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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
THORPE.

Richard White and family spent
Sunday at the Amsa Stone home:
Laura Millett spent Sunday with
home folks, at Lamont.
Ralph Works was a Manchester
visitor Saturday.
Miss Mable Parsons spent last
week at the Tom Lee home.
Fred Clifford visited in Thorpe en-
Tuesday evening. 81
Mr.. Thompson Of Manchester spent
Sunday with his son Andrew OF
Thorpe. K. N. II
A. o. Stone and wife spent Tues
day evening at the Dick White
home.
Mrs. Harry Brown and daughter
spent Sunday at the Ray Brown
home. >:tss5s5 ~
D. w. Barr was a Manchester Wis
ltor Wednesday.
Mrs. G. Stucch spent Tuesday at
he c. A. Schmock home. s.
A dance will be held at the
Thorpe hall Friday evening, May 8
Everyone is cordially invited to at,
tend Bs4ss, 4. r ri, y a.
d.. Sarks and son Howard were
Manchester callers Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
ORDINANCE 216,

Z and sale Of gunpowder and other ex-
p!oslves. providing penalty h FOR ro the
ing Of certain explosives nuisance and
and and .repsaling Ordinance No. ~. being
81 the City of Manchester, 1908. !.
Is, Beait, ordained by the City Council Of
the. City of Manchester. Iowa:
poration shall keep within the limits OF
the City. in any store, shop, house or
any other place, any gun or blasting
e9ssedinE t ass eah poan ay one e'
~ SEC. 2. All powder so kept shall be
.toI. aimed in closed metal cans or can
Shall be sn nemote from fire Or
SEC. 3. No person shall sell or
or Of ospe5a or oSer
tificial lights in the evening and day
light the following morning, except in
closed metal cans, or loaded shells or
ny SEC. 4. That no person, firm or cor
poration shall keep or, store any nitro
glycerine, gun cotton, dynamite or other
provided. within the fire limits Of the
City OF Manchester, Iowa. provided that
/ such explosives in quantities not ex-
ibet Kept outside Of said fire limits Of
the city in an uninhabited building. Sc
icurely closed and locked, detached from
any sether building by O distance of
150 feet. upon which shall be placed at
the entrance a warning sign that the
building contains dangerous explosives.
4 5sE'That the. keeping or storing Of such
explosives In any manner contrary to
the provisions hereof is hereby declared
to be nuisance and may be removed
; by summary proceedings, the costs and
expense of which shall be assessed
against the property and owner thereof
I'm the manner provided for special as
sessment. = =-s ~. ID
SEC. 5. Any person. firm or. corpora
ton violating the provisions Of this or
dinance shall be deemed guilty Of q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined not exceeding one hundred
dollars or imprisoned in Jail not more
than thirty days or by both fine and
Imprisonment.
:[y3sEc. 6. That Ordinance No. ia be-
Ing chapter XXI Of the revised Ordinan-
Ses Of the City OF Manchester 1908, is
Z. This Ordinance shall take
effect. and be In force from and after
it's passage. approval and publication as
by law provided.
APRIL: 1912. ss.
Attest: -. {.
81 & r. WILSON. NJ. F. LIE ROY.
!:.ff$t{ City Clerk. Mayor.
IOWA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
TWEED DEFlED BY HOFFMAN
Tammany Boss Could Not Frlahtsn
Governor Into Giving Approval
to Certain Bill,

As questioning reporter, the writer
had been received by Governor Hoff
man., in the executive Office of the old
capitol, with that dignifled courtesy
that marked the governors inter-
course with any one, high or low.
The question had been asked, and the
answer given. The reporter rose, and
was making his acknowledgements.
when the green baize doors that sepa-
rated the executive chamber from the
outer Office were swung violently open
and BOSS" Tweed, with red face.
flashing eyes and threatening manner,
burst into the room.
The governor advanced to meet
him, with heavy frown upon his
face. 4
II hear that. you're goin' to veto
such-and-such bill, Governor Hoff-
mani" shouted Tweed.
"Such is my intention, Senator
Tweed" replied the governor, very
white of face.
do you know I'm behind that bill?"
raising his voice, threateningly.;
II have been so informed" was the
answer
"see here, you expect to have a sec
ond term, don't you?" cried the en-
ragged boss. NJ
Senator Tweed, propose to be
governor Of the state of New York
one term and to. accept no dictation
during It," replied the governor. look
ing straight into the eyes Of the fran
tic boss and standing up very straight.
Tweed ripped out an oath as he
wheeled around and flung himself out
of the room.-From Random Recol-
lections Of an Old Political Reporter
by William c. Hudson. 5.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Great Question Solved,

The French academy has solved Z
great question. Its savants having
traced the antipathy for the mother
in.laW to the red man. In the six
teenth century the spaniards brought
back with them, besides gold and
legends, the story of the hatred Of the
mother-in-law among the aborigines. 4
The noble red man would not wall
in the footsteps Of his squaw's mother
till the sea had washed them away, &c
profound was his detestation Of his re
lation by marriage.
This hatred, the academicians
think, was a relic Of the feeling en-
gendered in the days when man stole
his bride by force. Naturally his dis
position toward his mother-in-law was
not that OF an admirer.
We are living down the mother-in
law boyle. Unlike the\red man. 9
good many OF US could walk in her
footsteps with great benefit to our
selves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
style In Mourning.

Spectacular mourning is not so
popular as it was some years ago."
said the manager Of city department
store In answer to an inquiry on that
subject. There is still large busi-
ness done in all kinds OF mourning
goods, but either the somber period
has grown shorter or many bereaved
persons prefer not to be conspicuous
because Of their sorrows, for the sale
of mourning goods has fallen OF. In
the stationery department there seems
to be no change in fact, the demand
for black bordered cards and writing
paper has increased" To Illustrate
the quality of some "show mourning
he said: "At stationery esta blish-
ment a short time ago woman IN
deepest black asked to see samples
of dinner dance cards. She selected
one and ordered one hundred to be
done oD black bordered cards, COM
promising with her conscience by.
suggesting that the border be not, too
heavy ssl MT.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
onnortunitv At West Point.

Il opportunity IL "VtS rolHSs ~
Deeply fixed in the thought Of the
more well-to-day, is the belief that
anything like equality of opportunity
or condition would be incompatible
with their own enjoyment and with eft.
hciency Of work in the lower classes.
The dignity OF self-sustained leader.
ship on the one hand, and the spur Of
necessity on the other, seems to them
the only forces which can keep the
world moving. But this belief has
really no higher authority than that
of tradition and long-established Gus
tom. West Point, and in only less
degree the service outside, demon
strates the impotence of wealth or
privilege u q necessary spur to en-:
deavor. Equality Of opportunity. priv.
lleges, and pecuniary rewards de
found to be in no sense incompatible
with Individual initiative, with EN-
cheney In work and with the general
happiness. No loss results-rather, the
reverse-from the absence of all ex-
traneous advantages, and from COM
polling every one to stand on his own
merit, performing the work for which
: be is fitted, without any reference to
the pecuniary compensation which he
receives.-The Atlantic.
rH .# q Tr . e. I b !
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
M.tehea uaed II the World,

It has been estimated that, for eacll
minute Of time. the civilized nations
Of the world strike 100000 matches
This 10 said to be the average for ev'
cry minute Of the ~ hours Of the day
Fifteen hundred billion 10 the mum
Der for the entire year. and those
persons who live under the American
flag are charged with the consump
ton OF one-half of.this amount. Small
and Insignificant az 1t Is, the match
demands az much attention in the
choice Of woods involved as any other
forest product Only the choicest por
lions of the best trees are suitable
sapwood and knotty or cross-grained
wood will not do. Instead Of being q
by-product, the little match Is turned
out in mills where the by.producta
are bulky objects like doors, sashes
shingles. sidings, posts and cordwood
The pines, linden, aspen, white cedar
poplar, birch and willow are the most
suitable match timbers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
THE LOCAL news 0f
DELAWARE COUNTY.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
DELHI

E r. = b. -
Geo. Oehlerw ent to Maxwell, Iowa,
last week, where he will work this
summer. ST.
Mrs. j. w. swinburne and Mrs.
Mary stone were shopping in Dyers-
vile Wednesday
j. b. Thompson and Roy Andrews
were in Manchester Saturday.
IF. Il. Minker is on the sick list.
Hopkinton and Delhi second mines
played ball here Saturday. Delhi
won.
"a sad accident happened at the
Fred Becker home west Of Delhi on
Friday while two little brothers, sons
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Becker, were shoot
Ing ground squirrels, the elder boy
accidentally shot his brother, VIVA
y died In a very short time. NJ
Howard Angel has purchased q
lot Of Mrs. Mary sto1S on Delaware
street and will build house this
spring. B.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Smith have 9
daughter born Saturday, April ~
Mrs. E. j: Hopkins and Miss Sarah
4 Clough were Dubuque visitors last
week.
M Dennis Owen, an aged inmate OF
the County Home, died last week.
Lawrence Jennings and Charlie
B Vesey are working in Farley. ,.s.
Mrs. I'm Byerly. Mrs. NJ n:
Y Himmel, Mrs. Roy Powell and MISS MISS
Dell jackson were in Dyersyiine last s 8
Thursday. n +.
ssz Carl and, Donald White entertained
.sS22 Of their boy friends last Wednes'
day afternoon. The little folks had g
very nice time. N
Several ct the 10. 9. r members
were in Dubuque Friday.
G, n. Furman was in Wyoming
last week. .$ 81 z:E zs
Mrs. Erisman and daughter Hazel
4 were in Dyersville Wednesday I'll
George Furman attended the tuner tl'
al ct a friend in Hanover, Illinois n tl
\ last week. 4. 4.
Mr.-and Mrs. Pat Smith moved to
y Ryan last week. 5:i /.
Mr.. land Mrs. H. P. Bancroft en-,
tertained friends from Anamosa Last s
week. FL: !sll y |
The foreign missionary society
meets at $3.50 Thursday with Mrs
7 C. H. Ft1rman.
DIV. G. Cummings Of Ryan was vas
& In town Saturday. i.sg
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT.

State of Iowa, Delaware County-ss. ~
sH% In District Court, April Term. 1912.
In the matter of the Estate Of Bern
ard Heinrich Vaske. deceased.
To Elizabeth Vaske. widow. and Maria
Gertrude Nurre. Anna Menke. katha-
rfne Elizabeth Noethe. Elizabeth
z, Loecke, Rosa Hennekes. Clemens
Vaske. Joseph H Vaske, Frank Z.
Vaske. Henry Menke. Katherine Men
Ike. Leo Menke. Elanora I<lara F:nke,
Anna Elizabeth Funke and Frank
XAVIER Rudolph Funke. heirs at x law,
Of Bernard Heinrich Vaske. deceased:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the 18th day Of April 1912 there
will be filed in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court of Delaware zCoun-
ty, Iowa, the final report OF Joseph
Heinrich Vaske and Clemens Yaske.
executors of the estate Of the said Bern
ard Heinrich Vaske. deceased. That ap-
plication will be made at the next regu-
lar April term of said Court for the
approval Of said report and the. final
discharge of said executors herein. Said
matter will be called up for q hearing
and disposition on the End day of said
term OF Court. which commences at the
Court House at Manchester, Iowa, on
the goth day of April 1912 -
Joseph Heinrich Vaske.
Clemens Vaske. ,s5l y
16-4wks T Executors.
Carr. Bronson & Carr. Attorneys for
5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01

says
4 Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Smith Of Gree
ley were in town Wednesday en-
route to Manchester.
Ruby. Pearl and Rose Hansen
spent Saturday at Greeley. !.
Mrs. Let's OF Delhi spent Saturday
with her friend, Mrs. Perry Haight.
Chas. Nieman OF Earlville was in
town Wednesday. sss 4.
Mrs. Kate Cox spent several days
the past week with her daughter,
Mrs. A. B. Cooking.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Merit sJoslyn and chill
dren were Manchester visitors Satur.
day They made the trip in their
auto. an az
A. Prentice of Earlville was a
business caller here Saturday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Regular Habits.

It is good plan to have regular
time for reading. One accomplishes
10 much n4pre In this way, and be-
sides establishes q kind Of intellec-
tual habit that IL good thing in it.
self. In an hour. or even half an
hour given regularly each day to read
ing, great deal may be accomplish.
ed. Do not conflne yourself to serious
books. Alternate light with heavy
reading, and do not attempt heavy
reading when you are tired. Do not
read merely to be amused. Treat
your books as friend. Do not follow
blindly the teachings of any book.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
E;1pGEWoSp.

Farmers aIe now busy putting ~
their5sprtng crops. Up to the past
week they had made. very little pro
gress owing to the wet conditions.
Most Of i the farmers will have their
seeding done by the end OF another
week IL weather cond itions remain
favorable. Z, .5. 5
\. and Mrs Fred Everett ot
Strawberry Point were Sunday visit
orr at the Chas. Clute home.
Nj. and Mrs. R. J. sBtxby were
Cedar Rapids visitors the first q
Z the week. ,S.5s
j MISC Vivian Dunlap Of Hopkinton
vas q Saturday visitor In our town.
Mrs. Blanche Hird OF Dubuque
spent part Of last week with relatives
and friends in this place.
NH. "A. Brink Of Walker scent Tues
day with relatives at this place.
Miss Mable True attended the
teachers meeting at Cedar Rapids
last Friday.
The many friends of H. NJ. Alger.
/, win regret to- hear that he Is serious
y liz at his home east Of town.
PROF.. Ell Wisdom. transacted t'e'1
business at Colesburg Thursday ev-
sening. q.
Ferdinand Schultz. who he's been
spending the past few weeks WIN
{ his parents at Manchester, arrived
home Saturday morning. His many
friends will be glad to learn that Y! h e
\ Il greatly improved.
on Saturday. April 20, occurred the e
death Of Mr.. s. M. Bacon at his
home in the south part OF town. \: The ne
deceased, who was 81 years OF age,
:. had been in Ill health tor the pas as,
four months but II condition was
not serious until about p week before
hts death. He having been patient
sufferer with that dread disease cam
Ger but he bore his illness with
the true Christian tortitude and the
end came peacefully as above stated
He leaves to mourn his unttmely
death his wife and one daughter,
Mrs. Myron Stone of Edgewood. Fun
eral services were held last Tuesday
|. afternoon at the Methodist church at
1850 and were conducted by Rev.
Turner. Interment was made in the
Z Green Hill cemetery. The sympathy
Of our community is extended the
bereaved relatives.
This community was shocked. on
Tharsday evening to learn Of the
death Of Mr.. C. H. Stone. Grandpa
Stone AZ he was tamiliarly known
3 had been In falling health tor the
past year but his condition did not
become serious until few days age
when he was stricken with heart
trouble and that with infirmities
due to old age caused his death at
the ripe age Of Sc years Besides
1 his aged wife he leaves to mourn his
death eight children. Funeral ser,
1 Vices were held Sunday afternoon al
/ o'clock in the M. p. church and
were conducted by a minister OF
Fredericksburg. Intement was
made at Asbury. To the grief strick'
en- wife and children is extended the
sympathy Of our community.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01

property abutting thereon, In ac-
cordance with the law governing tie
same, except that the cost thereof at
the Intersection OF streets, highways.
avenues and alleys, and any deicien--
cy where the special assessment shall
not be sufficient, shall be paid from
the city improvement fund as pro-
vided by law, and payment for said
work shall be made when said work
is completed and accepted by City
Council in assessment certificates
to the extent the same is assessable
against the abutting property. and
warrants upon the city Improvement
fund for said street and alley inter-
sections and deficiency between the
contract price and assessment certi-.
ficates issued against abutting proper
t., available for the fiscal year be-
ginning April list, 1912, payable out
of the proceeds Of the tax levied
therefor, and from no other source.
The city to incur no liability other
than the levy, collection and proper
application of said tax, and the pro-
ceeds thereof; said warrants to be
drawn and issued as soon as the pro-
ceeds Of said tax are available, at
ter the acceptance of said improve
ment by the city council. Said as
sessment certificates and warrants to
be issued, shall be accepted by the
contractor in full payment for all
work done under this contract.
Each bid must be accompanied
with certified check enclosed in a
separate envelope, said check to :be.
crawn on responsible bank. and
made payable 20 the order Of the
city treasurer of the city of Manches-
ter, in the sum OF Two Hundred Dol
lars. Such check must not contain
any conditions either in the body
OF the check or endorsement there
on. All envelopes must be addressed
to the city clerk, and endorsed with
the name of the bidder and the i'm
provement said check and proposal,
are for. Proposal blanks will be
furnished at the office OF the city
clerk to be used In making all bids.
Certified checks will be returned to
the unsuccessful bidders, and also to
the successful bidder to whom con-.
tract is awarded, when he shall have
entered into contract, IN form pre-
scribed by the city council, and CIV
en- bond in the sum required, which
shall not be less than One Thousand
Dollars, with sufficient sureties to be
approved by the city council. In
case the successful bidder shall fail
to enter into contract, or furnish
bond as required by law. said check
shall be forfeited to the city Of Man
chester, Iowa, as agreed and liquidat-
ed damages.
The contract shall contain pro-
vision that the contractor shall guar
,ntee the Improvement to remain In
good repair for the term Of one year,
from and after its acceptance by the
city.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Proposals will be acted upon by
the city council at meeting to be
held at the council chember on the
sth day Of May, 1912, at eight
o'clock, p. m.
M. F. lie Roy,
Mayor.
| Attest:
T. Wilson,,
J City Clerk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Behind Time.

what IN the matter with this rail-
way?" asked one irate passenger.
,...This train II three or four hours
overdue"
"Thirkof me-" said the stockholder.
.'and have patience. Its dividends are
three or four years overdue"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Oneida.

n Geo. OFT spent several days the
past week at Cedar Rapids.
z G. w. Ferris and daughter jeanette
and Mrs. ]. B. Howe went to Dyers-
Vile Thursday and came home in
Mr. Ferris' new Ford car which he
purchased there. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cox and Mrs
Kate Cox attended the funeral Of Mr.
Box at Greeley Wednesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Political Joken,

.'What Is the difference" asked
Mr.. Bones. between statesman and
a boss?"" "a statesman" replied M.
Tambo, "puts himself in the hands OF
his friends. but the boss devotes him
self to seeing what he can get his own
hands on"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
peceiye. No one,

The expectation that you actually
can be one thing ana appear to be
another is doomed to disappointment.
Hypocrisy is the saddest fallacy in
the world. The DISCUSSES Of the pre-
tender are 10 thin that the simplest
see through them. What you are
speaks so loud as to drown altogether
any declarations you may make OF
what you wish men to, think you are.
The deceiver deceives no one but
himself" +. Cope.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
lncumb nneo.

NO." said Mr.. Cumrox; II don't in
the least disapprove Of my daughters
marrying title"
But you seem dissatisfied"
II am. What object to il the tel
low that goes with 1T"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Z.
Small LIGHT.

DE man that tries to hide his light
under . bushel." said Uncle Eban.
generally amt got light enough to
take chances on in awdinary draft"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
lmpossibility.

s lmpossibility.
docs your wife ever attend your
lectures 2" @S Il; sS5;; ..s;. &, s.s 4 4.
"Of course not, that would never do"
''Why not z"
"Could any wife sit and hear her
husband talk for two hours without
:nterrupting him p
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
Naturally 60,

"All the parts in this play are fat
parts
They have to be when the play IT.
self Is laid In Greece"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01
AMI

An Inquiry.
Pop. when the rain comes down in
sheets Fl .S.?S
Eyes. son?'' y
Does it cover the bed Of the
itreet?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-01

Carr. Bronson & Carr. Attorneys fol
Estate
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-06
IN BANKRUPTCY-No. 1852

In the District Court of the United
States, for the District of Nevada.
In the matter of Antonio Zabaljaure-
que, bankrupt.
To the creditors of Antonio Zabaljusr-
eque, of McDermitt, in the county
of Humboldt and district aforesaid,
a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
9Th day of December, A. d. 1911, the
said Antonio Zabaljaureque was duly
adjudicated bankrupt; and that the
first meeting of his creditors will lie
held in the court room of the State
District Court, in the county court
house of Humboldt county, in Winnie
mucca, in said district ON the
18th day of January, A. ID. 1912,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, at which
time the said creditors may atten /,
prove their claims, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt, consider the
sale, at public auction or at private
sale, of all the assets of bankrupt s
estate, and if so minded and if such
sale be not objected tor if objec-
ton be made and overruled-to order
such sale without further notice, to
authorize litigation in behalf of said
estate; and to transact such other bust
ness as may properly come before said
meeting. j. %POUJADE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Carson, Nevada, Dec. 81, 1911.
James D. Finch, Attorney for Petition
ing Creditors, Carson, Nevada.