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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
CoAsTING.

Jack and Henry owned a bob or
light sled for coasting, and they had
many good time with it. One day
Jack dared" Henry to try an extra
steep hill which they had never tried
before. OF course, Henry said it was
easy, and that he could do it any
day. Come on, then" said Jack;
I'D like to see you do it." "An right"
said Henry. ''as soon as run up to
the house and get the bob"
Henry was now ready to coast down
the hill and 80 Jack gave him push
and OF he started. At first he went,
but when he was nearly to the bot
tom he gave cry. What was that
running toward him with his head
low? 1t was bull, and to Henry's
dismay he found that the chain which
should have held the bull a prisoner
was broken. He turned the bob aside
quickly, so as to stop its swift de-
scent and then he sprang OF it and
ran as hard as he could to the road
below. the bull after him, but there
was high fence which separated the
field from the road, and as soon as
Henry climbed this he was all right.
But the bob had run into a tree and
was smashed. but Henry said he did
not care, for he should never go coast
Ing again, at least not on that hill
Eleanor Parker, In the Brooklyn
Bagle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
] RusslA,e AN;TI.k.lsalNo LAW.

Cost an Actress Who Kissed Her
Mother In a street Car 81.
Russia is ruled by rigorous laws.
The irony and humor of some Of
them come home to the foreign on
locker, while OF course the Rus
SLAMS feel only the whip hand. The
latest victim Of an anti-kissing In
public law is a famous and all too
impetuous Russian actress, Mile. Ire
poff, who actually had the temerity
to kiss her mother in a tramcar.
One would have thought even q
magistrate or Judge or whoever ad.
ministers cases of lawbreaking Of
that kind in Russia, would be melt
ed by the beautiful picture. of the
reunion Of mother and daughter
celebrated by chaste salute, but
Russians understand no jokes. says
the Lady's Pictorial: the fine Of
ten rubles (28s. 6d.) for a kiss in
public conveyances, such as railways
and tramcars was vigorously enforo
ed.
"A kiss in the street Is penalized to
the extent OF seven rables CLOS. 10d }
and a declaration Of love sent by
postcard. II anybody is brazen faced
enough to do such thing. is punish
ed to the extent Of five rubles (14s.
2d.). One would like to know II insult
is heaped on injury and the fair re-
cipient mulcted in damages II the
declaration is sent without any adj
dress to identity the sender.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

Heaven will be awfully nresome for
the pessimist II he l. unable to ind
anything to growl about
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
Ing back 10 extended the pie

Ing back No extended the pie
Jones.
Here" he said in . kindly voice
I'll give you this. / make you a
present Of it."
Jack, In glad amazement, fell upon
the pie greedily, and it had soon dis
appeared.
Gosh, it was good!" he said. what
did you give 1t to me for?"
Because you struck me-" said the
heaper of Goals.
Instantly Jack hauled of and struck
him again. Now go and get another
pie he said.-Youth's Companion.
MILKING IN PORTO RICO.
An American civil engineer who
had been for some time in Porto
Rico tells story of the way COWS
are MIXED in that island. The ma
tive COW is small, docile and humble.
with very little spirit. The engineer
computed that there was more mis-
chief IN one Porto Riean goat than
In two dozen Of the COWS. His tale
Is reported in the Chicago News. y
It was just as their great-grandfath.
ers used to do. The COW was driven
up to a post, and rope thirty feet
long was used to tie her. head so
that she could not move 1t an inch.
Then each leg was made fast to
another post, and then the poor COW
was so hard and fast that she could
only switch her tail and flap her
ears. When the man finally sat down
to milk he used only one hand. After
observing the performance to the end,
I asked:
Does your COW kick?"
mot that I know OF, senor," ne
replied.
Did you ever try to milk her with.
out tying her up?
"Caramba, mol"
well, let me try the American way
on this other cow"
The second COW was loose, and
sat down and MIXED two-handed and
had her finished in seven or eight
minutes. She stood like a rock. When
] had finished there were a dozen
people round, and as l handed over.
the pail they raised their voices
and cried out in chorus:
"Ha! Is it any wonder that the
Americanos licked Spain!''
But as passed the place again the
next evening the COWS were tied up
as before. Their way was hun
bred years old, and mine entirely new
to them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
Steiner Measure. Neces..ry

Really" said Nervey N want you
to be my wife. Come 4ow. don't say
No."
"Mr Neryey," replied the heiress, II
wouldn't think Of saying NO to you"
"Ah!'
ut wouldn't have any effect ON you,
so I think the best thing / can do il
to yell for the policer- The Catholic
STANDARD and Times
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

1NCE the earliest years
the postage stamps Of
this country have varied
in design. Their use was
sanctioned by an act Of
Congress March 8, 1S47.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

On pasture lands in Alaska grass
grows six fact high. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

Everyone feels privileged to steal a
appls from farmers wagon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

When man goes to. town to visit,
1t Is thought funny II he remains two
days but woman is expected to 70.
main at least two months, and have
parties given In her honor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03
RESOLUTION WAS sHATrDR,ED

RESOLUTION WAS SHATTERED.
A little boy came home one day
from school in very bad humor.
Another boy. Jack Jones. had given
him thrashing, and he wanted re.
renge.
"oh." said his mother, don't think
Of revenge. Willie. Be kind to Jack.
Heap Goals of fire on his head. Then
he will become your friend"
Willie thought he would try this
method. So the next day at recess,
just as he was buying lemon pie for
luncheon, Jack appeared and said:
Look here. hoked you yesterday,
but ] didn't give you enough. Now
I'm going to lick you again"
And he planted q hard blow on
Wdllie's little stomach.
Willie gasped, hut instead Of strik-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-03

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
WORK OLD CARD GAME.

Confidence Men Fleece Victims at
Mason City-Police on Trail.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Sept. ia pair Of con-
fidence men are operating in this ter
ritory now and the local police are on
the lookout for them. They are alsA
warning the public against them. So
far the swindlers have failed to reap
any reward from their schemes. but
they have tried it several times Their
plant is to go about representing them
selves to be the agents Of some big
land concern. When they have located
likely sucker" they talk land to him
and take him out to see farms which
they claim to hold for sale or exchange
While on this trip they quite casually
spring the old three card monte game
and If the victim takes the bait they
Of course get his money. One man goes
about disguised, but the police have a
good description of the other from a
man who failed to bite He is of
medium height, light complexion, a
rapid talker. and has a sharp face. 1t
is thought that the two men have been
operating from the Wheeler Hotel here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
Buckeye Briefs.

Special to Times Republican.
Buckeye, Sept. 11.-Dr. C. S. Trmble
accompanied Mrs. Joseph LETTER to
Waterloo Wednesday for the removal
of one Of her eyes. necessitated by an
abscess on the eye ball. The report
from there is that she stood the oper-
alton very well and is getting along
nicely
o. B. Gillian has returned to Buck
eye after a two weeks visit with his
two daughters, one at Buffalo Center
and the other near Eldora.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Kellogg,
a boy, Sept 9. All are getting along
nicely.
Little Jasper Underwood, who Is suf-
fering from tubercular trouble, is not
improving very rapidly
DR.. Trimble's folks are enjoying a
visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mar
tin and son, of Carthage, I'll. Mrs
Martin and Mrs. Trimble are sisters.
Our public school opened Monday
under the supervision of Henry Seiloff
and Miss Maggie Luterman.
Mrs. Charles Kasischke was quite
badly hurt Thursday In runaway.
Mrs. Fred Foster and little daughter
Of Dunbar. are visiting at the Albert
IPiglow home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11

Iowa law brings under its influence the
rat, mice and roach exterminators, etc.
If the manufacturer or jobber pre-
fers net to avail himself of the serial
number guaranty privilege. his guar
anty should identify and be attached
to bill of sole, invoice. bill of lading or
other schedule, giving the names and
quantity sold. Or. If they prefer. they
may place their Individual guaranty
upon the label of preparations market
ed by them
If preparation contains any pro-
portion of alcohol, morphine. opium,
herion. chloroform. cannabis indica
choral hydrate acetranilide or an,
derivative or preparation of any sudh
substances, the exact percentage of ary
such drug contained therein must, be
plainly stated upon the label of such
preparation.
Preparations bearing upon the hbel
their complete and exact formula viii,
be considered properly labeled"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
LAND DEALS AT rRAER.}
Farm Rentals Advance-sevsras Choice
Farms Change Hands,

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Sept. 1.---Tama county lands
continue to rent at good figure in this
vicinity and good farms are scarce. No
doubt the highest rental ever paid was
obtained yesterday when the Crawford
farm of eighty acres, two miles south
OF town, owned by T. f. Wright, of
V1llisca, was leased to j. Phillips at a
rental Of IS per acre for the term of
one year. commencing March / next.
Mr.. Phillips also rented l20 acres ad-
joining this eighty and will farm the
entire 200 acres
The Jacob Shrine farm of 415 acres,
north of Traer. has been leased to Mr..
Powell now on the Suit farm, for a
term of three years, from March l next
at IS per acre. Mr.. Shrine. son and
daughter, will leave the farm and think
strongly of moving to Traer
Chris Knoop has rented his $50 acre
farm in north Crystal for three years
from March 1 next to Ralph Green. of
Buckingham, who is to pay therefor
1925 per acre
Henry Sebvert and family will leave
the Leusch farm in east Crystal in the
spring and a son-in-law of Mrs.
Leusch will take possession of the
place.
Two more farms changed hands this
week, they being the farms owned by
John Dovark and ]. NJ. Lovark The
farm of the former consisting of $50
acres, was sold to Ben Balvin at a
consideration of 500 per acre Mr..
Balvln will occupy the premises after
March l next year. The j. M. Dovark
homestead, with the exception of forty
acres, was purchased by j. V. Dovark,
a nelghbor who pays sos per acre.
Both the Dovark boys have bought
land In Oneida township onto which
they will move next spring.
Ernest Blocker and Henry Jansen
living southeast If Traer, have Just
returned from a trip to South Dakota
where they each purchased $40 acres
OF land in Clarke county. The consid-
Grafton paid by each was $45 per
acre.
Ed Franklin and j. T. Nesbit left
Friday for Colora 10, to erect houses on
their claims which they recently ac-
quired in Cheyenne county. prepare :
tory to going to the Ii nd. Their fam
lilies will follow later
II. A. Kolp. of this city, who in part
n~rship with his son Charles. owned 24C
acres of land near Brewster. Mimi
mas traded the same for $50 acres OF
Texas land and the son will move to
Texas late this fall to take posses
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11

Wala conduct caused her violent
temper TO get away with her. She also
aul1ltted having been in the insane
hospltal, but claimed the superintend-
eht SAID she Was not insane at any
time. ~ any
Stone City.
Two men were injured, one fatally.
oy the breaking of a cable carryin, a
ioaoeo stoneboat from the ledge to the
crusher. IN Dearborn's quarry at Stone
lily. Ihey were Jerry Lisdoremere,
oetter known as Mere" single man
OF ~ and Herbert Samnica, who were
tagging as 1t is called, that is,
swinging under and along with the
!oao- lAsuoremere suffered a compound
Iacture OF the thigh and pelvis and died
TOUR hours later. Sampica's thigh was
injured, two ribs broken and a hole
opened thru his chest into his lung. The
little finger of his right hand was cut
clean off at the first joint. 1T is believed
that he will recover.
WeIIsbure.
Christian Becker. farmer north of
Wellsburg, was married Aug % and
just week later his body was taken
TO the cemetery in Pleasant Valley
township. The cause of the sudden
death was brought on by blood pois-
oning. Mr.. Becker returned from a trip
to his old home in Germany only a few
weeks ago. While over there he
scratched one of his arms on a fence.
The wound was but slight and little
attention was paid to 1t tho it palned
him some before he left on his home
on he
jury seemed ito be entirely healed but 1t
broke out again when he reached home
and kept getting continually worse.
Forest City.
Several Winnebago county farms
have recently changed hands and
| among them a half section to Barney
Logan, of Webster City, at s57 an acre;
160 acre farm to C. w. Gadd, pres
| ident Of the National Bank here at $50
an acre; a ITS acre farm to the super
'intendent Of schools, Professor Thorn
burg, Des Moines. at $56 an acre; and
/! a $50 acre farm to Professor Hanna,
of Highland Park College, at $51 an
acre. The c. c.. Fisher farm was sold
this week for s75 and 1t is considered
as being one of the best In the coun-
much as any $3.50 or 5000 an acre farm
in central Iowa. The purchaser OF it
got bargain, as 1t Is located only ono
mile from town.
Fort Dodge.
/! There will be no asphalt paving done
| in the city this year. The extent of
! the paving laid will be that on Central
i avenue, the creosoted wood blocks be-
tween Public Square park and Twelfth
! street and the brick pavement on East
Central avenue between Twelfth and
Seventeenth streets. That means there
will be twenty-one less blocks of
asphalt paving in Fort Dodge when
winter comes than was intended. Tues
day night was the time set for the re-
ceipt and opening Of bids on the north
and south side paving, but no bids were
received. While no officiali action was
taken in the matter 1t was understood
generally in the council that the matter
would have to drop until next spring
owing ITO the iateness OF the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
Northern Io1ua Items
Newell,

NEWELL.
John L. Wilson, living near Newell.
was helping one of the neighbors with
his threshing the other day. During the
noon hour he got into friendly scuf-
file with another man and was thrown
IN such way that his leg was broken
above the knee. Wilson will be unable
to work any more this fall.
Union.
The Union schools opened Monday
with promise of a most successful
years work. The board has secured a
very competent corps of teachers. One
hundred sixty-five pupils are enrolled
this week, with fifty-fve in the high
school and ITO in the grades. There
are thirty-six tuition pupils and MANY
more will follow later.
Fort Dodge.
The directors Of the local Young
Mems Christian Association announced
they have secured Harry Curtis. late
general secretary of the Y. M. C., A. at
Council Bluffs, as secretary of the local
association. Mr.. Curtis is a member
of the state committee and was a lead
er in securing the new home at Council
Bluffs into which is local association is
just moving, and his coming to Forst
Dodge will probably hasten the day
when the local association will have a
creditable home Of it's own.
Hampton.
Peter o. Guldberg, of Latimer, died
at his home in that city from Injuries
received in an accident one week pre-
vious. He was operating a thresh-
ing outfit on the w. F. Hartman farm.
In some manner he got his right hand
caught in one of the chain belts. A
physician was Immediately called and
attended to the injuries, but blood pois-
on set in and his arm was amputated
below the elbow, and later it was taken
off just below the shoulder but it was
more than his vitality could stand.
McGregor.
Edward Burke, brakeman on the Du-
buque division of the, Milwaukee. had
a close call of losing his life, but got
out of 1t with a severe wound on his
leg. Train Ga took water at Gutenberg
and when they wel1e pulling out Brake
man Burke went to get on and missed
his footing and was thrown under the
car and dragged about fifty feet. /. A
sharp splinter on a rail caught his leg,
cutting a cash eleven inches long clear
into the bone Nwenty-three stitches
were taken in 1T. He was picked up
by train II and brought to 'Clarks hos
pital at McGregor.
Nevada.
Deciding that there was not suf-
ficient evidence to show that Mrs. Car
RE Ortner. the Cambridge woman up
before them for examination. was a At
subject for treatment at the hospital
for the insane, the commissioners dis
charged her and she returned to her
home and family. 1t appears that the
woman had gone over to Slater Tues
day to consult with Attorney Weld on
some legal matters. The result OF the
conversation did not appear to he sat
isfaetory to the woman and as she was
in front of the building she picked up
a brick and heaved It thru the window
OF the office. Waid reported the mat J
ter to the authorities and the woman
was brought here for hearing. She
admitted throwing the brick but said
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
How's This?
We offer one hundred

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
We. the undersigned. have known r.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
'ole to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O..
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system Testi-
,monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for censti-
patton. A.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
TOTAL OF $1,000 ASKED.
Hancock County Residents Bring Suit
Against Loan Company.

HS0nos 6OAu OVIukSduys
Mason City, Sept. 1.-Two suits filed
by Hancock county residents against the
Iowa Mortgage Loan and Investment
Company, an organization now out Of
'existence but whose property is held
by the Mason City Loan and Trus.
Company, ask for judgments of $4,000
and an injunction restraining the off,
GERS from turning the assets of the
former company over to the latter.
D. N. Hill, who alleges he owns five
shares of $1,000 each and A. j. Cole,
who alleges he owns one share at the
same figure, each in lengthy petitions,
ask that the alleged transaction by
which the assets of the Iowa Mortgage
Loan and Investment Company were
turned over to the Mason City Loan
and Trust Company, be declared null
and void because of alleged fraud and
that the assets of the old company
were larger than represented.
The petition alleges that the Of
ficers ordered the sale Of the as
sets of the old company to the new
and that the assets were given in at
s44,25267 by the secretary. S. A.
Schneider when the officers at the
time are alleged to have had knowl-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
STATE PHARMACY BOARD ISSUES
BULLETIN SAYING LAWS WILL
BE ENFORCED.
cAREFULNEss Is URGED
IN DISPENSING Poisohs
Commission Says II Will Enforce Ma
tionai Food and Drug Law as Well as
Iowa statute-Hawkeye Statute Has
TraiIer-Laxness Will Not Be Elk.
cused.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Sept lin a bulletin
sent out to the druggists of the state
the new pharmacy commission serves
notice that the drug laws will be en-
forced to the letter
Liberal constructions of the provi-
sions of the law covering the sale of
poisons will not go with the new
commissioners. The board holds that
druggists cal" mot honor physicians
prescription, which calls for any guam
tity of coca, cocaine, alpha or beta
eucaine or any cotton root, ergot, oil of
tansy or Oil of savin except when pre-
sented by the physician himself who
must sign the poison register.
This board will adhere strictly to
the letter of the law in administering
those sections" says the bulletin.
Special attention is also called to the
alcohol can not be utilized in any way,
internally nor externally, for either
man or beast.
The commissioners give the following
explanation of the Serial number guar
anty" provision of the national food
and drugs acts about which druggists
and consumers have been at sea-
This guaranty plan is simply a
privilege extended to the manufac-
turer which enables him to file with the
secretary of agriculture in Washington
general guaranty covering a prepare
ton or preparations manufactured by
him. Upon filing said guaranty with
tie Washington office, he is in turn
given number which he may place
iron all articles manufactured by him,
provided that the guaranty filed, as be-
fore stated, covers all preparations
be~ring this number. The number as
81 lod to any manufacturer serves as
an Identification of himself in the
W. hington office, and acts as notice
to the jobber, retailer and consumer
that all preparations bearing it are
guaranteed by the manufacturer not to
be adulterated or misbranded in the
meaning of the national pure food and
drugs acts of 1906.
Iowa Law Has Trailer.
The pharmacy board will accent the
serial number guaranty issued under
the national law as complete protec-
ton to the retailer or jobbers, in SO far
as the administration of the Iowa pure
food and drug law is concerned, ex-
cept as to such preparations as are
Used fer the destruction of parasites
Such preparations, do. not, come under
the juris dictions Of the national Jaw
so are not covered by the serial num-
Der guaranty.
I'VE believe that this trailer ~ ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-11
REMOVE PAPER; UNCOVER GERMS
Case of Diphtheria Traced to Repapsr-
nq of residence.


ing Of residence.
Fort Dodge, Sept. 11.-An interesting
situation, which will be an argument in
favor of thoroughly disinfecting rent
ed house before moving into 1t. may be
seen in the case of Frantz Gottschold.
the 6-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Gottschold. residing at 21O2 Sec
ond avenue south.
About two weeks ago Frantz Gott-
schold became i'll with diphtheria
There was not another case of the dis
ease in the city and the attending
physician marveled at it at this time
of the year. Shortly before the boy
became i'll the wall paper in the Gott-
schold home was removed and new pa
per placed upon the walls.
With this knowledge in hand the
physician learned that three years ago
there had been several deaths in the
house and others i'll with diphtheria
AT that time it was occupied by a
family by the name of Richmond
The superstition is that while the
house was fumigated following the
death and recovery of members of the
Richmond family the germs which were
not killed remained on the walls under
the fresh wall paper which was put
on When this was removed recently
they manifested themselves In the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gottschold