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•388 V#4$$: vK-'''-'-1, 4^*-**' «v W 6 "'W'.yr iriV i'.: W & 1#!% '•sfos w:.. A" ,^ir/ v' 1 -i'J & '•m m. 'Kr A -IS:. U"^ 5l"f w* Sg, •-y THE LOGAT NEWS OF DELAWARE COUNTY ",r MFlIfOUHREoiwS COBKESPONDENTS ONEIDA. Sir. and Mrs. Carver and son Floyd "vetted l-t-latlves at Dyers-vile the past week, sv-. Saturday. 4l' -J' #'V is 4 -v iSWte. Sft %'jE v. 4 \i%-t *~t \.h Dick Dodge, who has been living at Arlington the past five years- has moved to his faTm he imrchased' of Mr. Brectoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Howe entertain ed their friends Wednesday evening in honor of their twelfth wedding an Iversary, ^S. T. Knox was a Manchester vis itor Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Darrow are visiting relatives to Elkport. The Misses Leona and Lulu Rosa are keeping the restaurant during their absence. Miss Nellie Bowers spent Sund:. with home folks at Delaware. E. G. Strickland of Almoral was in Mr, Conell and daughter Florence and Gertrude returned home from Deocxrah Thursday. Mr, and Mrs. Breckon have moved to Greeley. Mrs. Glen Tailor was shopping1 in Vfh:*- j- Manchester Thursday. t'iVfV Henry Miller was a Greeley visitor DELHI.. v- Mrs. Clara Heath of Redonda, Cal it-j ifornia,' is visiting her mother, Mrs E. Hartman. Will Toomeer was in Dubuque last 6 I "The Old Maid's. Convention" will be, .given at G. A. R. hall Wednesday eyenlng, March 6, under the auspices of the ladies aid-society. Miss Stella Himmei and Roy L. Powell were .married at Manchester Wednesday, February 28, 1912, by 5 Rev. Black, pastor of the M. E. Church. Congratulations. The "Free" sewing machine was drawn by Mrs. Geo. Keith Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Coates were .tdown from Delaware Saturday. James. Rogers was over from Earl "Till© Thursday. Mrs, Mary Simons went to Tipton Iowa, Friday evening to stay a few weeks' with, her sister, Mrs. Gretcher Patteraan. Mr. and Mrs. R. P..White were ^Manchester Wednesday. E. R. Stone was in Waterloo or Thursday. Mtes Mary Dooitttl© won the Bible Jn the contest. Miss Myrtle Stanger,. spent' Sun 'day with her home people ^t Buck MCreek. ,. Mr. and' Mrs. R. P. White and Mrs. Bess Stoner were Edgewood visitors Friday. Mrs. Maud! Reeder went to Iowa *,*C City Friday to -visdt over Sunday with her frleaid. Miss Maud Jrlolbert. Ale* Hackbarth was in Kansas City recently. :::v.. •'•"Theron Knickerbocker of Indian ^Teriiiory visited: his sister, .Mm. C. "H. Ciofiff, last week. Bert EU'Isoh" moved' into his own house Fridays -Henry .Vesey Into part of Bert Sherman's house. Word has been receedved of :he death of Francis- MoGuire in Da kota last Saturday. The body will be brought, to Delhi for .burial/ an^: th funeral will -be held at St. John' church Wedmseday. Miss. Grace Simons spent at home. Mrs. South of Dakota visited her fkW daughter, Mrs. M. G. Albrook, last 1^5- w«et •, 'Sunday Mrs. Howard Reed of Rowley came lost week to attend the funeral of a rlatJv, Louis Ratfortli. Mm James Burton" visited rela tives at Center Junction recently. E. C. Perkins was in Manchester J^^ediicsday. Misa Maigaret Thompson went to heir home at Center Junction- Friday evening, returning Monday. LENOX COLLEGE. Bessie LeClere Is a§3istirig '(j- he of or a no An accident to the boiler last 't~ week rendered stoves a necessity for a tew days to the main building. a Dr. Reed1 was in Independence last week and in other iplace® to the interest of the college. Belden Dennison was one of the contestants at the state oratorical contest at Ames iast week. The oth er delegates were- Ellery Reed, Arch ,Ie ,Wh^eless and Fletcher Aitol\t\ Mis® MacKenziei, one of the .faculty also attended. Mlse Ethe1 McKenzie, one ct the last year's students, is visiting friends^ She has been teaching in North Dakota. THORPE. Mrs. Wm. Rudy is on. the sick list. Amsa Stone transacted: business ta Lamont last Tuesday. Walter and' Levi Lehman visited at the Fred Mosher home i,n- M^n- Chester Friday. Ray Brown moved his 1 household goods, here from Lamont last week and will take charge of the store. Mr. Waldo expects to return- to Man Chester, iPerry Smith spent a few days of j|a9t week in Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. B. Shermer are the •pityud parents a baby boy. W John Robertson called at D. Wc IBarr's last Thursday. Wornie Boots and Ed Cham.tiers were In Manchester last Friday. A good many of the farmers in vicinity moved last Friday. Mrs. ^Keyer has moved' to Dundee and Jas. _"Kiust has rented her farm for the in a R. H. Bowsers deJivered a horse at Manchester last Friday. Ben Sark left tor Waterloo last Saturday where he expects T® inatn. tor some tfcme E. Heyer and Jeanette Preuasner visited with Mrs. H. Jeffries. last Sunday. Mrs. Liila McCutbceoar spent" Fri day of last week with iier sister in an he Brddley Bros, will give a' high class vaudeville and moving picture show at the Thprpe hajl next Wed nesday evening, March 6. Frank Martin and''Dan Messmore attended .the wrestling match: at Manchester Friday night. SPECIAL WASHINGTON CORRES PONDENCE. By Clyde H. Tavenner. The amount of buslneeis 'being done by th© railroads, st^el mills, mai ufactorles and- banks of the country at -the present 'time is considerably in advance, of that, of a year, ago. The gross earnings of the railroads for the first week of February were 9.81 per cent better than ai year ago. For the fourth week o( January the reports: from forty-four roads indicate a gain over last year of 12.27 per cent. Reports £ot December show an -increase of net earnings over De cember, 1910, of no less than 7,83 per cent. Bank clearings last week were bet ter than a year ago.. Foreign trade in January was very large. The exports exceeded' those of any preceding January except in 1908, and the imports were larger than for any preceding month with a single exception. Financial arrangements have res cently been made .by several railroad: for raising $90,000,000 to be used in extensions' and improvements. The Erie railroad, for instance, plansr to expend f10,000,000 fa thie next ten years for completing the double tracking of its main line Ibetween New York and Chicago. T.he Atchi son is raising *50,000,000 tor new work and equipment, and other companies are preparing to put smaller amounts into improve ments. All this does not look as it busi ness is standing still simply .be cause ^the House, of Representatives is Democratic, nor that bustess fear3 the election of a' Democratic! .presi dent. The pre-election threat* made •to intlmddate voters that the Stag nation of business would follow im mediately .upon the election of a Democratic House, has not been ful filled. Some of the illegal trusts which have been throttling competition and boosting the prices of the things- the people must' have in order to live, are perhaps not par ticularly enamored with Democratic procedure, .but legitimate business understands thoroughly that It has nothing to fear from Democratic as cendency, and welcomes it. Protection v«. Tariff for Revenue, Workmen in Germany are "pro tected" toy a-tariff wall like our own PaynepAldrichi tariff wall. In England the workers are not so "protected". According to Aldrich, Stnoot, Gug genheim et aL, the German workers ought to have more. ideal conditions than the' Britons. But let us see how much benefit the German, real ly gets. from* protection: Bricklayers in free-trade England receive $9.72 per week and are re quired to work but 52 1-2 hours. Bricklayers in "protected" Ger many receive $7.50 per week' and are required to work 69 hours a week. This is .not an isolated case. Ill all industries the English worker receives higher wages than the Ger mans, and work fewer hours. .4nd this is.not all: The cost of living is much higher in protected Germany than' 4n unprotected Eng lad. Where a Briton pays $1.20 in rent a German pays.' $1.47. Where a Briton' (unprotected) spends) $1.20 on food and fuel ai .German —,(pro tec ted) spends $1.41. The American worklngman is be ing outrageously tariff- taxed .'on. ev erything he eats, wears or usee on the theory he isi being "protected," when as a matter of fact the .only thipg that is- being protected by the tariff is the monopolies, of the tariff trusts on the necessaries of life. La Follette Not Ditched. There has been in existence a general- conspiracy all over the east The following extract® of a tele gram sent by Senator LaiPOllette personally to North Dakota republi cans shows where the Wisconsin senator stands on the subject of 'laying down-": "The report that I have with drawn as a candidate is false, and the statements regarding n«y health are gross misrepresentations. They ara a part of the pressure brought to bear to force me from, 'the con test, which I,willingly undertook at a time when no one else could be induced to make the fight. "I want delegates who are ready to win, or lose if need be, in t^ie in tere-st of a great cause. list me through you assure the voters of North Dakota that I shall as always keep faith with them, and shall re main a candidate steadfast to the en4" •i .. Juggling the Figures. Here is business secret: If you are running your concern at a 'big loss, but ifvish to make the figures show a surplus, simply put off pay ing heavy bills until after the re ports of the -receipts and' expend!-: tuxes are made up for the yea^ seeking to make the people of the found' that bayonets) would not com country believe that Senator LaFol lette is out of the race for .the nomination' for President. The con spiracy was pretty largely success ful, because many people believe LaFollette has quit. Senator LaFol lotte is not that kind, however. He will go down fighting. If -necessary, •lit he will not run up the white flag. This is the system by which Post master General Hitchcock puit the postoffice on a "paying .basis," ac cording to charges made by W. D. Brown, formerly a government audi tor, whose expose of the situation is so obviously true Mr. Hitchcock has failed to reply. Mr. Brown showsi that the alleged balance of $219,118.12 announced at the close of the last fiscal year to the credit of the postoffico depart ment in reality does not exist at all 'but Instead there is really a deficit of' $7,000,000. Relief from Express Companies. A charge of 25 cents, instead of $1.32, for the delivery of a 11-pound package on rural free delivery routes, is in prospect, as the result of the action of Democratic members of the House committee on postoffiices and post roads In incorporating to the ap propriations bill provisions for a tentative parcels post system." The committee members also agreed up on a general domestic rate Mt 12 cents and a maximum package of 11 pounds. This Is -the present Inter nationa I .parcels post -rate. lUnder the Peanocratio House the express com panies) appear to hawe lost their power .of moral persuasion with the postoffice. committee. ri Taft Tariff Board To, Go. The Democrats, have had suggest ed to them a way to kill off the in famous Taft tariff board. The plain is to pass through the House a ,bill for the creation Of a bureau of tariff statistics that shall bei reeponsdble to the legislative branch of the govern ment, instead of to t!he executive branch alone, and that shall investi gate and report on facts at the re quest of' the House, wfriehi has authority to initiate revenue meas ures. There wilt them be no necessity for an appropriation for the tariff board, permitting that body to die with this fiscal year. The past experience of' some of the larger newspapers of the coun try in conducting "straw votes" Just previous, to an election would indicate that very little significance attaches to the "Roosevelt victories" that are being recorded in advance by the straw vote method. In the campaign of 1908 the New York World went to great expense to conduct a- post card canvass, of the gubernatorial contest, and the results- were worked out -by expert statisticians. The figures, as col lected by the newspaper show ed that Ohanler would have, 490,570 votes' to Greater New York and that Hughes would' have 147,185 Chanler's indicated plurality in the state was 193,685 The election returns^ however, told quite a different story. Chan ler's vote in the city was only 321, 190, and Hughes was re-elected gov ernor by a plurality of 69,462. In 1904 the Brooklyn Eagle's poll showed that Parker would carry New York state by 75,421. His op ponent beat him 175,552. In that same campaign the New York Her ald's canvass indicated that Park er's plurality in Greater New. York would be 147,747. His actual plural ity was 36,000. In all these canvasses no expense was spared to obtain accuracy. ARN0LD All the resources o$ wealthy newspapers were used to keep them correct, yet they all 'went wide of the mark In fact, tbe verdict of the voters alJ most exactly reversed the predic tions of the straw votes. In Oacb Instance the final result made the preliminary polls- look ridiculous The politicians in Washington, therefore, do not attach importance to the various'straw votes that are reported to haiye shown such good results for the former president Since his Columbus speech .- .Mr. Roosevelt, these men say, is less a factor than ever, not because of what he said so much as because of what he neglected to say. Ev erybody is agreed—republicans an democrats alike.—that the tesue the next campaign will be the tar iff. In his Columbus speech Mr Roosevelt had not a word to say on this iriiportant subject. Instead, he advocated the recall of Judges,, and the very next day, when he saw what a-hornet's nest he had thus kicked up among the. reactionaries, .he promptly denied that he had advocated the recall. _- Worse Than Russian, Methods Re ported to by Wool Trust. By Arthur West. The wooleh trust has found a new weapon/ This monopoly, N having pel its $6 a week workers to call off 1heir strike, has hit upon an entirely new plan. The trust now proposes, to utilize the hunger .of little children a£ a club to force the parents of those children to give up their strike. Here is how they a re. working the hew scheme:! Many- charitable organizations in cities adjacent, to Lawrence, where the strike, is in progress, after read ing of the desperate straits' to which the. strikers' children had .been re duced,' made arrangements to have hundreds of these childrn cared for in private homes outside of Law rence until tbe strike ended. Und-er this plan, many children were sfent away, some to New York and Bos ton, and some as far away as Phil adelphia. With the knowledge that their children were being cared for ten derly, the mothers and fathers back in Lawrence gained' courage to carry on the fight. Freed from hearing th^ir own children crying for bread, the strikers took renewed- hope. WhaV happened? The trust mag natesy realising' that, if all the lit tle children were sont away frojp iJayrrence the strikers could, longer endure the struggle, at once issued orders to the servile police and mtltta commanders to pult a stop to the deportation of children.. They knew that where bayonets, persecution, unlawful imprisonment, and all oth er ordinary weapons of big corpora tions in fighting the unions might fall, there remained one thing which the strikers could not long resist and that was, the cry of their own chil dren for food. These millionaire knew that where «trong men and wo men could suffer tn silence them, selves, they could not long hear to see their children suffer. Accordingly, there was issued an WW edict against, sending the children away where they could! obtain food. Immediately a squad of state sol diers was sent to each railroad- sta tion, and when the strikers arrived with their children many of. .them were seized- and thrown into jail. Diabolical as this may seexn. it actually is toeing done, not to, Rns sia^but right (here in these UniteO States The "woolen trust, be tt remember ed, had' it- agents at Washingto^ when the tariff wa® being revised, and these agents told the law mak ers that the reason the trust wanted a high tariff was because of its de sire to protect American, workingimen against the cheap labor of Europe. This- 'is the trust that makes millions of dollars' annually in. profits' on stock that Is watered until soggy. is the same trust which is first to demand a hearing at Washington whenever there is tariff revision, and which refuses steadfastly to lister to the plea of its men .for a confer ence to talk over wage differences BUSINESS DIRECTORY YORA YORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office over Hutchinson & Atwater's hardware store Manchester. Iowa. M. Carr, Hubert Carr, Henry Bronso CARR, BRONSON & CARR, Speclit at ATTORNKYS' AT LAW. tention given collections. loans and Insurance. Office in Post Of fice Building, Manchester, Iowa. ATTORNEYS AT.LAW. Office over| Delaware County State Bank, ..Manches ter, Iowa. THbS. T. CARKEEK ARCHITECT AND BUILDER SUPER-, INTENDANT, S. E. corner 8th and Mai streets, Dubuque. Iowa LEGAL .NOTICES NOTICE OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY. Notice is hereby given tliat the follow ing resolution of necessity is proposed for adoption by the Council of the. City of Manchester. Iowa: Be It Resolved by the City-. Council of the City of Manchester, Iowa: That it is deemed advisable and neces sary to make improvements by paving, curbing and guttering the following arts of streets,' to-wit: Madison street rom south line of Main street to north line Joi Delaware street and Delaware street from the east line of Madison street to the east line of Franklin street .In the oit of Manchester. Iowa, as follows: By paving said parts of streets with No. 1 vitrified block with sand filler upon nve Inch Portland cement concrete foundation, or with cement wearing surface upon a Ave inch Portland cement concrete foun dation,- or with an asphaltlc-cement pave ment with machine mixed asphalt and crushed rock wearing surface upon a Ave Inch Portland cement concrete foundation, or as asohalt-macadam pavement with wearing surface of asphalt onu crushed rock upon a live inch Portland cement concrete foundation, or with a bltullthlc or any bituminous, pavement upon tbe foundation above spectoed and by curb ing and guttering tuild parts of streets with Portland cement'curbing and gutter iuc. the foundation ta- toe prepared-and the paving, curbing and guttering, te" be con structor In accordance with specifications furnished by the city engineer-and ap proved by the council of the City of Man chester. Iowa. The expense of making said Improve ment to be assessed against property abut ting thereon, in sccordance with the law governing the same, except that part there of at the Intersection of streets, high ways, avenues and alleys and onp-half I the cost thereof at street, highway, ave nue and alleys Intersecting bat not cross ing and any deficiency where the special assessment shall not be sufficient, shall be' paid from the city Improvement fund, as provided by law. And the contractor who shall make «ald Improvement shall guarantee that the same will endnre without need of repair tor oiie year from the date of Its ac i-ptance by the city.'" You are further notified that ssld reso lution »of necessity will be considered for its' passage and adoption on theAlst day Ac prll,1912, at a" meeting of the city later, lc -onncll of tbe City of Uancbester. Iowa, to be held at the council chamber, com menclncc at elaht o'clock p. m.. at whlcb Mme and place the owners of property atnttlns on said Improvement and sub loct to assessment for the payment there of and any others interested, may appear «ad make objections to said proposed Im provement and to tlM| passage and adop tion of said resolution. Pated at Manchester, Iovea. this 19th day of February. 1912. Attest: T. Wilson M. F. LeHpy, City Clerk. Uayor. NOTICE OF FBQF9SHQ RESOLUTION Of NUCB881XY. Notice Is hereby given that the follow ing resolution of necessity Is proposed for adoption by the Council of the City of Manchester. Iowa: Be It Kesolve'd by the City Council of the City of Manchester, low*. That It Is deemed advisable and neces sary to ma^e ImDrowments by .paving with No. vltrifled' block with sand till er, or with cement wearing surface, or with an asphaltlc-cement wearing surface or macblue mixed asphalt and crashed rock, or with asphalt-macadam wearing Murface of asphalt and crashed rock, or with a bltullthlc or any bituminous wear ing surface, npon a' Portland cement con crete foundation as to all of said wear ing surfaces, tbe foundation to be pre pared and the paving to be constructed in accordance with specifications furnished ny the city engineer and approved by the city council of Manchester, Iowa, on the following named streets and parts of streets to wit. Union street from the £ast line of Franklin street to the east line of New street in the city of Manffaester, Iowa. Tbe expense of making said improve ment to be assessed fegalnst property al»it tlng thereon, la accordance with tbe law governing the same, except that part thereof at the Intersection of streets, high ways, avenues and alleys, and ope-half the cost thereof. at street, highway, ave nue and alleys Intersecting but not cross inc. and any deficiency where the special assessment shall not: be snKleient. shall ne paid from the city improvement fund. And the contractor who shall make said improvement .shall guarantee that the same will endure without need of repair for one year from .the date of Its ac-ei tance by thei city." 'You are further notified that said reso lution of necessltr will be considered tor its passage and adoption on the 1st day of April, 1912. at a lacstrng of the city ,1W, council of tlie city of Manchester, la., to be held at the council chamber, commencing #t ulKlit o'cltfck D. m. at wblch time aud place tbe owners of property abutting on said iiuorovement and subject to as snssiHent for the payment thereof, and any others Interested, may appear and make oojectlons to said proposed Improvement and to tae passase unit adQPtion of suld resolution. Dated at Manchester. Iowa, this 19th day •1 h'ebruary, 1M2. Attesr: T. Wilson. M. F. Le Roy, City Clerk. Mayor. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION OP NECESSITY. Notice la hereby given that Jthe follow ing resoluttou of necessity Is proposed for uUoptiou oy. tue Council of Hie. City of Mauouester, Iowa: Be it Uesolved by the City Council of the ('Icy of .Manchester, Iowa. Tiiut it is aeemed advisable and neces Hui-y to uiake improvements by paving witn No. 1 vltrlned hl^ -K withjjan 111 ur, or with cement weurine. surface, or trltU un aspbaltlc-cenient wearing surface of iiuu'iiinu mixed asphalt and crushed rock, or with usphaltlc-macadumr-gearing surtuce of asphalt aud crushed rock, .or wltti a bltullthlc or any bituminous wear iuut surface,- upon a i'ortland cement- con crete foundation as to all of said' wear mi: surrac«s, the foundation to be pre-' uurea and the paving to be constructed in ucooruance with specifications-furnished uy tbe city engineer and approved by the Clt.v Oouucll of Manchester, lowa^the fol lowiurf streets and parts of streets, to «vit: Mula street from tne pavement now in place at Brewer street to the west line of Lot of Love's addition to the city of Hani'tH'stcr. Iowa, extended north across said Main street. The expense of making said Improve ment to be assessed against property abut ting tuereoo, in accordance with *he law Kovermug tbe same, except that part thereof at tlie intersection of streets, high ways, avenues and alleys, and o.ne-half the cost tlioreof at .street, highway, ave nue and alleys intersecting but not cross ing- and any deficiency where the special assessment shall not be sufficient, shall he pal.! from the city Improvement fund. Aud the contractor who shall make said improvement shall guarantee that the same will eii'dure without need of repair for one year from the d&te of its accep tance by the city." Yoa are Xurtjier notified that said reso lution of necessity will be considered for Its pasxuge and adoption on theJLst day of April, 1912. at a meeting of tbe city Real estate council of the city of Manchester, la., to be held at the council chamber commencing at eight o'clock p. m. at which time and place the owners of property abutting on said improvement and'subject to as sessment for the payment thereof, and FRED BLAIR others interested may appear and maKe _,,, objections to said proposed Improvement ATTORNEY A»T LAW. Office in tlie an(j to tj,e City Hall Block, Manchester. Iowa. resolution. Dated at Manchester, Iowa, this 19th day Attest: T' DR. C. S. LISTER ruary 22, 1912: DENTIST .-Successor to Dr. E. E. School House Fund. N'ewcomb. Office over Button (JlarK Balance on hand last statement, Manchester. Iowa. Feb. 22, 1911 $ "Contra.-. .Transferred to Contingent fund MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKSLi| School Building Bond Fund. DORMAN BROS. DENTISTS. Office on Franklin street north of the Globe hotel, Manchester. I GEO. S. LISTER JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. All colleo Uons given prompt attention. Real estate loans and' insurance. Office C!ty„/, Hall Block. Second floor. _i_ DR. NORMAN D. WILSON. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. License by examination under Iowa State Medic al Board. Office over Carhart &, Nye's hardware store. Day. or night calls at tended. Phones Office. 338, House. 482. Is prepared to furnish Gran.te,. and I Balance on hand last statement, 160 69 Marble Monuments and Head bc-mes of [Received from District tax.. .. 2025 65 various designs. Ilave the county .-Sht|Balance overdrawn.. 73 66 for Slpe's Patent Grave Cover: also ______ dealer in Iron fence* We meet all c^m- 2260 00 petition. W. M. Mcintosh. Contra. Iowa. Dental Surgery in all its branch- Balance on hand last statement 4045 21 es. Make frequent visits to neighbor- Received from district tax.. -.. 8568 50 Ing towns. Always a* office on Satur-1 Received from apportionment of daya passage and adoption of said Clerk. STATEMENT of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Independent school district of Man chester, Iowa, for the year ending Feb- Our Carpet Department is now complete with Leave Chicago "Leave Manchester.. Leave Omaha jr Arrive Ogden.. .. Arrive Sacramento. T" 3 01 3 01 Paid on bonds.. .... .. 2000 00 Paid Interest on bonds.,- .. .... 260 00 2260 00 Teachers' Fund. RUGS, CARPETS LINOLEUM. school fund.. .... Received by transfer from Con 'tingent fund Received from tuition.. .,... Balance on hand last statement Received from district tax Received from sale of supplies.. Received from school house fund Received from commencement.. Received from tuition account.. Received from contest fundu .. Separate bids will be received for heat lng and plumbing certified check for $200.00 accompanying each bid. A certified., check for $500.00, payable to the order of the School District,. must accompany each bid as a guaranty, the same to be returned to the unsuccessful bidders immediately on letting the con tract. The party to whom the contract Is awarded will be required to give sat isfactorv bond for the faithful perform ince, of the contract. The right Is re ^erved to reject any or all bids. M: J- 28 19r a SUCH AS Wiltoiii^^ Amfnster, Body Brussels, Tapestry Casinert Etc, Wool Carpets, Part Wool Saltan's ft Terrie's linoloM in Many patterns with all widths.- A lot of small Axmlnster and Bath Room Rugs at the lowest prices. On the above dates the Illinois Central Railroad will operate a through tourist sleeping car from Chicago to San Francisco, via Omaha, Union Pacific .to Ogden.' and Southern Pacific to destination. This through tour ist sleeving car will leave Chicago on I. C. R. R. train No. at 2:30 a. m„ anil make connections at Omaha with Arrive San Francisco ..*1:00 a. m. ./Arrive Los Angeles.. ..7:00 a. m. full-line of RUG St Rug of all different kinds, widths and filling L. DREW Agent Butterick Patterns. CUIFMNU Through Tourist Sleeping Cars March 2, 3, 4, 13, 20, 27 JSfeiK April 3, 13, 14, 15, 16 J.,: -v. .... SPECIAL COLONIST TRAIN running on the following fast schedule from Chicago to San Francisco. ....2:30 a. m. .. ..8:10 a.m. ...6:00 p. m. ..9:00 p. m. .9:00 p. m. •While tourist car will arrive at San Francisco at 1:00 a. m. (midnight) passengers may occupy cars at Oakland Pier until Saturday, March 2 Saturday, March 2 Saturday. March 2 Sunday, March 3 Monday, March 4 Tuesday, March 6 Tuesday, March S 1 morning. Los Angeles through tourist sleeping, cars will also be handled on this train from Omaha as Indicated above, transfer to these cars being made -while enroute by simply stepping from one ear to another. This, you will notice, gives practically hrough sleeping car service from Chica go to all points mentioned. DINING CAR SERVING ALL MEALS at popular prices will be a fea ture of this train. Vlcor Vlctrola Concerts will entertain our patrons morning, afternoon and evening. Second-class one-way colonist fare Is $30.15 From MANCHESTER VIA THE with correspondingly low fares (rom other points. Second-class one-way colonist fares will also be In effect daily March 1 to April 15, 1912, in clusive. For further information, train time and specific fare from your particular station ask your ticket agent 24w7 H. G. PIERCE KM 1152 85 45 00 1724 30. 16635 86. Contra. Pald teachers since last state ment.. .... 11899 46 Balance on hand. 3636 40 16535 86 177 17 4052 25 6 00 3 01 131 70 227 87 10 00 4608 00 Contingent Fund. Contra. Paid for fuel.. .". Paid for repairs ..v. Paid for insurance.. .. Paid for janitors Paid secretary Paid forapparatus and general. supplies. .... .. .. Paid for water, telephones and electric lights.. ...' Paid for commencement Paid for other purposes Balance on hand 885 96 748 71 240 50 1305 00 60 00 1007 38 108 73 147 27 113 68 77 4608 00 Estimates for the next school year. It is estimated by the board of direc tors that there will be required to be raised by taxation for the support of the schools during the next school year the following sums: For the teachers' fund $8600 00 for the school building bond fund 2000 00 For the contingent fund 5500 00 J. S. JONES, President. Attest' M. j. YORAJNT, Secretary. 25-lw HIGH 8C.HOOL ADDITION, MANCHESTER, IOWA. The undersigned hereby gives notice that sealed proposals for the erection of in addition to the High school building it Manchester, Iowa, including all labor tnd material, will be received on behalf of the hoard of directors of the Inde pendent School District of Manchester, Io .va, by the Secretary, M. J. Yoran, until the hour of 2 p. m., of March 28, 1912. All bids must be in strict accordance with the plans and specifications prepar ed for the same by J. G. Ralston, archi tect, of Waterloo, Iowa, which may be seen at the office of M. J. Yoran, sec retary, on and after- March 12th, 1912, and may alBo be seen on application to J. G. Ralston, Waterloo, Iowa. YORAN, Secretary. Manchester- Iowa, February NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. Notice Is hereby given to the qualified electors of the Independent District of Manchester, In the County of Delaware, State of Iowa, that the annual meeting of said district will be held at the Coun cil Rooms in the City of Manchester, Io wa, on the second Monday in March, 1912, at 1 o'clock P. M., and closing at 6 o'clock p„ m., of March 11, 1912. A director will be elected for a term of three years to succeed J. J. Lindsay and one for three years, to- succeed H. C. Smith, and a treasurer will, be elect ed for a term of two years, to succeed F\ E. Dutton. The meeting will be open for the trans action of such business as may legally come before it. Dated, February 28, 19X2. 25w2 M. J. YORAN, Sec'y. AND I Hequipment Slet Remember A Goad h: 4 1867 THE 1912 DELAWARE COUNTY STATE BANK manchbsteb IOWA. 0^ We have left from our Embroidery, some odd lots to close out at a greatly reduced price also some Muslin Underwear ^at from 15 to 25 per cent from regular price. All remaining Winter Cloaks at one-half ., price to close. Remnant Silk Sale beginning'Feb. 1st, all colored and fancy, silk from 3-4 yard to 3 1-2 yards, prices at less than cost We are now prepared [to show you all the new Spring goods, Ginghams, Voiles, Madrass Cloths, Waist Silks, Satin, Follards fancy mixed and plain wool dress goods, Shirt Waists and Dresses. New Lace Curtains, large assortment to choose from. D.F.GR0VE&C0 MANCHESTER, IOWA. aving ample CAPITAL coupled witW the best of and energetic management along the lines of UP-TO-DATE requirements, offers you the use of their faeilites. BELIEVING they can serve you to your best advantage, be your wants COMMERCIAL, SAVINGS or "FOREIGN. HALL be glad to have you call and state your wants, us get acquainted, or better acquainted, as may be "-'".required •*.• oar SAVINGS DEPARTMENT: Its for your use, and, 'WORKS WHILE YOU SLEEP\ OtfR 0FFI0KB8 AND DIRECTORS ABE Wm. C. Cawley. Pres. B. W. Tlrrlll.-Vlce-PresU Cbas. J. Seeds. Cashier. C. V. Keagy. Asst. Cashier. H. C. Seeds, 2nd Asst. Cashier. Jos. Hutchinson. E. B. Stilus. H. F. Arnold. Geo. W. Dunham. J. F.'lHerry. FUNERAL DIRECTOR who knows how to u?e and does use common sense in exactly carrying out the wishes of his patrons, advocating simplicity] in appointments and rea 8onabl«ness in expenditures. THEODORE SHELLY Fwnral Pindar licmri EallalMr Office Flume 4*4 Res. Phone No, 539 F. B. JOHNSON No. 216 Franklin Street extends a cordial invitation to people of Manchester and vicinity to call and get prices on I Hi .'.A ..1 Hard and Soft Coal also Feed and Cement. Now is the time and prices are right. Don't let Jack Frost find the Coal bin empty. Phone No. 171. JOHNSON THE is, IUjU1* 111 !«.? 5 f: Jk Mlp 1 ,rl- 1 I j* wkt Is One COAL MAN 4 4 lt•4flV v.yj 4§ & 'K- 1 Sx 4 -r!