Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-26
( L. J. Gates has announced his
candidacy as sheriff.


yesterday Tuesday, and today.
Hon. W, H, Norris has been il
Milwaukee for the past few days on
business.
"A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Brown of Mason
vile Sunday.
MIR and Mrs. L. l.. Brewer
visited at the home Of the formers
brother in Cedar Rapids Sunday.
Charles Williamson, clerk in
the office of the Traffic Manager Of
the Manchester & Oneida Ry., was
in Hawkeye, his former home, owe,
Sunday, returning to this city Mon
day evening.
Further reductions in trade
service on the Illinois Central will
be made effective Sunday, March Is,
when trains 81 and 80, operated be.
tween Fort Dodge and Omaha, will
be discontinued.
The Hon. W. j. Knight, a
prominent attorney of Dubuque and
for many years counsel for the ILL
nois Central and Milwaukee rail.
roads, died at his home Sunday, at
the age Of seventy years.
Harry Reed and family, who
have been residents of this county
for several years, leave the first
of the week for Greeley, Colorado,
where Mr.. Reed has purchased a
farm and will engage in agricul-
tural pursuits in that portion of the
west.
What am oratory, Brudder
Jackson" Twill elucidate it to you
Brndder Simmons. If you says
black am white, dat am foolish.
But if you say black AN white, and
bellers wifi all de strength Of your
lungs an pounds on table wifi bofe
fists, dat am orotory an some peo-
pie will believe you, --Ex.
Sheriff Hennesey went to
Waterloo yesterday with a war
rant for the arrest of Fred Hayes
charged with horse stealing. He
had not returned at the time of our
going to press, there is no doubt as
to his getting his man as the sher-
iif of Black Hawk county telephoned
him that he had Hayes in Gus
tody.
The officers of the Iowa State
University, are, as they should, en-
forcing the rule prohibiting students
from using intoxicants. During the
past year number of young men
have been requested to leave school
for violating the rule and at the end
Of the last semester a larger number
were told that their presence was
no longer desired. Others were
warned that unless they changed
their habits similar fate awaited
them.
Captain and Mrs. j. F. Merry
left yesterday (rues1ayl morning
for jackson, Mississippi, en- route to
the City of Mexico, expecting to
stop at Hammond and New Orleans,
also at Jennings, Houston, Calves
ton and San Antonio. At Jackson,
Colonel Merry has several matters
which he wishes to present to the
legislature Of that state and at
Hammond they will visit the Man
chester Colony, and enjoy the Mardi
Gras at New Orleans next week.
They will be away about four weeks
At the morning service at the
Methodist Episcopal church last
Sunday morning, the Rev. II. S.
Condit of Cedar Rapids, represen-
tative Of the Anti Saloon League,
occupied the pulpit, and conducted
the Union services at the First Con-
gregational church in the evening,
ably presenting the cause Of temper
ance at both addresses. Mr.. Condit
has been assisting iu this movement
for several months and with other
workers have been instrumental in
closing saloons in several towns and
enforcing the law relative to the
hour of closing and other minor de
tails.
The senate committe on pensions
has reported in favor Of giving al
soldiers widows a pension of $l2O(
per month, The house bill, says al
exchange. cut out all widows wht
married soldiers since 1890 on th,
grounds that such widows married
| for the sole purpose Of soon gettin
pensions. Senator Curtis led tn
light in the senate committee t.
throw down the bars and pension al
widows of soldiers. He called atten
ton to the fact that the present Law
cuts out all widows who married
soldiers since 1890. He argued
that if they married soldiers know
ing that they could not get pension
it was pretty strong evidence that
ithey did not marry for pension
, Therefore their marriages we're il
good faith, and they should be per
stoned. The committee took th
. same Wow of the matter and amenc
ed the house bill. This will ad
perhaps $3,OOO,O0O to the pensio
roll in addition to the $l5,O00,OC
the house bill carries.
"A storm which ended in tyin
a up the railroads and making have
! with country roads, visited this se
t ton, as was reported last week, o
A Tuesday, continuing with violel
J wind Wednesday. The snow fell
' a depth of seven inches and with
! gale, which increased in fur
d through Wednesday. piled the ligl
J. snow in drifts, SO that transport
r ton facilities were powerless