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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
DELHI.

Mrs. H. G. Gustafson and son,
Paul, Of Jamaica are visiting friends
at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Liddle and two
sons Of Walker were guests at Z. B.
Porters Tuesday of last week.
T. j. Gestel attended the Demo
cratic State Convention at Sioux
City last Thursday.
Mrs. John Harker (nee Lizzie
Fraser of Milford, Iowa, is visiting
her friends at this place.
A. M. Fleming, wife and son, OF
Scoba, Mississippi are visiting at G.
f. Flemings.
Two nieces of John Porter's from
Wisconsin are making him a visit.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blake of Straw
berry Point is visiting at l.. NJ
Barnes.
L. Schnittier and wife were recen,
Dubuque visitors.
Bert Sherman was in Dyersville
Thursday.
DIR. Warner and family returned
from Nebraska Friday.
Mrs. George Angel and son
Howard were Waterloo visitors las,
Thursday.
George Thorpe of Manchester
visited his sister Mrs. S. M. Chase
Saturday.
Truman Gustafson of Dubuque
was in Delhi over Sunday.
The Epworth League will serve q
warm dinner to all who attend the
celebration July 18th. Price 25c.
Lem Boardman's father died a,
his home in Oneida Saturday.
Mrs Dolly spang Martin of Vir.
glnia is visiting her sister, Mrs. A
E. House.
Swan Moline is here from North
ern Minnesota.
E. II. Fleming attended the post
masters convention at Cedar Rapid,
last Thursday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
COCOON.

Corn has been growing nicely the
past few days.
The Misses Minna and Jean Mer-
riam were shopping in Manchester
Monday
Miss Stella Mcclure was guest
of her grandma, Mrs. Harrington near
Hazel Green, last week.
III. G. Merriam returned the last
of the week from the Dakotas, where
he went on a business trip.
Ada Yates and Iva Green return
ed Tuesday from Hazel Green.
where they made short visit.
Little Margaret Crosby had the
misfortune to step on garden rake
Monday and run the teeth of same
nearly through one of her feet.
Mesdames Frank Currie and
Dave Richardson of Earlville, were
guests of Ivan Harnish and wife
one day last week.
Twins, boy and girl, were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Supple
of Route No. l. recently. This is the
second pair of twins born to then
in the past two years
Considerable damage was done
north OF town by the wind storm
last Thursday night, about clever
o'clock. John Smiths wind mill was
blown down, his barn was slight,
damaged a number of trees in tn,
vicinity were blown down.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Big Fire at Duluth,

Over a million dollars worth of
property was consumed within cou.
pie of hours on Rice's point at Dull
luth. Mimi, by fire which RACED ele
vator d, of the Consolidated Elevator
company, to waters edge; destroyed
No. ] dock and sheds of the Northern
Pacific. and imperilled surrounding
property valued ut another million.
Valiant work ny a dozen tug boats
which aided the fire department is
probably all that saved the bay front
Mt that point from being entirely swept
away While the tiremcn combattel
the flames on Elevator ID the tugs
kept steady streams on all surround.
ing buildings from the slips within a
radius of two blocks.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Strawberry POINT.

George Stsehle and wife visited
over Sunday with relatives at Gree
ley.
Miss Florence Riddell went to
Manchester Tuesday evening for a
visit at the G. A. Peterson home.
Mrs. Ii. A. Harrington and
daughter Hazel Went to Manchester
last Tuesday evening for a visit
with relatives.
Miss Maud Sloan came home from
Manchester last Saturday morning
where she has been a guest at the
home of her brother Alfred.
Attorney and Mrs. Yoran return
ed to their home at Manchester
Monday evening, after short visit
with Mrs. Minnie Clough.-Mail.
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
DYERSvILLE

The Misses Bess and Josephine
Thorpe of Manchester spent Sunday
here at the G. A. Smith home.
H. j. Osterhaus of near Peters
burg is preparing for the erection of
a large new residence on his farm.
Mrs. John j. Goen of Manchester
spent Sunday with Miss Winnie
Hynes in this city.
John Mcclure and wife of Delhi
were guests at the home of Henry
Toomer and wife in this city Sun
day.
Misses Lena Rohenkohl, Lille
Clemens, Rosa Baker and Alice
Bell went to Manchester Monday
where they are attending the teach
ers institute.
Miss Hester Higgins and her
brothers departed for Ryan, Iowa,
Saturday morning where they will
spend their vacation with relatives.
Miss Winifred Maley of Man
chester spent Sunday here with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Woestman and Miss
Emma Deyen.
Herman Schultz of Parkersburg,
Iowa, arrived here Saturday night
to visit his brother John in North
fork township and other relatives in
Dyersville. He is engaged in the
lumber and coal business at Par
kersburg.
Thos. Noonan and 1heo Schem-
mel of Northfork township were in
Dyersville Saturday enroute to Man
chester where they attended the
democratic convention. They were
on the delegation from Northfork
township.-Commercial.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
EAp,s GROVE.

John Fishel of Kalispell, Mon
tana, is making a brief visit with
old friends and neighbors in this
vicinity.
Ross Chase and family were Sun
day visitors at j. I. Fowler's.
Fred Timn was at the county
seat Friday.
j. NJ. Rutherford is re-shingling
his barn.
VIM. Frentress of California is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Robson.
Quite a number drove up to see
the barn wrecks near Edgewood on
Sunday. There was no serious dam
age done in this immediate vicinity
beyond the destruction of few
windmills, timber and outbuildings.
Amos Culbertson and wife went
to Waterloo on Thursday to attend
the NJ. w. A. picnic and also for a
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Fl. E. Fowler and children
returned to their home at Hanlon-
town Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
THORPE,

Chester Stone spent Monday eve
at Albert Retzs.
Chas. Barr called on John Rob-
ertson last Wednesday.
O. L. Huene Of Manchester tran
sacted business through here last
Wednesday.
R. H. Bowers was in Manchester
last Thursday.
Mrs. G. Daisy and children were
in Manchester on business one day
last week.
Mrs: P. Mccutcheon is at home
for a short visit.
Miss Mae Parsons spent Sunday
at home.
John Daisy went to Lamont Sun
day for visit with relatives.
P. Smith and wife spent Sunday
at S. Simons.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
GREELEY.

Mrs. Lon Culbertson was called
to her rest, Tuesday night, at IL
o'clock.
Greeley had a case of mumps but
there is no more in town.
A number from here are attend
ing Chautauqua in Manchester this
week.
Mrs. Hess is improving quite
rapidly and hopes to be home in
few weeks.
Gladys Crawford is spending her
vacation at the home Of DIR. Rowe's
parents at Iowa City.
Mrs. Armstrong and son, Howard
returned from the hospital Saturday
and Howard is greatly improved.
Mr.. Henry Pilgrim of near Man
chester visited his parents Monday
of this week.
J. S. Schirmer and wife are in
Dubuque to stay while Mrs Frank
Schirmer is at the hospital in that
city.
The L.. A. s. OF the M. r.. church
cleared over $50 at their dinner and
supper. This will go towards
building a-walk in front of the par
sonage
j. M. Fishel of Kalispel, Mon
tana, former resident of this place
is calling on old neighbors and rela-
tives. Mr.. Fishel was delegate 10
the Woodmen convention at Peoria,
Illinois.
Two Mormon Elders were here
last week and preached on the
street. John Milt Young said if he
had ten years knocked off his age he
would have went with them.
Ralph Sherman and Miss Nela
Baker arrived here Sunday from
Twin Falls. Idaho. Ralph is much
taken up with the country, and says
there are at least POO new houses
going up at Twin Falls.
Cards were received here a short
time ago announcing the marriage
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Crowd chnses Mormon ELDERS.

Rolln. No.. Jane a9.-Egged by the
crowd to which t'ify wee m.each;ns
and then drrr,.isd va ter from
a fire hose. twenl! tNg ). ri.cn elders
were forced 10 flee and promise Ito fur.
Their effort TO condret services. On
their arrival they SAID ,hey won!l stay
week. a brass hand ANA the r,va!
oratory of SALVATION Army cor.,s
failed to interfere With der preaeL-
ing at first
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
.alloonis,s Have n Close Call.

Two women and three men who
assembled in Il balloon from the extreme
southwestern section of Philadelphia
had a narrow escape from death
when the envelope containing the
gas split. causing the balloon to
rapidly decend to earth and land
on the muddy banks of the Schuykili
river The passengers We're not hurt,
hut We're soaked with mud and water.
Those imperiled We're Mrs. Carrie Bur.
cham Kilgore, Mrs, NJ. Eleanor Lock-
ington, DR. Thomas Eldridge, DIR. Geo.
II. Zimmerman and Professor Samuel
King.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
RYAN.

Patrick Donnelly and S. S.
Squires each purchased half sec
ton of land in southwestern Kansas.
The wind storm last Thursday
night blew an apple tree through
one of the windows at Edgar Nc
Clouds place.
Tom Hines arrived here Tuesday
from Minnesota where he has spent
the past few years.
Joe McCusker is now located at
Valparaiso, Nebraska, where he has
secured a position as operator on
the Union Pacific.
The road to the depot is being
filled in and drained this week, a
fact that will be greatly appreci-
ated by those who have occasion to
use it.
While making up the freight
train here yesterday the engineer
came back with more force than was
necessary ard scattered the butter
Just loaded in a refrigerator car in
every direction.
e. j. Huls has been carrying
around one Of those smiles that
won't come off during the past few
days. A girl baby who arrived al
his home last Friday is the cause Of
all his happiness.
The Forester's lodge, Of Castle
Grove will hold a big picnic and
celebration in the grove near the P
Il. Evers farm July 4th. Amuse
ments of all kinds will be furnished
and fine time is assured. A rec
hot base ball game will be a feature
of the occasion.
Several members of the family O
Fl. Fl. Johnston, of Silver Creek and
Bob Gilchrist, their hired man, were
taken seriously i'll with case o.
poisoning last Tuesday morning af
ter eating their breakfast. They all
suffered severely for a time, bu
prompt medical attention brough
them relief and they are now out o
danger. 1t is thought that eithe
the milk or butter used for break
fast was the cause Of the trouble
Reporter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
County Correspondence.

of Miss Louie Combs and Mr.. Wes-
ley Blank at the home of Mrs. Dol
lie Reddin- Badger in Rocky Ford,
Colorado, June l, 1908. Miss
Combs made her home here for a
time with her aunt, Mrs. III. Dry
bread, and has many warm friends
in Greeley who wish her all Joy and
happiness. The young couple will
make their future home in ANA
rillo, Texas, after August l.-Home
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01

III. A. Spear and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. Hendrickson, of
Greeley and returned Saturday
evening.
Lew Davis is visiting relatives in
Sioux City.
George Goldsborough has i'm
proved the looks of his hotel by a
coat Of paint.
John Weldon and wife were called
to Elkport by the illness of his
brother-in-law. VIM. Ortman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Hard Shedding for Mulai.

Morocco City, June 29.-The Ell
Mtougui tribesmen. following up their
advantage of June 81, when they at.
tackled and routed a column of Mulai
Hatid's forces, killing 100 of them and
wounding $50, has again defeated the
followers of the usurping sultan, kill.
ing three of his chiefs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Tally.Ho Victim Is Dead.

Newport, r. L., June 29.-Mrs. Henry
VIM, of Maiden, Mass, who was i'll
jured by the overturning of tally-ho
coach on a pleasure excursion here
with delegates to the convention of the
General Federation of Women's clubs
In Boston, is dead. Mrs. Winn's was
the second death among the club
women during their visit to this city,
Mrs Sarah Shute. of Coon Rapids. Ia,
having died the previous day of heart
disease.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
LAMONT.

Miss Mary Brown is visiting rel
atives at Manchester and Oneida.
Mrs. John Preussner of Dundee
was guest of Mrs. Nina Wilkins
the first of the week.
Mrs. Vince Zemanek went to DEL
vein Tuesday to visit her sisters,
Mrs. Eller and Mrs. Risk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hundley of Aurora
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Foffel Tuesday.
Lamont will celebrate the 4th of
July and extends cordial invita-
ton to the surrounding country to
Join her in the making the l32d
birthday of the nations birth a
memorable one. Hon. A. M. Cloud
of Earlville will be the orator of the
day, and 7. w. G. Jenny will read
the Declaration of Independence.
The Strawberry Point brass band OF
Is pieces has been secured to play.
Jake A. Wesley jr. was born on
the farm east of Lamont in Della
ware county, July Is. 1872, and
died at noon at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Albert Allenstein, June
II, 1908. The greater part of his
life was spent in the vicinity of his
home town, He engaged in the
laundry business in Oelwein and
later was employed at Mt. Pleasant
and Kankakee, Ill. where he was
the manager of the Palace laundry
for the past three years and a half.
November 20, 1907 he was married
to Miss Lena Kohler of Kankakee,
who with his aged father, three
brothers, Thomas, John and Frank
and five sisters, Mrs. Barta, Mrs
Allenstein all Of Lamont, Mrs.
Walker of Prairieburg, Iowa, Mrs
Field Of Marshalltown and Mrs
Frank Sheldon of Beloit, Wis. ar
left to mourn his early death. Tn
funeral was held at st. Marys' Cath
Ole church Friday, June 9th, at II
o'clock the services being conducted
by Rev. Father Meyers.-Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Col. Tucker so Pounds Lighter.

Mount Clemens. Mich, June 90
Colonel William f. Tucker, assistant
paymaster in the United States army.
department of the lakes, who UNDER
went serious operation here Satur-
day, is reported to be recovering. The
patient, who is a large man, was re-
lieved of eighty pounds of weight by
the operation, which was to regulate
the circulation through the liver. Col
onel Tucker is son-in-law of Alrs.
John A. Logan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
LATE L. NEWS BY WIRE
EuLoa1zED BY ROOSEVELT
President Delivers an Eloquent Eulo-
GUM of Grover Cleveland to
His Elk. Cabinet Officers.

EEekluenL hchiSCt6 ttu A1AO4uChO AauAo'
GUM of Grover Cleveland to
His Elk. Cabinet Officers.
Cincinnati, June 29.-Whcn judi
son Harmon. attorney general in the
late President Cleveland's cabinet, re-
turned from the Cleveland funeral
ceremonies he related an incident at
the funeral which seems to have es-
capcd general observation. President
Roosevelt before the funeral summon
ed the members of the dead presi-
dents two cabinets into the chamber
of death, and delivered to them, with
his characteristic energy and force, an
exquisite eulogy on the life and the
death of Cleveland.
Around the bier, with heads bowed,
stood eX-Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith. ex-Secretaries Villas, Olney, Car
isle, Herbert, Harmon and others,
while the chief executive, pointing at
the coffin, told of the good deeds and
the faith in which Cleveland had died.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Secretary Root in Training.

New York, June 29.-se.retary of
State Elihu Root is at William Null
doon's health institution at White
Plains again for course of medicine
BALI throwing, hard walking and rid
ball" throwing, hard walking and rid
ing, cold shower baths and plain cook.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Decides Against Thaw.

New York. June 29.-.Iustce Dow
ling denied the application of Harry
X. Tliaw to be removed from the Mat
teawan state asylum for the criminal
insane TO some other institution. The
decision says: IF after sufficient OBJ
servation it is found proper to remove
him to some other Institution. the state
authorities c,n so act -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Marital Punishment.

$50 you have had it out with your
wife? How did you manage it?"
''Took her up In McLemore's cove
There there is the most remarkable
echo In the world"
How did that cure her? What did
the echo have to do with her malady?'
'The echo had the last word."-New
York Press
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Things Are Uncertain ut Teheran.

London, June pa dispatch to The
Times from Teheran paints a gloomy
picture of the situation. 1t says that
general uncertainty exists and that the
feeling of insecurity is increasing. The
people are driven to dispair and the
half-famished soldiers eager for loot
commit fragrant acts of violence and
plumber.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Kevolu,ionis,s Shoe, Newspaper Man.

San Antonio, Tex, June 29.-A long
distance telephone message from Del
Rio. Tex. says that Edward Il. O'Reil-
ly. IL san Antonio newspaperman, who
left here TO report the revolution in
Mexico, had been shot in the arm and
his Mexican guide killed by the revo-
lutionists. O'Reilly and his guide
crossed the Rio Grande half mile
above here. They unexpectedly ran
into Il party of revolutionists, who
promptly opened fire. The Mexican
guide was killed, but O'Reilly. al
though shot in the arm, managed to
cross the river again and came into
Del Rio.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Wreck Fatal to Engineer.

Hazleton, Pa, June 29.-A Pennsyl-
vania railroad passenger train which
left Pottsville at $50 a. m. for Nesco-
PEG, Pa, was wrecked at Lofty, on
the mountains near here, at 6:3O a. M.
and the engineer is reported to have
been Killed and eight passengers hurt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
ocenn Liner Launched.

Belfast. Ireland, June 29.-Another
large vessel was launched at the Har-
land & Wolff yards to be used in the
Rcd Star Line service between Ant
wcrp and New York. Lapland is the
name given the new liner, which is
the largest under the Belgian flag. She
is 600 feet long and OF $4,000 tons
register, and will have accommodations
for 100 cabin and 100 steerage pas
scngcrs. The ship will be ready for
service in November.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
A Different March.

School Inspector : Now, children.
what is 1t that comes in like a lion and
goes out like lamb? Small Girl
Please, sir. it's father when mother
has been giving him a talking to-
London Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
TO CORRESPONDENTS

To insure publication in the is-
sue following, all correspondence
must be mailed SO as to reach this
Office the Saturday previous to pub
LEGATION.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Men Are So unreasonable.

The young wife cannot understand
why, If she only has vase of fresh
flowers on the table at breakfast, her
husband should find fault just because
the steak is burned.-Somerville Jour
nal
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01

Mr.. Boardman ST. died Saturday
morning, after a short illness at the
home of his son Will at this place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01

The world is full Of men and women
who do nothing. They generally i'm
pose on some one who works too much.
-Atchison Globe.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-17
WALLA WALLA
MAN IS H0NORED
JOHN SMITH ELECTED PRESi-
DENT OF INLAND EMPIRE I'M
PlEMENT DEALERS ASSN.

John Smith. president of the John
Smith company of this city, and one OF
the most popular implement men in
the STATE was unanimously elected
president of the Inland Empire 1mple-
ment and Hardware Dealers associa-
ton at the annual meeting of the as
socation, held at Spokane, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr.. Smith was the unanimous choice
for president and his ascendancy to the
head of the association was by accla-
nation. He succeeds r. L.. Spiker, j. c.
Hattanbaugh of Grangeville. Idaho, was
elected first vice president and John
Reamer of Reardon, second vice pres
ident.
The annual meeting was attended by
IS of the leading implement and hard
ware men of the northwest and proved
to be one cf the most entertaining and
instructive of any meeting held since
the association was formed. Following
addresses of welcome and responses
the association settled down to i'm
portant business affecting the imple-
ment and hardware trade in the west.
The matter of peddlers and catalogue
houses, operating throughout the west
to the detriment of local dealers was
taken up and discussed at considerable
lergth More stringent laws in relation
to peddlers will probably be asked for.
The present exemption law is not sat-
isfactOry to the retail men and amend
ments will probably be petitioned for.
AT yesterdays meeting the following
set of directors was elected: P. e.
Miller of Nez Perce Idaho; A. p john
son. Garfield: c. f. Max, Occur
d'Alene: G. r. Beadshaw, Ellensburg:
F. W. Bier, Lind, WASH and H. Eaton
of E,iberton. Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-01-17

LEVY FOR THE YEAR $118,221.80
GREATER THAN THAT OF
1906.

Comparison of the figures showing
the total tax levies on the books of
County Treasurer Honeycutt for the
years 1906 and 1907 sci forth that
the 1907 levy is $11S,221.S0 greater than
that of last year. The 1907 levy. includ-
ing general and special 1evies is $445,-
377.47. while the 1906 levy totaled only
1927. .15567
The county levy of 5.S mills and the
state levy of 81 mills makes a total
levy for the general fund of 1875 mills
The special levies include the various
road and school districts, as we'll as
the smaller towns. Those having the
highest are given, as follows: Town OF
Prescott, mills: road districts No.
and 2, 3 mills each: road districts No
g and 4, 41-2 mills each; school dis
Nos. "a. 81, 81, 63, 49, "A and 75, 10
mills each.
Taxes for 1907 become due the first
Morday in February, and personal
property taxes becomes delinquent on
March la after which time interest
will be charged at the rate of Is per
cent per annum. A rebate of three per
cent will be allowed on real estate, if
takes are paid in full by March Is,
though if onc-half of real estate taxes
are paid on or before May 81, 1908, the
l,aIapca NAV r,,p ,iptil Novembor
without interest. However in case the
second half of the tax is not paid by
November 80, interest on the sum viii
date from June l. at the rate of Is per
cent. No rebate will be allowed on
personal property.