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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-04
THORPE.

Mrs: Bert Ryan who has been sick
all week is some better at this writ
ing.
A. o. Stone is building hog house
for Mr.. McCarren.
Mrs. Stone has her mother visiting
her.
Mrs. H. Jeffries and son were in
Manchester on business Wednesday.
Dean Stone delivered a load of
straw for R. G. Quincy.
Bell Memberships new cement walk
j fll complete.
Mrs A. o. Stone and e. Retz call
cd on Mrs. Bert Ryan Thursday.
Mrs. H. A. Jeffries and daughter
Mrs Jennie Preussner attended the
bushnell funeral at Oneida last Thurs
day.
Allen Graham and wife from the
west are visiting Will Graham and
family.
Norris were in Manchester Friday.
Earnest Mungar was at Greeley
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Smith were
at Oelwein Monday and Tuesday.
2. Mungar took load of potatoes
t, Manchester Thursday.
Mrs. R. Work was shopping at Man
chester Monday.
Dan sark lost valuable cow this
week.
Mr.. Quincy is on the sick list.
Ben sark returned from Littleport
Thursday.
George Smith and family from near
Iittleport went through Thorpe We'd
nesday.
Dean Stone was peddling Buckwhea
flour Friday.
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on Aqein, OF Acsin.

A young New York artist who is
almost as noted for his convivial tend.
encies as lie is for his genius was re
Gently asked by II friend:
"What does. your wife think of these
spells? ] should think she would not
submit to tliem.''
"NNhen | have spree" confessed
the Incorporate one frankly. ''shc is
just as good 10 me as any one possibly
could be. She takes care of me and
nurses me back to decency with u
Kindness that is superhuman--i is an
gelic and beyond belief.
but once am sober again she be.
gins to nag me to promise her and
swear to her that never. never. never
again will drink Il drop, and she keeps
at me so deterininedly and so persist
emily that-by .Jove-she makes me so
desperate that have to so and fill up
again SO cum forget it.
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oELAWARG,

Mrs. Frank Ray Of Marion spent
Tuesday with her friends, Mr. and
Mrs. A. o. Sackett.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Kingsley called
on their niece in Manchester Wednes-
day.
Miss Edith Larson spent Monday
with her sister, Miss Ellen Larson
of Manchester.
Mr.. e. P. Coats was a business call
ey in Manchester Wednesday.
Mrs. j. p. Ball was business call.
or in Dubuque Saturday.
Miss Maggie Glew spent over night
with her sister in Manchester We'd
nesday.
Miss Alma Nicholson was shopping
Z Manchester Monday.
Mrs. W.M ittlestadt visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. e. d. Mittle-
stadt Thursday.
H. kellogg was business caller in
town Friday.
Mrs. d. Broers visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clan of Earlville Mon
day.
Mrs. l. Spear and granddaughter
Florence, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Argo of Upton.
Oct. 20 was pay day at the Della
ware Cooperative creamery, the price
Der Mound for butter fat being 2Sc
average test $50, average price paid
4 per hundred pounds of milk $1.09.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollister of Manches
ter visited their son and wife. Mr.
and Mrs..A. w. Sackett, Sunday.
Mr.. Edwin Walmgren was bust
ness caller in Manchester Monday.
Mr.. w. F. Esler transacted bust
ness in Delhi Saturday.
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He had the air of II man who was
particularly well satisfied With himself.
81 tell you.' lie said there's nothing
like having sickness In the family to
convince man that lie can do II good
many things that lie never would have
dared to attempt before. Now. today /
am going to buy Il gown for my little
girl. Her mother can't get cut, YOU
know, and SO am going to do it my
self"
On the day following he had the air
of Il man who was particularly dissat-
isGed with himself.
whats the matter?" he was asked
Couldn't you get that gown
Couldn't get it," he repeated.
Couldn't get it! Hang it all. the
trouble is that did get it!'
Something wrong with itT'
Something. If it WAS o2ly some
thing | wouldn't mind. My taste is;
wrong. my Judgment is wrong. the
color is wrong. the size is wrong and
the price is wrong. Post.
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EARLvILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Swinburne of
Washington, D. c.. are visiting among
old time friends this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Jacobs were
Dubuque visitors Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Lille Schaller and little son
of st Stirrum, S. d. are visiting rel
atives.
Mrs. Ida Crosby and Mrs. Henry
vile Thursday.
Mrs. Walters of Strawberry Point
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Laxon.
John Werkmeister was a passenger
4 Dubuque Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kit Wellman returned
from Quasqueton Monday where they
spent the summer.
Mrs. Alec Prentice was a Manches-
ter visitor last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fl. Morisey of Was
irgton, D. c., spent Friday at the
home of Mrs. l.. G. Hersey.
Miss Marguerite Laxon of Fayette
spent Sunday with home folks.
Frank Beal of Delhhi was bust
ness caller in town Saturday.
The E. w. c. and husbands were
pleasantly entertained at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Millen Satur-
day afternoon and evening. The af-
ternoon was spent in the usual way
and about six o'clock the. gentlemen
arrived. The partners for supper
were auctiond off, .eeach lady being
previously supplied with circular dis :.
which represented money. The gen
tlemen were dressed up as COLLINS
and auctioned off to the highest bid
der. The decorations were red
witches and black cats. After an
elaborate supper the guests returned
to the living room and the lights
were extinguished and an hour was
spent in telling ghost stories, some
which were hair-raising in the ex-
tfeme. The lights were then turned
on and the remainder of the even
ing spent in games, contests and Hal
lcwe'en stunts, and at - o'clock the
company departed for home voting
Mr.. and Mrs. NIillen number one en-
tertainers.
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Tho yaps rs Joker..

In the days Of the second empire
Baron eros was sent, to Japan to de
mnnd the opening of certain ports to
French commerce. Among the rest he
named to the Japanese ministers GER
tain city. The Japanese functionaries,
smiled SO broadly when he preferred
the request that the French ambassa.
dor asked them to tell him what gave
them so much amusement, but instead
of answering the japanese ministers
said:
I'VE will open the port in question,
my lord. If France in her turn will
open1 certain port to u.s."
"What port IS that?" asked the
Frenchman.
1.-THE port of Liverpool"
"But, your cxccllencies." laughing,
Liverpool is not French port. but
an English one"
YES" answered the Japanese, land
the port you named is not in Japan.
but in Korea"
The French ambassador was COM
PEELED to admit that the joke was
against him.-London Answers. 4
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-. $780, ---
Yhs Mules SeIusIen,

The pack mule is quite as much an
institution as the team mule and is
absolutely Indispensable in the noun
tains. Mule packing is ii fine art. ind
with q well trained animal aud IL skill
full packer you can safely transport
anything from piano to II bag of oats.
When the packer has finished his job
in an artistic manner. the animal may
buck or back, kick or rear or roll. but
he cannot rid himself of his burden.
and he finally gives 1t up in despair.
After two or three experiences lie will
submit to his destiny and fall into line
with the rest of the train every morn
ing to receive his load from the pack
cr. A well trained pack mule is at
ways proud of his load. and IT by any
means 1t gets loose lie will step quietly
out of line and wait until the pack
master comes along to tighten 1t.
The most serious objection To the
mule. which you sometimes find in hui
man beings also. is the delusion that
he can sing One who has never heard
a mule solo cannot appreciate the eX-
tent of his mistake; but. like every
thing else about mule. his song Is
strictly original. 1t belongs to no other
animal No one can describe and no
one can initiate it.-New York Mail.
The New Watch.
The young man drew forth n ane
gold watch.
"Pleasc regulate this" he said.
= "a birthday present, eh:' said the
Matchmaker Now, listen, and I'll
give you some pointers about how to
keep this watch in fine condition.
"Wind 1t in the morning instead Of
at night
AT least once year have 1t oiled.
Remember that its balance swings 49,
O00. times Il year, all on one little drop
Of oil. y wheelbarrow wouldn't stand
such treatment. 1t would Shrek for
fabrication, but the small voice of the
watch cannot he heard.
after mending or cleaning examine
your watcl's screw heads and frames.
If they are scratched the workman has
been careless. He is Il man to be
avoided. PatroniZe him no more.
Don't grumble II your handspring
breaks. This accident is due to some
unknown condition of the weather.
There are handspring epidemics. like
Influenza ones. Just now such an cpl
demic is afpot. | have taken out sixty
fractured mainsprings this week.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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LENox COLLEGE NOTES.

A banquet was given in Clarke hall
saturday evening, to the foot ball
teams. Inpromptu toasts were given
ind 1t was a very enjoyable affair.
Mrs. NJ. II. Doolittle entertained a
sew young !;,lks Saturday evening in
honor of Mss Emma Ioxon 'OS. of
N'arlville who was vistcng here.
The Christian Association held a
very interesting meeting Wednesday
afternoon. Paul Melrose gave an ac.
Count of life and mission work in
Hawaii, in which country he was
norn. Mr.. Melrose' parents were
10Th graduates of Lenox and father
laid down his life on the mission field
is the aim Of the associations to
rake these monthly missionary meet
s:igs of great interest and speakers
from other places will be present dur
ing the year.
The recital last Wednesday evening
u. Misses Rosalia and Zelda Sidell,
teachers of piano, voice and violin,
was not as well attended as it should
have been, but was greatly en-
soyed by those who were there.
The football boys went to Dubuque
Saturday to play with St. Joseph's
academy. The score stood SO to 3
in favor of Dubuque. The boys said
it was straight game and that they
were well treated
Mise, Jessie Dunlap and Beatrice
Parkhill were in Cedar Rapids last
week.
The students had a Halloween part
a.- the college buildings on Saturday
evening. Ghosts and darkies were
were served in Clarke Hall dining
room.
Misses Gena Minkler. Lou Densmor
and Eva Brazelton went to Indinola
last week to attend the Y. w. G. A,
convention.
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coLEsHuRe.

October 81, 1908, Halloween.
H. w. Putt was a business caller
at Edgewood Wednesday and Thurs
day.
A son and heir was born to Mr.
and Mrs. j. w. Platte, October 27thh
since which happy event. webb" ha,
grown several inches taller.
Mrs. B. H. Reynolds has returned
Il Manchester after a pleasant visit
here at the DR.. NJ. E. Dittmer home.
Mesdames j. x. Bolsinger and w
II. Bush represented Minnehaha Chap
ter, o. E. S. at the Grand Chapter
held in Des Moines this week. On
the return trip, Mrs. Bolsinger stop
ped at Oelwein to remain over Sun
day with Ed Potts and family. Mrs.
Bush visited over Sunday with her
sen, Ernest. and wife at Cedar Rap
ids.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hyde are the
happy parents of bouncing baby
boy, born October 18th.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wordehoff
and Mrs. I'm. Adams were Manches-
ter callers on Wednesday.
A. ten days cloak sale is on at
Bush and "Opens store, commencing
today, October 3lst.
The revival meetings will dose
Monday evening Of next week Rev.
Ludgate is very popular and ehrnest
worker and made many friends dur
Ing his stay here
Prof. Wisdom was an over sapday
visitor in the Key City.
Mrs, II. w. Graves came over from
Manchester Saturday to spend a
few days with Colesburg friends.
j. j. Goen of Manchester wis a
business caller in the city Saturday,
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nm. WsIt.r ssSs:sn hi esiss.ss

IFs, walter sekRieH 81 esIsTsda
Is at the Joseph home.
Mr.. Harry Wilson of Seattle. Wash.
stopped off between trains last Sat
urday on his way to Greeley and
Manchester.
Halloween passed very quietly, no
damage being done. 1t Is not known
whether it was due to the unusual
goodness of the boys or the watchful-
ness of the Marshal and his helpers
The High school scholars had a
party in their room at school last Fri.
day evening Rather of hilarious
time was had to compensate for what
they could not do on Saturday even
ing. There is one satisfaction, there
are very few board sidewalks to be
torn UP in Hopkinton now.
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BAILEY'S FORD.

Mrs. l.. M. Davis and Mrs. Carrie
Willard of O'Neal, Neb. spent part of
last week with relatives in this neigh
rood.
Roy Grommon had business in Earl
vile last Thursday.
Frank Karten was in Manchester
last Thursday.
Clyde Thompson delivered hogs in
Delhi last Thursday.
G. B. Davis was in Manchester last
Friday.
Grandma Petlon has gone to spend
tie winter with her daughter, Mrs
l.. NJ. Davis of Manchester.
Roy Grommon was in Hopkinton
last Friday.
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DELHI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Robinson attend
I'd the funeral of Chauncey Bushnell
Thursday of last week.
Frank Hogan was in Monticello
Wednesday.
New monuments have been erected
In our cemetery recently for Mrs.
George Pulver, DIR. G. H. Fuller and
Irving Stone.
Mr.. and Mrss. Ralph Jamison of
Waterloo are visiting in town.
Harvey Wolfe and Miss Jesta De-
lano both of this place were married
at Manchester by Justice ]. NJ. Pears
On Wednesday, October 2S, 1908.
James Carlow Of Edgewood was
town on business last Wednesday.
Mrs. H. H. Porter visited her par
ents at Strawberry Point last week.
Frank Best and family of Earlville
have moved into the Allie Cummings
house.
Harry Swinburne was an over Sun
day visitor at Oneida at j. U. Rec
tors
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Swinburne were
Strawberry Point visitors Monday.
Mrs. A. Doolittle entertained her
Sunday School class of girls at q
Halloween party on Saturday.
Tyler Furman is working at Daw
sen, Iowa.
Albert Meister has two sisters Wis
ting him, one from Independence,
Iowa, and one from Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Elliott and daug
ter, Cora. of Edgewood were recent
visitors at the county farm.
Wilson Jackcon served on jury al
Manchester last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Miller were
Manchester visitors Thursday.
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A Decorated Interior.

Mrs. Gralium is an estimabe lady
whose hobby is house decoration. One
day the lady was careless enough to
drink glass of red ink, believing it
to be claret. She was good deal
scared when she discovered her mis-
take, but no harm came to her.
The doctor who was summoned,
upon hearing what had happened, dry
~ remarked to her. Mrs. Graham.
there's such Il thing as pushing this
rage for decorated interiors too far
Arponnut
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DUNDEE.

Mrs. o. NJ. Schneider took the
tain for German Valley. Ill. Monday
for an extended visit with friends and
relatives.
Mrs. A. L. Seeber returned from
her visit at Clinton, Iowa, Monday.
Mrs. George Steward and Alice Jor-
don returned from their Dakota trip
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Memory Training.

II men only realized how great an
asset in life is retentlve memory they
would take care to see that their chill
dren's We're properly trained. The
simplest method consists In le;,rnin.
every day few lines by heart. None
of our faculties can be trained 80
easily as that of memory.-Stuttgart
Familienblatt.
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Her Name.

One needs patience to succeed as a
teacher of the young. as this brief dia-
l0gue in one of our elementary schools
may show:
Scholar-I've left home now, ma am.
I'm living with my auntie.
Teacher-What's her name?
"She's called after me-Fanny.n
.Yes, but what's her other namc?'
'She has no other
"But what does the woman next door
call her!''
"she doesn't speak to the woman
next door,"
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HoPkINToN.

Mrs. Srack of Marion visited last
week at thhe home of her parents,
Joseph Guthrie and wife.
Miss Emily Tobin of Worthington
visited last week with her aunt, Mrs.
Will Campbell.
Mrs. Will Lux visited in Delhi Mon
day.
Andrew Holcomb, who lived for
many years in Hopkinton returned
from Pocahontas county with his fam
lily to again become resident. He
is brother of Mrs. Matheson.
Mr.. Bradke's house is nearing COM
pletion and will be quite an addition
4 the eastern part of town.
Hon. w. w. Marmon of Indepen-
dence visited his sister, Mrs. Clara
Campbell for several days last week.
Mrs. N. l.. Landers, Mrs. Bush and
the eastern star convention at Des-
Moines last week.
Miss Roby Mccullough was an over
Sunday visitor at Cedar Rapids.
w. c. Lux was in Manchester Mon
day.
Perry Wheeless, wife and little son,
returned last week from Luther. wy
oming, having finished work with the
steam pillow for this season. He re-
ports having SHOWS in that vicinity
The funeral of Mrs. David Cline
was held in the Methodist church Fri
day afternoon. The services were
conducted by Rev. Stevens. Mrs. Clin'
died at the homme of her son, George
northeast of town. She had for
many years been resident of this
community.
Rev. William Mccullough is at
home called by the serious illness
OF his father.
his community was shocked upon
hearing of the sudden death of John
McElmeel of Manchester upon our
streets Tuesday night.
Mr.. O. E. Meinzer, who has been
spending the summer in Utah on a
Wednesday morning. He will leave
Monday for Washington, d. c. accom-
panied by Mrs. Meinzer. who has
been for several months at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. G.
Crawford.
The Hopkinton high school basket
ball team played against Monticello,
Thursday evening in the Opera house.
The game stood 26 to 3 in favor OF
the Hopkinton boys.
James Mccullough returned this
week from Cedar Rapids. where he
had been taking x-ray treatment. He
9. somewhat improved.
Mr.. Noble of Manchester was in
town Saturday.
The man, who is to take the place
Of Mr.. Brazelton in the creamery.
moved to town last week. He will
occupy the Goss house. We believe
he comes from Manchester but we
did not learn his name.
The ladies of the. M. E. church mad
quite a success selling doughnuts on
Saturday disposing of nearly ninety
dozen.
G. H. Deshan attended court at
Manchester last week. doing duty as
jury man.
Mrs. Firman of Dundee spent sew.
eraal days last week at the home of
her son, Glenn.
Miss Gertrude Bush is here from
Chicago to visit hher brother, Herbert
and aunt, Mrs. Doolittle.
Mrs. b. B. Dighton is at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Green.
Mrs. Seaton, of seaton. Ill. is Wis
iting at the home of Rev. Robb and
family.
Mr.. Laxon of Earlville was in town
Friday.
Mrs. Thaddeus Isbell of Grant City,
Ill. is visiting Mrs. George Harper.
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A Hard Job.

didn't you say six months ago that
II Miss Tipkins wouldn't marry you
you would throw yourself into the
deepest part Of the sea? Now. Miss
Tipkins married some one else three
months ago and yet you haven't
"Oh, it's easy to talk. but let ME tell
you 1t is not such an easy matter to
find the deepest part of the sea-"
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Tho Strainer.

1t was the first time she had ever
used Il telephone, and the drug clerk
detected the fact by the nervous way
In which she held the receiver.
Dear mel" she exclaimed timidly.
Why are all those sicyelike Holes In
the moutlipiece:'
"rhey are there for II purpose" re-
piled the drug clerk solemnly.
"Wlmt pulpose!''
why, so you cnn strain Your voice. IS
And she was so embarrassed she
forgot the number she was to call IN
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His Principal occupation.

The art photographer Ind visited the
farm. II want to make an exhaustive
study of this particular bit of land
scape." he said, "and would like to
have your hired man retain his pres
ent position on the fence there. Can
lie sit stills" "lor days at time"
replied the farmer Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-04

Doctor-Have you given him the
champagne and oysters, as ordered?
Patients Wife-Well, no, sir, couldn't
afford that, SO l got him some ginger
beer and whelks instead. Do 1t mat
Ter, sir?-London Telegraph.
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-her Choice.

"What would you do. dear. If 1 were
to die?" asked Mrs. barley fondly.
II don't know" replied barley
thoughtfully. (which is your choice
burial or cremation ?'-Iondon Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-04

Counsel Ito witness)-Now, allow me
to remind you of what happened to
Balaam. Witness-Certainly. But al
low me to remind you that 1t was the
ass that warned him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-04

Let MS be of good cheer, remember.
ing that the misfortunes hardest to
bear are those which never come
Lowell
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-04

Yes. sir" said the druggist. Eve
have all sorts Of porous plasters. What
sort do yo., waut?"
"Wel!-cr- which klnl iias the fewcst
holes IL ~ asked stlnjay. ~ want
to get my moneys WORTH"
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D1nr.aAs.
DoRMAN BROS,

DENTISTS. Office on Franklin street,
north of the Globe hotel. Manchester,
Iowa. Dental Surgery In ails its branch
es. Makes frequent visits to neighbor-
Ing towns Always at office on Satur-