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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

Herrn laid but fifteen
1900 10000 within City
SITE that
with It's and
anu ruled the round with the majesty 1000
busy place of 5000, with
Many an interesting story told of the earlier section
tn days when coal
the pioneers of illinois, especially
American Notes. One is Charles
fell
1t all Egypt
and Campbell Of Marion
and conducting business which
largely fell
the in
ne possession OF the New York hrtn which
ing COL Manning
success though this is
his plans for the development the
in
adjustment claim
Of his property the
his caution prevailed he
risk OF additional
quickly
only Of 100000 times the
claim OF the This
ma more
Still another having eating it, too
Of the roads running through the
service of his road Only
work and determined quit the
rights
lie falow The
his rights
holding, s
thousand
being worked are capable Of oupuns 5000
this considering
become of marketable character
like 100000 calculate
borhood of s150O00O
richest of agricultural the min
ing OF coal began considered the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
News Of Iowa
FARMER HAS CORN WELL ur.

Ten Acres Planted An March Makes
Fine Showing.
A farmer near Parkersburg, Just to
experiment and observe what the eff
feet would be, planted ten acres of
ground to corn the latter. part of
March. The genial sunshine and the
rains of early April coaxed the corn
up out of the ground, and it grew and
thrived and waxed strong. Though
there have been some light frosts
since the plants have peeked through
the soil, they were not severe enough
to Kill the tender plants, and the corn
IL now four or five inches tall and has
been ploughed through once. The like
OF this experience has never been
heard of before, and 1t is believed that
It sets the record for all time for the
and Central States. With
no killing frost from this time for
ward. this corn will be tasseled and
cared by July 1.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
UNFAMILIAR FACTS 3

~ .I . j
The London police In 1908 arrested
3,4s2 children under 16.
Gold fish originally came from China,
and the first were sent to England in
1881.
midas revenue from the opium
trade last year amounted to about
$23, 079, 500.
No horses are to be seen on the
farms in Bolivia. bullocks or oxen be-
ing universally employed.
Recently the largest elm tree in
Winslow township, Jefferson county,
Pennsylvania, was cut. BY the annual
rings 1t was between 800 and 325
years old.
The price Of eggs in England has
advanced greatly in late years. The
value of last years home product was
81, 100000 greater than that Of twelve
years ago.
About 100000 Of the natives Of
Siam are kept busy cultivating rice.
Several varieties are cultivated, some
requiring only two months. while 9th.
ers require w to six months to ripen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
ATcH1soH GLOBE SIGHTS.

Il n y 10 4
About the only vacation some PEG.
rle get is in Interruptions in their
work.
A woman is immensely fiattered is
her husband tells her she is broad
minded
AS soon as we get rid of one diff
Guilty, we usually find another waiting
to take its place.
The only people who really have a
good time are those who enjoy being
imposed upon.
The older people get, the less regard
they have for looks in their might
les and the more for comfort.
Women use the same expressions Of
sorrow in telling of disappointment
IL a dressmaker as Of a. disappoint.
ment In love.
A man was trying to speak of a
pacifler today, and referred to him
as "peaceifier." Why isn't "peacei.
fer good word?
Forgiveness doesn't rush around
and show the same disposition to vlo-
late the spsed ordinance which char.
actsSisss Htten5s.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
sp11NTERs.

1t is mistake to grab more than
you can carry away.
After an exchange Of hot words a
GOODNESS Is sure to set in.
You cannot always Judge a mans
friendship by the way he shakes your
hand.
Boyce- Did understand you to say
that your friend is a stage hand?
Joyce-No. stage foot; he does a
dancing turn.
The right way is the hardest way at
the start, but the easiest way at the
finish.
Bills-Do you think that man tried
to show his gallantry in guessing that
Miss Antiques age was only 20 years?
Wills-No, he is the weather prophet
Father sent me over to borrow
your paper; he wants. to read it,"
Tell him I'm coming over to borrow
his breakfast; only want to eat It,"
Bowers-Were they long time
drawing the jury? Powers-When they
drew the last man they had to take
the first man out and get his hair cut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
ALL OVER THE STATE.

A special grand jury at Newton in
dicted DR.. Mary Ida Guthrie ON a
charge of dynamiting the residence Of
Jesse A. Quick at Prairie City April %.
H. D. Copeland, a banker and a men,
Der of the Republican State Central
Committee from the Eighth Iowa Dis
trict, died at his home in Charlton.
Little Florence Gerber, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gerber, of Bur-
lington, is dead as the result Of inju.
ries received while at play at the
West Madison school. The child slip.
ped and struck her head on board.
Judge Woodruff, of Council Bluffs,
has ordered the removal of Chief Of
Police George H. Richmond in decid.
ing the custer case brought against the
chief, in which he was accused of re.
missness in his duties during the oper-
ations Of the Mabray gang of swim
dlers.
The old Catholic church building at
Remsen, with the foundation material,
was sold at public auction to Corne-
Illus Ludwig for s1.O25.
Warren Garst of Coon Rapids, lieu
tenant governor during the last term
OF Senator Cummins as governor, an.
nounces himself as a progressive can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor of Iowa, opposing Gov. B.
F. Carroll. Mr.. Garst's announcement
is the political sensation of the year
in Iowa.
For refusing to give information to
census enumerator a Des Moines
woman faces prosecution in the fed
eral court. The defendant, who had
been arrested. was bound over to the
federal grand jury.
The winners of the 3Sd annual State
declamatory contest held in Waterloo
were as follows: Oratorical class, LIST,
Julia Swisher, Sigourney; I'd. Fred
Dean. Glenwood; dramatic class, LIST,
Madge Stoker. Sheldon; I'd, Ruth Phil
lips. Centerville; humorous class, LIST,
Robert Byrnes, Elkader; I'd, Loa Char
ter, Guthrie Center
Roy Cumms, young man about Is
years Of age. walked into the police
station in Clinton and gave himself
up to the chief. He says he is guilty
of passing forged checks bearing the
name of Holden. secretary of the Mid.
dlebe-Evans Mfg. Co.. of Chicago. for
1878. He was locked up and will be
taken to Chicago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT DEBORAH.

Family Trouble Believed to Have Re-
suited In Murder and Suicide.
The lifeless bodies of Hans Gold and
his wife were discovered in one Of the
upper rooms of their home in DEBORAH,
and from the evidence Of neighbors at
the coroner's inquest 1t was evident
that Gold shot his wife and then took
his own life by shooting himself
through the heart with the weapon "a
shotgun) with which he took the life
of his wife. Gold was man of about
S6 years of age and was a stone mason
by occupation. He was much given to
liquor and when intoxicated it is said
would invariably assault his wife, and
when In one of these paroxysms of in
toxication recently. he threw his wife
through one of the upper chamber win
dows. through sash and glass, out into
the yard below. Mrs, Gold commenced
proceedings for a divorce last spring,
but on protestation OF better treat
ment. the bill was not obtained.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
FERNAID HAS HEAVY FIRE Loss
Little Town surfer. Property Los.
of $4,000.

Little Town suffers Property Loss
of $4,000.
A fire which destroyed property to
the value of $4,000 and threatened to
wipe out the little town of Fernald, on
the Short line, broke out the other af-
ternoon. The Western Grain Company
elevator. valued at IS 1000, was destroy
ed together with 5000 bushels of
cribbed ear corn, 1000 bushels of oats,
and 100 tons of soft coal belonging to
the company. C. A. Duntz, owner of
the lumber and implement business,
lost $4,000 stock OF lumber, 3d.
900 stock of implement and building
worth $4,000. One small frame store
building worth $500 was consumed,
four gondola cars on the tracks were
burned. and many nearby buildings
were fired at different times but were
saved. There was absolutely no fire
protection in the town and the wind
was blowing gale. The fire started
from bonfire, spread to barn, then
to the cribs, east to the elevator, then
to the lumber yard. The grain COM
pany was insured, but there is doubt
as to whether the Duntz property was
covered by insurance,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

John Ruskin's world famous act in
giving his wife to his friend, Sir john
Millais, has been duplicated by ]. NJ.
Barrie, author of modern days. The
divorce which Barrie sought in Eng
land, when he found that his wife
loved Gilbert Cannon, young dra-
matte critic, has been made absolute
and the infatuated couple is free to
wed. Barrie gave his former wife a
deed to a palatial home at Franham
and $3.50 year income for life. The
author admits that he dearly loves
the woman he divorced, but for the
sake of her happiness gave her to
Cannon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
|DN BOARD A lEPER SHIP.
Three thousand Af,icted Were
Transferred to Philippine Iso-
lation Pen.
STORY OF AMERICAN SAILOR.
Heartrending Scenes When Rela-
tives and Friends Attempted to
Rescue the Victims.

- 4
"Alf" Jorgenson. second mate of the
American ship Atlas. in port from the
far east, Is back in his native land
after an absence Of three years, with
q thrilling narrative Of his experience
during that time, says the New York
Evening Telegram. Jorgenson halls
from Seattle and shipped on sailing
vessel from San Francisco three years
ago. He landed in the Philippines. and
there attached himself to one of the
numerous coast guard steamers main
tanned by the government to patrol the
coasts of the islands and keep down
the piratical Moros, whose main de-
sire in life is to murder the pearl
divers and destroy the native indus
tries of the Philippines.
After year on various coast guard
steamers doing patrol duty" said
young Jorgenson to-day, 81 was trans
ferred to the Basilian, also coast
guard vessel, which, however, had
been detailed to transfer lepers from
the various ports of the Philippines to
Culuon island. For three months we
transferred hundreds of the lepers to
the isolation pen on Culuon.
While the American officers used
every kindness and gentleness in the
work of taking away the unfortunates
from the villages and towns to the
lonely island, they often had to use
force to prevent rescues by friends
and relatives. Sometimes the scenes
were heartrending when families had
to be separated because there was no
room for the lepers to take their kin
to Culuon.
I'm many instances the Moros, un-
der the pretext of assisting the friends
and relatives of the lepers, would at
tack us, and on one occasion, nu-
merous force surrounded the Basilian,
but were repulsed.
AS leprosy is not contagious to the
European or American, none of us
were afraid to handle the lepers.
Three months of this was enough for
al, of us on the Basilian. and to a
man we asked for a transfer to an
other steamer. Capt. T. A. Hillgrov,
who, by the way. is New York man,
was in command of the Basilian, All
in all, we transferred about 5000
lepers in the three months we were on
this detail. quit the leprosy transfer
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
5SQlD
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Governor Hughes Of New York
whom President Taft has named for
the Supreme bench, Is to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Justice
Brewer of Kansas. Justice Brewer was
the second of his family to serve with
Chief Jsutice Fuller In, the capacity
of associate justice. Stephen j. Field,
whom Justic McKenna of San Fran
cisco succeeded in 1897. was his uncle.
Others who have been members of the
court since Fuller was appointed by
President Cleveland are Joseph P.
Bradley of New Jersey, Stanley
Mathews Of Ohio, Horace Gray Of
Massachusetts,, Samuel Blatchford of
New York, Lucius @. c. Lamar of Mis-
sissippi, Henry B. Brown of Michigan,
George Shiras Jr. Of Pennsylvania.
Chief Justice Fuller is the oldest
member of the court, though Justice
Harlan. who is the Oldest in point of
service. having been member since
the Hayes administration OF thirty
three years ago, is a close second. The
baby of the court, William Henry
Moody, is 81, while the other four
range in age from 81 to SO, so the
court is living exemplification that
old men are for counsel.
The honor and responsibility Of
naming the chief justice of this high
tribunal is given to comparatively few
Presidents. In the 12O years which
have passed since the Supreme Court
held its first session in the Exchange
Of the City Of New York, Feb. A, 1890.
twenty-six men have served as Presi-
dent Of the United States, but there
have been only eight men to serve as
chief Justice. John Jay. John Rut-
ledge, Oliver Ellsworth. John Mar
shall, Roger Brooke fancy. Salmon p.
Chase. Morrison R. Waite and Melville
Weston Fuller form the distinguished
list. Marshall served the longest term.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
INDICTED FOR DYNAM1Tme.

Or. Ida NJ. Guthrie Makes Plea OF
Not Guilty Mt Newton.
DR.. Ida M. Guthrie was formally ar
raigned in Newton on the Indictment
charging her with the dynamiting of
the j. A. Quick home at Prairie city.
She pleaded not guilty and waived
formal arraignment. Her trial was
set for June IS. DIR. Guthrie was rep.
resented by W. H. Hartzell, Carthage.
ILL.,, and Morgan and Korf. of Newton.
Her bail has been fixed at $4,000. E.
j. Salmon has been retained by ]. A.
Quick to assist In the prosecution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
STAR OF BETHLEHEM a coMETp

" Vt q
Pastor Says Heavenly Visitor of Long
AGO Was Halley's wanderer.
The star of Bethlehem was only Hal.
ley's comet. said the Rev. DR.. Spicer
from his pulpit at ST. PauPs Univer-
salist Church. in Webster City. Bible
students say Jesus was born four
years prior to the year A. d. Ac-
cording to the present calendar. fgur.
Ing back at the interval the comet is
due, the Rev. Mr.. Spicer finds that
this heavenly visitor was due when
the star of Bethlehem was seen. The
comet. like the star. appears in the
east and takes a southerly course.
From these deductions DR.. Spicer
gives it as his belief that the star and
the comet are one.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

thirty-four years. He and fancy to-
gether covered period Of sixty-three
eventful years.
In 1890 the centenary of the SUI
preme Court was celebrated with At
ting ceremony in New York, the city
where it first sat. At that celebration
Edward 8. Phelps said of this tribu.
nal: Judges will be appointed and
will pass. One generation rapidly sue
ceeds another. But whoever comes and
whoever goes, the court remains, keep
ing alive through many a century we
shall not see, the light that burns with
a constant radiance upon the high
altar of American constitutional jus
tice."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
The Old ChantecIeer.

Ethelyn-Oh grandmamma, Jack
and were to see the new play last
night! All the players were dressed
to represent barnyard fowls.
Grandmamma Why, that's nothing!
The summer before 1 was married. /
had a duck suit. leghorn hat
trimmed with canary ribbon, and
everyone said your grandfather was
the biggest quack in town.-Judge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

vA6N
lXI modern section of
miles. of
vdR7kNAy Of
world has not heard much of them silently they
fortunes
not been lost In the
far
stlled
way one OF the busiest of business it.
and Williamson,
counties There lie the immense deposits bituminous
few
the State of Illinois
commonwealth ftyfve o
than decade neglect
merely for of
within that decide
Of that
ready to hand And the end is with
the
held
transfer since the the
purchasable for 2a
struggle for
New lines are to be built being
alone in the production Of onshaul
provision Of the
Dig lines which reaching
the annual
Of freight the Northwest
Mississippi valley
Such railroad kings HILL eyes
favored
which done
more Will be DONE though be silently
&
All this by wealth In
the heart of Little
coal The
be
n mas silence
when they anything
have the rapid growth
village city 1900 with ma
ona banks business blocks beautiful
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
PERCENTAGES ARE Low.

Fruit Record OF Iowa Worst In His
tory OF State.
Secretary Green Of the State Horti-
cultural Society has compiled the re-
port for the first of May on condition
Of Iowa fruit. 1T shows a smaller
percentage for this time of the year
than ever before in the history of the
society,"" he says. Percentages: Straw
berries. 50; grapes. 20; black raspber-
ries, ~; red raspberries. 10; cherries,
6; currants, 5; apples. 81; blackberries,
81; gooseberries, 4; American plums,
l; pears, domestic plums. japanese
plums and peaches, all less than / per
cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

Playing Wild West" with rope
tied around his body. the small son
of Mortimer Duffield succeeded in las
soing the Port Norris trolley car near
his home in Bridgeton, N. j.. He was
dragged behind the fast-moving car
for nearly four squares. Then the
conductor happened to turn around
and noticed that something tied to
the rope was being pulled along. He
stopped the car, and the boy was
found nearly unconscious and badly
bruised. No bones were broken.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
SWALLOWS SPOON AT TABLE.

Girls Laughs Heartily and Utensil
slips Down Her Throat.
While laughing at something which
had been said, Grace Cantonwise. 10
years old, swallowed a teaspoon in
Oxford Junction. Her mother and sis
ter Pearl, on seeing what had happen
ed, both tainted. One of their friends
summoned doctor, who, after many
failures, succeeded in getting hold Of
the bowl Of the spoon with an instru.
ment and taking 1t out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
ARREST F1REBua IN ACT.

An Important Capture Is Made by
Dubuque Policemen.
Charles w. Smith. aged "a, was
caught in the act of starting a fire in
the Grand Opera House in Dubuque.
Fire was discovered early in the after
noon and officers becoming suspicious
kept close guard the rest of the
day. Smith sneaked into the base
ment and started the fire. The Off
GERS followed him and caught him on
the stairs. He is said to be dope
6end and a degenerate.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
NEWTON BOYS TO PEN.

William Neal, Jr., and Jasper Bowie
Get Ten Years.
William Neal, aged 10 years, and
Jasper Bowie, his pal. aged 20 years.
indicted at Newton, pleaded guilty in
court, and were sentenced to ten
years each in the Anamosa reforma-
tory. They broke into the Frank Bald
win hardware store and sold the plum
der to an East Side dealer in Des
Moines
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
search for oil Around ottumwa.

Search Tor OIL Around Ottumwa.
]. r. Davis. of Salem. ILL.,. an old
and experienced oil prospector. is of
the belief that there are large deposits
of oil between Ottumwa and Eddyville.
He is in Eddyville and will be Joined
in a few days by party of Illinois
prospectors, and If oil is found they
will lease 10000 acres.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
Fido,. Portion.

Did you give the scraps Of meat
to the dog, Nora?"
You forgot. mum, that we'd quit
eatin meat, mum, but OF give tn
haste tn carrot tops an pertaty par.
in's."-Los Angeles Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

The Woman-Here's a WONDERFUL
thing. I've just been reading Of a
man who reached the age Of 40 with.
out learning how to read or write. He
met woman, and for her sake he
made a scholar Of himself in two
years.
The Man-That's nothing. know a
man who was a profound scholar at
40. Then he met woman. and for he's
sake made a fool Of himself In two
days.-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

Found Dying Under Floor of Barn.
Joseph Breen. aged So. farmer re-
siding near Farley, drank a>luantity
of carbolic acid and died soon after.
wards. He was found under the floor
of the barn in dying condition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
sTARTIINa CASE NEAR MuRaAY.
Girl Admits BuryinE Babe to Escape
t-Sas6 Dfar rnce. ts.f = ifsi

Disgrace. Z isi
a sensation was caused when the
dead body Of an infant was found
buried In hay in a barn one mile west
oflsMurray People by. the name OF
Lewis live on the farm and the daugh-
ter. Laura Lewis, broke down and con-
fessed to the county attorney and
coroner that she was the mother of
the child and that it was born last
March 25 and died shortly afterward.
In an attempt to escape disgrace she
buried the body Of the child in the
hay. She made sworn statement to
this, also to the effect that the child's
father was Packard Dinsmore of
Charlton. She was bound over to the
grand jury in the sum Of $500 on a
charge of manslaughter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

The Northwestern Railroad is pre-
pairing to shorten its route between
Des Moines and Sioux City, according
to reports. The prospect of new in
terurban is said to have forced the
road to make this decision.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

Bragg is a dreadfully tiresome
chap"
What's he been doing nowr"
Hes been blowing about what he
blew In at his blowout"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
MOUSE IN THE CHOIR.

During service in the Presbyte-
rias Church at Milford, Mich, sly
litte mouse crept out from hole in
the wall and darted toward row of
young ladies who sat back of the pull
pit and composed part of the choir.
One of them. espied the little rodent
and instantly there was hubbub
which interrupted the service for sew
eral minutes. Skirts were hastily
gathered together and the female
singers quickly got off the floor. using
their chairs as temporary retreats:
Alarmed at the racket the mouse made
of in another direction, to the relief
Of all present. The minister then re-
sumed his sermon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
wul Build New I.in..

A proposition to build an interurban
line between Logan and Magnolia is
being considered by business men of
both towns. A new $4,000 hotel will
probably be erected in Logan.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
The Go..iper..

They say she will create no end Of
gossip"
well. ] guess the jobbers in that
community will be able to handle her
output Louisville Courier-Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
Applicable.

Applicable.
pa" asked little Philander Phypps,
"who was it said, The first shall be
last'?''
i don't remember. son." answered
Mr.. Phypps. who is keenly interested
in automobile track records. Prob
ably some fellow who had tire trouble
in the final lap.'-Birmingham Age
Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18
Dubuque child Die. Of Burn.

Rosialla, the 5-year-old daughter of
Edward Welter, farmer three miles
from Dubuque. died from burns re-
ceived when her dress caught fire from
an old stump that had been burned
nlt 80 -. ~.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-18

For some unknown reason humming
birds are disappearing from the island
of Trinidad. Half century ago there
we're eighteen species; now there are
but Eve.