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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
EASTERN ORATOR. rouDELiVeR
u p .llslaij AN ADDRESS. ~aH% -.-

Hon. M. J. flaming Of Philadelphia,
Pa, will deliver a lecture IN the
court house at o'clock on Thurs
day evenirr, April 9th. The subject
o. the lecture Is: 1.-THE Problem of
the Age" Mr.. Tanning comes high
ly recommended as an entertaining
and forceful speaker. Everyone is
invited to attend the meeting. A
free will offering wi1l bo taken.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
6aptiet Church.

Sunday morning subject Prophecy
and Current Events" Bible school
at IL M. Young peoples meet ng
6:45; Preaching 7:30 P. M. Every
one welcome.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
BUYS HANDSOME OVERLAND CAR

Fred Arnold cf west Of Manchester
last week purchased Of J. M. Jones
& Sons ona OF the handsome touring
cars. The machine which Mr., Ar
mold purchased is one Of the Model
S3-B type, and Is beauty.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Letters remaining uncalled for
in this office for the week ending
April oath, 1916:
Barnd. EN- ott
Lee, ]. p.
Smith. G. s. ,..--.
These letters viii be sent to the
dead letter office May 8. 1916. II
not called for before that date.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26

Mass each Sunday at 900 O'Clock,
except the second Sunday Of the
month, when the hour Is changed to
10:45 o'clock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
JUNIoR-sENIoR BANQUET.

The annual Junior-Senicr banquet
viii be he'd n the parlors Of the
Congregational church en- Wednesday
evening, May Srd. An interesting
program has been prepared by the
committee n charge.
Cecil Brayton, president of the
Junior class, will preside as toast
master. b
Following is the program:
Sen or Response. Hubert Phenicie.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
EASTER FITrINGLY OBSERVED

& The Easter season was fittingly OBJ
served in Manchester with appropri-
ate services on Sunday. Special
musical programs were given by the
choirs ct the churches, and the ch.l-
dren of the Sabbath schools gave
programs which proved interesting
and were suited to the season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26
LOCAL news
' Of THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The WEEK
Items of Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About the
City.

Mrs. B. w. Grens was visitor
in Dubuque on Monday.
Mrs. w T. A. Keyes was a WIS.,
itor in Dubuque last Thursday.
Mrs. j. A. Strickland was a visit
or in EarlvilIe last Saturday.
Mrs. D. F. Hennessey was a guest
of friends in Dubuque Monday.
e. B. Porter of Delhi was a busi-
ness caller in Manchester last Sat
urday.
Miss Mary Schneider spent Sat
urday in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Thurn.
Miss Grace Halpin spent Easter
Sunday with her mother and sisters
in Dubuque. ,-.3aI
Mrs. Minnie Van ,7Anda spent
few days last week with her daugh-
ter at Farley.
Mrs. M. D. Arnold spent Easter
Sunday with her sister and brother
near Epworth. : !
Miss Alma Duba went to Water
loo Saturday afternoon to spend
Easter Sunday with relatives.
Miss Constance Hughes Of Iowa
City was a guest of Mr.. and MIS-
Thomas McKeag several days last
week.
Carl Funk of Edgewood was a
visitor in Manchester last Saturday
going from here to Ch. caso, where
he spent Easter Sunday with friends
M. L. Pierce. Of Harding, Mont
spent several days last week IN the
homes Of his cousins, c. A. Pierce
and Mrs. Wm. Mcintosh.
Mr.. and Mrs. A M. SOLVE OF
Cedar Rapids spent a few days
last week with Mrs. Solves par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Hatch.
Miss Winfred MaIey, who had
been spending several days with
home folks, went to Dubuque last
Thursday morning for a visit with
friends. s. .....s S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis oHintz and
[Mr.,., and Mrs. Ernest Lawman spent
Easter sunday in the home Of MT.
and Mrs.. w. 3. Coltman. ct HIDE.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26

Christian Science.
The subject for the lesson next
Sunday is: probation After Death"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26

Sripe who IS the local representa-
tive Tor one of the large faeoanen'.
fconcerns IN Iows. ~
= Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Hersey Of
Cedar falls were in Manchester last
Saturday to attend the birthday Gel.
erat.on Of the latter's father. Mr..
John Cruise. :, " =
Leon Beardslee, a student in the
law department in the university at
Iowa City, is spending the Easter
vacation with his mother, Mrs. A. l..
Beardslee.
The Ladies Aid soc ETY. of the
Methodist church will serve their an
nualM ay Day dinner in the church
lparlors ON Monday, May ISL, COM
mencins at $3.50.
C. Still, ~ Of Cedar Falls. who
has been conducting the roller skat-
ing rink in Manchester during the
past season, has returned to MS
home at Cedar Falls. .....-
Howard Marshall, who has been
employed in the offc OF the rr
mers' commission company, lett MOI
dav morning for Cedar Rap ds, where
he enters a business college.
Mrs, Jennie McCarren, an IN
structor in the city schools at MIN.
lneapolis, Minnesota, is spending the
Easter vacation with her parents'
Mr., and Mrs. S. P. McCarren.
We understand that the initial
steps have been taken in the rals ng
Of a fund to erect a handsome Catn'
olic church at Edgewood. $l2,ooo
has already been subscribed and COZ
lected.
Jessie Neye left Tuesday morning
for Ottumwa, Iowa, where he VIII
make his headquarters for the pres
ent, while engaged as salesman 1or
an eastern drug and med cine con-
Germ.
| l. G. Miller Of Minneapolis, Min
nesota. was a guest Of Mr. and MRS.
W. G, Amsden, several days last
week. Mr.. Miller's SON, Roger aiso
was a guest Of his relatives mere
last week.
The Ladies Aid Society of sand
Creek will meet next THURSDAY al
ternoon, May 4th. with Mrs. harry
Turner. Important business IS 70
come before the meeting, and 1t IS
essential that every member be
present.
Harold Pride, who is student
in the Agricultural college at Ames'
arrived home THURSDAY even ng 1or
short vacation, which he Is spend
ing with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. E. Pride.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Fri
day afternoon Of this week with
Mrs. G, w. Miller, at 917 Frank
street. The subject will be "Alcof'
and Health" The leader will be
Miss Jennie Youngreen.
Mrs. H. C. Austin and chill
dren, who have been spending sew.
eral months with the formers
mother, Mrs. H. w. Lawrence. left
Thursday for Madison, Wis, where
they VIII visit with Mrs. Austfn's
aunt, Mrs. Healey. ..%
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-26

Mrs. w. F. Grossman was Wis.
tor in Dubuque on Monday. .>
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
PAY YOUR DUES.

All members Of the Cemetery
Association are requested to pay
their dues to Mrs. j. p. Beaver
president, or Mrs. B. p. Smith
treasurer. The ladies have been
put to lot of extra trouble in
making their collections, by par
ties asking them to wait a day or
two, or otherwise excusing them
selves from the payment Of the
amount, and many have asked
them to return a second time.
This is unnecessary, or should
be, and makes the collection of
the dues overly hard. In the
future members will be expected
to hand their dues to either of
the above named.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
LIGHT PLANT TROUBLE.

Because they have no coal TO
fire the boiler, the owners of the
local light and power plant clos
ed down Wednesday night at mid
night, and will resume service as
soon as a ear of coal arrives.
This in a nutshell is the pres
ent situation. just how soon it
will be remedied no one knows.
The local owners, Todd Bros,
have been sued on a mortgage by
Martin Bros, former owners of
the plant, and the case is set for
Wednesday, September 9th. All
sorts Of rumors are heard in
Springdale; some to the effect
that Martin Bros, will return here
and take charge of the plant,
others that it will be sold under
the mortgage. 1t is understood
that the mortgage is for $4,000.
Local business houses garnish-
Iced several Of the accounts for
power and light Of the local COM
pany, and several such eases are
to be heard within the next few
days. In the meantime The News
is existing only on the good grac-
es of the gasoline engine; that's
one reason we are late this week.
Temporary service will prob
ably go on for a short time
Thursday night.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
WORK ON POND.

Work on the walls at the pond
is progressing as fast as the ma
ture of the work will permit. Con
tractor Carter started a force of
men to work Monday on the wall
on the west side, and as soon as
this is completed, another attempt
will be made to remove all the
mud it's not all out yet, and
then the east side will be built.
The walls are re-enforced with
heavy wire to prevent cracking,
and the base is set in water, with
solid rock foundation.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
Big TEMPERANCE Meeting
Will Be Held at Auditor
ium Sunday Night to Devise
Ways and Means of Defeating
Local Option Bill Now Before
the Voters-A. A. Mcdonald
One of the Principal Speakers.

There will be no services at
any of the churches of Spring
dale next Sunday evening, Sept.
Bird, but instead, there will be a
great mass meeting at the audi
forum, to devise ways and means
of combating and defeating the
new Local Option bill the Ii
quor interests are trying to foist
upon the people of Arkansas at
the November election.
Men and women of Springdale
and surrounding country, if you
love your homes, your commun-
ity, and your fair state, come to
this meeting and let us make our
protest so united, so strong, and
so emphatic, that the whole state
shall know about it!
At this meeting Hon. A. A.
(" Ris J Mcdonald, one Of the
leading lawyers of Fort Smith,
and one of the most able saloon
and liquor fighters of the whole
south, and DR.. E. J. Mckinney,
Editor of the Baptist Advance
and a member of the state board
of the Anti-saloon League, = and
another scrappero will be the
chief speakers.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01

You will note that we gained
about $4,000 last year, that is,
we are that amount nearer out of
debt. AS you we'll remember we
called a public meeting July 13,
1914. at the Auditorium and there
we discussed the situation as it
existed at that time and you in
structed your board of directors
to carry on the schools to the very
best advantage to all concerned
We therefore adopted the tut
ton plan for the High School,
charging each student of the dis
trict $500 per month. This plan
will be carried ont during this
term. Each student will be ex-
pected to pay their tuition in adj
vance. By this plan we will be
enabled to carry on our High
School and we hope that all the
patrons will give us their entire
support and patronage, thereby
helping to maintain first class
High School which is so essential
to our young men and young lad
les and also to the upbuilding of
our city. 1t is the hope of your
board of directors that amend
ment No. y will carry by large
ma ority in the State at the com
ing November election, which
gives every district the privilege
of voting any amount OF special
tax up to IL mills, which will
give us the right to vote addition
al special tax, doing away with
the necessity of running our
schools by tuition as is the ease
at present. We have secured an
excellent cqsp Of instructors at
both our Grammar and High
School and it is our earnest de-
sire that we have a full attend
ance at both schools. Patrons
please take notice that we have
a compulsory educational law
and we are required to enforce
it. BY order of the School Board
f. s. Thompson.
Secretary Of the School Board.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
High School Registration.

All High School students both
new and old are requested to be
at the High School building eth
er Friday or Saturday afternoon
to register and arrange work. All
new students in the Grades
should see the Superintendent on
one of these days in order to be
classified. School will open on
Monday, September 4th.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Forty sixth Annual Session of
Fayetteville Baptist Associa-
ton Will Be Held in Local
Baptist Church Beginning Fri
day Morning Hundred Visit
ors Expected.

On Friday morning of this
week Fayetteville Baptist Asso-
citation will convene in its forty
sixth session with the First Bap-
fist Church of this citys The hour
set for the body to convene is 10
a. III. The time from that hour
until II a. m. will be spent IN
reading the letters which will con-
tain the reports of the churches to
the body. During this time Mod
orator II. c. Winsted of Evans
vile, Ark, will preside. At II a.
m. Missionary J. F. Parker of
Prairie Grove will preach the In
troductory sermon before the
body. In the afternoon when all
letters present have been read the
body will go into permanent or
ganization by electing officers
for the ensuing year. After this
has been disposed Of the time
will be occupied in consideration
of matters of Importance to the
work OF the Kingdom. Such mat
tiers as missions. education. tenn
perance and benevoleneeS will be
considered. 1t is the custom of
the Association to have preaching
twice each day. This will prob
ably be followed in the present
session and sermons by such men
as may be selected by the body
to preach at II a. m. and s p. IN.
are expected.
One Of the questions of interest
to local people which will come
before the body is the question,
temperance work. The local Pas
tor. w. |. Elledge has been selec-
ted by the State Committee of
the Anti-Saloon League to present
that work to body at some con
Venient time.
The association is composed of
about thirty churches. Each
church is entitled to three messen-
gers. In addition to the messen
gers there will probably be
number of visitors present to rep
resent the different interests
which the body will consider. Eff
fort is being made to arrange for
for all who may
come in the homes of the member
ship Of the local church. 1t is an
opportunity for the people of
Springdale to open their homes
and extend the hospitality which
has been a characteristic of the
community in the past. The com
mittee on entertainment IS COM
posed of Mrs. L. NJ. Riggs, Mrs
E. 5. Thompson, Mrs d. Chris
tan, Mr.. w. A. Graves, Mr.. +. B.
Cummings and Mr. Lee Sanders.
All who feel disposed to help in
entertaining this body will confer
with this committee or with the
Pastor.
The sessions will continue un-
I'll Sunday afternoon or longer
if necessary to complete the bust
ness. We invite Springdale peo-
pie to any or all of the sessions.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01

Edgar Stout, member Of the
Fort Smith company Of Arkansas
National Guards, now at Deming,
died Wednesday of last week.
He was afflicted with lung trou-
BILE.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
Sgt. Harry {. Hous II.

The Democrtic campaign in
Arkansas will open September
18th. An active campaign is to
be waged in Madison county,
where the vote is close.
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01

we can eat in comfort. There is
a table for the officers, one for
us non-coms and one for each
squad. This new arrangement
makes it possible for the boys at
any table to chip in and buy
little extras for their own table.
There is considerable commend
able rivalry between the differ
ent squads in making their menu
more attractive and keeping their
tents in order. This has a good
effect, for the whole row of tents
got excellent from the major
yesterday morning. The boys
have been busy with saw and
hammer making boxes for clothes
tables, gun-racks, etc, for keep
ing our equipment clean and con-
venient. Corporal Bouton and
Claude odel, in particular, have
well-kept tents.
Miss Freddie Rogers, and her
brother, Preston, formerly Of
Springdale, are living here. Pres
ton is working at a garage, and
Freddie is cashier at the leading
drug store. Many Of the Shiloh
boys have asked Freddie to get
them a girl, but as there are oy-
er 1000 soldiers here and possibly
200 eligible girls, Freddie hash t
been able to do much for them.
Here S a good one on Barnett
Graham, now with the band, tho
he may lick me when he finds out
about It. Barnett had an engage
ment with a young lady. and was
waiting in the store where she
works, till closing time, to escort
her home. Some Delaware boys
were provost guard that night,
and one Of them came in and told
Barnett to go back to camp.
Barnett had permission to be out,
and he paid no attention to the
guard. Soon a couple more came
in. and ordered him back. Barn
EFT went out Of the store, strolled
around and then returned. hop
ing the guard had forgotten him.
But they hadn t; they were still
on the job, and the end of the
matter was that the guards
compelled Barnett to accompany
them back to camp and the young
lady had to GO home alone Ora
ham suspects frame-ap, but as
he was unable to prove it, he
had to grin and pretend he en-
joyed it.
| wrote before of the boys drop
ping slips of paper with Their
names and addresses to the girls
as we came down. Several of the
boys have got responses. Char
ley Odell received a letter from
a Texas girl who says her father
has 400 acres of land, and hires
80 negroes each year to pick
their cotton. Charley figured he
had a place to land after he left
here, TIL he happened to think
perhaps she wanted to make 1t
81 hands. and he hash t answered
her letter
All the men here at camp have
been divided into three classes,
A. b. and c, according to behav-
ior. An A class man can go
to town every evening after re-
treat and stay till $50 without
permission. A pass will let him
stay till II O clock. A b class
man cannot 90 to town for any
length Of time without a pass. A
&C class = man cannot go to town
at all. Misdemeanors of differ
emit kinds lower a man 5 rank,
subsequent good behavior will
1aise hhn 20 higher class. |
an glad TO say that there arc
onlyo a couple Of a" Company
men in either of the lower class
es.
The system Of guards here is
different from that used at Lit
tie Rock. Instead of each COM
manu- tar dino, frt1ord IN fI1p11 NOW
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
Down AT DENING
Boys at Deming are Getting
Along Fine Brogdon in
Charge of a Motor Truck Com
pany-Hinson in Charge of
Regimental Mules.


IN the company since my last
letter. First Lieut.. Brogdon was
detailed as commander of Truck
Co., No. 80 This company con-
sists of 33 3-ton motor trucks,
which are busy all the time in
and about camp, and which, in
case Of hostilities. would be used
IN carrying troops and supplies
to the field. This appointment is
sure to be very satisfactory, as
Lieut.. Brogdonn has had much
experience with trucks and trac
tors.
Lin FIinson has been transferred
TO an organization known as
" Headquarters Company, : which
is under commander Of Capt.
Stroupe, Adjutant Of the regi-
ment. Lin was raised to the
rank of sergeant, and will have
charge Of the feeding Of all the
horses and mules attached to
the regiment-about 150. This is
quite responsible position, but
everyone knows that Lin is a
frst-class horse and mule man,
and that he will make good on his
new job. incidentally, he helped
pick all the mules, and he picked
some splendid animals.
Gerald Folbre, one of our bug
lers, and about whom mention
was made in last week s News,
was promoted to Regimental
Head trumpeter and transferred
to Headquarters company.
Corporal Clyde Atwood had
some words with higher author
tiles one day last week, and made
several remarks, for which he
later apologized. AS punishment
he was reduced to ranks and
transferred to the machine gun
company All the boys hope that
it won t be long till Bob will
have won back his stripes.
Private Rufus Gillian has been
made skinner of our four
" hew-haws, and his handling OF
them proves that he is true Ar
kansawyer.
4 bunch of horses was shipped
in fer officers mounts, and some
of the boys assisted in training
the wild ones. Far be it from
me to insinuate anything, but
kelso, Folbre, kincaid and Gra-
ham have been rather touchy on
the subject OF broncho-hustin "
since then, tho Garland Graham
will admit that the horse might .
have thrown him if he hadn't
jumped off at the proper time.
Co. A put a little feather IN
its cap last week by finishing the
first incinerator in either regi-
ment. 1t is principally the
work of Corp Joe Tillman, is Al
in construction, and presents the
best appearance of any along
the line.
Quartermaster Sergeant Kin:
caid is doing a little on the
side" business by supplying the
boys witt belly and honey, One
day this eek he unintentionally
put out bunch of honey that
lad sugared. and poor Charlie
nd quite a time sqnaring it
with the boys.
A Mexican was killed in town
last week. but it was not done by
a Company A man, The Mex
lean was attempting to rob a
couple of soldiers and when a
provost squad started TO arrest
him, made move for his knife.
The guard promptly broke the
butt of his gun over the head Of
th3 Mexican, who later died. We
are down here on serious bust
ness, and mean to perform our
job, which all parties must real
The Springdale news., 1916-09-01
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Secretary Thompson Makes Pub
lie Statement of Finances of
Local School District -S140O
Gained During Last Year-Tui-
ton to Be Charged This Term.

To the patrons and all who are
interested Of school district No.
50:
Your board of directors beg
leave to submit their annual re-
port of the financial standing of
the district to date. The state
ment follows, to-wit:
County Treasurer S Com
iHIsStou, - Jo.lu
Outstanding warrants
unpaid to Sept l, 1915 1922
Salaries of 13 teachers
for 8 months $4,000
Salaries of 2 Janitors
for s months 244.00
Scavanger for 8 mo. 5000
Coal and wood $4,000
Bond and Int. at f. & NJ
Bank 1370.65
Incidentals 1915
---
$1241s.97
By Amt. rec d or Special
School Tax $4754.78
BY Amt. Received from
State Apportionment 2281.50
BY Amt. Received from
other sources :. :. 4l.ll
BY Amt. Received from
High School Students 1854