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STIjc (Democrat. WKHNESIIA.Y. AUGUST SO, 189U. TSL6PMONBNO. 1B4. —Geo. Clomant is in Cedar ltapids on buoiuess thin week. —A. 1J. Ilolbert, of Ureeley, was a Manchester visitor Monday. f,. Mrs. J. S. Jlarry, of Harryville, was shopping in the city last Thursday. L", —MISB Krma Morae left Saturday evpn'np for Khler, where she will teach this fall. Miss Mabel A. Kdmundi is exprct ed home thiB week from her extended western trip. Miss Mertle Coon went to Waverly lust Saturday evening for a visit with friends and relatives. —Geo. W. Cross started yesterday njorning for Nebraska,to visit a I'rother ~E at Geneva in that state. —Secretary Schoiield, of the Waterloo Y. M. C. A., was in the city last week on buBinesB connected with his position. —E. E. Morse, who has been in the employ of J. J, Hawley for a number of years, has accepted a position with Geo. S. Lister. —Miss Florence Hoover, of Inde pendence, 1r visiting in this city with her friends, Miss Harriett Amsden and •r Miss Ella Morse. —Ernest Urlggs expects to leave this week for Des Moines, where he will en ter Highland l'ark College to take a course in pharmacy. —Mr. and Mrs. William Spitler, of Manchester, returned home Monday evening after a few days visit with the hitter's parents, Fred I'ayne and wife. —Winthrop Keview. —Mrs. Itoas W. Howland, of Dell •v ltapids, South Dakota, is visiting in :, thls city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Storey, the latter of whom is a sister of Mrs. Howland. —Letters addressed to Miss Zadie Hall, Miss Ov&dna Odenbaugh.J. K. Tlrrell, W. N. Eaheart, A. R. Heath, E. Morrison and S. Littlefield are 'unclaimed at the poBtofllce in this city. —The river banks have been thick with picnic parties for the past two weeks. During that time over twenty ^.P'irtieB have been transferred on the Snail" under the supervision of D. It. -'Lewis. —George Steadman, who haB been in the employ of Drs. H. A. and E. G. liittmer, expects to leave the last of the week for Epworth, where he will take a -course of instruction in Epworth -/'.Seminary. fj "Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Baumgartner ,«ttended the State Fair, at Des Moines, wt'week, Mr. Baumgartner had on •t\ exhibition samples of the different pro i-ducts made by the Iowa Fence Com -il'uny, of this city. —W. F. Hurke, of Cedar Falls, quite welfknown here, who was injured in a wreck on the B., C. It. & N. Ry. in May -/last, has settled with the company, re oeiving $1550, in full of his claim for the injuries he received. —Miss Clara Marshall and mother, Mrs. S. Marshall, went to Des Moines ^the.jatter part of last week and will re maiff until after the State Fair. They flopped off Saturday in Waterloo, for a short visit with relatives. —Ex-sheriff W. S. Van Orsdel, of ..Buchanan county, says the Conserva •itive, haB recently purchased a thirty thousand acre ranch in Grant county, /. Nebraska. It la seven miles long by six wide, all fenced with barbed wire and is stocked with cattle and horBes. —H. C. Smith had an exhibit of .horses and another of fancy poulty at the Strawberry l'oint fair last week. As a reward for the excellent showing :made, he was awarded fourteen first premiumB on the poultry and Ave first premiums on his four head of horses. —A valuable and attractive improve ment is being made by laying cement walks in front of the residence lots on i)the south'side of Union street. The walk will extend the entire length of /'the street from-1. A. Wheeler's resi dence to that belonging to Harry Stewart. —Ash Kennedy expectB to return next Friday to Philadelphia to resume his dental studies in the University of Pennsylvania He will make the journey wit1-, the Cedar Falls bnss band, which will accompany the Iowa delegation to the National G. A. li. Encampment. ThiB is Ash's senior year and he expects to be a full Hedged P. D. S, next spring. ./ —John E. Wilson, one of the Chicago Great Western brakemen, murdered at Marshalltown, was a nephew of Mrs. M. Hahesy and Thos. Healy, south of tbitf city. He has been for several months extra freight conductor, but owing to shortage of men was sent out as a brakeman. T. T. Wilson, father of the murdered man was a veteran in the eivil war, and several years ago was a resident of this county, near Golden! —The Friday Afternoon Club, of Manchester, according to its calendar will probably do more original work next year than any club in the state. The memberB are announced lor very many original papers, and the year liook is exceedingly Aeat and pretty. Their motto 1B: "We do not take possession of our ideas, but are posBess ed by them. They master us and force u's Into the arena, where like gladiators we must light for them." Mrs. Julia lioynton is president, Mrs. Lucinda Ford, secretary.—Mail and Times, Dep '. Moines. —The Ladies' Aid Societv will give a Harvest Festival on the lawns of Mrs, Goodell and Mrs. Boynton, next Wed nesday afternoon and evening, AugiiBt 30. The ladies are invited to couie at 2 p. m. with thimbles and needles pre pated for quilting. Supper will be served on the lawn from 5 o'clock un til all are served. All members of the church and congregation are cordially invited to be present and to extond the invitation to your friends outside the church. The men are uot expected to join in the quilting, but it is hoped a large number of them will partake of the supper. Instead of charging a stated price for the supper, we ask all to bring a voluntary oiTeriug for the treasury of the Bociety. The oil'ering will be devoted to the repair of the church building.—Btf order of the president. Mrs. Wm. C. Cawley is the guest of frlendB In Dubuque this week. —A. J. Hesner and A. C. Acres at tended the Dubuque races Tuesday. eckner, of Waterloo, vlBitcd last Saturday here at the home of W. H. Norris. —The Missi-s Edith and Klva Dun ham visited friends in Dubuque part of last week. Miss Maud Curtis, of Milwaukee, is visiting in this city with her cousin, Miss Clara Commerford. Mrs. F. D. Merrill, of bioux City, is a guest in this city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Steadman. —Rev. Wolfe occupied the Methodiut pulpit last Sunday morning an account of the absence of ltev. 1'Itner, who was at Edgewood. —Mrs. H. L. Conger and son, Lo uin went to Dubuque last Monday morn ing to spend the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoffman. —Jos. Cree and Mrs. Florence Wulff both of Gaiva, la., were united in mar riage last Thursday evening in this city, Rev. W. F. Pitner officiating. •Mrs Blanche Lawrence was quite ill last week with an attack of heart trouble. Her many friends will be glad to know that she is much improved. —Marriage licenses were issued dur ing the past week to John Millard and Ella Diesch, J. M. Cree and Florence Walff and Marvin Walters and Hannah I&ae Smith. —Robert Barr has commenced the erection of a new barn 3(1 IMS on his farm In Prairie. His brother Allen is also replacing the barn, recently de stroyed by fire, on his farm. —Cydey A. Kent, who hag beon em ployed as a tailor in this vicinity for several yearn, departs this week for his former home in England, He sails from New York Saturday, September 2nd. —The Pesbyterian pulpit will be oc cupied next Sunday by Rev. Ferguson, of Waterloo, who is the Presbyterian Synodical Sunday school missionary for Iowa. He will preach both morning and evening. -Mrs J. B. Vonlierg, of Albert Lee, Minnesota,who has been visiting here with her brothers, Drs II. H. and E. G. Dittmer departed Monday morning for Charles City where she will visit friends and relatives. —The Board of Supervisors of Dela ware County will meet in regular Fes sion at the Court house next Mondav. Those who have bills to present are re quested to file them with Auditor Stet son not later than Saturday of this week. —Henry Luthmer is moving his family and household goods this week to Sumner, la' where he will engage in the general merchantile business. He haB had abundance of experience in this line of work and his friends wish him success in his new location. -S. .), Hersey, of Eariville, has been elected to the chair of Phy sicai Science at the s-tate Normal at Cedar Falls. Mr. Ilcrsey was at one time Supt. of the schools of Eariville and was instructor of mathematics in the Summer School held here last qjonth —At a meeting of the boardof i rectors of the Y. M. C. A. held last week, it was decided to extend a call to E. R. Champion, assistant of the Dubuque Y. M. C. A. to fill the general secretaryship of. the association hero. It iB not known, as yet, whether or not he will accept the offer. -The Iowa Telephone. Company is entirely rebuilding its line between Waterloo and Dnbuque. The old poles are being replaced by new ones that will be capable of carrying the extra wires that the company expect to add to the system. An entire line of new poles has een put in between here and Waterloo and the work is being carried on at the present time just east of town. —The Strawberry point fair attract ed a great many from Manchester and vicinity last week. The weather was perfect and those who went from here were well entertained. The largest number went on Thursday when every available horse in town that could be hired was put into use. It 4s to be hoped that the people of that section will return the compliment and come to the Delaware County fair to be held October 3-tith. —Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Dorman who spent a couple of weeks here on their bridal tour have returned to their home at Clarksville. While they were here the groom's parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Dorman gave a reception in their honor which was largely attended and a very enjoyable evening passed. Losee was born in this city and resided here until about four years ago, when he located at Clarksville and engaged in the practice of his profession, where he has established a large and lucrative business. —The Manchester ball team played the Edgewood club on the fair grounds at Strawberry Point last Thursday, the contest being one of the attractions of the fair. The home team was beaten by one tally, the final score being it to 5. Our bovs lead In the game up to the ninth inning when their opponents ran in three scores, just enough to win the game. The same teams will play at the ball park here next Friday after noon and the locals hope to even up matters with the Edgewood aggrega tion. The team that went to Straw berry Point last Thursday was com poBed of Moore, Hester, Lehan, SB N. Hoyt, 1 bj Morse, 2 James, 3 b: N. Malvin, 1. f. II. Bronsonj A Dunham, f. —Superintendent L. T. Eaton ljas accepted a position as instructor in Highland Park College at Des Moines. His friendB will deeply regret his de parture and the management of Highland Park College may feel confl dent that they have procured the ser vices of one who is thoroughly equipped and competent for the work that will be expected of him. His work in tho schools of this couuty has been highly satisfactory. From the results of his energy there has been many new de partures instituted, particulary that of the summer school and It 1B to bu Imp ed that the voters of Delaware comity will select for his successor, one com petent to carry out the work al ready commenced. Mr. Eaton enters upon b)i pev? dqties about January I. —Bobt. Barr went to Dubuque Mon day morning to spend the week at the races. —Mrs. W. Bort, of Hopkinton, spent Sunday in this city, a guest of Mrs. E1 Davis. —Mrs. Hattie Summers, of Jennings, La., is the guest of friends and relatives in this city. —Mrs. Wm,IM'owell, of Tampa,Flor ida, visited in this city last week with her sister, Mrs Hubert Carr. --Lela Malvin of Chicago, who been viBiting here went to Greeley Mon day morning where she will be the gueBt of friends. —Mrs. S. F. Farnham, of Charles City, arrived here last Friday evening and is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Norris. —Ed. Davis returned home last Fri day morning from Dell Rapids, S. D. While there he disposed of one of hin farms consisting of lfio acres at 822 per acre. lohn F. Graham purchased the residence property of Mrs. J. D. Ken nedy Bituated on Union street last week He will take possession in the near fu ture. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Doneghy and children departed last Saturday for their home in Macon, Mo., after a visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. 1). Brown. Judge A. S. Blair departed Monday morning for Ames. He was accom panied by his niece, Miss Virginia Blair who will attend the State Agri cultural College at that place during the coming year. •The members of the Baptist Sun day Schools of this city and Collins Grove united in a picnic in Collins Grove last Saturday. A picnic dinner was partaken of at noon and the days outing was thoroughly enjoyed. —Barr Bros, sold their farm consist ing of one hundred and fifty acres In Honey Creek township last Saturday to Herman Theel who resides south of this city. The purchase price was ,845 per acre, a very reasonable figure for Delaware county land- Will Hutchinson departed last Saturday evening for Emmettsburg to attend the Field trials which will be reld there September 1st. He has six dogs at that place and exppcts some good results from them. They have been in charge of Morell Hamblin for several weekB. —Worthlngton is making prodigious preparations for a grand harvest home picnic on Monday, September 4th. The program IB good and has many attract ions to please the people. There will be a big time in I'arrott's grove at Worthington on September 4tb, and ev erybody is going to be there.—Commer cial. —Miss Nellie Vance leaves Thurs day of this week for Madison, Wiscon sin, where she will enter upon a course of instruction at Edgewood Villa. She will be accompanied by Sister Leo, who is an instructor in that school, and who has been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Rooney in this city for several weeks. —Mis. J.J. Hoag accompanied by her son Willie, departed last Saturday for Garner, Iowa, where she will enjoy a visit with her son, Dr. Harry Hoag. She will be joined there by her husband, who has been looking after property Interests in Nebraska for the past two weeks and after a short visit they w'll return home together. •L. G.Clute is being strongly spoken of as manager of the Iowa Agricultural Exhibit at the Paris Exposition next year. Certainly no better man can be found anywhere for the place as he seems to have a gift possessed by few, of arranging a display of agricultural products so they attract the eye of every one.—Greeley Home Press. —Mrs. Gorton, of Huntington, Ver mont, and Mrs. George W. Granger, of Milton, Vermont, arrived here last Fri day morning for a visit with relatives in this city, they being a brother and a sister of Mrs. A. H. Blake and II. A. Granger. The latter is accompanied by his wife and two children. Their visit will extend for several weeks. -Miss Mabel Sia was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Yoran over Sunday. Miss Sia is an accom plished young Chinese lady and has been in this country less than a year. She IB attending school at Morning Side, Sioux City, and at the completion of her education will return as a mis Blonary to her native city, Foo Chow, China. —The friends of WiUCollinge will be interested in knowing that he has given up his intention of returning home from the Kiondyke thiB fall, but will remain there this winter. He has pur chased a pack train consisting of sever al mules and horses and the other necessary equipments and will follow the business of transferring provisions, supplies, etc. He bought hiB outfit from a party who has been in that business the past two years and who made money and wanted to return home, and Will thinks there is no reason why he cannot also conduct the buBiness profitably. He has made Investment of 84,300 and it IB to hoped that his pluck and endurance will win him success. —Sheriff acob Haudenschield, of this county, returned last Monday night from Texas with Henry A. House in custody. House was convicted of steal ing money from his aunt and uncle, ao old couple who reside at Worthington. He was visiting them and the money was missed after he left. He returned to his home in Red Wing, Minn., and there deposited gold in the bank. He could give no satisfactory explanation of how he came by the money and this with other circumstances led to his con viction, and he was sentenced to two years at Anamosa. UIB case was ap pealed to the supreme court and while it was pending there he was released on 81,000 bail. ThiB was put up in cash. The supreme court sustained the dis trict court but House failed to appear to be taken to Anamosa. His ball was forfeited and the officials began a search for him. Sheriff Haudenschield finally located him in prison in MaBon, Texas. He was there serving a Bentence for larceny. His term expired last week and when he emerged from the prison Sheriff Haudenschield was there and nabbed him.—Dyersvllle New* Letter. —Miss Bess Graham is visiting friends in Eariville. —Mr. anil Mrs. C. E. lironson are at tending the races in Dubuque. —J. E. Dlivis wont to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, last week on business. —F. L. LarrabeehaB just completed a large barn on hiB farm near Forestviile —Barney Aucuti'B new residence at Dundee is one of the best in that section of the country. —Miss Firman, of Waterloo, arrived here yesterday morning for a visit with her uncle, Adolf Fishel. —Ross Porter, of Lamont, was tran sacting business in this city Saturday. We acknowledge a pleasant call. —Mr. and Mrs. John W. May are now residents of this city, and athomein the Mrs. Stewart residence on Fayette street. —In view of the fact that the public schools open next week Anders & Philipp devote their advertising space to school supplies. —Mrs F. J. Snyder and daughter de parted last evening for Minneapolis. She will visit friends in Waterloo several dayB this week. —Wattson Cbilds accompanied by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elmer Chllds, de parted yesterday morning for Des Moines where they will visit the State Fair this week. —Mr. J. Blakslee, of Waterloo, who. with his wife and daughters, have been the guests of the family of W. II. Con nell in this city for several days, favored us with a call Monday. —The members of St. Mary's con gregation will give an ico cream social Wednesday evening of next week on the lawn of St. Xavier Sisters' school. Everybody is cordially invited. —There will be a regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias at the lodge rooms next Monday evening. A full attendance is desired to hear the report of the delegates to the Grand Lodge. —Mr. and Mrs. John Cragin, of Jopiin, Missouri, were in the city the first of the week. Mr. Cragin was at one time in charge of a lumber yard here but is now in the banking busi ness. haB George Commerford expects to de part the last of this week for Philadel phia to attend the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Before his return he will visit relatives in New York and New Jersey, return ing home about October 1. Miss Clara Barr returned last Wed nesday from a delightful trip to Lake Okolioji, where she spent several weeks with a camping party, the guest of her sister, Mrs. II. C. Rogers, of Newell. She also visited friendB in Newell, and Sac City, where she war a teacher in the public schoolB for several jeara. —Elmer Chapel who has been a student at the Moody Institute in Chi cago for two years past, filled tho Pres byterian pulpit last Sabbath morning and the large audience which had gathered to listen to him were surprised and pleased with the very able and interesting discourse which he delivered. Mrs. O. G. Kenyon and mother and Pearl expected to return from Oregon the first of thiB week, but Mrs.Kenyon's mother was taken down with pneumo' nia and the doctor in attendance said that it would be at least two weeks be fore they could return. Mrs. Kenyon writes that Bhe Is not pleased with Or egon, as a state.—Lamont Leader. —Coroner H. H. Lawrence waB Last Sunday afternoon some gypsies who had camped in town got into a fuss with Edson Williams. One of the gyp sy boys threw his boy down and held him white another of the gang pounded him. Edson came to the rescue and kicked the gypsy boys, when their mother came out and threw a dagger at him, the handle striking him in the mouth and loosening two of his teeth. The band was given the choice of be ing arrested or to leave town, the latter of which they did.—Eariville Phoenix. —Exchanges-tell of two new swindles. In one a woman comes along canvass ing for books and leaves them in the house for examination. Later a man appears and takeB them. Then the woman comes after them, says the man has stolen them, tells a tale of woe, anil usually getB TUB another a ministerial-looking man seekB shelter in a farm house for the night. Later a couple come along who want to get married. The strange minister is the only one at hand and he ties the nuptial knot. The farmer signs the "certificate" as a witness, and soon apart of it turns up as a promissory note and be is obliged to settle. —About three weeks ago the name of James McCarren appeared in a list of dead soldiers telegraphed from Manila to the war department by Gen. Otis. The dispatch stated that the deceased was a member of one of the regular ar my regiments, while the James McCar ren whose parents reside in Richland township, IB or was a member of the 1st Washington Volunteers. This fact gave the relatives and friends of James Mc Carren, of this county, reason to hope that he was not the soldier named in the death list, but a letter received Monday by Miss Jennie McCarren indicates that the hope is not well founded. The let ter was from James, but it was dated July 14th, several days before the report was sent to Washington, and It states that he was very sick with a fever and greatly emaciated. This information causes grave fearB and anxiety among the relatives and friends of James Mc "Carren, for whose safety and return to health they all earnestly hope. ROYAL k{« Absolutely taRE Absolutely taRE —Miss Florence Limbeck, of Dyers ville, is visiting friends and relatives here. —J. W. Miles and son, Ben, wont to Dubuque Monday evening to take in theN utwood races. -Mrs. R. W. Howiana, of Deli Rap ids, South Dakota, is visiting in this city at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Storey. Mrs. Howiand is a sister of Mrs, Storey. -Mids Bateman, head milliner in the store of Clark & Lawrence, will be home the laBt of this week with the fall assortment of trimmings, hats and bonnets. Watch Clark & Lawrence's millinery window. -Mrs. R. Bates gave a few of her friends a boating party last week Thurs day afternoon. The Snail took the hap py crowd up the river, and Commodore Lewis reports this trip as one of the jolliest of the season. —The Dubuque races are attracting enormous crowds this week. Five ex cursion trains passed through here yes terday all well filled with pleasure seek ers. The contribution of passengers from this station was not as large was expected, however one hundred and forty tickets were sold yesterday morn ing. Foot Ball.. Arousing good foot ball game is an ticipated this week, Friday afternoon, between Sand Springs and our home team. The visiting team has five mem bers who have played with Lenox col lege, whose foot ball team always rauks as second to none in the state. This should make them a very stronir aggre gation, and as only a few' have seen qame of foot ball all should stay after the exerclseB and see Manchester beat Sand Springs. The game only lasts lifty minutes—twenty minute halves with ten minutes intermission. Heal Kxtate Trnn*f«*r*. [Forwoefc ending August vs.] Mary Meluuln a lius to Caleb Chester man. Lots to li inclusive In Ryler & Loops add to Dyersville $u**i iu lienor Luthlners Si w[ to Kilzalieth Lutlimore. Lots 276 S.wk of lot L-74 Manchester uso Mary 1, Kennedy to John r.ruhuin. of lot 8 In Burrlnftton'sadd loMan- Chester L3im in Flora Stow to Kdlth Warren. Lots 678.074. 725. 726, 727 & 728 & 724 lots.675 & 070 In Delaware -4(HI OO •lohu Horschand wife to Mrs Mary McDononRh KH se!4 sec 15 twp 87 It 3 4000 no .The Dubuque Races. The great race meet iB bein held at \utwood Park, in Dubuque this week. The stakes and purses offered aggre gate 8105,000 and the fastest horses in this country are entered.. The following is the program of the races for the remainder of this week: ..... WEDNESDAY, AWIUHT30, J18 Key Uty"—2:24 class trotters r».wto .l,ieM|oltor"-2:86 class ,»cers 2,inio 1 he Commercial"—2:07 class pacers l.soo 141... .. THUMSDAV, AUOUST.31. the Special"—Directly, Ananias, Frank sum moned to Dyersville yesterday morn ing in consequence of an accident on the Great Western, in which an un known man was killed. None of the particulars are known at this writing, but it is thought that the man met his death by failing under the wheels of a freight train on which he was stealing a ride. The accident occurred about a mile weBt of Dyersville, and about one hundred feet from the county line. —Alex. Charles, who held the PoBt maBtership at Cedar Rapids for eight years, has been elected secretary of the Cedar Rapids Carnival by the mer chants there and for the next six weeks will make things along Carnival lines boom, lie informs us that the mer chants of that city have not taken hold of this Carnival matter as a money making scheme, but to give regardless of expense the greatest show ever put up in the state. Planet 25,coo The Schley"-2:18class trotters '.voe lie Governor"—2:io Class Trotters .. i,5o« KKIDAV, SR1TBMUKB 1 •The Iubuc|iie"-s-year-oldTrotters •The Burlington"—2:10 Class Pacers The Hawkeye"—2:28 Class Trottem painB their effort to make this picnic a suc cess and extend a cordial invitation to everyone to come and participate in the festivities. The following is the morn ing and afternoon programs. Meet at Pythian Castle ball at 10 o'clock a in. and march to Fair Grounds, led by baud. •Y^B-"Amer»ca" Lod "by Band L^,er RevH TutllM Muste Dairy City Mandoltu Club Hon Geo Uunhum %E!2rSplectIou Carey Slst-rs Kev A King Princess of Iran Baud Prof E Thompson, of Independence, Iowa. lairy City Mandolin Club Address Song—Closing Ode WuodiiVeii *"U8|C Princess of Iran Hund KASKKT DJNNKU Beet Looking Baby—Under 15 months. Silver Cup 2nd prize siuoitt cmill of War—Olive Camp against the'lleld WheeLfiiwkabe. Boxes of Box ofCiRirs xtfttroih-tert-,^ i,ad,ei.Sa:k Kree-^or^ali Foot Race.' Cru"u,, Sut .• Pair of $2 Shoos 20? Prize Pair White Brahma Chickens ,i" Palr wwt0 Boys Foot Race—Under 15 years. is*.prize Book Amorlcan View. ^535® lac* Knife 8rd prize i|ut Chopping Contest. KW5® $3.50 Chair 2nd prize Dustor Horse-shoe Pitching Contest—Kree^of-all. ifi ib68 Coffee and fi Toa Kgg Race. ta.fiu Album 2nd prize Oue Dozen Pliotosrauhs 12S pay for the books. In 1alr I^adles^Blcj do Contest—most graceful rldor to $2.00 Toilet Set P£te° Mug ardprize..... Bottlu of Perfumery Roys'Bicycle Kace—one mile 1st prize $2.00 Bicycle Shoos 2ud prize Bicycle Lump 3rd prize....... silk Suspenders Woodman's Foot Kace lst prize $3.60 Novelty Clock 2nd prize Box of Clears u, r* &ack of Wye Four Slow Bicycle Race—.10 yards. lnt prize oimir Pi?** *2.ru Vuse •i* 1P ?.* Half-dozen Photographs laudom Bicycle Race— 1 mile 1st prize .$3.00 Silk Umbrella Pr/ze Fancy Table ardprize. 100-Pound Flour Bin Ureased Pig. Winner to have the Pig Foot Ball—Manchester vs. Saud springs (»ame called at conclusion of exercises. Additional Delhi. b. M. Chase WBB "surprised" on Satur day evening by one hundred or more of hiB friendB gathering at his home. Ice cream and cake were served and au elegant easy chair presented to Air, Chase by the company. All enjoyed the occasion. Dr. Ferry spent Sunday with friends at Independence. The Epworth League social will be held Friday evening, Sept. l, with MrB. 12. C. rerkiaa. Will White is home from Monticello where he has had charge ot the depot J. U. Hector and family, of Oneida, spent Sunday atW. Swinbume's. An Ice cream social for the benefit of St. John's church was held Friday evening at Mr. Mofilmeel'B &AKIN6 POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome BOYAt ammo POWDER co.. NEW VORK. Competency Against Politics in the Selection of a School Superin tendent. Alii. Kbrroit During the past month much has been said in the papers about the contest for the otlice of county superintendent of schools, but those who are perhapE most intimately asso ciated with the oflice have scarcely been heard, 1 refer to the teachers. One ex pression. has been made by a representa tive body of teacherB in a set of resolu tions published last month. Those reso lutions were candid and reasonable. Whatever may be the outcome of the present contest, the truth of their first proposition remains, and is worthy of the careful attention of thoughtful men if they value the welfare of our schools. The proposition made by the teachers is: "We feel that the welfare of the schools of Delaware county iB too im portant to be subjected to the chicanery of-politics and the caprice of political parties." Thus far I have not seen the statement challenged or refuted, but it has been neglected and overlooked by political leaders. The professional poli tician with "an ax to grind" has no use for such facts. They do not appeal to him nor suit his purpose, which iB to get some man into [some oflice. It is not a matter of great concern with him whether the welfare *of the people is served or not, so long as his petty scheme carries. He may know nothing about the efliciency of school oflicers, but then that is not his business. Hie business Is to elect his man, not necessarily the best man, but the man of the same political stripe. It is beyond reasonable conception why a man of a particular political be lief is better than all others to supervise 1 he schools of the county. It is not a political oflice. Teachers should not be selected because of their politics any more than doctors are. When your child is sick do you arouse the doctor in the night and first ask his political jae Hcf? No, you say, "Come and help my child." When you hire a teacher do you ask if she is a good teacher or if she is a {Told democrat by belief? I have always understood that in Del aware county there was an intelligent selection of teachers and that the coun ty ranks high in the average of teachers. Hut at this particular time one does not uewl to travel far in other counties to find that recent events in thiB county have caused many people to look in this direction with surprise at the careless ness shown toward the welfare of the schools. I do not mean that there are noL good men in the county, or that the contest now is between incompetent men. That is not it. There is surprise I say that Delaware county allows an educational oflice to be kept under the control of politicians. I would not be misunderstood here. I should not dare to say that the doctor selected, because he Was of a certain political belief, was a poor doctor and would lOBe his case. 1 would say, however, that the parent who selected adoctor upon such grounds alone was criminally careless and negli gent of his child's welfare. 5.IMU 1,'Kol SATUKDAY, SKPTKMUJClt 2. The Iowa"-2:30 Class Trotters The Mississippi"—2:17 Class Pacers.... 3,000 2,r00 l.UOll The Nutwood"—2:20 Class Trotters Woodmen Picnic. The Olive Camp Modern Woodmen and Ida Lawrence Camp Royal Neigh bore of America will join in holding a picnic next Friday on the Fair Grouuds. literary and musical program will be given in the forenoon and a program of sports will take place in the afternoon. The Woodmen have spared no The whole question then IB, shall the selection of a man to supervise our schools be because of political belief, or because of his competency Shall the otlice be subject to the caprice of politi cal partiet or shall the voter use his in telligence and judgment? Much more might be said on the ques tion, but as a teacher from the outside wish to add my word to the sentiment of the Delaware county teachers in their efforts to lift an educational otlice from political disrepute. S. F. HEUSKY. iu TOWER HILL. The funeral of Mrs. Chas. Woods was held from the residence of Jno, Houla han last Thursday and was very largely attended,'ovidencingthoeeteemfin which she was held by her numerous friends. The sympathy of tho entire coommun nity is extended to tho bereaved rela tives. Leither Shaffer and Bort I'eri-y. of Central City, spent Sunday with friends here. Theo. and Jim Belknap were over from Golden Sunday and spent the day with friends. Miss Anna Smith returned home from an extended visit with her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Dunn, at Fonda, last Tuesday. Frank Gilchrist has returned to his home at Ryan, Jay Smith and Johu Hoiisel spent Sunday at their homes near Mason ville, M,mr i«HPSSe Jardiniere ^ead A number from here spent Sunday at the -Backbone." Though the weather was very uncomfortable they report a pleasant time. ROCK PRAIRIE. Mrs. A. O. Seward, who has been vis iting her daughter in Dickenson county, returned homo last week and has been somewhat under tho weather with her old complaint, hay fever. Mrs. Arthur Spare aud Miss [da Sheldon are reported on the gain from their long spell of siuknass, Which t.hoir many friends are glad to hoar. ,ovos Master Marty Maurer is the proud possessor of anew bicycle given him by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mau rer, as a birthday present. Mrs. Kate Fargo and daughter, Mrs. Carrie Bacon, of ICdgewood, were visit ing ID this neighborhood the guosts of B, Sheldon, \\. Childs and A. S. Coon's families Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Wo are informed that Mr. Wm. Ryan, of this place lias rented his home farm to his youngest son, H. L. Ryan, and Mr. Livingston, now living on W. Connell's farm, has renfc of Wm. Ryan tho farm, where L. H. Ryan now lives, for another year and Mr. W111. Ryan has purchased the Will Sheldon forty oast of Manchester and will occupy the same next spring. So you see our en terprising citizen, Mr. Ryan, Is a push er and making money. The Chicago Great Western Ky. will sell rouud trip tickets from Oneida to Des Moines and back for the state fair at one fare ($4.70) for the trip. Sale commences August 24, Belling up to September 2, good to return unt'l Sep tember 4. New York Excursion Rates. The Chicago Great Western Railway "The Maple Leaf lioute" will on sept 1st, 2nd and 3rd, Bell *4444*444*4*4*44* iL TTTTTTTf TTTTTTTTfTT Mrrmr A m. a few jlr=^C imuuiiiiuiiiiiiniiii.1 Dress Goods iHi! ipfi IB lis round trip excur sion tickets to New York, with stop overs at Washington, Baltimore, Phila delphia, Niagara Falls, etc, according to route selected. Tickets good Co-opt. 12th or 30th. Hate tor the round trip $27.30. For further information in quire of any Chicago Ureal Western Agent or F. H. Lord, General 1'rBsenger & Tloket Agent, Chicago. 3owl go a long way further than talk that has no foundation in fact. Fact one, that we absolutely carry over no old goods from season to season, no matter what the loss to us to move them For this reason you always find bright, up-to date goods in every department. .-.v Fact two, that every dollars worth of our stock is bought for spot cash, thus enabling us to buy at lower figures and take advantage of extra discounts that the average buyer cannot get. This ac counts for the (act that we can and do sell at as low as any place in the state, and lower than most of them. This has long ago given us the reputation of being the leaders of low prices in this section. Fact three, that, for reliable stylish dress goods, cloaks and capes, we are headquarters which fact you can verify by inspection and comparison. are now selling rapidly. Jackets ^*.1 are already being sold to I'arly buy ers. Fur Collarettes are going like hot cakes. Golf Capes those popular fait and winter wraps are moving freely IT PAYS TO TRADE with the originators and PRICES. Reduced Prices in Lines of Summer Goods.... solid l&SaEi facts jm pi promoters of LOW GlarK & Lawrence Call and secure bargain before assort ment is broken! all Reduced prices in all lines of summer Goods.' lifesj •m Call and secure :&,! bargains before sts assortments are -1, broken. Ladies' Shirt Waists *35." to close at less than cost. B! They must be sold regardless of loss. Call and take a look at our assortment of Crash Hats and see what a comfortable and «!?. stylish hat a little •. money will 1 purchase. New Invoice-~ of Carpet just received. ,-t. Choice selection. .',"We are giving Extra Values in our Shoe Dep't must be seen to be appreciated. Respectfully, D. F. Ridell & Co. i)«