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V"".' m€i COUNCIL ORDERS EAST MAIN STREET *TURf8 DOWN PETITION FOR MA- i..CADAM IMPROVEMENT MONDAY NIGHT. 'SIDEWALKS ORDERED CONSTRUCTED 0& $ taV?/'''. I® Numerous Petition* able consideration & r^\ Granted, And !».•• Large Anvourt of Business vY 'Transacted. The city council met l&dinr evening meeting an unusually| J. O. appeared before the JMI 'V* JaSe^nwwt'of* business wafs tran- |U. S. Cast Iron Pipe eacted, the most important of which •ifs-, was the Action taken With respect to council lence over the august assjemoiy fljrop. M«srs. Mulle\ the council voted-to order the walk fered Irreparable °S8 in the war- built. George Slack'protested against a with a hearty response, "llec« of sidewalk on Fifth street, I ments have been made by the city 'dust north ot the Illinois. Central I authorities whereby all articles apd right-of-way. Mr. Slack and others el^aPea Wtaalble damage suit for Injuries, I quarters. Mayor F. B. Richardson the walk should be replaced with one jhas. issued the following: •h»t safe for pedestrians to use. ««For the convenience of those This petition was also given favor- the .way, are two of the meekest afl« in no uncert^n terms, brought to the attention of the couiicil.tlie fap^ that granted their request at^.j-that tothrtwater'committee .'withJnstriK!- franklin street,"asked the-, .council ,tor a corrugated culvert,in front ot hi# residence property. ^fMr- Ocker jgNed to do the filling if the city •onld turnish the jnaterial.- His je '4vwrt'wap granted. A .• petition, signed by numerous jfumen .ot Manchester, asked the Willi 11* to vacate the river front on „W^ rUnfon street,' I Bradley, et al. Pt. nw! sec. 20, Onei a#f be brought1 to a l_and«ng.__ T1if Ualohi street vacated for publtc use, Richland twp g. H. Morgan, nightwatch, petition ed the council for a $10 a month In frease in salary. Mr. Morgan's pe tition was continued. The KeUtioitt of D. F. Young for plumbers' licenpe was granted.' Mr. Young's bond as a licensed city jpliimber waii also approved. City Treasurer C. J. Seeds pre s«nted his monthly report, which was read and approved. Two bids had been received .by the city clerk for the laying of the vater. mains on Liberty, Iowa .'. 4nd N«w streets. The bids were return ed. and the council voted to have 'the city hire the work done, lnsteid, of letting the contract for th^ work. The work of installing tha water mains on these three streets will be done under ,the direction and~super •vision of the superintendent of the water woifcs, Thomas Wilsonj After practically all of the above I Cawley .appeared before Ihe and presented a council petition, goodly signed Jy number of the about one-half of the property own )ers signed the petition .the couiir wil would not be' justified in^'amend *»g jhe resolution of necessity. Af ter' some discussion by the coancll, city attorney, and Mr Cawley, Coun- some The early next spring. Th^ Jtind of pav ing will bo decided upon when bids ihave been received on two or three kinds of paving Arthur Aldrich,-labor— —.$48 00: Geo. Everts, labor -54 00 GIm Hamblin, labor.. -'..106 00 M. L. H.. & P- Co., lighter. -. 4 70 M. & O. Ry. Co., freight. —11« 35 Geo. Slack, labor.. .. .. .. 29 60 L. H. ft Slmim BUhop moved that the reso- tional church on Sunday morning, on lution as published be adopted. Coun- r'The Gospel of a New Opportunity ^iyni Hockadayf seconded the mo-1 for the Man from Prison". Mr. Par don, whereupon Mr. Cawley- asked I sons is the superintendent of the the council ^hat they give the prop-1 iowa Society for the Friendlss. This erty owners Who sighed the petition I organization is systematically car- matter of advertising for I necessary to the success of a man for laying the paving on East "a'f1 I from prison. It has furnished eluca ktreet was deferred for the present. I tional privileges to some. It is •The bids_will he procured during the I ^ejpjug others to get a home, and fall and winter and every thing will I [jas be. in readiness for-starting the wor started in.business. All these have been elevated from the lawless class to the ranks of good citizenship. Before adjourning the council also allowed the following grist ot bills: |st^e oincers. who are in ciose touc^ P. Co', light» 163 59 I death of our beloved husband tt,th !ol H. Keyes, labor -. 7 20 Ier and' brother. rotectlon Co.. No. 1, service. 15 501 MRS. E. G. STRICKLAND terlal.., ..V. 82 Jos. Thurn,. .police services ... 4.0.0. Homer*'Abbott police,. tyjf.vice3 Chas,- Whitman," potfe Annals of Iowa, Jas. Yosburg, policy.-.., C. L.. Berry,- labor.. T. T. Crosier, labor .. ... John Bruggman, labor.. P. S. French, labor- .. Stearns & McCormick, sup. H. Schmidt, labor.. .. ... T. S. Arnold. l^bor.. T. Cass, labor.. .. .'. ... W. Meyers, labor. .• .. .. Henry, Schmidt, labor !Cedar Rapids OIJ^Co.f oil,• I a WORTHY •'?*&«-nuSois street from Franwm to JNew -»^=«. easrenv wwtt, „„4vr.. v..iij .« I «UIak In annnlv{n9 ftrtlHAfi fOP tact It will be impossible -to build a other cities in supplying articles for ceent5Tsaflk thiR f«l' on this street, the ••Christmas Ship" wrhich Js to but the necessary fill and a cinder sail in ample time to get the arti -walk will be put in at :once. Icles to-those for whom they are giv- J. W. Miles petitioned the council, ei*? -^to order*the construction ofa side- I Few, if any, section of the mld 1' walk on the south side of Liberty die west are more favored than street from Franklin to New streets, eastern Iowa, and an Mr. Miles' petition warranted, and something for_tho8e_ who have suf- Ltreet 25 00 2 00 18 50 1 00 8 '58 1 80 50 00 40 00 4 00 13 00 18 20 5 00 3 6p 9 35 -Swan Johnson,' rental roadway, H. A. Hynesr, labor.. .. v. W. D. Hoyt Co., labor-• .. .. N. Denton How Co., services. 7 50 Jas.-B.„01ow & Son, supplies.. 15 53 E^£. Sedgwick, services .. M. ft O. Ry. Co., freight.. Manchester Wress, pub,. 111. Cen. Ry. Co.', freight ring countries will undoubtedly meet money given for the.object^ sWted Contend- that the present condition I will be taken care of by City Clerk o* the'walk is a menace to itfe and Thos. Wilson, who will see that ev- acciaent iook Dmce limb, and: that in order Lrything will be^ent to chjidren thA klMTUSt assembly to kA fnr- thoan who wish 11 be COnvenlent the extent that ^tribute* to^tojund to leave I clerk a. council, a. unanimous petition for water ipain and fire .hydrants, I'were. fSOiiv to inres^gate the situation^ I he'al ESTATE TRANSFER# Henry Ocker,\cWho *llvep on NprtJ^I y^ni, stearns' -to Fred L. Log-1 FVanklin street as a speedway, there- se. ne. Sec 5, Bremen twp..$300 00 Alvah 9. Iiong, et al, to Harriet E. tWD part of the river front' on West -et .Dt- k^wteotlon of the petitioners ap- jjj* i.2 ,8W S? •£'•»***.** ?«y-- gw 8ec 20 A. M. Cloud and wife to A. W. Stillwell. W 1-2, ne, sec. 9, Coffins Grove twv.. .. -. ....$l 00 Nora .Cunningham et al to John Fitfgerald. E 3-4. nw, se, sec. 24, North-Fork.twp.. .. .. ....$568 75 John Fitzgerald et al to. Mary Fitzgerald. 1-2, sw, ne, sec. 24, Reese. N l-2, ne, sec. 36, Honey Creek twp.. .... -$1 00 E. A. Kirkwood and wife to L. F Cummings. E 1-2, lot 8, blk. 5, H. A. Carter's add- Hopkinton--$900 00 W. J. Dodge and wife to Thea Ol lle Ilftnsen. Lot 5, Oneida township. A- A. C. Morris and wife to W. mentioned matters had Seen given/1 Wertz. Ix)ts 1, 2,. 7and 8, blk. 5, consideration, the question of pay-1Dundee-........ .,. ..$1S50 W) ing Main street was taken up. Chas. John O. and Jane Sevey to Mrs. |E|^a'Seveyi_Xi0t8 1 2, 11 and 3- F- A- propertyl REV. CHAS. PAR80NS SPEAKS. The. Rev, Charles Parsons of Des Moines spoke in the First Congrega- kind of recognition. When the ling for" the friendless men in our imayor called for the vote on the I prisons. A large number of the men I pursue a course in medicine. question Councllmen Hockaday, Hen-1paroled or discharged from our pen-| —Miss Mary Gates, a student" in nessey. Bishop and Cowles voted aye, Jal institutions are placed in. employ-1 the state university at Iowa City, left and Councilman Hetherington voting I m^nt by Mr. Parsons. The society I for that place on Satudrday mornins no .• I endeavors to look after every de aill ena{,ie(j The work which Mr. Parson's repre-1 •At 4 00 .. 4 82 27 66 ..155 52 .. 58 19 25 63 rJ2*86',_r™Jol®'" aMd Foundry Co., material .. .514 46 F. M. Schmidt, labor.. ...... 13 00 Man. Lbr. Co. cement.. .. .. 12 22 Manchester Machine Co., labor. 52 00 OBJECT ,-iAt jCentral tracks Following 'Mr. Durey council the question of joining In the other residents of the West side em-1 movement to send to the children. mhaalzed the necessity of a walk on lot the war stricken countries of the I TO SUPPORT. a recent meeting of the city p^f®ra^aQdn i*nd older people who orderlns'* A0!!7 B.S. Mullen rand uujuu»™Ul (jnicago neraN,. s""» I noint "l)jr !ri n»n naope (u,ni8h a .^p .(0r conveying ^hft^neekest ^erald,. whicli is _«0tng I cIty for tuose^wno wiBn .Ou»»»' their presets or, gifts witb^the C"y lfnm and they will be carecj/for 8fB^t to an. liOt 422, Manchester.., .$22,50 1 by endangering the lives Of persons John Bruggemann ftnd wife to I who drive on that street during the Katherine Lendner. Pt. lot 1 of I evening hours. sub. oC se. ne, sec. 5, Bremen town-1 several young fellows have been ship.. .. .. .. $150 Isummoned in connection with the John Bruggemann and. .wife to I affair of Sunday night, and the case William Budden. Pt. lot .1 of sub. 1-2, ne, gec Frank R. Zemanek'et al to Jas. F. Ne,- sw, sec. 32, .. .. .....$2900 00|Ur. al- North Fork two .. --.-$568 75 for' the human mind to comprehend Samuel A. Thompson and wife to what the war is doing: in the' destruc A Cloud Lot 3 in sub. of lots don of human life and property. in! U6^SanAlran^. lo- oest of the young majhoodof Europe wa Und^^Co's Add.^^o Manchester,U *1000 0*-1 relatives. C. Morris and wife to W. L. Pensmore's 2ndadd. Edgewood.. ...... .. ..$2655 00 owners on that street, asking that A Cloud and wife to the council include in the resolutida Martin. Ne and 1-4, nw,^ sec. 17, I" "fthrsbciety, held at the oC necessity a^ published in the of- Milo twp., except 1-2 a. in nw cor. of I licial papers.' of,the city, a macad- |e W,jiw. .. .. ••$! 00. ••in paving. Mr. Cawley contended! E. B. Stiles, Referee, to Frank W. .that the petitioners were ahxjous I Schemmel. Ne, nw, sec. 26, Bremen to get a priee /on this sort of lav- I twp-- .. .. ..$4470 00 ing, as compared with other kind*-1 Frank H. Kramer and wife to Geo. The council, however, refused tp I Flynn. W 1-2, se and se, sw, ne, sec. •mend the resolution of necessity, |14 and pt. 1-2, ne, sec. 23, Colony i. Ti claiming that a macadam rbad. as jtwp.. .. ...$1 00 —Miss Josephine Thorpe, was a vis mentioned in the petition, could hard-1 Harriet E. Bradley et al to Alvah litor in Independence Friday. ly be classed as ,a permanent im-|d. Lo«g at al. Land in see's. 17 I —Mrs. E. J. Schacherer and Miss provement, and that inasmuch as oniyKn^ 20, Oneida twp. and in see's. 2, I Bess Thorpe wer^ visitors In Dubuque Each 1 Th« nuestion of thelojrt World Christmas remembrances,! Austria, while continuing to obstinately resist, is being furth that street. Th$ question of the lOl* WprW to join with the er invaded appeal for by a*"f* RUNNING HORSES, CAUSE OF-AC CIOENT. Mrs. Cad Jones and her daughter, I Miss May Jones, had a narrow escape from serious injury, in a collision Iwith a buggy on North Franklin on Istrfififc daUghter The particularly set out by (moderate rate of speed, and-at the i^ a?^ Gay street resident had, "We, as a people, living in pea?« the collision the buggies were badly years* ago, presented.to former Iprosperity, cannot help but I proper headquarters: _lof bring to Justice' a few young lows who have been- using North Was A Cloud and wife to Henry I who were incline* to criticise the A. M. Cloud and wife to .^enr5r 1 BATTLE IN HISTORY OF continued until Thursday of this week, when a hearing will be had be fore either the mayor or a justice of the peace. "{':v .V HOME FROM PARIS. Dr. "an Mrs. Elmer K. Smith ar rived in Manchester last Jbriaay ev ening, ana have been the guesis of Dr. smith's sister, Mrs. W. O. Gloer. 'Dr.- and Mrs. Smith have just re cently arrived from' the war strick en country, where they had an opportunity to witness the horrors of tne great war. In getting away from the "French city, ihey experienced considerable difficulty in traveling, but w*e not' molested in any way. Mr. Smith says that it is difficult 3erman |DelawareS I IJO and ll. Milo twp.. •1 00 Ion Thursday. —Leon Beardslee went to Iowa City I on Saturday morning, to enter the medical department of the state uni versity. —Miss Vera Phi.ipp wentvto .Win- sents is heartily endorsed by the |and with the work of the organization, CARD OF THANKS." We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness before and since the B. Blair, services .. -. 37 001 FAMILY. Jewell, labor and ma- ym (MR. AND MRS. J. A. STRICKLAND. nunuiinAuid IN FRANCE ALL OF PAST WEEK. GERMAN SUBMARINES SINK THREE ENGLISH WARSHIPS. ,. RUSSIA CONTINUES TO DEFEAT AUSTRIA. A great battle, probably the most destructive in the history of the world, has raged all of last week in northeastern France, and neither the Germans nor the allies have gained any decisive advantage." had been in Man- chegt du ln hours ot the evening, and were on their way home when their horse and buggy collided with a buggy in-which were Miles Utley and Ray Kelley,' who were driving south on Frankljn street. The accident took place at about'9:30 near the Geo. Acers res- an/1 nt fhA goidiers and army officers for certain acts, should remember Sherman! definition of war, and that atrocious acts are frequently committed by the soldiers and offi cers of all of the contending armies. _. .Dr and Mrs. Sfhith will spend sev ~PJeral day® in Manchester with their AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEET. l2' CowUy toJOeiawa^* P«on,. asK« .army is now intrenched along a battle front nearly 100 miles in length, and neither seems able to break through the .lines of the other. Flank movements have already commenced, and they may in a few days determine the result of this greatest of battles. I Most alarming to Great Britain was the sinking of three Eng lish wardships in the North Sea by German submarines. If little boats can make long voyages under water and sink large battle I ships, England's supremacy on the ocean may.be in serious jeop- ''.-V'. '7'.. ,. Saturday night. Mrs. Jones dly Aeether daughter had.b Arrange- chaster during the early the armies of Russia, Servia and Montenegrio. TO Agricultural asso'ci- Rtflte State that there will be a meeting of the officers and all'interested in the .welfare.of thevsociety, held court house on Tuesday, September 129th, at two o'clock^ the afternoon. weUfr® :°.r„ s«ntember The officers have "th61r reports to I make, and other important business matters are to come before the meeting. I throp Friday evening to spend a few days with her friend, -Miss/Margaret I Parker. ,C —Leo Tierney went to Iowa City I jon Saturday of last week, to enter the state, university, where h« will co several men to ge begin her work on Monda -i\- -.Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jackson and children, who have been the gaes.u of Mrs. Jackson's father, E. A. At water, left Thursday morning foi :heir home at Savannah, Georgia. —Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gildner.bave moved from the Summersides house on East Fayette street to the Mies cottage on the corner Gay of Franklin streets. —EdWi Hruby, Garry Thorpe and Frank B. Assmus were at Troy, Mills on Friday of last week, going there for the express purpose of reducing the-number of- fish in the Wapsipini eon. Harry Thorpe, who his .been em ployed with the American Exp res company for some time, resigned his. AND position last week-and will talce a position as ^fireman on one of the Iowa roads. iUmm MON3IGNOR GARLAND CALLER. (Independence Bulletin Journal.) Monsignor J. J. Garland, rector of St. John's Cath'olic church, passed away Tuesday morning, September 15, a few mi'nutes before 6 o'clock at the parochial residence on Second street N. E. His death came after an illness o* rtarknpss idence, and because of the, darkness it has not been definitely .determin ed who Is responsible for1 the affair. two young men menUoned de- I vww.j-i.u_* m«u ..." ln the |jr the -.way, are two of Mfurnish a Ship for conveying v^f led with the Jones buggy two rigs encouraging.-then again it'was of a «nd gentlest of manWnd.' uncorked a to the war. stricken nations, the Ipassej them at, break-neck speed, discouraging nature By the end of quantity of ire w^ch brought a si- council concluded that it would W became unmanageable- when runnlng h0r8es th^ the tC8J Ifor those orphans and widows and lc^_ht^r ^elre ^Vown from tffe rig .aU homes that are bereft on account Igwg the "former received painful of ..this great war, and it is hoped nine days of pneumonia and com plications. He suffered the initial chill Sunday morning, September 6, at 3 o'clock. Despite the fact that he was not a well man, he officiated at high mass that morning at the regu^ iar hour and also spoke a few words and made the usual church announce ments. Later, he became worse and the insidious double pneumonia ,. :dte veloped. He had had former attacks of the sam6 ailment The best medi- caHIre^atte^n^kS- l-en the prelate. The news from his road where they collid- during the week was, at times young Kelley was th eef When aee8 rear, and made A few leaps ojih landed almost iquarely in front „w. a- Jones horse and buggy. In |wreCked and Mrs Jones and' her an ugiy scalp wound the pneumonia rav- weeK, wueu 4.I»» were somewhat abated, other coming ^p,S0nT let in and hastened th ^,d OWinK to his weakened con- dition. The tolling of- St. John's church bell at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning announced to the community that the end had come to the honor ed prelate. The announcement brought sadness to ail members of his congregation as it did to Inde pendence people gen rally day. morning, where they laid'in state until the* funeral hour, members of until thev funeral hour, members St. John's court, C. O. F-, acting as a guard of honor. The funeral services .were held in St. John's church on Friday morning. The office began at 9:30 o'clock and the solemn requiem mass at 10 o'clock. The vested choir from Du buque college rendered the requim mass. A number of prelates were present to attend' the services and pay their last earthly respects to their, departed brother and co-work er- The interment was in the Cath olic cemetery, where St. John's for mer pastor, the late ."Very Rev. P. O'Dowd, was laid away only a little over-two .years ago. The services were largely attended. Monsignor Garland was a native of New York. He was born at Dover Plain, March 5, 1854, being a son of Thomas and Kosanna uariand. When a young man he came west with his parents to Kewanee, III. There he became a student in the Christian Brothers' school. In 1867 he. went to Niagara Jballs, N. Y., where he stud ied the classics for four years in the university-of Niagara, ln 1871 he enrolled' as a. student in St. Bon aventure's college at Allegheny, at which time Cardinal Falconio was president of that institution of leiarning. After four years of gtuay there in theology and philosophy, Monsignor Garland graduated in 1875. In June of that year he came to Dubuque, where he remained un til the early spring of 1877, being ordained' as a priest in February of that year by tne late Archbishop Hennessy. Hig first mission was, as assistant to Monsignor Lenihau in Sioux City, where he remained for one year, when he was transferred to Lourdes, where, as pastor, he organized the parish and erected the church and parochial residence. In 1882 he was transferred to St. Patrick's church at Villa Nova, Clinton county Here he remained for eight years.' He was transferred to Eagle Grove in 1890. He remained as pastor of the church in that city for sixteen years. During his regime there he erected a fine new church, a school and parochial residence. He-was appointed dean-in 1902 by Archbishop John J. Keane, now re tired. In September, 1906, he was transferred to Charles City, where he remained until 1912,- or for a period of about ten years. Dean Garland was .transferred to St. John's church in this city in 1912. He sa,id his first mass in this par ish June 16. 1912, and continued to his. death i.s rector of the local church. It was In June last year that the I an.iounceoieLt was made of the ap pointment of Dean Garland as a do inegtic prelate to his ^Holiness, the a it it Monsignor, the Pope's brief in mak ing the appointment being dated May 18, 1913. Wearing his new honors he continued -to officiate.-as'rector of ot. John's. The services of Investi cude of the purple upon Dean Garland took place in St. John's chuych August 27, 1913." The, investiture was made by Archbishop Keane, of Du buque, with impressive ceremonies, at which seventy-five priests and hun-i dreds of parishioners were present. The .Archbishop, in conferring the honors, spoke of the long life of Mon signor Garland in the faithful per formance of the duties of the priest hood, of his sacrifices and work in administering to the spiritual wel fare of his parishioners: —Robert Goodell of Chicago was in Manchester last week, called here to attend the funeral of his cousin Mrs. .J. W. Lewis." Mr. Goodell left for his home later In,the week. BUYS HOTEL PROPERTY. II. T. Smith, who has been conduct ing tho Clarence Hotel in this city .for the past several years, last week •"entered into a contract with Mrs G. A. Ballard of Beloit, Wisconsin, whereby he will, on January 1, 1915, •come into possession of. the Clar ence hotel building and htyee lots owned by the Ballard family and which are located -near the Man Chester & Oneida tracks. Mr. Smith ,was in Beloit several days last week, and while there the initial steps for the transfering of the property .were taken. As soon as Mr. Smith comes in full possession of the property he will take the necessary steps to modernize the hotel in every detail 'Mr. Smith is a thorough-going young business man, and will spare no ef forts to give this city a hotel which "will draw' an increasing business from the traveling public.. BURGLARS ENTER CAR. A refrigerator car loaded with mer chandise'for Manchester and points on the Cedar Rapids branch was broken into some time* Thursday night, and a considerable amount of goods stolen and the, remainder of the consignment ransacked and scat tered permiscuo'usly through the car. The shipment of goods was loaded at Dubuque on Thursday and when Francis Pjerce and ,Quill Allen open ed the caT on Friday morning they noticed that things were scattered about the| car. They soon discov ered thatf boxes and ctates' had been smashed5 and goods taken from them. Il^nois Central1 "detectives were at ofice notified and, have been work on the case since',. The suppo sition is ''that the theft-was com mitted before, the car le'ft the freight yargs at Dubuque. WAS HEAD OF. LAW LIBRARY. Guy H. Dunn, of Earlville, who died In. the university hospital at Iowa City last week, following an operatlon for appendicitis was at .. the head of the law library ol the university. The following appeared in the Cedar Rapids Gazette of recent date: Iowa City* Sept. 16-—Guy H. Dunn, head of t^e.-university, law library hear and.^euior* in the college of. law, died ^ere at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, ^tfr an .operation for ap pendicitis, •':Dunn waS' t'aken Jfick, Friday, and after ani ^xaminatiofe^'was taken to the university hospital, where the operation wasljyformed. He was one of the" c^aBTpr^minent students in the coHege^cf iaw.{ As a Mason he was a^mtSmber of 'the Acacia fra ternity, and 'this year was elected president ^f the organization. CHANGE IN RYAN (foSTOFFICE. Wm. I$r Ward received word Mon day from'^the Postoffice Department at Washington, D. C., of his appoint ment as -postmastep at Ryan. There were thr£§. applicants' ,who took the. civil service examination for the of fice and'th.e selectlonfr.of Mr. Ward .meets- wittt the popuJar..:approvai of -the people, of Ryan. jThe Democrat congratulates 1: Mr. W^d^jipon. his aniiolnti^i&H^ is fillip qualified for p6sIuoii%.He is jnani -of sotmd,: ,business training anil one whose ,in-' tegtity 1 1 MESS and standing ar^ the high est. Ryan is a civil service office and the appointment is more or less permanent. new cases have been filed with the Clerk of Court. Tomorrow (Thurs- aay.) is the-last, day for fUing trial notices .in cases to be tried at the ter and^gister, Mrs. Roy Glenny, at of her friend. Miss Viola Funk, of In- dependence over Sunday. Miss Funk OCTOBER TERM OF COURT. .The October term of the Delaware District court wiir convene in this city on .Monday, October oth, with Juage.. F. C. Piatt of Waterloo on the bench. The grand jury is sum mraed to appear on the opening day o* the term, and'the. trial jury is was presented to the worthy couple summoned for the first Wednesday and also moay. useful gifts of silver ot the, term. were given as a token of esteem. For The term promises to be a busy, the evening invitations had been is one, as an unusuahy large number of approachlng term. jtra from Manchester. At a late hour a Mrs. John Evans and her daugh- one wishing Mr and Mrs Scheer ter Miss Mary Evans, were visitors Thursday of last week of their daugh-. SOCIAL HAPPENINGS OFJASSING WEEK MR. AND MRS. C. M. HANNA EN TERTAIN LARGE COMPANY OF FRIENDS. /'Sti'/?'''"".'. -, CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVEKSABY Or. E M. Williams, of Norway, la, Wed• Cedar Rapids Youna Woman. The hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles „\i. Hanna of North franklin street was the scene 'of a pleasant birthday and wedding an niversary gathering on Friday of last week. The occasion was the cele bration-of Mr. Hanna's birthday, and also the twenty-first'- wedding anni versary of Mr. and Mrs. Hanna. A large company of old-time friendfi of this estimable couple gathered at their home at the' noon hour, bring ing with them baskets filled with everything good to eat. A number of those prfsent at -the celebration have birthdays coming on the 18th of September, and it has been the cus tom ef these good people to celebrate the day at the Various homes from year to year. It'was indeed grat ifying to the many friends of Mr. Hanna and his good wife to note that, the latter is enjoying reasonably good health again, after an illness, which threatened her life about a year ago. After enjoying an elaborate dinner the guests assembled in the front yard and Mr.. F. B. Doollttle of Del hi, In a few well chosen remarks, and on behalf of those present gave Mr andM rs. Hanna' a sum of money with which they were to purchase a memento of the occasion. They were also the recipients of numerous other gifts in silverwear. Among the guestB present were Messrs. and Mesdames Wiley Tab or, John Cocking, L. J. Fry, O. M Phenicie, H. W. Welterlen, Frank Ciramer, Fred Smith, B. C. Goodrich, Arthur Wagner, P. M. Himbaugh, P. M. Starbird, M. D. Arnold, Fred W. Hermann, Joe Hermann,. Chancey Burr ing ton, P. Hatfield, and -Mes dames J. A. Morse, Andrew Hesner, W. Lampman, Mary Aucutt, A. R. Aucutt, A. T. Hempstead,. Edward Hensley, A. N. Smith, Byron Spith, Bert Hamblin, Julia Evans, and Miss Eva Smith, and Miss Luella\Morse Among the out-of-town guests who were present were. Mr- and Mrs.' J. W. Ocker of West Union Dr. and Mrs. W. W., Hunter of Anamosa Mr. and Mrs." J. E: Beckner, Mrs. Will. Crabb and Miss Mabel Crabb, and Miss Ruth Jenkins," all of Greeley Mrs. A. W. Savage of Coggon, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Doollttle of Delhi, and Mr. Hanna's'.daughter, Mrs. "Sadie Hanna Relf of Decorah, Iowa. J' ,*•?,•£' The home of- Mr. and Mrs. Adam Scheer of north of Ryan was the scene of a pleasant gathering last. Thursday, September 17, the occasion being the silver wedding anniver sary of Mr. and Mrs. Scheer. Over five hundred invitations were issued and four, hundred guests Were serv: ei at dinner. During the after noon Rev. Mr. Melchert of Ryan re married the well known couple and gave an. interesting talk. A purse sued one to the young people and about hundred and ed twenty-five enjoy- themselves at a dancing party and vari6us other Was The independence.\ I j»v conducted the —Miss Myrtle Frayer was a guest Park ViW^ospitar, this issue will be found the financial statement of .the First National bank of this city, Which shows that this' banking institution is in a f.ourishing con dition. —Mrs. L. R. or ham of .Minneapo lis, Minnesota, spent several days last week in Manchester. Mrs. Gor hain was called here on account "tf the death of her friend, Mrs. J. W. Lewis. —Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Peterson returned Thursday evening from Chi cago, Where Mr- Peterson has been receiving treatment for an illness lot long standing. It is indeed grati fying to note a marked. Improvement in Mr. Peterson's condition. Here's hoping that ere long we may see him in his accustomed place in the tele phone offices. amusements. Music furnished by a lnJU selected orches- hlnDv returns ofthe day many nappy r6turn 1 0 ladies, who, last Satur- "tag day" for Miss Blanche Otis entertained on Saturday afternoon, twenty-five of her women friends in a delightful manner at the, home of her sister, Mrs. Lafe Matthews jr., in honor of her sister, Mrs. Fish, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The afternoon proved to be a most delightful one for Miss Otis' guests. The Thirteen cluli met with Mrs. J. E. Nye on Monday' of this week, when an interesting program was J, SCENE FROM HARVEY D. ORR'S "MILLION DOLLAR DOLL." 1 J76 ef£orts ?Tyer^r^^n^raised is a "daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.-W. Amiiiarv. —Mrs. A. M. Cloud and her moth Funk, formerly of this city. —In another column ot dy other workers of the Auxiliary, will be invested in a thoroughly mod ern sterilizer, for the hospital. The young ladies who so successfully car ried out this novel Idea were the Misses Anna and Mary Marcucci, Marguerite and Monica Goen, Kate Smith, Irene Sullivan, Doris Finch, and Lydla Haas. given. Mrs. F. C/Waples was the leader, and interesting papers. were given by Mrs. W. D. Hoyt and Mrs- E. Richardson. The club will hold its next""regular meeting Ait the homo of Mrs. George Dr. E. M. WiUiamg ol Norway, Io wa, anu MISS -oeryi Oauiery, ox ce uar Kupius, were umictt in uiarriase at deuar napius, qu aspiember -ltttu, iS14, tae ceremony being wlunesseu ny only a few intimate xriends. Dr vvuiiamg wi.u be pleasantly remem uered. by the young people of -Man Mrs. H. Williams of this, city, ana." graduated from the Man chester High School with the ciasg of iuu&, and after completing the Jiigh school course took a course in meaicine ai the state university at Iowa, City. During tne past two years Dr. Williams has been en gaged in the practice of medicine, and hag built up a lucrative busi ness in that short time. His bride has been ft professional, nurse in a hospital at Cedar Rapids for several years, and ig a talented and refined young lady. Dr. .and Mrs. Williams wil'- go to housekeeping at Norway, and will be at home to their friends there in ft short timf. Manchester friends of Dr. Williams will extend sincere- congratulations. The Sand Creek Aid Society will meet with Mrs- Emil Keiser of this city on Wednesday afternoon, Sep tember 30th, on day earlier than us ual. Thursday afternoon being the usuaj time.l All are sordially invit ed, to this meeting. The members of the Friday After noon club had a picnic up the river today, .being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. M- Sherwood. Mr. Sher Iwood took the company to the picnic spot in his boat. The Ladies' Kensington of the Con gregational church will meet with Mrs. A. C. Philipp next Wednesday afternoon.' 'I'.'i/ Mrs. B. B. Stiles was hostess to the members of Chapter A. S., P. E. 0., at her home Monday afternoon. The Manchester Woman's club was entertained at the home of Mrs. F. F. Cary on Tuesday afternoon. —(Miss Stella Mutschler was a guest of relatives in East Dubuque on Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. Richard Condon and' two children were visitors in Chica go during part of last week. —Miss Emma Hutchinson wetnt to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday morning for a visit with friends in that city. Mrs. Henry Allen-of Alta, Iowa, was a guegt of Mr. and" Mrs. W. D. Hoyt the latter part of .the week. •Mr-" and Mrs. Alfred Glldner are in Mason City this week, spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Glldner. —Mrs W. C. Amsden and two slaughters, Gail and Virginia, are visitors In Chicago for a few days ttlifl W6©ke -.~Mra- jliI» H. ."Williston w«Bt!i.to,^rV terloo.on Tuesday. mBrnlng for. a'vis it with her.daughter,. Mrs. E. T. Ai ford, and family. —Mj: and Mrs. P. F. Madden, who spent several days in Denver, Colo rado, arrived home the latter? part of last-week. —A large' number of relatives spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Legg in Richland township,'in honor of the frmer's birthday. —Edward Harm# of this city ha* purchased 480 acres of land neap Aik en, Minnesota, the deal having been made through Henry. Goodhile. —Mrs. Will Nickerson and Mrs. Chas. Whitman were visiting in Win throp Thursday and Friday of. last weeK and attended' the Harvest Home picnic. —D. O. Mitts of Carroll, Iowa, was a, guest of relatives in Manchester several dayg Jagt week. After a brieil visit here he left-for points in Wis-' consin. I' —Contractor C. K. Redding left Saturday evening for Davenport, where he spent a short time with his father.' From Davenport Mr. Redding The went to St. Louis pn a business trip. er, Mrs. T. E. Fleming, and sister, tMiss Lillian Fleming, who have been spending several weeks visiting points of interest in the east, are expected home the latter part of this week. —Mrs. H. E. Henderson enjoyed a •visit the first of the week from Jier cousin, Miss Elsie Doward, of Des Moines. Miss Doward left Mon day afterrioou for Madison, Wiscon sin, where she attended school in the university at that "place. —Mr. and Mrs. Lockmane of Los Angeles, California, are in Manches ter this week, for a visit -with Mrs. Lockmane's brothers, Messrs. John and Fred Whitman, and sister, Mrs. Geo. Ash, who lives at Wood Center. They expect to spend about six weeks in and near Manchester be fore returning to their home on the •Pacific coast. iifeiiilfii LOCAL NEWS OF THE WEEK •Wmmm WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE ARK DOINQ AT HOME AND ABROAD. Vk ",v IET1EV AND F0IECAST OF TIE VEEK I Items of a Paraonai and Qen«rai Nature Picked Up About tht City* —Miss Anna Ward of Ryan was a visitor in Manchester on Friday. —Mrs. E. G. Dlttmer wag a visit or in Waterloo on Friday of last week. —Mrs. H. M, Bradley was a visit or in Dubuque on Saturday of last week. —John Cruise jr. left Sunday for Colfax, Iowa, where Mrs. Cruise is taking treatment. —Mrs. T. C. Hines and little daugh ter, who have been here since the death of Mrs. Hines' father, the late Henry Keiser. left for their home at Charles City this morning. -The ladies of the Presbyterian church are preparing to have- a sec ond hand sale. Anyone wishing to contribute please phone 330 and the articles will be called for. -Mrs. A. E. Muehe of Maso* City is. a guest of her mother. Mrs. John Sullivan, this week. Mr. Muehe is also spending a week with his par ents ln Dyereville and with his wife's people in this city. —Mrs. Hugh Middleton, Mrs. O.-M. Phenlcle and: Mrs. L. C. Preussner went to Dubuque this morning to at tend the district convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance TTnion tn session there today and tomor row —Mrs. P. Redfern and her daugh ter, Miss Enola Redfeia, of Mason City, who were called here by the death of their friend. Mrs. J. W. Lewis, departed for their home on Thursday morning. —The ladles of the Presbyterian church will serve a chicken pie din ner in the parlors, of the church on Wednesdaay, September 30. Price 25 cents. Also supper the same ev-: enlng, price 25 cents. —Eugene State, who lives on the William and George Barr farm west of Manchester, was taken violently ill with acute indigestion, on Satur day evening. His condition is much Improved at this time, we are pleas ed to Btate. —Miss Jessie Maley, who has been spending two weeks with friends In Dubuque/ returned to her home here on Tuesday. Miss Maley wag ac companied home by Misa Amy Sul llvan,,who will spend.« fe.ir.day* In th^Maley hoine. -Mis. Lizzie Lawrence went to Cedar Rapids this morning for a 4yislt^..w ith Mends. .Mrs./Lawrence wl}! also attend some the iw Bionjr of the/Methodist Bplseopal con ference,' which convenes -. there thbu, week.' —Joe Heabel, the housemover hiss recovered shfflclentljp from his re cent operation at Park VleV }fl 4 ni "hblpi-v tal to be-able to.return to his home on East Prospect street. Mr. Heabel is still quite weak but every lndlca tlon points to a complete recovery. —On page eight .of this Issue-will be found the advertisement of Glld ner Brothers, clothiers, in which they have something to say about their line of clothing' which has proven popular with the men, of this com munity. Read what'tliey have to say in their ad. —A goodly number of Manchester men went to Earlville this morning to hear Governor George Wj company D, I. N. G., is also in at tendance at the dedication. Capt. J. IF. Merry is presiding over the pro gram that is being given this atter noon. —Mrs. Newton F. Lawrence, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goodniie for gevral days, left Saturday morning for Chicago, to vis it her sister, Mr*. J. H. Stewart. From Chicago, Mrs. Lawrence will go to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where She will visit relatives tor a time be fore returning to her home in Pasa dena, California. —Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Grossman, who have been living in the Anders residence on East Main street, will move later in the week into the Clark house on Liberty street. The residence which Mr. and Mrs. Gross man have been occupying since com ing to Manchester has recently been purchased by Dr. T. E. Fleming of Marshalltown, who will remove to "is city.late in October,..following 8 retirement from the ministry —The work of, building the large'" dam at the Manchester Flour Mill has been completed and the water turned into the flumes. During the past few weeks the wheels of the mill have been taking a "vacation", but were set in motion again on Monday of this week. With the com pletion of Che concrete dam and other important improvements to the mill property, Mr. Jos. Hutchin son will be In a position to hand'e more easily the Increasing business whicht he has been enjoying. a is is he foiEid £ie advertisement of Mr. John ^'5K'son of Coffins Grove, ad vertising a farm sale which is to take place on the Tripp farm three miles miles west of Manchester, on Friday, October 2nd, 1914. Mr.' Jordison and his family wlll leave during the month of October for Oilman, Taylor cxrantr, Wisconsin, where he and hl» am wtu conduct a farm. Delaware eeuafcy Mends of this estimable family will regret to see them leave this pat* ef the county, but wish them susceaa la their new locatlaa. •fes ft:" Clarke, who delivered an address "at that place, before going to Edgewood, where he delivers the principle ad dress at the' dedication of the Sol diers' monument this afternoon. -Hiram ^Arnold left Tuesday ', for Atlanta, New York, where he will spend several weeks visiting the scenes of his younger days. We hope that the trip to .his former home and the visit with old time friends, will' prove a real pleasure to Mr. Arnold. —Rev. C. K. Hudson. Dr. A. M. Billingsley and R. C. Keagy are in Cedar Rapid?, where they are in.,at tendance upon the session of the an- nual conference of the Methodist Epis copal church. Mr. and Mrs.- w. Keagy and Mr. and Mrs. S. K.* My ers are planning on attending the sessions later in the week. —Nearly fifty tickets were Bold at the M. & O. station this morning to parties going to Edgewood to attend the dedication of the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument at that 4 place, -. iM