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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
3 AGED FARMER HURT.


VIM. Smith. aged rs years, was
found in the woods five miles north
Of Edgewood on Thursday afternoon
with his leg broken and apparently
suffering from sort of dementia.
The old man left home early in the
day to repair a fence on his farm.
and as nothing was heard from him
up to late in the afternoon. men,
bers of his family went out to look
for him. When found he was unable
to explain how the accident happen
cd, and acted in dazed manner. On
account of his advanced age his
condition is considered quite serious
Lincoln Smith, a son of the aged
man who was found in the woods,
figured in fast runaway on the
main street of Edgewood the same
day. His team became frightened
and running away, smashed the wag-
on to bits, though the driver es-
capped uninjured dubuque Times
journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
PHONE MEN HOLD MEETING.
sSockhs7dess Of interstate Hold An
lnusl Meeting in Dubuque We'd
S,eaday. -EIection of Officers.

y j.
n The annual meeting and election of
Z officers of the Interstate Telephone
\ company was held "Wednesday after
noon at the Hotel Wales, and was
stockholders, most of whom are from
the surrounding cities.
The Interstate Telephone company
owns the toll lines running into Du-
buque. Delaware, Fayette and Clayton
counties, taking in the lines to the
cities of Dyersville. Manchester, Fay.
cite, Elkader and Elkport.
The reports of officers made a
most satisfactory showing. The af-
fairs of the company are found to
be in very good condition and tha
stockholders We're much pleased with
the prospects of the property be-
coming substantial dividend payer.
The stockholders took advantage
Of the opportunity to protect them
selves against any effort from out
side parties to gain control of the
company by purchasing stock from
the individual stockholders. This
was accomplished by the adoption ri
a resolution which provides that 65
per cent of the stock shall be turn
ed over to two trustees to be nam
ed by the meeting and who are to
hold it in escro and for the mutual
interest of the organization.
The trustees namsd in accordance
with this resolution are d. d. Murphy
OF Elkader and C. NJ. Laxon of Earl
, vile.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
PRESIDENT. NJ. Dunn of Earlville.
Vice president-R w. Gadsden OF
Dyersvllle.
Secretary. H. Denkhoff of Dyers
vile.
Treasurer NJ. Laxon Of Earr
yille
Directors-The above named Off
GERS and Vic H. Stevens OF Dubuque
and George Kriebs of Export.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
ACCUSED PASTOR
SEEKS TRANSFER
Remark Made to Girls at Lawn
Party Leads to Inquiry.
SAID MICHIGAN WASN'T UTAH

Rev. Ryerson of Detroit. Although Ac.
quilted, VIII Call Upon Conference
to Place Him In Charge Of a New
Flock-Total of Twelve Charges Pre-.
sented Against Him, but Fellow
Preachers Declare Him Guilty OF
Netting Mere Serious Than lmpru-
dence.
Detroit, Sept. 1A.-Rev. Joseph Ryer-
son, pastor of the Gratiot Avenue
Methodist church, will make applica-
ton at the Detroit conference, which
opens in the Preston NJ Il. church to.
morrow to be transferred to another
charge.
He came to this decision in spite oil
the fact that he was practically exon
Grated in connection with the twelve
charges laid against him by George
Bottomly, class leader in the Sunday
school of the church.
A committee of seven Methodist
ministers considered the charges and
reported that. while Rev. Ryerson was
found guilty of imprudent rather than
immoral conduct, in regard to some OF
the charges, there was no ground for
holding him for church trial.
The charges against the pastor vera,
in effect. as follows:
First, that he expressed himself in
an unsentlemanly manner before four
girls at n church lawn social: second,
that he expressed himself in an i'm
proper manner from the pulpit in ~.
gard to hospital work he had wit
messed: third. that he advocated from
the pulpit extremely liberal views with
regard to Sunday amusements; fourth
that he held in disregard the discipline
of the Methodist church: and fifth, that
he sowed dissension among members
of the church.
In regard to the charge that Ryer
son expressed himself in an ungentle
manly manner at the lawn social, 1t IL
stated. that one of the four young wo
men said joliingly. Here comes my
husband" on the approach of Ryerson
and his wife. Whereupon, Ryerson re-
piled. "No, my girl, we're not in Utah
now"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
AUTOPSY in SUTTON CASE.
Mothers Lawyer Says Shot Was Fired
Five Feet From Marine Officer.

Mother's Lawyer Says Shot Was Fired
Five Feet From Marine Officer.
Washington, Sept. 14.--When the
body of Lieutenant James N. Sutton,
Ir., the young marine officer who met
his death about two years ago at An.
napolis, was exhumed at Arlington
cemetery an autopsy performed by
surgeons representing the navy depart
ment and young Sutton's mother, dis
closed the fact that no bones were
broken. although confusion was
found over the right eye.
II had been Mrs. Sutton's contention
that her sons arm had been broken In
the fieht which preceded his death.
Attorney Van Dyke. associate coun.
sci for Mrs. Sutton. said that he was
convinced that the shot had been fired
at least five feet from the officers head
and that the wound showed conclu.
sively that 1t was physical impossi-
bility for Sutton to have fed the shot.
The body was reinterred in the same
grave after the ground had been con-
secrated BY Rev. Father Alonzo Olds,
of ST. Augustine's Catholic church, this
city,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
sIs4,0o0,oO0 BUDGET
THIS YEAR IN GOTHAM
Salary Increases In New York
Amount to SI7,OOO,OOO.

New York. Sept. l4.-The cost of
maintaining the administration of New
York during 1910, according to figures
to be submitted to the board of esti-
mate and apportionment, will be APP
proximately s1S4,OOOOOO. an increase
of S2S,000,000 over this years budget.
The magnitude of this sum will be
apparent when it is remembered that
less than twenty-five years ago the ad-
ministration of the United States gov
ernment exclusive of pension disburse-
ments involved an expenditure of pub.
lie funds of less than $17S,0O0,000.
OF this years increase S17,000.000 Ia
charged to salary increases.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
BOY BURGLAR KILLS HIMSELF
Fires at Deputy Sheriff Before Turning

Fires at Deputy Sheriff Before Turning
Gun on Himself.
Freeport, Mich. Sept. IA. = John
Washburn. fourteen years old. shot
and killed himself in the woods near
here when about to be arrested for rob
bling grocery and hardware store.
A sheriff's posse found John and his
cousin, Edwin Washburn, also fourteen
years old, shooting at a target with a
stolen revolver. Edwin Washburn sur,
rendered himself.
John Washburu fired one shot at
Deputy Sheriff Mimi before turning
the weapon on himself.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
THE MARKETS
Cash Grain Market.

Chicago, Sept. IL.
Winter wheat by sample: No. red,
s1O7k@1.0 Sls; No. 8 red. $1,000 .05;
No. 2 hard, s1.OS@l.04A; No. 3 hard.
9Sc@S1.03. Spring wheat by sample:
No. northern, sl.O6; No. 2 northern.
S10261.O4; No. 8 spring. 97c@S1.02.
Corn by sample: No. 2, 6SA @6Shc;
No. 2 white, ssh @6SAc; No. yellow,
6sA q csc; No. 3, 6SAc; No. 8 white.
6SA G06S1ac; No. yellow, 6Sh@
6S@c: No. 4, 67@6sc. Oats by sam
pie: No. 2, SIC: No, 2 white. 4l@
41kc: No. 8, $61sc; No. 3 white. 3sA,
@40Iac; No. 4 white, 37h@3Sc;
standard, 4O12@41c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Hogs-Receipts $1,000. Quotations
ranged at sS.5O@S.60 for choice heavy
sS.45@S.57la for butchers, $S.25@S.40
light mixed. sS.4O@S.5O choice light
sS.1O@S.25 heavy packing, $7.0O@7.SC
good to choice pigs.
Receipts $4,000. Quotations
ranged at s775@S.30 for choice to
prime steers, S7.O0@7.75 good tic
choice steers, S4!25@5.25 good tt
choice beef cows. s4.5O@6.0O good tt
choice heifers, ss,25@9.OO good tc
choice calves, S4.75@5.15 selected
feeders, Sl.O0@4.40 good to choice
stockers.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Quotations
ranged at $7.40@7.6O for good tt
choice lambs, $6.75@D7.3O fair to gool
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
CANAL NOT A POSSESSION
Acting Attorney General Rules Tarit

Acting Attorney General Rules Tariff
Bill Doesn't Apply to lsthmus.
Washington, Sept. IA. - The new
tariff law does not apply to the 18TH
milan canal zone. according to de.
cision given by Acting Attorney Geii-
eral Wade II. Ellis.
The canal zone is not one Of the
possessions" of the United States
within the meaning of that term in the
first clause of the tariff act, says the
acting attorney general. but rather is a
place subject to the use, occupation
and control of the United States for
the construction and maintenance OF a
shin canal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
| HARTMAN SEAT
TO R. S. LOvETT
Made Chairman Executive Com
mittee by U. ?! Board.
TWO new DIRECTORS ELECTED


William Rockefeller and Jacob H..
sehiff Chosen to Succeed Henry H.
Rogers and E. H. Harriman-Elec-
tion of These Men Means Tina,
Standard Oil interests viii Be in
Control of the Union Pacific Railway
system--ske.ch of Love.t.
New York, Sept. i4.-The board of
directors of the Union Pacific Railroad
company elected Former Judge Rob.
ert S. Lovett chairman of the execu.
tive committee, to succeed E. H. Har-
riman.
William Rockefeller and Jacob H.
Schiff were elected directors, succeed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
JAS. ROGERS ELECTED suPT.

AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Interstate Tele
phone Company held at Dubuque on
Wednesday. Mr.. James Rogers OF
Earlville was elected superintendent
of the company's interests in this
vicinity to succeed B. E. Farrand.
Mr.. Rogers is well known to all in
this community and has been an
Interested party in the Interstate
Telephone Company for number OF
years. He will assume his duties
here in a few days.-Dyersville News
Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
BRITAIN LOSES ON COURTS

American Tennis Team challcngers
For Possession of Davis Cup.
Philadelphia, Sept. 14.-America won
from Great Britain in the third and
decisive match of the Davis cup lawn
tennis series.
R. d. Little and II. H. Hackett de-
feated in the doubles ]. c. Parke and
w. c. Crawley, SO; Cd; Cd; 4-6; So
Sc.
This result decides the preliminary
tie and makes America the challenging
nation against Australasia, which now
holds the blue ribbon of the tennis
world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
Live Rat in Beer Bottle.

Up in prohibition Maine there's a
living rat In beer bottle. Wilbur
Meady of Randolph has the curiosity.
The beer bottle has small neck and
the rat must have crawled into 1t
about as soon as he could move, for al.
though he is only three inches long
now he cannot get out again. The
kennebec Journal vouches for the
yarn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
New York Wants Dr.. GunsauIus

New York. Sept. 14.-Dr. Frank W.
Gunsaulus, pastor of the Central
church of Chicago and president of Ar
mour institute, has been asked to con-
slider calls from two of New York's
leading churches. The names Of the
churches have not been made public,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
NEW USE FOR PUNCH BOWL
Suggestion Gift to sattleship Be Used
to Encourage Gunners.

20 Encourage Gunners.
Washington, Sept. IA novel stu
alton has come TO the navy department
concerning the silver punch bowl pur-
chased by the state of Michigan for the
new battleship bearing that name.
A citizen of Detroit thinks that the
best purpose the bowl could serve
would be for the Michigan people to fill
it with a purse of 1000 silver dollars
every year to be divided up as prizes
among the high record men of the bat
tleship at the end of the target season.
The result would be, he thinks, to
stimulate efforts in target practice and
be an incentive for good marksmen to
seek service on the vessel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
FIVE THOUSAND OUT OF WORK

Strike of Weavers Shuts Down Cotton
Mills at Fall River, Mass.
Fall River, Mass. Sept. 14.-The
1000 weavers employed at the Fall
River Iron Works cotton mills, which
are controlled by NJ. c. Borden of New
York. have struck for 10 per cent in
crease in wages. All the departments
of the six mills were closed down,
throwing 5000 operatives out of work.
The striking weavers ask for 10
per cent increase in wages and the ad-
justment of several minor grievances.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
The Weather.
weather

Following is the official weather
forecast:
Illinois, Showers today and tomor-
row.
Indiana Cloudy today; showers to-
morrow.
Lower Michigan Cloudy, with show.
ers in north and west portions, today:
cloudy, with showers. tomorrow.
Wisconsin, Unsettled, with showers
probable, today and tomorrow.
Iowa Showers today and tomorrow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
ABRuzzl MOTORS TO ITALY

Duke Falls to Go to Paris, Where Miss,
Elkins Is at Present.
Marseilles, Sept. 1.-THE Duke OF
the Abruzzi. who arrived mere from his
successful exploring trip to the Hima.
laya mountains, left Marseilles for
Italy in an automobile.
This indicates that he will not
meet Miss Katherine Elkins, who is at
present in Paris.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

The Mistress Mary Ann. you get up
IN hour before we do. but you don't
seem TO accomplish anything in that
time. Isn't there something you
n,,gnt do in that hour?"
Tac Maid-Yessum moight make
tn beds.-Cleveland Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
-Four Killed In Alps Storm

-Four KIIIeu IN NIps Storm.
Berne. Switzerland. Sept. 14.-The
frozen bodies of three German tour.
lists and a Swiss guide, who died dur.
ing recent snow storm on the Jung
frau. have been found at the foot of a
glacier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
NEW YORK BANKERA SUICIDE
Union Trust Company Head Goes to
Hotel Room and Uses Razor.

New York, Sept. l4.-John w. Cas-
ties, president of the Union Trust com
pany of this city, a director of other
well known corporations and promi
nent in club and social life. committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor in the Grand Union hotel.
His brother ascribed his act to ner
vous breakdown.
Castles was married and lived at $40
Park avenue. He is survived by his
widow. Elizabeth, and a daughter and
a son, Frances and John w. Castles.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
FIVE VESSELS AGROUND
Tugs Kept On the Go Hauling Vessels
Into Deep Water.

into Deep Water.
Detroit. Sept. 14.-The passenger
steamboat City of Cleveland. schoona
err steel barge and the tug Home
Rule grounded off Amherstburg, and
three tugs were kept on the jump free
ing the big boats.
The City of Cleveland grounded on
Bots Blanch island trying to make the
lake in the fog. Captain Mckay tried
to free the boat himself, but was
forced to call for assistance. A big
steamboat, name unknown, was
aground at Bar point
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
Army Officer Injured During Artillery
Practice at SANDY Hank

New York, Sept. 14.-Colonel Albert
Todd, commanding the Eastern Artil-
lery district of New York, was acct.
dentally shot in the leg during practice
with the big guns of Batteries Ingle
ana Peck at Fort Hancock, on Sandy
Hook.
He may be permanently crippled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15

are in control.
Executive Committee Increased.
The membership of the executive
committee was increased from five to
six members. The directors appoint
ed committee, consisting of Marvin
Hughitt, Charles A. Peabody, and Hen
ry c. Frick, to draw up resolutions on
the death of Hartman.
Robert Scott Lovett was plowboy
before he got into the railroad bust.
ness. He was born June %, 1853. on
his fathers farm near Shepard, Tex.
About three years ago Hartman
took Lovett to New York as vice pres
ident and general counsel of the Harri-
man lines. He quickly became the
strong man OF the Hartman entour-
age. and his chief placed more conf
dence in him than in any of his other
subordinates. He understands the
Hartman methods of railroading per-
haps better than any man connected
with his lines. and is regarded in rail-
road circles generally as the logical
successor to the dead railroad Napo-
leon.
Manner Like Harriman's.
Judge Lovett is six feet tall, and he
works with the feverish intensity of
the Wall street man. He possesses
what is called a strong face in
which habitual aggressiveness asserts
itself
He initiates Hartman in manner,
being brusaue to the point of rude
ness, secretiye and difficult of APP
proach. Like his former chief, too, he
lis careless of dress and has few
amusements outside of his business.
The Union Pacific still remains with
out u president, as Hartman occu-
pied this position also. 1t is under
stood, however, that an operating man
probably L. F. Loree, president of
the Delaware and Hudson-will be
elected for the place at the annual
| meeting of stockholders to be held on
Oct. IL. Proxies for this meeting
already in the hands of Judge Lovett
and Alexander Alillar secretary of the
Union Pacific, seem to guarantee that
the election will be dictated by the
Hartman interests.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
Manchester & Oneida
Railway Company
Special Excursion Rate:
Chicago Great Western nalIsa.
Company.

Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul
and Minneapolis, MINI. Dates of
Sale, September 9th, 1909, to Sep
TENDER 10th, 1909. Final return
limit, September 18th, 1909. Fare
Sc 40 for Round Trip.
One Way Colonist Rates, North
west, West and Southwest. Dates
of Sale September 18th, 1909, to
October 18th, 1909. Tacoma, Sc
attic and Portland $3.50.
San Francisco. $1,000.
Los Angeles and San Diego
$29.9O.
Homeseekers' Excursions to
Western Points, on sale first and
third Tuesday, August, September
and October 1909.
Further information regard
ing other rates, routes and through
car service furnished on request.
C. ]. BOARDWAY,
Traffic Manager.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-09-15
REGISTRY FEE UP 2 CENTS

New Rate Is to Be Effective After the
First of November.
Washington, Sept. 14.-The fee for
the registration of mail will be in
creased from to 10 cents after Nov.
/, 1909, according to an order signed
by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
The maximum indemnity allowed for
the loss of registered article has
been increased from S25 to $50.
Paper Finds Fault With Commanders
General Grandiloquent Attitude"
Paris, Sept. IA. = A paper here
severely criticises Commander Peary's
broadcast accusations" against DR..
Cook, as well as his general grandilo-
quent attitude" saying in this connec-
ton:
"Peary's patriotic declaration about
| taking possession of the pole in
the name of the president of the
United States contrasts with the com.
mercial spirit he displayed in copy
righting the story"
Report Boat Is After Cooks Eskimos
London, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Copenhagen says that
| the Norwegian steamer Ekspedit, Cap
tain Soerboe, which was chartered by
the Greenland administration to bring
DR.. Cooks Eskimos to Copenhagen, has
sailed.
Arizona republican., 1909-04-13
FOLLOWED THE RUSH
 ID LAND OF WEALTH
Wilderness to View the Funda- mentaIs of Perpetual Prosperity.

F. L. Vandegrift, one of those big hearted whole souled gentlemen who have been reared in the atmosphere of politics and newspaperdOm, and whom one becomes thoroughly ac- quainted with while he is shaking hands, drifted into The Republican office last night and said he had a story to tell. Being in the wild west however, and it being rather a new field for him, he was a little timid, the more because he only weighs two or three hundred pounds, so he brought along A. E. Taylor, the heavyweight clerk in the office of the general freight and passenger agent of ithe s. F. P. & P. at Prescott, to protect him against the possible as- saults of the athletic reporters.
 Mir. Vandegrift lives in Chicago when he is not in Topeka or some other place and more will be told of him after his story has been given. He was rolling along in a Santa Fe car toward Ash Fork and noted by' the conversation around him that all most everybody in the car was pre- pairing to change at that point. He inquired where everybody was going and the universal response was The Salome gold strike" It was the. first he knew Of the gold excitement but he learned lot in the next fifteen minutes, caught the fever and for mulated his plans. At Ash Fork he wired MT. Taylor that he wanted him to escort him across the gold plains of Arizona and the next day they were en route. There were seventy people on the outbound coach from the A. & C. junction and they must be there yet said NIT. Vandegrift, for none of them came back with me ex- cept MT. Taylor.
 To shorten the story, they visited the Glory Hole with Ernie Hall, over the new wagon road now finished to the top of the hill a half mile this side. MT. Vandegrift says his knowl- edge of mining consists entirely of knowing free gold when he sees it and he saw plenty of it at the Ari- zona Northern and managed to do d little 'highgrading," getting away with a piece of rock he values at a great deal more than it is worth. He found sixteen men at work at the camp under the direction of J. w.