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@tl)e democrat. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. O. I. BRONSON. «. M. OARR. BRONSON & CARR, Editor* and Proprietor*. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. Yearly, In advance 50 •Jlf not paid In advance 9 00 NOTICE.—On the allp of paper upon tne name la printed, appears the date tbo paid for, and a renewal 1 •~w tpaperIs -HJIW yum IVI, uuu renewat is aJ. respectfully solicited. The writer's name must accompany any artl* •1© for publication, as an evldenoe of good faith the editors AT O HIGH GRADE 6RHSSFIELD rianchester, i0Wa O. E. BBONSON. IFL. M. GARB. BRONSON CARR. A TTORNBYS AT LAW. Special attention K*ven to collections. Office in Demoorat Building, Franklin Street, Manchester, Iowa. FRBED B. BLAIR. A TTORNBY AT LAW. Office In the City Hall Blook, Manchester, Iowa. PHY8IOIANS. H. H, LAWRENCE. 7 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON*. Special at A tentlon given diseases o&ehllOren. Have also made a speolal study of Gyneo oology, Obstetrics, and Reotal Diseases. Ail chronic 1 diseases successfully treated wlthstKe aid of various Thermal and Massage treatment. All chronics soliolted. Consultation ftee, Office over. Work's market. All caUI. fcrtmiptly at tended. Resident* on Main meet, the old Dr. Kelsey property, _•$ DEWTIfaE». O. A. DUNH/^I, •. D. S. rvENTISITS.' omco over Ortiart A Adams' hardware store. KpuHtltatfit. Manohrater, Iowa. Q. W. DORMAN. r\ENTlST. Offioe on Franklin Street, north AS of the Globe Hotel, Manchester, Iowa. Denttl Surgery In all its bmnches. Makes requent vlsits to neighboring towns. Always at offioe on Saturdays. C. LBIQH. D.D. S. ^kentiit. Office over Aiftlor & PhlUpp's Drug m* Store Corner Main and. Franklin streets, ancheiter Iowa. Telephone 186 l7tf 1 E. E. NEWCOMB. •yM lENTIST. Office over Clark & Lawrence's store on Pranklln street. Crown fridge work a specialty. W1U meet patients at parley Wednesday of each week. 82tf VETERINARIAN. DR. J. W. SCOTT, ETERINARY Surgeon, and Dentist. Office In H. O. Smith's Drug Store, Main St. At gi!bt can be found at rooms over Ralph Con f.r's Store. MANUPAOTURINQ. RIANCHESTER IS prepared to furnish Granite and Marble Monumrmts and Head Stones of various do gtroB. Have the oounty right for Slpe's Pat ^t Grave Cover also dealer In Iron Fences, fill meet all competition. 9tf94. I WM. MCINTOSH. 'F THOMAS GIVEN, Contractor and builder. Jobs taken In town, Ly or country. Estimates famished. First* Vork guaranteed. Prloes reasonable, a Howard street near Franklin, Man *tf or country 1 ^ork gu •hop ch Howar step. Iowa. BOTNTOIf. J, F. MOEWBN. BOYNTON MoEWEN. /AVvHMAKEKS, Jewelers and Engravers deaum, fn. Watches, Clooks, Silver and ted Ware, Fine Jewelry, '0tIoWa. *mmam BLACK arid TAN $3.00 SHOESfe for Men go at $2.65 MEN'S COLT SKIN SHOES, SOFT and TOUGH Leather, at only Speotaoles,Cutlery, ileal Instruments, etc., Main street. A. D. BROWN. ealer In furniture etc., and undertaker, Main Street. P. WERKMEISTBR, titfSSXL DEALER IN FURNITURE, Coffins. Picture Frames, Eto. A' oomplete ok of Furniture and Upholstery always on ad, at prloes that defy competition. Agood sarse kept for attendanoe at funerals. Earl Jile, Iowa. J.H.ALLEN. CLOTHING and Gents furnishing goods. Cor ner Main and Franklin streets. 1 L. R. STOUT. 32L0THING and Gents furnishing goods. sftT^Clty Hall Block, Franklin Street. H1DDELL A CO., pvRY GOODS. Carpets, Millinery, Hats and is Caps, Boots ana Shoes, eto., Main St, Manchester, Iowa. A. THORPE. PROPRIETOR OF "KALAJIITY'S" PLUN der Store and Dealer In Clothing, Boots. Shoes, Notions, eto. Masonic Blook, Manches ter, Iowa GRASSFIELD BROS.,' (Successors to 8eth, Brown "DOOTS AND SHOES of all grades anb-yrloes. AJ Custom Work and Repairing given speolal attention. Store In City Hall Blook. J. J. HAWLBY. T\EALER IN HARDWARE, Stoves, Tin is ware, ete Manchesterlowa* TNSCRE YOUR PROPERTY against cyclones JL and tornadoes In the old reliable Phoenix Insurance Co., BRONSON & OARR, Agents. A S EVERTSQN. TsonioARTISTlu HE TAILOR. Shop in Ma* blook, Manchester Iowa. HOLLISTER LUMBER CO. -••T UMBER and all kinds of building materials! ±J Posts and Qoal. Corner of Delaware and Madison street* MANcrfttBTHR LUMBBB CO. AT THK POSTOTFICB AT KANOA^» DWA, AS 5BCOWD-OLASB MATTER. I $ WE FIT THE FEET Our Business Directory. KWWWMHIWMTV V'V.U'.kJIMMlUwUWJyLy. ATTORNEYS. Q. W. DUNHAM. E. B. STILES FL. NOBKIS. DUNHAM. NORRIS STILES. ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES Public. Special attention given to Collec tions Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Acts. Dffloe in City Hall Blook, Manchester, la. C. YOBAH. H. F. ARNOLD. M.J, YORAH YORAN. ARNOLD YORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW. and Real Estate Agents. Office over Delaware County State Bank, Manchester, Iowa. GEO. 3 LISTER, LTARDWARE. STOVES, TINWARE, ETC. Keeps a first-class tinner and does all kinds of repairing with neatness and dlspatoh. Store opposite First National Bank, Main St. THOS, T. CARKEEK, A RCHITECT AND BUILDING SUPERIN ft- TENDENT. S. E. Cor. 8th and Main Su, Dubuque, Iowa WM DENNIS tuuiuafiuVu A. J. WARD, ,rt "pB¥szexAiT Mtraorgeon, will attend to osi«i A promptly at all Hours of the da? or nlgnV ^amont, Iowa. auu nuiftlllltUUKemBDBer. aatlS' faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur nished. Work taken In town or country. Shot) near the stand tower on West Side of nver. E. S. COWLES. rjITY DRAYMAN. Am prepared to do all *k in my line. Moving household goods and pianos a specialty. All work will reoelve prompt attention, A share of your patronasels jollolted. Charges right. Give your draylns to a man who has come to stay. CLARK & LAWRENCE. nRY, GOODS, Notions, Carped Genta fur nlshlng goods, eto. Fnt&Bln street. QUAKER MILL CO. T?LOUR and Feed, Manufacturers of the eele A brated White Satin and White Pearl Flejir. GREQQ A WARD. D^Paper.and ruggists dealers in Paints, Oils, Wall Stationery & c. Atwater's bloek, fTaia^tn street. W. A. ABBOTT. TiRUGS, Wall paper, Stationery, Paints AS eto. City hall blook. I, %s PHIUIPP & ANDBRS. Dealers In Drugs, W»U JPaper, Stationer Paints, Oils, eto. Ooraer of Maio«id Franklin streets. PETER BOARDWAY. Dealer In flour, feed, hay, straw, Maquoketa lime, stucco and common and Atlas cement. Telephone 118, Lower Franklin Staet RAOKET 8TOM. T^RY GOODS, Clothing, Hats, OaMB^ofi, AS Shoes, notions, eto. .West side Franklin street south of Main." NOBLS ARNOLD.... C3.ROOERIES, Provisions, Fruits, eto. First door north of Delaware Ooonty Bank. PETERSON BROS. Dealers In Groceries, Provisions. Crockery. Fruits, etc. Main Street. T. P. MOONEY. (Successor to Lee Bowman.) BLACKSMITH and Waeonmaker, Delhi, Iowa. Work done promptly and in a work manlike manner. Charges reasonable. Your patronage solicited. istf C.E. PRATT., PAINTINGto AND PAPER HANGING. I am -prepared on BD estimates on all work In niy 1 at H. C. Smith's drug store MARBLE WORKS do paper hanging and pulntli snort notice, In town or country, will gl timates on all work In my line. Leave oraers U. M. PEAR8E, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND COLLECT- Oil. All business entrusted to him given prompt attention. Office in city Hall block, second floor. The Best Offer Of The Tear 1B that made by Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, juBtly termed "the monarch of the 10 cent magazines." For a limit ed period, this famous and popular magazine, now $1.00 a year, will send free with each yearly subscription, the beautiful "Little Sweethearts" Calen dar. This calendar is in six groupB of water^color designs by Frances Brund age, the famous painter of children, eaobgroup in twelve colors, size 10x12% inches, on line Whatman paper, tied at top with a silk ribbon each sheet con tains two months' dates—thus being a complete calendar for 1900. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, edited by Mrs. Frank Leslie, now publishes the best literature and illustrations that money and energy can obtain, from such authors and artists as Rudyard Kipling, William Dean Howells, A. Conan Doyle, Frank K. Stockton, Mary E. WilkinB, Stephen Crane, Buth Mc Enery Stuart, S. K. Crockett F. Hop kinson Smith, Joel Chandler Harris, Bret Harte, "JoBiah Allen's Wife," Henry James, Will Carleton, Edgar Fawcett and llev. Henry van Dyke, A. B. Wenzell, H. Chaniler ChriBty, F. Luis Mora, W. Granville Smith, Clif ford Carleton, F. W. Bead, Ch. Grun wald and others. Prospectus for 1900 and a pretty folder in colors Bent free for the asking. Specimen copy for three 2 cent stamps. Frank Leslie Publishing House, 141-143 Fifthc Ave, 48tf The New Blacksmith on South Franklin Street, does HORSESHOING and GEN ERAL Repair Woik, guar anteeing satisfaction. Experi enced workmen. HARRISON I SMITH The secretary of the treasury has de cided that Elbrldge T. Gerry, who r«' fused to pay all the duty demanded on gowns and underwear contained In some twenty trunks he broaght with him from Europe, must pay between 83,000 and 34,000. Ohio's inquisitorial tax laws have forced H. M. Hanna, the senator's brother, to make his permanent resi dence at Thomasville, tia. He ex plains that the laws enforce "a constant temptation to commit perjury," and he ii fleeing from that temptation. The last act in the life of Uncle Hen ry Bowen, a venerable citizen of Hum phreys county was the invocation to 'foigive us our debts as we forgive our debtors," and he practised what he prayed. A messenger was dispatched to summon all his debtors to the bed side of the dying patriot, and they came under the apprehension of being called on to settle, but the old man gave each one the note held against him and thus squared the account. Several thousand dollars' indebtedness was wiped out by his philanthropy.—Nash ville Banner. After making his customary round of the departments with a package of claim papers in one hand and a service able club in the other, Brother Abner has taken sail for the more or lees faith ful isle of Cuba. Between his singu larly successful practice as a depart ment claim agent and his stipend as Cuban representative of the senatorial syndicate, it is believed that Brother Abner, who in 189S had fringe on the bottoms of his trousers, could today in dulge in anew pBir of S3 pants every half hour if he was so disposed—as Betsy Gamp would say.—Chicago Chronicle. The Iowa supreme court has ren dered a decision on a question that has vexed many people and caused a great dear of trouble. It 1B in effect, that shade trees fronting city properly be long to the owners of the real estate, and cannot be removed by the city council. Electric light and telephone companies have destroyed or disfigured shade trees with a free hand because they held a franchise to erect their lines along certain streets, and under the be lief that the treeB, being public 'prop erty, they could do with them as they pleased. Hereafter they had better see the owner before beginning the work of destruction.-rMuscatine Journal. The Clinton Advertiser looks for ward to a panio soon after the presi dential nominations are made next spring. It says: "Three different times during the past month has Sec retary Gage gone to the relief of the eastern money centers in order to pre vent more serious crash coming. Conditions are bordering on a panic, but with the governmental assistance, It is hoped that the appearances of prosperity may fee kept 'up until' after the presidential nominations are made, when the scenes of 1896 w^t be re pented. Factories which have" Cumu lated a surplus of manufactured,goods, tirlll close temporarily, and tbef pro prietors will tell their employees that the opening will come after the presi dential election in case of McKinley's •election. It will be known as a 'Bryan panic,' and every republican paper will claim that it is because of the fear ot the election of the man from the Platte. The booming has been over done during the past two years and there is sure to be a re-action, and if the re-action comes next year it will give the republicans just the material which they covet, and Bryan will be charged with the whole thing. Three years ago at a meeting of the Iowa bankers, C. A. Ficke, one of the leading financial students in Davenport, warned his con stituents of juBt what is happening'to day in the financial world, and his .pre dictions are coming true." Referring to the American imperial ists who only up to a few weeks ago wanted this country to, "look to En gland and Imitate her colonial policy," the Springfield Republican says: "Look at England, and observe ner well. Let all of our wisest imperialists, the Roose veltB, the Lodges, the Lyman Abbotts, even Mr. McKInley himself, join in the study. It is not an amusing fact for them to contemplate that this great Imperial fabric should now be trem bjing on the brink of destruction? That the empire is in deadly peril is the teetlmony of the Imperialists them selves. Yet three weeks ago they pointed to that empire as the strongest piece of political masonry on earth, and the one structure in particular which should Berve as a model for America's development. This proud empire, the greatest the world has seen since the dawn of time, is made to tremble in every part by ten weeks of petty war fare against two puny states in a South African wilderness, whose combined population does not equal that of a third rate English cityl There aren't 1,000,000 white residents, including women and children,in all South Africa. Those who oppose in arms the empire are not 100,000, all counted. Yet, con fronted by them, the whole empire reels. The world gazes upon an em pire in anguish simply because a few Boer farmers, who enter battle singing the psalms of David, will die rather than be conquered.' Ves it IB well for Americans to look at England. Much warning can be secured by such an inspection. The dangers of imperial ism can be realized, the folly of Imi tation can be learned. By all means let the American imperialists look at England. Do they want to place this country in a position similiar to that nation which they now see threatened with dissolution? ItiBnot likely that a look at England will result in gaining converts to American imperialism therefore, in all earnestness, all serious ness^ sincerity, let the people of it. Stogli&fl.1* I Unwanted Days. The longer on this earth we live And weigh the various qualities of men, Seeing how most aro fugitive Or fitful gifts at best, of now and then, Wlml-wavored corpse-lights, daughters of the fen, The more we feci the high, stern-featured beauty Of plain devotedness to duty, Steadfast and still, nor paid with mortal praise, But finding amplest recompense, Forjltfe's ungarlanded expense, In work done squarely and unwasted days. Must pass ere treading heavenly ways. Our sun each day the zenith nears, We sit In memory's realm of song, Like diamonds soon will gleam earth's tears- Life's day Is growing long. It has taken along time to get Amer ican corn Introduced into the jountries of Europe, but at last our corn has won the battle. As Iowa is one of the greatest corn producing states in the nation, this is good news for this state. Farmers' Institute. A three days session of the Delaware County Farmers Institute will be held at the court house in this city- com mencing on the 17th of this month. No evening sessions will be held. Every one who can should attend every session, as matters of interest to others, besides farmers, will be discussed. Ad dresses will be made by Hon. J. G. Sage and State Dairy Commissioner Norton. The following is the program: WEDNESDAY FOUE.NOOK. 10:00 Invocation Rev. H. W. Tuttle Address of Welcome M. F. Leiioy lleepouse J. F. Graham Mutual Insurance—General Discussion.. C.A.Pierce, Delaware F. L. Durey, Manchester Wui. Uogan, Farley Sid ney Coon, Secretary Washington County Mutual. WEDNESDAY APTBRNOOM. 1:15 The Advanced Farming From Knowl edge Gained at Our Institute* G. W. Long, Delaware Good Roads—General Discussion S. P. Carter, Hopkintou John Georgean, Worthlngton Frank Kel ly, Delhi W. B. Koblnson, Silver Creek T. G. Harper, Burllugton, Iowa. THURSDAY rORMIOON. 9:45 Invocation Rev. U. O. Pratt Music. 10:00 Dual Purpose Cattle Fred w. Klaus, Colesburg J. F. Mc Elmeel, BarlvUle: D. B. Hedges, Waubeek Hon. P. Norton, State Dairy Commissioner. 1 10:45 Recitation Miss Anna Clark, Lamont. 11:00 Iowa Boil and Climate Hon. J. R. Sage, Des Moines. 11:80 Does it Pay to Shred Or Cut Com Fod der for Stock with the Present Price of Ilay aud Grain! L. J. Gates, James Bishop, Man chester L. G. Clute, Greeley. THURSDAY APrXRNOOST. Music. ,v Recitation Miss Eva Rector, Oneida. 1:80 What Shall the Mothers Do to Elevate the Present Standard of Morals?.... Mrs. W. H. Connell, Mrs. Lizzie Harris, Mrs. J. J. Hawley, Man chester Mrs. Eva Miukler, Edge wood. Recitation .Master Alfred Dorey, Manchester. 8:15 How and. Where Shall We Use Our Barnyard Manure to Best Advantage B. MeOload, Riant J..SY 8to9oi W0&&- MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 10, 1900. James Russell Lowell. Along the bright borlzon-llne, Dividing earth from Orient skies, We look more northward for the sign Of light each morn as darkness dies: Yon wood, toward which the sun slow creeps, Will soon resound with chirping hong Throughout Its still and solemn deeps— The days are growing long. A week ago, the sunrise blaze Left far to shadowy north yon splro This Sunday morn, the first bright rays Its belfry lights wth gleam of flre, That shining through Its window, seems An eye prophetic of the throng Of joys with whloh the vision teems When days are growing long. Life's day Is growing long. We scan With curious, hopeful, awestruck gaze Life's dim horlzjn line, that man Earl Murble. Exports of Oorn. Davenport Democrat. The farmers of Iowa are especially interested in the November report of exports of breadstuffs just issued by the treasury bureau of statistics. The report, according to a Washington spec ial, shows a larger quantity of corn ex ported in the eleven monthB ending with November, 1809, than in the cor responding monthB of any preceding year, and at a higher rate per bushel than in any year since 1895. The total exports of corn in the eleveu months ending with November, 1899, were 185,882,659 bushels, valued at $72,742, 127, while in the corresponding months of 1898 the 185,284,340 bushels exported only brought $68,513,147, the average export price in the eleven months of 1899 being 40 cents per bushel, against 37 C6nts in 1898 and 31 cents in the cor* responding months of 1897. That the growth has been steady and rapid is shown by a comparison of the figures of 1898 and 1897 with those of 1893 and 1894. In 1893, the exports of corn in the eleven months ending with Novem ber were 48,602,183 bushels and in 1894 37,910,232 bushels, the total of 1898 and 1899 being more than four times as much aB that of 1893 and 1894. In com meal the growth Is equally rapid, the exports during the eleven' tnonths of 1893 andJ894 being respectively 235,241 and 237,083 barrels, and In 1899,398,111 barrels. MoBt of the corn exported goes to Europe, and Its popularity seemB to be gaining there. To the United Kingdom the exports of corn in the ten months ending with October were In 1899, 69 343,800 bushels against 61,939,167 bush els in 1898 to Germanyt 35,814,109 bushels in ten months of 1899L againat 34,889,381 in the ten months" of 1898, and 27,742,388 bushels in the ten months of 1897 to France the exports of 1899 were slightly less than those of 1898 or 1897, by reason of the unusually large grain crop in that country, while in other European countries the exports of the ten months of 1899 were 42,505, 443 biuhels against 29,211,885 in 1898, and 36,866,388 in the corresponding months of 1897. This steady in crease in the exports of corn to Euro pean countries, and especially the in crease in 1899 over preceding years, Is the more remarkable from the fact that the general supply .of breadstuffs In Europe in the present year la vastly in excess of the preceding year, when the supply was unusually'short, and the fact that the demand for corn contin ues in the face of an increased supply of home-grown breadstuffs indicates a rapid growth In its popularity. 3 00 Soil, Drainago and Cultivation as af fecting Climate Jasper King, Win. Cook, Manchester Henry Siileu, Jatieevllle. 10:30 What Age Can Pork bo Produced at the Best Profit? ElmerChllde, Luther Sly, Mauchea ter Thomas Currothers, Silver Creek Wm. Drutnmy, Ryan L. S. Fiflier, Kdgewood. 11:15 Looking Backward, Miss Mary Link, Manches ter. Delaware County Agricultural Society jrfor General Diecupsion. 10:00 The Days are Growing Long. 1:45 J. B. Rutherford. FRIDAY PORBNOON. 9:45 Invocation—Rev. B. M. Amsden, Man chester. Are Sheep More Profitable for the Farm than Dairying? Jasper King, Wm. Cook, Manchester, Henry Stiles. Janesville. FRIDAY APTBRNOON. Election of officers. Music. Recitation—The Katydid In Opera.. .... Miss Edith Putnam, Rock Prairie. What Class of Borses will Bring the 1:15 Most Money and Ready Sale? j...Thomas Wilson, Oneida II. J. Hicks. Bazel Green J. C. Nelman, Earlville Ben Hulbert, Greeley. Economy on the Farm, Mrs. E. J. _Cooger, Manchester. unr Common Schools. How Can We 2:40 8:05 Best Improve Them? H. J. Scnweitert, Colesburg F. K. Main, I'rairieburg Wattson Childs, Man chester. Winter Dairying Hon. B. P. Nor ton, State Dairy Commissioner. 8:85 JU. s. J. Conger Jr Johnson, police services S days*. BFMetz, ». Gus Raymond, PE Henry, Foster, gate attendance 8 days..'.*'.'.. Oliver, Geo. Thorp, police 8 days Digging Post Holes Elmer Cates. gate and police 3 days Jennie Langhammer, meals Paid for drafts, book nnd st&mps Paid Reubln Pinch, police duty 4 nights.. Alva Spittler, work cleaning hall.. Thorp Bros. & Co, Florin premiums... Chas. Robinson, work on grounds, order of Will Graham *. Peter Dress, county running race High Winner, purse R* Welierlnn hoarding np windows Pierce hill Anders & PhiUpp, bill E Smith, office work bill Wlliard, drayage Chas. Whitman, bill. Telegraph message WW Ford, bill..? DF Rlddell & Co, bill Mrs A Johnson, bill Cal Atkinson,-bill Clark A Lawrence, bill W'G Grand Oak lumber bill E W Dunham, 8 days work at gate Henneisey, livery bill Royal Reeder, bill 5 days and team, three nights watch on grounds Forrester, 8 days labor on grounds... Paid Nellie Keith, Esma Belknap, Walter Link. Earl Ferguson, contest purse.... E li Cnapel, bill painting signs S French, bill W Dunham, work on grounds WE Graham, work on grounds GS Lister, bill Holllster Lumber Co Iowa Fence Co AN Smith, hay and straw bill A Aldrich. premiums omitted Royal Reeder bill, labor American Express Company I re 2 5 William Graham, labor biU SO 00 S Lister, bill for hooks and sUples 75 The Donaldson Lithographing Co 17 01 Harrison, printing Co 23 20 The Fair Publishing Co 5 00 Royal Reeder biU, labor on fair grounds. 150 Smith, sutionery bill 50 Mr Allen Marion, race purses 93 25 Mr McArthur, Cresco purse 7 50 Mr. F. J. Harden, Montlcello bill boards.. 1 50 Mr.* W. O. Bobbins, race sUrter 26 00 Mr. W. C. Beemen, bill Art Hall 7 25 Mj. Miles Blair, biils 83 00 Mr. F. C. Flint, drayage bill 2 00 Rochester Fire Works, bill 25 00 Fred Giles, bill pumping water fi 00 T. O. Eaton, 4 days labor Art HaU 4 50 Frank Cramer, bill track work 13 75 Peter Boardway, bill lime 40 John F. Graham, bill 6 days office work... 12 00 Meyers Cornet Band for fair lot 00 Hotel board for band Globe Hotel 40 50 H. H. Hundley, bill labor Art Hall 9 00 Toung &Doly. bill repairing pomps 1 90 J. Q. Stelner, American Trotter book 10 00 E. J. Conger, SecreUry'e salary 100 00 C. II. Dick, board biU W. C. Bobbin 8 15 L. S. Gates, Interest on note $628.10 123 40 B. J. Conger, expenses Central City 1 90 Paid for billing Prairieburg 1 00 advertising county 8 days 12 00 meals and lodging men and teams. 5 50 4 palls paste and stickers 1 advertising Independence, Winthrop, Coggon, Anamosa, Montlcello 8ft days... 7 61 P. O. stamps, adv. matter 1 00 E. C. Perkins, adv. boy 25 Rlddell & Co., cheese cloth 60 Kalamlty Thorpe, 2 brooms 50 1 can for tlckeU 50 Postage on Geo. Krapfl paper 19 Boys billing wagons 30 Postage on membership tickets etc 150 Telephoning 30 Telegraphing La Porte City, horses 31 independence and Waterloo.. CO Folding and distributing bill 2 weeks 1 00 P. O. sumps 25 One ink well 85 Kennedy Buggy Co., sawing stakes 15 Ball for flag staff. 1 00 Returned to Geo. Krapfl, entrance fee 50 Insurance premium on buildings 10 00 U. S. license 7 50 Manchester Lumber Co., bill 1896 7 66 SUtement of fands received by the Delaware County Agricultural Society from January 11th, 1899 to present date December 27th, 1899. Balance on hand turned over by J. B. Ruth erford to society 79 70 Received from C. S. Bullier, barn rent 5 00 Received from C. S. Bullier, barnent 5 00 Received from Harvest Home priviledge... 5 00 ToUl receipts at grouuds. gates, entrauce fees on races, privileges 2341 55 Dec. 27ih. Balance at bank due 447 54 Try Orain-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your Grocer to day to show you a.package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coilee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GHA1N-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. the price of coffee. 15c. and 25cts. per package. Sold by all grocers Quaker Mill Co. The ever increasing demand for A. S. COON. President Secretary. Secretary's Report of Receipts and Dis bursements of the Delaware Oounty Agricultural Soaitty, for 1888. QUAKER MILL FLOUR is sufficient evidence 99 35 25 50 Postal Cards and Sumps ft Blank books and paper SUmps Bill file Revenue stamps E. Schultz, bill repairing barn. .'. Express charges ou American Trotter Envelopes Stamps Revenue stamps Adv. inN bill board for attract Cheimgraph Co, St. Lo uis adv .. Revenue sumps One cent stamps .r.......' Freight and drayage on adv. matter.... .. SUmps for premium IIBU P. O and revenue stamps Telegraphing Bickett family Stamps SUmps for circulars V.'.V.V.V.V.'.V.V Paid for distributing circulars and adv... Expenses to Montlcello Fair Expenses to Earlville Carnival and adv.. Paid extra man for posting and diet P. O and revenue stamps P. O. and revenue «umps Telegraphing for horse men Telegraph dispatches paid Decoration material for art ball Paid selling tickeu for ampitlieatre to E. that it is the 1 00 1 25 15 C^iio ~5 FAVORITE FLOUR 6 fiO 2 70 50 1*5 of the household. Try it and you'll not deny it 1 U) 30 50 50 2 0J 3 88 2 00 75 1 00 no 1 on 1 80 8 00 A QUAKER ON EVERY SACK. Quaker Mill Co. 2 00 3 75 5 7ft 3 75 3 75 6 0U ti 00 3 75 7 oo 9 39 1 14 9 00 1 25 tf 00 11 89 3 00 12 8 25 0 00 1 60 18 00 35 2 (X) 37 »2 bO 10 00 1 18 3 30 1 20 3 50 10 00 8 6 00 2 00 W MILES. Prem. F. LBROY, Cashier II. P. MILES, Asst. CashJor. R. ROUINSON 2d V. President. 11. C. HABBERI.B.lst V. President. First National 1 BANK, O A MANCHESTER. IOWA. 15 40 3 75 FTAL. $50,000 General Banking Business R. R. Robinson, M. F. LeRoy, W. Miles, W. Noma, E. M. Carr, M. Beehler, H. A. Granger, A. H. Blake, B. F. Miles, H. C. Haeberle, F. J. Atwater. COBISBSFOITDEITTS. First National Bank. Dubuque, Iowa. Central National Bank New York City. Commercial National Bank. Chicago, Ills. WM. C. CAWLEY, CHAS. J. SEEDS, Proaldent. Cashier. R. W. TIRRILL, C. W. KEAGY, $S,918 79 OONTRL. To expenditures of fair to date, sundry bills as enumerated 1186 66 Premiums paid 800 00 Races and attractions 927 11 $2,913 79 In the Dlstrlct.Conrt of Iowa, in aud for Dela ware County, December Term, A. D. 1900. In the matter of the es-) tate of Sarah Mai- Notice of Final Ke vin, Deceased. port. To Jane Cloud, Elizabeth Carpenter, Win. 11. Malvln, E. T. Matvln, Sadie Bell Malvln. Sam uel 8. Malvln, Marlon C. Malvln, Chas. D. Malvlu, Phillip S. v.alvln. Ann Skluner, Azenltn Skinner. John Skinner, and all others whom may ooneeru: You and each of you are hereby notified that there Is now on file In the office of the clerk of the District Court of Delaware.couuty.Iowa, the final report of Wm. H. Malvln and Samuel H. Malvln as executors of the estate of Sarah Mal vln. late of said Delaware county, deceased, which report sUtes that said estate has been fully settled and asks for the approval of the same and that the said exwutors and their sure ties be discharged and released. And, unless you appear and make objections luereto on or before noon of the second day of the February term, 1900. of said court, which ,UD VDUilMIJ lviui| luw. VI IBIU V/UUI b, tfUUII will convene and be held at Manohester, said oounty, on the 12th day of February, 1900 said estate will be adjudged settled, said report ap prov ed, and sala executors and their sureties be released and discharged. BRONSON 6 CARR. Vloe President. Asst. Cashier. DELAWARE COUNTY State Bank CAPTAL $60,000 —DIREOTOR3— Wm. C. Cawley. H. F. Arnold. W. G. Kenyon. R. W. Tlrrlll. Edward P. Seeds. G.W.Dunham, Chas. J. Seeds. M. H.WlUlaton C. W. Keagy. INTEREST PAID on Time Deposits. Prompt attention given to all business. Pas senger tickets from and to all parts of Europe direct to Manchester, for sale. f.oNQ TIME MORTGAGE T.OANS Made, Bought and Sold. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES For tho storage of valuable papers, etc. for rent. Banking House Henrv Hutchinson Hutchinson's Building, Manchester. Iowa. CAPITAL. $70.OOP JOSEPH HUTCHINSON, Cashier. COLLECTIONS Fionaptly DEPOSITS **on Time, Interest Al lowed and other deposits received. DRAFTS COTSWQLDS. ft Flock heae'ed by IMPORT ED BAMS. A nice lot of brbedlng ewes and a dozen ram lambs FOll SALE. Eight hundred bead to se lect from. W. J. STRAIN & SONS, Masonville, la. 5^ & sold on Now York, Chicago and Dubuque also on Great Britain and Ire' land and European Cities. TICKETS sold to and from all European ports via Cunard or Allen nr White Star Steamship Lines. ft} VOL. XXVI--NO 2. Going to Get If so, this will interest you. Maybe it will anyway. It sure lv WILL if you area lover of nice furni ture. Come and look at our line of bedroom sets anyway. We have a large line in the lat est woods, styles and finish. They are simply exquisite. The prices are too small to mention, they will not flatten the thinnest purse. OUR MOTTO: A small price and a large value. Thanking our patrons of 1899 lor favors received and trust ing that we merit a continu ance during the year 1900, SBWSSIVHi. Transacted. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. 10 00 a 20 8 75 5 03 29 80 1 75 05 1 50 50 4 50 7 50 21 84 73 42 1 63 79 00 1 50 3 00 35 25 2 10 1 30 1 50 Williams, labor with team 3ft days. Royal Reeder, 2% daye with team Rann, printing bill and adv Joe McCormick, bill... A1 Thorpe, bill AD Brown, bill PT-R-R droits. we wish you a most happy and prosperous New Year. Reproduction of the $5.98 SUIT Other Styles are Here Up tu $0.00. BmotxtiL ®1jc RATBS OP APWRTIBINfl SPACE. 1W «W 1M 8M One tnch...., Two Inches. $2.75. KINNE &1 MADDEN Another Carload Flour and all kinds of fted, Hay and Straw, Wheat and Wheat Screenings. MY FARM, of 340 acres, in Prairie Township for Ml*. Call and see me before buy ing elsewhere. -si IT II 00 1K0 too 8 50 300 4 AO •160 928 5 00 8 75 4 6 60 9 00 18 00 HBO 380 4 60 6 75 7 00 800 18 08 85 00 50 5 76 700 -'our Inches.. Five Inches., fc Column.... ft 50 900 IWob 15 00 90 00 95 00 80 00 40 00 80 00 185.00 10 00 18 00 16 00 Column..., One Column. :soo if 00 90 00 00 4U0U 80 GO is ao son 60.00 AdvertteemenM oiiered aiioonUDUW (ore eipiretlon of oontnct will tw ebvf«l cording to aboT«M*le. Business canto, notemedlBg «i* Uan, 16.0 '"Sti*"1611 9" lit* tar Un 0m ISHrtlan. ind In oenla per Use for eMh tntM QM.t Insertion PERFECT IN STYLE icWEAPING QUALITIES. BVCTUREDBY We Shall Make A SPECIAL KFN 011 SON (o ,ML This Shoe This Week LAND CEMENT in a Also Louisville Cement kept on haqd. Mmquoketa H"*, Stucco and Callolite Plaster, Plaster Hair. few days. v", To Dress Well Visit the Clothing House off J. H. Alien Clothing. Shirts 3 '4 'I 6 ,.4 a® 4 Peter Boardway. t.3 All the latest and finest Novelties in Men, Boys' and Children's In all new designs, and Neckwear of every, description. We Will Satisfy Any taste in our large selection -J« J. I. .... i. I 4 1 it .1 1 11