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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

MIR. and Mrs. John Moran of was
terloo attended the Van Barriger-
Moran wedding Wednesday,. Mrs.
Moran will be remembered hare as
Miss Esther Grandfield.
Mrs. b. = Hedlund departed on
Thursday morning for Fairmont, Min.
nesota, fer an extended visit at the
home CT her sister, Mrs. J. P. Dun;ng
Before returning home she will .lso
visit with her mother and sister at
Fort Dodge.
Mrs. j. E. Frentress is at Roc'hes
ter, Minnesota, where she is recover
ing from an operation performed last
week. She is recovering rapidly ano
expects to return here in a few
days. Mr.. Frentress accompanied his
wife t. Rocheater.
Mr.. ana Mrs. S. A. Chase cele
brated their 25th wedding anniyer
sary at their home in this city
Sunday. The guests from out O
town were Mr.. and Mrs. PER-,
Thorpe OF Hopkinton and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Boddish of Central City.
County Clerk Graham issued tn
following marriage Licenses dur NJ
the past week: Harvey Smiley, ag
%, and Miss May Madison, age II
Thos. Moran, age 81, and Miss An
ma Van. Barriger, age 21; Myron E
Sites, age &c, and Miss Ada NJ. TrueE
dell, age 25; H. G. Seeds, age q
and Miss Pauline Appleby, age %
George Cornwell, age, 80, and Mis-
Lydia Tugtles, age 20.
Those from out Of town VIII
attended the Appleby-Seeds weddin
We're as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Appleby, of Beloit, Wisconsin, Nj
and Mrs. Harry Wilson and Mrs. l
A. Wilson of independence, Mr. an
Mrs. F. J. Baldwin Of Portland, Orr
gon, Miss Vera Sibert Of Waterloo
Mr.. Ned Seeds Of Ames, Mr.. F.
Wilson and Miss Buelah Combs Of
Greeley, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Wilson
independence, Miss Belle Smith {
Strawberry Point.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18

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Dr.. and Mrs. Q. Reidel Of Elkader
were Sunday visitors at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Adams. Mrs.
Reidel was formerly Miss Rose
Quinn and is a niece Of Mrs Adams.
Miss Angie Lewis is home to
send several weeks with her mother
and other relatives and friends. She
is now located in Oklahoma and has
good position as clerk in store
owned by her brotherin-lsw, Milton
.Purdy. Miss Angles many friends
are pleased to see her again and 20
know that she is so pleasantly stu
ated.
Mrs. Addie Todd expects to cen
clude her visit here Tuesday anG
will spend some time with relau es
at other points before returning to
Seattle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
The LOCAL news OF !.
DELAWARE COUNTY.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
MASONViLCE.

John Breitbach of ,Pecsta VS.
guest Of relatives here the lat er part
of the week.
Mrs. H. N. May was a recent Wis
itor in Dubuque.
NJ. Mulvehill was a business cal =
er in Manchester Saturday.
Miss Wayne Pendergast was an
over Sunday guest in the parental
home at Walker.
Miss Clara Coleman of New Rich
mond, Wisconsin, is visiting rsl--
tives in town.
John Mulvehill and wife WI,
among the passengers to Cedar Raj
ids last Thursday
Dennis Baragary spent several days
recently with relatives at McNeeley
South Dakota.
Louis Mulvehill is enjoying a Wis
lit with relatives and friends in Du
buque.
Mrs. William Barry left Thurs a!
for a several days visit with rsla
tives at Dyersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burke, o
have been residents of Henry, S. D.
ARRIVED here recently and will max
their future home at Monti.
Misses Anna and Genevieve Bara
gary of Monti were in town Saturda
while enroute to Manchester.
Mr.. SAVERS and family moved the'
household goods to Quasqueton OF
Monday, where they intend to re
side permanently.
E. F. Mulvehill, G.. Mosher, f
Ferguson, Chas. Moore and Perry Da
Wis went to Waterloo Thursday max
ing the trip overland in the formers
auto.
The prospective nuptials Of Davt'
Brickley of Winthrop and Miss Cath
crime Ryan were announced in tn
Catholic church at Month Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Duffy, former
~ of this place, but now located a
Dyersville, are the happy parents Q
a baby girl born Wednesday, Oct1
Der IL. Congratulations are extend
ed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
APPEAL FOR AID.

At the request Of the city, coune i
The Democrat publishes a commun'
cation from the mayor of Black Riv
er Falls, Wisconsin, appealing fol
aid for the flood victims Of that city
Anyone desiring to contribute any
thing to the cause may leave theil
offering at any of the banks Of the
city or with Mayor lie Roy, and i
will be promptly forwarded.
The communication is as follows:
Black River Falls, Wisconsin,
October 9Th, 1911
Resolved
BY the Common Council Of The
City OF Black River Falls, Wiscon
sin, that the mayor be and is here
by requested and empowered to make
an appea! to the President OF thu
United States, the Governors of thu
different state in the Union ant
the mayors OF the different citieE
throughout the land for aid IL
money to aid our grief stricken cit,
whose business portion and large
portion of the residence district hsi
been wiped out by flood on October
G. 1911, and which loss exceeds 81,
500, 100000.
Resolved further, that we request
all contributions be sent by draft t
the Mayor and be deposited by hin
in the banks and disbursed on or
ders Of the Common Council.
We make this appeal for a de
serving and needy people, trusting
that the good people of our land will
respond promptly and literally to &C
worthy a cause, rem embering that
the Lord loveth cheerful giver.''
J. J. McGillivary, Mayor.
H. N. Parsons, City Clerk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN.

One of the most important theatr.-
cal events of the present season
will be the appearance of The
Travelling Salesman" James Forbes
latest comedy sue ess, at the Cen
trail Opera House Like Mr.. Forbes
former success, THE Chorus Lady,,
this latest product of his facile Zen
is made for laughing purposes only.
r. is claimed by the management
that it contains at least a thousand
laughs and that not a single one of
them is in the least shop-worn, but
that all are original with Mr.. Forbes,
Many interesting and humorous
types are introduced, chief among
which is that great American char
acter, the drummer, portrayed by
the original Robert e. O'Connor. At
Central Opera house, Tuesday even
| ing, October Oath. #
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
COIEsB

The more rain, the more rest.
Elias Faust of Earlville was loo
ing after business here one d.,
last week.
Miss Rose Birkholz of New viaE
ma spent a couple Of days wi
friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Grimes ant
daughter Blanche, Mrs. George Kalk
err and Miss Emily Ridenour mad,
an auto trip to Dyersville Tuesday.
Mrs. J. F. Merten and daughter
Edith, went to McGregor Saturday
to spend few days with friends.
Mrs. J. w. Gore is visiting at thu
home of her daughter Mrs. Maudt
Sheppard near Delhi She expe t.
also to visit her son, Dick Gore {
Grinnell before returning home.
Mrs. ]. c. Bolsinger and son
Cecil visited relatives at Earlvill
and Manchester recently.
Sheriff Hennessey made an Ct
fetal trip to- our city Tuesday.
VIM Adams was a Dyersville Wis
itor Wednesday and Thursday visit.
ing at his sisters home and attena.
ing the convention Of the st. Bon.-
face Bund.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Putt and CHI /
dren Marie and Linus spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives at Elk
port.
Mrs. Anna Grant OF Omaha, Ne
braska, arrived in the city Sunday
for a visit with her mother and ST :
ter at the VIM. Adams home.
Cal. Luther of Gutenberg was
seen on our streets Monday.
Harry Platte and Roy Prentice are
at home for a few days from Cedar
where they are students at
the Business College.
Miss Viola Haug, who has spent
several months here with her sister,
Mrs. Norma Littig, returned to her
home at Great Bend, Kansas, the
'irst of the week.
Mr., and Mrs. A. L. Lands were
Stkport visitors Thursday.
August Sphinx of big Patch, Wis
,onsin, is a visitor here at thu
lone of his sister, Mrs.F. w. Klaus.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Peck, DR..
Ind Mrs. F. c. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. !
). G Walker, Fred Peck and F. H.
'oon were at Dyersville on Thurs
lay to attend the meeting of the St.
soniface Bund.
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DOUBLE WEDDING AT ST MARY,s
CHURCH..

Miss Anna Van Barriger and Mr.
Thomas Moran, both of this, city, and
MISS Mary Smith and Mr.. Bern.
ard Goldsmith of Delhi, We're united
In marriage at the ST. Marys Cath
Ole church Wednesday morning, Oct
ober IL, 1911, Father J. J. Collins per
forming the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moran will reside at Manchester,
While Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsmith will
make their home near Delhi. The
friends Of the contracting parties ex-
tend their best wishes.
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DELAWARE.

Miss Erna Gienapp, Minnie Me
man, Ruth Coates, Ray and Dell
Zirtzman, Harry Eeddow, Edwin
Malmgren, Willie Nieman and Willie
Killers attended a party at the VIM
Harder home Saturday evening.
Miss Agnes Gienapp Of Hopkintol
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
\ and Mrs. VIM. Gienapp.
Mrs. E. c. Carol is still very 4
A trained nurse from Dubuque is nov
\ caring for her.
Carl Ortberg attended the dairy
show in Waterloo Wednesday.
Miss Pansy Griffin visited rels-
tives in Earlville last week.
Mrs. Bessie Lawrence of Cherokee
was called here last week by the
serious illness OF her sister, Mrs. E
C. Carroll
The Swedish aid society met wi h
Mrs. Ed Hokenson near Oneida is
week.
Mrs. l.. G. Davis and Mrs. P.
Mortenson were Delhi callers one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis of
Sioux City are visiting friends a'd
relatives Of this city.
Mrs. Young OF Manchester spent
few days last week with hcr
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Russia.
l. A. Spear spent several days
last week with his daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Hendrickson Of Arlington.
A farewell party was given on
Miss Lewie SpaMding Monday After
noon. A large crowd Of her friends
and netghbors were present and all
reported a fine time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
NORTH MANCHESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kenny are takin::
a much needed and well earned vaca
ton, visiting Will McAlary, Mrs
Kenny's brother of Wadena and tn
Palmers of Hawkeye.
Mrs. Riley Smith and daughter
Mrs. Dale Munger, attended thu
wedding at Sights last Wednesday.
Mrs. Wolfe LETT last week for Da
kota, where she intends to file en-
claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Davis spent
couple of days last week on the
farm near Strawberry Point.
Mrs. Minnie Skinner is recoveril
from a recent illness
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
RAIN AND REPEAT.

Heavy rains fell here nearly ey
cry day and night last week. Work
on the street improvements was e,
tirely suspended. This week promic
es better weather The skies have
cleared and the indications are thai
the heavy rains are over tor time
There has been no killing frost as
yet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
GET in THE CONTEST.

Make a guess on how long the Ian
tern will burn at Hutchinson & At
waters store. The one guessing tn
nearest win be given premium
free For full particulars call at the
store. Saturday, October 21st is
Liberty Lantern Day at Hutchins On
&Atwater's store. Read their ad
vertisement in another column.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
SNODGRES FALL CLOTHING
HERE.

The Snodgress Clothing Co. an
nounce in their advertisement this
week the arrival Of their complete
line of fall clothing Everything for
men and boys to wear, new and up
to-date. Read their ad for pointers
on your fall wearing apparel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18

70. N. Thompson, who is princ!-
ed Wednesday evening from a weeks
business trip IS in western Canada.
Earl Elijah OF Ames, was in charge
Of Mr.. Thompson's classes during his
absence.
The advertisement of D. F.,
Grove & Co. in this issue promises
a saving. ito buyers OF dry goods. They
announce the arrival of every var!e-
ty Of new, seasonable and stylish
goods. Special attention is directed
to their new fall millinery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18

w. L. Drew has placed a new
and novel cash register in his dry
goods store, which is to be operated
by electricity. The register is of a
cabinet make an has driver for
each clerk, where an account of the
money collected in by each is kept
and the books balanced at the end
Of the day.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
frrom Tho Tribune Bureau !


Washington. Dec 22.-The President
mained AT his desk all day, but recel'e'
only q few callers among them senators
Kenyon. CulIom. Warren and feiN'n'
Representative Kahn and ex-senator
drich. The tariff was the chief topic ol
discussion. Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Aldrlch 'ls
crgsed monetary legislation and the ioI'"
coming report Of the National MONETARY
commission. which will be ready on 'an-
uary g. .
Immediately following the reception OF
the members of the diplomatic corps ana
army and navy officers on New Year pdS ,
President Taft will receive the members OF
the Yale Glee Club.
Tomorrow more than two hundred tur-
Keys. ranging i'm weight from ten to nlteeh
pounds. will be distributed among the EN-
ployes of the White House and executive
offices. including the thirty or more police
men stationed in and around the buildings
and - gold pieces will be given 10 each OF
the clerks as Christmas gifts from the
President.
Late this afternoon the President, ac-
companied by Major Butt. continued his
Christmas shopping. Mrs. Taft also brsved
the dripping weather this afternoon. and.
in company with Miss Taft, finished her
Christmas shopping in the downtown dis
trict. She greeted her friends cheerily ana
looked well and happy. She wore cos
tune of dark wistaria colored cloth and
hat of corresponding shade. Miss Tart
wore a costume Of brown cloth, with fur
bands. She carried many small packages.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
HIGH COST OF LIVING
DR. Irving Fisher Explains His Recent
Comment on the Causes Thereof.

To tho Editor of The Tribune
Sir: ! notice i'm The Tribune under date
Of December - the report of an address
recently delivered by me on the Rise IN
the Cost Of Living" Those who know my
views must have rubbed their eyes when
they saw what appeared i'm your paper.
did not state that malaria. the hookworm
and alcohol were responsible for the rise IN
the cost Of living. on the contrary, I stated
that the cost of disease had always been
with us and was not IN the least response
BILE for the recent rise in the cost Of living
or any hardships connected with It,
It IS also not true that ! suggested an
international commission to eliminate dis
ease, nor that | acquitted trusts altogether
Of n share i'm the rise in the cost OF lvlilS'
I stated that the causes of the WORLDWIDE
rise Of prices were a matter of dispute anu
that therefore there should be appointed
an international commission TO make an
authoritative investigation Of that subject
also stated that I'm my opinion the chief
cause OF the rise in prices was the great
production Of gold and the consequent in
hation of the worlds currences. ! have
given my reasons for this belief I'm my
Purchasing Power Of Money
incidentally. / stated that one way 20
cope with the rise i'm the cost of living,
whatever its cause. was economy i'm all
forms I'm this connection | mentioned the
needless cost Of disease, among which were
the three Diseases malaria. hookworm and
alcohoism-together with more important
diseases, such as tuberculosis. I stated
the fact that "A New Haven sanatorium In
which ! am interested expended {200,@O in
curing a certain number of patients who
have already earned 100000 and still have
an earning capacity estimated actuarialy
at 81. 100000. The securing Of these earnings
and earning power has, Of course, helped
the people and their families to cope with
the rise I'm the cost Of living our govern
ment eliminated great part of the hook
worm disease in Porto Rico at cost Of
less than 60 cents a patient, restoring to
him an earning power OF more than 60
cents day for the rest Of his working life
These and other examples show how it
pays to eliminate wastes of all kinds
though they are as old as civilization and
in no wise a new factor responsible for
the recent rise I'm the cost of living.
At one of the sessions OF the meeting Of
the American Economic Association in
Washington on Friday, December %, dis
cussion Of the rise i'm the cost Of living will
be held, in which Senator'S Lodge, Smoot
and Crawford; Mr.. Luce, chairman, and
Mr.. McSweeney. member Of the recent
Massachusetts Commission on the Costs
of Living; Or. Neil, United States Com
missioner Of Labor; John Mitchell, labor
leader, and others are to speak
IRVING FISHER.
New Haven. Dec. 10, 1911.
tThe report in question was an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from St. Louis
which The Tribune had every reason to
believe accurate.-Ed.1
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
THE DOUTVANT IDEA.

Mr. William Barnes. ir.. refers 10 the
Democratic state administration as a
splendid example of machine government
without ideas 1t seems to us that this
opinion is subject to amendment. 1t IS
impossible of course TO think OF the
Murphy-Dix administration as thing OF
many or farreaching ideas. On the other
10 deprive it of the credit of having one
idea. and of holding to it with the tenac-
ity which distinguishes the posseSSors OF
few ideas i'm their affection for the eve
lambs of their fold Unquestionably the
Nurphy-DiX administration did have,
probably still has. one idea. fittingly set
forth in the immortal mandate so popu-
lar in the legislative halls, Get II while
the getting's good"
Perhaps Mr.. Barnes is right in saying
that the administration has been without
ideas. in the sense that this idea came
from Murphy. the real head Of the states
government for the last year, rather than
from Governor Dix. the titular head.
Yet it was adopted quickly by all loyal
Democrats. Its spread was marked by
the passage of Brooklyn ripper" bills.
an elections law which the Court of APP
peals had 10 censor, fake direct pri-
mary measure and job grabs of every
nature. private road schemes, lumber
contracts and the like. Possibly Mr..
Barnes meant that the Democratic ad-
minstration had no idea Of fulfilling its
important campaign promises in the
spirit rather than the letter--if at all.
Perhaps he meant that it had no idea of
unsefish service Of the public as distin-
gushed from selfish service of the in
tcreSts of a few individuals within a pO-
ltical party. If so be was unquestion-
ably right But it must he confessed
that the Murphy-Dix administration 50
far has had one dominant, all-important
idea. and has lived up 70 il consistently
Its sole regret is that the people by elect
ing "A Republican Assembly signified I'M
mistakably their lack of appreciation of
the sublimity of that conception
New-York tribune., 1911-12-23
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Dec. 22.-More formal social
affairs gave way tonight to informal enter
tainments for the school boys and girls who
are rapidly arriving for their vacations
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. George f.
Downey were hosts at a dance for their
two sons, Fairfax Davis and George Fair
fax Downey, tr., who are here for the
Christmas season. Charles Taft, the chill
dren Of Secretary and Mrs. Nagel and
school girls and boys to the number Of
sixty were in the cotillon of four figures,
for which the favors were Christmas bells
and other conceits appropriate to the sea-
son. The decorations were i'm red and green.
Colonel and Mrs. Edward Burr also en-
tertained young peoples party, the guests
including Miss Frances Hodges, Miss Flea
nor Crozler Reyburn, Miss Elizabeth Reid
Rogers. Miss Estelle Crane, Lieutenant and
Mrs Francis B. Wilby, Lieutenant Com
mander Courtney, Major Horton, Lieuten-
ant Sultan and Guy Emerson.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth will leave here for Oyster Bay to-
morrow. to be the guests over Christmas Of
ex-President and Mrs Roosevelt
General A. W. Greedy and Mrs. Greedy
will have a family reunion on Christmas,
Miss Gertrude Greely, who has been visit
ing in New England Miss Antoinette Gree
". who has been for some time in Brook
lyn, and a. W. Greely, jr.. Of Philadelphia,
all returning for the holidays.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Burrows entertained
ex-Justice and Mrs. Henry b. Brown.
Judge and Mrs. Thomas II. Anderson, Mrs
Talmage, Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Mer-
riam. General Black Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Ellis and DR.. and Mrs. Gore al dinner to-
night.
Senator du Pont will entertain large
house party at his Delaware home over
Christmas, taking them to Winterthur to-
morrow in his special car.
Mrs. Nelson w. Aldrich entertained
guests al luncheon.
Miss Margery Ide, daughter of the Minis
ter to Spain. who has been the guest Of
Representative and Mrs. Longworth and
other friends. has gone to New York to
spend the holidays with her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cock
ran.