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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
The Delaware County Plantati

The Delaware County Plantation
Company has recently sold 80 acres
OF land in East Honduras, Central
America, to Frank Beals of this
city and 100 acres to Frank Rhymes
Of Lamont. The company also SOLD
300 acres to parties who reside al
Davenport. J. A. Cooley and Hen
rys Goodhile Of this city organized the
company for the handling of large
tracts Of land in Northeast Honau-
ras. )
Miss Jennie Pierce Of New YORK
is a guest in the homes of Mr.. ana
Mrs. c. A. Pierce and William NC
Intosh.
Mrs. Ethel Durham ByWatel
went to Waterloo last week to JOIN
her husband, DR.. Bywater, upon an
automobile trip to points in Wiscon.
sin. Mrs. Bywater spent severa
weeks with her mother, Mrs. L. .
Durham, in this city, before going te
Wisconsin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
S32,34.II,28S . IS |. 5; yALU..
ALTON D OF COUNTY
OF FARM LANDS IN
COUNTY is PLACED At sse.as !
E '-.sj ~ PER ACRE. %# IA
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL NAY RAISE VALUE
Value Of Farms and Town Lots Az
sreaate. ,t2s, ,s4s,5so. Personal
z ..3 4t.EW -sa! Nv.. r ..e-a&.
@ PE6perty, $a,25s,so4.

Auditor Bunker has made COM
pilation of statistics, gathered from
the books CT the assessors of county
which are OF interest to our. readers.
The figures represent the assessable
valuations placed on farm lands,
town lots; personal property, the
property OF the railroads. express, tel,
ephone, telegraph companies operat-
ing within the bounds of Delaware
county. These figures will in few
days be sent to the state auditor,
where they will be passed upon by
the executive council. There has
been some talk that the value Of
farm lands in Delaware county will
be raised a few cents per acre, as
tho valuations given by the assess
ors brings the average OF farm lands
just trifle below the valuation
placed by the council two years ago.
This feature, however, would not af-
feet the total to any extent, as the
values fixed by the assessors and
that fixed by, the executive council
are almost identical. s&....f ..s,
Real Estate. ..tt@.g .2tg ts'~ ts's~
The total value Of the assessable
property, real and personal, amounts
to $32, ,341, ,2S8. According to the re-
port as complied by. Mr.. Bunker
there are total of 359, $50 IL acres
Of farm land in Delaware county.
valued at $2s,s6s. 1896, or an average
of $66.38. The town lots in the cit
les and towns Of the county are VAL;
ued at $3,0S1 ,26O. From the above
valuations will have to be deducted
for roads, soldiers and homestead ex:
emptions $636,496. After deducting
the exemptio there remains an ac--.
tual value in real estate to the
amount Of $26 6,s13. .06o.
..,,5 Personal Property.
Delaware County tax payers own
IL 1906 horses and mules, which ag-
gregate in value, $911,72O. The num-
ber Of head of cattle as reported by
the assessors is 36,095, and are val;
ued at 1876 ,450. Sheep and goats
in the county, number 81 1;;470,S, with q
valuation Of 1888, ,184. sS X 4: %fs5. si,
Corporations. :zss
8 The valuations placed on the rail-
roads, express. telephone and tele-
graph companies, by the executive
council, is as follows: Railroads:
$2.5s9,296 Epress companies, $12,-
$50; and Telephone and Telegraph
companies, $166,14S. making total
Of $2,766,324. ~
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
BOOST FOR REST ROOM AND
BAND. {

n On THURSDAY a1ternOOn, July ~, ~
the fair grounds north of this city.
Will take place schedule of trotttng
races and ball game and possibly
othere sports, the proceeds of which
are to be divided equally between the
Rest Room fund and the Manchester
band organization. "A nominal admis-
|sion fee will be charged to see the
races and bali game, and the pro-
moters hope that Manchester people
will be liberal In patronizing the
same. ..., ,+ a
The rest room, maintained largely
by poula- subscriptions. d and which
has proven popular from the very
start, is; deserving Of genefous sup
port in this respect. Tie Manchester
band, an organization Of local. young
men. who. have spent much time to
bring the band to its present stand
ing is equally deserving. The con-
certs which the boys gave some
weeks j ago speak for themselves
and certainly no organization is more
deserving Of the support of the home
people than a good band. Other cit
les not any larger than Manchester
support their bands, and surely Man
chester will. With a little encour-
agemeent and financial support the
Manchester band can be made fac
tor in attracting people here for
many miles. To substantiate this
fact we refer to the vast crowds on
tho streets while the band gave Its
weekly. concerts.~ Lets us ali1 be
boosters for the Rest Room Tand the
Manchester. Band. Il; II.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR

The members of the Christian En- +
deavor society of the Presbyterian
church will hold reception Cor the.
new pastor, Rev and Mrs. w. A.
Montgomery, in the church on Fri
day evening. Refreshments will be
served and the young people extend
a cordial invitation to Manchester CIT,
izens generally to attend and meet
Rev. and Mrs. Montgomery.
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w. w. WHITE GOES TO CLINTON.

w. w. White, who was instructor
of music in the Manchester High
School for a number of years, and
who has been on the teaching force
of the Independence high school dur
ing the past two years, has been
elected to a position in the schoois
at Clinton, his work for next year
being in the Lyons district. MT.
White is pleasantly remembered by
Manchester people, who are pleaseo
to note this advancement in educa'
tional lines. >.....-... ser y 's.... .-.-.--
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
ATTEND SISTERS FUNERAL.

w. N. and E. N. Wolcott were
called to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on
account of the death Of their sister,
Mrs. H. L. Conger, who passed away
at her home there on Friday, July .,
Mrs. Conger was in her 53rd year
at the time of her death Funeral
services were held in Milwaukee on
Monday afternoon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
GRAND coMMANDERY, x. T. IN
-. SESSION.. -.

Knights w. H. Norris, J. w.
Lewis and Howard T. Smith
of this city are attending the annual
sessions of the Grand Commandery'
Knights Templar, at Templar PARK
Spirit Lake, Iowa. The sessions OF
the commandery opened on TUESDAY
and will continue until Friday even
ing. The knight Templars OF the
state own a beautiful park on the
lake, and each year the annual en-
camnment is held at that place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
Miss Florence Gillispie and l

Miss Florence Gillispie and her
brother, Harold, and Clara Berket OF
Linton. North Dakota, arrived in the
CITY for a visit in the John Raster
home in this city. Miss Florence
Gillispie expects to spend the com.
ing year with her grandparents, IN
lthis city. as.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14
MANCHESTER LOSES TO THE

The Strawberry Point ball team de-
feated, the Manchester team in a
game on the West Main street
park on Wednesday afternoon of last
week, the score being 4 to !. Straw
berry Point had on its team q num-
Der of the old time players and
put up stiff game. The Manehes-
ter team, while a newly organized fag'
gregation,s gave a good account OF
themselves, and when more thorough
" trained the Manchester team VIII
be slow to let Strawberry Point
walk off with the honors.
Following is the box score ! by in-
nings for the game on "Wednesday:
Strawberry Point .s y& 34asA!
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14

AA4u udys OA oot-
urday, June 10Th,
the sight of the
Stars and Stripes
flying aloft, cheer.
ed us greatly, and
gave us a sense
of greater securi-
ty than that of
any other flag
could havi impart
nj sD..& cS~41 1,yn
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14

The records in the office OF the
Comfy Clerk show the following WIFE
respect to marriages, divorces anu
births for 1914: Licenses issued l4o'
hiyorces granted, II; and births seo.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14

: TOtaI :. ~ lE7-',7-.1 >
Two base hits, Wiener, Alien,
Clemens. .-5f.sT .. - @
Double plays. Seymour to Weimer lltAr
to Reibeck. 90
Strike outs, Allen 8. Kennedy, 3 5.
Taylor, g.. z4% .~- %s.@s$3 4. K. st ~. :.
Base on balls, off Allen. 9; otl eal.
Taylor, o; off Kennedy, a.
umpires, Burnsides and Matthew's. e's1I :
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AMERICAN flag IS
STANDARD OF SAFETY
MRS. NORTON WRITES ENTER
4
.TAINlNGLY OF ExPERlEN-
cEs iNCIDENTlTo TRIP.
BOAT CROSSES LUsI1ANlA TRACK
First Of Series of Articles The Dem
ocrat will Receive from its spe-
s. cial Correspondent. &.

(Written Exclusively for The Man.
chester Democrat, by Its Special
Correspondent-Mrs Ralph Norton.)
On Shipboard, S. S. St. Paul.
! AS for the first time in history the
dollar has become the
in currency, so to-day the
American flag is the standard for
safety.
AS we set sail from New York at
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-14

asked a bright young English
girl last night, if she were afraid Oh
submarine danger, as we neared the
war Zone. mot greatly" she re-
piled, .sthat is, do not believe the
Evening star., 1915-01-01
NEW MILITARY CROSS"
FOR BRITISH WAR HEROES

LONDON, January liking George has
instituted new decoration which is call
ed "the military cross" The decoration
is of silver and bears the imperial crown
on each arm and in the center the let
ters &c. R. l." George, Rex-Imperiator).
Captains, commissioned officers of a
lower grade or warrant officers in the
army who distinguish themselves in time
of war are eligible to "the military
cross" 1t takes precedence over all
decorations and medals with the excep-
tion of the Victoria cross
The Gazette contains the names of
about one hundred persons on whom the
new decoration has been conferred.
The Gazette also announces that Capt.
Grant and Commander Barr, both of the
auxiliary cruiser Carmania, have been
appointed companions of the Bath for
the services they rendered in the sink
ing of the German steamer Cap Trafal-
gar off the South American coast in Sep
tember, and that Capt. John Glossop of
the Australian cruiser Sydney has been
rewarded in similar manner for the
sinking by his ship Of the German cruis-
er Emden. Prince Leopold of Batten-
berg has been appointed Knight of the
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian
order.
/, The distinguished service order and the
distinguished service cross have been
conferred on number of naval officers
for gallantry.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
LONDON'S NEW YEAR EVE
LESS NOISY THAN USUAL

LONDON, January LIN London New
Year eve was celebrated by the usual
dinners and dances at hotels and res
taurants, but with less gayety and on
much smaller scale. At the larger
hotels, however, there was a large at
tendance Of officers on leave or waiting
to go to the front, many French and
Belgians who were driven from their
homes by the war and a considerable
spripkling of Americans.
The list of New Year honors offered
by King George on the recommendation
of the premier and the foreign and CO.
lonial offices was very short and con-
tanned no new peerages. At the head
of the list are the Earls of Derby and
Chesterfield, who got the Order of the
Garter for their services in recruiting
and Baron Lovat, who receives the Or
der of the Thistle for the same reason
The Earl OF Aberdeen. whose retire
ment from the lord lieutenancy Of Ire
land Is expected. Is raised to the rank
Of marQuisate.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
German Statement

following
onci
In
view OF he
trench
andqu
tions"
Evening star., 1915-01-01
CZAR VISITS ARMY FRONT
TO DISTRIBUTE AWARDS

PETRoGRAD. January 1-Emperor
Nicholas visited the army front yes
terday. At the quarters of the COM
mander-in-chief he Deceived reports
concerning the war operations After
ward he reviewed The line of troops,
distributing insignia of honor among
the soldiers who had distinguished
Themselves the most in the fighting
and thanking the various units of the
army for their service in the war.
After having received the report OF
Gen. Ruzsky, commanding the army OF
the northwest, the emperor departed
from the army front.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
SWEDEN TAKES STAND
FOR NEUTRALS' RIGHTS

LONDON, January Replying to
the Daily Nails request for a New
Year message, DIR. K. III. L. Hammar-
skiold, the Swedish premier, wired as
follows:
The necessities of war have been
invoked on both belligerent sides to
justify a series of measures contrary
to the law of nations and the rights of
neutral countries.
"It is desirable that such pernicious
doctrine be universally stigmatized
and abandoned"
PETROGRAD, via London, January /.
The Novoe Vremya's Helsingfors
correspondent says that at the recent
conference at Malmo between the Scan
dinavian kings 1t was decided to assign
warships to convoy all Scandinavian
merchantmen, in order to prevent their
detention by belligerents.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
OFFICIAL NEW YEAR
CUSTOMS OMITTED
White House Reception and
Diplomatic Breakfast Are
Abandoned Here.
PRESIDENT GREEIS FEW
CALLERS AND FRIENDS
Many Private Houses Entertain as
Usual-Fine Skating on
Tidal Basin.

New Year day in the National Capital
was unusually quiet. Because of the
formal state of mourning which has
continued since the death of Mrs. Will
son, there was no reception at the
White House. The annual diplomatic
breakfast" by the Secretary of State to
the members of the diplomatic corps
had been abandoned because of the
war, and many other time-honored
ceremonials, which usually play so i'm
portant a part in the Washington Off
cia1 New Year celebration, were omit
ted for the same reason.
In official and diplomatic circles the
day was observed with the usual ex-
changes of greetings, though many of
the diplomats were unable to greet old
friends of the corps, having become
enemies, at least officially, since 1914
was ushered in. Both Houses of Con-
gress had adjourned over until Satur-
dav.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Austrian, Statement

124O
today. o
valley of the Nagyag yesterday
of in
Russianat
our
I'm the
Of
Evening star., 1915-01-01
COTTON LADEN STEAMER
IS SUNK BY A MINE

LONDON, January 1.-The Danish
steamer M. c. Holm, from Savannah.
December 1, for Christiania, laden with
cotton, struck a mine off Marlborough
head, England, and sank fifteen minutes
later, All the members Of the crew
escaped in lifeboats. They narrowly
escaped injury from fragments of The
mine casing.
Flamborough head is on the North sea,
In the county of York. 1t was off here
In 1779 that Paul Jones won his most
famous naval victory
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Russian Statements


of the mander n G. issued
Pia
in
nwhch a
from
the losses
with he
midw
in
land) and south Pinczow.
Galca fighting
on second Page)
Evening star., 1915-01-01
PARADE Of FLEETS
MAYSTART IN CUBA
Officials Consider Changes in
Plans for Canal CeIe-
brati0n.
HAMPTON ROADS FIRST
CHOSEN FOR ASSEMBLY
High Officials and Foreign Repre-
sentatives May Be Carried
to Guantanamo.

Although not finally settled, it is
probable that the original plan of hav-
ing the international naval fleets
which are to attend the opening of the
Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco, start from Hampton roads
on their course through the Panama
canal, will be changed on account of
the on-rarticipation of most of the
navies of Europe.
Inasmuch as the Atlantic battleship
fleet is to engage in maneuvers and ex-
ercises off the naval station at Guam
tanamo, Cuba, in the near future, it
has been suggested that the few war
ships coming from Europe join the
American feet at the Cuban station
and that the warships from South
American countries join the naval pro-
cession off Cristobal, the Atlantic en-
trance to the Panama canal
officials Will Go to Cuba.
If the suggested changes are made
the President and all the officials and
foreign representatives in Washington
who are to participate in the parade
will make the trip to the Cuban rem
devious in the dreadnaught New York
or some other suitable naval vessel
1t has been intimated that President
Wilson feels that he should not leave
the National Capital for the time re-
quired for the trip because of the
pressure of important business grow
ing out of the European war, and that
Secretary Bryan may represent him at
San Francisco.
1t is announced that the program for
the international naval parade will be ar
ranged finally next week, after Secre-
taries Garrison and Daniels have had
an opportunity to consult Gov. Goe-
thals, governor of the Panama Canal
Zone, and Rear Admiral Fletcher, COM
manding the Atlantic feet. All those
named are expected to be in this city
next week.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Many Private Receptions.

Notwithstanding the absence Of Off
cial observances of the day, however.
hundreds of private receptions were
held today, and open house was kept
after the time-honored fashion in
scores of Washington homes.
Hundreds of skaters gathered at the
tidal basin this morning. where they
enjoyed the best skating Washington
ians have had for several years. The
crowd began the advance on the basin
early in the forenoon, and by noon 1t
tees of the sport had donned skates
and were cutting more or less fancy
figures on the smooth expanse Of
eight-inch ice that covered the entire
basin.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
TWO PERSONS ARE SHOT.
Injured During Celebration of the
New Years Arrival.

Two persons were shot as a result
of last nights noisy New Year demon
stration. One of the victims was
Charles Smallwood, colored. twenty
seven years old, a resident of South
Washington. He was visiting at 1210k
Blagden alley northwest and was in
the back yard about 2 o'clock. when
Ia stray bullet passed through his left
thigh. The police took him to Homeo-
pathic Hospital.
Bertha Battle, colored, 2017 35th
street northwest, was the other victim
She was accidentally shot in the left
arm by her husband, she stated, while
the latter was handling pistol.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Probably Fleet Flagship.
Fleeing CONSTANTINOPLE
IN FEAR OF AN ATTACK

ATHENS, via London, January 1, $3.50
a-m.-According to constantinople ad-
vices which have reached here, the
Austrian and German embassies in the
Turkish capital are transferring their
archives to Asia Minor, fearing that
action Is imminent by the British and
and the capital.
Foreigners, 1t is stated, are also pre-
pairing to quit the capital for the in
terror.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Big Throngs of ReveIers
Give Noisy, Joyous Greeting
to the Brand-NeW Year

The usual throngs of New Year rev.
elers took possession of the downtown
streets, cafes and hotels last night,
with the usual noisemaking devices
and the usual abandonment of formal
ity, decorum and conventfonality. Up
and down the Avenue, 9th street, 18th
street and other downtown thorough
fares the crowds swept, footing tin
horns, ringing bells, blowing tickler-
whistles and otherwise deporting
themselves after the manner of those
temporarily released from care and
consideration of the humdrum, every
day life. The old year was dying,
the dead years shoes and everybody
wanted to be lin at the death" and on
hand to welcome the new year.
Bands and orchestras enlivened
things at the hotels. The crowd was
typical of the occasion-one of those
crowds where bald-headed men parade
around in paper caps and such formal
tiles as introductions were altogether
unnecessary.
Eat a Little Between Dances.
The revelers ate a little, danced a
great deal and f1ttingly observed the
passing of 1914. At midnight, at one
MOTEL, lights were turned Off, bugler,
hidden away in the darkness, blew
taps" and then hundreds of tiny elec-
trio lights, properly arranged, flashed
the words Happy New Year. while a
big spotlight revealed a uniformed
American soldier bearing big Amer
lean flag. The orchestra played THE
Star Spangled Banner" the flag bearer
marched around among the crowded
hi fhnr n
were turned up on 1915.
Out in the streets the noisemakers
marched hither and yon. blowing
horns, ringing bells, singing and 9TH
erwise enjoying themselves as crowds
will do when they know the police
aren't going to be too strict and they
can "go as far as they like"-within
reason.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
War Officially Reported.
French Statement

1 afternoon
out an official atement as
hardly anything
the the bridge position organised the
a a
all December 81 the
o
of
of
tacks brilliantly
and at
of
in
inc
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Spanish War Veterans Dance,

: Members and friends of Richard J.
Harden Camp. No. 2. United Spanish
War Veterans, attended an entertain
ment and dance given under the aus
pices of the camp at Pythian Temple
last evening. One of the features of
the evening was the sounding of taps"
three. minutes before midnight and the
sounding of "reveille" four minutes
after 1915 was ushered in.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
Chicago Professor Battle Victim.

CHICAGO. January 1.-Gaston Pierre.
professor Of romance languages at
Northwestern University. who went to
France two years ago to take his mas
ter's degree. has been probably fatally
injured while fighting in the French
army, according to word received by
Prof. E. p. Ballot. When the war
broke out Prof. Pierre dropped his
studies and entered the army with the
rank Of lieutenant
Evening star., 1915-01-01
DUNKIRK is BOMBARDED
BY FOUR GERMAN AIRMEN

PARIS, January 1.-Dunkirk, on the
northern coast of France, was again
bombarded by four German aeroplanes
Thursday. according to reports which
reached Paris during the night.
Evening star., 1915-01-01
President Greets Callers.

President Wilson began the year by
rising at 3 o'clock to push an electric
button that opened the San Diego ex-
position at midnight, Pacific coast time
He spent the day quietly at the White
House, receiving greetings from many
callers. With the exception of Secre-
taries Daniels and Bryan, who had left
for North Carolina for the week end
most of the cabinet members called.
The practice instituted many years
ago by the Naval Observatory of send
ing New Year greeting to all the
countries of the world by an arrange
ment of wireless, cable and land tele-
graph was abandoned. Under existing
war conditions, with so large a pro-
portion of the cable and telegraph cir
cults out of commission or comman-
deered for military purposes, the Off
cials said the feat of girdling the globe
was fmpra cticable,