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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

quarters of billion dollars, the feed
value Of the rest of the crop is nearly
billion dollars. At least 30 per cent
Of the feed value of the stalk is lost
under the present system of farm man.
agement-a waste with this crop alone
Of billion dollars annually. /, No
other business but farming could stand
such an enormous loss.
Contrast this waste by the corn
growers with the practices of large
business organizations. For years the
great packing bouses have sold dressed
meat for less than they have paid for
the live weight of the animals. Yet
every year these packing houses re-
turn millions of dollars profit be-
cause they utilize to the fullest extent
the value of their by-products. At the
same time the corn growers are vast
ing most of 40 per cent of the feed
value of over one hundred million
acres of corn.
Great Value Of SiIo.
The results of hundreds Of feeding
experiments conducted in the past ten
years with silage MS part of the
ration gives proof of the great value
of the sIlo to the farmer. There will
always be more or less OF the corn
crop shocked in the field. but corn left
exposed to the weather loses the great
er part OF its feeding value. why
waste the crop after you have grown
IT. when you can put 1t In silo and
pre1erve II with all Its succulence7
Have a silo-no matter what kind
but have Que.
Tau may say that you cannot AFFORD
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Digging Corn Fodder Out OF Snow
Not Pleasant Occupation on Cold
Winters Day.
two to four months, five cows taking
the test the full four months.
The cows fed the silage ration pro-
duced S6.7 pounds of milk and sos
pounds of butterfat per 100 pounds
of dry matter.
The cows fed the grain ration pro-
duced S1.3 pounds of milk and 80
pounds of butterfat per 100 pounds of
dry matter.
The average net profit per COW per
month over cost of feed was $3.50 with
the silage ration and $40 with the
grain ration.
Fodder or Silage.
At the Nebraska experiment station
two groups of calves nine months old
were fed from March 25 to August Is.
In one lot each animal received an
average daily ration of: Corn. rs
pounds; alfalfa hay, Al pounds; shred
ded stover (without ears). 3.6 pounds.
The animals in the other lot received
an average daily ration of: Corn, 81
pounds; alfalfa, 3.4 pounds, and corn
silage, 15 pounds.
The larger amount of corn was fed
to the stover lot to offset the grain
contained in the silage The two ratlons
therefore, were practically Identical.
except that to one lot of animals the
cornstalks were fed as shredded sto-
yer, while to the other they we're fed
as silage.
The silage-fed calves made an aver
age daily gain of 1.s pounds each,
which was about one-third of a pound
more than the average daily gain in
the stover-fed lot. The silage ration
was l. per cent more efficient than the
stover ration. On that basis the same
area of corn, of the same kind. when
put in the silo would make II per
cent more beef than when cut for fod-
der and fed dry.
There was a time when sIlape wos
considered entirely as dairyrnnp's
feed. 1t is Just as good for the pro-
duction of beef. One experiment may
De quoted, though hundreds have been
made with practically the same result.
AT the Indiana experiment station four
'ots OF steers were fed as follows:
Lot 1-Shelled corn, clover hay, cot
tonseed meal. Average profit per head
when sold. S3.37.
Lot 2-Shelled corn. cottonseed meal.
clover hay and sllage, half and half.
Profit per head, S10.51.
Lot 3-Shelled corn. cottonseed npeoI
and all the clover hay and silage they
would eat, given separately. Under
this method of feeding the steers ate
ten times as much sllage as clover hay.
Profit per head, $13.59.
Lot 4-Shelled corn. cottonseed meal
and silnge only. Profit per head, S2O.96.
The Missouri state board of agricul-
ture nsked 200 farmers this question:
by feeding silage have you reduced
your feed bin?"
Out of the 200 farmers 196 answered
yes" four said they didn't know.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by LYDIA e:
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Dea Moines, Iowa" Four years ago
I was very sick and my life was nearly

spent The doctors
stated that i would
never get well with
ou t a n operation
and that without it
l would not live ono
year. My husband
o b j e c ted to any
operation and got
me some Of Lydia E
Pinkham's vegeta-
BILE Compound I took
It and commenced
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

For those who do not en-
joy a | IN ond flavoring
alone the combination of
one teaspoonful of al
mond extract to- six of
lemon is n good combi-
nation. When using the
mixture. shake well and
use the teaspoonful, or
a few drops, depending
upon the dish.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Friends in this world of hurry,
And work and sudden end.
If thought comes quick, of doing
A kindness to friend.
Do 1t that very moment,
Don't put 1t of. don't wait,
What's the use of doing a kindness
II you do 1t a day too late?
Charles Kingsley.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

remove the skin by plung-
ing them in a wire bas-
ket into boiling water for
two minutes. then the
skins will come of cas-
lily.
Sweet Picked Peaches.
10 seven pounds of
mon nbas arIn,,, or 4 .
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

water till tender. Re
move and drop In ice wa
ter, take of all the skins
and gristle and dice
them ; add a can of diced
mushrooms or an equal
quantity Of fresh ones ;
melt two tablespoonfuls
Of butter in n saucepan
and stir smoothly into 1t
one tablesDoonful of
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
sILAcE THE WINTER PASTURE

pound by using ensilage than they
could when using hay. A like differ
ence was found In milk production.
The Indiana station found the silo
the most economic means of produc-
Ing both beef and mutton In three we'll
conducted experiments. They also
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Preserved Watermelon
Rind. - Peel the rind
from half a melon. re-
jecting all the pink.
Chop it fine or put 1t
through the meat grind
er. Place 1t in a bowl
over night, sprinkllng
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Looks So.

Patience-I see sixty thousand WON
en- in London were thrown out of work
by the war.
Patrice-Oh, did the war stop bridge
whist?
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
- THE
KITCHEN -
CABINETS ~

The cruelIest lies are often told In
silence man may have sat in a
room hours and not opened his teeth.
and yet come out Of that room dis
loyal friend or q calumniator.-R- l.
Stevenson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

1t is not enough to believe what you
maintain. you must maintain what you
believe: and maintain It because you
believe it-Whately.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
FOR THE EPIcURE.

One tires of vanilla and lemon for
fiavoring, and anything new or vari-
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

A dainty dish for luncheon is pre-
pared as follows: Boil two pairs of
u,.,nntAr,ola caIt..l
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

per COW than the cows receiving no
silage. This means that on 20 cows
we are losing enough in one year to
put up a silo.
Benefits Of the Slo.
Missouri found in steer-feeding ex-
pertinent where corn silage was COM
pured with hay, S1.07 for every 100
pounds of beef was saved by the use
Of silage.
Illinois station found corn ensilage
worth 81 per cent more than corn fod-
der when all costs were considered.
Ohio station found they could pro-
duce butterfat 0 cents cheaper per
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
PERFECT PRESERVES.

A dainty preserve to use with
meats in winter or as sauce for ice
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
WAYS TO TREAT A PEACH.

To prepare peaches for canning or
preserving, or In fact almost any dish.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Anyone who is prepared for defeat
would be half defeated before he com
menced.-Admiral Farragut.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

Can anything be so elegant as to
have few wants, and to serve them
oneself.-Emerson
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
you CAN HAVE A SILo
YOU MAY THINK YOU CAN'T
/ BUT YOU CAN

SAVES THE WHOLE CROP
PREVENTS WASTE IN FEEDING
CAN KEEP MORE STOCK
MAKES CHEAP MILK
SAVES STORAGE SPACE
HELPS UTILIZE CHEAP RuFA6E
IkSuREs succuLENT FEED
WINTER AND SUMNER
HoeS OVER THE DRouTH
CLEARS THE LAND
FOR PtowIko
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Don't Fail to Hear State Highway Commissioner Rogers


MIR. and Mrs. Will Cox and daugh-
ter, Clara, and Mrs. Kate Cox spent
Saturday at the Arthur Cooking
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Raster of Dela--
ware, spent Sunday at the A. Z. Lar
son home.
M. S. T. Knox went to Coggon
Saturday to spend Sunday with his
father and sister. His father, who has
been seriously sick, is slowly gain
ing back his health.
Misses Ruby and Pearl Hansen
spent Wednesday afternoon with
Miss Elsie Hackbarth at Greeley.
Mrs. Carpenter and two sons, of
Virgil, ILL.,, came Thursday for a
visit with relatives here and at
Thorpe.
Mr.. Pierce of Manchester, was a
business caller here Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Goranson and baby
daughter were Manchester visitors
Friday.
Mrs. Lucy Durham and Mrs Laura
Fay Of Manchester spent Friday with
relatives here.
Mrs. Bennie Hartbecke and three
children of Dundee, came Friday for
a. several days visit with her sister,
Mrs. Ole Pierson.
Betty and Nels Nelson of Delaware,
and Ella and Oscar Jones, of Cascade
were guests Of relatives here Friday.
Gail and Donald Haight spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with relatives at
Delhi.
Geo. Cox and Merle Ross returned
Monday to Dubuque, where they at
tend Bayless business college.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
CABLE IS CRIPPLED
IRELAND, ENGLAND AND CONTl-
NENT SWEPT BY STORM.
Telegraph Service Is Practically Sus-
pended-Messages Sent Subject
to Delay.

New York, Jan. 5.-Tran satlantic
cable communications has been Grip
pied or delayed by severe storms
which have swept over Ireland, Eng
land and the European continent.
The first intimation of trouble on
the other side of the ocean came with
the announcement of the Western
Union Telegraph company that owing
to severe storms in Great Britain and
Ireland telegraph service virtually is
suspended, the result of which is that
we are compelled to suspend our ca
BILE letter service to all points until
further advised"
T. At the offices of the Commercial Ca
BILE company it was said that cable
messages were going through az
usual, but subject to delay by the
weather conditions. as well as by cen.
sors.
Some of the cable lines across the
Atlantic make their landings inside of
Ballinskelligs bay and on Valentia
island, on the west coast Of Ireland.
and telegraph lines from these points
run overland to Wexford and Dublin.
It was said at the cable Offices that
the storm had been heaviest in Ire.
land and that large per cent Of the
telegraph lines there, especially near
the coast, were down.
Land telegraph lines connecting the
cable stations in England with Lon
don and other cities are affected by
the storm.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
CONGRESS BACK IN TRENCHES.
lawmakers Return to Capital for q
Long, Hard Legislative Siege z
Get Down to Work.

Washington. Jan. 5.-Congress has
returned to the trenches for a long.
hard legislative siege.
In addition to the struggle over ma.
tional preparedness and other legisla.
ton to refill the depleted National
financial Golfers, the foreign relations
Of the country promise to attract con.
gressional attention. Real action on
all the big issues is a long ways on,
however. Delay. political sparring,
and the consideration of misceIla-
neous legislation promises to hold on
definite results for months:
In the senate only one measure Of
Importance is ready for >considera
ton. 1t Is the administration Philip
pine bill. designed to liberalize the 20
litical status of the Filiptnos.
In the house the various commit.
tees in charge Of the big appropriation
bills got right down to work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05

2GsTsf = 2
Mrs Kimber and daughter spent
several days the past week with
Manchester relatives.
Mr.. Williams Of Strawberry Point,
/ was business caller here Tuesday.
Mr.. Bloomquist returned home on
Wednesday from Genesea, Ill.,, where
N he had been to see his mother who
has been seriously i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cooking and
children spent Wednesday with rela-
Y tives here. %-2. p" .e..
Mrs. ,Chas. Kellogg entertained the
ladies aid socitey at luncheon last
Wednesday. There was a large crowd
present and an enjoyable time was
had. "A dainty lunch was served at
~ o'clock. r..
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Long and Miss
Edith Kephart Of Manchester, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the H. A.
Leg, home. ~ 49, -s.5 @ NJ ts5tt
z5Ys Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Alexander and
daughter, Ruth, Mrs Richardson of
Greeley, and Mrs. Alexander and
daughter Of Beatrice, Nebr., spent
New Years day at the Chas. Ferris
home -{l~a g..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
THORPE


William Lee, Jesse Raymond and
& Daniel Coonrod were business callers
{ in Manchester Monday.
Charlie Ratch was business call
er in Manchester Thursday.
Z Mr.. and Mrs. James Briggs and
little son, Erwin, Of Manchester, and
Nelson, John and Ruth Ives, of Dun
4 dee, took dinner at the George Briggs
home New Years day.
Ernie White was caller in
Thorpe Friday.
Miss Belva Davis of Dundee, spent
Thursday and Friday with her
friend, Opal Preuscher.
ma Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Daisy CALI
h ed on relatives in Strawberry Point,
& Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lee, Mr.. and
Mrs John Lee, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Burroughs Of Dundee, were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomp-
son Sunday.
Charley Briggs and Edith Ives of
Dundee, were visitors at the George
Briggs home Sunday.
James Faust was business caller
b In Manchester Friday.
Ed Chambers was a visitor at the
William Cornwell home near Troy
Mills, Saturday and Sunday.
Clarence and Frank Schmock were
business callers in Manchester, Fri
day.
Ed Wenger was a business caller
IN Ryan Friday.
5z# Mrs. Lydia Heyer and children of
Dundee, were guests at the home Of
William Rudy Saturday.
Mrs. Charley Daisy is very i'll at
this writing.
VERNE Knickerbocker and Charley
Tip were on business in Thorpe on
Sunday. Vi
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
FORD D0DGES DETROIT CROWD
Peace Advocate Remains in Private
Car When Welcoming Citizens
Bring Flowers.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 5.-Henry Ford,
leader Of the peace mission to The
Hague, returned to Detroit, but at the
station he avoided delegation of citi
zens who had planned to welcome him
home and present to him a floral piece
in recognition of his peace efforts. He
remained in his private car and pro-
ceeded to his country. home at Dear
born. A public meeting in honor Of
Mr.. Ford is planned for the near fu-
ture The only member of the Ford
party who left the train in Detroit was
Rev. Samuel S. Marquis, dean of st.
Paul's cathedral here. Mr.. Marquis
said that early in the morning he
would don his working clothes and pro-
coed to the Ford factory, where he is
under engagement for a year to study
sociological conditions among the 20.
600 employees.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
PROFIT |NbABY BEEF
Experiments Show Big Profits
Made on Each Animal.
SHORT TIME ON RIGHT FEED
State Agricultural College Makes q
Thorough Test Of Cooperative
Plan and Declare It a Com
plete Success.

Ames.-That calves can be bought
on the market, properly fed for 8
short period and returned to the mar
ket as prime yearlings or baby beef
is shown by cooperative expert
ment conducted by the animal hus
bandry department of Iowa State col
iege.
In the fall of 1918, several carloads
of calves were bought at Omaha, fed
up to June 81, and returned to the
market at profit OF $7.73 per calf
A bunch Of fifty steers of the same
lot, carried over to December, made
a profit Of $26.61 per steer.
When bought the calves averaged
395 pounds and cost $500 per hun
dredweight.
During the first feeding period, up
to Dec. 20, the calves were fed daily
ration OF 5 pounds corn, 81 pounds
oil meal, As pounds silage and 4
pounds alfalfa. The average gain was
2.52 pounds day at cost of 1887
per hundredweight.
During the second period tho corn
was increased to 9 pounds, oil meal
to ~ pounds, silage to TO pounds,
and alfalfa remained the same. The
average gain was 2O3 pounds day
at a cost of 1851 per hundredweight
On April Is the ration was 1ncreas-
ed to II pounds corn, pound oil
meal, 7.SS pounds silage and pounds
alfalfa, This ration was fed until they
were marketed.
On June Fl the steers were sold at
$500 per hundredweight and weigh
ed an average of S45 pounds. This
was a gain of 1856 pounds per steer,
put on at 4 cost of Sal per hundred
weight. The profit per steer was ST.
70. The fifty steers carried on to De-
cember sold at $10.75 per hundred
weight and made a profit Of $26.61 per
steer.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Set Convention Date.

ton of the Disciples of Christ will be
held in Des Moines October 9 to IS
next year according to a telegram re-
ceiyed here. The date was decided
upon at q meeting of the board of
managers of the Men and Millions"
movement of the Churches of Christ
which was held at St. Louis. The
board will also announce the program
for the convention which is expected
to be the largest meeting of church
men ever held here. 1t is expected
that there will be $4,000 laymen and
clergymen in attendance. The last con-
vention was held in Los Angeles dur
ing the San Francisco exposition.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
J ]. THE MARKETS {
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat, patent. Mime
sofa, wood or cotton. $3.50 to retail trade:
Minnesota and Dakota patents. $5.6Og5. 80
jute straight. $5.30QD5.50; first clears. $4.S
$40; second clears, jute, $320@3.35; low
grade, jute, $2.90@3.1O: soft wheat, patents
$5.&@5.4o rye flour. white. patents. $500
$50: dark. $4.60@4.7o. -
HAY-Market steady; choice timothy,
3l7.00@17.5O: No. l timothy, $150o016.0o; No
2 timothy. $l3.5O@14oo: light clover mixed
314.0O@1A5O; heavy clover mixed. $12.00d
1900; No. 3 red top and grassy mixed tim.
othy, ST. 0O0120O: threshed timothy. 5000
1000; clover. $s.50@11.50; heated and dam
aged, $350@6.50: alfalfa, choice. $150O@16.U
alfalfa, No. /. $13.0o@14o0: alfalfa. No.
$10.O0@11.0 90.
Chicago. Jan. l.
BUTTER-Creamery. extras. 31hc; ex.
ira first, 30@31c: f1rsts, 6@2Sc: seconds. 2
@24hc: diaries, extras. Soc: t1rsts. 25@27c,
seconds, 2O@22c: packing stock. 10000
ladies. 21@211kc.
EGGS-Firsts, 27h62sc; ordinary frsts
26k@27c: miscellaneous lots. cases tnclud'
ed, 2627kc: cases returned. 21k@27c: ex.
ira. 34H@35kc; checks. 15@1Sc: dirties. 16Q
19c: storage. April. 2lk@221ac
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys. 1sc per ID.
chickens, fowls. 12@15c: springs. 15c: roos'
tiers. lie: ducks. 15c: geese. 11G17c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys young
24c; chickens. springs. 14015c: fowls. 100
15c: ducks. 14@16c: geese. 13@15c.
OTATOES-Minnesota, Dakota. white
eo@95c per bu.: Wisconsin. white. 90g95c.
New York, Jan. 4.
WHEAT-Higher. trade fairly active
No northern, sl.4o; No. 2 red sl-39A: No
2 red, 1854; No. hard winter $1.39A
May, s1.34A: July. $1.27A.
fro1 I've
yellow. S5l@c.
OATS-Firm, demand fair: No. white
nominal: No. white. ACC: No. white
461k@47,hc.
Live Stock.
Chicago. Jan. 4.
CATTI.E-Steers, good to choice. $S.OO0
975; yearlings, good to choice. sI"o99oo
inferior steers. s60O@7.00: good to choice
heifers, $50oGl7.75: good to choice cows
M.75@7 10; cutters, s3.s0G4.5O: Gamers. s3.7
G4cO: butcher bulls. s6.00@700: bologna
bulls S5OO06.OO: good to prime veal calve:
$s.0O@1I.o0; heavy calves. T5o@sOO.
HOGS-Prime light butchers. $64O96S5
fair to fancy light. $6.3o@675: prime me
dunn weight butchers, 24o@27o lbs. $1,000
6.e5: prime heavy butchers. 270@310 lbs.
Sc. 5om6 IS: heavy mixed packing, S6.251655
rough heavy packing. Sc. 20@6.5O: pigs. fail
to good, $5.5O@6. IS: stays. $6.0o0675.
East Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. 4.
CATTLE-Market active and firm: prime
steers, $s.75@9.oo: butcher grades. S.. 5o@s:2 p
CALVES-Market active and steady
Gull to choice, $45G6I12O0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market active
choice lambs. s1O.5O01O65: Gull to fair. $6.5
@10@ yearlings, ssO0G9.25; sheep, $50
@7.25.
HOGS-Market active: Workers. SIPS
pigs 500; mixed. s725@7.30: heavy. $3.50
,73O; roughs s615G6.s5; stays, $4.5o@5.25
Omaha, Jan. 4.
HOGS-Market lower: heavy. s6.45G660
light $6.40GG50: pigs. s5.25G6.25; bulk o
sales, &c. H5@6.50.
CATT.E-Market steady; native steers
sc. 00@9.OO cows and heifers. s5.0o@7 90
western steers. s6.0O@775; Texas steers
IS 1906 75 stockers and feeders. $5.2S@7.5o
SHEEP-Market lower: yearlings, SO
@S.5. wethers. $s.o0@7.oo: lambs. $s.B6
go.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
MAY ABANDON THESSAL0NIKI
Greek Liner Reported In Great Dan.
ger Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on
Steamer Patria.

New York, Jan. 5.-Wireless mes
sages received here tated that the
disabled Greek liner Thessa1oniki was
in such danger of sinking that the 80
members of the crew still on board
demanded that the steamer be aban'
doned.
The captain of the Scandinavian
American liner United States flashed
the following radiograh:
Our position latitude 1885 north,
longitude 69.14 west, 43 miles from
Thessa1oniki. Members Of Thessa
loniki's crew remaining on board want
to abandon ship: passengers and bal
ance OF. screw ION Aliner Patria."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
The Untutored Tunous.

The philosophy of the untutored
fungus, most northerly of the Siberi-
an tribesmen, is Eat much and laugh
much" The gospel Of conviviality is
oyer the same the world over. Civil
LIKED man says, Eat, drink and be
merry" BY their lack of refining in
fuences the fungus merely lose such
privileges as tipping the hat boy or
hiring tables in advance for New
Years eve. That is all-New York
Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
WABASH IS OUT OF BANKS
ConnersvilIe, Ind, Residents Flee
From Homes as the Water
Reaches Second Stories.

Lafayette, Ind, Jan. 5.-The Wa.
bash river is still rising and the dan
ger is still growing. The water is four
feet deep on the tracks of the traction
line running to the state soldiers
home. The baseball park is four feet
under water and the residents of Con-
homes, the water having reached the
second story.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Will Contest MuIct Repeal.

Davenport.-Davenp saloonkeep-
ers have decided to fight the enforce
ment of prohibition and all the sa-
looms here have agreed to open to
furnish grounds for test case.
Some days ago the saloon men held
a secret meeting and it IS thought
their decision to fight was made at
this gath ering. They expect to EN-
ploy the most skilled legal counsel OBJ
tainable.
Attorney General Cosson will come
to Davenport to lead the fight against
the sa loons,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Sends Threatening Letters.

Mason City.-Following series OF
threatening letters written to Charles
Howell, who operates large dairy
farm near here, federal authorities ar
rested man who gave his name as
Charles Denigan, charged with i'm
proper use of the mails.
Howell received two letters demand
ing $500 and containing threats. These
were turned over to inspectors. A
few days later Howelps house was
burned under mysterious circumstan-
ceS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-05
Small Town Makes Big Donation.

Small Town Makes Big Donation.
Milo.-The Milo Methodist church
gave $4,000 to the Simpson college
100000 endowment fund, although
only $4,000 was asked Of the local
church. While the $4,000 was being
raised for the endowment fund, ST.
500 was being subscribed to pay OF
long standing debt on the church.
The Ladies' Aid society also contribut-
$500 toward improvements on the par
sonage.
Milo has about 500 residents.