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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-11
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-11
Miller's
Candy
Specials
Fudge 3ec lb.
-'lar'otte Russo &c lb.
ecan Tops 24c lb.
conner OF Portland

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'a y. Bonner Of Portland. Ga.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-11

mrs. Charles Cowan went Friday
morning to Pit,sfield for a visit with her
mother, Mrs Maud Hurd.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-11

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-01-11

Saturday, Janusry II. 1919.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
UNCLE WALT ON EARLY FLY

The early fy's the one to swat. It comes before the weather's hot, and sits around and files its legs, and lays at least ten million eggs, and every egg will bring a fly to drive us crazy by and by. Oh, ev- cry fly that skips our swatters will have five million sons and daughters and countless first and second cous- ms, and aunts and uncles, scores of dozens, and fifty-seven billion nieces so knock the blamed thing all to pieces. And every niece and every aunt-unless we swat them so they can't-will lay enough dodgasted eggs to fill up ten five-gallon kegs. and all these eggs, ere summer hies, will bring forth twenty million files. And thus 1t goes, an endless chain. so all our swatting is in vain unless we do the swatting soon. in May tune and in early June. So. men and brothers, let us rise, gird up our lolns and swat the files. And sisters leave your cozy bowers where you have wasted golden hours: with ardor Tn your souls and eyes. roll up your sleeves and swat the flies. Walt Mason.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
TRIP ID MODERN
 BOTTLING PLANT
INTERESTING MACHINERY RE- GENTLY INSTALLED BY MA HANNA ICE & STORAGE CO A MARVEL OF EFFICIENCY.

You. like many thousands of others, go to the cold drink stand and call for bottle of carbonated drink. Have you the remotest idea how many times that same bottle has been pressed to the lips of others? And can you let your imagination have a little leeway and conjecture on the sanitary state of those mouths? You fight wis ible enemy with all the weapons at vour command. You wouldn't let a rattlesnake come near you. You screen against the mosquitoes and flies. You thoroughly wash and rinse all drinking vessels at home What assurance have you that the glasses or bottles out of which you drink at the average fountain are free from the same disease-breedfng germ that you so scrupulously com bat at home? You can supply your own answers to these questions.
 The purpose of this story IS not to arouse your fears but rather to allay them. Few people in Marian na have any idea of the extreme care and precaution that is used by the Marianna Ice & Storage Com pany to guard against contamination in the products put out by their plant.
 Everybody knows ice is made from distilled water. That in itself is enough to assure them it is abso- lutely pure. But how many people stop to think about the process by which bottled drinks are prepared?
 Let us give an illustration of the precaution taken by the manage ment of the Marianna Ice & Stor- age Company in the manufacture of it's carbonated drinks. A bottle fill ed with deadly germs, $50 bacteria, was passed through a Miller Hydro Soaking Machine When it came out every germ was dead. A chem ical analysis was made before and after the operation by competent and reputable bacteriologists. Re- gently the Marianna Ice X Storage Company has installed one of these machines. It is too complicated to admit of description here. Suffice it to say this machine has an auto matic carrier system that takes all bottles, neck down, through a circuit passing through the interior of the machine where each bottle is sub
The courier-index., 1919-05-09

ieeted to a series of spray oatns III solution of four per cent causeie soda at 14O degrees steam fahren- be;t 4 total of six gallons of water is psed in each bottle while 1t IS nassing through this machine. at pressure of 30 pounds and foilow- ing it's exist a constant stream IS nlaved for ten minutes on the crown and outside of the bottle. An Idea of the strength of the caustic soda solution may bes gained from the fact that it will take the skln OH your hand.
 The equipment recently installed bv the Marianna Ice & Storage Co. is of the most modern type. A complete carrier system takes the used bottles, passes them through the washing machine, the cooling compartment, by the bottlers, where they are filled with their respective contents and finally by the tester who places each bottle over an cleo tric testing device which shows the slightest defect in the crown or any foreign substance that may have escaped the diligence of the operators.
 The plant has a capacity of lO,- 500 bottles day and it is finding ready demand for it's entire out put. Two trucks are used for the delivery of the carbonated drinks in the rural districts, embracing all of Lee county and portions of Phil lips and St. Francis counties; one wagon is kept busy in Marianna, and in addition to these means of transportation car load shipments are made to other points. The very purest of distilled water, drawn from the company's own deep wells, standard granulated sugar and high class artificial colorings are used in the manufacture of Whistle, Gay Ola, Hires Root Beer and other standard carbonated drinks. The process of manufacture is most in teresting and it is we'll worth the time of any citizen to visit the plant and watch the various processes through which the carbonated bot tied goods pass.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
HAYNES HAPPENINGS
(By Rev. A. L. Platt)

Messrs. A. J. Key, J. L. Hughes, W. S. Hughes and "Speck" Hughes were in Marianna last week.
 ssssss The "0ld Maids Club" at the school house last Friday night was an emminent success.
 
 Miss Lila Britain of Forrest City visited relatives in Haynes last week end.
 Services at the Baptist church the second Sunday. Bro. Brown, pastor. You are welcome. John Diamond spent Sunday with home folks.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
LEAGUE AGAINST PIGS

The following resolutions passed by the Civic Improvement League, have been handed to the Courier Index for publication:
 Resolved, by the ladies of the Civic League, in open meeting, that pigs within the city limits are a menace to property and an absolute hindrance to the city beautiful. Be it further resolved that we stand unanimously behind the coun- cil and mayor in the enforcement of this law.
 CIVIC LEAGUE,
 By President. Signed in the presence of fifteen members.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09

Leaders in the lumber industry say tnat supplies of pine in the sUu'n avs wiii De exhausted in 10 years ana 2 nad that within about ' years over g1OOO rs miiis will go out of existence. me nne problem of supplies for paper @ milis and other industries in the east using specialized materials has ~ie@oy become acute. Think!
The courier-index., 1919-05-09

Congressman Fuller of Massacbu- setts stated that a certain congress- man, seeking the nomination for governor of his state, sought to curry favor with the voters by ranking them 64O,0O0 parcels of LOOKS The postage at ordinary rates would have totaled $500 .Ooo
 put the government carried them free. 'he'ii
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
SUCH IS LUCK

Clerk-..We can't pay you the twenty-five dollars on this money order until you are identified.
 Man-"That's tough. There's only one man in town who can identify me and I owe him twenty" Boston Transcript.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
RECORD IN cooDSEs

Toulon, Ill.-Stark colu7| dents are so good they fsa \ vide work for the police, a courts. When the grand iq| vened recently the judge VI prised to learn not a slngs ment had been found.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09

It seems odd that the odyl deserving self-determinahal those subjugated by the
 Piednst|
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
4 SIXTY-WORD
 SERMON

Chronicle the past his tory of every life insur- ance policy and in imagl- nation the prospective history of all policies in existence, and what a record it would be of comfort to the afflicted family; of innocent child hood protected; of a faithful self-denial car ried to fruition; of anx- iety for the future ale viated; of business re- verses overcome; of pow erty averted; of womanly independence; of modest girlhood shielded; of manly boyhood preserv- ed.-Chas. B. Van Slyke.
The courier-index., 1919-05-09
TWENTY DIFFERENT CASES

According to a British authority there were at least twenty different noxious gases made use of in the world war.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
INFLUENZA CAUSES
Death OF PARENTS
MIR. AND MRS. HIRAM VESSEL.
OF LAMONT. SUCCUMB TO
VICIOUS DISEASE
CHILDREN IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Mrs. Abel HOag Dies ut Her Home
In Willow Springs, Missouri,
- Sunday.

Few families have been SO terribly
afflicted during the epidemic of Span
fsh Influenza as has the Hiram Vessel
family, living south and west OF La
mont. On Tuesday afternoon, Feb.
4th, Mrs. Vessel succumbed to pneu-
monia. She had been i'll with in
fluenza since January 25th, and was
apparently making a satisfactory re-
covery from the disease when pneu-
monia developed. At the time OF her
death the husband and six children
were critically i'll with influenza. On
Saturday afternoon Of last week Mr..
Vessel succumbed to pneumonia. Al
the time. of the fathers death three
Of the children and q nephew. Mr..
Oldrich, were all in very critical
condition.
Funeral services for the mother
were held last Thursday, and for the
father ON Mondhy afternoon. In
terment was made in the Jakway
cemetery.
At the time Of going to press We
learn that the condition Of one OF the
children is such as to offer little hope
Of recovery.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
DESTROY ALL POSTERS

The government is asking for a
spring billboard cleaning before the
Victory Liberty Loan campaign begins
Hundreds of thousands Of tattered
old posters from former patriotic
drives still cling to walls. windows and
fences in the Seventh Federal Reserve
district
1t is recommended now by the heads
of the district and state loan organi-
cations that citizens everywhere get
their premises in order for the loan.
Great patriotic enterprise, it is point
ed out was displayed by the people
in offering window space. bill boards,
the walls of handsome new business
buildings and other space for the
posters of the various Liberty Loans
and for the Red Cross, United War
Work and other such campaigns.
Positions such as no amount Of money
could buy for use by advertising
agencies in the usual course of peace
time PROPAGANDA, it is explained,
We're offered free to the Government
and to the emi-Governmental agen-
cies helping to care for the armed
forces. Property owners and tenants
allowed their places of business and
residence to be plastered over with
these bills.
Now. however. the patriotic gift OF
this space will not be complete un-
til all old posters have been removed
and everything made ready for the re-
ception of the new posters that are
now being printed at Washington for
distribution. Some ten million or
these will be sent out to the various
districts. 1t is greatly desired by
the loan authorities that no trace or
former literature be left to compete
with the appeal Of the Victory Liber-
ty Loan posters. The dirty posters
have long since disappeared from the
regular bilboards. but thousands OF
them are still in evidence in empty
store windows, on fences and build
ing walls.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TO
ITS NEW HOME

After holding it's services for more
than two years in the court room
the Congregational society will move
into the new church, erected in place
of the old one which was destroyed
by fire in November, 1916 The audi
torium is not yet completed, but the
basement is finished. 1t is light,
roomy, and comfortable in every way.
This will be used from now on until
the entire structure is finished. The
first services will be held there on
Sunday, Feb. Is. Sunday school at
1890 A. NJ, and preaching at 11:00
A. M. In the evening there will be
a union service in the Presbyterian
church. On Sunday evening, Feb.
90, the pastor will resume the re-
gular evening services with a series
of historical and patriotic lectures on
the countries that are likely to form
the League of Nations. Many of these
lectures will be illustrated. Next
Sunday morning let all the friends Of
the church make a special offort to
be present at the first services in the
new building.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
MUST RAISE MONEY FOR ROADS
...s5 FEB. 18TH
(Dyersville Commercially

SH>~-/
The people residing in the town
ships tributary to the Colesburg and
Petersburg road, must complete the
raising of the sum of 100000, by Feb
ruary 18th, or the proposed i'm
provement of that highwayfmayG be
Abandoned. Naa.i rf
The members Of the committee in
charge of soliciting the townships end
of the cost of project met with the
Board of Supervisors at Manchester
last Monday, the day set as the expi-
ration of time for soliciting, but they
secured an extension to February Is
in which time they will make an ef-
fort to raise $4,000, which amount is
necessary to make the total of $780,
900.
1t will be remembered that the
road to be improved starts at the
Hunt corner two and half miles
west of Dyersville and leads through
Petersburg to Colesburg. The i'm
provement will be made by the county
and township jointly, the latter to
raise $4,000 as their end of the cost.
The members of the committee who
met with the board Monday state
that the fund for the improvement is
sufficient to complete the entire road.
The estimate is figured on basis Of
$4,000 a mile, which was the same as
the cost of the Hawkeye improvement
in Dubuque county. However they
say there are not near the cuts and
fills to be encountered and excellent
gravel for surfacing is found close to
the highway. hence the cost should
not by any means exceed the estimate.
The report that the road would not
be completed in case the funds do not
hold out is discredited by the fact that
the board of supervisors guarantee
the completion of the project.
Now that the realization Of this
important Improvement is close at
hand, it is hoped that the proposition
will not be let go by default but it
is urged that all come forward and do
their part.
The ladies of Colesburg community
are arranging for big social to be
held at the school house at Coleburg
on February II, the proceeds of which
will go into community fund for the
road improvement. Everybody is in
vited to attend
The committee hopes they will be
able to make this event also the Gel
ebration of the completion Of the
raising of the fund.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
MRS. c. w. HAYES GETS GOVERN.
MENTsAPPOINTMENT

Mrs. C. w. Hayes. formerly of Nam
chester, who for some years has been
active in Omaha Women's clubs, has
Just received a government appoint
ment in the Public Health Service.
Mrs. Hayes is well known in Manches-
ter, and her friends here will read
with interest what the Omaha Bee
of February 9Th, says about the ap-
pointment.
Mrs. C. w. Hayes, prominent
Omaha club woman, has received
a governments appointment in 1.-The
Public Health Service.ai She will su-
pervise the state wide educational
campaign against venereal diseases
and vice which the government
health service will launch in Nebras-
ka. under the direction of Maj. R.
T. Leeder in Lincoln.
Mrs. Hayes, who is former pres
ident of the Omaha Woman's club
and active in suffrage and temper
ance societies, will have charge OF
the work among women and girls.
o. M. Adams will fill the same office
for men.
"Mrs. Hayes is staunch advocate
of the City Detention hospital and
has been active in many reform
movements"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
TAILOR SHOP CHANGES HANDS

y Lewis Jacobsen, who has been con-
Quoting tailor shop and dry clean
ing and pressing establishment on
Franklin street for several years, has
sold his business to Ellingsen-De
Pilla Company of Ottumwa, Iowa.
The new owners will take possession
Fhgrsday. February 18th. The mem
bers of the new firm are ]. Eilingsen
and Arthur DePilla, and both are ex-
perinced ladies' and gents tailors
The firm will do all kinds of tailoring
and dry cleaning and pressing. Mr..
.DePilla has just received an honorable
discharge from the army, after several
months service. The new men Will
be cordially welcomed by the busi-
ness men of Manchester.
In our next weeks issue the new
proprietors of the tailor shop will
make their formal announcement.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
BUYS MASONvLLE GARAGE

Arthur Halsey and his sons Of IL
linois purchased the Masonville gar
age from ]. M. Jones & Sons, the
deal being consumated last Thurs
day. The new owners are now in
possession of the garage and repair
shop. In addition to doing a gener-
al repair business they will also sell
Ford cars and Fordson tractors. act
ing as a sub-dealer for ]. M. Jones &
Sons of this city. Mr.. Halsey and
his sons have come into possession Of
good business, and will receive q
generous share 'of work from own
er of cars in Masonville and vicinity
and from tourists travelling over the
Hawkeye Highway. The sons. one
of whom is now in, the army but will
receive his discharge soon. are skilled
mechanics and ara In. q position to
do all kinds of repak work promptly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
HRUNSWICKS SELL LIKE HOT
CAKES

d. J. Meggenburg of this city has
been doing a landoffice business in
selling Brunswick monographs in
this territory. as will be seen from
the following list of persons that he
sold machines since last November
Charles Barry, Ryan.
Roy Emerson, Robinson.
Mrs. Louis Sperfslage, Earlville.
William Salow, Earlville.
A. w. Sacket, Cashier Of the Della
ware Bank.
John Swanson, Manchester.
Mrs. C. M. Morgan. Manchester.
Charles Jordison, Masonville.
Olaf Swanson, Manchester.
VIM. Seward. Manchester.
Barney Wulfekuhle, Earlville.
Harry Banks, St Louis, Mo.
Frank Davis, Manchester.
Carl Hartman. Manchester.
Wayne Dutton, Manchester.
Carl Mortenson. Manchester.
C. e. Gates, Manchester.
]. w. Stillabower, Manchester.
VIM. Rossow. Manchester.
VIM. Crosier, Croggon.
Geo. Martin, Dundee.
Martin Nieman, Manchester.
Albert Ruprecht, Dubuque.
Ralph Dutton, Manchester.
william F. Gienapp, Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK AT
THE PLAZA THEATRE

ednesday-Wallace Reid IN Ihe
Thing We Love-"
Thursday-Elsie Ferguson in "The
Song of Songs"
Friday-"Boston Blackies' Little
PAR with Bert Lytell.
Saturday-Rhth Roland in Hands
Up" No. 13, Mack Sennett Comedy,
Pahte News.
Sunday-Monday- Especially pals
First, featuring Harold Lockwood.
Tuesday, Money Isn't Everything
with Margarita Fisher.
Wednesday-"Sunshine Nan, with
Ann Pennington.
Thursday-Jack .Pickford in "Huck
and Tom"
Coming-Wm. S. Hart in "The Tiger
Man"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
EXTREME CASE OF POVERTY

One of the most shocking cases OF
poverty called to the attention OF Of
fiicials in this county was the case
of the Lew Let's family, who have
been living for several years on the
]. C. Barr farm in Richland township.
1t appears that Mr.. Let's had been
working as a hired man on the Barr
farm, and lived in a small house
across the road from the home OF
Lindsey Barr. About week ago
Mr.. Let's left for parts unknown and
has not been seen or heard from since.
His family is unable to explain the
motive that should prompt the hus-
band and father to leave the family
nor do they know of his Whereabouts.
Last Saturday morning Mr.. M. J. Fitz-
patrick, one of the trustees of Rich
land township, went to the Let's home
and found the family in state OF
poverty the like of which is seldom
found in the worst slum districts OF
the great cities. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
called Wade Long, another of the
township trustees to the house. They
found the mother in very delicate
health, and her four children in
pitiable condition. Three Of the
children, one of the trustees informs
us, had not sufficient clothing to cover
their bodies. The Oldest child, lad
of about ten years, the trustees found
more warmly clad. After question
ing the mother. she finally ad-
mitted that she nor her children had
had anything to eat since the day pre-
vi0us. Everything about the house
was in frightfully filthy condition.
The trustees ut once saw that there
was but one thing to do and that was
to take the unfortunate family to the
county home. A sufficient amount OF
warm clothing was gotten together by
the trustees and Mr.. Long took them
by auto to the county home, near Del
hi on Saturday afternoon.
Those who know Mr.. Let's say that
he is hard worker, having been en-
ployed by j. C. and Lindsey Barr for
a number of seasons. and the trustees
were surprised to find the family in
such dire need. Whether the man
deliberately planned to desert his fam
lily, or whether he left for parts un-
known in the hope of finding more
remunerative employment, no one
seems to know
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
VELDA HALL IN COE LITERARY
SOCIETY

Miss Velda B. Hall of Manchester Is
one of the freshman girls at Coe re-
Gently invited to join the Carleton
literary society. The rushing season
for the upper class societies closed
last week and pledges were announc-
ed a few days ago. Since last fall
Miss Hall has been member OF the
Alice King freshman literary society
and will soon be initiated into Carle-
ton. The rushing season just closed
was featured by several events given
for the freshman girls by the upper
class organizations.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
MANCHESTER, IOWA, FEBRUARY IL, 1919.

had from home. The paper was dat
ed Dec. 4th, nd the last letter had
from home 81 dated Nov. 10Th. 1t
surely seemed good to get some word
from home again.
Il see that they are sending home
some of the boys that came into the
service last. They are the lucky
ones. l would not have missed this
trip for anything. surely have
seen some sights on this, trip, many
of which will never forget.
Il have juss been out and saw an
aeroplane fly over us and light in the
field close by, We see them quite
often and they surely are some bird.
TELL them oil hello for me. Answer
soon.
"Burton J. Turner"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
MRS, RETHA HOAG

Word was received here Monday OF
the death of Mrs. Rehta Hoag, widow
OF the late Abel Hoag, formerly OF
this city. Mrs. Hoag passed away
at her home in Willow Springs, Mis-
souri,, Sunday. The remains will be
brought to Manchester by the son,
Harry Hoag, and inferred in the fam
lily lot in Oakland cemetery.