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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
+ FIRST NATIONAL II.
HOLDS MEETING
q CONDITION OF INSTITUTION is
EXCELLENT. OFFICERS
RE-ELEcTED. IA +;
PLANS FOR new BUILDING SUBMITTED
Architect Sherwood Of Chicago TX
superintend Work Of Remod-
cling Corner Building. sS

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
was held Tuesday afternoon with
practically all stock represented
All of the directors were reelected
and one new name added, that of
William C Blake. After the stock.
( holders meeting, the directors met
\ and reelected all Of the present Of
& ficers Of the bank. The officers and
directors are the following: Il.
President, M. r. LIE Roy. ,s
5$s Active Vice President, A. r. LIE
Z Roy. .&
Cashier, Don A. Pre,lssner. Il n
8 LIST Vice President. A. H. Blake.
End Vice Pres, Hubert Carr.
Directors: M. F. lie Roy. A.. H.
Blake, Don "A. Preussner, "A. R.. LIE
i Roy E. NJ. Carr Hubert Carr, E.
H. Hoyt G. H. Barr, "A. D. Long, w.
4 G. Blake.
The First National bank has just
closed one Of the most prosperous
years in its history. It has enjoyed
large increase in business and
its steadily increasing patronage is
a source OF qualification to its Of
+ ficers. At the last monthly meeting
of the board Of directors, a substan-
( tial dividend was declared on the
stock, out of the profits of the past
year. 8
The bank is just entering upon a
new era. During the coming year, it
will remodel its new building at the
corner of Main and Franklin streets
a and by this time next year, will ,5 be
doing business in the new location.
two. PC xryfIl q
let in the near future Architect
the plans and specifications for
the new building and who wilEhave
persona! supervis .ol, Of the constrlc-
ton work. is in Manchas today
consulting with the officers Of the
bank and settling some Of the de-
4 tails in connection with the plans.
\ Architect Sherwood has done S ONE
excellent work in his plans for the
remodeling of the building. When
complete, the ipterior and exterior
appearance of the building win be
entirely Transformed. Everything
within the building will be>of tbs
latest design for an up-to-date, mod
Eern banking Institution. N II.
On Tuesday a building company
was organized with ar: authorized
capital OF. sac. 900, which wi Il eonSS
y yssti'uct and own the new building
1 The org ganizers are the directors Of
THE First National Bank. 4
While The Democrat is not al
liberty to announce the purpose for
which the old building it to be used.
lit may be, said at this time that the!
plans for the institution, which Is. to
occupy the quarters3 after the Firs
National moves into its new build
ing, VIII be made public in a few
days. The plans for. the new, con-
Germ are nearing COMPLETION and vii!
Sbe available for publication in a
short time. It may be said--in this
connection. however, that the new
institution is entirely independent
of the First National Bank or any
other organized financial ;nstitn
ton OF this city l{S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
= a VAL LUED GIFT.

Mrs. B. w, Jewell of Omaha prs-
sented the Carnegie library Of this
city with gift in the shape of
twenty-eight books from her own Il.
brary, books which Mrs. jewell had
read and greatly enjoyed. Mrs. lew
ellis generous gift to the local II
brary Is thorough ghly; appreciiat ted n by
the board and the many patrons Of
Fthe in stitution a;
Il. Following lis a !. list OF the books
donated by Mrs. Jewell: ;.1
& Stevenson, r. LIST. Ives.
Chambers, R. W..-The Common
Law. Il. Is .S5.39 4.
4 Chambers. r. W.-The Tracer Of
Lost Persons.
M Wilson, Fl. L,--Tho srenders.
+ Hough, Emerson The Mississip-
pi Bubble. 81 .s5z ~. .. :5 \ s.5.
Cable, " Geo, " -Kincaid's Bat
terry. &s.f .l,
Reed, Myrtle-The Masters VIC
lin. t a s$a.,lss
Klein-The Lion and the ouse.
Thanet, Octave-An Inheritance.
Fisher, Sophie.-Imprudence OF
Peru ,..f ;{ I'll
Downs. Mrs. G. step BY step.
Montgomery, Z. The Story
Girl. III I'D Il (. "a. 5.#
Le Blanc, Mars enc Lupin. /.
Parker. Gilbert-Gentlemen Bur
sglar. Out of the Depths, and Battle
of the Strong.
Lewis, Alfred H.Peggy o'Neal. N
NJ Fowler, Ellen F.--Miss FalloWfield's
Fortune. Il 3ls IN
q Mcr,,tchaon q IA Fool and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
] WlLL3Go TO osAGE.

Mr.. and Mrs: Charles GiamO i. and
children viii move to Usage ia the
near future. Mr.: G1amo, who has
been In the employ Of P Mad
den, has given up his position Gas
cobbler and accepted a similar posi-
;tion fora large shoe store at Usage:
Mr.. Giamo is a skilled and rapid
workman, ana can sew pair of9cow.
.hiee soles on pair Of shoes in
double quick time. RI t5i I
E.. r. Wheeler Of Oelwein has ac-
cepted the position Of cobbler in the
Madden shoe store, and began his
work Tuesday morning MIR. Wheel
er has been working for one of the
largest retail, shoe concerns In the
Shop City, and is said to be q speedy
and skilled workman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
/. heSp7cItuiIy SsU1UltleI.
i CARRIE A. STANGER,
Secretary Library Board.
MRS. ESTHER M. CROSBY.

Esther Maria Crosby was the
daughter of George E. and Mary e
Gemmill. She was born at Howell,
Michigan. and came with her par.
ents when little chilli to Mason
vile. Iowa. 55Iy. vi 4.
After some years her father NOV
gagged in tbusin ess for some time. go
ling from ! there to Waterloo o.fe$ Theirs
she was Nied aln.n twenty one
years gaaE s;,1a Agd m er0a q
Their mime was At Postyillo fol
ten, years, sAshen j they; moved to
California for the benefit Of the
change for Mrs. Crosby's health. She
improved and about five, years age
they returned to-. Iowa and S*ti Mr.
Crosby went into business at Win;
throp, which place has been their
home until last November. Mrs.
Crosby's failing, health made neces
sary a change to- a milder climate.
The business was disposed of and
plans made to go to the south. Since
leaving Winthrop they have spent
the time at Masonville at the homie
Of Mr.. Crosby!s sister. and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Eldredge. where
every Kindness has been shown them
hoping from week to week that the
journey south could be taken. For
some time past Mrs. Crosby seem
ed to be better and on New Years
day She specially harpyi and
cheerful. Two days later she came
down, again and quietly went to
sleep on last Saturday. Though no
Drawer battle for life was ever
fought. none. with more patient per
sistence and uncomplaining effort,
she lost. IL. f. 3 5..; < -.s4a.:st
To mourn the loss of this dear
one is left her. husband who has car
ed for her. with loving devotion and
tenderness, her father who spent
six weeks last summer with her at
the beginning of the4last sickness
the dear mother having passed away
only last October and two sisters,
Mrs. A. E.. Porteous and Mrs. L.
G. Campbell. Mrs. Crosby was a
lovable, happy girl and as girl and
woman made warm friends wherever
she went. Through all the long time
Of i'll health she has been sweet and
uncomplaining, always thinking oi
others comfort first.
Funeral services were held from
the Congregational church Tuesday
afternoon and the body temporarily
placed in the receiving vault in Oak
land cemetery. Xxx r,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
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OPEN NEW BUILDING.

The w. D. Hoyt Company brought
= change Of advertisement to this
office too late for insertion in their
regular space, in which they invite
all Of the friends and patrons to
come to their new building OF south
Franklin street. where all visitors
will be. shown through one of Man
chester's 4handsomest new buildings.
They extend a special invitation to
all who attend the Farmers 1nsti-
tute next week to inspect their new
building.
During the three days OF tee in
stitute the ladies of the Presbyte--
ian church will serve hot dinners
in the building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
ANN \ UAL q, CREAMERY, MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of; the Manchester Co-opera
tive Creamery Company was held on
Monday Of this week, when the
following directors were elected NJ.
S.fVan Auken. j. A. Morse. P. Hat
field. F.::W.' Lawrence, G. Jordison,
]. B. Kenney, F. l.. Durey, G. j.
Hockaday and Jas. Bishop. 1mmed-
lately following the stockholde rs
meeting the, diretors elected the fol
lowing officers: President, P. Hat
field; vice president. c. J. Hocka-
day; secretary, Jas. i Bishop; treas
urer, c.. Jordison, and manager, M.
S. Van Auken. II
During the year 1913 the company
enjoyed a prosperous year, serving
a large number of patrons. From Sec
ratary Bishops annual report we
take the following figures: s.s
Average number Ut patrons
during the year. .g. ~. II. 146
No. lbs. Of milk received 1920, 1O6
Average test during year ..a; 1865
Price per 100 pounds 1.25 3-4
No. pounds OF butter fat .. 1876, ,310
Gross receipts for year.. 81, ,573.61
Expense of operation. ....$ 9,950.O4
Net receipts. :. S. 1857 7623.57
Pounds Of butter sold to pat
rons.. ..I,.5.. l9,92O
No. lbs. cream received .... 43,869
Total amount Of cream and 3
milk sold in cellar. Y. 81 9. .657.73
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
..PRlcE sLAsHiNG sALE".

Our men readers will be inter
ested In the full page adyertisz ment
OF Gildner Broot Tiers, the popular
mems clothiers, who are {conduct ting
the largest chain system OF oshins
stores In caste erlis Iowa. ttssis.
large advertisement they announce
their annual price slashing sale,'
which begins on Friday, January IS,
anH continues until "Wednesday, jan
uary% %. The exceptional values
they offer will appeal to our men
readers, especially at this, time Of
tn, year, with real winter just begin
n,ng. We would suggest that our
readers read every line, and If any
ara looking for: bargains, this sale
offers that E0pIol unity. - ". s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
COCOON DOCTOR BUYS DOUGLAS
PROPERTY.

DR.. A. u. sMeytRaler, one Of the
most successful medical practitioners
OF Linn county, and for the past
number of years located at Coggon,
last week closed a deal with the Wild
ow Of tho late DR.. S. S. Douglas, Of
Earlville, for the purchase of the
Douglas property, office fixtures,
and accessories. DR.. Meythaler
comes into possession of good
piece of property in our neighboring
town to the east. as we'll coming
into possession Of highly remunera-
tive medical practice, which the
late Coroner S. 8. Douglas had built
up during his years of residence in
Earlyille. DR.. Meythaler takes pos
session of his newly acquired prop
erty as soon as he can arrange his
business affairs in Coggon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
zANAMosA HIGH THE WINNER.

Coach Walkers hustling bunch of
basket ball players appeared at the
local high school gymnasium on Fri
day evening and after a spirited
game. was returned the winner by a
score of so TO 81. The Anamosa
quintet began the game in Whirlwind
fashion, their excellent passing and
accurate basket shooting allowing
them to roll up lead OF 10 to at
the end of the first half.
When play was resumed the Man
chester boys played with renewed
vigor and managed to make a much
better. impression than during the
first period. Captain Cook, especial
ly, gave a great exhibition, and for
a time it appeared as though his ef-
forts would put his team into the
running, but an injury to Confare
and tho ruling out of. Bissell weak
ened the team and Anamosa again
began shooting baskets. and held a
comfortable lead until the end of the
game. II. ri
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
MERCURY TAKES DROP.

The first: winter weather of the
new year and the first real cod
snap OF the winter was felt in this
section on Monday morning. A stiff
northwest wind began to rise Sunday
evening. and on Monday morning
tho mercury had taken drop to
four below zero. During the great
er part OF Sunday fair weather pre-
vailed, the thermometer registering
about forty-five at noon Sunday. It
$ is said that the cold wave was gen
eral over the central west, and es'
pecially over the Great Lakes region
At White River, Canada, reading
Of 80 degrees below zero was record
ed, while frosts were felt in north
ern points OF Florida.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
IOWA HIGHWAYS ON SCREEN.

A. M.arston. dean of engineering
at Ames, and the head Of the state
highway commission, has written
Capt. j. F. Merry, that he plans to
bring with him one of his assistant
engineers, who Will aid him in CIV
ing views of Iowa highways, and
methods OF building roads, before
the Farmers institute. The views
will be, Ilrown on a canvass in such
a way as to be instructive as we'll
as interesting. sMr. Marston will ap-
pear on the program on Wednesday
afternoon, January q. Everyone in
terested in the public highways of
Delaware county, should not fail to
avail themselves of Mr.. Marston's
lecture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
BABY RECEIVES BURNS.

The two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Smith, Of this city,
sustained severe burns on its arms
and head last Saturday evening,
when the little one, had set fire & to
its clothes. Mrs. Smith had stepped
out of the house to tell the coal men
where to unload a quantity Of coal.
ana while she was out Of the room
the baby and an older child took a
piece Of paper and set fire. to it.
When the mother returned to- the
house she found the little one. in the
midst OF flames. The child's arms,
neck and left side of it's head were
frightfully burned Medical aid. was
summoned promptly and the child
made as. comfortable as possib le.. The
burns, while extremely painful, are
said to be Of a character as toT not
endanger the child's life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14

w. l.. Drew announces 10 and
20 per cent. discount sale in his ad-
vertisement this week. Read what
he has to say regarding the sale.
Earl Seeley has a change OF ad-
vertisement in another column of
this issue of The Democrat which
will prove OF interest to any who
have eye trouble, and who need prop
erly fitted glasses. Read his adver-
tisement on Page 5.
f Miss; Gladys o. Duart and Mr..
John. c.. Jones, both of near Delhi,
were. united in marriage at the Of
flee of Justice Geo. S.. Lister, of this
city, ON Thursday, January s, 1914.
These young people are we'll known
in Delhi, where they have host. OF
friends, who extend congratulations
and well wishes. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT
3f3si JUDGE. Il,
(Waterloo Courier)5

Form er State Senator Q. tB. Court
right and a legal practitioner fer
forty years, in Butler and Black
Hawk counties, stated recently. when
questioned upon the subje ct, that he
was candidate for judge of the
tenth judicial district.
Last summer, when the question
of a third Judge, arose, Mr.. Court
right withdrew from the race in fav-
or Of General C. W.. Mullan. who
was appointed by Governor Clarke.
The former senator; has been In
practice here for several years with
j. w. Arbuckle, but for the past two
4 years he has not been active in 9TH {
practice. He feels that it would be
an honor to round out his long prac'
stice as a district Judge. VI. {.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
3INsTRUcTs BUTTERMAkERs.

W.: E. Mittlestadt, the efficient
buttermaker Of the Manchester Co
operative Creamery company, spent
two weeks at Ames, where he was an
instructor in the art of making but
ter. Mr.. Mittlestadt has. captured
numerous medals in butter making
contests in recent years, and is well
qualified to give. instruction as a
churn artisan. About 116 buttermak-
ers registered during the two weeks
short course held at Ames from De-
cember 90 to January 8.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
DR.. &. J. BURNS, CORONER.

At the January session Of the
board of supervisors. DR.. T. J. Burns
of this city was appointed county
coroner. to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of DR.. S. S. Douglas OF
Earlville. DR.. Burns has been a
practicing physician of this city for
a number of years, and will give the
county faithful and efficient service
in the office to which he has been
appointed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Nicholas Quint, age 2S, and Miss
Frances Warborg, age 70.
John c. Jones. age %. and Gladys
o. Quart. age IL.
Ernest F. Carpenter, age 81. and
Hilda H. Schmiitz, age %.
John r. Kennedy, age g., and Miss
Ennis M. Allyn, age 10. .i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
vIcTRoLA coNcERT,

On Tuesday evening, January goth.
at 1880, a Victrola concert and pro-
gram consisting of. recitations, read
ings and songs will be given in the
Carnegie library. This program will
be given under. the auspices OF the
library board and no admission will
be charged The public generally
is cordially invited to this CON
cert. s7 "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
ANNUAL REPORT.

.-At-a recent meeting Of the lib(rar.
board, Mrs. "A. o. Stanger, 35sse\ere
tary Of the board. submitted her. Ian
nual report, which contains, mAcl
Of interest to the citizens of MAN
chester and patrons of the library
Following is the report in detaiiL:
To the members of the Library Boar1
Z OF the city of Manchester: &3:
4 The following is a statement Of
receipts and disbursements by me
for the year ending December 81,
1913: 9:,,i. H.. :
Balance on hand Jan. ], 1913. 1882 "a
Received from tax levy ..1192 ~
Received from rent of base y
ment to school board. ~. so Oq
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
BUYS INTEREST IN PHOENIX. /

Arthur j. Rogers. one of the we'll
known and straight forward young
men of Earlville, has purchased an
Interest in the Earlville Phoenix.
Mr. Rogers is practical printer,
and understands the business thor
oughly The paper, hereafter will be
published under the firm name of
Volt & Rogers. The Democrat ex-
tends the GLAD hand to Messrs. Volt
and Rogers in their partnership bust
ness venture.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
.DIsTRIc COURT.
Judge G. w. ~ &I has dlspos-
ed of the following eoe he first
OF the week: ~

Of s,. the ne d week; 'tsais3 9 . z:sr> r-,s
| Guardianship OF Alta N. $Cur>
al. Final report as to Alta N. C,>
tbs approved, guardian discharged
and bonds released.
\ Estate Of Mary Emerson. Fina
report and sublimental final repor
approved. administrator disc hargee
and bonds released.
81 Estate Of Augustus Davis. VII.
admitted to probate. ,15@. h,
Guardianship Of Richard Coyler
Petition for order filed and submit.
tedr Guardian authorized to take
credit for advancements made foI
ward In sum Of $500. same to be
used for purposes stated in petition.
Estate OF w. NJ. Sawyer. viii and
two codiciles admitted to probate.
Guardianship OF R. Walter, Stew
art. Guardian granted authority to
make payment from mqVpies Of ward.
as prayed. ts5 Il.
Estate OF Bridget Haran. Report
Of executor approved, executor dis
charged and bonds released. : a ss
Estate Of Maggie May Stowe.
Authority granted to enter into COLI
tract to- sell, as prayed, and execu-
trix granted authority to procure
abstract showing a good merchant.
able title, and in. event said title is
defective, to quiet title in testatrix,
or her estate. IL same can be done
at a reasonable expens Z. ~
Guardianship Of Irene Heyer ct al
On petition of widow guardian d..
rected to pay her from available
moneys in his hands, as guardian.
in sum Of $3333 per month. for
support of Warns.
Estate Of Herbert O. Stone. Up
on reading petition for approval OF
contract and on statements made by
administrative in open court. the.
court believes same to be I'm the
interests of the estate, and approves
the said contract. "a
4 Estate Of John Steger. Saturday..
January 81. 1914, set as the day for
hearing notice to be given all per-
sons interested. by a Today person
al service.
\ Estate Of c. j. Bailey. Final re-
port approved, administrator dis
charged and bonds released. T:
A. w. Mcdonald. as administrator
Ol estate OIL Myrtle lfISn, uecedseu,
VS.. Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New Yc,,k, Demurrer submitted
on arguments. y
4H$3:&ts. f t$%s Law. {]
Central Lumber and Coal co. VS..
sLauritzen & Wassen and Southern
Surety Company. Saturday, January
sl7.set for hearing motion to strike.
Delaware County VS.. Mary Woods
and Arthur McEnany, as interyenor.
.ArthSr McEnany granted leave 60
file iaAtition In Intervention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
DISPOSE OF HOTEL LEASE.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Lawrence, who
for several years past have been
engaged in the hotel business at
Waverly, have, disposed of their bust.
|nessssand are here visiting for 81 a
short while with Mrs. Lawrence'sll
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. iSteadman
Mr.. Lawrence is as yet undecided as
to his future location He has a
number Of excellent hotel propos'
sitions under advisement. Man.
chester friends of Mr.; and Mrs. Lawr-3
ence are pleased to learn that during,
the years they were In Waver1y they
enjoyed highly remunerative bust
ness. 5sS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
CARD OE THANKS.

We desire to express our sincere
appreciation for the many kindnssses
shown US during the illness and fol-
lowing the death of our son, Archie
]. Anderson. 5SaJ-
MR.. AND MRS j. G. ANDERSON.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
ConqregationaI.

& The subject for the sermon next
Sunday morning is Latent Fa1th
and its Development" In the ey-
ening the theme for the sermon
will be big Blundars"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
col. 3. W. JEWELL PROMOTED.

1t will be Of interest to Manches-
ter friends OF Col. B. w. Jewell, to
learn that he has been advanced
from the craftsmanship of the SOW
ereign finance committee of the
Woodmen of the World to that Of
sovereign advisor of the order. The
promotion was made by Sovereign
Commander Fraser. The position to
which Mr.. Jewell has been appoint
ed is next to the highest in the or
der, and was offered Mr.. Jewell In
recognition Of services rendered as
head Of the finance committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
( MANCHESTER CHURCHES.
ST, Paul's.

Sunday school at 2:30 and preach
ing by. Rev. J; F. Moore at $3.50 on
next Sunday. ,Sg :,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
Baptist.

Annual business meeting Thurs
day al. 1880 p. m. ELECTION OF Two
trustees and other important busl-
ness. Every member urged to pe
present.
Sunday services as usual to which
all are welcome. =