Manchester Democrat. [volume], February 14, 1900, Image 2

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ALIMIBA.
Don't get huffie if you get a comic
valentine.
Some of our young folks attended the
dance',in Worley's ball at Byan, Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Jobn Kelley was on the sick list
lest week,
Pat Flannagan bad a wood hauling
bee Thursday.
Allen Haight and wife were Almira
callers Tuesday.
Wm. Whitnell, Bud Sheppard, and
John Haight were among the Byan
callers Tuesday.
A. E. Anderson, from Independence,
was calling in our vicieity one day last
week.
Mrs. Sam Danford bas an aunt visit
ing her this winter.
Ed Sheppard moved one day day last
week on one of Mr. Loomis' small
farmB weBt of Mancbester.
John Flannagan was a Byan caller
Wednesday.
The merry chime of the buzz saw is
heard these fine days.
Winn Sheppard and Emma Warreli
were Hazel Green callera Monday.
OOGGON.
Mrs. Chas. Weeks is entertaining her
sister Mrs. Bertha JoneB, of Marion.
The new creamery at Sogers cross
ing is completed and has commenced
operation.
Miss Jessie Dewoody went to Cedar
Bapids Friday to visit her sister Mrs.
Chas. MatBden.
Mies Mag Ward has closed her shop
for a month and gone to her home at
Manchester. She expects to make a
trip to Chicago before returning.
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Griflln returned
home Tuesday morning from Bock
Island. 111., where tbey bad been to
attend the funeral of Mrs, Griffin's
father.
The young people's societies of the
Presbyterian and Christian churches
held a union service last Sunday even
ing, the occasion being the 19th anni
versary of the organization of the
P. S. C.E. It was a pleasant as well
as profitable meeting. A special pro
gramme was prepared. Among the
most pleasing things was two songs by
the ladies' quartette, consisting of
Mrs. fir. Booth, Mrs. A. W. Savage,
Mrs. West and Miss Floyd.
PRAIRIE.
Listen to the sweet song of the snow
birds.
John AnnlB, of Sand Creek, was a
Masonville caller Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brophy visited in
this vicinity Thursday.
Myron Pratt is hauling corn to WardB
Banch.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Harris were Man
chester callers Saturday.
II. Allyn called on his best girl Sun
day evening.
Harry Stiles and family, of JaneB
vllle, Iowa, moved on the McEwen farm
last week.
Messrs. Decker, of Middlefield, are
hauling corn to the "McElroy Banch.'
H. H. Annis and wife, of Masonville,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
former's home at Sand Creek.
Ask some of the members of Shady
rHill's
Zetelethian Literary Society
about that beautiful white kitten.
Mrs. J. Welch and son viBited near
Winthrop Sunday.
B. F. Stewart made a businesB call in
Manchester Saturday.
John Carradus delivered hoga in
Masonville Wednesday.
E. Drummy, of Masonville, WBB seen
on our streets Sunday, going south.
Wonder where he was going?
J. E. Davis and family, of Manches
ter, visited with H. Davis Sunday.
Quite a number of our young men
attended the M. W. A. Lodge at Mason
ville Saturday evening.
Adnell Noble made a buBinesB trip to
Manchester Saturday.
COLESBTTRG.
riincp our last, we have snow, rain
fog and freezing.
On the third inst., a number of the
elite of tbiB city surprised mine host of
the Walker House on the anniversary
of his sixtieth birthday. They took
with them a large rocking chair, and
gaining an entrance to the ollice, placed
Mr. Walker in the chair with the ad
monition that, in the future, he was to
take his ease and not to worry. After
doing justice to a bountiful spread and
symposium of wit and wisdom, and
hoping to meet Mr. Walker on a like
occasion sixty years hence, departed
for home. Our machine poet, who we
believe to be the correspondent for the
NewB was there, and we think likely
you will see an extended account, of tte
aflair in said publication. Hey Charlie'!
C. W. Strader took a load of hogs to
Dyersville laBt week.
A fellow feeling makeB us wonder
ously sympathetic.
W. H. Bush was a viBitor at Earlville
again last week.
Died on the seventh inst. of pneumo
nia, MisB Anna Hyde. She was buried
in the cemetery north of town on Fri
day last.
Owing to the unfavorable traveling,
our mails have been somewhat irregu
lar of late.
P. D. Peck is drilling the well for
Otto Ilaug, and if diligence and long
hours count for anything, he should
reach water soon.
Dr. Tobie iB Buffering from an attack
of lumbago.
J. V. Bush has an attack of influenza.
Frances Moreland is convalescing.
We were misinformed in regard to
the meat market changing hands, it is
still in the former proprietor's possession
The high school will give an enter
tainment on Washington's birthday at
Bush's hall. A. slight admission fee
will be charged for the purpose of en
larging the school library.
A. M. Bea is now an urbanite, hav
ing finished his moving and taken pos
BesBion of the Caskey house.
There is many a slip between the cup
and lip, and a fellows feet are not to be
relied upon these days.
The ladies, aid society met at Mrs. A.
B. Landis, last Friday evening. The
point du resistance was stewed chicken
and mashed potatoes of which a large
party partook.
We think we hear the premonitory
peals of marriage bells that will ring
out at no distant day.
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RYAN.
W. S. Guthrie was transacting busi
ness at the county seat Friday.
W. L. Myers, of Scranton City, 1
owa,
was in town Saturday.
Welcome Abbott and wife, of Man
chester, were guests of Dr. Donnelly
and family Sunday.
Miss Striegel, of Waterloo, has been
the guest of her brother, John and
wife the past few days.
Tom Beddy, of Coggon, visited at
the home of D. Magirl Snnday.
James Flanagan, of I'rairieburg, was
in town Friday.
Keran Keegan, of Willow Grove, and
and Miss Abbie Oalahan will be mar
ried at Fillmore, Dubuque county,
Tuesday.
John Burke, of Dakota, visited with
Patrick Devine and family Sunday.
W. F. Drummy spent several days of
last week transacting business in Chi
cago and vicinity.
Chas. and Arch. Gilchrist removed
last week to. a'farm near Paris, Iowa,
which tbey recently purchased.
August Speck bas .moved into the
residence recently vacated by A. Gil
christ.
E. C. Dolau and wife, of Willow
Grove, were in town Saturday.
Mrs.. M. Britt has been very sick at
her home in Hazel Green for several
weeks past.
Wm. Johnson and wife, of Silver
Creek, were shopping in town Satur
day.
Several of our merchants have had
gasoline lamps placed in their stores
for lighting purposes the past week.
The laBt and best dance of the sea
son will be held in Reilly's hall on the
evening of February 23rd under the
auspices of St. Patrick Court 85B, C. O.
F. The celebrated Harmony Orches
tra, of Manchester, will furnish music
for the occasion.
DYERSVILLE AND VICINITY.
Mrs. Thomas Kenny and son, Frank
of Earlville, were in town Monday
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. A, C. Luense and little daugh
ter went to Edgewood Tuesday after
noon on a visit to relatives and friends
Mr, and Mrs. Aug Demmer, of South
Fork, were here Wednesday to attend
the funeral of MiBS Bosa Goerdt, who
is a cousin of Mrs. Demmer's.
Miss Mary Link, of Manchester, and
Mrs. C. A. Smith were al Dubuque last
Saturday to attend the funeral of their
cousin, the late Mr. F. Bieger.
Mrs. August Koopman and Mrs,
Henry Heiring, jr left for Haverhill
last Monday afternoon where they were
called on account of the death of their
father, Bernard Boyer, who passed
away Sunday evening.
Bernard Mensen, a farmer living
near Petersburg, was in town the first
of the week, accompanied by a large
number of his neighbors and took
home forty-five loads of lumber. Mr,
Mensen will build a new residence this
spring which will be one of the finest
on any farm in the state of Iowa.
Misses Laura Schacherer, Mabel But
ler, Amelia Kunkel and Lena Bauer,
who went to Manchester recently
take examinations for teachers certifi
cates, have received their markings
from the county superintendent. All
the young ladieB passed the examina
tion, having an average of 85 per cent
or better, and received second clasB cer
tificates.
Herman Luchtel, of Breda, was
pleasant caller at our office last Tues
day. He arrived here the night before
and will visit relatives and old friende
around Dyersville, New Vienna, Peters
burg, Aurora and other places. lie has
been gone many years from here and
thinks Dyersville bas been very pro
gressive and very much improved.
While here he will attend the Niggel
ing-Willenborg wedding, which takes
place next Tuesday.
Frank H. Kramer, of Colony town
ship, Delaware county, and Miss Lizzie
Hoeger, of Luxemburg, were married
in Holy Trinity church at the latter
place on Wednesday morning, February
7, 1900, by Bev. Father Oberbroeckling,
A reception was held at the home
the bride's parents after the ceremony,
which was attended by many relatives
and friendB of the contracting parties
The bride is the accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Iloeger and is
well known throughout this part of the
county. The groom is a prosperous
young farmer of Colony township and
owns a farm there. The News-Letter
joins with their host of friends in wish
ing them a pleasant voyage o'er the
matrimonial sea.—News-Letter and
Commercial.
NEW HARTFORD.
EDS. DEMOJKAT:-LastSaturday, Feb.
3rd. wife and 1 boarded the west bound
trains for Waterloo and had a pleasant
trip with no particular detention, and
arrived in front of the deopo in Inde
pendence in time to take a hurried glance
at the north bound train speeding its
way acroBB the Wapsie to our left was
the electric car and several hacks wait
ing to convey any who might wish to
ride to points in the city. In a few
minutes we were ofl and arrived in
Waterloo on time.
While riding along passing nice farms
and crossing streams and roads, we
thought of the great change that had
taken place in this part of Iowa Bince I
took my first trip across uelaware,
Buchanan and Blackhawk counties in
the spring of 1855. At that time we
crossed the Wapsie in a ferry boat and
after we left the town of Independence
we did not see a building until we came
to the banks of the Cedar. We took
dinner in a Bmall building that 1 think
was about 18x21 being the largest build
ing in East Waterloo at that time. Now
it has the reputation of being a city of
unusual thrift containing many line
churches and schools, and business
houses competing with the metropolis
of the west. There arj various indus
tries that give employment to a class
of people that are an honor to any
place.
The Waterloo skirt and garmentcom
pany give employment to a number of
skilled seamsterB. The proprietors are
enterprising men. Through the cour
tesy of Mr. McWilliams we were shown
through their factory.
There are several of our acquain
tances here and in Cedar Fails also,
where we spent a day or two very pleas
antly. Were pleased to see two of our
former teachers at the normal who
were busy and enthusiastic in their
work.
Mlsa Goodwin, the secretary, went
slstsissi
with us through the several depart
ments of the school and introduced UB
to several of the teachers. The library
is attractive and conveniently arranged.
There are twelve hundred students in
attendance at present and many more
are expected in the near future.
We are at Jiew Hartford at this
writing, and as in Waterloo and Cedar
Falls revival meetings are in progress
and are very interesting and are much
enjoyed by your correspondent.
W. H.C.
LABXONT.
A. J. Pease, of Strawberry Point,
transacted business in Lamont last
Wednesday.
Charles Preussner and wife, of near
Dundee, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day in Lamont.
Mrs. George Stimson departed for
her home in Stanley Thursday after a
ten days visit with her mother, Mrs! G.
Benedict.
Fred Field spent several days of the
past week in Oelwein, the guest of his
brother, W. D. Field.
The L. Piatt family moved into the
lierridge house on the south side last
week.
George Laity, 4f Strawberry Point,
was in Lamont Wednesday.
John Elliot was a passenger to Wat
erloo last Tuesday.
Charles Eckert, mother and Bister
visited last week in Edgewood.
Frank Sharp and wife were passen
gers Tuesday, February 0, to Storm
Lake to visit relatives and friends.
Miss Bertha BonhofT, of Apple lliv
er, 111., arrived in Lamont Thursday to
visit Miss eBsIe Rule a few days. She
will then make her home at Mrs,
Frank Sheldon's.
Fiank Vanek returned from Mon
tana last Tuesday.
F. W. Bhines returned February 4th
from Montana very much pleased with
the country. He bought a quarter
section of land in the Flathead valley
and will move there soon.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs,
George Foster Thursday, February 15,
at 2:30 p. m.
The Literary Hub met at the home
of Miss Delia Blackburn last Monday
evening.
Attorney D. K. Cook and wife en
tertained the Mesdames Benedict and
Stimson at a six o'clock dinner last
week Tuesday.
Mrs. Phoebe Bobbins Hicks was
called to Ilawkeye Wednesday by the
serious illness of afriend.
Dr. Taylor was a Strawberry l'oint
business caller Wednesday.
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting
will be held in Lamont February 10th
to 18th.
The Second Quarterly Conference of
the M. E. church will be held in La
mont Saturday, February 17.
Willett's lecture, "The Man of tli
Age," Wednesday, February 21.
Lew Gardner, of Strawberry Point,
was a Lamont caller Wednesday.
Miss Anna Law, of Marsballtown,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Follel
Mrs. Clark's sons from Washington
D. C., and daughters from Hartley, la
are called here by her seriouB illness.
EARLVILLE.
Mrs. W. W. Matthews died Saturday
morning after a lingering illness of
about two years. She has been a great
sufTerer during the recent months
With her husband she came early to
this county, residing on a farm north
of this place about Bix miles for many
years. There survive her besides her
husband, sons as follows: Lafe
Matthews, of Manchester, l)r. T.
Matthews, Miles City, Mont., Jesse and
Steve on the old farm, Jno. C. of
Greeley and Geo. W. also on a farm
near here. One daughter, also, Mrs.
11. Coe living near Mason City. Mrs,
Matthews was one of the most hospit
able and kind hearted of women and
will be greatly missed by a large circle
of relatives and friends.
A Shadow sociable was held at the
Hunt school house east of town Fri
day night. About 815 was cleared.
B. W. James and family visited
town over Sunday.
The literary society will discusB tl'
butterine question next Friday night.
Misses Emma and liertha Staehle
visited a few days last week with Mrs,
Curtis Ilockaday at Manchester.
Geo. Nieman went to Chicago last
week and bought a horse of Dunham
Coleman & Fletcher at Wayne near
Chicago.
The Italian Band, of Dubuque, gave
a dance in the town hall Tuesday night
Twenty-two couples were present.
Prof. 10. 1'. Fogg, of Mount Vernon,
la., was here Wednesday in the interstB
of Cornell College.
F. II i'aul, of Manchester, was in
town on business Tuesday.
Bert Cousins, Emor Millen and Her
man Ph'lipp were hunting rabbits up
at Center Grove Wednesday and Her
man succeeded in killing a jack rabbit
which weighed D'o pounds.
Mrs. J. B. Swinburne and Donald
McGritlin are visiting relatives at Fair
field.
II. J. Vanlleet returned Saturday
from Kansas City where he went with
two carloads of cattle Wednesday.
W. I. Millen has purchased 37 acres
of the Haskin land lying north of and
adjoining the corporation, on which he
will build a residence this summer.
5. V. Ilaigh, of ltyan, la., was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Will Sharps left Tuesday morrting
for Early, Iowa, to visit hiB uncle,
Joseph Wagstair, who formerly resided
here.
On Saturday evening about forty
young people of the town assembled ut
the home of Geo. IrmBcher and gave
David Irmscher a surprise, it being his
21 st. birthday. David iBin the employ of
the Iowa Grocery Co. as book keeper
and arrived home on the 8:10 train Sat
urday evening. After a short program
was given light refreshments were
served, and David was presented with
a gold watch and chain as a reminder
of the happy occasion.
Louis Schaller returned from Buffalo,
V., where he has been visiting his
brother.
The Outlook club met with Mrs. W.
II. Parker Friday afternoon.
J. S. Iteeder will hold an auction sale
February 20 on his farm one half mile
southwest of here.
Mrs. Scudder returned Wednesday to
her home In Litchfield, O. Iler daught
er, Mrs F. F. Cruise accompanied her
as far as Dubuque.
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STRAWBERRY POINT.
The dates for the Strawberry Point
fair for 1900 have been set for the third
week of September.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hindal went to
Belmont, la., for a visit, leaving this
morning.
Grant Scott and bride arrived here
Tuesday evening from Watertown S.
Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Kinsley went to
Delaware this morning for a visit with
relatives.
We hear of the wedding of Mr. Geo.
Bruce formerly of this place to Miss
annie Halfhill, of Wood, but are with
out further particulars.
Misses Maude and..Hazel Wheeler
were up from Edgewood, laBt Sunday,
visiting their aunt, Mrs. Hannah Grass
meyer.—Mail-Press.
EHLER.
Thos. Lyon was a passenger to Man
chester last Wednesday.
Bert Moore bas been visiting for a
few days with friends at Buck Creek.
liobert Montgomery who had a fin
ger shot off early last winter is able to
be about his work again.
Nathan Patton bought three horses
of Henry McMuilen one dav last week.
Tom Donnelly was in Coggon one
day
last week.
The party at T. W. Lyon's was post
poned on account of the rain Wednes
day evening.
II. H. Wheeless will have a public
sale on bis farm east of town on Wed
nesday.
.lames Patton and wife were guests
of Mr. E. J. Patton and family Mon
day.
Bobert Montgomery and Bister,
Jennie were in Coggon Saturday.
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HART WICK.
Mr. and Airs. James Smith were
Manchester callers Wednesday.
Miles and llile Breach spent a few
days with their mother, Mrs. Brown.
Barth Breach and son were hauling
wood from Mr. Meister's timber Mon
day.
Mr. Dunham was hauling hogs to
Delhi the first of the week.
1
at the bedside of his friend, Frank F.
Merriam. He says Frank is in a critical
condition but that there is some hope of
his recovery if he has no backset. His
family was sent for and are now in the
city with him. It is hoped that he may
soon recover to his former health and
vigor.—Leader.
THORPE.
Yep! We're still alive.
W. A. BuBhnell went to Chicago
Wednesday, and after attending to
some business there visited friends in
Indiana, returning home Saturday
night.
Everyone is on the move. Al. Tripp
goes from the Thornburg place west of
here to the JameB Green farm two
miles south of Manchester. Wash
Williams will vacate the old ManBfield
farm and assist Frank Segar, near Al
moral, with his farm work. Jobn
Fishel leaves his father's farm and
takes possession of property purchased
from Chas. Smith in Richland town
ship. Morg Byan goeB to the farm he
recently purchased from Mr. Stewart,
near Forestville. ChaB Gibson will op
erate the Durfey farm two miles north
of here, and there are many others.
Ti Prowse'B good natured face was
seen here last Monday.
Fred Frentress had the misfortune
Tuesday to have a three-year-old colt
break its neck by getting mixed up
with some cow stanchions.
Charles Robison will go to Chicago
Wednesday with a car of hogs of his
own fattening.
Mr. D. L. Ryan will have an auction
le Monday, the 19th inst., and Dol
phUB Fishel will have one Friday the
16th. These are both good sales and
you Bhould attend them.
For the cream of the news (inspected
cream, mind you) subscribe for the
Democrat.
And say, young man. if the coat fits
you wear it, and in a future article we
will complete the garment by working
in a few button holes and riveting the
buttons.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The reason for the very I
I'. Jackson was a Delhi caller Wed- iendship shown by the administration
nesday. towards Great Britain in the South
John llartman and Mr. Dunham I African struggle has been made plain
were in Delhi Saturday. by the signing of a treaty between the
John Meister was doing business in two countries formally abrogating the
Manchester Saturday. clause in the old Clayton Bulwer treaty
Mr. and MrB. Potts and son, of Man- by which Great Britanclaimed the right
Chester, viBited Mr. Potts, of Hart-j
of
wick, the past week.
Messrs. Williams and Potts were in
Manchester Monday.
Amos Dance was in Manchester
one day last week.
I find in looking over my file of IUI
ters to the Democrat that we have had
a fine lot of youngsters come to live
dual control over the Nicaraguan
canal about to be built by the United
States. As apiece of diplomacy on the
part of Great Britain it ranks
with the greatest efforts of all time.
By it, that country permits the United
let- States to build the canal at its own ex
pense and to operate, police and control
it neutral for the ships of all nations,
among us during the past year. Here both in peace and in war. The United
they are: Mr. and MrB. Will Sutton, a States agrees to put up the money
A. Mei-! and to execute all the above tasks and
boy on June 18 Mr. and Mrs.
ster, a boy, May 30 Mr. and Mrs. P.
Mickles, a boy, September 12 Mr. and
Mrs. George Williams, a boy, August
11, and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Porter, a
girl,November 30.
Geo. Ileckors was in Delhi last Wed
nesday evening.
Will Petlon is on the sick list, as is
also Mrs. James Smith.
James Smith took a load of corn to
mill Saturday.
Chas. Armstrong and wife were
Manchester business callers last week
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. Petlon attended the
funeral services of Mr. McCormick
held in Delhi last WedneBday.
Among thoBe on the streets of Delhi
last Wednesday who hailed from Hart
wick-burg, we noted Messrs. Mickles,
Harry and Seward Andress and their
nephew, Vernon Andress.
The children of Mr, and Mrs. Arm
strong are on the gain.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Downs were out
of town visitors last week.
The Hartwick correspondent dis
claims any personal knowledge of how
it makes one feel to get the mitten. Ah,
well! Mr. Correspondent, that does to
tell ye editors.
Homer Porter and Mr. Blanchard
were in attendance at the funeral of
Mr. McCormick at Delhi last Wednes
day.
Cap Held, who has been very ill with
the grip, iB reported on the gain.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Jaklin were county
seat visitors one day of last week.
Amos. Smith visited friends in Delhi
last week.
Mrs. Williams is at the home of
James Smith, being housekeeper and
nurse during MrB. Smith's illness.
Mrs. Ida Davis and Miss Eva Meister
were business callers in Delhi last
week.
We hear many good words for our
teacher here, M!SB Kate Trier.
HOPKINTON.
Cecil Ricketts went to Edgewood
Wednesday morning on account of the
serious illness ot a relative.
Joe Flickenstine, who resides near
Worthington was taken to Chicago last
night for medical treatment. He was
accompanied by Dr. Cummings
MiBS Minnie Vesey went to Sand
SpringB„Saturday night, for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. William Ormsby.
J. T. Williamson arrived Saturday
morning from South Dakota having
been sent for on account of the serious
illness of his wife.
James Gearhart who resides near
Marshalltown, is visiting at the home
of his brother, D. C. Gearhart. The
two brothers had not seen each other
for twenty-live years and the meeting
was mutually a happy one.
Bert Sheppard, who lived southwest
of town,died of pneumonia on last Mon
day. The funeral was held at the Bay
church, Tuesday. Mr. Sheppard left a
wife and several children to mourn.
These have the sympathy of many
friends.
The Missionary Society of the M. E.
church will give a Colonial supper at
the home of D. C. ltuBsel, Wednesday
evening February 21 in commemoration
of Washington's birthday.
MrB. Bort, wife of Warren A. Bort,
of this place, died on Tuesday morning
of heart failure. She has been in feeble
health for years. The funeral took
place at the M. E. church and inter
ment at Manchester, where is buried
their oldest Bon, Louis, who died about
three years ago. The huBband and son,
who survive, have the sympathy of the
community. The services were con
ducted by Rev. DePuy.
Dr. F. A. Williamson returned from
California, Tuesday, when he hu fawn1
further agrees not to fortify either the
canal nor its approaches Both nations
agree to observe the neutrality ot the
canal, but the United States pledges
itself not to fortify either the entrance
nor the approaches. The result is that
Great Britain has the canal built at
trouble or expense to herself, and if she
ever goes to war with this country, she
can send her overwhelming fleet to
Nicaragua, seize the unprotected, un
defended canal, use it so as to hurry
her warships from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and harry both our coasts, and
at the same time prevent any American
war-ship from passing through. There
will be no treachery in this, because all
treaties lapae during war. and the Hay
Pauncefote treaty will be no exception,
Unless the United StateB shall build
huge navy, the chanceB are that any
war with Great Britain would end with
the latter as owner of the canal. Obi
It is a lovely stroke of diplomacy—for
Great Britain. The worst part of the
affair is that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
was really abrogated years ago by its
chief provision being deliberately vio
lated by Great Britain. She pledges
herself not to extend her territory
America and before the ink was dry
she nearly doubled the area of her pos
sessions in British Honduras. Now
she takes advantage of trusting, confid
ing Secretary Hay to surrender the
treaty she has already broken and ty
doing BO to limit the United StateB in
the execution of a work already prac
tically undertaken in a way which is
sooner or later bound to inure to her
advantage and the disadvantage of this
country. Fortunately, the senate still
has to consider the treaty and it is to be
hoped that enough senators are free
from Anglomania to amend it before
ratification. Even if the senate should
ratify it without amendment the house
will still have something to say regard
ing the canal bill. Chairman Ilepburn
of the commerce committee, who pre
pared the bill declares that the United
StateB must and will fortify and says
that without such fortification, the
government, for instance, would never
have dared to bring the Oregon through
the canal during the late war.
The Porto ltican tariff bill will be
taken up in congress some time this
week and the hottest sort of a fight is
likely to be preciiitated. The crucial
question is whether congress can estab
lish a tariff for that and other islands
differing from that of the United StateB
The constitution provides that "all
duties imposts and excises must be uni
form throughout the United States."
The ways and means committee,
which reported the bill, holds that Porto
Rico is not a part of the United States
and that this provision therefore does
not apply. The committee says: "That
congress has power to govern acquired
territory independent of the limitations
of the constitution, but in cases where
the territory haB been acquired for the
purposes of statehood congress would
be subject to those fundamental limit
ations in favor of personal rights which
are formulated in the constitution and
its amendments, but these limitations
exint rather by inference and the gen
eral Bplrlt of the constitution, from
which congress derives all its powers,
than from iny express and direct ap
plication of its provisions." In other
words, the republican committee con
tends that the Porto llicans are not
citizens of this country that they are
not entitled to trial by jury, habeas
corpus, freedom of speech, or to be
secure against unreasonable searches
and seizures. They may be granted all
this, but they have no real inalienable
right to it. In fact the committee
holds that they have no rights except
thoM that" the ptMidMtt or congreu
t**
Wr
may please to grant. Either of these
may establish any form of religion it
pleases, can permit polygamy and slav
ery (as ihe president has already done
in Sulu) or can prohibit it. The Demo
crats, on the other hand, contend that
the people of the islands are entitled to
all the privileges of United States citi
zens. The issue Is therefore made up
between the republic and the empire.
The debate may well be interesting, as
as it concerns the fate of millions of
people.
There is excellent authority f.r stat
ing that the weakening of the Ken
tucky Republicans was due to the fact
that President McKinley intimated to
them that he could not support tlio out
rageous usurpations of «Inch former
Governor Taylor had been guilty,
much as he would like to do so. The
universal feeling in this city in both
parties is one of condemnation of
former Governor Taylor's course. One
of the cabinet oflicer-s said today that
no South American president had
ever carried things in so high handed
and indefensible a manner. Public
opinion, which it must be confessed,
waa strongly in favor of Ken
tucky Bepublicans has changed m
pletely in allcircles in this city and
people are beginning to realize that
men who behave as Taylor has done
are none too good to resort to false
hood as to Democratic oppression in
order to create public sympathy for
their cause. .M,,
The New York World
Thrice-a-Week Edition,
ALMOST A DAILY—AT THE
PRICE OF A WEEKLY.
The most widely circulated weekly'
newspaper in America is the Thrice-a
week edition of The New York World,
and with the Presidential campaign now
ut 1iand you cannot do without it,
nere are some of the reasons why it is
easily the leader in dollar a year journal
ism.
It is issued every other day, and is to
all purposes a daily.
Every week each subscriber receives
18 pages and often during the "busy"
season 24 pages each week.
The price is only 81,00 per year.
It is virtually a daily at the price of a
weekly.
Its news covcrB every known part of
the world. No weekly newspaper could
stand alone and furnish such service.
The Thrice-a-Week-World has at its
disposal all of the resources of the great
est newspaper in existence—the wonde
of modern journalism—" America':
Greatest Newspaper." as it has been
justiy termed—The New York World
Its political news is absolutely impar
tial. This fact will be of especial value
in the Presidential campaign coming on
The best of current fiction is found in
its columns.
These are only some of the reasons
here are others. Read it and see them
We olfer this unequalled newspaper
and The Manchester Democrat together
one year for S2.15.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers iB 32.50 tf.
The large and increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead in this county
iB a matter for congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for, of
all the papers of its class in the coun
try, it is easily the best and most help
ful. Its Special Farmers' Institute
editions, isBued with the regular edition
the first week in each month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi
cal farmerB. Written wholly by farm
ers, they are full of actual experience,
and smell of the soil. We have been
fortunate enough this season to secure
terms for The Homestead and its Spec
ial Farmers' Institute Editions,together
with The Poultry Farmer ana The
Farmers' Mutual Insurance Journal,
four of the most valuable farm publi
cations in the country, that enable us to
offer the four in connection with our
own paper for S1.90 for the entire live,
one year. This is emphatically a good
thing, and no farmer in this county
should fail to take advantage of this
offer. For a large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals it. A
county paper, a farm paper, a poultry
paper, a farm insurance paper anil the
Special Farmers' Institute, all for SI .'JO.
Come in and order them.
Have I not bidden yo boware or something
said to bo tho same us Uocky Mountain Ten.
made by the MadUon Medicine Co.? tf vo are
ruly wise, heed this warning.
"After doctors failed to cure mo of
pneumonia 1 used One Minute Cough
Cure and three bottles of it cured me.
It is also the best remedy on earth for
whooping cough. It cured my grand
children of the worst cases," writes
•fno lierry, Loganton, Pa. It iB the
only harmless remedy that gives im
mediate results. CureB coughs, colds,
croup and throat and lung troubles. It
prevents consumption. Children always
like ii. Mothrrs endorse it.—II. C.
Smith.
Personally Conducted Tours to Cali
fornia in Pullman Touritt
Sleeping Cars.
Via Chicago Great Western By to
KansaB City andS '.nta Fe route to Los
Angeles and Southern California. Only
line having new l'uliman Tourist
sleepers equipped with wide vestibules,
steam heat and gas light. One of these
new sleepers makes connection at
Oelwein with train leaving Thorpe:
at 1.53 p. m. every Monday, via Chicago
Great Western for Los Angeles and
Southern California via Kansas City,
and reaches Los Angeles thii following
Friday morning. These tours are per
sonally conducted by an experienced
ollicial, who accompanies the train to
its destination. The cara are well
equipped for a long journey and are as
comfortable as the standard sleepers,
while the price of a double berth is
about one half. Full information fur
nished by any Chicago Ore at Western
agent or F. H. Lord Gene ral Pass. &
Ticket agent. 133 Adams St., Chicago.
0 8w
"I had dyapepBia for years. No
medicine was so effective as Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. It gave immediate
relief. Two bottles produced marvel
ous results," writes L. H. Warren,
Albany, Wis. It digests what you eat
and cannot fail to cure.—11. C. Smith.
In tlic DtNtrii't ^oiirt of Iowu In UIMI For
Delaware Couuty. Iowa. May Term. A. !.,
1U00.
Ann Devana McCuire
vs.
Jamos M. Jtetimond,
ut al.
To James M. Jtedniond, Ann J). Kodmoml,
www*
I We
Original Notleo.
Jolin C. Redmond. Mrs. .lolm ('. Kudimmd,
P. Uodinond and Mrs O. J\ ltodmoml.
Yon and each of you am hereby noUllod that
there is now on Hie In tlio ollk-o of the clerk of
the district court of Delawarttcounty, Iowa, the
petition of Ann Devana McCuIro, in which alio
allege* that she is tho absoluto owner in foe of
lots one hundred and sixteen {lie) aud one
hundred ami seventeen (117) lu the town of
Masonville, said Delaware county, Iowa anil
asks that her title to Ihe same he established
and confirmed aKalnst the adverse claims of
each of you, your heirs and aligns, that all
persons claiming by, through or under you, bo
barred and forever estopped from having or
claiming any right or title adverse to the plain
tiff In said promises, that the title to said prem
ises be |uleted In the plaintiff, and for such
other aud further relief as may be doemed
equitable In the premises.
Aildthut uulo-s you appear and answor or
plead thereto on or before noon of tho second
day of the next term of the District Court in
and for Delaware county, Iowa, to be begun aud
holden at Manchester on the 7th day of May,
lOOOj your default will be ontered ana a decree
rendered as prayed in said petition,
Manchester, Iowa, February 7tb, 1000.
BRONSON OA&XL
Ittomtfli tor PiainttA
tttoroeya (or I
•wfrwinr
Have Just I
Opened a
AND
SCHARI.ES~&
SEBECK, SIMGBFI
MERCHANT TAILOR
ING
GENT'S FUR­
NISHING STORE
where we w.ll be pleased to meet vou and supply your wants
in this line. We know WE CAN SUIT YOU in it and
stvle.
We make a specialty ot
CLEANING, PRESS
ING
AND
Bradley & Sherman Building,
rianchester, Iowa.
...
CURED
The Excelsior Laundry Re-opened
I have re-opened my laundry on Main street nnd am prepared to
turn out strictly
FIRST-CLASS WORK
Your patronage is earnestly solicited. The wagon will collect and
deliver bundles regularly. Orders may be left at the postoffice
newstand. Give me a share of your work.
FRED E
and Wheat Screenings.
r?s
REPAIRING
feGIVE US A TRIAL and we will try to please you.
ScharleS&Seb&ck
This Coupon is
Worth $5.
Cut it
out and Hand
to Dr. Geo,
tirfe
Wh® wi"
^UriLS, FREE Examloa
tion* Consultaiiou and Diagnosis
usually charged $5 lor bg pligs
cians. Mis method of curing
3BLI/MDNESS DEAFNESS
ands of patients from alt over the country treated every
month, without pain, inconvenience or detention from
business. You have delayed enough already—do not near-
lect it longer. Call upon DR. CURTS, Consulting koom 214 Security
Building, DUBUQUE, IOWA.
CURTS, Consulting Ri
LIS,
GIVE US A TRIAL. PROPRIETOR
\fc_n FOR EVERY-j
AT THE
FLOUR
BODY
RACKET STORE
We carry lour brands—the
A—ME
and
ECLIPSE
(ft great flour. The RACKET STORE SPECIAL IS THE fi
ili BEST. g$fspippg&
pi RacKet Store.!
Another Carload
Also Louisville Cement, kept on hand.
Stucco and Callolite Plaster, Plaster Hair.
Flour and all kinds of Feed,
Hay and Straw, Wheat
MY FARM, of 240 acres, in Prairie Township Itir sale.
Call and see me before buy
ing elsewhere.
1
gallon milk
cans at.,..
Peter Boatdway.
ICans„,
Ten,
fifteen,
twenty and
thirty
1
are
GET OUR PRICES! 811I8P
W Goods delivered to any part of the city. f5-
iit
W
of ATLAS PORT
LAND CEMENT
in a lev days
MaquoVeta Lime,
J*
Geo. S. I
I Lister's
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