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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
BELGIAN REFUGEE AckNoWL-.
EDGES GIFT,

Mrs: A. B. Terril received letter
the refugee women of Belgium, ex-
for the, remembrances which mem
bers Of the New Idea Embroidery
club sent on the Christmas ship
early in December, 1914. Mrs. Ter
ril and the club ladies dressed dolls
and sent them to the children of war
stricken Europe. Many of the.
ladies placed their names on the ar,
ticles prepared and sent, and the
doll which Mrs. Terril neatly dress
ed was given to the eight-year old
daughter of Mrs. Lenoir, by the Bel
guim relief committee in Rotterdam,
Holland At the time the doll was.
given to the family the little girl was
sick in a hospital. In the letter to,
Mrs. Terril the Belgian lady enclos-.
ed a photograph of her two little
girls, five and eight years Of age.
The letter is written in French, and
for a time Mr. and Mrs. Terril spent
their evenings in an effort to trans.
late the letter into English. They
finally gave up the task. The letter
was then taken to Mr. A. r. Leroy,
who soon had the same translated in
English. Following is the letter: '%
T.. - p. sssss Rotterdam, Holland
Mrs. A. B. Terril: vs :ss Il .z
7''I have the honor of$letting you
know that the doll dressed by you
has been. given by the committee of
the Belgian refugees in Rotter-
dam to my little daughter, Eme-
line, age eight years, but she is
at the present time, sick in, The
hospital or otherwise it. would have
given her a great deal of pleasure
to have sent you photograph
with the doll. I now enclose here
in a photograph of my two little
daughters, Emeline on the right. an
Mariette, five years old, on the left.
II thank you again sincerely and ]
snd my heartiest respects and many
good wishes for the year 1915.
JEAN B. LENOIR."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
MANcHEsrER,s STONE PILE.

The pile OF 'niggerheads" which
the city has hauled on West Main
street does not look, inviting to the
Weary Willies" who have been
drifting into this place Tor several
months. At recent meeting OF the
council considerable discussion was
had about the question Of feeding
every one who had drifted this
way, and it was, then decided
that if the men were willing to work
on the stone pile. for their supper
and breakfast their lodging would be
furnished in the building which was
recently erected. When a number
Of the gang were informed by the
city marshal that it would mean an
hours work for supper and an hours
work for breakfast, they at once
took to the tail uncut, and have not.
been heard from, since. Had the
city council decided on this plan sew
eral months ago Manchester might
have several car loads of crushed
rock to use on it's streets during the
season, and saved a neat sum OF
money which has been expended for
meals. EES tf = T.. T.: :
The tramps who Jared SO well at
the hands OF the. charltaDly lncllned&
Of this city passed the word along
among their kind until this city was
known far and wide, and it was a.
common occurrence to have as high
as thirty and forty in this city at one
time. It must be said,% however, that
many Of the men who came here
were sincere in their search for. em-
ployment, and when an opportunity
was given lost no time in embracing
the same. Many of the men found
employment on farms, while others
were on the lookout for odd jobs
about the city. Manchester is the
last place in Iowa to turn down one
in real need, but that large class
Of unemployed took undue advantage
of the citizens of Manchester is an
undisputed fact Z. .e.r n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
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NO CONSPIRACY TO !.
BURN GREELEY Hotel
PRELIMINARY HEARING WAS. VAS
!. Y HELD BEFORE MAYOR OF
GREELEY LAST FRIDAY.
COURT ENTRIES ARE " MADE
, !. = -
Numerous Probate and chancdry
r Cases Occupy Attention
= of Court. -
COURT ENTRIES ARE Z: p. MADE

The preliminary examination held
last Friday, before Mayor Jas. Tracy,
made it quite clear that there was nc
conspiracy entered into between
Archie Arbuckle and Chas. Pullman
to burn the Commercial House in
Greeley. = 60 - ..% ,.
Archie Arbuckle, for some unac-
countable reason, told Landlord
Hockaday that he and Charles Pull
man had entered into conspiracy
to burn his, hotel property Mr..
Hockaday did, what most any other
man would have done under like cir
cumstances, he notified County At
torney Yoran and Sheriff Pentony.
An information was filed against the
two alleged conspirators and the
date of the hearing set for last Fri
day. ArbuckIe took to Mr.. Hocka-
days home, before the information
was filed, two quart glass jars full
of kerosene, and said that their con-
tents was to be used in burning his
place. But on cross examination he
swore positively and repeatedly that
Ire never entered into a conspiracy
with Mr.. Pullman to burn the Com
mercial House; that he never in
tended to burn the Commercial
House, that he never agreed to
burn it, or help to burn it, and that
he never, at any time intended to
commit the crime of arson. "
A number of witnesses were ex-
amined, the testimony Of none Of
them tending in any manner to con-
meet Mr.. Pullman with the commits
sion of the alleged offense. A num-
ber of the leading citizens of Gree
ley were called as Witnesses and
questioned as to Archie Arbuckle's
reputation for truth and veracity,
and they all agreed that it was bad.
Magistrate Tracy promptly dismiss
ed Mr.. Pullman on the ground that
there was no testimony connecting
him with the. commission of the Of
fense charged in the Information.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
REGISTER AND LEADER SUFFERS
So ...... Toss.

Early Sunday morning fire wreck
ed the plant Of the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader and Evening Tri
bune, causing a loss Of upwards of
100000. Eighty per cent. of the
value Of the property was covered
by insurance. Until temporary quar-
ters can be secured the Register and
Leader will be published in the Of
fices of the Daily Capital. The or
igin of the fire is not definitely
known, the supposition, however, be-
ing that some OF the boys in the
mailing department had thrown
cigarette stubs among waste paper.
The fire started shortly after the
Sunday morning edition had been
mailed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
SALE OF LOTS.

On Saturday afternoon at 2:3O, f.
S. Seymour will conduct a sale OF
lots on West Main street, the lots be-
ing located next to the Hawkeye
Highway. AS stated in these col
umns of this paper upon a previous
occasion, the funds derived from the
sale of these lots is to be used in
the erection of a factory for the man
ufacture OF stock tank heaters and
automatic feeds for furnaces, ETC.,
for which Mr.. Seymour has patents,
and which are all Of his own inven-.
ton. Quite a goodly number Of
lots have, been sold, and it is hoped
that upwards Of SO lots can be sold.
The lots are situated close to
West Main street and will no
doubt be sold readily at the prices
asked for them. 3.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
{ TRAGIC /: Death OF !.
!. ANDREW BENSON.
MEETS DEATH UNDER WHEELS
or: MILWAUKEE FREIGHT
NJ .5s u ~ g.s E TRAIN, !, g.
Was PROMINENT FARMER OF COUNTY
Moved to Strawberry Point in 1908.
s; Funeral Services Held sun
&7'k & asg.. > li.s..E q 80
i day Afternoon -,

3 q, Andrew Benson we'll known in
Delaware county by reason OF long
residence in Richland township, was
= Instantly killed near his home at
A Strawberry Pont by an extra freight
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee = e.
& St. Paul railroad last Thursday ev-
Is en1ng. Mr.. Benson was in the habit
&of going after his mail between . the
I hours Of five and six clock. On
{, Thursday evening Mr.. Benson was
4 on his way to the post office, and;
when a short distance from his home
X tho train struck him, causing almost
instant death. 1t is claimed that Mr..
Benson had been warned by "a friend
and saw the. train coming, but ap-
parently misjudged the distance and
before he could step off the tracks
and the engineer bring his train to
Va standstill the tragedy had taken
place. . y - isgs FL r M,
Nd Funeral services were held from
the church in Strawberry Point on
Sunday afternoon and 5interment was
made lin the cemetery near that city.
IS Andrew Benson was born in Swed-
en- near the city Of Warberg, on No
VEN berT12, 1888. He resided with
\ his parents until he&was twelve years
y of age. He then began to work out
and saved his earnings until he had
a sufficient sum to buy passage to
America in 1867 He arrived a in
+ Clayton county in the same year,
making his home for a time with Mr.
! Charles Wilson He made this state
& his home except one year which he
spent in California. In 1878 he was
united in marriage with Anna
Thompson. Following their marriage
I they moved to farm near Forest
vile, in; Richland township, where
they resided for a geodly number of
years. While resident Of Delaware
county Mr.. Benson engaged in farm
Z ing and was singularly successful. In
1908: Mr.. Benson retired from active
Y farm life and moved to Strawberry
death. Z, d u |s.5
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Benson were born
seven children, sof which cne son
has preceded him in death He is
survived by his wife, four daugh-
of Strawberry Point, Mrs. J. Pazen-
dak, Of Fullerton, North Dakota;
Caroline and Lena, who reside as at
" lOlu61 SdlSOr CWO iSOuo, AuuASW civ IL
%mer, of Tpttle, North Dakota, and a,
step p-son, Ben jamin Nelson, ,& residing
south Of sElgin, Iowa, and U five.
grand 8 ss-sb ta Ss3
Mr. Benson was a devout adher-,
ent to-, the Lutheran faith, and by
precept and example instilled this
same faith into the training Of his
children. Ea Z. ~
E Mr.. Benson was a man of high
ideals, and was honored by all who
knew him. By his square dealing
with his neighbors he won the
esteem Of all, and his word was new
er questioned. a$@4 - as3sE 81 ~ +,
His two sons, Elmer and Andrew,
Of Tuttle, North Dakota, had been
in Strawberry Point for several
weeks and had just departed for
their home when the sad news came
announcing the tragedy 49,
Tile widow and children are ex-
tended the sincere sympathy in the
death Of a kind and considerate hus-
band and father. IF,1., p"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
Df,As.7,-7(..aL WEATHER.

AT TuSss2 q 5's,,sa.. a'sagrssaS1e gsa{s.
erman. Consid erap.~ = 7fell all
through Monday night, a,.-5 Tuesday
morning the wind changed and dur
ing the day a heavy snow, fell, max
ing it next to impossible to get about
on the streets. Train service on all
roads was seriously interferred with
because Of washouts and soft spots
in the road beds. The Chicago Great
Western Railway suffered a serious
wreck some distance south Of Des
Moines in which two trainmen were
killed and several others serious
ly injured. This wreck was caused
by spreading rails, !, it is: claimed.
Because of driving blizzard last
night, reports are cut this morning
to the effect that the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway had a
serious wreck near Albert Lea, Min
nesota, in which a number OF per-
sons we're seriously injured. Tile ice
in the Maquoketa river at this
point was on the verge of going out
because of the high water, but the.
freeze-up last night has caused the:
river: to go. back to it's normal stage
again ss! - f 80 : =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
SCHOOL ELECTION, MARCH 8.

r. Saturday, February 27th, is : the
last day for filing nomination papers
for the offices of school directors Of
the Independeat School District Of
Manchester. II g nomination papers
must be filed Eith Secretary M. j..
Yoran, not later than that date in
order to have the names appear on
the official ballot. kAt the election
on Monday, March 8th, two direct
ors are to be elected DR.. J::J. Lind
say, at the present time the presi-
dent of the board. land II. c.. Smith,
are the two members whose terms
expire at this time. At the present
time there have been no nomination
papers filed with the secretary. The
Democrat understands thatlDr. Lind
say intends to announce himself as a
candidate to succeed himself, but
that Mr. Smith refuses to be a can.
didate this spring. Fred B. Blair is
being urged by some of his friends
to become a candidate for the posi-
:tion of director. ~ g.r a.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
AUXILIARY. MEETING.

The Woman's Auxiliary to? Park
View hospital viii meet in the Rest
Room in the basement cf the new
First National bank building ON Sat
urday afternoon OF this week. This
is the, regular Quarterly meeting, of
the Auxiliary, and it is earnestly
hoped that every woman in Man
chester and Delaware county. in
terested in. the very excellent work
the hospital is doing, will, be pres
.ent. &sl;%. &6G.' @-F+ - r. :,ss43 re- Z
On Thursday afternoon Of this
week, at ,2:30, at the home of Mrs.
w. N. Boynton, will be held the
monthly meeting Of the; board Of the
Auxiliary Every member of the
board is urged to be present.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
PERKINS BILL WINS FAVOR.

Senator Perkins bill, providing a
way whereby the children of the
poor suffering from deformity or. a
malady, may be taken to the unf-
versity hospital at Iowa City for cor
rection treatment at the states ex-
pense, was unanimously, passed by
the house on Tuesday. The bill was
amended to require the consent OF
the parents or guardian to the treat
ment of the child.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
KEEP YOUR PET DOG AT HOME.

! During the past few days several
pet dogs have met with an ignomin-.
ious death at the hands of some one
who should be brought to an ! ac-
counting. Several choice specimen
of the canine family have been pois-
oned, and their bodies turned over
to City Marshall T. T: Oliver. There
appears to be an ordinance 3. which
provides a fee for the killing OF
dogs running at large without IL
cense plate on their collar, and Mr..
Oliver informs The Democrat that if
the person who has been placing
the poison will come to him he will
divide the '''spoils". .s.5,3 H. >
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
SUFFRAGE NOW UP TO VOTERS.

By a vote of "a to 10, the house
approved yesterday the Allen bill to
submit to the voters an amendment
to the constitution to grant equal
suffrage to women. - =, ~ y. -
Passage of the bill makes it GER
tain that Iowa will soon decide the
suffrage question. The Thirty-fifth
general assembly agreed to the sub
mission, and the senate of this gen.
eral assembly voted on February II
in favor of submitting the amend
ment. The action of the house fin
ished the legis alive processes neces-
sary to get the question submitted.
If the vote on the issue is not TAX
en- until the next general election,
women suffrage cannot become effec-
tive in Iowa until 1917. The -legis-
lature could call special election,
however, and bring the test earlier.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
MISSIONARY MEETING.

The Woman'sE Foreign Missionary
society of United Brethren church
will hold the last meeting Of the year
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S..
Hawks Saturday, March 6. This will
be an all days meeting. Picnic dim
ner at noon. All SPECIAL offerings,
such as mite boxes, birthday and
free will offerings must be brought
in at this meeting to get credit for
this years work. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all. Come and
enjoy the day with lis. Remember
the date, March 6.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
Methodist Episcopal.

The subject fer the morning ser
mon will be 'The Meaning of Lent"
The evening topic will be '"The
Problem of the Unemployed".
the church will convene on Monday
evening in the church parlors.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
HARRISON is DEFEATED.

Carter H. Harrison, Chicago's five
time mayor, met the most crushing
defeat ever recorded in mayoral'y
fight since the enactment of the di-
rect primary law. Robert M. SWEET
ger was the successful candidate, de-
feating Harrison by plurality OF
nearly 75 200.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
INDOOR BASE BALL,

. The Stars and Reds of the Indoor
League are tied for first place as a
result of Monday nights game, which
the Stars won by score of rs to
II. Confare's pitching and terrific
batting aided the Stars to pull the
erstwhile leaders down. Anderson,
the Reds crack catcher, was hurt in
a bad fall and was compelled to re-
tire, greatly weakening his team.
The Reds won a close game from
the Idlehours on Thursday night. The
next game will be between the Blues
and Idlhours on tomorrow evening.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

i George M. Carroll, age 81, and Es-
ther Ortberg, age %. .
VIM. A. spoerl, age 25, and Grace
E. Rothstein, age 10:
James L. Wilson, age %, and Ina
M. Brown, age 1S.
! Harry d. Pierce, age "a, and Maud
l.. Davis, age %.
y gAdolph Kramer, age "a, and Stel-
la Collins, age 10. e9ts ,S.i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
HAVE YOU ANY OLD PAPERS?

Any person in Manchester who has
old newspapers, magazines or books
and wants an easy way of disposing
of the same should call up Mrs. C.
J. Seeds or Mrs. E. B. Stiles, and a
committee will wait upon you. The.
ladies of the Congregational church
are gathering a car load of papers
and magazines and will have COM
mittee to collect the same if the
ladies named are notified by phone. Il
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
Christian Science.

The Christian Science society meets
each Sunday morning in the library.
Morning service at 1890 o'clock.
F.. Subject for the lesson on Sunday,
Christ Jesus
Sunday school at 11:45.
Everyone welcome.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
United Eratflren.

Usual Services on Sunday. Theme
for the morning discourse Saved
With or Without Rewards. Sub
ject for the evening, Transforming
Lies Deserts.
The bible Study will meet with
Mrs. William Jewell on Thursday ev-
ening Of this week at 1880. You are
invited.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Will
liam Jewell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
Presbyterian.

Rev. Earl Bembow of Onslow, To-
wa, will occupy the pulpit Of this
church on Sunday, February 2S, at
both morning and evening, Rev. Mr..
Berlbow comes here as a candidate
for the pastorate Of the local ch,fych.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
FAREWELL PARTY,

A large gathering Of friends and
neighbors assembled at the Theo.
Pohlkamp home on February 10th to
say ''good-bye", to Mr.. and Mrs.
Pohlkamp and family who are soon
to move to fine new home in Min
nesota, which they have purchased.
A most enjoyable time was had and
sumptuous dinner indulged in af-
ter which parlor games and music
were the ORDER
Rev. Father Malloy of Ryan delight
fully entertained the guests with sew
eral fine songs which were appreci-
ated by all. Father Malloy voiced
the feeling of all when in well chos-
en- words he spoke of Mr.. Pohlkamp
and family as being ever ready to
aid in any project of advancement or
in the church and COM
munity and that we would all feel a
distinct loss in their going. In be-
half of the friends he presented them
with beautiful rug as a slight me-
mento of good will and assured them
of our good wishes for their health,
happiness, success and Gods bless
ing as they go to their new home.
leste-s rs gss'Ff YX Es=ss
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Niles Of Ana
mosa were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Gildner on Monday. Mr..
Niles is the manager Of the Gildner
store at Anamosa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
DISTRICT COURT

On Saturday Of last week and on
Tuesday Of this week Judge Geo.
w. Durham made the following en-
tries on the probate and chancery
dockets:@ ~ i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
KEPT MARRIAGE A SECRET.

Herman j.. Dunlap, a prominent
young farmer OF Hazel Green town
ship, and Miss Aylo Thorpe, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Thorpe,
kept their marriage a profound Sc
cret until last week, when the an
nouncement was made. The young
couple were united in marriage at
Iowa City, November IS, 1914, and
have kept their plans altogether to
themselves. Mrs. Dunlap and her
mother have been spending the win
| ter in California, and Mr.. Dunlap
expects to join his wife there as soon
as he completes some business ar
rangements in, connection with his
| fathers estate.
The Hopkinton Leader of last
week contains the: following an
nouncement of the event:
""The Leader is given release
on an announcement that will create
both surprise and congratulations in
many friends of the principals. 1t
| Isl the marriage of Herman j.. Dun
lap and Miss Aylo Thorpe, which
| took place quietly at Iowa City, on
Wednesday, November 18th, Rev.
Dr.. Ellis of the M. e. University
Chapel peI1OII1llS Luc CelSulOAy. 4AC
contracting parties very successfully
outwitted their most intimate friends
in the accomplishment of their plans,
none but members of the family be-
ing informed Of the contemplated
step, and they kept the knowledge
we'll to themselves. But nothwith-
standing that the news comes late,
there will be many ongratulations to
the parties to the contract, who are
well and favorably known in a wide
circle of friends. The bride is the
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
P. Thorpe, and the groom has been
engaged for several years in con-
Quoting the large farms comprising
the estate of his father, the late T.
B. Dunlap, and which he recently
relinquished Mrs. Dunlap and her
mother are now at Long Beach, Cal,
where they went several weeks
ago for the winter months. 1t is,
the purpose of Mr.. Dunlap to join
his wife in California after he has
closed up his business interests here.
The Leader will be among the first
of host of friends to wish for Mr..
and Mrs. Dunlap a long and prosper
Gus life and happiness wherever they
elect to take up their residence"
This paper, joins the hosts OF
friends in extending heartiest con-
gratulations, and we hope that they
may live long and be very happy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
MANCHESTER CHURCHES.
Conversational,

The theme for the Sunday morning
sermon will be "Burden-Bearers."
1900 Bible School.
6:30 Young Peoples meeting, top
ic: ''How Improve our Prayer Meet
ing?" Leader: Miss Grace Hocka-
day. f
1880 evening worship. Theme of
sermon:r "a Misjudged Master"