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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24
GOOD WORDS FOR MANCHESTER
RISINESS MEN.

During q recent visit at DeS MONIES,
the writer made the acquaintance Of
Mr.. Horace G. Lorfmer, Iowa Fair
Price Commissioner, in the employ OF
the Department Of Justice. In his
conversation with Mr.. LOrimer he
learned that he had been In Manches-
ter and was very much pleased with
the prices charged by the merchants.
The writer urger the Commissioner
to send him q letter for publication,
that would briefly state what he knew
about the prices charged In this city.
and he promised to do so. Here Is
his letter: y
Mr.. p. M. Carr,
Manchester, Iowa. II
MY Dear Mr.. Carr:
On Thursday evening, February.
18th. on my way from Cedar
Rapids to Dubuque, was compelled
to remain In Manchester for something
like two hours. personally investi-
gated one Of your retail clothing
stores and found that they were SELL
ing clothing, furnishing goods. etc. at
a very reasonable price. Investigat-
ing the Wholesale costs OF certain suits
and the retail price, I found that
nearly every suit was being retailed
to people in Manchester at less than
the present replacement value.
The grocery store investigated was
selling fruit at the lowest prices l
have found In Iowa. Many other es-
sential food commodities were being
rstaiied 1t very low prices. considering
the present Wholesale value of same.
Going into one Of your restaurants.
I secured . meal for Is cents. The
service was excellent and the SUR
sroundings clean snd wholesome. It
was far superior to the meal had at
Mason City Monday evening for which
l paid $1.7s.
I do not make II : practice to write
nswspapSf men relative to conditions
In their community. hut inasmuch as !
had the pleasure OF meeting you per-
sonally, feel that 4 should say to you
that Manchester is fortunate In having
such fine type OF business men. IL
trust that The people Of Manches-
ter and vicinity will appreciate the
kind Of service they are getting.
Yours very truly,
HORACE @. LARIMER,
lows Fair Price Commissioner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24


tions OF Coffins Grove and Richland
townships this morning and did some
damage to buildings on the J. ]. Reig-
or, =. III. Carr and Coleson farms.
Members Of the Masonic Order
will note that there is to be work In
the Third degree on Friday night Of
this week. All members are urged to
be present.
Theodore Jankowski, for some
time in partnership with Mr.. F. G..
Walter in the operation OF the meat
market here, has opened q shop at La
Crosse, Wisconsin, and has moved his
family to that city.
McKeag Brothers offer sugges-
ti0n as to how one can tighten the
work In the home. Every housewife
will be interested in what they have
to say. and we suggest that all our
readers notice what they say.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie LeClere are
narents Of SON born at the home
iof q. md Mrs. Thos. Wilson Of this
city Monday March 22nd. City Man
ager Wilson is wearing his new honors
with proper dignity. and Is also wear
Ing the customary broad grin Of the
happy Grandpa"
Miss Florence Riddell entertained
the boys OF her Sunday School class
at 600 o'clock supper given In the
Globe Hotel cafe ON Tuesday even-
ing. Following the supper the boys
went to the High School gymnasium
to put In some time at basket ball,
getting in trim for I game with Supt.
J.. 8. billiards Sunday School class
the following day.
"A force Of workmen, under the
direction Of an efficient superintendent
from Sioux City, have wrecked the
corner building, formerly occupied by
the A. C. Philipp pharmacy. and II
the weather had permitted would have
the lot cleared Of all wreckage by this
time. About April 1st the Farmers e
Merchants State Savings Bank Will
move into the J. G. Lewis building and
then the work of wrecking that build
ig will be commenced.
Mrs. Mary ]. Graham and her
niece, Miss Margaret Jones, OF Port
land, Oregon, arrived in Manchester
last Friday evening, and are guests
of relatives and friends. Miss Jones
will sing solo number at the morn
ing service at the Congregational
church next Sunday, and all who
heard her last fall will be pleased to
have the opportunity OF hearing her
again next Sunday.
The confirmation class Of the Luth-
cram church who have been receiving
instructions by Rev. E. Melchert will
be examined and confirmed ON Palm
Sunday, March %, at Ryan, Iowa. The
class this year is composed Of thirteen
members as follows: George Hawker,
Hermann Iben. Fred Bohren, Hugo
Heisermann. Felix Heisermann. Luz
Verne Becker, Emil Vending, Gott-
lieb Kuebler, Louise Reck, Hedwig
Ritter Anna Vending, Mabel Buelow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Elder, who
have been visiting In Manchester for
month, leave today for Addy, Wash
ington, where they win make their
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Elder, while
greatly in love with the western
country, admit that 1t is not quite like
the old home town OF Manchester to
them. All their children are located
in the northwest and it is only natural
that they desire to locate near them.
They will stop at Kansas City for .
visit with Mr.. Elders three brothers,
who live near Linwood, Kansas, and
then they will 80 to Columbia Falls,
Montana, for . visit with the Demps
Elder family, before going to Addy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24
! NATIONAL BUYS OUT
Minneapolis PLANT
LOCAL FACTORY NOW ONLY CORN
CRIB MANUFACTURER WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI.
YEw MACHINERY IS BEING ADDED


The National Manufacturing Com
lDany of this city is enlarging its plant
81 this time In order to make rooE for
s large amount Of new machinery
which has. been purchased and which
Ii now arriving and In the course Of !
iew weeks will be In operation.
For some weeks'a force OF men have
been busy putting mp large addition
10 the factory building, In which will
,be installed the machinery which Mr.
Baumgartner purchased from the Twin
I City Separator Company OF Minnea-
polls. This Company has operated a
large Corn Crib manufacturing plant
at Minneapolis, and last week MT
Bsnm4artper purchased the machinery
and the business and Is now having
the entire machinery outfit shipped e
Nancheatsr. When All this equipment
Ks ones installed the local factory will
10 aba To turn out 400 complete cribs
ID 81 hours. The new addition to the
plant extends south 70 the Illinios
Eentral side track which enabfeo the
company to load It's finished product
into sthe carr direct. =
Bospe time ago the company purchas.
"a tNo lots and two houses Just south
III ~ main plant. thus giving them
much nelded ground for expansion
one q the houses acquired In the deal
Is nov bsing fitted up for offices Fol
some the office quarters. as we'll -
tho wofkshops have been altogether
too crowded, and nov ground had TO be
procured.
IN tho large addition which has been
erected on the lots purchased Z first
class saw mill will be Installed. In this
department the factory will cut its ows
lath from logs. which are now being
hauled from the timber north OF this
city. "A new Howell Botter saw is al
ready On the floor, and other lath saw
Ing machinery Is on the way. A fifteen
thorss pqNer electric motor VIII fur.
nish TIE ,ower for this saw mill, and
also furnish the power for the three
new crib machines which were loaded
in Minneapolis on Monday.
During the winter the company In
Nueda drill press of f,sinsnense dilllen
4bus. This mammoth machine Is uset
10 making steel fence posts. A post II
turned ont by four strokes OF this
heavy machine, and It is said tha'
S1nt thousand posts are made in
additional store room and.sheds ar
20 being built to take care OF tn
Args amount of raw material which
as to BE always kept on hand in ordel
n 8 keep the plant in operation.
II may surprise many of our readeri
10 learn that this plant. which wa
ttarted three years ago. Is turning ou
hundreds Of car loads Of high-clasi
farm equipment From the very outse
the company has never had any diff
Guilty Ia finding q ready market To-
all Of its products. In fact, II has beer
somewhat OF = problem during the pas
lNf to get raw material and working
oarters TO meet the demands. AT tn
present time the weekly pay roll Q
'actory help amounts to upwards Q
y500. To this must also be added tn,
salary paid to the salesmen and Office
help. When the plant Is complete Will
its full working force It is safe to 80!
that this pay roll will be doubled.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24
EASTER MUSICAL PROGRAM.

The Methodist Choir, under the
leadership Of Mrs. NJ. A. Richardson
is to give an evening Of song on Palm
Sunday, March %. Mrs. Thomas Will
son will preside at the organ.
Following is the program:
Organ e-H0sanna-D Dubois, Mrs.
Thomas Wilson.
Soprano Solo-"Resurrection Morn"
Mrs. Robert Harris.
Baritone Solo Rise Glorious Con-
queror,,-W. J. Smith.
Quintet Holy Easter Hour"-A.
: ]. Gildner and Ladies Quartette.
Tenor Solo ------- Rae Dunham
PaStOrale ---------.- Dett
IOr08ta ----- ----------- WAS MdBteI
Chanson du Soir Matthews
Mrs. Thomas Wilson. =
Soprano Solo-"The Light From Heav-
en- ----Mrs. M. A. Richardson.
Easter Cantata-"The Risen King, by
p. A. Schneider.
This is a union service OF all the
churches so let everyone come.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24
ST. PAULS.

Sunday school at $3.50. Preaching
at $3.50 by Rev. Boyd.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24

The annual X. P. May Pole dance
will be held ON the evening OF May
7th. at the Armory.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24


for its service Last summer it appear
ed that the business Of the company
had so grown that additional capacity
would be required, and the Company
at once commenced the construction
Of high tension line which will con-
meet Me ass,4.. ca with the Cedar Rapids
and Maqu0keta steam power plants.
and the general high tension system,
Of the Company. More than one-haif
OF this line is completed. All OF tho
material has been purchased for the
remainder Of the line. and most OF It
has been received at this time. The
poles are being set for the remaining
five miles Of line yet to be built, and
the only material yet to be received
necessary for, the completion OF the
line. are the high tension insulators.
which have been ordered for many
months.
The Company Is confident that it
will have this line completed BY May
first, next. and in case Of emergency
will furnish capacity sufficient to
take care Of the Manchester business.
Recently two units constituting more
than one half of the Comyany's gem
Grating equipment broke down at the
same time. The large water wheel and
generator in the hydro-electric plant
had to be repaired. and before these
repairs were completed, one OF the
boilers also had to be taken out OF
operation to be repaired. The remain
ing capacity Of the plant was insuffi-
cient to carry the entire evening load.
and Il was found necessary to discon-
tinue the street lights on each evening.
The boiler has been repaired and the
service restored. The water wheel Is
now being repaired by men from the
Milwaukee factory. BY building the
high tension line it will be possible to
get the additional capacity which the
service requires within very short
time. II the Company had undertaken
to install additional units in the steam
plant to get the additional capacity re-
quifed, it would have taken twice as
long.
As we have said, more than one-half
of the line is built. It was not possible
to set poles during the severe winter
months. The construction of the line
has been resumed. but shortage. OF
labor and the difficulty Of obtaining
supplies causes delays. The Company
started to prepare to meet the situation
more than nine months ago. We oper-
ate "a hours Of each day and our ma
chinery will break down at times.
The Company appreciates the indul-
gence which the public has extended
to Il while making these repairs.
IOWA ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24

k p. Lodge next Monday night.
Work in third degree
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24
Total number Of letters written be-
sides form prepared ----------203
VILLA RICHARDSON,
Executive Secretary.
UNION EvANGELISTIC MEETINGS.

UNION EVAN6ELlSIlC NEEIlNUps
|. A series Of union evangelistic meet
ings are being held IN the various
churches OF the city this week. One OF
the ministers and layman are the
speakers at the services. The meet
ings are largely attended. and q fine
spirit-of cooperation is being mani
tested by the church people in gem
eral.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-24

Total number Of forms and affidavits
Total number OF personal interviews
Evening star., 1920-01-25
Lady Astor'S Wit.

x yISCOUNTt.SS Astor- the American
who has the signal honor of be-
ing the first woman member OF par.
lament, owed a great part of her
election success to her ready wit.
Charles Dana Gibson, who is Lady
Astors brother-inl law, tells an anecs
dote about young man who once
said to her:
What could be more tragic for a
woman than, after mending her hus<
bands coat to find in the pocket 4
love letter from another wonan?"
Lady Astor laughed gayly.
Fortunately" she said, that could
never happen. The woman would find
the letter frSt, and then she would
not mend tho coat"
Evening star., 1920-01-25

stevenson meant by
Il do" says Rosie. Oranges. They
grow in California and Florida, don't
they? I'd like to go to either place So
let's"
Hobbs shrugs his shoulders hopeless.
IF we only could" says he.
WELL We can" says Rosie, her black
eyes snappin. whats more. we will"
'But-but how" gasps Hobbs.
"rhe way lots of other folks co. says
Rosie. in fiivver. Yes, my brother
in-law went that way last winter; took
his whole family and drove all the way
from Norwalk to Florida Got a good
job down there, too, and drove back
again last May. / know where we can
get flivver cheap. My uncle works In
a garage in Bridgeport and he'll buy
one for us. l wrote him about it last
week and he's got one all picked out
All we got to do is sell out here and
start. There's clock tnkering to be
done in Florida as well as here, ain,
there You could even do some on the
way down.
.But-but I've never driven car,
Rosie" protests Hobbs
II have says Rosie. plenty of
times And you could learn. Anybody
can run a fiivver. and with your
knack of tinkerfng you could keep
it going"
But travel is so expensive" says
Hobbs. stopping at hotels and all
that"
who wants to stop at hotels?" says
Rosie. Give me a frying pan and a
coffee pot and I'll get up better meals
than you'd find in the average hotel
dining room. I've camped out with
my brothers. | know how to make a
stove out of two bricks. Whenever
we got hungry we could pull up be-
side the road. You know my pam
cakes and sausages, and how l can
scramble eggs. Well can do that
outdoors just as well as l can in a
kitchen, and things taste a heap better.
You'll see"
Them mild eyes of Hobbs begin TO
beam sort of excited. That certainly
sounds rather alluring, Rosie" says
he. Camping by the roadside down
through d dozen states. But--but where
would we Sleep
I'VE could take a tent, couldn't we?'
asks Rosie. "Or we might fix up the
inside of the car so we could put
cots across the seat or something.
You're so handy that way YOU ought
to be able to do it.
'Why--why, l don't know but l
could" says Tobias.
And when l left with the clock
under my arm the two of 'em We're
bent over the counter while he
sketched out the ground plan of a
hivYer sleepin' car.
Course, I'd seen Hobbs enthusiastic
over these mind travels of his too
often to take much stock in his really
startin' anywhere Maybe he'd talk
about il for "a week or so. and tn en-
sw itch to something else. Vet 1T
wasn't more'n a few days later. as |
was drivin' past that | caught a
glimpse OF an odd lookin' affair in the
yard back of the jewelry store. So
| stops for look.
And sure enough | finds Hobbs in
his shirt sleeves with a full outfit OF
Evening star., 1920-01-25

IL
enough to stick around and listen
while he described a trip he'd like to
take across the Andes mountains and
down into the Argentine, or a cruise
from Cairo up the Nile, they could
sell him bill of almost any kind Of
goods. One holiday season l remem-
Der findin' him loaded up with a
whole showcase full of mouth organs
that 1 expect he never did get rid Of.
So you see his business couldn't
have called for any phony bookkeepin
to conceal the excess profits. Yet he
seemed to get along somehow. Even
had the nerve to get married sec
ond time after being a widower less'n
year. Sort of handed his carriage
trade jolt by that move, Mr.. Hobbs
did, and to hear the women folks talk
you'd think he'd queered himself for
good.
For the first Mrs. Tobias Hobbs was
supposed to be quite superior per-
son, whatever they might mean b.
that. I'm givin' you Mrs. Purdy -Pelrs
description of her. l never thought
much of her one way or the other.
males, that moved about kind of bill
lowy and majestic and got herself
up in back number frills. She was
always tellin' what a fine family she
came from, how one of her sisters
had married bank president up in
Connecticut and another was the wife
of a leadin' lawyer out in some Penn
sylvania town.
Anyway, she played the lady as well
as she could, apoiogiZin' for Tobias
constant and for livin over the store.
She sang for while at the Presby-
terian Church, and gave piano les
sons. Also she had to have maid to
help her do the housework. So she
was sort of included in most of the
social doin's, specially any church
affairs. Kind of on the fringe, as
you might say. ] judged that the
women folks made it more or less OF
a fad to keep her in the swim, calm
for her with their limousine, invitin'
her to teas and that sort of thing.
Never includin' Tobias. of course.
heard a good deal of sympathy spilled
Cor him when she passed. on sudden.
TO get along without her.
But Mr.. Hobbs seemed to bear up un-
der the loss fairly we'll Course, he WASH {
represented in society any more, and he
begun tal,n' his meals at the Acme
Cafe and don' his own bedmaltin and
sweepn'. Didn't get any thinner,
though. Couldn't have, | expect But
he didn't complain any. and went on
putin In odd side lines and plannin'
wild travel trips that he never took
And then one day it came out that
led married this Rosie Millette person
who'd been waitress in the Acme.
Some French Canadian girl who'd
drifted down from Bridgeport, where
she'd been workin' in brass fact'ry.
'.How could he?" explains Mrs. Purdy-
Pell.
"WelI. that's the end of Hobbs" an
rounces Mrs. Boomer-Day. "He has
found his proper level at last
| expect he did lose some trade there
for n while. In time though he got it
back. 1t was too much of nuisance to
Evening star., 1920-01-25

lug balky clocks clear into town. And
while they didn't forgive him exactly
most of 'em overlooked his bad break.
AS for Hobbs, he actually put on a few
pounds. 1t developed that Rosie was a
swell cook. At least, she was some
scrubber The dingy show window of
the store was polished like plate glass
and kept so, the floor lost it's grimy
coating Of dirt, and the walls was
cleaned up. Even Tobias showed the
effects by keepin his hair anu beard
trimmed.
Outside of that, though, we never got
much of line on the new Mrs. Hobbs
Oh, / got glimpses of her now and then
when I'd drop in. She'd generally be
dustin or cleanin around, but she al
ways beat it out back whenever any
customers came. And Tobias never
mentioned her, any more'n he ever did
the first one. He had his own line of
chat and stuck to it.
So when I calls for the clock that
afternoon Pm kind of surprised to find
em both out front indulgin in some
kind of debate. Rosie starts to leave,
but when she sees who it is seems to
think better of it and merely steps into
the background
well, what about that dinin'room
clock. Hobbs?" says 1. Got it all made
over like new"
''Ah. yes. The clock" says Hobbs,
strokn' his beard thoughtful. Lets
see M-m-m-m. Yes, it's all finished.
New pinton. new balance wheel and a
thorough cleaning. Really ought to be
regulated a little longer, but"
'rii take chance on it," says l.
reachin' across the counter
"If we were all willing to take a
chance,"N says Hobbs "The places we
could go to. l was just reading some
Stevenson. Probably you know it. 1t
begins
"I should like to rise and go
Where the golden apples grow"
"And what i say" breaks in Rosie un
expected, ''is why don't he?''
That's the TALK says I, joshn'.
"Why don't you, Hobbs?''
"Eh?" says Hobbs. gawpin' from one
to the other of us.
Listen, Mr.. McCabe," says she. "l've
been hearing him moon along like that
for year and a half, wanting to go
here, wanting to go there. Didn't pay
much attention to it at first, but | ask
you, can YOU get that all the time and
keep still? | can't He's got me so
want to go. too. And why not:'
"But-but Rosie" protests Hobbs,
starn' at hcr 'How Could weP There
Evening star., 1920-01-25
Hobbs and the Golden Apples

n UST have been six weeks or
N more back that Sadie calls
after me, one mornin' as I'm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
WOMEN GRANTED
MORE DEMANDS
Win PIanks on Various
Measures Advocated
ny MARY GARRETT hay

CHICAGO. June H. - Platform
plnnka on naturalization. woman sur
frngc. social and Industrial justice.
education and health. strong planka
on child labor and women IN indus
try proposed by various womcn'a or
n,niNtions. have been accepted by
the republican convention.
They have recognized the requests
OF the various women's organlxa
lions. notably tho League OF Women
Voters. asking for certain planks
with regard to the health and morale
OF women and children. as we'll ~
the education OF youths. and the
working hours Of all working people;
ALSO a strong suffrage resolution.
which calls for the governors OF Yer
mont and Connecticut TO call special
sessions az once and rutify tho sur
frngc amendment.
Women who have been active for
those special planks feel that their
labors have not been In vain. II is
matter of regrct that no woman
delegate was made member OF the
resolutions committee. Had this
been done. they would have been rep.
resented on every COMMITTEES ap.
pointed
From It's platform. tho republican
party stlll seems TO be the party OF
progress
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
Undernuslins

VOU will be interested in
l. this juno Sale OF Whit.
for the unusual value which
the sale offers In Muslin
Gowns and Envelope Che.
miErE. Tho aAsortnentH. the
styles. quality and finish are
all accorded the standard
which we require our mcrch-
andisc 90 attain. with the con.
sequcnt result Of satisfaction.
Five groups. at sl.00. si-Jo.
sI.95. $3.50 and S2.95.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-11
IF" PACED
AT CONVENTION
He's Expected to Help
Everybody Win
ny BRUCE BARTON


CHICAGO. June ii.--By the time
this appears In the papers the patient,
convention will have been subjected
20 several hours OF nomination ora
tory.
Readers viii doubtless wish 20 know
as early In advance as possible Just
what the outcome IL likely 10 be. and
am in the fortunate position Of be
ing able 60 tell them.
Wood will bc nominated on the
third ballot.
I.owden vii positively be nomi-
patcd on the NTH ballot.
Coolidge or sproul viii be nomi-
mated on the sixth. poindexter on the
ninth and Nicholas Murray Butler on
the 18th.
IL there seems 90 be an apparent
conflict In these various statements
the explanation Is simple. The cam
pairn managers have counted every
delegate except one. and he II the
mos, important
Tho Hon. Mister II. deiegate-at'
iarge-he IL tho ono member Of this
great republican convention whom no
candidate manager has definitely en-
rolled
They are paging him now all over
tho town. it's his move IN tho great
hlg game. The fate Of 10 men. each
one Of whom hopes for the White
House. waits on that tiny word.