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**. f-'jS^. -r m*m? ..^t ,..?. ?.. «u. 1 "*w"« Ml f* 15^^ Sits, E. 11. Johnson has sold Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Petrie and Mrs. Bort of Hopkinton wore at the poor farm Sunday. Mrs. Knowles has returned to her home at Winthrop. Mrs. Schnee and children of Dubuque were recent visitors at Alex Hack barth's. Mr. and Mrs. Boldman of Lamont •re yiBitlng Mrs. E. H. Blanchard. BAILEY'S FORD. 1 Baker Hersev and family spent Sun day at the home of Wm. Ivaster. Bradley Lilllbridge was an over Sun day visitor at the home of his brother Jay. The Misses JoBie and Avis tirommon and their brother Boy spent Sunday at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Chas. Da vis of Bock Prairie. Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce spent a few days laBt week at the home of M. S Banta. Peter Jakelin is laid up with a Bore .. hand, the cause being blood poison. G. B. DaviBand J. G. Daker attended ,t the sale at E. A. Shick'a. 1 r-, Mrs. Ed andeville who has been vis iting her granddaughter, Mrs. Jerry Kaster, has returned to the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. l'aris. Wm. Davis has given up bis job at Edgewood and wilt remain on bis farm, Solon Peters of Woonsocket, S. D. has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Clara jt Conner. 4 4^ It Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Urommon were shopping in Manchester last Thursday Sw*'- Although the weather was extremely cold the day of H. A.- Dunham's sale, -r _f there was a good-sized crowd and every thing sold for a good price. Mrs. Chambers is very Bick, she being quite an old lady no hopes are enter tained of her recovery.. an te & J. G. Daker is laid up with a sore thumb, he Laving accidentally got it under a hammer while driving a nail. J. P. Belcher was seen in this neigh borhood last Friday. Mrs. Wm. Davie is quite sick v! EAD'S GROVE. Owing to the extremely cold weather the party at C. M. McKinnia' last Tiiesday-e^ningwgs not very-lately 'attended. John Cropp SuvP wife visited' the former's brother south of Greeley last 5 Sunday. 'a A valentine party was given for the little folks at the home of Gus. Clute Saturday evening. Quite a number "ttttru (Jlfebentand a.good time was en joyed by all. lj 1 Will Frentress and Will Butherford visited their friend, Arthur Taylor last Sunday. Charley Bobinson's baby has been quite sick the past week. The young folks had a party at Mr. Smith's Thursday evening. v,V Our worthy neighbor, Wes. Barr, }i aspires to the sheriff's oUice. Ead's j-" Grove has furnished the county with a good sheriff in the person of Mr. Fishel •V~ and can furnish more if need be. ^5 Our schools closed February 20. Short programs bad been arranged and were ,given in both schools with credit to 'teachers and pupils. 1 .^- A^.^?-^^y.-,y.rJ^i.t«^y^-/lT'v-f*^:w*fSSr'-?ftti+i&F>t-*.,sretfA*T-rnir.7a*.^}fi.rXiiiK'etMi'.-j tit gyfc-, ***. K?^ County Correspondence. DELHI. MBdrug Fred Tlmm and family were greatly surprised last Friday evening by the 'gathering of a large number of their »"7 neighbors at their home for a social good time and a feast of oysters. To gay that everyone enjoyed themselves "t- would be putting it very mildly indeed. A few of the relatives of J. T. Fow 1 let spent the day with him on Feb. 20, tr it being his Bixtietb birthday. Frank LaBh has returned from Ne braska and will stay at home this BUM mer. He is six foot, four inches tall and weighs two hundred and ten pounds. Wilson, the six year old son of W. A. Smith is quite sick at this writing. EARLVILLE. John Iiockaday, who has been farm ing near Verndale, Minn, the paBt year, has been viBiting his brother, Will, north of town the past few days. He reports good crops and a prosperous year at that place. John Laxoon of Canton, S. D., was visiting his brothers, D. F. and C. M. Laxson Saturday. Mr. Laxson was on his way home from a business trip to Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Millen and Miss Bertha Staehle left ror Chicago Satur day afternoon where Mrs. Millen and Miss Staehle will select a spring stock of millinery. Bev, J. H, KlauB of Charles City was in town the latter part of the week. Mrs. J. C. Nieman was visiting rela Mves in Dubuque last week. Harry Staehle entertained a number of his young friends at a party at his home Friday evening. The young people enjoyed a very pleasant evening plBying games etc. D. B. Davidson of Idaho Springs, Col., was in town last week placing a num ber of shares in the Colorado-Oregon Mining Co. Wm. Hunt has been serving on the jury at Manchester the past week. Dennis Slattery of Dubuque was here Friday looking up the subscription list to the Times and Globe Journal. Dr. H. A. Tobie returned Thursday morning from a business trip to Chi cago. The town has on trial a street gasoline lamp of 1000 candle power. The light is very satisfactory and is as good as an arc light as far as quality of light Is concerned and if the isnup proves to be as good as it is thought it is, several more will be purchased. Peter Anderson returned Saturday morning from Sweden where he has been spending the winter at his old home. Bis brother Henry who has been in charge of the farm during his absence will return at once to his home in South Dakota, store to Ralph Barnes of Strawberry Point who will take possession March 1st. Mrs. Mary Lute's bouse caught lire Wednesday night, and but for the prompt assistance that was rendered would haye burned down. Bichard Ede is on the sick list. W, Z. Phillips and two daughters are having the measles. Miss Allie Cumming's music class gave a recital last Saturday afternoon. Dick Joslln who has been in the Philippines the past year visited friends here the past week. Harry Swinburne has been quite sick the past week. Ward White has had his pension in creased to $17 a month. Geo, R. Angell left Monday £or Breckenridge, Minnesota, near which place he has rented a half section farm. He shipped his goods and horses from Delaware, Joe llusha accompanied him and will work for him this summer. Mrs. Angell will not leave for a few days. Atty. Melvin Yoran of Manchester was here on legal business Saturday. COGGON. Miss Fannie Haeberle spent Sunday with her parents in Manchester. Mrs. R. E. Nugent is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Donnan, of In dependence. Mrs. E. C. Horton was in Manchester over Sunday, called there by the illness of her sister. Miss Lillian Coleman of Marion, was an over Sunday visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Smith. Mrs. Cooper from Silver Creek, is moving into the upper rooms of the H. C. Merriam building on Main street. Miss Durey of Manchester, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hunt, the latter part of last week Fred llichardson of Manchester was visiting relatives in town, Monday. DYERSVILLE. Henry KirchofT of near Petersburg was in town last Friday on business and also visted friends here. Mr.Joseh Bagge and Mr. J. B. Nur re took the early train to Mancbeeter last Saturday. Geo. Eigenberger was a passenger to Manchester last Monday where he spent the day on business. Esq. F. H. Klostermann and Wm. Bohnenkamp were passengers to Dubu que last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. 13. Deutmeyer and son were passengers to Dubuque last Fri day. Clem BoeckenBtedt of New Vienna had business in Manchester last Tues day. Mr. B. Willenborg of New Vienna transacted business in Dyersville last Friday. John Limback of Cedar Bapids was in town Tuesday on business. He al so visited hiB parents, Hon. A. Lim back and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evers departed for Alton, LeMars and other western points last Monday night where they will spend a week visiting among their relatives and friends. B. H. Deutmeyer and wife of New Vienna, Fred and John Rnbly of Pet ersburg, Frank Bubly of Hickory Val ley and Michael Callahan of Dyersville attended the funeral of the late Jos. Bubly at Balltown last Tuesday.— Commercial. HOPKINTOUl. W. B. Williamson was at Manchester Tuesday on business. AuguBt Johnson waB doing business in Manchester last Saturday. He is preparing to remove to an eighty-acre farm which he bought a few months ago in the Bay settlement. C. A. PeterBon was down from Man chester last Friday night, doing busi ness with the local members of the tele phone company. Gene Joseph is home from Highland Park college at Des Moines for a couple ot months. He will return again in May to iinish bis studies. Miss Lulu Mellinger iB Bpending the week with Miss Eva Grapes, near Man chester. Miss Grapes was married on Wednesday to Geo. Van Auken, prosperous young farmer of Collin's Grove township. John Tibbitts, who has been on the Invalid list for a long time paBt, is still conlined to the house and his condition Bhows no evidence of improvement. Mr Tibbitts is one of the old settlers of this section and he has a host of acquain tances who will be pleased to Bee him around again soon. E. M. Loop was at Manchester last Saturday, interviewing the memberB of the board of supervisors with a petition to have the river road leading to the quarries graded and repaired. Mr. Loop agreed to render some assistance iu ilxlng up the road and the board an nounced that they would do considera ble grading along the line. The road t*" "'"""|y^ iifimMip .-. ^J. bride was attired in steel gray silk, with silk and applique trimmings and WBB attended by her sister, Celesta, who wore a dress of pink wool trimmed in white, the groom and best man, Arthur Lynese, wearing the usual black. After the ceremony they repaired to the home of the bride where a sumptuous break fast was served, Mr. and Mrs. LynesB left tbtf morning for Wisconsin^ the former home of the groom, on a short wedding trip. The bride iB the eldest daughter of John Lavery and is a young lady of many pleasing qualities and 1B highly esteemed by ail who know her. The groom is a prosperous young farmer of steady habitB and will doubt less make a model husband. Their many friends will hope that their mar ried life may be a happy and prosperous one.—-Reporter. STRAWBERRY POINT. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John B. King, Saturday, Feb. 14th, a son. E. E. Lang waB a business guest in Greeley last Friday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Schultz, in this place, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1903, a son. Miss Maude Cary, of Manchester, visited in this place with friends last Thursday. B. B. Davis returned home from Chi cago, yesterday morning. A. J. Pease drove up from Mnnches ter and transacted business here lasi Thursday. C. Bemis, who suffered a stroke ol paralysis a week ago Sunday, is improv ing we are pleased to report MisB Kate Wesley spent Sunday at her home in Lamont. Mrs. E. B. Porter and little son, of Delhi, were guests at L. L. Nobles', last Saturday. E. M. Garrettson, of Edgewood, was a guest in town between trains, yester day. Anna Kramer and John Cherry of Lamont were in this place Tuesday, guests at John Kramer's. John Porter, we are pleased to state, has so much improved as to bo able to come home and get about some on crutcheB. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Coykendall were here from their home in Waterloo, guests at the home of MrB M. L. Coy kendall, last week. They also took in the opening of "The Franklin." G. H. Steinhilber arrived this morn ing for a short visit with relatives and friendB. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hasklns returned home from a week's visit in Manchester, yesterday morning. L. S. Chase, who haB sold out his bar ber shop to A. D. Ball contemplates moving to Colorado Boon. He thinks of locating at Fort Collins where he has a prospective opening. We are sorry to lose LeBlie and his estimable wife from our town, and the best wishes for suc cess and the friendship of all our best citizens will follow them to their new home.—Mail Press. A VAST SALT FIELD. How tlie Product is Obtained Iu tbe Middle of tlic Colorado Dcxert. In tlie middle of the Colorado desert, a little to tlie north of the Mexican border and 2G4 feet below the level of the sea, lies a field of crystallized salt more than a thousand acres in extent, presenting a surface as white as snow and beneath the noonday glare of tho sun so dazzling that the naked eye cannot stand its radiance. It stretches away for miles and miles about Salton, Colo., an ocean of blazing, blistering1 white. Here daily throughout the year men are at work overturning the great de posit with massive plows and scrapers, getting it into great piles preliminary to putting it through tho relining proc ess. The salt plows used to secure the harvest are great four wheeled imple ments driven by steam and managed by two men. The salt crust is thrown up in parallel ridges then laborers with hoes work it to and fro in the water, washing out the dirt prelim inary to stacking it in mounds to be taken to the mill. Salt springs in adjacent foothills are constantly contributing to the deposit, and so heavily laden are they with al most pure salt that the plow has hardly passed on before a new crust has formed in the furrow left. This fact renders it unnecessary to operate more than a small portion of the vast de posit. As may be supposed, work in these fields is performed under the most try ing conditions. No white man can stand the intense heat, and for this reason the work is done wholly by Japauese and by Coaliuila Indians. Of these the Indians are by far the better adapted to the work, tlie .Japanese per forming only one portion, sewing the sacks in which tlie salt 4s shipped. The atmosphere, laden as it is with parti cles of salt, gives rise to a painful thirst, and the only available drinking water comes from a single well. It is warm and ill tasting. IB used a great deal for heavy hauling and is the only outlet from the stone quar ries. The trustees of Union and South Fork townships met last Saturday to talk over the new road law. The prin cipal conclusion arrived at was that it IB going to be a diiiicult matter to get the machinery of tbe new law into full operation this year, though all were of the opinion and desire that a practical application will be more likely another year. The gentlemen present were without exception in favor ot good and permanent road building to tbe limit of their powers and funds.—Leader. RYAH. W. F. Drum my shipped three choice sows to a party at Fairfax, South Dak ota, last Monday, Mi6B Grace lieacom was an over Sun day visitor with relatives in Manches ter. John iieacom, who is engaged in the Implement business at Sheldon, Iowa, waB a guest of relatives here last Satur day. Miss Dora McEliigott of Cedar Rapids is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs' Hugh McEl ligott. A Manchester young man seDt @2 to a man in New York City the other day to tell him how to he a millionaire. He received this reply, "Do as I am doing." John Keegan, Bon of James Keegan, haB been coniined to the house with ill ness for some little time. He iB consid erably improved this week. At 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Catholic church here occurred the marriage of Anna Lavery and Eu gene Lyness. The ceremony was per formed by Bev. P. H. Ryan in the pres ence of a number of relatives and friends 0|f tbe contracting parties. Tbe Beautiful mirages frequently appear above the great salt field in the day time, sky pictures of magnificent cities and flower dotted, tree shaded fields. The moonlight, too, produces won drously beautiful effects upon the great field of gleaming salt. For sev eral weeks in the year the thermome ter 011 the salt lield averages 140 de grees, and the reflection of the sun produces a glare like that from a fur nace. The deposits vary in thickness from ton to twenty Indies aiul form a solid crust over the great marsli. It is estimated that about 700.tons are now plowed up daily.—New York Trib une. A Little CIilld'H IjOnclliieHN. Little Mabel, says the Woman's Jour nal, bad been put lo lied alone. Pres ently she appeared In ber nightgown at the head of tlie stairs, saying plain tively, "I'm lonesome!" Her mother gave ber a favorite rubber doll named Happy to take to bed with ber and for a few minutes she was quiet. Then she reappeared with her plaint of Ione someness. This time her mother re minded her that God was with her and sent her back to bed with reproof. Soon she was hoard weeping bitterly, and when her mother went to her little Mabel summed up her sense of misery by exclaiming, "I don't want Happy, and I don't want (,'od I want some body with a skin face!" Mere Maiden Timidity. "Well, mum," said tho cook as she entered the parlor with her bundle in her hand, "I must be after goln' away this mornln'." "What do you mean? Why are you going!" asked her astonished mistress. "I am goln' to be married next week." "But surely, Bridget, you won't ltyive me so suddenly? You must ask hipi to wait for a few days." agsiif "Oh, couldn't, mum." "Why not, pray?" "Sure, mum, I'd like to oblige you, but I don't feel well enough acquaint ed TVith him to ask such a thing."— Philadelphia Press. A Xcw Piece of Music. General Horace Porter, the Ameri can soldier, once asked LI Hung Chang for iiis photograph for his daughter. The Chinese statesman kindly com plied with liis request and, getting his paint pot and pencil, drow queer look ing figures up and down the portrait. Handing it then to the general, he ex plained that the left hand column con tained a list of his titles while the right hand side bore list of the posts lie had illled. When he reached home, Porter gave the photograph to his little girl, saying: "Here's what you wanted. If you can't read it, probably you can play it on the piano!" Open to PerAuaalon« Is your husband a strong willed man?" asked Mrs. Sampson of ber neighbor, Mrs. Towne. After a mo ment's reflection Mrs. Towne replied: "I don't know," she said dubiously. I always thought he was, but the oth er day he went into a department store to get a new rug for the sitting room because he said he wouldn't go another day with our old shabby one. "He happened to get off on the wrong floor, and he came home with four new fangled flatirons aud a porcelain kettle aud no sign of a rug. So you see I don't quite know what to say about him since then. "All he told me was that you never knew just what you needed till you saw it right before you."—Youth's Com panion. llnckncya and Dachshunds. Hackneys of skyscraping knee action are to some exteut freaks in horseflesh of little more real value to mankind than dachshunds, the sawed off dwarfa nmong dogs. The little child who said of this ridiculous splayfooted, bowleg* god caricature of the canine race that it must have been born under a bureau hit the mark exactly. The nose smit ing, cloud capping horses that try to throw their front legs over their ears at every stride arc grotesque aberra tions from sound aud admirable types. They and the dachshuuds should dis appear together.—New York Tribune. The Bite of the Sen Lion. The bite of the sea lion is poisonous besides, it is an ugly wound from the manner in which it is inflicted. Al though the creature moves painfully and slowly on land, the motion of ito head and neck is extremely quick. The neck seems to have an almost elastic quality. One is surprised at its reach, The sea lion is like a bulldog. When he has caught hold, he does not let go at once, but sets his teeth firmly in the flesh. Then he twists his head, the teeth being still embedded in the flesh, and, without relinquishing his grip, he gives a quick jerk. The result is to pull out a ragged piece of flesh if the animal has taken a deep hold.—Leslie's Weekly. BIarlle» Support a State* It is said that the making of marbles, so dear to the heart of the small boy, is the main support of the poor in the state of Thuringia, Germany. They gather small square stones and grind them in machines similar to coffee mills until they ore rounded. "Commies," agates and "bullseyes" art- made in that way. Glass alleys with the varicolored streaks in them are blown by the glass blowers of Lanscha. They take bits of white, red and blue glass and blow them together into a twist. A Dangcroui Toy. "My hoy Sammy," said the neighbor, "worries me almost to death with his somnambulism." "You ought to take it away from him," said Mrs. Lapsling. "He'll kill himself with it some day."—Chicago Tribune. Developed a Negative* Rita—Why is Mr. Kodak 60 glum look Ing? Nita—He and Eleanor have just come out of the darkroom, where he had ev idently developed a negatlve.-jPrince ton Tiger. Tlie POOP Rule. Kwoter—Well, it's a poor rule that won't work both ways, you know. Jlgglns—I Bay It's a poor rule that would work any way. If It wasn't poor. It wouldn't have to work.—Philadelphia Press. Quick Inference. Judge—He bus often declared that the lot of the poor Is to be envied and that poverty Is often a blessing. Fudge—What! Is he as rich as all that?—Baltimore Herald. A hen in Bromley, England, IB r,irvir-n r—7"t| n-irir- nr--rn ,i|. i, j, j^^M^'-'^jl of America The greatest nation in the world is the greatest consumer of coilce. Lion Coffee 13 the standard beverage of every state and territory of the Union. It's pure—that's why. insuring frosUnou and uniform qualit Notice of Amendment to Articles of Incor poration of (,The Manchester Co-opera tive Creamery Company" of Man chester, Iowa. Nottce is hereby Riven, that at an adjourned session ot the regular annual meeting of the stock holders of "Tho Manchester Co-operative Creamery Company," held at the City Hall in Manchester, Iowa, on the 31th day of January, 1003, the capital stock ot said corporation was Increased from two thousand dollars to four thousand five hundred dollars, and the number of shares of stock increased from two hundred shares to four hundred and fifty shares making the capital stock of said corporation four thou sand five hundred dollars, and tho number of shares ot stock four hundred and fifty, which was done by a more than iwo-thirds vote of the entire number of shares of the capital stock of said corporation, and Article five (5) of the Art icles of Incorporation of said company has been amended In accordance therewith, Which amendment has been duly executed and ac knowledged by the President and Secretary of said corporation, as the voluntary art and aeod of said corporation, in accordance with a resolu tion of the Board of Directors of said corpora tion authorizing and directing them so to do, and has ber-n recorded in the offlco of tho lte corder of Deods of Delaware County, Iowa, and In the office of the Secretary of State at Des Moines. Iowa Dated at Manchester, Iowa, this 30th day of January, 1903. LUTHER SLY, President. JAMES BISHOP, Secretary. Mw Special Bates to California and Ari zona. Via Chicago Great WeBtern Kail way. Tickets on Bale daily from Feb. 15th to April 30th, Available in tourist Bleeping cars. For further particulars apply to any great Western Agent or J. 1*. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. 5-wl3 Extraordinary Offer. The Iowa State Register, Iowa's great republican weekly newspaper, haB invited UB to assist in gaining for it 100,000 new subscribers for that pub lication. Until April 15, 1903 we are enabled to offer to all of our old or new subscribers who pay one year in ad vance, the Manchester Democrat and tbe Iowa State Xiegisster for $1.65. Remember this great offer will be good only to the 15th of April. Don't delay, but call at the Democrat ofiice at once and take advantage of this ex tremely low rate for two good papers, 6w5 Notice of Appointment of Admlnis tratrix. STATE OP IOWA, I __ Delaware County f8b NOTICE is nsRBBT GIVEN, That the under signed has been duly appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Fergu son, lato of Delaware county, Iowa, deceased. All persons indebted to said Estate are re quested to make Immediate payment, and those having claims agalnfit the same will present them, duly authenticated, to the undersigned for allowance. a! leged to have laid an egg which weigh® quarter of a pound. THE COOKBOOK. Dip sliced onions in milk before fry ing. Use bacon fat for frying chicken, game, oysters and clams. A ham is greatly improved if, after being boiled, it is wrapped In buttered paper and baked for an hour. In making sauces always dissolve tho butter in the saucepan, add tho flour first and after that the water or stock. A mingling of clove and lemon flavors In the afternoon tea Is delightful. Drop a whole clove in each cup just before serving. In taking a pie with a meringue from tho oven, if it is left In the warm kitch en the meringue will remain fluffy, but if taken into the cold it fallB. If turnips are parboiled twenty min utes in water to which a little baking soda has been added and then this wa ter is thrown off and fresh water used to finish cooking, they will cook more tender and be of much better flavor. HI. Mistake. The puzzled plebeian who is attempt ing his first meal on a railway dining car is obviously perplexed with the numes of the different dishes. After some study of the menu he says to the waiter: "Bring me a plate of this alfalfa dalfa." "Beg pahdon, Bub," whispers tho wait er, "but dat Is do name er do cab, suh!"—Chicago Tribune. A DnblonN Compliment. "They have named a brand of cigars for Barker." "I should consider that quite an hon or." "You wouldn't if you knew the Ci gars."—Cleveland Plaiu Dealer. Appropriate. "He calls the baby Coffee." "What a name! What does he call it that for?" "Because It keeps him awake nights,1" —Philadelphia Bulletin. ANKIS L. FERGUSON Dated February 14th, 1903. Administratrix, Bronson & Carr, .' Ally's for Estate. 7-3w. •"•.mm Dated February 14th, 1003. PTM *-v^*jgrvt nrrw Notice of Appointment of Adminis trator. STATE OF IOWA.» aa Delaware County NOTICE Is HICRKHY GIVRN. Tlmt the under signed nas been duly appointed and qualified as Administrator, with tho annexed, of tho Estnto of C. A. LCWIHwill Tuppor. late of Dela ware County, deceased. All persons Itidehlcd to said Kstatn are reqested to make Immedl ito payment, and those having claims against tho same will present them, duly authenticate.!, to tho UDder»l^ned for alio wanco K. M. CAHH, Administrator 7-3W. Poultry and Eggs. Ilenry Percival, manager at Man chester) I own, for the wholesale poultry and epR house of S. V. WADLEY, of Dubuque. Can be found at A. D. Work's Meat Market. 3ti 0 mo. NOTICE. INTIIE DISTINCT COUUTOFIOWA.INAND DEUWAHK COUNTY. asking that she may sell all thelnterent of John Erz. decoiisod In the following property: enst of tho no of tho no Hot section 35, towhslilp 83 also tho sw of tho no of section 12. nm tho south of tho nw of the no of scctlon IS, all in township S?, liungo 9 wrst of the 5ih 1'. M., In Delaware County, lowu, and that sbe bo permitted to pay the widow hor distributive share out of proceeds. You arc further notlllod that said Court has mado an order, fixing tho tltno of honrlng of said application on the 1st day of tho May Term, which will commence on tlie 4th day of May, A. 1 1903, nud unless you appear and nmke de fense nt said time the application will be grant ed as prayed. MAKY E EHZ Petitioner, 7-w2 By S. B. LATTNEII, her Atty. Notice to Contractors. Tho city of Manchester, low®, haying deter mined to build asewer ID said city as follows: Commeuclognt the center line of FranKlln stree*. at a point directly oast of tho center of tho alley as now located between Lota 284 acdSOoftnu city of Manchester, Iowa, and extending westward to said alley and along the center lino of said alley to Let of sala cliy, and westward along and through the center of said Lot to the south side of the east end of the alley between Lots 1 and 16 of Block 4 of Toogotd & Bethel's subdivision of a part of Lot 1 of the Iowa Land subdivision of a part of the village, now (lty of Manchester Iowa, atd extending westward along said alley to the center 01 the alley be tween the southwest corner of Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 14 'of Block 4 of said Toognod & Bethel's subdivision In accordance with theptans and Fpeclticatlons now on file in the office of R. Robinson, clerk of said city, notice Is hereby given that sealed bids wlu be received by said city, for the con struction of said sewer, in accordance with said plans and specifications, at tho office of the clerk cf said city, unto twelve o'clock noon of Monday. March 16,1003. Saidsewe? to be laid with first class vitri fied tile, with all joints sealed and all man holes and concectlons placed, located, and constructed. In a workmanlike manner. In ac cordance with sild plans and soecificatlons now on file In the office cf the clerk of said city. Said sewer shall bo laid under the supervi sion and direction of tho city council of said city, and its duly appointed engineer. The work of constructing said sewer.lnclud Ing the replacing of materials removed, shall be completed on or before Jane 1st. 1003. The payment of the contract price for the construction of said sewer shall be made on April 10 1904. The contract to be entered into between said city and the successful bidder for the con struction of said sewer shall contain a clause' .binding the contractor to keep the sewer in good repair for a pprlod of one year from and after its construction and acceptance by said city. Allbtfsxnustbe sealed and accompanied with a certified check payable to the order of O. Seeds. Treasurer, In the sum of Fifty Dollars, as security that the bidder will enter inttf a contract for 'be doing of the work, and that he will glvo the bond contemplated by Sections 814 and 815 of tho Code of Iowa. Said btds ill be considered by said city at a special meeting fIts city cuncil, to be held In tbe councl' room on Monday. March 10.1903, commencing at 7 30o'clock p. m., acd the city reserves the right 10 reject any acd all bids received. Tho checks of unsuccessful bidders will bo returned. Dated at Manchester, Iowa.thls SIst day of January, mi. R. R. ROBINSON. 13-4w City Olerk. RANSOM COUNTY The Banner County of the State of North Dakota for Diversified Farming and Stock Raising. RANSOM COUNTY"is situated in southeastern North Dakota.. The general lay of the country is level to rolling. The soil is a heavy black loam, three or four feet deep, underlaid with a clay subsoil. Rainfall averages from 20 to 22 inches per annum. Ransom county will be the future dairying and diversified farming county of North Dakota, and is now being rapidly taken up by a prosperous class of farmers from southern Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. These people have made a success of farming in their different localities and are recognizing the future of Ransom county. Besides, the fann ers that are selling lands in these old localities all the way from $50 to $1.50 per acre recollect that from ten to fifteen years ago their land was elling from $15 to $30 per acre, and this is to be repeated in Ransom county. Ransom county this year harvested one of the finest crops of corn, wheat, oats, barley and flax in its history. Hundreds of tbe best farmers of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and eastern South Dakota are selling their high priced land and are buying farms in Ran som county, where the soil is as rich and the climate as good as in their former homes. A visit of inspection invariably convinces the land seeker that Ransom county offers greater inducements for profitable farming and dairying than any other section in the northwest. Write us for maps or any information you want concerning Ransom county We will gladly respond to all correspondence. ''f~ For special low rate to Lisbon, North Dakota, appl$ to your local agent. Price & Bronson Land Co, LISBON, RANSOM COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. THE DEMO MATT. Jo S" JOHNSON'S rllN a 'i .iXj .6. relaxes his hold up.i.i Jus victim Door iually gets hold" nature's best remedy, IT MAS CURED THOUS/.^DS—IT WILL CURB YOU. We rcceive unsolicited testimonials every d:iy in the year, and doctors prescribe our remedy frequently, when a'l others have failed. 'READ OCR GUARANTEE: tU'-. We guarantee 6088 to be free from all mercuries, Irons, cocaines, opiates, salicylates and all poisonous drugs. For sale and guaranteed ONLY by It LAWRNCE& GREEMS, v. -1 manchmtbr,IOWA, JT4V FOH To Genevieve I.olndoeker, 1 Katlo Krz. Peter Krz, Jo- I In the matter soph Frz and Nicholas of thn Estate of Krz and to all persons in- I John Erzdeceas'd t»»rostcd in said estato: You and each of you are hereby notified that there Is now on tile In the office of tho Clerk of the District Court of Delaware County, Iowa, the application of Mary E. Erz, Administratrix, I." I II 'II—ln_[.jfyul tf!rn(iTliiiii• in every variety, fresh as seeds can be You know your dealer, your dealer knows Ferry so you know what you get when you get Ferry's Seeds. 1903 Seed Annual mailed Free. 0. M. FERRY & COMPANY. Detroit. Mich. THE PUREST, SWEETEST FLOUR MADE. Good White Bread is the Most Wholesome Food Product Known. White Pearl or White Satin, Always make tbe finest bread, and more loaves to the eack than can be made from other kinds. Makes Balling a Pleasure. Good Grocers sell it. "it yours doesn't 'phone the mill. It to your kitchen table. QUAKER MILL COMPANY. Ulllers of Excellent Flour. Drugs and Druggist's Sundries at Denton & Ward's You could make your own clothes if youjsnew how. Lots of tailors don't know how well enough to turn out a presentable suit. They may use nice ma terial and you may pay them a long price, but it takes experience and ability to cut and fit such suits as Scharles turns out every day. He knows how. Better come in and look at the swell new spring goods. Suits, $16.00 to $35.00. Light Overcoats, $18.00 to $40.00. Pants, $4.00 to $10.00. J- You Need When you plant Ferry's Seeds you insure a lull yield. They We not experiments. Why send away for seeds of unknown age and growth, when your home dealer sells w-k We'll deliver j- A I $ WVWHWWWWWHWWIll' £a ]ts /Ml Jp JCpowipg flolf. ZF WEMAKE/T./TSOOO/M $65. per acre. 160 acres. 3 We can sell, at any time before March 1st, 1903, 160 acres of choice farm land in Oneida Township, distant about a mile from the town of Almoral. Many men of good judgment believe that in the near future every acre of this kind of land will be worth $100. For particulars, write to, or call upon |r Manchester, Iowa. 3 ^iuiuuiiuutuauiu^iuutuiiumuuul S*'- BSIg|I •I Hair, 1 -lis*. r. I