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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Fierce Struggle at Liege.
Great Battle Impending

During the past week. the most bloody battles Of mod
er times fought between the Germans and Begans for
the possession Lege Of the large cities of Belgium From
all accounts fought desperately The Germans at
tackled the forts in lost heavily Their losses
killed and ema ted at 10000 And the spirit and
bravery egians defense of their city has
the latest reports most Of
the forts the vicinity the city still held by their defenders
but the city itself occupied by the the Germans
The city Of ege little than 300 miles north Of the
and each side of 200 mile
southwark from Lge two colossal
are about to engage have already engaged what
will probably be the deadly conflict history record
ed $S5Eh@6
This great national will probably commence with bat
tie front than That not extravagant
innate only half million each side when
fought the decisive battle Of Auen
conflict commenced wh battle front Of 100 miles and
ended battle front fully 20 miles long There viii prob
million each side in the impending bat
e and is say both sides viii fight desperately
than Russians did at NIukden.5 $5s
already modified 100000 soldiers and tens
thousands them the battle field where the
destinies of Europe hang in the balance
Can the legons and their Austrian allies whip the
England Belgium, while the Russians are
putting on their fighting they they will then be
Of this printed the whole world
quite likely result Of the most destructive battle IN
\ the worlds history. s#5.S5, ls1a z$
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
MISS, GRIFFIN a, BRIDE.

Miss Ina Ruth Griffin, daughter OF
b - assd Mrs. &. s q
Masonville and Professor Clarendon
& RSnysid va ef:Es5 OF SsNNausau, Wisconsin,
were. united in marriage at. noon To-
tiayt IL at-fit the home OF 4 the bride's par.
ent9. Rev. Mr.. Cooper pastor ol
tie Methodist Episcopal. church, per
brmed the ceremony, in the preselice
LOT q few invited frfnds.
4 Prof. and Mrs. Snyder leave TINS
afternoon. for Wausau, where tney
will make their home, and where Mr'
Snyder holds the responsible Position
of instructor of history In the High "lg
school. 5.s f (. !,
& The marriage OF these young.people
calls forth the heartiest good wishes
from q host or friends. The bride is
widely known; in the county, having
been employed in many homes as q
trained nurse, which profe sion she
has pursued for number Of years.
Her happy disposition and kindly, ma
ture endeared her to those for whom
she ministered, and through the pur-
suit of this noblest Of profession
she made a, host of friends, who VIII
wish her every happiness during her
married life. Professor Snyder, while
a stranger to many OF the friends Of
the bride, is young man OF culture,
and is meeting with remarkable sue
cess in the teaching profession. He
is to be congratulated upon his choice
Of a life companion.
: The Democrat Joins with a host of
friends in extending best wishes for
a long and happy married life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Sc,TY couNc!LMEETING.

The city council met in special ses.
sion on Monday night to take under
advisement the transferring Of a part
Of the plot,!of ground which Senator
R..SSsW. Thrill and his wife decided TO
the city for park purposes. Some
time ago Senator and Mrs. Thrill
made conditional offer to the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of; Park View hospi-
tai, foroa hospital site. In order to
make 1T possible for Mr.. Thrill TO
carry out his plans with respect to
the granting of a hospital site 1t was
necessary for the city to deed back
a part OF the plot.@sThe condition Of
the whole prop position, sas we under
stand it, is that the site is given for
a county hospital. otherwise the IT,,
tie rem ains as it was after Mr.. and
Mrs. Thrill decided the ground to the
city for park. 55{y ,g54
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

Miss Luella Greenwood Of Cedar
Rapids was a guest Of relatives and
friends in Manchester over Sunday.
Mrs. Verna Irving, OF Cedar
Falls. is a guest this week OF her
mother, Mrs. B. F. Waughop, Of this
city. n u; 4. a3% ..5S.
II I4ouis Franks Of Marion arrived
in Manchester Saturday night to go
to camp with Go. D, Iowa National
Guards. @ &s-s,, Z. Z
Miss Minnie Barr, Of Barry, Hi
nois, has been the guest y; Of her
brother, Michael Barr, In Prairie
township, for several days. NJ
Mrs. w. S. Van Epps and two
children, off Belvidere, Illinois, are
the guests oftMrs. Van Epps parents,
Mr.. and Mrs D o. Chamberlain.
FRANK Slack, the. local ice dealer,
has invested in one Of the handsome
Overland cars, buying the machine
from IL NJ. Jones & Sons last week.
Hon. W. H. Norris left Monday
afternoon for Vermillion, South Da-
kota, to. attend the grand commandery
Of the Masonic lodge of South Da-.
kota.5 Sa.s. ~
Mr., and Mrs. D. G. Williamson,
of Charles City, were. guests part
of last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
T.. Brownell.- They left for their
home on Thursday evening" 4
Miss Esther Paulus and Mr.. John
Frederick, of Iowa City, were guests
on Sunday and Monday of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c.. NAPLES. They left for,
their homes on Tuesday morning.
MI and Mrs. Ed Hicks and son,
Frank, and Mrs. N. A: Jewett, Of
Monticello, were visitors at the NJ.
Barr home in. Prairie on Sun
day. They Grove overland in their ca
Mrs. William Filloon and daugh-
ter, Retha, of Central City, were
the guests of Mrs Henry A. Miller
in Prairie township, over Sunday.
Mrs. -Filloon is a sister OF Mrs.
Miller =. e %5s .-.5r
DR.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Bradley had
as their guests on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Meyer, of Calmar, Mr.:
and Mrs. John Smith, of Dubuque,
and Mrs. l.. Reiss and two grand
daughters, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Col. and Mrs. B. w. jewell, Of
Omaha, Nebraska, are spending a
short time with their host OF friends
in Manchester Mr. and Mrs. Jewell
had been spending several months on
an extended trip through the south
and east and are now on their way
home. &. 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
6 oukTvs PEOPLE IN
PARIS. !.

$Y Manchester friends Of z MI. Fred
,Holbert and s his siser, Miss
Charmion Holbert, of Greeley, are
much Interested in their safety at
this time.s The last word that was
paris. where Miss Charmion had
gone to 5tudy French, while her
brother wis making a more. extend.
ed tour oE the continent. Just what
their plans are now since the out; la
braekS Of the war among@the prinr
ciple NATIONS of Europe, is matter
Of peeu1asion, as nofword has been cen
had for SEVERAL weeks. Mr. Holbert
has frayss sex tensiSeiy In France
and Germany and during those tours
has made many warm friends, go: so:
that relatives here have little TO-
fear as to the safety of Mr.. Holbert
and his sister, even though they are
in the midst of warning nations; ~ '$; ,.5.s
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

Hon. Burton E. Sweet Fof Waverly
was a business visitor in Manchester
on Tuesday. Mr.. Sweet is the reput-
ilcan candidate; for congress from the
Third district. .ja - 1,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop and
their daughter, Miss Blanche Bishop,
returned Monday evening from
several weeks auto trip, which took
them throughout the greater part OF
southwestern Iowa. Mr., Bishop says
that many parts of the state which
ha visited are suffering more from
the drought than Delaware count.
The Misses Ida and Rose
Hedlund, who had been the guests OF
friends at Ft Dodge and Marshall.
town for several weeks, returned r1l3
home on Saturday night. They were
accompanied home by; their brother
John Hedlund, who has an excelent
position in shoe store at Marshall.
town Mr.. Hedlund returned &% to
again on Sunday night.
:.i Mrs. Belle Chapman and her son.
Pom. d. Chapman, who were guests
of Mr., and, Mrs. c.. E.. Chapman. for
several days, went to Waterloo to
spend the, day with Miss Ruth Triem
Of LaPorte. Miss Triem IS a niece
of the late DR.. P. E. Triem, and Is
spending several days in Waterloo
Mrs. Chapman will leave for her
home at Red Oak, Iowa, on Friday
Of this week, after several weeks
visit with her son and his family
here, E5 f%S =. +-s
=. z-Rep,D. Chapman, YIN. c. A. sec
tarys at Keokuk, Iowa, delivered an
interesting and helpful, address at
the union meeting at the fPresbyter-
ian church on Sunday evening. MT.
Chapman has been engaged in Y. M.
c. A. work for several wears and has
made d a!pareful study of the boy prob
lem in Gannection with the work in
which hafjs engaged. Mr.. Chapman
can See the good in boys and his
address of Sunday night contained
much Of sound advice in dealing
with the boys of today.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
$: II .5::> FOR GOVERNOR s. q. ..=
JOHN T. HAMILTON, of Cedar Rapids
NO.$>338
p. ,-sF#fl- .1I-, I'5s +

John T. Hamilton is ideal candidate for governor
AS member Of the legislature; speaker of the Iowa
House; as representative in congress; member and
chairman of the board Of control of institutions
wholesaler and retailer Of Implements seeds and coal
banker optimistic citizen particularly interested in
Iowa and her interests and lover and encourager Of
young beginning their business MI. Hami
ton has endeared himself men in Iowa from north to
south and and west He is big and broad Clean,
capable, trustworthy To honor Mr. Hamilton with cleo
ton governor is to honor 1owa.-fIon John M. Red
nond of Cedar Rapids. N z sxS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
JOHN | HAMILTON .|!| \ /! / [:
Town I | |; RESIDENT SIT: |
OVER | /: / 40 ] YEARS. ! {, RS
Cedar Rapids Candidate for Govsnof:
Came to Iowa in 1868 and Has 4, 4
Lived Here Continuously sincs
KNOWS HAWkEYE STATE NEEDS.
Has intimate knowledge OF State.
Has lts Best interests a. Heart.
And Pledges An Economical. 4
Business administration.

y John r., Hamilton IL fitted to make
one OF the best governors Iowa ever
had because he knows his Iowa. .,
4 Iowa and Hamilton grew up to-
gether. Iowa was5a struggling prairie
state when Hamilton was a struggling
boy. Iowa was here and Hamilton
came here. The two Of them grew
up together. They know the sad and
happy places in each others history.
Mr., Hamilton came to Iowa in 1858
and has lived here ever since. He
now Is running for governor and he
is running on a platform Of an admin
istration Of business economy. He
says that Is what Iowa needs and he
has been here long enough to know.
Mr.. Hamilton came to Iowa when
there was only one person In the whole
state that he previously had known.
Now his thousands Of friends through
out the state say. his unexcelled busi-
ness experience, his unimpeachable
character and integrity, and his splen-
did public service have equipped him
for the chief executive Of the state
beyond compare. aS5z +. ~. -.
% Started az Traveller. - =
- John Taylor Hamilton Is of Scotch
Irish parentage. He was born in
Henry county, Illinois, acquiring his
education in the public schools and
the seminary at Geneseo. Upon lat.
tanning his majority he came to Cedar
Rapids, without money, friends or ac-
quaintances (save one boyhood friend
living there), and for some months
represented the C. H. :, Mccormick
Reaper Co., as travelling salesman.
ANXIOUS to engage in business on his
own account he formed partnership
under the firm name of Averill & Ham
ilton, and on the 1st Of October, 1868,
entered the agricultural implement
business. thus laying a foundation for
the extensive enterprise of Hamilton
Bros, which was one Of the largest
houses OF its kind in Iowa. In the fall
Of 1873 Mr.. Averill sold his interests
to the late John R. Amidon, banker
from Blairstown. and the style of the
Arm became Hamilton & Amidon. In
1891 Mr.. Hamilton's brothers, w. w.
and Porter Hamilton, acquired Mr..
Amidon's interest in the business and
wAleh was continued under the Arm
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

name Of Hamilton Brothers until a;sew
years since. when. after the death OF
the brothers the Hamilton Seed and
Coal company was formed: OF which
the subject Of thiss sketch s s3now ieea-
tdent. Hamilton Brothers was one S0f
the most widely * known implement
Arms In the vest They huilt and oe,
eupied a. .commodious bSteklgb bloek
sl2ox12O Sfest. ri. .isas1sisi: ID and bass.
mont ) splendid strneture--in=wAieh
they handled farm aehinefys 7was.
:ons. busgies. binder twins. seeds and
coal. doing 81 an extensive business
throughout the west and northwest.
Heads DioA Bank Now. #iS$S 3.lS
Not only was Mr.. Hamilton inst1u-
mental in promoting and developing
the extensive commercial enterprise
above, referred to. but has, also bssn
one Of the active promoters OF various
financial interests ID this city. In
May, 1883 on the Organization Of the
Cedar kapids Savings bank (ths Arst
Institution Of its kind In Cedar Rap
ids), Mr.. Hamilton was chosen its
president and has remained its chief
executive through the Intervening
years. He Is now and has been for
fourteen years the president and al
recting head Of the Merchants. Ma
tional bank, the strongest institution
Of Its kind In Cedar Rapids, whose re-.
sources total above 81, ,oo0, 900; and be-
sides his activities In these lines he 10
interested In various other enterprises,
in all OF which he has kept abreast
with rapid development. yet tempering
the progressive spirit with that con-
servatism that assured safety - Woll
as success. .g;.5s Nj
". Long Leader Of Democracy.
4 Mr.. Hamilton's business interests,
extensive, varied and important A.
they are, do not cover the field OF his
activities, for in public relations M
Hamilton has done work as effective,
far-reaching and beneficial as are his
business interests. He has been .
recognized leader Of the democratic
party in Iowa for many years, and in
1S7S'was called to the mayoralty. thus
guiding the municipal affairs Of the
city after . residence here Of only ten
years. In the early sos he was chosen
q member Of the board Of supervisors
OF Linn County for three years. and
still higher honors awaited him in his
election to the state legislature in
which he served in the twenty-firSt,
twenty-second and twenty-third gem
eral assemblies. being three times
chosen q member Of the house and
honored with the speakership in the
twenty-third assembly-the5 year OF the
deadlock, 1890. In 1890 he was elected
to the. United States congress. and
from 1906 to 1909 served a. . member
of the board of control Of state inSti-
tutions. He was first appointed TO Al
the unexpired term Of two yeaA be-
cause Of the death Of Judge Kinne and
at the expiration Of that time was re-
appointed for six years. but resigned
a year or two later. owing to the death
Of his brother, w. w. Hamilton. The
fact Of his reflections and re-appoint-
ments Is the highest encomium that
can be paid to the service he rendered
and which has ever ben characterized
by unfalteringf loyalty to duty.
prompted by Aigh sense Of conseao0r
taeus Obligation and DatziollaR, j
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
.oEE...1o CAMP.

Company D., Iowa National Guards,
left early Monday morning for Camp
Dodge, near Des Moines, for a ten
days encampment. A special train
over the Illinois Central carried the
companies from Dubuque, Manchester
and Waukon. The rifle team of the
local company will remain for sever
al days at the close Of camp to par
ticipate in the competitive rifle
team state shoot Each company of
the state has a rifle team, the
members of which will compete for
the ,honors of best craftsmanship.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
BUYS ANDERs RESIDENCE.

A. M. Cloud Of this has pur-
chased of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Thomp-
son their residence property on East
Main street. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp-
son purchased this property a few
weeks ago Of Frank Anders. We un-
derstand that the deal was negotiated
for DR.. and Mrs T. E, Fleming, who
will remove s to Manchester some
time during the month Of October.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
GRAND ARMY, PICNIC,

Members of w. A. Morse post, G.
A. R., and the Woman's. Relief corps,
are anticipating a most delightful
time at their picnic which is to take
place up the river, on Wednesday,
August 18th Members of these\or-
ganizations are to be at the Sher-
wood landing promptly at nine
O'Clock A. M, when Mr.. Sherwood
will convey the party to the picnic
grounds in his handsome boat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
COMING eAck TO IOWA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Durey who went
to Florida about a year ago, are en-
route to good old Iowa, to again take
up their home in this county. Mr..
Durey and family have been in the
south for nearly a year and during
much of that time Mr., Durey has
been in poor health, the climatic con-
eitions being such that he has decided
to take up his home again in Della
ware county. This estimable family
Will find a cordial welcome home up
on their, arrival here later in the
week y. ". !. -. y. - ~. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
HAS THUMB sEvEREp1

Isaac Hammond, one, of the men
employed as workman on the First
National Bank building, met with a
painful injury on, Monday afternoon,
when his left hand was draw into the
large. iron pulley used in hoisting
building material to the third story
Of the building. A large part of the.
thumb on Mr. Hammond's left hand
was completely severed, inflicting a
painful wound. r. 7.4ffa
@ This is the first accident which has
befallen any of the workmen since
work was commenced on the building
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
OPENING OF SEASON.

at the Central Opera house on next
Tuesday evening, August Is, the op-
ening play Of the theatrical sea-
son. This is a new play to the play
goers o. this community, and is pre-
sented by good cast of well-knowh
people, among them being Harry Bur-
carried, to"ether with electrical and
mechanical effects and the manage
ment guarantees universal satisfac-
tion, Popular prices will prevail.
Seats are now ON sale at A. c. Phil
ipp's drug store. 2
See the free goods offered in
Andrews advertisement on page g..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
MRS SUSAN GiucHRlST:

ss Mrs. Susan .Gilchrist, who had been
i'll for several weeks, passed away at.
Ryan Friday evening. after period
Of severe suffering. Mrs. Gilchrtst
was taken III about two, months ago.
with cancer Of; the stomach and all
that could be done for her byl her
children was done during all her
illness. g.5$ss !. '-t3.. - : n 4.
NJ The funeral was held at the. M. E.
church on Monday and burial took
place at Central City. where her hus-
band was buried about two years ago.
Her. two sons. WILDLY and Robert,
and one daughter. Martha, are left
to mourn her loss. Deceased waA six
ty years of age. II e e. 'tsttra.t xxx.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
MANY@LlcENsEs ISSUED.

County Auditor G. H.. Bunker is
doing a .'landoffice'' business in the
natter of doling out hunters licen-
ses at@$1:OO per, OF which the coun-
ty gets no commission. i In fact in
many cases the county is money out
becaue the application, for licenses
come bv mail an the county auditor
is required to pay postage in send
ing the licenses to the applicant.
During the month of July. 1914,
there were, thirteen more licenses
issued than during the same month
OF a year ago. r %s. ,.5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Doh'TsnEFAcE ROAD MARKERS.

atts Iowa like Illinois Is having more
Eor less trouble with rival road organ
izations -defacing each others route
markers. Direction arrows have
been reported taken down. and turn
Led aheut5S, .sos that. the direction I / is
mis- nj leading n d and worse re than ia none non 1t
Eall Other road signs have been
torn down entirely or partially COW:
cred up with advertising. matter or
rival road signs. Persons who de-
stroy, mutilate or deface road mark
ers are liable to q fine Of $4,000.
and 80 days in Jail. This point is
covered explicitly in section five,
chapter l25, of the new Iowa Road
Law.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
DAIRY DA,r,,,,,,,".s :.

:5sEDelhIS s annual lSsScelepA~ X OF
Dairy Day, seems to be more popll-
lar and largely attended each year,
and deseryedly so. Every section ot
1.-THE county and the nearby towns OF
neighboring counties were represent.
ed at the celebration last: :We ednesday
and everyone seemed to be enjoying
the occasion. The attractions were
instructive,> clean and remarkably
free from the scatchpenny feature.
Near the main entrance Of the park
was a tank Of cool, sparkling wat
| er, and at a. stand in a shady place
near. the center OF the park there
! was an unlimited supply OF good
fresh buttermilk, which was gratui-
tously served to everyone. 81,
The literary program was very ap-
propriate for such an occasion. The
speakers were: {, fsLL.
( Hon. w W. Marsh OF Waterloo, II.
L. Ram OF NJ anchester, Presiden
Reed Of. Lenox college w. B. Barney
and. y. j.. Ross the two last being
state dairy commissioner and his
deputy. 81 Il.
Mr. Marsh said good many things
That will long be remembered by
those who heard him. He Is a scholar
and q broad thinker and a man who
loves Iowa and her agricultural IN
terests as mother. earth loves the sun
Such a man could not help making a
deep simpressfo upon a DelasWare
county audience. y5Sz .5 g 1a:
n Ed1tor5 Rann,s paper made a de-
| cided Shit.. t. was ingenuously humor: 1 p,
GUS. III used facts enough 80 that
his caricatures were easily recognlz-
led; and, taken as q whole. his pro-
duction might properly be called a q q
good bic! laugh ~.
4. President Reed Of Lenox College
told what he knew about raising al
|faifa without indulging In a single
|digression from the subject assign
ed him. # 81 4 +. I. 5.s, 81
5] The addresses Of Messrs Barney
and Ross were replete with infor-
nation OF prime value to an agricul-
t,lral community largely interested IN
At the close of the speaking in
the park, the ball game on the
school grounds between the 5Dyers-
vile and Greeley teams drew
large crowd. The score was to .
in favor OF Dyersville. It was good
game and free to all who wished to.
see it. t.ss5Ts5. ". ,& T, 4 ,F;
The Oak Grove band, an organiza-
ton Of Oneida township farmers, sfurce
nished good music for the occasion,
And there was. q large dancing pa;
vilion{ for the lovers Of Terpsichore:
During the forenoon the exhibits
were examined by the judges ana
~, ~ ac S01IOvG.>-Aped bull
IS. J. schnittjer first. Carl Harback
second, A. o. Billings third. Bull .u un-. n
der one year E. Reed first, ).
Platt second, A.. o. Billings third.
Cows-D. j.. schnittjer first, p. =.
Reed second, w. s. Skinner third. +
Heifers-D. j. Schnittjer first, p. p.
Reed second, A. Q. Billings third: NJ !
\ In the years to come may Delhs
Dairy Day be conducted as It was
last Wednesday,, and may II increase
its usefulness and become one OF
Delaware county's permanent m
stitutiOns. + u ~ ssz ee.t22 81 gl-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
HAS HAND CRUSHED,

George Kerton, who is we'll re-
membered by many Delaware County
people, and who is now living at
Hanley. Sask., Canada. met with a
serious accident recently; while he
and his hired man were repairing
some fences 1t seems that Mr..
Kerton was holding pole while his
man was doing the driving with a
heavy &edge. In some manner Mr..
Kerton got his hand under the heavy
hammer, and had two fingers ard a
part of the left hand badly smashed.
It was feared that part of the in
jured hand would have, to be ampu-
tated. His friends here will be gra-
titled to learn that the hand can be
saved, although the injury will lay
him up for some little time! @
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

: Frank Heiserman, of near Man
chester, has purchased new Ford:
car from j, M. Jones & Sons. = DF.