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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
DISTRICT COURT.

Judge George w. Dunham made
the following entries on the probate
and law dockets last week:
Probate.
to probate on testimony Of r. w.
Thrill and G. w. Keagy.
Estate of Theresa NJ. Byerly. ~ Ad-
ministrator directed to pay taxes
due from estate and authorized to
make sale of uncollected accounts
at private sale at not less than ap-
praised value.
Estate of Hulda A. Morse. Report
approved and partial distribution
authorized, credits taken for at
torney's fees and executor author
lied to pay Collateral Inheritance
tax.
Estate of Mary A. Rea. Administra-
tor authorized to sell note of Mrs.
John Nebel's at discount of $50,
as prayed.
Olney j. Dean & Co. VS.. Gus Barnd.
Plaintiff granted leave to file
amended and substituted petition.
Defendant required to answer on
or before March I'd, 1916.
Etha M. Bowles VS.. Moses K:
Bowles. Trial to court. Divorce
granted to plaintiff. Custody of the
children, Mary J. Bowles and Mar
jorie r. Bowles granted to the
plaintiff until further order of court
Custody Of the child, John B. Bow
les, granted to defendant until
further order of court. Decree to
be entered on payment of costs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
AN INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE,

Frank Caldwell delivered his lee
ture Beyond the klondike,' in the
High school assembly room on Thurs.
day evening. The lecture was illus
trated with many views, which Mr..
and Mrs. Caldwell procured them
selves while travelling over Alaska
Tho lecture is full of interest, and
one can learn more Of Alaskan his
tory from it than from the study of
the ordinary Geography. Instead of
"a small audience being present ev-
cry student in the city schools
would have found the address of in
terest and educational value.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
DIES AT GLENWOOD.

Margaret, the eleven year oil,
daughter of Mrs. Susan Breckon
Hensley, died at the state hospital
lat Glenwood on Sunday afternoon
January Goth; 1916, the child fall.
ing victim to pneumonia. The body
was brought to Earlville Sunday ev-
ening and funeral services held to-
day. Burial will be made in the Earl
vile cemetery, where her father is
buried. The sympathy of many
friends is extended the family in the
sorrow that has come to them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
SLEET COVERS CITY,

A sleet storm which struck this
city last Friday night converted the
sidewalks, streets and lawns of Man.
chester into an endless expanse of
ice, upon which it was next to i'm
possible for man or beast to gain
a foothold. Walking was dangerous
if not impossible, and as result
many persons, especially the older
people, were obliged to remain in
their homes. In the cities street
railway companies found difficulty to
operate cars, and in many places
telephone and telegraph companies
suffered heavy losses because of
the s1eet.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
CROCkERY SALE.

On Saturday of this week, begin,
ming at 10 o'clock, a sale will begin
in the A. E. Peterson building for
the purpose of selling the crockery
and china, and cut glass ware. This
stock will be sold at sacrifice, and
any one looking for bargains will do
we'll to be on hand as soon as the
doors are opened Saturday morning.
Note the advertisement on another
page of this issue.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
MARRIED BY JUSTICE PETERSON.

Justice Of the Peace A. E. Peter
son of this city performed the cere-
mony which united in marriage, Mr..
William Vierow and Miss Stella
Viola Metz, the ceremony being per-
formed on Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vierow will 60 to
housekeeping at Lamont, where the
groom is we'll and favorably known.
His bride is an Illinois girl, and will
be heartily welcomed by the good
people of Lamont. The Democrat
extends hearty congratulations to
the young people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
ELLIOTT MAY.

Elliott May was born in Meadville,
Crawford County, Pa, on August
10th, 1929. His parents moved to
DeKalb County, Illinois, when he
was fifteen years old. He grew to
manhood at this place and then en-
gagged in farming for himself. He re-
moved to Iowa about the year 1871,
settling ON a farm near Manchester,
which he occupied until he retired
frem business. He was married three
times. His last wife was Mrs. Mary
Norris, who survives him.. He was
married to her at Manchester, a.,
Octpt,er 3rd, 1883. Also he is surviv-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
CHANGE IN TIME ON c. G. w.

gSSnAN0E IN I'M e YIN -. u w.
On Sunday, January 30th, a num-
Der of changes in train schedules on
the Chicago Great Western railway
went into effect. These changes ef-
feet the train schedules on the
Manchester & Oneida Railway as
well.
" Readers of The Democrat will note
the following changes in the sched-
ule Of the M. G O.:
Train No. 2, which has been leav-
ing at $40 a. M, is now leaving at
$3.50 a. m. This connects with the
Chicago Great Western west bound
train.
Train No. 4, leaves Manchester at
8:15 instead = of S:25. This train
connects with the Chicago Great
Western east bound passenger train
and the north bound Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul.
Train No. s, which has been leav-
ing Manchester at 500 in the af-
ternoon, is now leaving at 4:55,
and connects with the south bound
passenger train on the Milwaukee
line, and witL3 the Great Western
west bound passenger train.
Parties desiring to go south Of
Oneida on the Milwaukee i'm the
morning, or north of Oneida in the
evening will note that they can do
SO by taking train No. 2, in the morn
ing at 5:55, and train No. s, at 4:55
in the afternoon. In either case,
passengers will have a wait of sew
eral hours at Oneida, as the Man.
chester & Oneida trains do not make
direct connections with the new
trains on the Milwaukee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
DEATH OF YOUNG SON

The six year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Mulvehill, south of Mason
vile, died at the home of his par
ents, Tuesday night, after a brief
illness. Mr., and Mrs. Mulvehill have
the sympathy of their friends in the
great sorrow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
Recorder.

I wish to announce to the voters
of the county that I will be a candi-
date for reelection to the position
Of county recorder, on the republican
ticket, subject to the decision of the
primary election of June, 1916.
A. E. DUNLAP.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
MEMS BROTHERHOOD MEETING.

The Brotherhood of the Methodist
Episcopal church will hold a meeting
in the church parlors on Friday even
ing of this week. A 25c supper will
be served at $50. Following the sup
per DR.. Floyd Smith, returned medi-
cal missionary from Turkey, will ad-
dress the men. The address by DR..
Smith is to be given in the aaudit-
orium Of the church, and the men
of the Brotherhood extend a vel
come to every man in Manchester ant
vicinity, regardless of church affii-
ations, to attend this meeting at
1880, and hear DR.. Smith.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES,

William Vierow, and Stella Viola
Metz.
George S. Coleman, and Helen F.
Joseph.
Joseph E. Schilling, and Anna Moor
mann. 4.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
e. M. Carr was at Des Moines on

e. M. Carr was at Des Moines on
Tuesday.
Mr.: Grounding is experiencing
little difficulty in seeing his shadow
Six weeks more of winter?
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hermann
of Waterloo, are the parents of a
daughter, born recently.
Mrs. Louis ,Haeberle of St. Paul
was guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G..
Yoran, several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Phenicie re.
turn ed last week from their wedding
trip to Chicago, and other Illinois
points.
e. NJ Hughes advertisement
will prove of interest to the ladies.
Note what Mr.. Hughes suggests in
his space this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Mcdonald
had as their guests last Friday, Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. konecny, and little
daughter of Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Hubert Carr and daughters,
Helen and Mary Louise, went to
Waterloo Friday evening and spent
several days with relatives.
The Fortnightly club will been
tertained by Miss pepper, at the
home of Mrs. James Green on Mon
day evening, February 7th.
Mrs. J. F. Merry entertained a
company of eight friends at a turkey
dinner party last Thursday. A most
enjoyable time was had by her
guests.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society
and Missionary society will meet at
the home Of Mrs. A. A. Mcintosh, on
Wednesday, February 9th, 1916. Din
ner will be served at noon.
p. A. Peterson, who has been
confined to. his home for several
weeks by illness, is slowly regaining
his former good health, a fact his
many friends are glad to- learn.
Arthur Anderson, who lives on
the farm formerly owned by Capt. j.
F. Merry, shipped several cars Of
stock to the Chicago market last
week, accompanying the shipment to
market.
-Oby Lyman, the butcher on low
er Franklin street quotes some at
tractive prices on fancy corn-fed
steers, that is steers after they have
been dressed. Our readers should
not overlook his announcement Of
special prices.
Mote what :9ildner Brothers
have to say about the opportunities
presented to the buying public during
the last few days Of their special sale
of suits and overc oats. Their adver-
tisement app ears on page eight Of
this issue. -
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have
as their guest this week, Mrs. Fran
els Edward Lee of Toledo, Ohio. Mrs.
Lee is pleasantly remembered by
many Manchester people as Miss Ger
trude Anderson, who formerly resid-
ed in this city.
&C. H. Dutton, one of the we'll
known men of Manchester, who has
been having hard tussle with the
grip, is slowly but surely getting
the upper hand Of the disease. His
friends are greatly relieved to learn
this fact.
Ed Kuhlman, machinist at the
Auto & Supply company's
garage on West Main street, is in
Chicago taking a course Of instruction
in automobile construction and par
ticularly storage batteries. He ex-
poets to be away for several weeks.
John Devlin of Calder, Sask., Can
ada, was caller at the Democrat Of
flee today. Until four years ago Mr..
Devlin was a resident of this county.
He came here to attend the funeral of
his brother-in-law, the late James
Coleman.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
Treasurer.

I desire to announce to the voters
of Delaware county that I am a can
didate for nomination as county treas
urer, on the republican ticket, SUBJ
ject to the decision Of the primary
election Of June, 1916.
NJ. A.RICHARDSON.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
SuperViSor,

I desire to announce to the voters
of Delaware county that I am a eau
didate for supervisor on the Repub-
lican ticket for the term commenc-
ing january 1, 1917, subject to the
decision of the primary election Of
June, 1916: ..-,<s...@AC. wendell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Treasurer.

I wish to announce that I will be
candidate for nomination, on the
republican ticket, to the office Of
county treasurer, subject to the de-
cision of the primary election Of June,
1915. E. G. HESNER.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
Clerk of Courts.

I desire to announce my candidacy
for the office of clerk Of courts
of Delaware county, on the repub1i-
can ticket, subject to the decision
Of the primary election Of June, 1916.
o. R. DUNHAM,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-02
INSURANCE COMPANY
DlSMISSES SUITS
ACTIONS AGAINST DELAWARE
COUNTY FARMERS IN POLK
COUNTY ABANDONED.
CASES ATTRACT wide ATTENTION
Further Actions, if Any, to be
Brought in District Court Of DeIa-
ware County.

The Federal Mutual Insurance
Company of Des Moines failed in its
attempt to collect heavy assess
ments from a number of the farm
ers of Delaware County who held
policies with the company for tor
nado insurance. As stated in these
columns last week. suits had been in
stituted by the insurance company
to collect annual assessments, which
the defendants claimed were many
times in excess of what the CON-
pany's agent said they would be-.
The cases were set for. a hearing be-
fore justice Of the peace in Des
Moines, and the farmers appeared
and asked for a change of venue.
The cases were dismissed without
prejudice and at the plaintiffs costs,
acc riding to the signed stipulation;
and an agreement entered into to
the effect that if in the future the
company should see fit to bring suit
to recover the assessments, the suits
would be brought in the District
Court in Delaware County.
The company had filed suits
against Frank Peterson, M. S. Hegh-
rer H. o. Lyon, Alva Sheppard,
Joseph Hermann, John Pogue, S. B.
Welterlen, w. H. Downs, and Byron
*Aldrich. The suits instituted against
the above named farmers have been
dismissed and the company has also
agreed to not bring actions in JUS
tice court against the following men
who hold policies: F. G. Johnson,
W.. c. Polderboer, j.. L. Yates, F.
Workman, w. c. Kusick, G. F. Cum
ningham, w. Carrothers and Peter
Bryne.
= Whether the company will bring
suit in the Delaware County District
court is a matter of conjecture. The
policy holders do not expect it.. This
far the company has realized noth--
ing on the tornado insurance writ
ten for the above named farmers. The
cases have all been dismissed with
out prejudice and at the plaintiffs
costs.
Much int terestahas IL been manifest
ed in the torna.do insurance PROPOSE
tion, and it is claimed that the farm
ers will not "come across" until they
are ordered to do so by the court.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
ORPET IS HELD TO
LET GRAND JURY ACT
Wisconsin University Stu
dent Must Account for
Girls Death.

CHICAGO. Feb. 81. - William
Orpet, University of Wisconsin Junior.
was held to the grand jury today in
connection with the death of his for
mer sweetheart, Marion Frances
Lambert, on recommendation by a
coroner's jury. The verdict follows:
I'VE, the jurors sworn to inquire
into the death of Marion LAMBERT on
OATH find that she came to her death
by cyanide of potassium poisoning
and we recommend that William ii.
Orpet be held to the grand jury of
Lake county until discharged by due
process of law"
Orpet is twenty years old and Miss
Lambert, u high school pupil, was
seventeen.
A liason existed between the two,
according to Orpets story to detec-
tives. 1t appeared from letters in
troduced into the case that the girl
feared approaching motherhood. Or
pet, after arranging an alibl to make
it appear that he had not left Mad
ison, Wis, visited Miss Lambert at
Lake Forest, suburb, two weeks
ago. The next day her body was
found.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
APPROPRIATE $4,000
FOR REFORM SCHOOL
One of the last Acts of the Lc2isla-
turc i to Give Granite
Some Money.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 21.@One
of the last acts of the lower house of
the Legislature tonight was the pas
sage of the bill appropriating 100000
for the state reformatory at Granite.
The bill had been passed by the SEN
ate. Representative McCollister and
Senator Carpenter represented the
districts in which Granite is located
and they had worked hard on the
bill. 1t had been said that pressure
had been brought to bear on McCol-
lister to try TO get him to vote for the
emergency On the registration bill
and that the appropriation bill was
one of the strong points in the in
fluence. Reference was made of the
bill in the senate yesterday and Sem
ator Carpenter told senate members
that if his bill was being held up on
that account that they could kill it.
McCollistcr took the same position in
the house. However, after the regis
tration bill had been amended in the
house and passed today, the reforma-
tory appropriation bill was taken up
and passed finally.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
personal Preparedness for
a Useful Life" Is One
Request.
OKLAHOMAN SPEAKS
State Superintendent Will
son on Program of
Superintendent.

nETROIT. Feb. 21.-State super.
- lntendents of public instruction,
college professors, principals and bus
mess men joined in a discussion of the
subject thrift at a meeting tonight
OF the national council of education.
The council is one of 81 bodies allied
with the National Education associa-
ton, which are to hold sessions in De-
troit this week.
$. w. Straus, a Chicago banker. who
is president of the American Society
for Thrift, dealt with the problem in
general sense, while more than half
dozen other speakers discussed yari-
Gus angles of the same subject.
Individual preparedness was the
keynote of Mr. Straus' address The
most vital question in America today
is individual preparedness" he said.
NOT individual preparedness for war,
but individual preparedness for any
thlng that may come-individual
preparedness to live useful, steadfast
lives for the benefit of humanity and
posterity.'
Mr.. Straus declared that although
the United States is prosperous ma
tion we are not prosperous peo.
pie and backed up his assertion with
the declaration that one person out
of every ten who dies in any of the
large cities is buried in a potter )
field.
Not Many Save Money.
statistics show that. in the United
States there are only 10S who save
money out of every one thousand
population" he added. This com
pares with 554 in Switzerland"
The only way to lay the foundation
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
Boy Tells How
Oklahoma City
Police Chastise
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 21.-Thc
story of Loren Wilson, the boy who
told of how he was beate' by mem
bers of the police for @ in third de-
gree method of getting a confession
from him concerning alleged theft,
discloses an occurrence the like of
which has never before been heard OF
here. Wilson was arrested one day
last week on II charge OF theft. rhe
boy says he was beaten with a rope,
knocked over his head with a revolver.
The boy says he told the police sew
eral different stories and anything to
satisfy them in order to make them
stop beating him. AS result the boy
Is I'm "a dangerous condition and tho
county attorney has taken the matter
up and Will make an Investigation.
The names OF the policemen who
had. according to the boys story
beaten him. were not made known
tonight Police officers and tho chief
OF police were summoned to the
county attorneys office to tell what
they knew of the incident, and mem-
bers of the forco We're to be taken to
tho boys bedside for Identification.
1t is said that the theft Of which the
boy was accused involved a suit of
clothes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
MURDERED \ JUNK DEALER?
Frank j. Tracey Arrested i'm Iowa for
Killing BOstOnian.

BOSTON, Reb. 21.-Frank J.
Tracey. whom the police here charge
with the murder OF Samuel Cohen, a
junk dealer, on May 29 has been ar
rested at Fort Madison, Iowa, accord
ing to a telegram received today at
police headquarters. kequisition pa
pers will be forwarded at once.
Delevan j. Rogers who also is said
to have been concerned in the killing,
was arrested. in Jersey City on June
6 and Is now awaiting trial.
Cohen was killed In the basement
of house on West Springfield street,
where he had been called to look
over some junk. The police obtained
an account OF the shooting from
Morris Taitel, another junk man. who
claimed that Tracey and Rogers In
duced both him and Cohen to enter
the cellar, where they locked him in
a closet while Cohen was attacked
and robbed. Tho body of Cohen was
found buried In the cellar.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
Girl Goes to
Tail With Her
Convict Lover
Special to The World.

Special to The World
WHITEHALL, H., Feb. 21.-John
Ciehola, alias j. j. Scott, was arrested
here January and was accompanied
to Jail by his sweetheart, Eta Martin.
the latter being released soon after.
She left town saying she was going
to Oklahoma. Ciehola escaped from
the state pententiary at McAlester.
Okla, August IS, 1915. and has bsen
here since the following September.
under the protection of his sister. Mrs
Harry Couchman. The oklahoma
authorities traced him TO Whitehall
under the name of J. J. Scott and the
Greene county authorities were adj
vsed to use great precAltion in taking
the man. He was serving II life sem
tence for murder. However no trou-
BILE was experienced by Sheriff ed
wards Of Greene county and posse
In taking him.
The Oklahoma authorities met
Sheriff Edwards and the prisoner at
East St. Louis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
BRISTOW IN NEED
OF RENTAL HOMES
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
BRISTOW, Okla. Feb. 21.-While
compiling the census of this town for
the purpose of getting out a city di-
rectory, T. b. Gibson says that there
are but three empty houses in the
town and that If the families were di-
vided up as they should be and one
family put in each dwelling that
there would have to be at least an
other hundred houses built. In many
instances he found that two and
three families live in one dwelling
and in one case he found five fam
lilies living in one residence of six
rooms. Owing to the scarcity of
dwellings property owners who have
houses for rent can get almost any
price. a modern four and five room
cottage will rent for $15 to $25. 1t
Is stated that company Is to be
formed which will erect number OF
houses this summer for rental pur-
poses.