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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
ARE YOU WAITING FOR PRICES TO
COME DOWN?

About 100000 houses are built eacn
normal year in this country. Last
year me-building was at a stand
still, for patriotic reasons.
The year before that and the year
before that, home-building was below
normal because prices were too
high"
As q result there is shortage in
this country of about 100000 houses.
Consequently there is hungry
market" for building materials. Cen
eral Demand is about to launch a
campaign for home building. What
will General Supply do? What effect
will big demand have on prices?
You can draw your own conclusions.
You can decide now whether you want
to take advantage Of the present IA
vorable prices of material and build
now, or whether you want to wait
three, five, ten or fifteen years, until
prices are right and then build, in
the meantime doing without the com
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
You Can Trade In
Other Securities.

Torrey & Company are specialists
in AutOmotive Stocks and Bonds,
but we handle other securities as
we'll. Our business in the New
York and other markets is large
and growing. If you have invest
ments in other Preferred Stocks or
Bonds which yield less than so, or
If they do not give you the very
great profit which is offered you by
the Common Stock Of this Truck
Corporation, we shall be glad to
quote you the market price on
your present securities and, If you
desire, sell them for you.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Management.

Its management consists of men
prominent in the Motor Industry
since it's inception, successful in
the extreme and known throughout
the nation. They are leaders in the
industry and are particularly well
known to the best dealers through
out the country, whose confidence
they possess through many years of
fair dealing and mutual profit.
4 The department heads are men
who have spent their lifetimes in
quantity production and the work
men are Of grade so superior that
it would be difficult to duplicate
this organization.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

work horses at Arlington last week
and will assist P. G. Michael with
the road work.
John White arrived home from
Chicago last week He has been
working there the past six months.
Ed. Oehler spent part of last week
at Perry, Iowa.
Fifteen of the Manchester Odd Eel
lows came down Saturday evening to
confer the first degree on three can
didates.
The Missionary Society will meet
with Mrs. Harriet Furman, Thursday
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

Miss Sadie Harris visited friends at
Manchester last week
Charlie Toomer was on the sick list
last week.
Prof. Currell of Des Moines was in
Delhi Wednesday.
Mrs. Roy Powell and four children
of Auoka, MINI. came Saturday to Wis
it her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Himmel.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Porter were in
Cedar Rapids, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Tommy Oehler bought a team of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
DELHI.

Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Breech of Man.
chester are visiting Mrs. Clara Jack
son.
Silver Spring Creamery company
paid their patrons Coo per pound for
butter fat for February milk
Will Sweeney went to Oakdale this
week for medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. George Oehler, Edw.,
George and Bernice Oehler. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Oehler and Mrs. Lizzie Och
Ter and daughter Anna went to Dyers-
Vile, Wednesday to attend the fun
eral of Henry Oehler.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

There will be a meeting of the Alu
mni Association, Saturday afternoon,
April 9Th.
Mrs Mary Kratsle and son, Ambrose,
of Sioux City, visited Delhi relatives
last week.
Miss Sue Rich of Clear Lake, Wis
tied relatives in Delhi and vicinity
last week.
Harl Buffers Of Central City, was
at Erastur Smiths Friday.
Howard Cruise had an operation at
the hospital in Iowa City last week.
Miss Lizzie Oehler is home from
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Type Of Truck.

The company manufactures q one
and One-half ton truck, and records
show that 1879 Of ALL merchant
users and 800 of ALL farmers re-
quire this type Of truck. In addi-
tion the company manufactures a
powerful, sturdy, short coupled
chassis which pulls two-wheeled
bodies of three and one-half and
five ton capacity. Thus it serves
EVERY need of industry, which is
why the volume of available orders
is so great.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Assets.

The Truck Company has splen-
did property of 43 acres within 80
miles of New York City. Its fifteen
buildings are the last word in. mod
ern construction. The assets direct
ly behind the Preferred Stock we
offer you are vastly greater than
the outstanding preferred. Its ia
cilities, buildings, machinery and
equipment are all complete and are
ready for an increase of output to
FOUR TIMES the present output.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Security.

There are no bonds or other obi.
cations ahead of the stock we offer
you. There Is directly behind the
Preferred Stock assets in property,
factory buildings. material, trucks
In process of manufacture and COM
pleted shipments on the road to
dealers far greater than the total
Preferred issued or now offered,
That is why you can consider your
money to be so safely and soundly
invested in this Preferred, which
has a record of paying $50 diyi-
dends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
TRUTH IN JEST.

"The road to success is apt to be a
long, hard one, my boy" Are there
no short cuts, father" "Yest, my son.
Our penitentiaries are full OF men VINO
took the short cuts"
A good HOG HOUSE will pay for
itself out of the feed it saves in one
season, and will then go right on pay
ing dividends by making possible two
litters of pigs each year-bigger lit
tiers and healthier pigs.
Let us all bost for BETTER ROADS
NOW-IN 1919.
Mr.. Albert Galitz, 5 miles northeast
of Ryan, just contracted with us Tor
the material for fine large barn.
We furnished Mr.. Jenkin Evans
4 miles northeast of Masonville, with
the material for model chicken
house, which he just completed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

afternoon, April 3rd.
Geo. Oehler visited relatives al
Brownstone, Iowa last week.
Miss Irene Stone of Waterloo Wis
tied Delhi friends last week.
Mrs. Dolcia Pulver and two daugh-
tiers spent Saturday in Monticello.
Misses Lillian and Besse Arthur OF
Edgewood attended the contest Fri
day evening in Delhi.
Mrs Haas of Dyersville visited her
daughter, Miss Nell Toomer last week.
Clair Grommon went to Dakota,
Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
ORIGINAL NOTICE.

In the District Court, Delaware Coun-
ty, Iowa, May Term, 1919.
In the matter OF the Guardianship OF
Sherman H. Smell, Absentee.
To Sherman H. Smell, Absentee.
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office OF the
Clerk Of the District Court. Of Iowa,
in and for Delaware County, the petit
ton of Fred B. Blair, alleging that
Sherman H. Smell, former resident
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Dyersville where she has been help
ing care OF her brother, Henry Och
Easily Arranged.

A woman invited Ed to come and
see her. He asked II she had little
boy to play with him. and she said
no. He then asked II she would like
TO have a little boy. and when she said
yes Ed replied: my mamma win tell
stork that brought me to her to bring
you a little boy"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Unparalleled Demand.

The demand for trucks for COM
mercial use THIS YEAR Is greater
than ALL the trucks built in this
country for private use in the last
FOUR YEARS. Just as the freight
carrying business Of the railroads
entirely dwarfed the passenger car
rying business, so the demand for
the freight carrying motor truck Is
beginning to RUN AWAY from the
passenger carrying automobiles. 1t
Is becoming SO that a man CAN
have pleasure car If he feels he
can afford it, but he MUST have a
FLEET Of Motor Trucks in his
business or he cannot hope to equal
the low costs of his competitors
At the Chicago and New York
Motor Truck Shows just concluded
the Truck Company whose stock
we offer you was besieged by
Truck dealers who sought to place
orders for more trucks for THIS
YEAR than the company has manu-
featured in the last THREE years,
and their output has been large.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

Now that the war is
over the whole world has
walked up to the iZa7c-a-
tive need Of Motor Irucs.s.
Europe has never learned
quantity production &C au-
tomobiles or truci--s. South
America Africa and fsia
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Motor Truck Profits.

In the Federal Motor Truck
Company $1,000 stock grew in six
years to $4,000 stock and earned
$12,1SO cash dividends. What the
automobile concerns did in the way
of large earnings the successful
Motor Truck Companies are JUST
BEGINNING TO DO.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
How You Get the
Common Stock.

Every purchaser of two
shares of Preferred stock
which is sold at its par
value Of $1,000 is entitled
to buy one share of Com
mon stock for $1.OO.
Thus $4,000 buy. six
shares of Preferred and
three shares Of Common:
$lo5.00 buys ten shares
of Preferred and FIVE
shares of Common.
$5O4.O0 buys 48 shares
Of Preferred and "a shares
of Common.
$1,008.00 buys SO shares
of Preferred and 48
shares of Common.
You can buy on the
Partial Payment Plan if
you prefer.
In our opinion there is no Sc
curity offered in the market to-day
which combines to give you the OPP
portunity Of sound, sure, safe in
vestment Of your money in high
grade $50 Preferred Stock with Il
record Of earnings and dividends
behind it, and at the same time
the opportunity of making a for
tune, as Billy Grove did, from the
enormous expansion Of an industry
due to world changes which never
CAN occur again in our lifetime.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

fort. convenience, and satisfaction or
a home of your own.
Think it over. Our advice is
"Build now!"-not because the gov
eminent asks you to, but because IT
rs WISE TO BUILD NOW.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

You CAN'T turn the
clock back ten years and
buy the original issue Of
REQ stock and so run
$1,000 into $4,000, like
Billy Grove did. But you
CAN secure stock in this
Motor Truck Company
which has the opportunity
for growth and earnings
in the next three years to
a volume which should
make pleasure car earn
ings look SMALL.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

The war has revolutionized the
use Of Motor Trucks and the move
ment Of freight, raw materials and
merchandise. Every one knows
that Motor Trucks won the war,
that their wonderful mobility,
strength, lasting qualities and great
carrying capacity enabled us to
arm, equip and maintain over three
million men with unheard-of speed
and that the armies end peoples Of
all Europe learned the need and
value of Motor Trucks just as we
learned it. What few of the gcner-
al public know is that the vast but
exactly tabulated, records of war
use show that a horse or mule CON
SUMES twenty-five per cent as
much as it PRODUCES. A stand
ard Motor Truck consumes LESS
than ONE PER CENT as much as
it produces, and this consumption
includes operation, maintenance,
repairs and requirements. More
over, the life of Motor Truck
working at full capacity every day
is twice as long as the life of
horse or mule working at full ca
pacity every day. During the war
horses working at maximum ca
pacity for ten consecutive days
were often killed by the strain of
those ten days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
A Few Examples.

In eight years the investment of
$1,000 in stock of the Chalmers
Motor Company grew to $16,666
stock and earned $9,297 cash divi-
dends. In six years $1,000 stock Of
the Stutz Motor Car Company Of In
diana grew to $1,000 stock and
earned $2l, $50 in cash dividends.
In the Hudson Motor Car Company
$1,000 stock grew to $4,000 stock
in FOUR YEARS and in addition
the company paid cash dividends
which have not been made public.
In the Hup Motor Car Company
81, 900 stock grew in seven years
to $4,000 stock and earned $4S,l
cash dividends.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

Do YOU want |
$4,000, as ma
HERE is an opportunity for
you to make a sound, safe
investment in a dividend paying
Preferred Stock, yielding eight
per cent per year. But WITH
the preferred stock goes CON-
mon stock which means a full
share In the PROFITS.
These are the securities of an es-
|tablished, very successful and rapidly
growing Motor Truck Company
Whose sales are expanding every week.
Its net earnings for LAST year were
livery considerably more than the
amount of the dividend on the Pre-
lferred Stock. The NEW BUSINESS
NOW in hand will earn the Preferred
dividend many times over.
By all the rules which govern
sound investments your money is
SAFE in the Preferred Stock. The
Common Stock may do for you what
Billy Groves common stock did for
him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02
Do YOU want to make $500 grow into
$4,000, as many others HAVE done?

are not machinery manu-
featuring countries. Amer
lea is. the Motor Truck
builder for the world.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

Billy Grove was clerk in the
;Downey House, Lansing, Mich. In
1904 he put $1,000 in the original
issue of REQ Motor stock. To-day
his fortune is counted at Sl19, 900.
There are many like Billy Grove who
enjoy incomes of thousands of dol
lars every year from the COMMON
STOCK of automobile concerns
which cost them but few hundred.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

Due to the rapid growth OF the
Motor Industry it has been custom
airy for concerns with large earn
!ngs to declare stock dividends to
stockholders. Thus company
with 10000 shares of common
stock and net earnings of 100000
for the year would be able to pay
a cash dividend Of $1,000 to each
owner of $1,000 OF common stock.
But rather than make such an un-
balanced payment they would prob
ably-as they frequently do-frst
Increase the capitalization and give
each owner Of $1,000 of common
stock perhaps $4,000 MORE COM
mon stock and THEN pay a cash
dividend Of $3.50, giving him So 600
In cash on the common stock which
he then owned. It's MARKET value,
or the price a stock paying such
dividends should bring in the case
the owner wanted to sell it, would
probably be about $4,000 One
good year with business conditions
prosperous has enabled not few
automobile companies to make net
earnings of OVER 100000. That
is how SO many comfortable for
tunes have grown from very small
investments in the MOTOR Indus
try. That is why it is entirely pos
Sible for YOU to place $500 in the
Preferred Stock we Offer you, have
your money safely and soundly in
vested with an excellent opportu-
nifty to have the COMMON stock
which goes with the preferred grow
to $4,000 or more in time not far
distant.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-02

In the REQ Motor Car Company
IN thirteen years $1,000 stock grew
to $4,000 stock and earned S12S5O
cash dividends. In addition the
company In 1913 distributed to its
stockholders $500 600 stock in the
REQ Motor Truck Company, equal
to 800 dividend, and THEN,
afterward, paid 10 cash dividend
on the stock of the Truck Com
pany.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
lIttw lggr fr

Ray Miller. who has been FOR sew.
eral years in the employ OF Haug &
Son, as mechanic, has gone to Edge
wood to work in the Tourist Garage,
owned and operated by ]. J. Welteren
G Sons.
w. A. Mast, who formerly residede
in Clayton County, perpetrated neat
surprise on his friends here, when
he arrived home from a years over
seas service, accompanied by an Eng
lish young lady. to whom he was
married before coming to the States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mast spent several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Green east
of Manchester, and expect to go to
Lavina, Montana, soon, to engage in
farming. His friends extend hearty
good wishes.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

MAY 18th, 1897
Miss Sadies Cameron had just re-
turned from California, where she had
spent the winter.
Mrs. Will Hutchinson had gone to
Cleveland to visit her parents
w. w. Ford and Miss Mae Somes
were married by the Rev. C. H. Ham
ilton on May 14th.
Congress had appropriated $4,000 for
improvements at the United States
Fish Hatchery east of Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stimson were
the parents of a daughter born the
previous week.
John G. Wolley. the famous temper
ance, orator, had been secured to deli
yer several lectures.
The question of building the Man
chester & Oneida Railway was before
the people of this community.
John Nethercut was very i'll at his
home.
Mr.. Adams of the firm OF Carhart &,
Adams, had sold his interest to Geo.
Amsden.
The Baptist Society was making ex-
tensive repairs and improvements to
their church property.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14

Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Bcardway spent
last Saturday in Chicago, returning on
Sunday.
Charles Hermann of Waterloo was
guest of his brother. William Her
mann, one day last week.
Earl Anderson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Anderson. is home from
Camp Dodge on a five-day furlough.
Mrs. Marguerite Madden Richer
left Sunday for Chicago, where she
met her husband, DR. o. H. Richer
who had been a hospital unit in ST.
IBERIA since last September.
Dennis Harrington, living south Of
the Golden church. lost his residence
by fire last Saturday. Only a limited
amount OF the contents Of the building
was save. Mr.. Harrington will rebuild
at once.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
'BY-colNlIE|:. 81. DAYS X
Interesting News Items from The
Manchester Democrat Regarding
People Who Had Important Part
IN Early Activities Of the C~WRty.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
NAV 14th. 1871

Col. S. G Van Anda was to deliver
the Decoration Day address at West
Union.
The W. H. Goodell residence was
nearing completion under the direc-
ton of Contractor Carkeek
w. N Boynton had gone to Chica-
go to attend the United States Retail
jewelers. Association, converting there
John Magirl of Adams township had
planted his corn on April 23rd, and
some. it was out of the ground suf-
ficiently to be seen across the field at
this date.
Austin Bucklin of Collins Grove
township was the victim of serious
runaway that nearly cost him his life.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14

"A. E. Peterson and Henry Goodhile
have fitted up neat office quarters OF
the second floor Of the H. S. Tubbs
building on Main street.
DR.. c. r. Weir, dntist has associa-
ted with him in partnership, DR.. D.
B. Bogart Of Orange City. DR.. Bogart
is an experienced dentist and comes
here with the best of references.
The fire department was called
to the home of Mrs. H. W. Lawrence
on Franklin and Clara Avenue Wednes-
day evening. Sparks from the Chin
ney had set the roof on fire but by
quick action of the firemen the fire
was soon put out.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
VICTORY LOAN OyERSUBSCRIBED.

For the fifth time the country has
met the call Of the Treasury Depart
ment. According to statement is-
sued by the War Loan Organization
"the loan has been largely oversub-
scribed. Some sections of the country
may not have taken their share, but
the country as whole has taken all
that the government asked for to
finish the job"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
To Whom 1t. May Concern

suffered with piles for years. tried
other treatments and was advised ma
ny times l would have to have sur
gical operation. One of DR.. Shallen-
berger's patients recommended him to
me as he was treated successfully. T
am pleased to say that DR.. Shallen-
operation. If you are a sufferer, go
and see him.
JAS. EATON,
Vinton, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14

Let US put on a new top on YOUR
car. You'll want new set of cur
tains, too, ready for the rainy wealth
en- We use only the best grades of
and our workmanship is
guaranteed. Drive in and see us about
it.
ELLIOTT AUTO PAINTING CO..
col Independence, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
New Invention.

An inventor has equipped para
chute with hand operated propellers
on the theory that user can guide hiss
descent thereby.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
.IaCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK

w. c. Blake Is decorating the
front Of his house with new and spa
.cious porch.
Miss Margaret Stanger spent Sun
day with her parents. She was &C
companied by young lady friend
Dave Anthony, formerly connect
ed with the Government Fish Hatch
cry at Spring Branch, has returned
from service in the army overseas.
The Manchester Commercial club
will hold its regular mid-monthly
~ meeting at the Masters restaurant
on next Monday evening. where supper
will be served at $3.50.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14
KIMONAS

Silk or Crepe Kimpnas are useful
gifts. We have many pretty ones
at very low prices.
Silk KimOnas $3.50 to $1,000
Crepe Kimonas $500 to $500
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14

Silk or Kid Gloves for her gift
and you will make no mistake.
Silk Gloves: Csc $1.W Sl.35
Kid Gloves: 1926 $3.50
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14

MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
Dove Undermuslins are very pretty
White and Pink.
Gowns, Chemise, Skirts, Corset
Covers and Boomers.
Priced 75c to $500
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-14

The Young Lady will appreciate
a fancy parasol.
Light and Dark colors. New shapes
this year
$1.5O $50 $500 to $3.50
The courier-index., 1919-02-21
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket

crop. This farmer started out to make ten bales of cotton worth $500. Yet his gross income dwinded down to $960. The southern farmers at least titled to 30 cents pound for their cotton under pres ent conditions, and they should get it.
 Diversification of crops IS common sense policy for farmer. If your cotton crop goes wrong. you have your your cattle your hogs other crops During 1919 you will make money by cutting your usual cotton acreage and putting more land into if necessary. The minimum base price of $1750 per hundred pounds, Chicago basis, established by D. S. Food Administration for hogs will probably remain in effect several months Even when this price restric ton is removed there will be money in hogs Europe is short of fas and it will be long time before pork gets cheap to be unprofitabe to the raiser Eu rope needs food Europe not in position to raise big crop ill 1919, next year. America must help feed her. Plant of your land in feed stuffs and food stuffs and then you will be helping to both feed and cloth the world and make a reasonable profit for yourself.