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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
BOONE PEOPLE ENTERTAIN THE
BOYS OF COMPANY H.


Some days ago the thought occurred
to some local parties that the boys of
Company H of Manchester, who have
been stationed at the Boone viaduct
would like a piping hot, home-cooked
dinner. 1t would be impossible to en-
tertain all of the boys at once, so
those interested took up the PROPOSE
ton with Captain Grossman and a
scheme was formulated whereby the
people of this city will entertain the
boys each Sunday, half one Sunday
and the other thirty the next Sunday
and so on as long as they are station
ed at the viaduct. Yesterday thirty
of the boys were invited into a half
dozen homes and given home cooked
dinners, after which the time was
passed in numerous ways.
The plan calls for volunteers among
the men and women Of this city to
take five or six of the guard boys
home for dinner. Judging from the
interest being taken there will be
enough hosts and hostesses to keep
the boys busy as long as they are sta
toned at the bridge.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
SPECIAL ELECTION.

A special election will be held in the
Independent School District of Man
chester on Monday, July %, between
the hours of / and o'clock, to vote
on a bond issue of 100000, for the
purpose of installing a new heating
plant in the Central school building.
The old boilers, which by the way,
have been doing service for over
twenty years, have been condemned
by the boiler inspector. We under
stand that the board is planning on
placing the new heating plant outside
of the main building. This is the only
safe place for plant the size of the
needed in the Central school. The old
boilers are in sort of dug-out
under the main building, and in event
of an accident would wreck the entire
plant, with possibly fatal results to
the pupils.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
IOWA TO FURNISH 12749 MEN.

The war department recently gave
out table regarding the gross quota
of men each state should furnish to
the regular army, the credits allowed
for men enlisted in the regular army
the national guard from April 2 to
June 80, and the net number of men
each state must furnish for the draft
of $4,000 men.
From this table it will be seen that
Iowa's record is as follows: Iowa's
gross total is 25,465; enlisted in the
national guard April 1st, 2,231; en-
listed in national guard for April 2
to June 80, 6S0S; enlisted in regular
army April to June 80, 1888, making
total enlistment to June 30th of 12,-
672 This leaves a total of 12749 to
be raised in Iowa by the draft sys-
tem
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18

en- number of days to determine the
amount of traffic, together with the
weight, that will be put over the
highway.
The expenditure of this sum appro-
priated by the federal government
will be carried on largely under the
supervision of the county engineer,
who will at once begin the work of
surveying the entire road between
Manchester and Dyersville Hills
will be cut down, low places brought
up to grade, and narrow places wild
ened. An important change will be
made in the road just west of Dyers-
vile. Beginning at a point just west
of Dyersville the highway will follow
the south side of the illinois Central
tracks, and cross the tracks at point
nearly a mile west, instead of making
a number of sharp curves to the north
and west, 1t is likely that an under
STOuuu CTOSSlllS Will Uo luSLdllcu west
of Dyersville. The dangerous cross
ing on the Milwaukee north of Della
ware will be improved by cutting
away the high embankments on each
side of the highway.
Work to Be Done in One Year.
According to the plans mapped out
by the engineer the work on the Hawk
eye Highway will be pushed to COM
pletion during the year 1918. It is
quite likely that some of the work will
be done this fall The road will be
put to proper grade and surfaced
with gravel from the pit east of
Manchester. Engineer Root of the
State Highway Commission, states
that the gravel from this pit is of the
very best quality and when properly
placed on the road will make one of
the finest highways in the state
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
RED CROSS SOCIAL,

The Red Cross social on the H. A
Dittmer lawn last Saturday evening
proved a most delightful occasion
A fine program had been prepared
which afforded excellent entertain
ment for the guests for over an hour
The numbers given were the follow
ing:
Piano solo by Miss Elizabeth Hutch
inson.
Vocal solos by Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Mrs. E. W. Williams, Miss Gladys
Sabin and Mr.. w. J. Smith
Vocal duet by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wilson. Mrs. Tom Wilson presided at
the piano as accompanist.
Aesthetic dances were given by sew
eral young ladies'; a gypsy dance by
Miss Josephine Hutchinson, a doll
dance by Miss Clara Wolcott, and a
Dutch dance by the Misses Hutchin-
son. This dancing was one of the
most delightful features of the occas-
ion
The music and dancing were inter-
spersed with some very interesting
readings, Miss Ruth Suckow render
ing otto and His Auto" and "a Lit
tie Dutch Garden and Miss Grace
Wolcott, a French Canadian poem,
Pierre Minot."
Judge Dunham presided as the gen.
ial master of ceremonies. After the
program ice cream and cake were
served at numerous tables. In the
decorations which were tasteful
throughout, the red cross was appro-
priately in evidence. The entertain
ment, which was given under the aus
pices of the Audubon club, netted the
ladies of that society goodly sum
for the local Red Cross work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
NAPLES HOME IS ENTERED BY
THIEVES,

Thieves entered the F. c.. NAPLES
home one afternoon last week and
made away with two dollars in change
which was left on a table, and two
luscious cantaloupes and a box of
juicy strawberries were extracted from
the refrigerator. The theft was not
discovered until the following morn
ing when Mr.. NAPLES wanted the
fruit for his breakfast. Entrance to
the house was gained through the
back door, which was not locked, al
though the screen door had been
hooked The work bears the ear
marks OF home talent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
HANGS OUT SHlNGLE.

Leo Tierney has secured the office
rooms over the A. c. Philip drug
store, until recently occupied by DR..
J. J. Lindsay. Mr. Tierney recently
completed a course in the study of
law at Vermillion, South Dakota, and
decided to locate in his home town as
was recently reported in The Demo
crat. Mr.. Tierney comes from we'll
known family here and is an energetic
young man who should succeed. He
has the best wishes of this paper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
JOE GOUCHEY.

Joe Gouchey, who has resided in
Manchester for many years, died in
the university hospital at Iowa City
Tuesday afternoon while undergoing
an operation for cancer of the mouth.
Mr.. Gouchey went to the hospital ear
ly in the week to receive treatment
for cancer. His death comes as a
severe shock to the wife and his
friends. The remains will be
brought to Manchester tomorrow
morning.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The regular uniform county teach
ers' examination and the July Normal
training examination will be held in
the Manchester High school building
on Wednesday, Thursday and FRIDAY
of next week, July %, 26, and 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
CROP CONDITIONS.

Crop conditions in Delaware coun-
ty are unusually favorable this sea-
son. Haying has just commenced,
and while in spots the hay is light,
the quality is good. Small grain nev-
er looked more promising. Barley and
rye will be ready for the binder in a
few days. Corn has been making un-
usual headway during the past week
or ten days. With anything like a
favorable fall season the farmers of
Delaware county will get a good crop
of corn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
INSTALLING NEW FIXTURES.

Gildner Brothers are this week in
stalling new suit racks in their Man
chester store The new fixtures will
add greatly to the appearance of the
interior of the store, as we'll as giving
them more open floor space. Their
entire stock of suits and overcoats
will be kept in dustless show cases
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 4TH
OF JULY CELEBRATION.

At the noon-day meeting of the
Manchester Commercial club, held at
the Bowen restaurant on Monday,
Treasurer H. c. Seeds submitted an
itemized report of all receipts and
expenditures pertaining to the Red
Cross Benefit celebration held in
Manchester. The receipts at the
gate were $1,793.75. As result of
the efforts of the members of the
Commercial club and the Red Cross
ladies the Red Cross realized
$1,106S2.
The treasurer's report shows the
following items of receipts and ex-
penditures and the balances turned
over to the Red Cross society:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
w. G. T. U. MEETING.

The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs
L. G.. Wells Saturday, July 21st, in OBJ
servance of Loyal Temperance Legion
Day. There will be an appropriate
program for the meeting and all mem
bers and honorary members are cor
daily invited to be present and help
make an interesting meeting. The
meeting will begin at 2:30.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
ENTERTAINMENT AND ICE CREAM
SOCIAL.

There will be an entertainment at
the Sand Creek church on Friday ev-
ening, July Goth. After the enter
tainment ice cream and cake will be
served. Program to begin at eight
o'clock All are invited.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
HOOPER Food Saving Rules
To Help American Women

BY THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
The food economics which
desires suggest to the American people officially
They principles campaign and are
set forth in clear that
all will know exactly what o
This
and its directions followed with
Already the appeal has met with
is at hand that million
reading of the card which
concise and simple
meat milk rats sugar and fuel More fruit vegetables foods that
are not suitable be sent firing lines
growing children; eating buying
food that is close
Is any of this too hard?
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
Win the War by Giving Daily
SAVE THE WIEATon rye
barley and nonwheat breakfast
advance baker
the table and only
Our what harvest far below person weekly
saves pound Of wheat flour
to save democracy
SAVE THE pork once daily Use
freely vegetables and fish At
stew instead of stakes Make
there will be meat
We dairy as the result
Of high prices Therefore, eat less
an ounce Of meat each will additional
0 100000 cattle.
children must have milk Use every drop Use
temlk and milk cooking
SAVE worlds greatest fat wasters Fat is food
Butter essential for the
cooking good Reduce
your own
washing at home out of the saved fats
Use onehd ounce less day Of animal fat and $4,000 tons
SAVE The
allies
less candy drinks Do
and jams They will butter.
If everyone in America o
100000
FUELCOal
burdened hauling material Help relieve them
USE PERlSHABLE
and
health
will keep Begin products
transportation.
GENERAL RULES.
Buy less, smaller
Don't limit food children.
he
Full garbage pals dinner pals
HERBERT
United States
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The Home Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church will be entertain
ed by Mrs. B. S. Mullen and Mrs. VIM.
Patton at the home of Mrs. Mullen on
Wednesday afternoon, July 25th.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
commercial CLUB
PLANNING Big FAIR
PREMIUM LIST OUT IN FEW DAYS.
WINNERS OF PREMIUMS PAID :.
LAST DAY OF FAIR.
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL.
Large Amount Of Work Is Planned for
This Summer. Grades Estab-
lished on Many Streets.

The Commercial club met Monday
noon at Bowen's restaurant with
large attendance. 1t was very in
teresting meeting and many matters
pertaining to future work of the club
were discussed The Commercial
club is behind the Delaware County
Fair and is planning to put on one
of the best fairs in eastern Iowa this
year. A number of buildings will be
moved, new stalls and buildings will
be built and large amount Of new
fence put in and we predict that many
who attend the fair this fall will have
hard time recognizing the grounds.
The business men are working hard
to make this success, many Of them
leaving their offices and stores and
working a half day and a day at a
time at the grounds so as to make ev-
cry dollar 60 as far as possible.
The committee is now at work COM
piling the premium list. Larger pre-
miums will be offered than ever be-
fore at the Delaware County Fair.
Delaware County has more than its
share of pure bred live stock and good
farm products and the farmers Of the
county should do their share by exhib-
iting literally for which they will be
literally repaid The premiums will
be paid this year on the last day OF
the fair at the treasurer's office on
the grounds, the money now being in
the hands of the treasurer to pay all
premiums.
]. C. Nieman will be in general
charge of the agricultural exhibits,
T. H. Carrothers in charge of the
horses, W. H. Clute of the cattle and
J. U. Rector of the sheep. Mr.. Me
man is now figuring with several men
to secure superintendent of swine.
Jos. Hutchinson will have charge of
the farm products. vegetables and
fruits.
Another feature will be the canned
goods exhibit of which Mrs. A. W.
Stearns will be superintendent. There
will be liberal premiums for individu-
al exhibits, and also prizes as high as
$500 will be offered for exhibits
from canning clubs. This affords the
sixteen canning clubs of Delaware
county an opportunity to win liberal
rewards for their work this season.
The premium lists will be out in
few days and can then be secured at
any bank in the county.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18
COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion on Monday evening, at which
time a large amount of improvements
on streets was ordered by resolution,
and grades established by ordinances
Following are the proceedings of the
City Council, setting out the business
transacted at the meeting:
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
City Managers Office, July 10, 1917
Council met in regular session.
Present. Mayor Munson. Council
men Williams, Barr, Smith, Hruby. and
Clark.
Minutes of previous meetings read
and approved.
Monthly reports of city treasurer
and City Manager were approved.
Sewer contract and bond with c. II
Kemler approved.
Electric light contract continued.
Petition for opening Of new street
north from Main street continued
Ordinance vacating parts of certain
streets west of Maquoketa river pass
ed and approved.
Ordinance establishing grade on GER
tain streets and parts of streets west
of Maquoketa river passed and APPROX.
| ed.
| Resolution ordering the improve
ment by oiling of the following streets
| to-wit: Franklin, New, Union street.
Clara Avenue, Liberty, Gay. Prospect.
Howard, Butler, Fayette. Madison, Ia
ma, Brewer Wayne, Potter Reynolds,
Iowa. Delaware, Marion and Main. pass
ed and approved.
| On motion the following bills were
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-18

:, WILSON, FRED FL. MUNSON.
city Manager. Mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
U. S. is FLAG WILD
Patriotic Wave Creates Actual "OId
Glory Famine.

Chicago, April 13.-The Star Span
gled Banner market is booming. Flag
stocks of many big wholesale houses
are cleaned out, the manufa cturers
are overwhelmed with orders and with
the patriotic spirit increasing, the ma
ton faces an actual flag famine.
This is the opinion today of 1. T.
Smith. who handles the flag business
of Butler brothers, known as among
the heaviest dealers in national en-
blems in this country.
One Firm Sold Half Million.
'"Ten days before the declaration of
war the flag rush started said Smith
today. I'VE sent half a million flags
of all kinds out of this store alone
Our branch stores sold million more.
Other big dealers in flags disposed
of all they had and swamped the
manufacturers with rush orders.
Appeals for flags came from every
section of the country. When the war
declaration came more and more were
demanded. 1 don't know what was
done with them all. There were
enough sold to decorate most of the
houses in the United States and leave
enough over for the Philippines and
Hawaii.
THE flag rush is by no means end
ed. Hundreds of untitled orders are
waiting"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
WONT WISE PASSPORTS
American Legation at Borne Turn
Down Travellers to Mexico.

Berne, April 13.-The Swiss press
announces the American legation has
decided not to wise any passports for
Mexico and that prospective travellers
to that country must apply to the
Mexican consul. All persons going to
France are warned that they must
spend at least ten days there before
being allowed to leave for another
country. Germany and Austria have
esta blished a quarantine for depart
ing travellers and Italy for incoming
ONES.
Forty-three American diplomatic
and consular officials will arrive here
Sunday from Austria Hungary. They
will be accompanied as far as Zurich
by an equal number of non-official
American hospitals. Secretary Grew
has assumed responsibility for this
latter party so as to avoid any frontier
incidents such as occurred when for
mer Ambassador Gerard left Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
MEAT INJURIOUS
TO THE KIDNEYS
Take a Tablespoonful of Salts if
Back hurts or Bladder bothers
Meat forms uric acid.

We are nation of meat eaters and
our blood is filled with uric acid, says
a well-known authority, who warns
US to be constantly on guard against
kidney trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this Irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork; they
get sluggish; the eliminative tissues
clog and thus the waste is retained in
the blood to poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel
like Jumps of lead, and you have
singing pains in the back or the urine
is cloudy, full of sediment, or the
bladder is irritable, obliging you to
seek relief during the night; when
you have severe headaches, nervous
and dizzy spells, sleeplessness, acid
stomach or rheumatism in bad wealth
err get from your pharmacist about
four ounces of Jad Salts; take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water be-
fore breakfast each morning and in
a few days your kidneys will act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush and stimulate
clogged kidneys, to neutraliZe the
acids in urine so it is no longer a
source of irritation, thus ending uri-
nary and bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
in lure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink, and nobody
can make a mistake by taking a little
occasionally to keep the kidneys clean
and active.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
SHE MAY RECOVER
Girl Who Tried Suicide Three Times
Unsuccessful Again.

Effie Clindberg, the young woman
who swallowed fifty grains of arsenic
in an attempt to commit suicide We'd
nesday night, will probably recover.
Her condition showed improvement
over night and DIR. c. c. Lull who is
attending her at St. Francis hospital,
said today her chances of recovery are
now good.
Miss Clindberg is % years of age
and according to the story she told
DR.. Lull this is her third attempt to
end her life. Her father is Alfred
Clindberg of Mcpherson. She told
DR.. Lull that her father disinherited
her because she refused to marry a
man of his choice and that she has
been working as a domestic away from
home the last three or four years.
1t was some time Wednesday after
noon that Miss Clindberg came to
Topeka. She had already taken the
poison while on the train. She went
a room for the night. Mrs. Jesse
Roberts, the landlady, objected to
renting her the only room she had left
for the reason that she had promised
it to someone else.
Il have no place else to co. the
woman said, 81 will vacate the room
at eight o'clock tomorrow morning and
expect to leave forever by tomorrow
afternoon"
During the night she became sick
and DR.. Lull was called. He had her
first doubtful about her recovery but
she has shown gradual improvement
and probably will recover.
Hugh Earimer sheriff, reported her
condition to her father at Mcpherson
Thursday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
BETTER THAN CALOMEI
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sub
stitute for calomel-are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. They are the re-
suit of Dr. Edwards determination not
to treat liver and bowel complaints with
calomel. His efforts to Danish it brought
out these little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the
good that calornel does, but have no bad
after effects. They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids or calomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct it Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth? Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums.
So do strong liquids 1t is best not to
take ca1ome1, but to let DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take s. Zee.
Most headaches, dizziness" and that
law feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver Take DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel 'loggy' and
"heavy." Note how they clear" clouded
brain and how they "perk up" the spir-
its. 1Oc and 25c a box. All druggists
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
SHE WOULDN'T MARRY
Chicago Girl Turns Down Proposals
of Love Slackers"

Chicago, April 1s.-An 1S-year miss
whose name is withheld in a letter to
Captain Kenney of the recruiting serv-
ice voiced her contempt for slackers
today.
six young men," she wrote, "have
proposed to me since war was de-
clared, and I think they did it to evade
service. 1 simply told them what
thought of them. I'd enlist as a
nurse if I could but I have to stay
home and take care of my invalid
mother"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-13
CARRANZA FRIENDLY
Mexican Government Will Sell Re-
sources to Allies.

Washington, April 13.-General
Carranza has given positive assurances
to the United States that oil supplies
from the Tampico fields and other
Mexican resources will not be denied to
the United States or Great Britain.
Mexican oil is the principal fuel for
British and French war vessels