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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31

browbeat and plunder a weaker ma
ton. 1t is ruffianjsm on a large
scale. No one in the United States
advocates this. But just as man
may possess splendid muscular
strength without being ruffian, SO
a nation may build up vigorous mil
itary power without being ''militar-
istic" nation. Switzerland has for
years had most efficient system
of universal military training, yet
no one ever thinks of Switzerland as
being militaristic. But by virtue of
that training Switzerland is today a
little island of peace in an ocean OF
war.
Besides, universal military training
would be highly beneficial even in
case we never had a war. 1t would
teach hundreds of thousands of
young Americans habits of prompt
ness, Of precision, of respect for
pline, which in after life would be
proper authority, and of self-disci-
worth more to them than a high
schcol or college diploma.
How shall We homer the memory Of
our soldiers? Not merely by scat
tering flowers over their graves, re-
citing their deeds in song, and eul-
ogizing their services in orations;
but most of all by remembering
with what sacrifices they purchased
this great Inheritance which we call
our country for us, and by having the
manhood to protect and preserve this
inheritance for ourselves and hand
it unimpaired to our children.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
POWER SITE TO
Be DEVELOPED
sHERIFF'S JURY TO MEET u
12, TO FIX DAMAGES ON
OVERFLOW LANDS.
FURNISH POWER FOR MILL and LIGHT
Power Site Said to Be Desirable One
And Its Development Valuable
Asset to Delhi and Vicinity.

c. F. Fleming, A. M. Fleming,
E. H. Fleming and Mrs. Geo. Barr
have field petition in the office Of
the clerk Of the district court, ask
ing for a license to erect four.
teen foot min dam across the Ma.
quoketa river at point known as
Neming's mill, south Of Manchester
and west Of Delhi. The petitioners
state that they desire to use the
power or milling purposes and for
the operation of an electric light
plant. This particular site Is said
to be one Of the most desirable
along the entire Maquoketa, and
when developed will no doubt prove
Va profitable investment. A sheriff q
jury will meet on June 18th, and fix
the damages caused by the necessary
overflow which will be caused by the
erection of the dam. Luella E. Bill
ings and others are the owners of
land which will be overflowed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
TRIBUTE PAID To
SOLDIERS ANDSAlLORS
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED IN
USUAL APPROPRIATE
MANNER,
REV. MONTGOMERY SPEAKER OF DAl
Exercises Held At New Armory, and
Were Largely Attended. Ger.
emonies At cem.tery.

With the sun shining brightly from
an almost cloudless sky, with the
business houses closed during the
afternoon, with flags flying from
homes and buildings in all parts Of
the city, Manchester paid her annual
tribute Tuesday to the memory of
the soldier and sailor dead, the
heroes Of the civil war and the Span.
ish-American war, and all of our
country's wars.
The exercises Of the day were
held in the new Armory building on
East Main street in the afternoon,
when Rev. w. A. Montgomery Of the
Presbyterian church delivered the
Memorial Day address to large au-
dience. The program as given in the
Armory was fitting and appropriate.
Musical numbers and flag drills by
the school children were given. Rev.
Mr.. Montgomery in his address paid
a fitting tribute to the memory Of
the soldiers and sailors. Clarence
Kenna recited Lincoln's Gettysburg
address and Miss Ruth Suckow recit-
ed an appropriate poem.
Following the program at the Ar
mory the usual ceremonies were held
at the soldiers and sailors lot in
Oakland cemetery, and following
the ceremonies there the graves Of
departed comrades were decorated
with flags and wreathes.
Company H, Iowa National Guard,
Joined with the veterans Of the
Civil war and the Spanish-American
war IN the fitting observance Of the
day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
WHO HAD THE BEST TIME?

A city man recently visited his
country cousin. Wishing to explain
the joys Of metropolitan life, he said,
1--WE have certainly been having some
fun the last few days, Thursday We
autoed to the country club and golfed
until dark. then trolleyed back to
town and danced until morning"
The country cousin not to be
stumped in the least, began telling
some CT the pleasures Of simple life.
I'VE have had pretty good times
here, too. One day we buggied out
to Uncl: Ned's and went to the
back lot where we baseballed all af-
ternoon. In the evening we sneak
ed up to the attic and pokered un-
til morning"
A sturdy old farmer who was lis
tening, rot to be outdone, took up
the conversation at this point and
said, Il was having some fun about
this time myself. I muled to the
cornficd and gee-hawed until sun
down. Then l suppered until dark
and piped until nine. Then bed
steadeI until the clock fived, then
breakfasted until it was time to go
muling again.,-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
4 SUCCESSFUL SALE.

That It pays to advertise through
the newspapers va amply demon.
strated last week in Manchester. w
c. Kohl & Son, who recently pur.
chased the Langford shoe. stock used
liberal spaces in the newspapers to
tell the people of the county that
they were going to put on a special
sale, and when the time Of opening
the sale came people from every di.
rection were ready to take advantage
of the special prices quoted in the
advertisements. Mr.. Kohl is a firm
believer in newspaper publicity, and
says that it is by all odds the most
economical method Of advertising
Large crowds visited their store dur
ing the sale, all because they told
the people Of Delaware county that
they were going to have a sale OF
high grade shoes at bargain prices.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
MAKE FARM HOME ATTRACTIVE.

In the design and construction Of
the farm house the question Of util-
ity alone should not be the determin-
ing factor. The first thought should
be the making of a home. The
amount of money to be invested in
the building of the home should not
be determined by it's relation in size
to the balance of the plant, nor by
the amount that is necessary merely
to provide shelter, but the amount
to be invested should be that which
the owner may reasonably afford
without financially Gripping. himself
too severely. The average city dwell
er in buying house for home does
not proceed solely on the basis OF
what he can expect to secure in case
it Is ever desirable to place the
house on the market. He is not
likely to consider the purchase Of a
home as a financial investment but
as social one, which will enable hin
to secure for his family the COM
forts and conveniences that he could
not secure in a rented house, and to
have for his family a genuine home,
a genuine home life. If he is able
when the time arrives to dispose OF
his property to financial advantage,
well and good; If not, he considers,
and properly so, that he has made
a good investment from the social
side.
There is no panacea that will cure
the yearning for city life evidenced
by the country boys and girls OF to-
day, but there are certain conditions,
which, if established, Will add mater
tally to the attractiveness of life in
the country, and should therefore pre-
vent them from flocking to the cities
merely to avoid life on the farm. 1t
is not to be expected that every per-
son reared on a farm will desire to
follow farming as life work, nor
is it necessarily desirable that they
should do so. Many Of the boys will
feel a calling to one or another OF
the professions, and 1t is probable
that if allowed to follow their bent
they will be far more successful and
contented than if overpersuaded to
stay with the farm. The problem is
not to force the boy or girl to re-
main on the farm, but to assist
them in every way in making an in
telligent choice. The choice cannot
possibly be intelligent unless they
are familiar with farm life under its
best conditions Yearbook, 1915.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
COLONEL MosBY DIES
CONFEDERATE RAIDER PER
FORMED DARING FEATs IN WAR.
Captured General stouohton With
Handful Of MenSayed From
Death by General Grant.

Washington, May 31.-C0l John e
Mosby, the most famous confederats
raider OF the Civil war. died here
yesterday after . long illness. He
was native Of Virginia and was
eighty-two years old. e Hea sw
Colonel Mosby's death, his ply
sicians said, was due solely to old age
and he was conscious and interested
in what was going on about him until
an hour before he passed away.
Until six months ago, when he went
into sudden decline, he was fa'
miliar sight about the streets OF the
capital, apparently vigorous despite
his age. He will be buried at his
ancestral home at Warrenton, Va,
probably Thursday, and some sur
vivors Of his noted command will be
his pallbearers. His death on Me-
mortal day was affecting to many.
Colonel Mosby dared death oyer
fifty years ago when at the head OF a
band Of a few hundred confederate
raiders he rode up and down the Shen-
andoah valley. capturing outposts, de-
stroying supply trains and cutting on
means of communication. 1t has been
estimated that he often neutralized
the force Of over $4,000 federals in the
valley.
Born in Powhatan county, Virginia,
December 6, 1888, and graduated from
the University of Virginia in 1852. he
was practicing law in Bristol, Va,
when the war broke out and he began
his career in the confederate army.
Mosby's most brilliant exploit was
the capture of General Stoughton. On
March night in 1858 he, with 80
followers, rode through the federal
army to Fairfax Courthouse, only Is
miles from Washington, where Gen
eral Stoughton was asleep. Although
surrounded by an army said to have
been $1,000 strong, the rangers calm
ly kidnapped the general, his staff and
many sentries, and turned them over
to the confederate authorities at Cul
pepper without having lost man.
General Grant once saved Mosby
from hanging, and the two foes Of the
battlefield became stanch friends
Mosby stumped the state Of Virginia
for Grant during his presidential cam
paign, and was rewarded with an ap
pointment as consul at Hongkong, q
post which he held for seven years
When he returned to the United
States, Mosby called on the surviving
members of his rangers and, to his as
tonishment, he found that large per
centage of them had become minis
ters. In parting their old colonel
said: "Well, boys, if you fight the
devil like you fought the Yankees
there will be something to record on
judgment day."
The closing years of his life were
passed in lecturing and writing.
"My military creed" he once de-
clared, "is this: It is better to make
a good run than a bad stand"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
Cyclone WRECKS
BUILDINGS and GROVE
MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO FARM
PREMISES SOUTH AND EAST
OF RYAN.
LARGE Pine GROVE IS DESTROYED.
Families Take Refuge In Cellars OF
Homes, and No Injuries Re-
suited.

Much damage resulted to farm pre-
misses south and east Of Ryan as 2
result Of a cyclone which visited that
section last Friday evening at five
o'clock. Farm buildings were blown
to pieces, and orchards and groves
laid waste. The first farm visited
by the cyclone was the w. F. Drum-
my farm where the windmill was to-
tally wrecked and corn cribs and
out buildings torn down. The large
barn on this farm was moved ON its
found dation, but not badly damaged.
From the Drummy farm the storm
went in northeasterly direction.
and at the Smith farm q fine orcnhrd
was competelyl destroyed. A num-
tbsr Of the trees were torn up by the
roots and carried long distance
into a field east Of the orchard. Com
siderable damage whs done to the
dwelling house and sheds and corn
cribs.
The farm to suffer the most per-
haps was that Of Charles Warner. AT
this place was located pine grove,
said to be the largest in the county.
The cyclone APPARENTLY struck this
grove at the southwest corner, ana
DESTROYED more than one half OF the
massive pines. At this farm large
barn, a hog house, machine ana
buggy sheds were totally destroyed.
Parts of the wrecked buildings were
carried great distance. In addition
to the damage referred to many othee
farm premises suffered severe lossess
the extent Of which. cannot be deter
mined at the present time. The storm
on Friday night was one Of the most
destructive that has ever visited tnis
county.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
PORTS GOES 70 WEBB, IOWA.

Superintendent H. T. Ports. who
has been at the head of the city
school for three years, has been
elected to the superintendency of the
Consolidated schools Of Webb, Iowa,
and will move to that place about
June 18th. The new position is q
very desirable one, and offers many
inducements in educational lines.
IA new $4,000 school building is now
in process Of construction, and when
completed will be one Of the finest
school buildings in the state. Man.
chester friends Of Mr.. Ports and his
family regret to see them leave here,
but are pleased to learn that he
has been chosen to so desirable a
position.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
BUYS CADILLAC EIGHT.

John Marshall has at last fallen
victim. to the motor spirit and has
invested in one Of the handsome Ca
dilac eight cylinder cars. H. X. Brash
a representative 7of the Morris Motor
company Of Waterloo, made the sale.
Mr.. Brash has been demonstrating
the car in Manchester and vicinity
for several weeks. The car has
been admired by motor enthusiasts
and attracted much attention.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
GOOD ROADS FIGURES.

Black Hawk county has figured
out that it can have gravelled roads
without higher taxation. The Board
Supervisors has estimated that
Z. total cost Of bridging, permanent
~ ding, draining and surfacing
.o. rel the 1853 miles Of the coun.
e system will cost $71S,2O0.
70 that the present lev
les, = automobile fund,
even 'c% rot increased, will
in the CO.. .Ehway system, pay
the interest = the cost Of the roads,
and in addition retire the bonds with
in II years time.
These results can be secured BY
adopting the bonding plan Of antici-
pating the tax income that will be
produced by the present levies and
the automobile license fund.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
Britain Trusts Ampassauor.

London, England, May 31.-On be-
ing asked in the house of commons
whether any diplomatic visit to the
United States on behalf Of the British
government had been determined up
on Foreign Secretary Grey replied in
the negative. Ambassador Spring
Rice possesses the full confidence Of
the government" he added.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
FRANK MASON INJURED.

Frank Mason, Of this city, sus-
tained severe injury to his head
Sunday afternoon, while attempting
to dive in the river at the Weber
boat landing. Mr. Mason had sup
posed that the water he was diving
in was deep as it was last season,
and when he went in head first ne
alighted on q sharp rock, cutting an
ugly scalp wound. 1t required six
teen stitches to close the wound.
He was badly bruised about the head
and shoulders besides receiving the
severe scalp cut.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
RESTA CAPTURES RACE
LE CAIN SERIOUSLY HURT IN
CONTEST At INDIANAPOLIS.
vIetor's Time Was 1886: 1892
D'AIene Comes In Second and
MuIford Third.

Indianapolis. May 1.-TWO acci.
dents, one Of which win prove fatal
to Jack LIE Cain, marred the 300-mile
race at the Indianapolis speedway,
which was won by Dario Resta in q
Peugeot car in 3:36:10.82. averaging
1926 miles an hour.
LIE Cain was acting as relief driver
for Devigne in the No. 81 Delage when
his car turned over on the north turn,
apparently because he lost control.
The mechanician was not hurt. LIE
Cain has fractured skull, deep
cut in the back, and Is suffering in
ternal hemorrhages, with little chance
to pull through.
Rooney in the No. 27 Premier hit
the inner rail of the south turn, threw
the mechanician over the rail, and
the car rolled down the track.
Rooney, however, is not badly hurt
beyond few broken bones. Bystand'
ers said he, too, seemed to lose con.
troll of his machine.
It was not an exciting race except
at times and while Aitken was bat.
tling with Resta for the lead. But
after Resta had disposed of the Hoos.
Ter driver Of another Peugeot he had q
three-lap lead and took it easy. This
was partly responsible for his failure
to equal the average of 1884 Of last
year.
Resta drove a masterful race, at all
times refusing to be dragged into
any sort of competition that would
tend to put his car out of commits.
sion.
He started in third position, kept
there for ten laps, then he went to
second for seven laps and finally in
the eighteenth lap took the lead with
Aitken pressing. Never again was
he headed, although Aitken clung to
him from the eighteenth lap until he
went out in the sixty-eighth with a
broken valve.
The winners, in their order, together
with their cars, the elapsed time and
their speed per hour, follow:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
BANKERS ENDORSE HoYr CAN
DIDACY.

At a meeting Of the Delaware
County Bankers Association held ct
Hopkinton Tuesday, May %, a reso-
luton was adopted heartily endors-
ing the candidacy Of E. H. Hoyt for
State Treasurer. This Association is
made up Of all Of the banks in the
county and at the Tuesday meeting
every bank but one was represented
SO that the recommendation shows
the true feeling of the banking fra
ternity of Delaware County.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
suFFRAelsTs MAKE CANVASS.

A committee of women is engaged
in "a complete canvass OF Manchester
to determine the number Of women IN
Manchester who favor suffrage. This
committee is meeting with remarka-
BILE success, and find that only a
very limited number Of the women OF
this city decline to sign the paper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
WILL ADDRESS UNION MEETING

WILL ADDRESS UNION ms.
Mrs. Jennie Sharples, field. Secre-
tary for the Worlds Purity Fedora
ton, will deliver an address at a
Union meeting to be held in the
Methodist Episcopal church On Sun
day evening, June 4th, at 1880. Mrs.
Sharples has been working in Iowa
since last November, and has been
engaged in social settlement and civ
ic purity work for about twenty
years. She will spend some time in
Manchester and will give addresses
to women, girls and men, some time
during her stay in Manchester. The
special meetings will be annuonced
later.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
CLUB HAS PLEASANT OUTING.

CLUB HAS PLEASANT OUTING.
The members Of the Audubon club
and their husbands enjoyed a de-
lightful outing in Hutchinson's pas
ture Friday morning, feature OF
the occasion being the serving OF
breakfast out of doors. We under.
stand that DR.. H. A. Dittmer fur
nished the coffee and cream for the
occasion, and in his desire to
serve the guests he nearly missed
out on the breakfast.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
i, 8. 8. r. MEMORIAL.

U " % " "s"V1Ss6<6s
Members Of the I. o. o. F. and
Rebekah lodges will observe Me-
mortal day on Sunday, June 11th,
the services being held in the hail
in the afternoon at two O'Clock. All
members are urged to be present.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
PLAYLET.
.uA r.%tp> Hernine ef the Reyeluttons

0A AHlv1G 11GbOAs.~ssO
~ synopsis.
little girl is sent ostensipiy y
NAV with a friend, but really 70 car. g.
~ a message to General Marion. O. sns @
.is captured by the British. but py ner
c1everness, deceives them ana reaenes
her destination.
Cast Of Characters.
,.. norothv Alice Mccormick
NJ Arlington, Dorothy's father
mi' .... Neal Michael
Mrs. Arlington. her mother
........-..-....----. EuHiSe - -
Pompey, a negro servant.-Huper Sthlth S
chloe. Dorothy's black nanny
Ssl5a
patience Lee, Dorothy's friend
eA
Mrs Lee. Patience's grandmother
W. . Teresa Lux
General Marion...Dennis Van Barrigers
Four American soldiers. one or WnoM
is Dorothy's brother. John Arlington
Asror, coen Joseph Rieger
HnanI. Farlev William Malone
British -. 'ooA- 80
Two British soldiers-.-...-.Norman Pierce
Venus, a colored maid.--...Mary cannon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31

It took two Maxwells, Henderson
and Rickenbacher to win the sixth
place. Rickenbacher's first ten miles.
at speed of 90.1 miles an hour, left
all the rest of the field behind. He
had Tapped Johnson's Crawford and
Francis Pusun when his steering gear
gave way and he was forced to retire.
Henderson kept on in his No. 1
Maxwell until the fifty-seventh lap,
when he came in for oil and gas. Rick
enbacher took his place, and thereafter
made one of the feature drives of the
day.
It was officially announced that Ed
die O'Donnell had been forced to with
draw his Duesenburg entry because of
a broken brake drum on the right rear
wheel of the car. It was heart
breaking experience for O'Donnell.
O'DonnelPs car arrived only Monday
and was towed out to the track for
the trial. The racer hummed in eager
fashion and made trial at 81 miles
an hour. Then came the accident
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-31
DISTRICT COURT.

The hearing on the injunction in
the Oneida Consolidated school case
has been set for nine o'clock to-
morrow Thursday morning. Judge
H. B. Boies of Waterloo will hear
the case.
Judge Geo. w. Dunham has made
the following entries since our last
publication:
Probate.
Estate of Fred Voelschow. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged and bondsmen released.
Estate Of Henry Armitage. Hearing
of final report set for May 81. NO
tice to be given by personal service.
Estate Of w. D. Jenken. Permis'
sion granted to withdraw papers for
recording in Recorders office Of this
county, as prayed, same to be re-
turned Immediately after recorded.
Law.
American Merchants Syndicate VS.
G. R. Williams. Default. Judgment
in favor Of plaintiff and against de-
fendant for $152.15 and for costs.
Elma D. Holbert VS.. Consolidated
independent School District Of Onei
da, ct al. By agreement in open
court, hearing on application to dis
solve injunction is set for Thursday
June l, at 900 O'Clock a. m.