Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-12
Mrs. D. Wesley Barr will en-

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terrain the 500 club of this city and
the husbands of its members, next
Friday evening at her home in Hon
ey Greek township.
The regular meeting of Pro-
lection Company No. ! will be held
in the City building February 2Sth.
Routine business will be disposed
of prior to the election Of officers for
the coming year.
The short month of February
has five Saturdays this year. This,
says the Philadelphia Record, can
happen only in leap year, and only
every seventh leap year. There will
not be another February with five
Saturdays until 1886.
The Highland Mobiles regular
meeting next Tuesday evening, Feb.
lS This will be the first meeting
in the new hall over Blake's store.
Supper will be served, members
know what that means. Every
member should attend this meeting.
w. @. Beeman sustained injur.
les from a fall received Saturday,
while in performance of his work
near the Manchester & Oneida
Railway depot. Mr.. Beeman's
place is being taken by Mr.. Rey-
nolds for the present.
"A nomination petition is being
circulated among the voters of the
city, endorsing the candidacy of the
Hon. Charles E. Pickett, US a NOM
inee for United States representa-
tive. Mr.. Pickett is we'll known
here and his canvass for office of
representative is being we'll received
In this county.
The weather for the week has
been combination of energetic and
mild winter temperature. Good
sleighing provides amusement and
entertainment for parties in "bob-
sleds.' Sunday was an ideal win
ter day, while Monday developed
drizzle which threatened rain
storm.
A chicken farm of importance
is in the process of completion south
of this city, the place being owned
and operated by G. B. Mills. One
building measures l6x20 feet, and
in it ana adjacent sheds are accom-
modations for two hundred chick
ems. Three incubators are in use,
also thirty nests. Plymouth Rock
variety predominates among the
birds, and the young fries will
soon be ready for the market.
"A magazine, which has been on
the tables of the Carnegie library
for some months, and which is con-
sidered as one of the periodicals
whose articles are prepared by the
best critics in Art, is Masters in
Art" which is made up of a series
Of illustrated monographs, issued
monthly by Bates. Guild & Co. of
Boston. On account of disastrous
fire suffered by this firm, number
of issues have not been received.
This magazine treats of the autobi-
ography of the artists life, together
with a review of his work.
"A word to the voter. The gen
eral penalty for the violation of any
provision of the primary law is a
fine of not less than 800 or more
than $500 or a Jail sentence of from
30 to GO days Now, this law pro-
vides that each signer Of nomin-,
alton paper shall sign but one such
paper for the same Office So, be-
ware! Do not sign a petition for
Jones and Smith both, if they are
aspiring for the same Office, just to
make a good fellow of yourself, or it
may cost you more than your sigma
ture was worth to the candidates.
Emmetsburg Tribune.
Mrs. R. W. Fishel, patriotic
instructor of the woman's Relief
Corps lsspiannlng to place In every
school room in the city silk flag
mounted on a standard to be used
in giving the flag salute. With this
endin view program will be Civ
en- under the auspices of the public
school on the evening Of Feb. 90.
Washington's birthday. An inter
esting program is being prepared
by the grades and all are urged to
cooperate and make the entertain.
ment a success. The proceeds to be
used in purchasing flags. Program
published next week.
Work has been begun on the
remodling of the post Office building:
that of remouing the present coat.
ing of paper on the walls, and mea-
surfing for the burlaping of same.
| The ceiling is to be covered with
steel work, and the main entrance
door will be removed to the south
side-of the room, making large
plate glass front for the office. The
elevator, which is used in connec.
ton with the Democrat office. is to
be moved to the rear of the mail
room, thereby increasing the spac,
for the rural carriers. The compile
ton of this work is not expected be
fore the middle Of March.
Novel methods Of raising mon
, ey for the different churches are be
ing employed nowadays. The Ia
f dies of the Methodist Episcopa
| church are interesting the member
i of that denomination in a schem
!, which will net them nearly $500,
: their plans are successful. A foo
: Of pennies and nickles are to be SC
licited from as many friends as pos
: sible, who will promise to contri
!, butte and collect as many. pennies Q
!. iive-cent pieces as are necessary t