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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
w. II. SWIFT.

Mr.. W. H. Swift was born in Long
Point, Livingston County, Illinois, Nov
ember 8, 1865, where he lived until
coming to Manchester few months
ago. He was united in marriage to
Miss Kate Deymer, at Minonk, ILL.,, on
February 5, 1898. Their family con-
sisted of two children, Howard and
Harold. Mr.. Swift's health had not
been good since coming to Manchester,
and he went to Des Moines for treat
ment, and died there June %, 1919.
Mr.. Swift was highly respected by all
who knew him, and made many friends
during his brief stay in this communi-
ty. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
W. H. Swift, their two sons, Howard
and Harold, also four brothers, a
daughter-in-law, and three grand
children. The funeral services were
held at the home on Thursday, June
26th, 1919, and were in charge Of s. r.
Beatty, pastor Of the Methodist church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
$4,000 PER CENT. PROFIT ON DELA'
WARE COUNTY LAND DEAL.

Fred Durey thinks that he is entitled
to place at the head of the class OF
land profiteers. In support of his
claim he has handed us a patent sign
ed by James Buchanan, President,
which shows that on the 18th day of
April, 1S47, Mr.. Durey purchased from
the United States 122 acres Of land To-
Gated about one mile southwest of this
city. The price paid Uncle Sam for
this choice piece Of land was only 81
per acre. Mr.. Durey says that it is
not for sale but that he could probably
get $500 per acre if he was willing
to sell, which would be profit on his
original investment, not including an
nual rents and profits, Of 10000 per
cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
-Mrs. p. H. Hoyt is here from D

| Mrs. E. H. Hoyt is here from Des
Moines for a short visit.
Miss Margaret Denton left yester-
day for Sinsinawa Mound, Wis, where
she will pursue course of study this
summer preparatory to entering
Wellesley College at the beginning OF
the next school year.
w. ]. Smith of this city has been
doing flourishing business in sales
of cars lately. During recent weeks
he sold Hudson Super-Sixes to Har-
ry S. Tubbs, ]. A. Strickland, w. H.
Norris, Jos. Hutchinson, r. W. THRILL
of this city, and Dodge to Thomas
Fleming of Ryan.
Dewey Howick, one of the Rain
bow boys. and formerly of Co. H. re-
turned home last week. He was sew
erely wounded by machine gun bull
let, while in the SERVE, the ball en-
tering his mouth, knocking out sew
eral teeth. and carrying away part
of the jaw bone as it emerged on the
side.
"A visit to the garages on any
Monday morning after pleasant
Sunday will show you what bad roads
and reckless driving will do. Cars
with broken parts are numerous and
some are battered wrecks. Some cars
although carefully driven come to
grief by running into bad rut The
roads seem unusually cut up this sum-
mer.
The regular meeting of the Mis-
sionary society of the Presbyterian
church will be held on Tuesday, July
Sth, instead of the 9th, at the home of
Mrs. Laura E. French. to which all
members and others interested in the
work OF. the church are urged to be
present After the program will be
the annual picnic supper on the lawn.
Come prepared with missionary items
on "Orientals in the United States, for
roll call.
The Manchester Commercial Club
is laying out an enterprising program
for their celebration July 4th, an
outline of which apears in the large
advertisement ON page of the Lead
er A feature Of the day will be the
attendance Of the boys from service,
who will take part in the parade and
competitive drills. A good many of
the folks down this way are already
planning to join the Manchester cell
ebrators, both because they antici-
pate good time and because they
want to see all the boys in uniform
who have been in the war from this
county.-Hopkinton Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
WORK TO BE RESUMED ON NEW
CHURCH.

In accordance with a vote recently
taken by the Congregation, the new
Congregational church, the basement
of which has been in use for some
time, is to be completed as soon as
possible. Work was begun on the au-
ditorium on Modnay morning to get
the same in readiness for the plaster
ers. The building committee is now
negotiating for the purchase of the art
glass windows.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
HAWKEYE.GRANT
HIGHWAYS Merged
IOWA ROAD WILL BE KNOWN AS
"HAWKEYE DIVISION" OF
OTHER ROAD.
DIR. BRADLEY WILL BE PRESIDENT
Much of New Highway In Iowa to Be
Paved During Summer and Next
Year.

The Hawkeye Highway association
will henceforth be known as the
Hawkeye division of the Grant high
way as result of resolution adopt
ed at the annual meeting held in the
Knights of Pythias club rooms here
last Thursday Mr. Malcolm MacKinnon
of Rockford, Illinois. secretary of the
Grant highway, presented to the meet
ing the advantages of union and
w. N. Snodgress of Iowa Falls, in
troduced the resolution which was
passed unanimously.
DR.. H. NJ. Bradley of this city, who
has served as president of the Hawk
eye Highway association for several
years, was chosen to serve as presi-
dent of the new organization, and
Sheridan Babcock of Iowa Falls, was
chosen to be secretary. H. w. Ray
mond of Cedar Falls, presented an in
vitation to the organization to hold
its next annual meeting at Cedar
Falls and decision OF this matter was
left to the executive committee chosen
by the president. The executive COM
mittee is composed of B. ]. Schwind
of Dubuque, Stanely D. Moore Of Wa
terloo, and ]. F. Ford of Fort Dodge.
To Advantage of Both.
The amalgamation of the old Hawk
eye Highway association with the
Grant highway will doubtless be to
the advantage Of both. The portion
of the route lying in Illinois will all
be hard-surfaced next year and by
vote of several of the counties along
the routs in Iowa, much Of the line
in this ctate will be hard Mrfaced
as part OK the primary county ROAD
systems. This will give good road.
bed to what is conceded to be much
the shortest route from Chicago ri
the great northwest including II
| Yellowstone park. III
The marking OF the highway fron4
Iowa Falls to Dubuque vii W. pegun
at once, experimenting nse 7Fesert
blue Fl of the Hawkeye highway. Mr..
]. F. Ford of Fort Dodge. presented
to the meeting samples Of the system
of markers which are being installed
along the national highways, and the
association passed resolution en-
dorsing the use Of these markers and
pledging support for their installation.
A similar resolution was passed by
the Lincoln n-Hawkeye-Pike association
which met at the same time and
| place.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
AT THE PLAZA THEATRE.

Thursday, Wallace Reid in Less;
Than Kin
Friday, Johnny On The Spot" star
ring Hale Hamilton.
Saturday. big v Comedy" the
"Pathe News, and the 4th episode OF
the Lightning Raider"
Sunday, Douglas Fairbanks in,
Bound In Morocco"
Monday. "I'll Say So." featuring.
George Walsh. Also Topics Of The
Day" -. -.-.-
Tuesday, J. Warren Kerrigan IN
"One Dollar Bid" and Llyod Com
edy.
Wednesday "The Cruise OF The
Make Believe" starring Lila Lee, also
the Pathe News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02

Arthur ]. Rogers, son Of Mr.. Jas.
Rogers Of Earlville, returned from over
seas service about two weeks. He was
a member Of the 339th machine gun.
battalion, 8Sth division, and went 0SG
seas in July, 1918. He was one of the
first of the Delaware County boys to
enlist, entering the service in 1917,
and comes home with splendid re-
cord to his credit. Prior to his enter
ing the service Mr.. Rogers was one Of
the owners and publishers of the Earl
Vile Phenix, and this morning it was
our good fortune to secure his services
as foreman of our mechanical depart
ment. Mr.. Rogers has had years Of
experience in the printing office and
we feel very fortunate indeed in being
able to secure his services.
The natural beautiful and interest
ing surroundings at the government
cultural station at Spring Branch
have been greatly enhanced this week
by the presence of several charming
Hopkinton young ladies who are
camping on the brow of the hill just
west of the government grounds. This
location, way back in the days Of
yore, was the habitat and camping
ground of the wild wolf, the bear.
deer, the bobcat and the red redmen.
And now only the ghosts of those
departed natives haunt the wilds OF
the glen-all but the dears, which will
be plentiful there in the real flesh
for few days to make the welkin
ring with their merry efforts at
roughing it. The gushing springs
have never supplied nectar for more
fairylike nymphs. nor their tinklinx
fiffles ever tickled the toes of such
maidenly lovliness since the days OF
the dusky aboringe fiirt who drovel
love-sick Hiawatha to writing hisl
epic poem. Whee-e-e, Amt it colds|[
The camp is supervised and properly
ogred by Miss Dorothy Munson, who
has been the young ladies' teacher
the past year. The young ladies are
the Misses LaRue Nelson, Helen Mac
Allister, Zada Reeve. Mary Carter
and Huberta Livingston of Hopkin-
ton, and Miss Rachel Williamsuh q
Minneapolis.-Hopkinton Leader,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
OSCAR MILLER.

Oscar Miller was born in Illinois, on
April 13, 1886. He came to Iowa with
his parents when a small boy, and To-
Gated in Milo township. where he spent
the greater part OF his life. He pass
ed away June 25th, 1919, being over
SO years old. He was the first born OF
a family of ten children. He is sur
vived by his aged mother, who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs. H
is. Webber of this city, also four broth
|ers and five sisters. The funeral ser,
vices were held on Friday. June 9th
and were conducted by S. r. Beatty
pastor of the Methodist church.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
ADAMS-POWELL.

At the Congregational parsonage.
on Monday, June 30th, Mr.. Clifford
Powell and Miss Gladus Adams. Mr..
Powell is mail carrier and the coup
lie will make their home in Earlville.
The former home of Miss Adams is
in Delhi, her father being one OF the
merchants there.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
CARp OF THANKS.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their kindly sympathy in our re-
cent great bereavement caused by the
sudden death Of our son, Heman, and
to the young people, his friends, for
their beautiful floral offerings.
MIR. AND MRS. LESTER YOUNG.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02

The Young Married Peoples Club
gave pleasant dance in the pavilion
at the fair grounds on Tuesday even
ing.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02

Continued on page 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
FINAL LITERARY BATTLE AMONG
HIGH SCHOOLS STAGED
At IOWA CITY,
GRlNNElL ORATOR
WINS SECOND PLACE
Contestants Given One Hour in Which
to Prepare Debate on Subjects As
signed by Chanee-had Been Given
Opportunity For Preliminary Study
Thru Magazine Readings.
peclal to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Iowa city, April 20, -The final
literary battle of the Iowa Nine High
School Association was waged here
Friday night. 1t was the cXtemporan-
eous speaking contest,
The winners of medals and the
other participants and their respective
ranks follow:
First-karl .kreiner, OttumWa. Sub
ject: The Probable Effects of Nation
wide Prohibition
Second Harry Barnes. Grinnell
Subject: British American Discord
Third-Wilspn Sharey Davenport
Subject: The League o. Nations
F'ourth-Wal,er Dehner, Iowa city
Subject: "ltaly's Claims at the Peace
Conference"
Fffth-Tie between Willard Dag
gett. Fairfield, and. Paul Reddick
Muscatine Respective subjects: viii
the League of Nations Prevent War?
and Air Borne Commerce
Sixth-Kelly Johnson, Oskaloosa
Subjects North Dakota's Experiment
in Socialism"
acknowledgement Carroll, Clinton
Subject: 'Germany's ielr.ble Ac-
count"
\ The judges were Professors Glenn
y. Merry, s. L. l.; Sam b. Sloan. :
U. l.. and 3. D. Silliman, debating
coach of Cedar Rapids nigh school
The contest was he'll under the
auspices Of Tie English department oil
the Iowa City high school, Miss Ethcl
r. Golden, directing.
The high scnools represented were
all of the Bis Nine membership
save Burlington, :Aose participating
being Davenport, Iowa city, fairhe!d
Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Muscatine, GIN
ton GrirneN.
Each speaker was given an hour 10
prepare his eXtemporaneous talk-ah"
his preparation was shorn or every
extraneous assistance. in the shape oi
notes books, consultation etc.
Every speaker was given his choice
of a subject from three themes.
The only earlier preparation for the
battle was in the reading and master
ing of articles in the Literary Dises'
and Outlook for January, feoruarS
and March. The contestants We're
presumed to have read and disesteo
the contents OF those magazines loi
three months Of 1919, and were thus.
in sense. prepared on every one OF
countless subjects. The three topics
assigned each speaker were allotted ny
chance - the contestants dra"lhs
From these three. the orator was per-
n;tted to make his selection OF a
single theme. c,.,
In the earlier contests. Iowa CITY
wor second il, the girl, declamators
contest tOttumwa takin,s firsD Iowa
city won the third in the boys
declanlatory contest (Oskaloosa takins
arst,. Grinnsll defeated Iowa City u
tie triangular debate, and Davenport
won the Big Nine debating champion
ship. -
The eStempo"aneous speaking CON- l.,
,es, '"~t n,eht resulted in the capture
Of gold. silver and bronze medal re-
spectively by the victor hnd the WIN
uers of second and third places.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
Northern .Io1Ua Items

lsMars-The German Methodist
Episcopal church Of this city has final
ly decided to eliminate the German
and WHY in future be known as st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church.
For Dodss-Spanish War Veterans
Of Charles F. Brown Camp No. 8.
which, includes seventy-fve members
III northwest Iowa. will hold their
twenty-firs annual reunion here on
April IS. 1t is expected that at least
fifty veterans Of the Spanish war will
be in attendance.
Northwood-An epidemic sof muWps
is raging in parts Of Worth county &C
cording to physicians here who say
that the number of cases Is much
greater than has been noticed for
years. The malady is affecting old
and young alike and while no cases
have resulted fatally, number of them
have been quite severe.
Cedar Rapids-Actuated by a desire
for better morals in the city. the Wo-
mems Club has petitioned Anterior 3.
Clark. Judge Of the superior court. for
second probation officer to assist
Elizabeth A. Rose in the work Of TAX
ing care of boys/Snd girls here. Judge
Clark approves. but the district Judge
governs the matter Of salary.
MeGrssor-The farmers OF Clayton
county are signing petition asking
congress to repeal the daylight saving
law. The movement started among
farmers at the county seat and has
spread thruout the county copies of
the petition being left in banks and
other places for signature besides be-
ing circulated, in house to house can
vass
West Union--Word has Just come
to the widow or Capt. Walter H. Fox
OF, Waucoma, who died at smederevo,
Serbia, on Feb. 90, while in charge Of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
CLOSED SEASON" ON GAME LAW
Legislature Paid scant Heed to sua
0estions Of Law Chanaes. r

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 26.-The session
OF. the Thirty eighth general assembly
from start to finish was evidently d
closed season in SO far as the passage
Of Ash and game laws were concerned
Nine laws under the head OF Ash and
game laws we're introduced in, the SEN
ate and eight in the house. One Of the
senate bills was passed and will be-
come . law and one Of the house bills
vas also enacted into law. The
others either died in the committees or
were withdrawn or killed on the 400,
Of one or the other branches.
The bills passed were the bill by
Representative Moen. Of Lyon county
changing certain sections Of the law
regarding bounties to be paid on
wolves. foxes, lynx and wild cats. and
a bill requiring that those desiring to
catch or kill mussels for commercial
purposes must take out license from
the Ash and game department
The. bill by Senator Rainbow, OF
Black Hawk county, to revise the law
on the trapping of fur-bearing ami
mails and make it apply to the trap
ping Of skunks and raccoons passed
the senate but failed of passage in the
house. 9
Two bills by Senator Price, OF Mob
roe county, one OF them to repeal the
law which fixes an extended closed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
GRlNNElLlANS EARN WAY.
Two Thirds Of Men Working-Averag,
Man Makes $196.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. April 26-SiXty- nine per
cent of all men attending Grnnell Col
lege earn at least part of their eXpen-
SEES according to a pamphlet which
has pust been issued from the college
office. At the present time two
thirds OF the men enrolled IA Gri"helt
are working the average man having
earned 1896 during the year Of 1917 IS.
tabulation OF the percentages OF
men on the various student activities
who are working their way thru coll
lege includes many men on the Cyclone
board. in athletics, on Glee Club,
Dramatic club and the Student Coun-
Gil. From 81 to 80 per cent of the
members of these various organiza-
tons are doing outside work.
Complete figures show the exact eX
pense of the average man in Grinnell
to be $3.50 including board. room, tut
ton, and semester fee. The amounts
earned by various men working their
way are given. together with charts
showing the relation of the cost to the
college to the cost 10. the student. 1t
Is shown that because of the demo-
=
cratic spirit OF Grinnell and the low
average expenditure, it is possible for
one who spends but little over the
minimum to still enjoy fully the social
life of the college. and enter freely into
| student activities.
A table showing the cost OF living
increase compared with the student
expense increase at Grinnell shows
that since the beginning of the war,
the cost has increased half again as
much as the student expenses. II
shows that because Of the large faculty
the large number Of buildings. and the
thoroughness Of instruction and equip
ment each student costs Grinnell SECS
but this excess Is covered in part by
the endowment of $l,305,060. in pro-
ductive funds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26
RED CROSS SAVED HIS LIFE.
Returned Hun Prisoner Says German
Officers Mistreat Own Men.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, April a6.-The FIRST
Cedar Falls boy to return home after
seeing the inside of a German prison
camp. reached here this week. He Is
l.. Hansen, a Danish farmland, who
went overseas with the 18th Infantry
of the Goth division. He is marked by
scars of machine gun and shrapnel
wounds, but is now the picture of
! health.
Over-reaching his outfits objective
because of dense smoke barrage, II
was his misfortune to fall captive to
the Huns on the very day that saw
the cracking of the famous linden
burg line.
His capture occurred at Cambria,
And Hansen laid in a shell hole under
a whitening Hun fire for three hours
after he had exhausted his ammunition
then a bunch OF Huns got him He
was shot thru the shoulder by a ma
chine gun bullet and wounded in the
thigh by shrapnel
His captors took him back Of the
lines. along with eighteen other prison
ers. all wounded. and left him in a
period of twenty hours. He received
no medical attention and no food dur
ing this time. And his wounds were
NOT healed until several weeks after
he was returned to France, "a week
after the signing Of the armistice, fol-
lowing two months in German prison
camp
steady diet of thin turnip soup and
black rye bread was his portion until
Red Cross packages began arriving. He
was slowly starving. he said, but the
Hed Cross packages saved his life.
The German private soldiers show
ed joy at the signing Of the armistice
Hansen said, but the Hun officers did
not.
I'D hate TO be a private in the Ger
man army" he said. Those Hun of
ficers treat their own men about az
bad as they treated their prisoners"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

pc~ited 10 apply on the mortxase.
G. j. spccht. on behalf cf the bank
refused to accept the money In paw
ment AT the time. since the mortgage
provided for payment only on interest
paying dates. AT the end Of the wear
However. he offered 10 take tue
amount on deposit and 60 pay the
same rate OF interest that the mort
gage bore. per cent,
Specht declares that HandleN agreed
Ia leave the money there until the year
had expired on the mortgage and then
apply the amount upon that instrument
Tho latter denied that he had made
any such agreement and out of this diff
ference grew the suit, handley TOOK
the certificate of deposit, which con-
tanned no stipulation az to time, ana
made deposit of $4,000 In the COM
mercial Savings Bank. When the certi-
ficate was presented for payment the
Carroll Trust and Savings Bank re
fused payment, The Commercial Bank
then brought an action to force collec-
ton.
Another similar action was also
tried, that OF the Carroll Trust ana
Savings Bank against Handley To
apply the amount OF the certificate oil
deposit ON the mortgage. The decision
in one goes with the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-26

the Red Cross hospital there. that Dr.
Fox was decorated by the Serbian
minister of war in recognition Of his
services, and that a hospital has been
named in his honor the Fox Military
Hospital. His body was buried at
Belgrade, with all military honors by
the Serbian army.
Cedar Rapids-The war after the
war mas met VIII; strong approval
among Cedar Rapids young men
Keeping this city among the foremost
in enlistment, the local army recruiting
station has enlisted twelve local men
within the last week. The men left
Friday for Jefferson Barracks Mo-. as
their first step towards service in
France
Jsffsrson--Under leadership Of Mrs
H. r. Latcham. the woman's club
asked each pupileo Of the schools to take
an egg to school with him. to be col
lected and sent to the onyalescent
soldiers. at Camp Dodge for an Easter
treat. The result was eighty dozen
eggs packed and shipped to the SOL
ders at Camp Dodge. JEFFERSON boys
and girls are right on the job when 1t
comes to doing something for the sol
iiers Of the war.
Sioux city--An interesting compen
sation case arising from an accident
IN Sioux City hotel will be brought
to the attention Of the industrial COM
missioner, A. B. Funk, and Is expected
to reach the courts. A chambermaid
living at the hotel and giving her
whole time to duties there. suffered
serious burns while engaged in curling
her hair. The wind from an open
window blew her fimsy gown into con :
tact with the flame OF gas Jet and
the soft material was soon in flames.
that were not auenched until she had
been badly burned about her head and
the upper part Of her body.