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Manchester Democrat., 1920-12-29
wood Monday afternoon.

wood Monday afternoon.
H B. Cook was in Monticello Mon
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lang We're II
Manchester Saturday.
Mrs. Archie Martin and son Russell
were in Strawberry Point Tuesday.
Rev. Wright of Manchester, occu
pied the Christian church pulpit Sun
day.
Miss Ethel Harris OF Manchester
/ spent Sunday with home folk.
Art Kuhlman of Edgewood spent
Sunday at the home of his parents.
/ Mrs. Henry Holthaus was i'll with
tonsilitis several days last week
Mrs. James Tracy has been help.
| ing at Holbert's office the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Holbert were
| in Dubuque the first of the week.
Joe Barger, Mrs. Ralph Sherman and
Mrs. Stella Ferguson We're in Manches-
ter Monday.
The Misses Marguerite Farmer and
Lillian Corley were in Manchester last
Saturday.
]. C. Matthews, wife and daughter
Miss Dorothy were in Manchester last
Saturday.
The Misses Myrtle Armstrong and
Marguerite Richards were shopping
in Manchester, Saturday.
The Misses Mabel and Grace Bin
ming were Edgewood visitors one day
last week.
John Hilsenbeck and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Hilsenbeck's mother
Mrs. Whipple at Edgewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Frentress were
dinner guests at the 1. p. Hosier home
Sunday.
Nedra Way has been i'll with chicken
pox.
Mrs. Bagby who has been i'll al
the Earl Torrey home has recovered
and went to her home in Nebraska
Monday.
A. F. Haight who has just arrived
from Sask., Canada, writes that he is
in Delhi, Iowa, had a very fine fall
and no snow up to November 80.
w. P. Harris and family were in
Manchester Saturday.
Miss Margaret Richards was visi-
tor in Edgewood Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Armstrong re-
turned from Cedar Rapids Friday.
Mrs. John Griffith and Mrs. Chas
Nelson, Mrs. King and Mrs. Irish went
to Rochester to be with the George
Griffith family during Mr.. Griffith's
operation. Word from there state that
if he continues to improve he will be
able to come home New Years.
Joseph Schneider was born in JEFF
ferson County. New York, October 81
1850 and died at his home in Greeley
December Is, 1920, aged 70 years, ]
month and 18 days. He came with his
parents to Iowa five years Of age and
has lived all his life in Delaware
County, with the exception Of years
| two OF which were spent in Missouri
Mr. Schneider was the youngest OF 9
| family of II children, seven of whom
are living, Mrs. Mary Howe, Greene
Iowa, George Schneider, of Eugene
Oregon, Mrs. Josephine Peck, Straw
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-30
ALASKA WET WITH LIQUOR AND SNOW

William H. Jordan, federal pro- h'bition agent, has just return Il to San Francisco after wis of a month in Alaska, where jA was sent 10 enquire into the port that Alaska was still wet ii spite Of the fact that the L. $ had gone dry.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-30

When the snow stops falling 'l Alaska, the territory w'll be dry, said Mr. Jordan. There is plenty of booze but It is hard to get The people who ore well known get it, but the stlang Q" has to 90 out and dig in the snow."
 The old timer in Alaska has Ii all overGl4 fa I9rtl agent. He ctl dive ln5O | snow bank and grt a drink Tl9 federal agent dives in after him and gets leumonia.
 "RaidinG a still in Alaska is a futile taSk They start another one m the next snow bank
 A long a> fermentation vill p oluce alcohol, 1t seems to me bnlt tne frontier countries viii ilVe thelr spiritus frumenti.'
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-30
INFO RMAl1ON WANlED

The Governors Office has been asked to assist m the To. eating ot the following person,
 Alr William Lewis Caldwell, ')>l5 D yetrs of tse. medium |4l5ht an1 h9l.lt. Lust heard ". SIX or s4vel yetrs ago when - left for some mining town II Alaska.
 Any information received will io kindly forwarded to ~either tie Governors office or to Mrs 'has. H. Overmyer, 6O6 South jefferson Street, lola, Kansas.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1920-10-30

DIRECTORY
 BANKS First Bank of Cordova, Bank of Alaska.
 RAILROADS Copper River & N. w. Ky.
 MERCHANTS Mccarthy Mercantile Co t L. II. Marshall.
 CENTS FURNISHINGS Mccarthy Mercantile Co. RESTAURANTS The Home Restaurant Merchants Cafe.
 MEAT MARKET
 R. l.. H.Marshall.
 BILLIARDS The Alaskan.
 The Golden.
 TRANSFER ChaS. Lubbe.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19
'NONPART|zANS LOST
NORTH DAKOTA HOUSE
TI-TOWNLEYITES HAVE MA
JORITY OF FIVE-MAY CON
troll SENATE ALSO.
Clearwater Republican,

"Only in one state where it has
| held control does there appear to be
any salvage in the wreck of this
radical movement, and even there the
curtailment is so serious as to render
almost imponent some of the Townley
controlled officers says the Mime
apolis Tribune, in commenting on the
result of elections in states where the
Nonpartisans made fight. The "sal-
wage" referred to in North Dakota
Following is summary of the cleo
ton results in which the Nonpartisan
league figured in other states, ex-
cepting Minnesota, where LaFollette
triumpher and the league endorsed
his candidates.:
Minnesota-Every candidate for
state office and congress backed by
the Nonpartisan league goes down to
overwhelming defeat. The good roads
amendment, bitterly fought by Town
ley, carried by large majority
Observation-Disclosures join with re-
publicans in defeating Townley can
didates who ran on democratic ticket.
Joseph M Dixon of Great Falls cleo
ted governor over B. K. Wheeler,
Democrat and Townley candidate
League has legislative offices in only
five counties.
Idaho-Not single candidate car
rying Townley Endorsement is elected
to office.
Colorado-Although Nonpartisans
captured control of Democratic party
and had high hopes of success, repub-
licans and nti-Townley ticket swept
into power.
South Dakota-In this state Non
partisan league had candidates on a
third ticket. League candidates all
defeated in miserable showing.
Nebraska No candidates with
Townley Endorsement elected
In North Dakota the Independents
(anti- Townley) gained control of the
house of representatives by SO to 81
and have "a members of the state
senate to 25 for the Nonpartisans.
They are now contesting an election
Of a Nonpartisan senator alleging
fraud If successful senate control
will go to the Independents by 25 to
"a. The independents elected five
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19
ENGLISH WRITER'S
VIEWS ON AMERICA
CLAIMS POLICE DO MIN A L E
EVERYTHING IN e. s. BUT
FOLKS POLITE

LONDON-By A. PHI. w. Ne
vinson, a well-known journalist, lee
turing on america" at the National
Liberal Club here. said his visit to
the United States had upset nearly all
his pre-conceived notions about Am
orleans.
He said he found Americans most
polite, very kind and hospitable and
only too ready to take trouble for
others He did not find them par
ticularly business-like and hard-
working. One thing that struck him
as terrible was the individual sub
serviance to the state and the ten
dency of the police to dominate every
thing and he gave instances of what
he regarded as savage sentences OF
ten years. Imprisonment on per
fectly innocent and harmless gentle
man." and of Is years upon girl of
20. who had distributed a pamphlet
urging American soldiers not to fight
against Russia.
There was no real political labor
party in America, which was 40 years
behind England in that matter. Con-
corning English feeling in AM
erica, he said he was constantly con-
fronted by the shame of Britain s
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19
PURITAN LECTURE
HERE SUNDAY NIGHT
REV. WAYNE S. sNODDY WILL
GIVE SECOND OF SERIES
NEXT SUNDAY EVENING.

In celebration of the three hun
dredth anniversary of the landing of
the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, the
Rev. w. S. Snoddy gave an illustrated
lecture last Sabbath evening on 1.-THE
Puritans of the Old World" This
first lecture was Introductory and
preparatory to the one which will be
gwen next Sunday night on "The
Puritans of the new World A very
fine set of pictures has been secured
from the Newell Dwight Hills lee
ture corporation of New York which
will be shown upon the screen illus
trating the various historical Incl
dents set forth in the lecture.
Representative Government began
in the rude cabin of the "Mayflower''
and the compact there signed was the
seed corn of our constitution. Accord
ing to Carlyle "The Sailing of the
Mayflower" was the greatest event
for human freedom during the last
nineteen hundred years That i'm
mortal company that came to our
shores three hundred years ago were
the founders and builders of our re-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19

state officers as follows: Thomas
Hall for Secretary of State; Johr
Steen for State Treasurer; w. H
Stutzman for railroad commissioner;
Miss Minnie j. Nelson for Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction; and A.
M. Christainson for justice of the su-
preme court. They also elected two
of the three congressman, o. B. Burt
ness and J. M. Young.
Five initiated laws which were hot
ly opposed by the league forces were
also carried by big majorities. They
are as follows: The law which does
away with the provision requiring all
political subdivisions of the state to
deposit funds in the Bank of North
Dakota, however, making it compul-
sorry for state funds to be deposited
there; a law providing for the semi
annual examination of the Bank of
North Dakota end the state indus
tries; the real estate loans initiated
law providing that loans of state
money cannot be made to parties not
residing within the state; the legal
publications law which makes the
legal publications Of political subdi-
visions of the state compulsory to
certain newspapers which are named
by the election and providing for the
placing of legal notices by individuals
in papers of their own CHOOSING in
stead of those fixed by the Nonrarti-
san governor; the law which returns
to the superintendent of public nstruc-
ton powers taken from that office by
the Nonpartisan league two years
ago
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19
OPEN N0STRILS! END
A COLD OR cATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Count fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages Of
your head will clear and you can
breathe freely. No more snuffling,
hawking, mucous discharge, dryness
or headache no struggling for breath
at night.
Get small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. It penetrates through
every air passage of the head, sooth-
ing and healing the swollen or in
famed mucous membrane, giving you
instant relief Head colds and cat
arrh yield like magic. Don't stay
stuffed up and miserable. Relief is
sure
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19

public. America today is the full
fillment of the dream that hauled the
Pilgrim Fathers in 1920
The Puritan spirit is the spirit of
progress. It's face is forward looking
and not backward 1t returns to the
past only to use the seeds of yester-
day for tomorrow's sowing.
The lectures are free to all, and in
presenting them at this time the
Presbyterian church is offering a
special treat to the people of Moscow
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19

treatment of Ireland and he cOnfes-
sed that when he found the House of
Commons jeering at dying men, and
heaping insults on a country strug-
Cling for political freedom, it was al
most like going home and seeing his
own mother drunk on the floor
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-19

Mrs. Stevenson's kindergarten
class will have vacation during
Thanksgiving week School will be
resumed November 90 The children
are making progress which is pleas
ing to the parents as well as Mrs.
Stevenson.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10

soul to the better world before she
would have had opportunity to suffer
wish l could go with her. But it
won't be long before l can join her
over there"
The children, who had heard Irma's
scream as her grandfather raised the
Ak and who had flocked to the win
dow in time to see the killing, tum-
bled in panic from the school build
ing. But possessed by sudden fear,
they huddled against the entrance, I'M
willing to move until the patrol wagon
and ambulance had taken away the
slayer and the slain.
Edwin B. Moon, father of thA child
and son of the man who did Il kill
ing, is a prominent real estates man
in this city. He could only account for
the tragedy on the basis of insanity.
The granddaughter and the elder Mr..
Moon had been inseparable compan-
ions almost since the child was born.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
In Hungarian Parliament.

Sister Margit Slachta is the name of
the first woman elected recently to the
parliament of Hungary. She was for
merly a school teacher and for ten
years was a member of the Catholic
Social Mission society, where she did
social work excellently as profess
sional. She is said to be between thir
ty-five and thirty-eight years of age
anG has given her country excellent
service, organizing in the whole coun-
try the Catholic women who were vOt-
ing for the first time, and through her
work her party became the leading
one, having majority in the house.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
NOW COMES ELECTRICAL Jag
San Francisco Man Produces All
Symptoms of Alcoholic In
toxication.

San Francisco, Cal.-The POSSIBLE
ity of producing all the symptoms of
alcoholic intoxicatiOn on electric
Juice" attracted a good deal of in
terest here recently when DIR. Albert
Abrams of San Francisco demonstrate
ed to medical men the use of an cleo
trical device he has invented.
The feet of the subject are placed
on a sheet of zinc. an electrOde is
placed upon the head. and, when the
current is turned on, one newspaper
writer said: John Barleycorn is with
you again. The kick comes slowly
and without any appreciation of the
fact on the part of the subject until
he finds himself unduly loquacious,
happy or sleepy"
"The discovery" Doctor Abrams
said, "is based on the theory that unit
of energy is the electrOn and that ev-
cry material thing is simply a mani
festation of different rates of vibra-
ton. have used the vibration of
to produce the effects Of
itself"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
FEELING BLUE
ALL The Time
Before Taking Cardui, This GeOr.
gia Lady Suffered Until She
Would Have to Sit Down to
Do HouSeWork.-WaS
Dizzy and Weak.

Dalton. Ga.-Mrs. V. 4. Burnett. Of
Route 6, says: 81 got down with my
back and sides, not able TO do my
work. l suffered a great deal. I had
depressed. blue feeling all the time.
Il couldn't rest at night. l was
nervous. would be dizzy and just
no-account at all.
81 would have to sit down while
trying to do the housework. 1t seemed
couldn't get my breath. was afraid
would get past going altogether.
81 heard of Cardui and began using
It. l could see after a half bottle
it was helping me, so kept it up :.
and soon was like a new person.
Il knew Cardui did the work. for no
other medicine took ever helped me
as it did. I certainly can recommend
Cardui."
This well-known medicine, which
Mrs. Burnett says helped her, is a,
mild, medicinal purely vegetable tonic.
for over 40 years used by thousands of
women, with similar results to those
which this Georgia lady obtained.
Cardul should help you, too. Try 1t
ADV
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
AppIicants Aplenty,

The other day an Indianapolis high
school teacher had birthday. In some
way the children had discovered that
1t was coming and since she was very
popular many of them decided to give
her presents. One of her little fresh
man boys came in with huge box Of
candy. "Oh, Bob" she said, why be.
lleve I'll have to kiss you for this"
Now right behind Bob was a junior
boy much larger and more eslb Of
tongue. SO Immediately he spoke up.
"Walt minute, Miss 7, I've got you
a present, too
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
Gently Sarcastic.

AT half-past eleven Mr. Stone re-
tired. In few minutes the telephone
rang, and he hurried downstairs to find
that there was no one on the line He
had just snuggled into his warm bed
when the telephone rang again, and
he answered 1t a second time.
1t proved to be man who wished
to interest him in a new automobile.
When the conversation was ended, the
caller said, 81 hope have not incon-
venienced your
mot at ALL" said Mr.. Stone 81 was
sitting right in front of the telephone
thinking that some one might call me
up."-Youth's Companion.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10

present health is better than it has
been in two or three years."
The happy results obtained by those
who have taken Ziron, suggest that
you. too, may profit by following their
example.
Ziron is scientific combination OF
pure medicinal inorganic iron, phos-
phorus, the active principle of nux
vomica and the hypophosphites, Of
lime and soda. 1t will help add more
red corpuscles to your blood, putting
more vitality in your system.
Sold at your druggists on a money
back guarantee. Ask him about it.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
His Knees Shook
alabama Farmer IN Poor Condition Was Wonderfully
Helped BY Zhon Iron Tonic

THIS Alabama farmer. Mr.. C. r
Garfield, residing on Route l, out
from Pisgah, had been suffering
from general debility. He writes that
he got so weak he "just trembled all
the time"
''When l would stand" says Mr..
Garfield, II felt so weak my Anees
shook. grew thin, my flesh flabby, my
skin muddy. dreaded to eat
II had taken and taken and taken
remedies. Finally neighbOr said: 4
believe ZirOn will help you
II tried it-kept it up, and very sooa
there was a change. l grew stronger
Now I'm just wonderfully helped. My
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
MAN, rs, STAYS
GRANDDAUGHTER
CleaVeS Her Skull With Ak While
School Children
Look On.

MuSkegon. Mich.-While a hundred
or more children watched from win
dows of the MuskegOn Heights school
Stuart q. Moon, seyenty-eight. Civil
war veteran and wealthy retired lum-
herman, killed his ten-year old grand
daughter by cleaving her skull with
an ak. Irma Moon, the child, had
been summoned from her class room
TO the school yard, where the GRANDPA
ther. who had been her confidant and
pal, waited with an ak, behind his
back.
Il killed her because love her"
the old man said i'm mild tones to the
first man who seized him. Rev. w. A.
Lyons. Il wanted to save her from
this world of misery and wickedness.
wanted to send her tender young
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
DODSON WARNS
CALOMEL USERS
You Cannot Gripe Scken or Salvate Yourself If You
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone" Instead

CalOmel salivatesl It's mercury,
Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug
gish liver. When calomel comes into
contact with sour bile 1t crashes into
it, causing cramping and nausea.
If you feel bilious. headachy, con-
stipated and all Knocked out. just 90
TO your druggist and get a bottle of
DOdsOn's Liver Tone for a few cents.
which is harmless vegetable substi-
tute for dangerous calomel Take IL
spoonful and if il doesn't start your
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10

liver and straighten YOU up better and
quicker than nasty caIomel and with
out making you sick, you just go back
and get your money.
If you take calOmel today you'll be
sick and nauSeated tomorrow; be-
sides, it may Salivate you, while IL
you take DodSon's Liver Tone you will
wake up feeling great. full of ambi-
ton, and ready for work or play. It's
harmless, pleasant and safe to give
TO children; they like it.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Womens' complaints often prove to be
,othing else but kidney trouble, or the
Gesult of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
4ans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bltion, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
kilmer's Swamp-Root, q physicians pre-
scrption, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
nedately from any drug store.
However. if you wish first to vest this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
King Governs Marriages.

Spanish diplomats are forbidden t.
marry without royal permission by 8
decree published in the Official Ga
zette If this order is disregardeC
the offending person will be suspended
from office and his wife will be ex,
Guided from diplomatic privileges.
The object of the decree is to pre-.
vent diplomats marrying women with
out means or of undesirable reputa-
ton. Similar rules are applied in
the case of naval and military officers
and noblemen.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
Its Identity.

Rip Rumble is a-hee hee hee =
wag!" chuckled old Riley Rezzidew Of
Petunia. He told me he was going
to Kay See for surgical operation
anyhow, he guessed likely he'd have
his pocketboOk removed"
1--WE do not see anything especially
waggish to that statement" returned
the able editor of the Weekly Palr's
dunn. Knowing Ripley as W 4
and having been in Kansas City sew
eral times, ourself, we consider it
plain and plausible presentation of a
perfectly probable possibility."-Kan.
sas City Star.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
GIRL PLEADS To
Die, KILLS HER
Youths Confession Clears Up
Mysterious Murder in
Michigan.
KISSES HIM GOOD-BY
Boy Tells Weird Story of Chance Ac.
quaintanee Pleading for Death
and How He Clicked Her
With Handkerchief.

Pontiac, Mich.-The murder by
strangulatiOn of twenty-year-old Vera
Schneider, telephone operator, was
solved by confession of AnSon Best,
/ twenty-one years old. of Flint. who
/ under grilling by Prosecutor Gil
lespie admitted the murder.
The confession was a weird affair.
Best asserting the girl, with whom he
said he had struck up an acauaint-
ance in the street, declared she was
tired of living and forced him to
strangle her with his handkerchiefs
despite his protest.
Miss Schneider's body was found on
the porch of a partially constructed
house. There We're signs of severe
struggle, but the girl had not been
criminally attacked.
Here Is the Confession.
Following is Best'S cOnfessiOn
Vera Schneider spoke to me and
| spoke and we turned right around
and she started to talk to me-" Best
said. "She wanted to 90 downtown
and / got to talking to her, and l told
her my name and asked her name and
| asked her how she came to speak
to strange fellow.
"She seemed to be discouraged over
something and l told her it was no use
feeling that way about it, so we walk
ed down Saginaw street and crossed
the street and after we crossed the
railroad track, we crossed the street
back and went down Auburn street I'M
til we came to this house.
I'VE stopped on the sidewalk and
she threw both ARMS around my neck
and kissed me and we sat there and
talked little while.
"She was discouraged over some
thing, but wouldn't say what it was;
she wouldn't tell me, and finally she
asked me if l would kill her. She said
she wanted to die and l told her 1t |
was no use feeling that way because
other people in the world didn't think |
that way.
"She asked me if l had handker- |
chief or something, that she wanted
me to choke her to death.
II kept refusing and finally she ASK
ed me to and I took the handkerchief 4
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-06-10
Mount Mckinley Sinking.

Mount Mckinley, the Oregon noun
tain, is sinking with the weight OF
ages. Within the last several years
when the peak shrugged its rocky
shoulders in earthquakes, the lofties,
mountain in North America has sub
sided at least 800 feet from its original
altitude of 20f00 feet. Such was the
assertion Of Herschel C. Parker, geOlo-
gist and mining engineer, who first
scaled MOunt Mckinley in 1912.