Hood home.
Camille Boilean of Chicago is Wis
iiing the Misses Adelia and Pearl
Cox.
Mrs. McNeal and two children OF
Oakland, California, who have been
visiting relatives here for the past
three months left for their home Sat
urday.
Julia Potter was calling on old
friends here Monday. She left Thurs
cay for Portland, Oregon, to work
for Mr.. Wilson and wife in large
hotel at that place.
Mrs. Miller and daughter, Jennie
OF Almoral were in town Thursday
'rs.i S. T. Knox and son, John re
turned Monday from weeks visi
with relatives at Coggon.
Mr.. Will Cox, wife and daughter
Clara, left Tuesday morning for
three weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. S. P. Heise in Canada.
James Raster of Delaware visite
his cousin, Lyle Cougar, Saturday an
Sunday.
Mrs. Adelia Cox returned from Ear
Vile Tuesday after a pleasant visi
with friends at that place.
| Mrs. L. A. Reyr,olds and childre
OF Manchester were in town Frida!
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THORPE.

Grandma Billhorn is spending few
dsys with her daughter, Mrs. Johl
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Smith visited
in Greeley last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Kane and child
rem from Littleport spent Saturda,
and Sunday at the Dan Sark home.
Charlie Daisy spent Sunday witt
his wife and children.
Mable Parsons visited Sunday will
viera Heyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Coats made q
trip to Manchester in their automo
bile Thursday taking in the fair.
Zach Mattice passed away at his
home one mile east of Dundee aftel
a lingering illness of cancer of the
stomach
Perry Smith went to Arlington OF
business last Friday.
Mr.. kellogg of the Backbone was il
Thorpe one day last week.
frank Chapel of. Manchester is
painting Frank Schomock's new hous:
this week.
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DELHI.

0EIcls
H. H. P0ter's large barn was rails
ed on Friday.
Miss Sadie Trier was in town last
Thursday.
Misses Gertie and Jessie Burton
were recent Dubuque visitors.
j. A. Urmy, the new barber, moved
his family from Coggon Thursday
They occupy the ]. B. Clark residence
Mrs. A. q. House will return tt
Milford Tuesday.
AL White and family from Hanover
Illinois, were guests at Geo. Furman'
last week.
Mrs. Maud Hogg is working in
millinery sto.e at Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Simpson wer
in Manchester last week Tuesday t,
see the ball game.
DR.. and Mrs. q. ]. Wintenburg wei
to New Vienna last week to attent
medical meeting.
F. NJ. Byerly went to Cedar Rapid.
Saturday evening to see his daughter
Mrs. May Howard, who is seriousl,
i'll with typhoid pneumonia.
The two year old son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. G.. Lundfn died last week Monda
after rev hours illness.
Mrs. Will Burton and children O
Waterloo are guests at the Jane.
Burton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Chase have
old thesir recidence in Delhi to Coed
frey Dolley.
The w. R. G. inspector will be her,
on Saturday, September &c, to in
spect the Corps. All members ar,
requested to be present.
A two months old baby of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Soesbe was buried in our Gem
etery Sunday.
Most of the members of Delhi lodge
No. 46, !. o. o. F. went to Hopkintol
last week Tuesday to attend the flu
neral of Paul Prideg.
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Present oiyi.u wor.. Than r;pp;n,

Present Giving Worse Than Tipping.
The trend Of the times makes itself
felt In the matter of presents and
present giving. In the days of our
grandmothers these tokens Of affection
were few and far between and were
marked by stern simplicity. But we
have changed all that, and the up to
date riot Of presents means deadly
drain on our bank balances.
The tipping tax Is bad enough. but
the burden Of countless presents can
give 1t points and beating.-London
Taller.
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County Correspondence.

old-time friends here, all of whom
are pleased to see her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bristol ana
daughter, Bernice. visited at Oneida
ard Manchester during the week and
attended the Delaware County fair,
They returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Lands and
Miss Lucille Lands were Elkport Wis
itors Wednesday.
Misses Marie Grimes, Florence Ros'
ser and Ruth Beddow are Epworth
Seminary students.
Mrs. G. w. Strader has returned
home from an enjoyable visit of sew
eral weeks at ST. Paul and Minneapo-
lis.
Joe Knee Of Milwaukee is guest
at the Mallory home north of town
He is the eldest son of w. E. Knee.
Mrs. A. H. Mallory and Mrs. R. B
Palmer were calling on friends il
town Wednesday.
MISS tlOFeHce mice Is WISHING q
Oak Grove and Greeley.
q. c. Perkins of Delhi was a pro
fessional caller in town during tn
week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Palmer hav
recently become the parents of
young son.
Il
w. H. Holthaus and Miss Margare
Hartbecke were married Wednesda
at the home of the BRIDES parent:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Hartbecke. The
have the best wishes Of many friend
for long and happy welded life.
Mrs. II. w. Putt had as her guest
the first of the week her parents, NJ
and Mrs. Crist, of Clayton.
Ed Moreland is at home from Fa
ley where he has been working in
barber shop.
n The Epworth League is to provid
for an entertainment course til
year. 1.-The Jubilee Singers is tt
first number to be given October
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Forest Of ston. In Austr.Iia,

In Albany, in Australia. is to be seen
. stone forest-in other words. petrificd
trees. The trees are of gray stone.
1t Is suggested as an explanation of
the strange phenomenon that In the
depths Of past ages the forest was IN
full vegetation and then through some
upheaval of the earth 1t was buried in
sand. Little by little water acting on
the sand penetrated the branches and
solidiied.
The wood gradually disappeared I'm.
der the layer of stone and In time took
It'd form. Then In succeeding years
the winds again carried away the sand
and the forest appeared anew, but Of
stens.- Globe.
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IA Plat Ih.t Eail.a

A story OF plot to kidnap Queen
Victoria and turn England into re-
public is told in Peter .Latouche's book,
Anarchy; Its Methods and Expo.
Dents." This coup d'etat was planned
to take place in 1888. the year of the
great dock strike In London, but was
frustrated by the success Of the strlk-
ers and the unexpected sympathy and
help shown them by the moneyed
classes. This did much to conciliate
the masses. on whose help the revo-
lutionists relied,
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picked from a four-year-old tree be.
longing to Mr.. W. J. Kerslake for
er Dyersville boy. About twenty box
E of fruit were picked from this tree
The Dyersville people who went out
there several years ago are doing nice
ly on their fruit farms there.-Com-
mercial.
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In q Bad Way.

"You seem much upset, my good
man." remarked the curate, who hap
pened to call when Murkie was laying
down the law somewhat emphaticaily
to his family circle.
"Hupset" beloved Murkie. II
should think am hupset! Our bless.
ed kids Just set ITSELF on fire. an
bowed II the missus ere amt bin
an put I'm out with my pot o. beer.
an me stony broke too!'-London An.
SWerS
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Bride Throwing her arms about the
brldegroom's neck)-You are my pris-
Oner for life! Brldegroom-It's not i'm
prisonment for life. love; it's capital
punlshment.-Sydney Town and Coun-
try Journal.
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The Villain.

Critic-The villain III your story il n
perfect masterpiece. Where did you get
the character? Novelist-l imagined n
man possessed Of all the forms OF
wickedness which my wife attributes
to me when she Is angry.
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coLEsRuRe,

September 10. 1908. Whew! this
is hot weather and no mistake.
Clifford Grimes and Roy Prentice
went to Fayette the first of the week
to attend the U. /. U. Tom More
lind had gone some time previous as
he has position in the post-office
there and will work when out OF
SCHOOL.
Mrs. Margaret Meyers of Cedar
Rapids is the guest of relatives and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-23

Operator-what do you think of the
new foreman. Jimmie? Printers Devil
Say. dat teller could print all he
knows In display type on q postage
stamp without canceling the stamp
Exchange.
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ONEIDA SCHOOL NOTES..

A month nearly gone!
Vina Voelker spelled down the first
year class and Howard Boardman
the fourth year class.
Charlie Naper was detained at
home by sickness one day. Ellen Halt
two days.
George Cox attended the Woodmen
picnic.
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VETERINARIAN.
Or. J. W. scorr.
VETERINARY Surgeon ana Dentist hoi n
Main Street. Telephone 2ss.
". N soyn1oh

WATCHMAKER, Jewsler and Rnprave.
- dealer in Watches. Clocks, Silver aud PA
ca ware, Fine Jewelry. spectacies. Cnlisrv
Musicai Instruments. ETC.. Main Street.
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