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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
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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
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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.
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