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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25
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Interesting News Items nom The
Manchester Democrat, Regarding
People Who Had Important Part
In Early Activities OF the County.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
(Dec. rs, 1871

Forty Merry Christmases to all.
Katie Denton was seriously i'll with
scarlet fever.
The thermometer was ranging from
5 to u below zero.
Mrs. J. B. Satterlae had been very
ill but was slowly recovering.
Dry maple wood averaged about
$500 per cord and oak was $500.
B. w. Jewell, the postmaster had
been i'll.
H. NJ. Conger and Fl. L. Ram had
been on business In Chicago.
Misses Alice and Kate Shimmin.
teachers in the public schools, had
gone to Pecatonica, to spend the holt
days.
j. r. Toogood, who had been in the
employ of W. N. Boynton, had accept
ed a position at Plattsmouth. Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Philip of Delaware
celebrated their silver wedding ami
versary. About fifty friends were
present.
The following market quotations
prevailed forty years ago: No. l
wheat so to S5c; No. wheat 60 to
CSC; No. wheat 40 to 45c. Corn in
ear, per bushel 15c; shelled corn 16
and lie Flour per sack. S1.70. But
ter Is to zoe Eggs 1sc per dozen.
Hogs, live weight, $500 to $3.50 Pota-
toes 20 to 25c. Coal, per ton, 81 to
$40. Prairie hay, $500 to $3.50. Tim
othy hay $3.50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25

OIdahy brothers are bringing an
important new business to Tama II
their buying and feeding pens, bull
at cost OF $4,000 and planned tc
handle stock in great numbers. u
will require an average daily banl
balance Of more than 100000 to pay
for the animals, which will be han
died here from the start,
After December Iowa, housewives
may secure four pounds of sugar per
person per month, according to q
new ruling. The sugar supply allow
cd to retail grocers will be increased
accordingly, and their sugar certifi.
Gates will be issued twice each month
Merchants are still required to keep
a record Of all sugar sold, and must
make reports to the food administra.
ton as usual.
Even dead man can poll thou
sands Of votes in Iowa This was
proven at the last general election
when D. f. Kirby of Sioux City, Dem
ocratic candidate for state auditor,
who died before the election, received
1880 votes. Guy E. Gillette Of Cher
okee, who was nominated to fill the
position made vacant by Kirby's
death. received 10S,39O votes. Audi
tor Frank s. Shaw, running against
both live man and a dead one,
polled 213,3O3 votes.
While all the successful state can.
didates will be informed officially OF
their election shortly, Governor Hard
ing win have to wait nearly two
months before he is informed OFFICIAL
ly OF his reelection. The law pro-
vides that the vote OF governor and
lieutenant governor shall be sealed
in separate envelope by the county
board Of supervisors and sent to the
secretary Of state, to be turned over
by him to the speaker of the house
after the assembly is organized, the
middle of January.
Iowa's part in sending 10000, 900
tons OF food overseas during the CON-
ing year was the subject discussed
at meeting of county food admins
traitors in Des Moines recently. The
decision was that everyone must con-
tinue to conserve.
One of the last articles Of food
purchased by the state institutions to
increase in price was coffee, accord
ing to Harry Shropshire. purchasing
agent for the board of control Coffee
concerns are now asking q cents
pound for coffee formerly sold at 15A
cents. The state institutions use 20
tons per year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25

-tseutenant 7 Fl Milroy of vim
ton was a visitor in Manchester Mon
dav
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dar Fails is at home for the holiday
vacation
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"ieu ~. oo'ie il'osi'
miss Mliureu Fachara - spehuins
fthe holiday vacation Win relatives
ana friends at Cedar Faiis'
Mrs. L. B. Hicks and two chill
dren OF Clinton, Iowa, are visiting IN
the home OF the formers parents, MT.
and MIS-. Harry Brown
Lieutenant Merten j. Klaus went
to Charles City Tuesday afternoon to
eat Christmas dinner In the home of
his parents, Rev. and Mrs, John Klaus.
Mr., and Mrs II. r. sullivan of
Rattle Greek Michigan. came last
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25
Peculiar Cause Of celibacy.

4 Celibacy is almost unknown among
the Morlvins. and when il does occur
1t Is nearly always the result Of vow.
especially In places where Russian In
tiuence Is strong. Sometimes girl Is
not married in consequence Of vow
to deity--if hail, for instance, has
ruined the crops or some misfortune
has befallen the family. Such young
women are termed the wife Of the
hail king
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25

Sheet Music, Ukeleles, Mando-
Inns, ETC., at S. X. MYERS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-25

Pianos and Player Pianos, of the
best makes, at S. X. MYERS.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
The Volunteer.

Oh the shrapnel was a-bustin everywhere,
An the roar and smoke OF battle filled the air;
The Brownin's a-poppin' an the buddic-boys
a-droppin -
When or Pep comes up an sings "a volunteer"
Pepper was the c. o. of our crack brigade;
Stern he was but just good as they are made.
If on the q we guyed him, the OF Man we took
pride in;
An the whole dunn bunch steps up an I'm
here~ '
Well, the pride it kinder glitters in his eyes
have no explanation that it's for our nation
Who will go?" he grunts; an me" we SEE as one.
did 1 asst you for the army, now?" he sneers;
But he had to blow his nose to hide his tears.
Some lad without a mother, wife or kids como
from cover"
An rook steps out-salutes. 1t was his sonl
Well, Pep don't blink an eye lash, but he turns
An he looks OF man now, who was so hale;
An he stares at his laddie, he stares at his
daddie,
An the Or Man mutters hoarsely, "It is well"
Sez his SON: 4pm here to do my duty sir;
An I'm keen to win the honor you confer.
Let me go-sir, 1 beg it, If it's Berlin I'll leg it,
Though the road to Berlin is the road to ell"
"Step this way, Lootenet N; l guess you'll do"
Sez or Pepper. you can see the bizness through"
An then we heard him falter in the dugout door,
~Walter,
Demme, what would your mother say, my son.
Alack."
Soon the door pops open an they both comes out;
The lads eyes is red an so is Peppers suout.
But the boy sal9tes stffy leaps the parapet swiftly
bcuLPEPPER cHuNN.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

make him work there every day as long as buffers
stand behind the chairs OF the dining millionaire
and doormen waste their energy in OPENING doors
for persons perfectly capable of opening doors
themselves Maybe the puddier, when he secs his
boss pushing his own chair under the dining
room table and opening his own doors, viii DO
more pudding.
Once we were near vat OF boiling iron and
we jumped to the conclusion that even FIVE min
utes of it was enough.
Honestly we believe the puddler works as hard
in FIVE days as most of us white-collared people
do in fifty.
Indeed, labor in all essential occupations has
pulled its pound in war help. 1t can do more,
and will do more, just as the U. S. Senate can do
more-and will, you betl
American labor represents approximately the 90
per cent of the total population The 90 per cent
is patriotic and is taking increased interest in
the things that will win the But it is mat
ter of development and you will find labor de-
veloping in output and efficiency just as fast as
the rest of us develop stronger and stronger war
winning spirit and force.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
A Souvenir Spoon.

The fad that most people have OF collecting
souvenirs was mentioned in a social gathering when
this story was fttingy related by Representative
Edward H. Wason, of Nebraska:
At a childrens party some time snce three
little girls became engaged in conversation about
INV birthday was last Thursday proudly re-
marked one of the youngsters, and got nice
silver spoon From your papa was on the handle
II got silver spoon, too" happily returned
the second Mine had on it, To my loving daugh-
ter" :. ~,
"And so did l." declared the third with the
mne"-Phadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
PURELY PERSONAL.

Edgar H. Hall. Of Raleigh, y. c.
is visiting friends in Friendship
Heights, d. c.
Paul IL Maynard has received q
probationary appointment as stenoE-
rapher with the General Land Office.
Frederick L. Martin, Of the Govern
ment Printing Office, is confined 10
his home with illness.
Lee C. Moran. OF Shadyside. Pa,
is in the city for a '"W days.
McComas Turner, OF the Patent Of
fee, has resigned.
John Francis Harmsn. OF the Geolo-
gical Survey. is in New York on gov
ernment business.
Ex-State Senator William Z. Mill
er, Of Newark. Ohio. is here for a
few days visiting his son. Assistant
Secretary Miller, of the Y. II. {. A.
Mr.. sy:Ilcr is president of the Will
lam r Miller Hardware Company,
of Newark Ohio.
4. c. Wilson left Washington yes
terday foT New York.
Don McCumber is in Washington
on a short furlouEh from the naval
reserves.
Craid Shipley expects to leave for
France in the, next two weeks
r. c. West will leave for Nor
folk today to visit his son Earl, who
is in the naval reserves.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
The Man Who Lays OF.

manufacturer OF war supplies complains be-
cause his productive labor is idle 10 per cent OF
the time. In other words his workers take off
one day in etery ten working days This does not
include Sundays, having reference to days of toll
only. ...
Pittsburgh steel manufacturer complains be-
cause his puddlers. making hitherto unheard of
wages, don't work regularly, and average FIVE days
a week.
Senator Underwood insists that the shipping
shortage is largely due to labor failing to respond
to the demands OF corporations engaged in build
ing ships. -..
Senator Nelson asserts that the administration
has catered to labor thereby encouraging strikes
and delays. ~ s., .. .-
Whether laborer should lay off one-tenth of
his time depends largely upon the kind of work
he is doing and the amount he does during the
other nine-tenths. We believe that the boss is
apt to oyerestmate the ability of the worker to
toll every day, just as some workers are inclined
10 underestimate their power of endurance There
can be no hard and fast rule that they shall work
every day. This might result in smaller .produc-
ton. 1t might affect the workers health. But
it may have to come-if the war lasts long enough
However. it should not be attempted until every
worker in every nonessential industry has been
shifted into an essential occupation.
Any person who has, seen the puddier sweat
inglln the heat OF melting ore is not inclined 10
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
It Will Save Life.

The $50 liberty bond which you may buy will
help save life "over there"
1t will protect 1000 of our soldiers from small
pox and 600 from typhoid. 1t will assure the
safety of I3o wounded soldiers from the lockJaw
the germs of which swarm in that battletorn land
where our boys are fighting against the Hum
Your $50 will render painless 400 operations,
supply two miles OF bandages-enough to bandage
SIS wounds.
Your $50 liberty bond will care for 100 injuries
in the way of FIRST aid packets
1t will furnish adhesive plaster and surgical
qauze enough to benefit thousands OF wounded SOL
diers.
What more could you do with $50?
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

it by a hairsbreadth. At every shot I
was Just about 800 meters ahead ana
200 meters above the eXplosion-or Just
outside the sOo-yard danger zone.
Gunner MiseaIeulHtes.
Thank heaven that gunner was shy
on mathematics. He made just one
serious little mistake In calculating
my altitude and speed at his first shot.
and couldn't quite lengthen his range
for his subsequent shots quick enough
to wing me. But he certainly had ne
guessing for a while, for Il was big
stuff'-six inchers-that he was throw
ing up at me in large punches.
I continued southwest, well inside the
shore. unmolested for a mile or 50.
and was soon over the flooded area OF
Westende. Ahead lay Lambaerztsyoe.
A minute more and was over Nisu-
port, and safely back behind our lines -
and hut a dozen miles from home.
After all this excitement, I got hack
to camp only a few minutes later than
the rest OF the gang. II seems that
after my narrow escape from the
collision at the start the patrol so,
lost in the clouds. too. but finally
came out below IL and took some more
pictures. They saw nothing OF the
patrol above.
They never expected TO see me again.
(COhtinued TOmsrrow.)
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
An Editorial by a Capitalist.

"The big idea is that this country has TO
get ships-and get them in a hurry. We've got
to get bridge of ships across the Atlantic.
"We can bungle the whole thing by, con-
scripting labor Or we can build ships faster
and faster by displaying cooperative atti-
tude.
"It's mistake to try to get more out of a
man than he is able to give. On the other
hand, we expect to get fair days work for a
fair days pay.
American workmen will get ships into the
water unless we blunder the labor problem
We have learned that labor will respond when
labor feels it is getting just consideration. Our
job is to see that labor feels that way.
"The credit for what we have done so far
belongs to the army of men in overals."
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

= Copyrght lsl6D
forget the time lost in the clouds only
my squadron seemed il the whole earth had given
the slip s...
Z was protecting photographing reconnaissance.
The big with the fixed Nick
gun for the pilot gun the photography
FIVE sngIe-seae protecting chasers spread Information had
no sooner reached bunch biowy
clouds that were sweeping down from the northeast.
the "bpsne" kept grmy
on II was our duty lust to any
Abarosses 5000 west pocket"
from lens ground glass; that OF the
nf its in France
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John kendrick Bangs.

THE MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN.
! waste no tears on the Might-Have-
Been.
Nor brood on the chances lost.
The things that are are the things I'd
win.
And I'm ready TO pay the cost.
Ill soar TO the heights that suit my
wings,
And all that | can III do,
And waste no time on a quest for
things
My soul is unequal to-
Copyright. 1871
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
Tents Now for Camp Dix )
Draftees; More Sanitary

Camp Dix. n. J., April 15.-Arrivals
here from six States as a part OF the
present draft will be housed in tents.
This decision was reached by the
military officials when it was declared
that sanitary conditions will be more
satisfactory than il the men were
crowded into the barracks. About
1000 men are expected,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

This IS the second OF ten ar
ticles written by Lieut.. Pollock
exclusively for The Washington
Herald.
Tomorrow Lieut.. Pollock will
tell how a battle on land looks
from the air.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

pacity for work is not challenged
by any OF those business nIOnarchs
who know him. He and Gen.
Goethals, both of whom have done
much for the nation, are essentially
different in some respects yet they
both have the faculty of aChiev-
ing great results with the least
expenditure of effort. They know
precisely what to do and when to
do it. in the conduct of mammoth
affairs. We will pit them against
any German industrial kings the
Kaiser has and can be secure in the
knowledge that we have not mis-
placed our confidence.
Irish Conscription comes in at a
very unhandy time We would say
from this side OF the water. The
indication that Lloyd George is US
ing this affair to camoufiage fail
ures in other directions may have
struck Asquith and it may not-as
some leaders of Congress maintain
but we hope that this is not the
| cause of the sudden and apparently
bitter raising of, this issue. The
situation is full of possibilities
and grave danger. To those MEM
bers of Congress who are keeping
close track of British politics the
situation is being watched with the
utmost interest.
Gen. MarCh's replacement Of vet
eran officers with younger men fol-
lows the suggestions made some
time ago by Gen. Pershing. The
latter was in Europe only a short
time when he saw the need Of young
| blood in the conduct of this war,
and when he readily learned what
steps must be taken if we We're TO
Rrevent the Huns from achieving
their end. People of the nation,
in approving the course followed
by Gems. Pershing and March, are
not unmindful of the good service
rendered by the older men who are
being replaced. They will give
them every honor to which they are
entitled. But this is a time to move
with the utmost diligence and with
speed. and younger men must be
| pressed into the higher posts to
! accomplish this.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16

The editor had started out to write an edi-
torial He finds that he doesn't have to- The
above quotations are enough. They are the state
ments of level headed business man-a business
man who is turning all his resources to the aid OF
his government in wartime, and who is getting
away with the job His name is D. f. Skinner,
and he lives and does business in Seattle Wash
Who's Skinner? natural question. Here is
the answer:
Skinner is president of the Skinner & Eddy
Shipbuilding Corporation-which is some corpora
ton, from Uncle Sans point of view. .
Here's why it is some corporation:
Skinner & Eddy have broken two worlds rec
ords in speedy shpbuildng in the last two months.
They completed and put to sea the first ship TO be
delivered to Uncle Sans Shipping Board in lao
DAYS This was the S. S. Seattle, which steamed
out OF Seattle harbor January IA, after Just that
length of time the ways, counting from the day
her keel was laid.
The latest ecord-smashing accomplishment OF
the Skinner concern in the case OF the >. ,
Canoga, completed in ninety-threc working days
The Canoga is an 88oo-ton vessel. She lett Seattle
harbor ready for service March 20.
The Skinner method seems to bring results.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16


8,sOs Meters In Air.
We were up $500 meters. The cloud
layer wss below as at the 2,SOO-yard
level
Those confounded pictures had TO
be taken at all risks. And we were
sscorting quite a famous observer
bhotograhper. Lieut. Georges, late Of
the chasseurs d. Alphin, or Blue
Devils" Never mind II the boches
do get the pilots in the chasse planes
the camera must be saved.
The clouds were between US and
the earth. So down into them the
leader plunged. And down the same
way went the rest OF US. II was
q particularly thick blanket and
when we emerged out OF the bottom
OF IL we were almost exactly Hand
zeeme, which welcomed US with a
furious A-A. Good Morning (anti-
aircraft barrage). We made grand
target. only $500 meters up and sharp
ly silho0ette1 against the clouds.
In spite Of the encircling "Archies'
the photographer made a few expo
sures and then. the fog getting un-
comfortably close again. he led US
back into the clouds.
Flying through the clouds is dan
gerous stunt. There's no groping
your way. You must keep up the
same terrific speed. though practically
blindfolded.
NV position was in the middle Of
the open end of the N-wedge. The
cloud had hardly closed in on me when
I narrowly escaped crashing into the
ghostlike shape of one OF our scouts
as it suddenly swerved in front OF me.
To avoid a collision. / lodged in the
opposite direction. climbed and missed
the crowd. In half a minute / broke
out of the top of the cloud into the
sunshine-BUT NOT TO SAFETY.
Sailing serenely along the upper air
was a German patrol going toward
their lines. / recognized the shape
OF enemy planes in a jiffy.
l ducked back in the cloud ana hid.
I hadn't seen anything Of the r"st OF
my patrol anyway.
Surrounded by Enemy.
For two or three minutes ] few by
compass. NV machine was a drip
ping mass of moisture and my Cog
giles were fogEed. I might have just
come out Of the sea l was in a hell
Of a hole. There were boches above
and 100 TO l enemy patrols below.
Then l ran into a hole I'm the loud
like the hole OF a doUghnut-and
more trouble. the hole IN the cloud
was the target and ! was the bulls
eye for German Punners below.
"Cush! Cush, Cush"'-a score OF
"Archies" were bursting around me.
| Tipping my machine over on its sid"
/ / got a good view below-and shud-
dered at the sight
! was right over Ostend, where the
anti-airCraft defenses are the strong
est on the whole Western front. Guns
are planted here as thick as the quills
on pOrcupine's back. OstenG
"Archies" are world famous. Try
Cne and you will use no others.
My first instinct was to beat it for
the sea. but as l was not in a sea
| plane and had no desire to be made
to swim for it by the German naval
air patrols, I turned hsavonwc~ IDS and
! landwards.
One anti-aircraft gun was persist
I emily potting at me. The shells were
| going off with annoying regularity
right at the back OF my tail. For a
Eu'l minute 1 raced with death against
! those shells.
] just beat each succeeding shell tC
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
Lost in the Clouds
Racing With Shells

Airfnan Pollock Gets Back Safe and Sound
After Thrilling Hide-and- Seek Game High
Above Battle Line-Lost By Fellow Avia-
tors, He Amazes Them By Return.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-16
By LIEUT.. GRANVILLE A. POLLOCK,

Lafayette Flying the
/ Legion.
~ Copyright Is1s)
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-25
NICK THoME BURIED

The burial of Nick Thome, who was
accidentally drowned in canal at Ell
Paso, Texas, took place at nine o'clock
Monday morning from st. Stephens
church. Father J. P. Carrigan read the
moss and Mayor Kirwan, Messrs. Ken
nedy, Rittmayer, Schauster, Bender and
McGuirk acted as pallbearers. NJ,
Members of the family present were
IL sister of the deceased, Mrs. K. Heine !;
three sons, John of Cripple Creek, P.
n. Thomc az d wife and A. N. Tho.,c
ana wif,. The departed was boz. in
t-"rm'.y nearly seventy years ago and
has been resident of this country
over forty years, making his home on
the ranch near No Name for the past
ten years. r ut -.-.n..s I,a
Nick Thome was accounted repre-
sentative citizen and kind and in
dulgent father. A host of friends re-
gret his unfortunate passing away and
extend sineerest sympathy to the be.
reaved family. Burial took place in
Rosebud cemetery. 1t was impossible
for Joe who is at Camp Funston, to be
given furIough at this time. r. .i