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ATTORNEYS.
O. W. DUNHAM. K. B, STILES W. (I. NOBHIS
DUNHAM. NORRLS STILES.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOTARIES
A- Public, Special attention given to Collec
tions Insurance, Roal Estate and Loan Agts.
Dfflce in Oily Hall Block. Manchester, la.
C. YORAN. H. P. ARNOLD. M.J, YORAN
YORAN. ARNOLD AYORAN
A TTORNKYS AT LAW. and Roal Estate
xi. Agents. Office over Delaware County State
Agei-.-.
O. E. BBONSON. J2. M, CARB.
BRONSON FT CARR.
A TTOKNEYS AT LAW. Special attention
A. given to collections. Ofllce In Democrat
UullainiE. Franklin Street, Mauohester. Iowa.
FRED B. BLAIR.
PHYAIOIATY#.
A.J.WARD,
PHYSICIANat
and Surguoo, will attend to calls
PHYSICIAN,LINDSAY.and
H. H. LAWRENCE.
TJHYSiOlAN AND SURGEON. Speoial at
J- tentlon given diseases of ohlldren. Uavc
*180 mado a special study of Gyneooology,
Oostotrlcs, and Rectal Diseases All chronic
Diseases successfully treated with the aid of
Various Thermal and Massage treatment. All
chronics solicited. Consultation free, Ofllce
over Work's market. All oalls promptly at
tended Rcsldenoe on Main street, tho old Dr.
Kelsey property.
ALEX. SEFSTROM.
ENERAL BLACKSMITH, liorseshoing a
\JC specialty, luterturring and corns cureu or
no pay. Prices reasonable, and the best of
worts guaranteed A slmie of the public patron
age is solicited. Shop on Frauklln street, near
the bridge.
DENTISTS.
O. A. DUNHAM.
Dontists.
c.
WATCHMAKERS,
L. LEIGH
DUNHAM & LEIGH.
Office in the Adams' building on
Franklin street. Telephone 215.
C. W. DORMAN.
r\ENTIST. Office on Franklin Street, north
of tho Qlobe Ilotol, Manchester, Iowa.
-Dental Surgery in all Its branohes. Makes
y^jrgquont visita to neighboring towns. Always
office on Saturdays.
E. T. NEWCOMB.
\1SNTIST. Office over Clark & Lawrence's
store ou Franklin street. Crown
«ldge work a specialty. Will meet patients at
arley Wednesday of each week. 82tf
VETERINARIAN.
DR. J. W. SCOTT,
VETERINARY
Surgeon, and Dentist. 601
Main Street. Telephon 289.
MANCHESTER MARBLE WORKS
IS prepared to furnish Granite and Marble
.J Monuments and Head Stones of various dc
{sirns. Have the county right for Sipe'e Pat
ient Grave Cover also dealer In Iron Fenoes.
Will meet all competition.
W. N. BOYNTOS. 1. P. MCEWKS.
BOYNTON 4 MoEWEN.
Jewelers and Engravers
dealord In Watohon. Olooks, Silver and
MANCHESTER. IOWA, AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER,f
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$L:°T!Z'.
Our large stock must be reduced before the
SPRING GOODS arrive. See our shoes, get our
prices and be convinced that we can save you
money, -r
Grassfield® Bros.
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Prices Later.
HOLLISTER LUMBER CO.
LUMBERand
and at) kinds of building materials,
Posts Coal. Corner of Delaware and
Madison streets.
THOS. T. CARKEEK.
ARCHITECT
AND BUILDING SUPEUIN
TENDENT.S. E. Corner, sth and Main St.
Dubuque, Iowa.
SCHARLES, THE TAILOR.
MERCHANT
TAILOU and Gents Furnishing
Goods, Mauclioster, Iowa.
WM. DENNIS.
CARPENTER,
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER.
1 am now prepared to do all work In my
line in a good and workmanlike manner. Satis
faction guaranteed. Plans and estimates fur
nished Work taken In town or country, Shop
near tho stand tower ou West Side of river.
O. E. GATES.
CITY
A TTORNBY AT LAW. Office In the City HaU
vi^BlOQk. Manchester, Iowa,
DRAYMAN. Am prspared to do all
work In my line, Moving household goods
and pianos a specialty. All work will receive
prompt attention. A share of your patronage
fssoltcirAd- Charges rlghtv Give your draylni
to a man who nas come to stay.
B. CLARK.
DRY
promptly all bour.i of the day or altrhi,
Oamont, Iowa.
J. M. D„
surgeon and Eye Specialist.
Office hours for eye cases littlDg glasses
l?00 to 8:00 p. m. Office coruor Main uutl Frank
lln streets.
GOODS, Notions. Carpets, Gents Fur
nishing goods, etc. Franklin Street.
QUAKER MILL CO.
I1lLOURaml
Keod. Manufactuiers of the cele-
biuted White Sutlu and Wlilto Pearl Flour.
LAWRENCE & GREM8.
DRUGS,
Wall Pup^r Stationery, l'aiuts, Oils,
etc. City HaU block.
PETER BOARDW Y.
DEALER
IN Hour, feed, hay straw, Mauuokc
is lime, stucco. and common and Atlas ce
ment. Telephone 113. Lower Franklin St.
PETERSON BR08.
DEADERS
Plated Ware, Fine Jowelry.Speotaoles, Cutlery, all tbe papers of its claBB in the COUn
try, it is easily the best and most help
ful. Its Special Farmers' Institute
editions, issued with the regular edition
the first week in each month, have been
for years the admiration of all practi
cal farmers. 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
Musical Instruments, etc., Main street.
A.D.BROWN.
Dealer
lu furniture etc., and undertaker,
Main Street.
F. WBRKME1STER,
IN FURNITURE,
Frames, Etc. A complote
ri ENERAL DEALER
VJ Coffins. Ploture Fram
stook of Furniture and Upholstery always on
hand, at prlccs that defy competition. A good
Hearse kept for attendance at funerals. Sari*
ville, Iowa.
ALLEN & STOREY.
piLOTBING and Gents furnishing goods. Oor
ner Main and Franklin strectB.
L. R. BTOUT,
riLOTHING
and Gents furnishing goods.
City Hall Block, Franklin Street.
K1DDBLL & CO.,
~\RY GOODS, Carpets, Millinery, Hats and
Caps, Boots and Shoes, etc.. Main St.
(an Chester, Iowa.
A.THORPE.
ROPRI ETOR OF KALAMITY'S PLUN
der Store aL'l Dealer in Clothiug
*IOHS, Notions. lc. Masonic Block 5
r, Iowa.
IN Groceries, Provisions, Crock­
ery, Fruits, oto. Main Street.
J. M. PEARSE.
UST1CE OF TllK I'BACE AND COLLKCT
OU. All business' entrusted to him (riven
prompt attention. olUce in city HaU block,
second floor.
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120 Acre Farm for Sale.
We are agents for the sale of
the O. JC uuderwood Farm of
120 acres, situated about 7 miles
north east of Manchester.
There Is a bargain for some
purchaser In this property. BHONSON & CAHIC.
House For Rent.
A good house situatod on Franklin street just
south of my residence, now oocup ml by Burton
Clark. Joa. IJUTCHINSOX.
CYCLONE AND TORNADO
Insurance in first class companies written and
policies Issued by UUONSON ft CABK.
THE SURE WAY TO CALIFORNIA.
You can go to California in a through
Tourist car, which leaves Cedar llapids
every Tuesday at 8:40 p. m., via B., C.
It. & N. Ity. Our rates are as low as
via Buy other route and the service
first-class in every respect.
If you are thinking of making the
trip, do not fail to Becure your berths
ahead through any agent of thiB com
pany.
JNO. G. FARMER,
A. (i. P. & T. A.
B., C. K. & N. Ity.
44w23. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The large ana increasing circulation
of The Iowa Homestead in this county
is a matter for congratulation to the
publishers and to good farming, for, of
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 five,
one year. This is emphatically a good
thing, and no farmer in this county
should fail to take advantage of this
otter. For a large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been oifered before that equals it. A
county paper, a farm paper, a poultry
paper, a farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers' IsQtitntj}, all for 31.00
Come in and order them!
Hoots,
inches-
GRAfiSFIELD BROS
(Successors to Seth Brown.)
OOTs AND SHOES of all grades and prices.
Custom Work and Hepulrlug
entlon. Store In City Hall Block.
ilrlug given special
GEO. S LISTER,
YRDWARE, STOVES, TINWARE, ETC.
Keeps a first-class tinner and does all
Is of repairing with neatness and dispatch,
re opposite First National Bank. Main St.
T. F. MOONBY.
(Successor to Leo Bowman.)
AOKBM1TI1 uud WaEonraaker, Delhi,
Iowa. Work done promptly and In a work
like manner. Charges reasonable. Your
inago solicited. lGtf
Dl" "C YODE PROPERTY against cyolonei
ad rn&does In the old reliable Plioenlx
at Oo„ BBONSON ft 0JJIB. AgeaU,
mmmim
Insurance at Cost.
M. E. Ulalr. Secretary of tho Delaware County
Farmer's Mutual Insurance Co., and County
agent for the lo*n Mutual Tornado Insurance
Co. will be at Fred Blair's oillce In Maucheater,
Suturday ufternoon of each week. 34tf
F. E. RICHARDSON
Real Estate, Loans and
Insurance.
Office over the Racket btore
Manchester, Iowa
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There is some talk of asking the
Email minority of democratic members
in the bouse and senate to vote with
the republicans and give Senator Al
lison an unanimous renominatioo, a
distinction seldom given to a senatorial
candidate. There is no question bui
many democrats would be pleased to
honor thiB distinguished Iowan, bat can
they do so without sacrificing their own
political views? Mr. Allison repre
sents a principle of protection, which
Iowa democrats will not endorse. He
entertains different views with regard
to the treatment of the Filipinos than
do the democrats bis views on trusts
are antagonized by democrats, then
fore, should democrats vote for him, It
would be In a measure relinquishing
their own principles and adopting those
of Senator Allison, which would be a
great political mistake. The people of
Iowa, regardless of politics, honor
Senator Allison as a man, but demo
crats cannot assist in bis ro-electlon
without stultifying themselves.—Clin
ton Advertiser.
Are Colonies Profitable.
A book has just been issue! by the
treasury bureau of statistics in which
an attempt is made to show that colon
ies are profitable. This is simply a
campaign book issued by the imperial
ists In power at Washington. In this
book they attempt to show that colonal
ism has been proQtable to Great Britain
and other countries.
The book gives figures to show that
Great Britain haB built 15,000 miles of
railway in India and doubled the mile
age in her other colonies in the last
twenty years. The commerce of IndiB
it appears from this book has been so
profitable to England that the nations
of the world have been called upon
time and again to feed the starving mil
lions. The expense of the brutal war
fare in South Africa has been overlook
ed, but that of course is only a trifle—
say a million dollars a day.
All the figures the administration
can present) will not convince the
American people that colonalism is
profitable. The lives of our soldier
boys sacrificed in maintaining that sys
tem are worth more to the people than
the millions a Rockefeller or Morgan
might syndicate. And there is another
phase of the matter. Even if profft
able, government of subject races is not
right. It 1B repugnant to American
principles and the theories of govern
ment. In the words of that great com
moner, William J. Bryan, ''a people
that would deny to another the right of
self government cannot long expect to
enjoy it themselves."—Boone Countjj
Democrat.
Why We Need No Subsidy.
Those who want the government at
Washington to pay them a big bonus
out of the national treasury for build
ing and sailing ships may not be great
ful to Tjard Schwartz for his high
compliments to American shipbuilding
Ilerr Schwartz is a German naval con
structor who recently was in the United
States in an oillcial capacity investigat
ing shipbuilding here, lie reports that
the materials for the construction of
steel ships are cheaper here than in any
other country—a statement for which
Mr. llabcock's steel truBt friends will
not thank him. He further says that
American workmen are the best in the
world, earning wages 30 to 50 per cent
higher than workmen in Britain re
ceive, and 100 per cent higher than they
get on the continent. Bot he adds thut
the wage bills in America are counter
balanced by economical processes of
machinery which are not found in the
European yardB. He might have added
that Americans get higher wages be
cause they are worth more, BO that we
have an advantage apart from machin
ery. Uerr Schwartz further states that
freighters are being built on the great
lakes as cheaply as tramp steamers are
built in Great Britain.
When the American taxpayers read
these statements pehaps they will won
der more than ever why they should be
compelled to contribute toward the
building up of the private fortunes of
American shipbuilders.—C a
Chronicle.
Money no Measure of the Man
If there is anything disgusting or in
congruous to be seen in life, it is the
vulgar display of wealth by those whose
personalities lie very close to the brute
—who are undeveloped, coarBe and re
pulsive. How often we see refined and
beautiful characters, and charming per
sonality, Bhown by a servant in the
family of a brutal, vulgar millionaire,
There are servants in thousands of
wealthy American homeB who are IDII
nltely superior, from every possible
standpoint of teal value, to those they
serve. Those servants are often com
pelled to live in hot and ill ventlllated
kitchens, and to sleep in stilling, unat
tractive roomB. They are the only
pearls, perhaps, in the entire household,
and yet are unappreciated, unrecognized
—trampled in the mud by the hoof of
roe bw?t who' has managed to grasp
and wrench frcim others his vulgar mil
lions. Many a hod carrier is superior
-to tne owner.of the bricks be staggers
under many a coachman on the box is
worth a thousand times more than the
man or woman inside, the' carriage,
when measured by every moral meas
urement. We shall never have: a trfle
measurement, ventures Succtss, until
we cease to gague a man's worth lay his
bank account or his business, or to es
timate a woman's real standing by heir
apparel, her jewelB, or the cost of her
entertainments. Rulfans often wear
broadcloth, and Bensual women fre
quently rustle In silks and blaze with
jewels, while real worth does its work
in coarse serge or cheap calico.—
Plain Dealer.
£$$ MANCHESTER, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1902.
The Plodder's Petition.
Lord, lot mo not be too content
With 'ifu In trllllUK service spent,
M»ie ir.e aspire!
Whe daswith pretty cares are fineu
Let me with fleeting thoughts bo tbruied
Of something higher.
Help me lo long forinen'al grace
strugglo with the coinmonplaco
daily And.
May little deods bring rot to fruit
A crop or llttlothougiits to sult. jy
A Mhriveled mind.
1 do not ask for place amoug
N"
Great thinkers who have taught and suug.
And scorned to bend
Cnaer tho trifles of the hour,
I ouiv would not lose the powers
v.'.- To comprehend.
—Independent.
Rural Carriers' Duties.
The first important iessson for rural
carriers to learn is that of absolute se
crecy regarding mail matter passing
through their hands, which means that
they are forbidden to gtve any informa
tion as to mail matter carried by them,
or ollicial business transacted, to any
person, other than the peison to whom
such mail matter is addressed, or with
whom the business is transacted or to
exhibit any mail matter except to the
person to whom it is addressed.
The instructions are to abstain from
drinking intoxicating liquors while on
duty, and to maintain sobriety at all
times to be civil, prompt and obliging,
quietly attend to their duties, and un
der no circumstances to loiter or stop
for unnecessary conversation on their
routeB.
They are permitted to carry parcels,
to receive subscription tor newspai ers,
and perform various private commit,
slons for the accommodation of the pat
rons of their routes, with each othtr
and the business interests of the towiiB
from which they start, so long as their
doing BO doeB not interfere with the
regular performance of their duties.
They are not compelled to perform this
extra service, but if rendered the pat
rons must pay, therefor, and the com
pensation iB one of private arrange
ment. iiut they shall not act as agents,
salesmen, or solicitors for expresB com
panies, letter box manufacturers,
wholesale houses, mail order houies,
corporations or firms, nor engage in
any business or avocation which wpuld
interfere with the proper performance
of their ollicial duties.
They may also carry passengers, but
no person thus conveyed must, under
any circumstances, be permitted to
handle the mails.
ltural carriers will take with th^Bi en
every trip an ample 6upply, of DOMajrp
stamps, postal cards, stampwvenvrwpa',
etc., to accommodate their patrons and
when unstamped letters, etc., are de
posited iu thu boxes with the requisite
amount of money to pay for the pos
tage, they are authorized to allix the
proper stamps thereto. They must also
carry the ollicial rubber stamp furnish
ed by the department and cancel all
stamps on mail matter collected, keep
daily account of the amount thus
cancelled, also a record of the actual
number of peices of mail delivered and
collected each day, on blanks furnished
and report the same to the postmaster.
They are not to bring to the pOBtollice
from which their- routes emanate, mail
matter collected by them, which may
be delivered to patrons at points furth
er along their routes, and they must ex
act 2 cent per ounce rate on all first
class matter, except postal cards, with
in such delivery. The "drop letter"
once cent rate postage does not apply
on rural routes.
They are required to register all
mailable matter when requested by pat
rons, take applications for money ord
ers, and give official receipts therefor.
Also take receipts for registered and
special delivery matter delivered. The
special instructions of the department
regarding these matters must be rigidly
obeyed.
The department regulations strictly
forbid rural carriers furnishing liBts of
nameB and addresses to their patrons
for pay or favor.
The regular carrier must carry the
mail regularly every day of the year,
Sunday alone excepted, save when sick,
or on leave of absence granted by the
department, and theylarejto make de
liveries strictly according to instruc
tions and route descriptions. No change
of routes or direction of travel will be
permitted, except on orders from the
department at Washington.
A carrier that drives oil his route, for
pay or favor, to make delivery, is sub
ject to severe penalties. The aim of
the department is to best serve the
greatest number of people in a given
distance traveled. It is a mutual ser
vice on tne part of the department and
the people. The department In a ma
jority of cases travels much more than
half way. Those not ^directly on the
route, to secure the service, must of
necessity go to the route.
Mail will not be delivered or collected
by carriers, except to and from approv
ed boxes properly placed on poBts by
the roadside and immediately accessible
to the carriers without dismounting.
The poBt master general, through a
commission, after an examination of
nearly one hundred styles of boxes, se
lected and approved fourteeu different
kinds, and it
iB
Cresco
required that those de­
siring the service, on routes hereafter to
be established, must put up boxes to be
selected from the list. Carriers are
not required to serve those whose box
es are so erected that they must drive on
a bank, in a ditch, shovtjl away snow, or
dismount to exchange the mail. Under
no circumstance can a carrier present
an acceptable excuse for extending the
service to those who have wooden or
other unapproved boxes or to those
with improperly or inconveniently
erected boxes.
Carriers are instructed to insist that
boxe. should beerected on solid, smooth
posts, inches in diameter, placed
two ant one-half feet in the ground.
The post'ihould lean at least twelve
inches toward the road, and the tcp
should be beveled so that the box when
fastened will stand perpendicular, and
the bottom be just four feet from tfe
ground. Boxes so erected will enable
the carrier to drive the front wheel of
his vehicle under the box without
catching the whippletrve on the post,
and exchange the mall with ease and
rapidity.
In addition to the above, if the posts
are painted whita and thn name of the
post office aud number of the route are
stenciled thereon, it will materially add
to the appearance and be a valuable
landmark.
The ultimate success of rural freede
livery depends on good roads. It is
therefore made the special duty of the
rural carrier to report to the postmaster
from whose office he starts dangerous
and impassable conditons of roads and
bridges, and the failure of the proper
authorities to keep the same in repair.
DANGEROUS FISHES.
THEY ARE NOT ALL CONFINED TO
THE SEAS THAT ARE SALTY.
Spearing parties had now and then
reported seeing a very large fish with
out being able to strike it, but no one
gave credence to the tales until one
night several years ago, when a party
of sportsmen from Chicago went on the
lake spearing in charge of an old resi
dent named Armstrong.
Armstrong was the only one that re
turned to tell the story. He said the
party was spearing in shallow "water
when they saw an enormous fish that
resembled an overgrown pickerel. Two
of the Chicago men were standing in
the bow, and at first supposed the fish
to be a log. Then one saw his mistake
and struck with all his might Tbe fish
gave a dart that made the boat jump
aa though a Bto*cm engine were pulling
It. If the man had let go of the spear,
all would have been well, but he bung
on, and tbe fish gave a mighty flop to
right angles with the boat The man
still held to the spear, with tbe result
that the boat capsized, and the men
found themselves standing in mud and
water up to their waists.
The light went out when the boat up
set, and, the night being dark and
cloudy, not one of the party bad any
idea of the direction to be pursued in
reaching shore. Tbe shallow water oc
cupies a large part of tbe lake, and
they could wander in any direction
without being able to tell whether or
not they were nearing shore. Arm
strong said afterward that nothing
could equal the awfulness of tbe expe
rience that followed. They made their
way in one direction after another and
wandered round and round, going half
way to their knees In mud at every
step.
To make matters worse a cold,
steady, drizzling rain began to fall.
They were soon numb to the marrow.
Then one of tbe sportsmen dropped
without a word, and no one went to his
help. Little by little the three that re
mained were separated. Armstrong
he himself became unconscious
after a time and remembers noth
ing that happened until be was roused
by feeling solid ground beneath his
feet and finding tbat the water was
more shallow than It bad been. He
kept on und fell upon tbe shore. Then
on hands and knees he crawled to
camp and gave the alarm. Search was
at once made for his companions, and
their bodies were recovered. Since that
time the big fish witb a scar on his
back has twice or thrice been seen by
spearing parties, but they have passed
It by.
There Is one species of fish in tbe
south tbat is feared only little less
than its salt water contemporary tbe
shark. This is the alligator gar. It
grows to enormous size and has a bill
hard and bony and much broader than
the bill of the common gar of northern
waters. One who goes out upon the
lakes of Louisiana and Arkansas will
see them jumping and splashing like
enormous trout. Their usual food con
sists of fish, and they not only make
endless trouble for those who go fish*
Ing with minnows, but have been
known to round up and tear to pieces
bass which the sportsman has hooked.
Bathing in the lakes is considered dan
gerous.
A negro was sitting In the stern of a
boat on a lake near Helena, Ark., let
ting his feet hang over tbe stern, when
a gar grabbed blm by one leg. The
man bung to the boat until rescued,
but his leg was horribly gashed. Tbe
Qsh have been known to attack in like
manner negroes who went swimming
in the Mississippi below New Orleans.
One spring the writer was visiting a
rice plantation on the "lower coast" of
the Mississippi when an old negress
came wailing to the bouse and said ber
five-year-old boy was dead. He bad
been playing at the edge of a bayou
and was lying on tbe bank extending
his arms into the water when a gar
came with a rush aud. grabbing tbe
youngster by the arm, pulled him into
the water. A youug negro with a shot
gun was standing uear watching for
rlcebirds. He ran to tbe bank. The
fish found it bad undertaken a bigger
task than It could well manage, and a
wild struggle was lu progress between
the gar and the dying child. The negro
shot the fish, but the cblld died before
it could be taken from the water.—New
York Times.
SBiPPv'""
A
Under tlie mogul emperors extensive
systems of roads were constructed in
India connecting all leading points In
the peninsula. .jj*
The Commoner.
(Mr. Bryan's Taper.)
The Commoner has attuined within
six months from date of the first issue
a circulation of 100,000,a record proba
bly never equaled In the history of
American periodical literature. The
unparalleled growth of this paper dem
onstrates that there iB room In the
newspaper field for a national paper
devoted to the discussion of political,
economic, and social problems. To the
column" of the Commoner Mr. liryan
contributes his beBt efforts and his re
view of political events as they arise
from time lo time CKU cot fail to inter
est those who study public questions.
The Commoners regular subscription
price is 81.00 per year. We have ar
ranged with Mr. Bryan whereby we can
furnish his paper and the Democrat for
one year fot 82 20. The regular price
of the two papers when subscribed for
separately is S2.50. tf.
Coal.
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The AUiivntor Gar Is One Freah Wa
ter Species That Is Feared In the
Soatli—A Mysterious Monster That
Inhabits Michigan Lake.
So fax* as any danger from tbe game
Is concerned, fresh water fishing .has
always been looked upon as about as
safe as any sport in the world, and the
fresh water fish has gone on record as
harmless and nonreslstant But there
are Instances now and then when the
fish turns the tables. The inhabitants
of Osceola county, Mich., who live in
the neighborhood of Lake George, an
inland water about three miles long,
are almost superstltiously afraid of a
certain fish that inhabits that lake. No
one knows what sort of fish it is, and
opinion locally is divided as to whether
it is a giant muskellunge or a stur
geon.
With the advent of the
M. & O. R. R. and the
comlpetion of our new
coal sheds on that line,
Harness,
Saddles,
5-A Blankets
Robes,
Whips,
Prices Right.
1. H. Elk
VOL. XXVIII—NO- 3.
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to offer special induce
ments to the users of
Indiana Block Coal.
Other grades of Soft
and'Hard coal delivered
promptly. \iS
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COMPANY.
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BROWN, The Furniture Man's
SPECIAL HOLIDAY FURNITURE SALE,
Yours for Fine Furniture
for the Entire Year
BROWN, The Furniture Man. I
Finch & Lillibridge,
Can show you something new at very mod'
est prices this week. Art Squares, 7x9 to 9x12,
India Lace Curtains, all different shadings $1.00,
to $1.50, per pair, Couch Spreds and upholster
ing patterns. Don't forget the fine selection of
Pictures, Frames, Moldings, and a store full of
"Fine Furniture at Fair Prices." ', «'¥,
Farm For Rent!
We offer for rent on shares our farm west of, aud -.
adjoining Manchester. This farm has never been
leased and is one of the best farms in Delaware
County. It lias good buildings, and consists of 280
acres, of which 110 acres is under plow. This is f:
a chance for the right party, not offered every day.
Joseph & W. H. Hutchinson,
ltf Manchester, Iowa.
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April 1,1902
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