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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
MANCHESTER CHURCHES.
United Brethren,

!. Morning service at 1880 o'colck.
Subject, "a Question of Values
Sunday school at 1880.
Junior league at 800 o'clock p. m.
Evening service at $500 p. M. Sub
ject, Danger Signals.
The regular mid-week prayer SER
vice every Thursday evening at s
O'Clock. VA
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
Methodist Episcopal.

The regular morning service and
Sunday school as usual on next
Sunday. The subject for the morn.
ing sermon will be Overcoming
Temptation There will be no
evening services, on account of the
Chautauqua.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.

NJ. j. Yoran was reelected as sec
retary of the Independent School
District of Manchester at a meeting
OF the Board held on Tuesday even
ing.
A number Of bills were allowed
and the treasurer's report approved.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
hoRrH MAhchEs1ER.

Mrs. Margaret Wolfe Of Linden, s
4 Dakota, is visiting with her daughter
Mrs. Nolan of Cedar Rapids. Mrs
Knapp Of Marion and Mrs. c. L.
Adams and Mrs. Wolfe have been on
claim for fourteen months. We
are glad to- see them here again, ii
only for visit.
Will Sellens, who has been cared
for by Mrs. Wolfe, has been removed
to a hospital. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haebel were shopping
i in Dubuque Thursday.
Get your season ticket for Chau
tauqua. It is much the best and
cheapest way, as one will not want
to miss a single number.
We are going to have q little pic
mic in the north end of the city on
the Fourth, to which the. little folks
are cordially invited. d t;5o
On the 6tA day of Chautauqua a
lecture will be delivered by Shango,
paw, the Indian magic man. He is
one Of the products of our American
schools and a Christian gentleman
He will appear in full Indian regalia
He will exemplify the curious Indian
tricks, and Is also acquainted with
ShO AASC A4t1A IL llCAS. tl1S lS d 6OSd
entertainer and no doubt will be
greeted with large audience.
The social on Mrs. Humble's lawn
was a success. The committee desire
to thank those who so generously con
tributed to the fund raised.
Mrs. Henry Reth of Oneida was. an
over Sunday visitor at the home OF
Mrs. Dan Minkler.
Joe Davis is about the same.
A large number of our people have
made their plans so that they can at:
tend the Chautauqua during the, re
mainder of the week and the first Of
next week.
Miss McGinnis returned to he1
home after recovering from the eff
fects Of an operation for appendi
citis. She is niece of Mrs. G. M
Hanna.
~. II r Hanslev spent Saturday ir
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02

| I&-MlSS Hazel Hoyt was a guest Q
RELATIVES in Earlville the past week.
John Mulvehill of Masonville wa
a Manchester business visitor Satul
day.
e. e. Gildner has sold his stan
ley Steamer to- Chas. Cruise of Ear
Vile.
Mrs. H.. r. Hensley was a CUES
Of relatives and friends In Earlvill
last Saturday.
--tChas. Georgen and sister. Mis-
Anna, Of Worthington were Manchce!
ter visitors last week.
t-Burdette Griffin twas a guest o
his sister, Miss Mary Griffin, in tn.
city during the past week.
I John Reilly Of Ryan was in th'
city Saturday morning, en- route tt
Dubuque on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ]. Galyean o
Waterloo spent Sunday in this city
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
Petition.
--R. M. Marvin returned last week
from St. Paul, Minnesota, where he
had been a guest Of relatives for 8
few days. v
Mrs. Hubert Carr and daughte
returned Monday afternoon from Wa
terloo. after "a visit with relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and q Mrs. e.. M. Carr were
over Sunday guests Of relatives at
Grfnnell. They made the trip over
land in fheirlfOurinp car %s& ~
!. Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Gibbs Of
Waukon were guests last Friday at
the homes Epf Mrs. Maud Langridge
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Holmes.
Miss Matte Morgan arrived in
the city last week from Sioux City
for a visit at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. $. H. Morgan. /.
"a Mis- Stella and Pearl Nuts; hler
and Miss Drummy returned Monday
morning from Dubuque. where they
spent Sunday with relatives and
friends. II
Mrs. Margery Hoyt and two
children left Tuesday morning for
Lone Rock, Wisconsin, where they
will spend several weeks visiting with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Charles esfKammerdiner and
daughter OF Waterloo arrived Satur-
days from Waterloo for a visit at
the home 81 Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hermann west Of town. M ~ i.
\ S.33 Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Baumgart.
ner and family left Friday morning
for Lake Mills, Wisconsin, where they
will spend several weeks. They made
the trip overland in an automobile.
and Mrs. w. R. Blake and
son SBurdsSso%ofy Clerfmont, Iowa. are
guests at the home of Mrs. Blake's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Morgan.
They will remain until after the,
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Bronson re-
turned Sunday night to their home
at Spencer, Iowa, after a several
days visit In this city with Mr..
Bronson.s mother. Mrs. Charles r.
Bronson.
Miss Laura yDunham enjoyed a
VISIT last week from Miss Gertrude
Ely, who has been student at OBJ
erlin, Ohio, the past year and WHO
was on her way home to Belmont, To-
wa. Miss Ely left for her home on
Saturday morning.
The annual June examination
or rural teachers was conducted by
County Superintendent G. D. Ribble,
It the Central school building last
week. The examinations closed Fri
lay afternoon and large number
we're enrolled.
Among those from, out of town
Who were in attendance at the funer-
il services OF Miss Ella Merrill on
tuesday morning were Mr.. and Mrs.
Niles NJ. Walker and two children
md Melvin NJ. Walker all Of Amoret,
Missouri. and Mr. and Mrs. Summers
). Greeley.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
NEW FIRE ARM LAW.
Owners Must Secure Permit to Car
ry Any Form OF DANGEROUS
4 Weapon. -

Owners Of revolvers, stilettos, pis.
tolls, slunsshots or any other danger
Gus form Of weapon are warned to
prepare for the new law which goes
into, effect July 4. The law prohibits
the carrying of offensive fire arms
without permit and provides that
dealers must obtain a license before
selling weapons. 1t goes further and
says that each sale of a revolver, pis-
tol or pocket billy must be reported
within twenty-four hours to the
county recorder. The dealer is re.
quired to furnish the age, occupation,
place of employment or business and
the, name and residence of the pur-
chaser. a:
The county recorder is required to
keep record of all sales. 1t is open
to the inspection only Of the chief Of
police, mayor or sheriff. The same
officials are empowered to issue per
mits to carry weapons to any per-
son they think worthy Of permit.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT FIT.
nnnEE 5s


The Hawkeye Highway association
held an enthusiastic meeting at Fort
Dodge last Thursday. There was an
attendance of fifty, representatives
from seven out of fourteen counties
through which the highway passes.
DR.. H. M. Bradley Of this city pre-
sided and w. F. Parrott of Waterloo,
in, the absence of Secretary Rigby of
Independence was made secretary Pre-
tenn.
Numerous splendid addresses were
delivered and new constitution was
adopted, fixing the time of the an
nual meeting for the second Tuesday
in November. AS a consequence the
present officers. as published in last
weeks issue of the Democrat, were
continued in office to that date.
Considerable discussion followed as
to the place of the next meeting.
Among the places suggested were
Sioux City, Cherokee, Manchester and
Waterloo. The choice was in favor
o. Waterloo as the central location.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
THE FOURTH OF F5JULY.

Once more the grand old ,Anniver-
sary Of the Ringing of the Liberty
Bell is drawing near. The occasion
commemorated is one that will never
be forgotten. The Fourth of July is 9
day almost sacred to every patriotic
citizen, and one that will never lose
its place Of honor, as the birthday Of
Our Country. In order to fittingly do
our duty. we are running in this issue
a special feature article which
should be interesting to all.
Look through the paper and read
this Fourth of July article-you will
certainly appreciate it.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
Resolutions.
ELECTION AT PETERSBURG.

A Special election was held IN
Petersburg June "a, for the purpose
Of electing officers for that. place as
it had recently been incorporated as
a town. The following officers were
elected:
Mayor-John Deppe.
saA Clerk-JOs. Witte.
Treas urer-Frank Meyer.
Councilmen at Large - j.. H Bud
den, Henry Bohlke ST., John Ruby,
John Koopman and Glen Wieverich.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
CARD oE THANKS,

We wish to express our thanks and
sincere appreciation to the many
friends who so kindly extended their
sympathy and help during the burial
Of our aunt, Miss Ella Merrill.
MILES NJ. WALKER G FAMILY. E
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
. MANCHESTER WINS IN, FAST
GAME nv q :

! On last Thursday afternoon the
local team 8 defeated, Central City at
the West Main street park in this
city in hard fought game by a
score of 2 to l. Il 81 ;ty L
The Central City team scored their
one run in the first half Of the fourth
inning and Manchester made their
first. score in the fifth inning and
didd not score again until the last
half of the ninth inning. when two
men were out and two men on bases
Chas. Malyen hit line drive into
left field, scoring the winning run.
The game was a hard fought con-
test from beginning to end, both OF
the teams being !. in good form and
working hard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
cHAUTAUoUA.

The Manchester Chautauqua begins
tomorrow The advance men ar
everything in readiness for the 1918
asse mbIy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
Presbyterian.

The morning theme will be "The
Ornament of the Spirit. Sabbath
school and Christian Endeavor as
usual.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
SCHOOL lNsP .ToRs 10 Sc.

With the gong is 1t2> ct on July
4, OF the new scnool u, "a ny raul
cal cnunges in The uepalN "a, o.
public Instruction. WIN also th.s2 N N
state superintendent A. M. ~
will IN a few days announce t..
i appointments Of two school Inspector
and a chief clerk, to I'LL positions
created by the last general assembly.
The inspectors Will spend thell
time investigating conditions in the
rural and city schools and will re
port regularly on the STANDARDS main
| calneu. ochUOls which Od not measure
up to tne standard set ny law and
by the department Will not be per
mltted to cnarge tuition and VIII
lose out on other fayors. Tne com.
mlssioners get S2,UOU a year. They
will pr0DaDly Degin work immediate
ly upon their appointment, orsanlz,
ing their plans prior to the opening
o. the next scnool year.
Fitteen hundred dollars will be the
salary OF the new chief clerk. his
duties VIII be OF general nature in
the super4ntendent's office. After July
4 Superin tendent DeyOe will receive
81, 900 year instead Of $4,000, as
tormerly. The salary of his deputy,
F.. d. Joseph,, formerly superintend-
ent Of school OF Delaware county, is
raised from $500 a year to $2,50U.
Admins stratiOn OF state aid to
rural and consolidated schools viii
be one OF the important new duties
o the. public ins truGtion after the
new laws go into effect. Only those
III ,i<,t,, lya q c11
to the department that they are
equipped TO teach the required sub
jects of agriculture and domestic
economy will be able to secure state
funds for their work.
ii STATE FOOD INSPECTOR HERE.
Mr.. j. S.. Bittner state food inspec-
tor, was in Manchester Monday, call
ing on the different merchants whose
bus mess are effected by pure food
laws. Mr.. Bittner states that there
is sanitary law which has been
passed by the last legislature that
goes into effect July 4th, providing
that all food stuffs, such as bakery
products tfoneries, fresh meats
smoked, dry and also picked meats,
all dried fruits, including apples and
also berries and cheese must be put
under a dust proof cover so as to ef-
fectively keep the same from contains
ination from dust, flies and other yer,
min. There is also another law
which has heretofore not been ad-
hered to, known as the weight and
measure law which provides that all
selling dry commodities,
such as potatoes, onions, apples, peas
beans, ETC., be required to sell by
weight instead of by the peck, half
bushel or bushel. There has also been
a great deal Of complaint with re-
ference to rotten eggs and this will
be watched very closely. Mr.. Bit
ner's advise to the farmer is to be
careful what he brings in, as he is !
the one who is most familiar with
the products around the barn yard
and hennery. Mr.. Bittner states
that he expects to enforce to the let
ter these laws, and such other laws
as come. under his jurisdiction, hence,
woe be unto the persistent and mali
cious violator.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
MISS ELLA MERRILL

Manchester people regret to learn
OF the death Of Miss Ella Merrill al
Long Beach, California, last w ednes-
AZ day. June 25,8 1913. Miss Merrill hao
Y been spending several months in Car
ifornia, and expected to return to
Manchester about August 1st.
Ella Merrill was born near Elkhorn
siWalWorth county Wisconsin, Octo-
Der IS, 1852. She came to Delaware
county with her parents, the late
Elder and Mrs. Edison Merrill. when
she was two years of age. They To-
{ Gated in the vicinity of the
Quaker Mill, where they resided for
) two years, after which they removed
3 to Manchester. 5% They lived here Tor
sstWtnty-one years. going from here to-
5a farm near Sand Creek. III the south
part OF the county, where they resid-
cd until ten years ago. They again
. removed to Manchester, where both Of
the parents have since passed away
Ella Merrill was devoted to yher par
ents and gave her entire time to
caring for them.
Miss Merrill was member of the
Baptist church of this city. IS
The remains were brought to Man
chester and the funeral services held
from the Baptist church Tuesday fore
noon at 1880 o'clock, Rev. H. 81
Mcdonald officiating. Interment was
made in Oakland cemetery.
Resolutions.
Since our Heavenly Father, in his
all-wise providence, has removed from
among us our beloved sister, Miss Ell
la Merrill; we, the members of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union
sincerely mourn her loss as secretary
o. our Union, and faithful and eff
cient worker in the same.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
extend to the friends and bereaved
ones our sincere sympathy, and place
these resolutions upon the records
Of the Womans Christian Temper
ancet Union Of Manchester.
Committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02

IL. Barr has returned home
from a several weeks trip in Min
neSOta
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02

LOSE TO DYERsvlLLE. s
The Manchester base ball team
was defeated at Dyersville Sunday by
a score Of to 2.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02

A large party Of picnickers from
Independence were at the fish hatch
cry at Spring Branch on Sunday The
party made the trip overland in new
Stanley Steamer touring cars.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02

III. R. Henslev spent Saturday in
Dubuque with friends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
LOCAL L NEWS
Of 0 The Il ] WEEK | T
ixHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT. HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF EVENTS
items Of Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
s Town. t. 5!

Miss Hazel Hoyt was a guest Of
relatives in Earlville the past week.
John Mulvehill of Masonville was
a Manchester business visitor Satur-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-11
Sp OF Cash for Cream !
Butter Fat for Week Ending November 9, SIC

Sell Cincinnati, Q,
ending DC being
a
business
responsibility
O market the
satisfaction
shipper
State the
Il as we the
depending your
i =
thirty
desired, at
The Tri State Butter Co., Cincinnati, O.
Capital Stock $4,000.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-11
MILLIONS ANNUALLY
Rodents Cost Farmers Vast Sums
Each Year.

B. F. w. Thrope, of he staff OF
Farm and Fireside, the national farm
paper published at Springfield, Ohio,
contributes to the current issues Of
that periodical most interesting arti-
Gle on grain-saving cribs, bins and
graneries. He shows how rat-proof
store houses of ample capacity can be
provided at low cost. On the subject
of the number of rats in our country
and the amount of damage they do,
Mr.. Throupe presents the following
facts as sort of introduction to the
specific suggestions he gives as to how
to build rat-proof rceeptacles for
grain:
Uncle Sam has never attempted a
reliable rat census, but, taking the
country over, we no doubt have rat
population of twice or thrice the hun
dred-million mark.
Some of our expert figuring sharps
have arrived at the conclusion Of diff
ferent processes of reasoning that a
round hundred million dollars worth
of grain is destroyed annually by rats.
This tidy sum is approximately suffi-
cient to feed and clothe hen for each
man, woman and child of our republic
and outlaying territory. To put it diff
ferently, each family of five could
keep a flock of five hens in place of
its allotment of a dozen rats. The FIVE
hens, with the good care usually &C
corded the small flock, could be count
ed on to furnish fifty dozen strictly
fresh eggs for the home larder annu-
ally.
Let me put this big financial prop
osition still differently. Two or three
hundred million chicken-killing, dis
Jease-carrying rats cost us an annual
grain-tax Of five dollars a fmily. If
exterminated and their living turned
over to half or third as many pro-
ductive hens, each family. instead of a
fye-dollar tax, would have an eigh-
teen-dollar income. This would be
equal to credit balance Of $3.50 ,OOO.-
600 for the nation. 1t looks as if our
rats nave something of corner on
grain, doesn't it?
Our rat poulation will thrive and
multiply just as long as we continue
to harbor and feed them in ramshack.
ell cribs and graineries and furnish
them haunts under wood-fioored build
lngs, Junk-piles and other secluded
hiding places in which to multiply.
concrete floor and foundation walls
and supports of the same material or
OF solld masonry, together with metal
or wire+screen lined bins and cribs
VIII solve the rat problem. Keep the
rat in the open, bar his grain.sunnlv
and he will be down and ont !"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-11
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: POULTRY NOTES. :
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To secure a merit badge in for
estry, boy scouts are required, among
other things. to identify % kinds of
trees.
One of the principal by-products of
the nationaol forestry of Japan is fur
nished by mushrooms, which have
yielded in one year a revenue of a
million dollars.
Articles of clothing from wood
fiber are being made in Europe. The
material for a suit costs about fifty
cents. Clothing made of this mate
rial, however, can not be washed.
Onex of the largest and most val
liable timber trees of the country is
! the tulip tree, known to lumbermen as
yellow poplar. 1t is related to the
magnolias, but is the only tree of its
kind in the world.
The largest tree in the United
States is said to be the Mother of
the Forest" a giant redwood in the
Calaveras big tree grove in California.
1t is supposed to contain 140,619 board
feet of lumber. There are, however,
many claimants for the honor of
being the Largest tree" and the "old-
est tree" and these claims, according
| to foresters, can not always be veri-
| fed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-11
NO DANGER
OF Moving Pictures Destroying the
Drama.

! In the November Woman's Home
! Companion, Daniel Frohman, one OF
tht most famous theatrical managers
in America, writes an interesting ar
| ticle entitled "The Movies and the
| Theatre" in which he discusses the
question: Will moving pictures hurt
the drama? In the course of his ar
| ticle Mr.. Frohman makes clear his
going to hurt the theatre, but help
! it. He says in part:
II believe the moving pictures will
be one of the agents by which peo-
pie will be brought back to the thea
tire. For time, perhaps, the CALLER
les are being emptied, and most assur-
eddy for time such a condition is
going to hurt the theatres, for large
part of the theater's profit is in the
gallery. But it is only passing
phase.
1.-The theatre is always going to
stand as firm as rock Madame Sarah
Bernhard, who is an enthusiast about
the moving picture, said to me not
long ago that the supreme human val
ue of the stage, the very question of
warm personality, with which the me.
|chanical can never compete, will al
ways bring the pendulum swinging
back in favor of the theatre.
There is much to be said for an
amusement which a poor man can
have for ten cents. But that is no rea-
son why the galleries of our theatres
at the present time are empty. AS a
theatre manager of some experience |
have never yet found the question of
price debated as reason for empty
seats when the play was really want
ed. Our galleries are largely empty
because the people are not getting
the plays they want. What the aver
age theatregOer has always objected
to was paying disproportionate price
for poor seat and a poor play to-
gether, when for ten or twenty-five
cents he could sit downstairs in a
moving picture house and get some
thing he may be really interested in"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-11
STOCK AND FARM NOTES

-Woodford Clay's yearling colt by
Star Shoot, dam Banter, by Hand
spring, died Friday at the Kentucky
association track, in Lexington, of
fever.
The Winchester Democrat says
"Chas. Swift sold to Eli Dooley Satur-
day, nine 500 pound cattle at $3.50
per. cwt. He bought of Geo. Lewis,
twenty-seven $40 pound .heifers, at
$5.75.
&C. M. Rose & Co. bought last week
from A. T. Tucker thirty 100 pound
hogs for $500, also from j. W. Crews
thirty 40 pound hogs for 1925
Howard S. Wilson bought of diff
erent parties in this county for Mar
Gus Prewitt, of Montgomery, a double
deck of hogs which cost from 6 ga to
z 1-2 cents, and shipped them to
Richmond, Va"
The $1,000 apples presented to
the Hardin county fruit growers by
the State Agricultural Department,
for an experimental orchard, have
been distributed at the High School
campus, in ElizabethtOwn, where they
temporarily planted last spring
The trees are being distributed by
the Hardin County Fruit Growers AS
ISOLATION, which has charge of the
trees and will sell the fruit by the
loads when the trees begin to bear.
The State Agricultural Department
will furnish a horticultural expert
without cost to superintend the cult
walton, trimming and spraying of the
trees for the next five years. The
Muldraugh Hill plateau is the best
fruit-growing section of the State
and the output of the orchard is expec
ed to be extra good in quality and
large in quantity