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Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Lillie gives four quarts at milking will you accept her?''
 "Yes, jedge. if you milk her"
 Court Held on Milk Stool
 So court was convened in MT. Cop pon's barnyard at o'clock last night Lillie was peacefully chewing her cue as the judge approached. She wagged her tail in friendly fashion as he ad- justed the new model four legged stool and assumed his stance. The litigants. the bailiffs and the witnesses graced the scene.
 The judges stance was perfect as he fixed the tin pail between his knees, laid his head in Lilies flank, and be- gan performing with the skill of vet eran. He used a long, swinging stroke, with a graceful follow through. Slowly the pail began filling. one quart, two quarts. three quarts
 MT. Goppen and his adherents started to cheer The bailiff rapped for order Suddenly the judge arose. The pail was not quite full. He ordered that the fateful contents be measured. Mrs. Goppon poured out the milk There was found to be precisely three quarts and one pint. Lillie had been repudi- ated.
 But protested Mr Goppon, T know she'll give twelve quarts day with proper feeding. She used to do it. ''
 Tt ain't what she used to be- it's what she is today" said Mir Tobar.
 The judge reserved decision until Saturday, when it will be known whether MT. Goppon will refund MT Tobars $77.50 or whether Lillie will go back down the river.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
WHY TEL. EDS. GET THAT WAY

The night the Omaha lynching story broke. the A. P. sends out a flash about l a. m. to the effect that the mayor Of Omaha had died from his near lynch ing.
 The telegraph editor immediately bust up his original front page make up and built up new one around the mayors demise. And just when he got the new layout fixed up, along comes orders from the A. P. to ''kill' the re- port on the mayors death.
 "Shucks, remarked the tel ed. as he tore down the new layout why didn't he stay dead?"
 New FayWay Makes Hunger Pleas ure-Gazette headline. What saith the little verse about the thoughtless things we say that hurt the worst?
 Speaking of last lines. the hardest | one we have written in some time is: Reds, 9; Sox, l. Our money is still on the Sox
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
EDITORIAL
PART OF THE DAYS
 WORK
c. G. H. Editor

There are those who contend that one never can find in daily newspapers the good writing that one finds in the magazines. We have maintained that this is not necessarily true; that there are so-calIed Ere write' men in the large newspaper offices, who, even in the rush of getting out a daily, turn cut stories that the maqa- zine writers will have to travel fast to beat. The following story, clipped from the Chicago Tribune, is our idea of real feature story we'll written.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Until a few sad weeks ago Lillie was one of the distinguished members of our exclusive North Shore kline circles. A fairer Jersey never scuttled fly with prehensile sideswpe. and as for milk we'll a
 Babies cried for her, strong men wept if her lacteal ambrosia were not in the matin java. and women fought to accept no substitute. In toto, Lillie was the nonpareil of cowdom, or. in the vernacular. the worlds champion milker. Indeed, it was of Lii that the little city girl a-picnicking, said:
 My, l wish our milkman had a Ctw."
 Gets Education in Evanston
 But we meander. Lillie, prior to the opening of our story, lived in faiI Evanston, a chattel of Ignatz Goppcu of 1929 Dewey avenue. Subsisting daily upon that succulent blue grass of that justly famous bucolc bailiwick, Lillie rewa' 3ed the hand that fed her by de- Veloping great productivity.
 Twelve quarts CT mill was her diIlr nal yield, so Dame Rumor had it. And carried it to the ears of Walinic Tobar 5@:9 Lincoln avenue, Chicago. Where fore MT. Tobar visited MT Goppon one day and queried:
 "What'll y take tor her?'
 Seventy seven dollars and 90 cents.
 Becomes City Denizen
 There you be" and with that Liliie changed masters and environments She became a city cow That was June 5h. just before we went dry. Whe ,heI the coincidence affected Lillie mental ., or physically will never be known. The fact confronts us that she lost nel pep; the luster faded from her haze eyes, her shapely legs grew thin. Sht came to look like the wreck of tn. Hesperus after night on the bar.
 He told me she would give twelve quarts day and she only gives two and a half said MT Tobar when h, appeared before Justice of the Peac, Samuel Harrison July to compel Mi Goppon to return his $77.50. I've lef her tied to his gate and 1 want |; settlement
 Justice Harrison continued the cas to ponder the problems involved, an, to give Lille time to recuperate on tn Evanston blue grass. Yesterday h summoned the litigants before him an said:
 MT. Tobar, if we now find tha
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
A MULTIPLYING sroP. .wArcH

Indianapolis News.) For timing work the dial of a Swiss stop watch carries additional marks to indicate at any point of elapsed time what the corresponding an hour would be.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Wac" Williams. erstwhile tel. ed. of our contemporary to the west, now of the Loz Onglaze Times, writes in to say howdee and makes hard words forninst the four days down pour that was falling at that writing. See Hall he sez, is as pert and ehipper as ever as he grinds out the financial dope for the Times.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
THE ORIGIN IF BLUE BLOOD"
(Anglo-ItaIian Review.)

T2tlS IU-1LdIIdII IltN IFW.T
 Blue blood appears to mean the blood Of a fair skinned race as it strikes the eyes of q dark skinned people; in it's Spanish form, sangre azuI. it seems to have been first used to describe the blue veins on the fair skin of the foreign northern aristo- cratic classes of Spain.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

As town for outdoor sports, Phoenix is a cold pancake. Now comes a bird who says musically she's ready for the undertaken. What do you mean to con- vey-"live" town?
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

We rise this morning to inquire why it is that the very time that one omits doing a certain chore it turns out to be the V. t that should have been done; while the thing could have been left undone the million or so times that il was done.
 For weeks, so it has seemed, we have stumbled forth Tn the dark of the night to close the barn door lest an unexpect- ed rain be blown in on the hay and the harness. etc. But during these weeks marry rain showed up to justify the precaution. Came a night last week when we neglected it and turned in without putting the hay and the har ness 10 red. The early and turbulent morning hours found us hurryinE through a wind driven rain out to the barn and the neglected chore.
 Our misery had its company when Clay Leonard confided to us that on that same night he left the chairs out on the piazzer and the cushions got soaked. Yep, he tells us he has hauled the, chairs in as many times as We closed the barn door.
 All of which goes 10 show what Il wild and exciting life we are leadins down in this peninsula of aridity.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
YES AND NO

There's a hat to fit your face ad- vertises local natter, and Eddie sig zles in with the suggestion that what he wants is a hat to fit his skull. Sall right, Eddie, but isn't it fact that toe many of us gents buys hats that fit our heads only? Frinstance, jever se- one of these tenderfoots from the east bucking down our main street all lit up with cowboys lid all wound 'round with a horsehair band?
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
SODA FOUNTAIN

7x12. a beauty, full equipment, cost S2.50O, will sell cheap. FORD STORES 22O E. Washington St. Phone 1776. Ii
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

two years I've been gone from Bents- vile!
 But you'll put me down for an envi- ous cat, Joanie. I'm not. Only a little at all that has happened. and all the loneliness that is ahead The talk with Randy will do me good
 Your very loving.
 DOLLY.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Evidently that Italian general doesn't take much stock in the old saw about the pen being mightier than the sword
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
TENTS

In this car of government tents, are officers and privates; all sizes. FORE STORES, 20 E. Washington St Phone 1776. If
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

With the 24 government cut price stores open it's your own fault if you don't salt some dale down.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03
mET THE TOWN pIIHP n

Beats all.' remarked Zeb Leke, the village sage. what a contrary critter man is Tell a man he cant have something he really never cared mucn for and right away he gets to hanker- in for il and he cant rest until he gets it. Take Neighbor Soandso. Like my self, he never cared a whoopinel for beer, but now the laws agin it, he's got an awful taste for it. 'Tothe- night he takes me down in the cellar and shows me 5-gal. crock full O beer he made hisself. Paid two dol lars or some such for the receep. Warn't bad stuff atal. n if you want to taste it, drop over to the house some night and I'll give you a taste of the kegful I made myseIf-first I've touched in years, 'cept what Soanso gave me"
 Bought 10 sheep last week, eight of which we thought were ewes. Four are ewes and three are wethers. Which leads us to the conclusion that before you can tell whether they're wethers or whether they're ewes, you've got to be ewes-ed to them. You see, the ram- ifications are simple.
 The two branches of the local su- perior court have shed their summer leaves (of absence) and are now grind ing out justice again. For each jewel of joy that is being dished out there 1 is a corresponding gob of grief And may the jewels outshine the gobs.
 
 1 What beats us is to know what keeps Jedge Stanford from pushing all the work on Jedge Lyman, or vice versa
 | Neighbor Goldwater's fine new bay window on his store front is building rapidly and when it is done the village will enjoy some swell window shop ping.
 J. W. Spear, the incomparable edf torialist for the Repub., took himself for brief respite among the coast for est fires and Frisco
 Eggs are bringing good prices these days but the hens are bringing few I eggs.
 Lou Galland returned this wk. from l Milwaukee recently, and the neighbors hardly know whether to be surprised or not.
 Looks like a white Thanksgivine with all this cotton opening up. 1
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Even a successful business cannot be established unless the builders have enthusiasm. It takes more than cold calculation to conquer in the market place.
 -Willsie Martin.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

H. G. Wells is reported to be writ ing a $50, 1000 word history of the world.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

The envelope was invented by Brighton. Eng, bookseller in 1880
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

old cincy must be a madhouse.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Looks like white Thanksgiving with all this cotton opening up.
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

Lou Galland returned this wk. from Milwaukee recently, and the neighbors hardly know whether to be surprised or not
Arizona republican., 1919-10-03

All of which goes 10 show what Il wild and exciting life we are leadins down in this peninsula of aridity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
RRAYIQh NEWS LETTER

James Larsen and family and
Nora Larsen were over Sunday Wis
itors with friends in Jacksonville.
Mrs. P. P. Nielsen and sons, Hol-
ger and Arnold autoed to Corning,
Friday to visit their daughter and
sister, Mrs. Chris Christensen.
DR.. and Mrs. Koob went to Ami
ia Sunday to attend the funeral of
an uncle of the doctors.
Ralph Hawks of Audubon was in
Brayton Tuesday on business.
About forty friends and relatives
gathered at the home OF MIR. and
Mrs. Robert l.. Anderson, Saturday
evening to help Mrs. Anderson eel
citrate her birthday. A fine lunch
was served by the hostess. All wish
her many more happy birthdays.
Miss Gussie Smith was shopping
in Atlantic Saturday.
The farmers are all getting busy
in the corn6eld and the yield is
good.
Mrs. Theo ordway was an At
lantic visitor Friday.
The first number of the Lecture
Course was given Saturday eve at
the Brayton church by the Chicago
Ladies Orchestra, to a large and APP
preciative audience.
Mrs. Cora Freeman and Mrs.
George Hardwick went to Audubon
Tuesday to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Clint Leonard.
L. P. Rasmussen was transacting
busieess in Atlantic, Saturday.
Alfred Miller has gone to Aber-
deem, South Dakota to attend to
business matters.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23

Mrs. F. L. Freeman and daugh-
ter, Lulu spent Friday night at the
Lewis Heath home in Atlantic.
Roscoe Koob, who is attending
school at Ames, spent the weekend
with his parents, DR.. Koob and wife.
Miss Opal Cannon was visitor
in Atlantic the latter part Of the
week.
John Hansen and wife of Allan
tic we're visitors at the Jesse Ny
mand home in Brayton Sunday.
Miss Krestense Anderson came
from Council Bluffs Saturday and
remained until Sunday when she
returned home accompanied by her
sister, Amelia, who had been here
for a week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS

Cotter, Ia, Oct. l9--In special
election held at Cotter the people
in that part of Louisa county voted
by majority Of more than six to
one on a proposition to consolidate
the schools. The new district will
comprise the present district of Cot
ter and four outlaying districts. A
new school building will be erected
to provide high class educational
advantages for all the children in
the new district. This is the fourth
consolidated district in Louisa coun-
ty and it is said that the town of
Morning Sun will soon take up the
proposition of consolidating the
southern end of the county"
The above clipping was taken
from the Des Moines Register of
October 10th.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
The Eastern Star Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Lis
sa Gault.

Frank Campbell has resigned
his position in the Cotton grocery
department and started carpenter
ing Monday with Lawrence Hansen.
Mr.. w. H. Covault is filling the va
cancy at the store for awhile, and
says he is right at home as he
clerked for Mr.. Cotton several
years ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23
WANTED

Girl for general homework; fam
lily Of three; good wages; no wash
ing. Phone or see Mrs. j. G. Whit
ney, Atlantic, Ia. Phone No. Green
5S3. adv o23pd
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-10-23

See 1.-THE Crisis" at the Palace
Theatre, Tuesday, October %.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
WAR STAMP WORKERS HELP VIC
TORY LOAN.

The state organization of the Iowa
War Savings committee will be sask-
ed shortly by Homer A. Miller, state
director, to give all possible assist
ance to the Victory Liberty loan work
ers in the loan campaign to be in
augurated on April 81. The Victory
loan drive, scheduled to continue for
three weeks, is savings and thrift
stamps, in which, however, no drives
will be staged.
It is the desire of Mr.. Miller and
the state committe to line up the en-
tire state organization of the war
stamp workers in complete coopera-
tion of the war stamp workers in
complete cooperation with the loan
workers The big Victory loan is to
be, according to present plans, the
last of the popular bond issues for
demand for government securities in
sale to the people, after which the
sizes acceptable to the ordinary pur-
chaser will be met by special war
saving stamp certificates.
Meanwhile, in the loan campaign
April q to May Is the forces of the
war savings stamp and the Liberty
loan committees will work to uphold
IOwa's good name as a willing sup
porter of Uncle Sam in meeting the
war expenses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
LIEUT.. HANNA HOME ON FUR.
LOUGH.

First Lieutenant Harvey Hanna, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Hanna of North
Manchester, is spending a two weeks
leave Of absence with his wife and
children near Marion and his parents
here. Lieut.. Hanna was attached to
the motor transport service in Jack
sonville, Florida, until within the last
month or two, when he was transfer
red for guard duty on the Mexican
border. He describes the present
state of things in that section as little
short of hell in the making. There
is nothing to choose between the SOL
diers of Caranza and those Of Villa.
They are all mere desperados, who
will at. any time switch from one side
to the other, according to whichever
leader offers them the most pay and
the best rations. They cross to Rio
Grande at every possible opportunity
to steal the cattle of the Americans
and commit other depredations. When
caught by the American patrols, they
are summarily shot and buried, no
prisoners being taken. They, in turn,
will take every chance to shoot an
American soldier from ambush, though
they never face the American troops
in the open. On the day before start
ing north, Lisut. Hanna and COM
pany of army men were making
tour of inspection in an auto, when
a Mexican bullet came across the river
and smashed their wind shield. It
is border warfare of the grimmest
kind, and there are no present indi-
cations that the situation will improve.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
WATCH THE STOCK PEDDLERs.

Readers:-Qet the names and ad-
dresses Of all persons and companies
offering you speculative or doubtful
stocks and securities, particularly if
in exchange for your Liberty bonds or
War Savings Stamps, with copy Of
their literature. Mail them prompt
ly for investigation to the Federal
Trade Commission, Washington, D. G.
Help Victory Liberty Loan.
Upon receipt OF such information
the Federal Trade Commission will
call for full reports in proper cases.
The Federal Trade Commission act
provides a penalty of a fine or i'm
prisonment or both for those who fail
or falsely report to the commission.
1t may make public so much of the
information obtained as may be in the
public interest, and it can prevent un-
fair methods of competition and mis-
representation in commerce"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
BETTER RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE
is ASSURED.

At the meeting of the Commercial
Club last Monday evening, report
was submitted by Postmaster E. M.
Carr relative to the matter ora bet
ter local railway mail service on the
Illinois Central and the NJ. & 0. A
committee was appointed, consisting
Of Messrs. E. NJ. Hughes, P. F. Mad
den and Frank ]. Keiser, to take this
matter in hand and formulate a petit
tion to the postal authorities. This
committee held a meeting on We'd
nesday morning and decided to recon-
mend that mail and parcel post SER
vice be established between Manches-
ter and Oneida, the 500 A. M. and
the P. NJ. trains between the two
points to carry the mails. The i'm
provement Of the local service along
the Central route will be taken up
later.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.


A new law, enacted by the legis-
lature about two weeks ago, makes
it obligatory upon each county to
call convention consisting of the
heads Of the school boards in the
towns and townships, for the pur-
pose of electing six persons OF eth
er sex to constitute what is to be
known as the County Board of Edu-
cation. County Superintendent Of
tillie called such a convention last
Monday, and the following were
elected to form the Board for Della
ware County: Fred B. Blair, Manches-
ter; Hon. S. W. Klaus, Earlville;
Howard Mcbride, Buck Creek; Mrs.
Charles A. Swindell of Masonville;
Frank Foley of Ryan, and Geo. S.
Banta, of Milo Township.
The object of this new law is to
give to each county superintendent
in the state an advisory council, with
whom he can discuss all the more
serious educational problems within
the county, and who can share with
him in the responsibilities for the fin
al decision. Mr.. Ottillie is to be con-
graduated on the strong and COM
petent backing this new board will
give him in all matters pertaining to
his work in supervising the educa-
tional interests of the county. The
board will have two regular meetings
each year, and may convene at any
other time subject to the call of the
county superintendent. The men,
bers serve without compensation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
X. P. MINSTRELs.

The first of the series of minstrel
shows under the auspices of the To-
cal K. p lodge, will be given at the
City Opera House tonight (Wednes-
day.. The remaining two perform
ances will be given on Thursday and
Friday evenings. Each evening there
will be change Of program. Patrons
are urged to purchase tickets and Sc
lect seats at Philips drug store be-
fore hand, as 1t will be difficult to Sc
cure them at the ticket window. AS
we 60 to press, the seats for the ini-
tial performance on Wednesday even
ing were practically all gone. The
show begins promptly at 8:15.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
NOTICE.

There will be meeting of the Onei-
da Consolidated School District, on
Thursday evening, April 18th, at s
O'Clock sharp old time, at the Onei-
da Consolidated school. The purpose
Of this meeting will be to organize a
Community club in that District and
secure memberships for the Delaware
County Farm Bureau. Mr.. VIM. Cock
ing and S.. T. Knox of Oneida will
have charge Of the meeting. County
Agent krall will speak during the
evening, on the value Of a Community
Club Come and bring the whole fam
lily.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
C. L. ADAMS TO OPEN GREEN.
HOUSE IN MANCHESTER.

c. l.. Adams, who about a year ago
disposed Of his greenhouse here and
went to Nicaragua, returning later
to this country has sold his business
in Grinnell, where he was located,
and will make his home in Manchester
once more. He has purchased the R.
w. Howland property, opposite the
cemetery, where Contractor c. K
Reading will at once proceed to erect
q spacious greenhouse, thoroughly
modern in all it's equipments, to be
operated by Mr.. Adams as soon as
completed. Mr. Adams will be pre-
pared to supply the public with all
kinds of bedding plants for spring
planting.
Mr.. Adams left Tuesday morning for
Grinnell, to pack his household goods
and will move here next week, Their
friends here will be pleased to learn
that they are again to become resi-
dents of Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
UNION PASSION WEEK SERVICES.

Under the auspices of the Manches-
ter Ministerial Association, union SER
vices have been planned for Passion
Week, and the following schedule of
dates and places has been arranged:
Monday evening, April IA, Baptist
church, Rev. w, A. Montgomery in
charge.
Tuesday evening, April Is, Metho-
dist church, Rev. w. J. Suckow in
charge.
Wednesday evening, April 16, Unit
ed Brethren church, Rev. H. F. Nc
Donald in charge.
Thursday evening, April II, each
church will hold its own services.
Friday evening, April IS, Congre-
gational church, Rev. S. r. Realty in
charge.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-04-09
MAY 1ST IS LIMIT TO MAKE in.
COME TAX RETURNS.

Every person subject to the Income
Tax who so far failed to make re-
turn has until May 1st to render re-
turn and pay tax and escape penalty
according to statement made by Col
lector Of Internal Revenue for Iowa:
"The department considers that
many well intentioned persons hav-
ing a taxable income for the year
1918 failed to make return before
March 18th, as required, due to var
ious reasons, and it is, therefore, de-
cided that every taxpayer who will
now make return before May 1st, pay
ing his tax, and submitting with the
return an affidavit setting out good
reason for his failure to report, will
be excused from any penalty and will
not be proceeded against. However,
II returns due are not made by May
1st thereafter penalty will be collect
ed and proceedings instituted against
the delinquent"
Ffty-three income tax field offic-
ers are assigned to various points and
every county in the state not so far
covered BY them and taxpayers may
make report to these officers, whose
whereabouts they can learn from
local bankers.