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Democrat.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30, 1908.
SHALL WE HAVE A
WEIGHT LAW.
to 'be' sold by weight, which can be
practicably sold in that way, and mak
lug giving of short weights a crim
inal offence.
This is an age of commercialism,
and to secure fair dealing it seems
necessary to buttress all business
transactions with penal statutes.
The Pure K004. law makes it unsafe
«s well as unprofitable to deal in
adulterated articles, but there Is
no law in Iowa requiring full weights,
or any weights at all unless by agree
ment of parties. This opens a wide
field for trickery. The farmer who
puts a full 100 pounds of hay in each
bale will learn to his disadvantage
that hay In SO or85 pound bales sells
for a little better price than his hay.
And the creamery man will be able
to sell his butter at a little more per
pound in 15 oz. prints than in pack
ages containing a full pound of butter
And the same is 110 doubt true in ref
erence bread and many other ar
ticles. And the reason for these con
ditions is no secret. The retailer con
make more selling an 80 lb, bale of
hay than he can one weighing 100
lbs. To many purchasers all hay
bales look about the same, and the
dealer who gets 25 bales for a ton
has an advantage over the dealer
who gets only 20.
u'e can think of no valid reason foi
opposing a law requiring all articles
to be sold by weight, which can be
conveniently sold in that way, and
without such a law fair dealing is
exposed to numerous abuses.
THERE IS A REAL SANTA CLAUS.
Santa Claus. It would be as dreary
as if there were no Virginias. There
would be no childlike faith then, no
poetry, 110 romance to make tolerable
this existence. We should have 11c
enjoyment except In sense and sight.
Tho eternal light with which child
hood fills the world would he extin
guished.
No Santa Claus! Thank God, he
lives, and lives forever. A thousand
years from now, Virginia—nay, ten
times ton thousand years from now—
lie will continue to make glad the
heart of childhood."
THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMON
WORK FOR CHILDREN.
JWK 1.
ftdA 15s
Tolstoi, who is known all the world
over as Russia's Grand Old Man, nev
er gave better advice to parents than
when he said:
''Standing on tho threshold of the
grave I beseech you to do this for
your children. Let them do all they
can for themselves: carry out their
own slops, fill their own Jugs, wash
up, arrange their own rooms, clean
their boots and clothes, lay the table,
etc. Believe me that unimportant as
•tba.se things may seem, they are a
hundred times more important for
your children's happiness than a
knowledge of French, or cf history.
It trains the children to simplicity,
to work, and to self dependence.
If to this you can add work on the
laud, If it be but a kitchen garden,
that will be well.
Believe me that without thai con
dition there is no possibility of mor
al education, a Christian education, a
a consciousness of the fact that all
men are not divided into two classes,
masters and servants, but an» broth-
not the first generation that has been
MffifffTl'iTi
By order of the President the plios
phae lands belonging to the govern-
FULL
There is a movement on foot to
require food stuffs and other articles
to lie sold by weight.
The agitation was commenced by
the bakers. They, or at least some
of them are ashing the legislature to
establish by law the legal weight of
a loaf of bread.
The question raised by the bakers
has broadened out, and now there
seems to be a fair prospect for the
passage of a law requiring all articles
Judge Blair Honored Again.
This Time By the Aetna Insurance Co.
On the 22nd inst Judge A. S. Blair
of this city was the recipient of a
beautiful loving cup, presented to him
by W. A. Hand, Special Agent of the
Aetna Insurance Company, on behalf
cf such company, it being the fiftieth
anniversary of Mr. Blair's appoint
ment as agent in this city.
It has been the custom of this
company to present such testimonials
to its agents who have served it for
fltty years. The loving cup has en
graved upon it the following: "A. S.
Blair from the Aetna Insurance Com
pany, in recognition of fifty years of
faithful service, 1858-1908.
In presenting the cup Mr. Hand
said "It gives me great pleasure to
present to you on behalf of the Aetna
Insurance Company, on this, the fif
tieth anniversary of your appointment
as agent of this company, this loving
cup. This token is in remembrance
of your long continued service in
helping to make and keep up the
good repuatlon of the company. But
few agents have been so long in the
employment of the company as you
have. In fact but one agent in the
United States is now living whose ser
vice exceeds yours, and he is our
present agent atJwappelo, Iowa, hav
ing been in service tw^ years longer
than you have. I also present to you
a letter from Mr. Wyman, General
Western Agent of the Company at
Omaha, which you will permit mo to
read td you."
to
A little girl wrote this letter
the Ney York sun:
"Dear Editor—I am 8 years old.
Some ot my friends say that there
is no Santa Claus. Papa says,'If you
see it In the Sun, it's so.' Please
tell me the truth. Is there a Santa
Claus?
~TiTm—rn Ylrgglnla Hanlon."
"one of the wise men/- of America's
greatest city assured his yjouthful cor
respondent that there was a real
Santa Claus. Here is what he wrote
4n reply:
"Virginia—Your little friends are
'wrong. They have been affected
by the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They will not believe anything ex
cept they see.
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
.Claus- He exists as certainly as love
'and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that they abound
and give to your life its highest
beauty and Joy. Alas, how dreary
would be the world if there were no
Omalm, Neb. Dec. 18, 1!)08.
J'jdge A. S. Blair, agent,
Manchester, Iowa.
My Dear Judge Blair:
It is a very pleasant duty to con
gratulae you on the 50th anniversary
of your Agency of the Aetna Insur
ance Company, and to bear testimony
to your uniformly faithful, efficient
an^ successful operation of the Agen
cy during the whole time. Ufce com
pfengftS6tfi'"Vfi8
antedates you in tlje point of time of
service.
It will be an especial pleasure for
our Special Agent, Mr. W. A. Hand,
to call upon you and ask you to re
ceive a litle testimonial of our re
gard and appreciation of your service
On behalf of the Company, and
especially of this department, we
wish you continued health and hap
piness. and remain
Very sincerely yours,
W. H. Wyman, G. A.
in response to the presentation Mr.
Blair replied: "It gives me greater
pleasure to receive this beautiful cup,
than I think it possible for you to
have in) presenting it. I am not
conscious of having earned it. The
insurance business in a place of this
size is not large,but I am inclined
L- believe that the Aetna received
its share. I was always glad to
recommend the company, because it
was safe, sound and relable. During
the fifty years of my agency no suit
was brought in the county against the
Aetna, nor lias it ever taken, advan
tage of any technicality to avoid pay
ment of a loss, but has cheerfully and
promptly met every obligation to its
patrons. Its office! have, without
exception, been most courteous and
helpful and I assure you it has been
a pluasu-u 'a represent the Aetna. I
therefore thank you and the company
for this cup."
Judge Blair has performed many
services of far reaching and benefi
cial imporance to the people of his
county, state and country during "tin
half cenury covered by his term as
agent for the Aetna Insurance com
pany.- In this connection it is quite
appropriate to specially mention
some of the work he has done.
The Judge creditably served as Pr
vost Marshal of Delaware count
from 1861 to the close of the War of
the Rebellion.
About the year 1862, Delaware
county employed Mr. Blair to obtain
an indemnity from the nationul gov
ernment, under an amended act of
congress passed in 1855, for swamp
lands that belonged to the county un
der previous acts of congress, and
which had been sold by the govern
ment before the passage of the act of
1855. This service was so well per
formed by him that the county re
ceived on its claim $2,000 in money
and scrip for 2200 acres of land,
which was located in Emmet county
of this state. A sale of this
land years afterwards enabled Dela
ware county t) build its present n:ag
iiificent Court house, without selling
a bond or levying a cent of special
tax Im that purpose. While the land
did not sell,for quite enough to pay
for the Court House, A few "thousand
dollars of sUVplu3 in the county fund
was used to help out, and in that
wny the building was paid for without
adding a cent to the ordinary tax
levies.
Judge Blair took a prominent part
ers and equals.
Have patience, and remember that in securing the removal of the coun
ting present brood -ef children is ty seat from Delhi to .Manchester, and Heed are well known in Ma-ncheser
and their many friends unite in ex-
more
t'lan
any
broneht foi-h county to promote the construction of
our present Court House. He ean-
ot'iei'
man
Photphst* Lnndi Withdrawn Pram vn*«ed the county, promising the peo- Ofttral depot. They reurued Sunday
Entry. Ple
lf
znent in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming: which resulted in favor of tha build-
have been withdrawn from entry.
These lands are believed to contain
the largest deposits in the world of
phosphate rock, and if the govern
ment retains the title they can be
leased 011 terms which will insure
their ure to replenish the fertility of
the exhausted farm lands of this
country. Unless some such plan as
this is followed these phosphates de
posits will be bought up by some syn
dicate and their product shipped out
of the country. Last year 900,000 ton
of phosphate rock were exported,
and fears were entrtained that this
country's supply would be exhausted
in a few years .. ..
'hey would favor the building from a short wedding trip, and will
of a Court House, the structure would' li at home in the Gill residence on
be completed and paid for .without Howard street, where they have se-
the levy of a special tax. That prom
ise was a large factor in the contest
years.
Duriiig his 37 years practice as a
lawyer in this county, Judge Blair
took a leading part in many notable
trials. In tho case of Wood against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway company, he succeeded In
settling the law for all time in this
state in reference to a failure on
the part of a railway company to
furnish cars for future shipments cf
property when ordered by a shipper
from the agent of the company at
the initial point of shipment. Thi3
decision not alone settledv. the law
on that subject in Iowa, but also in
several-other states, whose supreme
Courts have cited and followed the
Wood case.
The most important and far reach
ing ase however, in which Judge
Blair, or any other lawyer in this
part of the state ever engaged, was
the case in the United Sates Circuit
court brought by the Barbed Wire
combine—tho Washburn & Moon
Manufacturing company and Isaac
IDiwood against the Beat 'Em All
BnvL-.d Wire company and others
In that case, Judge Bladr was the
principal attorney for the defendants
and they won over the Barbed Wire
Combine in the CJjicuit Court, which
was the Combine's first defeat in
this 3tate, and we think its first de
feat anywhere.
At the time this Beat 'Em All
Barb Wire case was being ried there
were a number of similar cases pend
ing in this .and other states, and
the decision brought the Combine to
its knees. It proposed terms of set
tlement in all pending cases, and one
or the terms wa3 a rduction in royal
ty on wire made under its patents
from 20 cents to 5 cents per hundred
pounds. This favorable offer was ac
ccped by the defendants everywhere
and its Immediate effect was a reduc
tion of at least 15 ot" on ev^ry lnin
dred pounds wire used in this coun
try. This reduction alone meant
saving of millions "to the consumer:
of barbed wire in the United States,
between the time when these settle
ments were made and the expiration
ot the Glidden patent, under which
all of these cases were brought.
In everything of a beneficial nature
Judge Blair can he relied upon to
do mora tlian his share. He took
leading part in starting the movemei
which resulted in the construction
of the Manchester & Oneida railway
nr.d has been director in the compa
ny and one of is loyal supporters
ever since the line was built.
We feel justified in saying of Judge
Blair that no lawyer of this county
ever enjoyed the confidence of his
clients in a higer degree than he hue,
general satisfaction than he did and
no man tries harder than he does tc
be of use to the community in which
he lives. And we feel assured that
he has fully merited the magnificent
and costly loving cup presented to
him by the Aetna Insurance company.
The cup "is sterling silver, artistically
designed with three large handles and
holds five and one-quarter pints.
The dancing party Christmas night
at the Pythian castle was one of the
pleasant affairs of the week.
cured apartments.
The Gertrude Goodwin Sillier Con
I cert company will appear at City
Opera house as the third number of
that
ing the Court House, and
promise was loyally kept.
Mr. Blair practiced law in Man-! the -Manchester Entertainment course
Chester from 1S58 until 18!I5, when this (Wednesday) evening, December
a el if
a position which lie held fur lA'civo
On Wednesday afternoon, Dcitiin
bcr 23, 1908, Mr. Earl A. Sharp and
Miss Bertha Smock both of Edgewood
were united in marriage in this city,
the ceremony being performed by
Squire S. L. Doggett, J. P.
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
The week of prayer will be observ
ed by the protestant churches of this
city beginning Sunday January 3._
TKe subject of the evening sermons
will be "The Law of the Harvest.
On Monday evening, union services
will be held at the Baptist ehurc^,
the sermon to be. delivered by Rev
W- H. Ensign of the
"First Presbyter
ion church. The subject Is "The Bib
le, the Word of God." On Tuesday
evening^ at the First Congregational
ch'.-rch, Rev. R. A. Barnes of the
Methodist Episcopal church will speal
jon "The Signs of the Times." Rev.
l'\ Moore of the First Congregational
church will. preach Wednesday even
ing at the Methodist Episcopal church
on "Intemperance and Gambling."
Thursday evening at the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Donna Mlnton of the
United Brethren church will speak on
"God's Faithfulness—Mans Responsi
bility."' Rev. S. S. Stephenson will
conclude the week's services on Fri
day evening at the United Brethren
chur6h and will preach from the sub
ject, "The Family and the School.'
On Sunday evening, January 10, the
ministers of the churches will use for
their evening sermons, "Christ, the
Giver of Life."
An offering will be taken for the
American Bible society, and the Min
isterial association of the city has
pledged at 'east .$25. The churches
and their pastors extend to the pub
lie special invitations to each of these
services.
Methodist Episcopal.
On Thursday evening, December 31
a watch night meeting will be held
at tho Methodist Episcopal church,
beginning at 7:30 o'clock and closing
at midnight. The program for this
service is as follows:
7:30 to 8:30, in charge of the clasi
loaders. Prayer and praise meeting.
8:30 to 0:30, in charge of the Sun
day school. Annual election cf offi
cers and plans for the coming year
9:30 to 10:15, social groups for re
ligious conversation.
10:15 to 11:00, Incharge of Epwortl
league.
11:00 to 11:30, sermon by the pas
tor.
11:30 to 11:50, prayer and consecra
tion service.
11:50 to 12:00, consecration for the
coming year^
bells.
SOCIAL.
"The Royal Slave" will be present
ed at Central Opera House Thursday
evening.
Presbyterian.
The morning theme will be "Plins
for the New Year," the evening "The
Journey of Life."
The missionary society meets with
Mrs. M. A. Doolittle on Wednesday
a' 2:30 p. m.
Baotlst.
The Baptist people will serve their
annual dinner and hold their roll call
and business meeting at the church
Wednesday, January 6. The program
will be of praise service, roll call,
dinner and general business. The
dinner will be free. The" ladles will
receive a free will offering for sup
port of the society,and more especial
ly for church improvement. Report:
from the various departments of the
church will be given the work foi
the ensuing year mapped out, and
officers elected. The meeting will be
gin p.t 11 o'clock that morning, and
all members of the parish are urged
to be present promptly and answer
the roll call, or send' an answer. The
members of the congregation are cor
dially invited and will be heartily wel
omed.
-!Vv
A dance will be given at Central
Opera house tonight, under the man
agement of the Manchester Basebal
association.
Mr. Henry May and Miss Nellie
Fowler of Ead's Grove were united
in marriage in this city on Wednes
day, December 23, 1908.
.Miss Amber Davis enertained
company of li-iends Monday evening
frcm 7:30 until 9:30 o'clock at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
N. E. Davis on Fayette street.
Dr. B. J. Clark, pastor of the First
church at Cedar Rapids, gave a lec
ture at the United Brethren church
In this city Monday evening. Illus
trated songs and views were a pleas
ingTcature of the entertainment.
At City Opera house Saturday even
ing, January 2, 1909, the "Yankee
Doodle Boy" will appear blfore Man
chester theatre-goers and present its
musical comedy. The company is un
der the management of Powell &
Colin and is composed of ten people.
The play is a strong classic, is full
of irresistable comedy and provides
delightful music.
Announcements have been received
fiom Dubuque of the presentation of
Mme. Lillian Nordica by Mr. Harry
Culbcrtson at the First Congregation
al church on January 28. Mme. Nor
dica comes with fine support, which
includes the famous baritonj, Fred
erick I-Iastings, the great American
pianist, Emma Showers, and the
French accompanist, Andre Benoist.
This company travels in a private car
and the expense of bringing them to
Dubuque i3 considerable. A number
from this city are planning to attend
the recital.
On Wednesday, December 23, 1908,
Mr. Arthur Reed of thisf city, and
Miss Julia Rowe of LaPorte, Indiana,
were united in marriage at the parso
nage of the Methodist Episcopal
churc h, the service being read by Rev
II A. Barnes, D. D. Air. and Mrs.
"K?
Z":*
The Baptist Young People'^ union
will give their literary social at the
home of Alfred and Isabel Durey-Frl
day evening. Besides an interesting
program and a good time, new off!
cers will be elected and other matters
cf interest brought before the society.
Everyone and everyone's friends are
cordially invited.
The pastor, Rev. S. S. Stephenson,
will preach next Sunday morning upo
'the. subject, "Pressing Toward the
Goal." In the evening, "Jesus, the
Truth," will be the subject of the ser
mon.
054 First Congregational.
Oil Sunday morning, the pastor,
Rev. J. F. .Moore, will speak on the
subject, '.'God Better to Us Than our
Fears." At the evening service, "A
Hero of a Great Purpose."
Prayer meeting will he held on
Thursday evening as usual.
HINES SCHOOL HOUSE REBUILT.
School opened at the Hines school
huyse last week, the new building be
ing completed a few days before the
term was begun. Miss Anna Bargary
11 -Monti again takes charge, having
recovered from her injuries received
li the recent tornado, which
demolished the former school
house and seriously injured several of
the children in attendance.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Harry Cuthernson and Rose Zirtz
nmn, December 23.
Henry P. May and Nettie Fowler,
December 23.
J. W. Slater and Emma Gonlz, De
cember -a.
Fred O'Neil and Ada Sheppard, De
cember 26.
Athur Reed and Julia Rowe, Decem
ber 23.
tending congratulations. Mr. Reed is Earl Sharp and Bertha Smock, Do
ll telegraph operator at the Illinofs cjmber 23.
MM. JINNII ACORD JOHN LATIMER.
Mrs. Jennie Acord -died Monday
evening, December 28, 1908, at the
Acorn home south ot Manchester, be
ing about 56 years of age. She was
born at Colesburg and lived in Dela
ware county until her-death. She
was married to Hugh Acord and to
thorn were born eight children, one of the 2nd day of July this year, ln-i-
whom is dead. Those living and t:ur
viviug her, with Mr. Acord, are Mr.?.
Anna Soevey, Mrs. Julia Seal, Nancy,
Mary, Pearl, George and Will Acord,
all of this city.
Mrs. Acord was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church, holding
her membership in the Manchester
parish. The day for the funeral has
not yet been decided upon. Rev. R.
A. Barnes will conduct the services,
which will probably be held from the
home
MR8. LEWIS J. GATES.
Mrs. Lewis J. Gates died this (Tues
day) morning, December 29, 1908, at
the Home of her husband, southeast
of Manchester, at the age of 47 years,
1 month and 30 days from heart fail
ure. Her maiden name waB Miss Ag
nes Thompson and she, was born^pn
the Thompson farm north of the city.
January 8, 1894, she Was married to
Mr. Gates, and since that time has
continued her residence in the coun
ty./ She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. .Murgaret Thompson and six sis
ters, her husband and James R. Gates
Levi S. Gates and Miss Mary Gujes,
children of Mr. Gates by his first wife
No plans have been made as yet for
the funeral, owing to the fact that
several "of her relatives live in the
west and undoubtedly vflll desire to
-attend the service.
She was a member of Orfent chap
ter, No. 15, Order of the Eastern
Star, and held the office of Conduc
tress during the past year. Mrs.
Gates was a most likable woman, pos
sessing those qualities which tend
to make the home life of the highest
type. Not only is the ^sympathy of
her friends and acquaintances extend
ed to the bereaved family, but that
of the entire community.
CORN CONTEST ENTRIES.
At the farmers institute to be held
at Manchester, January J4, 15 and 16,
1909. Corn for entry must be in the
hands of the committee by one
o'clock, January 15.
The following classes will be per
mitted and but one member of the
same family may make entry in the
same class.
Expert class1—For those who have
won 1st prize during the past two
years.
Amateur class—All others
eighteen years of ag.e
Boy's diss—Under eighteen.
Girl's class—Under eighteen.
A corn judging class for boys
der eighteen.
A corn judging class for girls
der eighteen.
An educational corn exhjbit
carry no prizes and corn will be re
turned to the exhibitor. Any kind of
where grown, owners name.
All corn will be judged by
Bliss from Ames and liberal
will be offered.
Although the mystery^, concerning
Tibet has been mostly dissipated as a
result of the English Invasion, the cu
rious nature of that country continues
to excite great Interest. Think of an
Inhabited land covering between 700,
000 and 800,000 sqnnre miles and hav
ing a.mean elevation exceeding 16,400
feet, which Is considerably higher
than Mont Blanc! The loftiest peak?
reach an altitude of about 29,000 feet,
while the deepest valleys, In the high
er parts of the plateau, do not descend
below 14,400 feet, which is higher
than Pike's peak. Toward- the south
the valleys sink lower, and rice and
fruit are cultivated up to 11,500 feet.
Here the most Important centers of
population are found—Lassa. Shlgatse
and Gyangtze.—Youth's Companion.
The Value of Money.
"Oh, yes," replied the millloned ma
tron, "we make a point of allowing our
boy pocket money regularly. Every
week bis papa hunds Bobby $1,000 ill
small change—fifties and twenties. It's
only a trifle but, do you know, It
teaches him the value of money? He
Isn't quite ten years old, yet he man
ages his little revenue with a great
deal of foresight. It would amuse you
to hear him try to beat down a Justice
of the peacc who Is fining him tor hnv
fag killed somebody with his auto
mobile. Ye-, we Insist on his paying
for luxuries out of bin allowance. We
buy his auioinoblles, but the fines be
has to take care of himself."—Buck.
vTa*
Helping Hand.
7,.
Among the contributors to a minis
ter's donation party was a small but
very blight boy lielonglng to one of
the families of the congregation. After
obtaining his mother's permission to
spend his money for anything he pleas
ed lie went (o the village store and re
turned home with a neat package. In
It was |i pair of suspenders, nttd at
tached to them was aboard upon which
was written l:i a scrawling hand:
"For the support of our pastor."
He Knew H13 Minima.
Neighbor— llertie. your mother Is call
ing you. lierlie— Yes'ui, 1 lcnow It.
V.it 1 fancy she don't want li.e very
badly. Neighbor— But she has called
you seven times already. Bertie—Yes,
I know, but she hasn't called "Albert"
yet.—Phlladolphia Inquirer.
The great are only great because Tre
Ue on our knees: let us rlBe up.—Pro
dhomnie.
Bcc Economics.
The organization of bee life-is a fas
cinating study. The workers In a bee
hive may be divided, says the Univer
sity Correspondent, Into (1) harvesters,
who bring in honey aud pollen from
flowers, wax from buds of plues aiid
poplars, water to mix with pollen and
honey to make the pasty food for the
larvae (2i "scavengers, who In early
morulng carry out debris. Including
dead, sick or Injured workers (31 ven
tilators, v. 'in stand erect and keep
their v. Pi i:i continual movement In
order v. the hive (4) guards,
who ch hlvcpfrom wasps,
ber
On Thursday morning, Dereii.
ber 24, 1908, at 2 o'clock, Mrs. John
Latin^er djed at her late home o.i
Fayette street after an illness cf fit
months. For six years Mrs. Latimer
had Been unwell and sincc a sirol
of paralysis which she suffered n.i
mily and friends realized that death
was only a matter of time. Mrs. Lati
mer was born in CoftiiiV- Grove town-'
ship, February 14,^ 1853, being a,
daughter of .Mr. and Mis. Aaron Sul
livan. Her entire life was spent in
this county. On February 14, 185:1,
she was united in marriage with Mr.
Latimer, and to them were born four
children: James B. Latimer of Boise,
Idaho Glen M. Latimer of Los An
geles, California Lawrence G. Lati
mer ot Boise City, Idatio and Mrs. J.
Fern Latimer-Bothwell of Boise City!
Kirs. Latimer was reared in the faith
of the Wesleyan Methodists, and dur
ing her residence In Masonvllle and
Manchester, attended the Methodist
Episcopal church.
The funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from
the First Presbyterian church, Rev.
W. H. Ensign" officiating. The re
mains were taken to Masonville, and
Interment made In the cemetery at
that place. Mrs. Fern Latlmer-Both
well of Shoshone, Idaho, Mr. and^lrs.
O. Z. Wellman of Arlington. R. F.
Bcsscck of Fonda, the Misses Ellis
of Greeley, A. R. Sullivan of Iowa
Falls and H. F. Sullivan of Mason
vllle, brothers ot Mrs. Latimer, weri
in atendance at the funral.'
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HOME.
The following students from Dela
ware county, who have been at Iowa
City attending the State University
of Iowa, are home for the holiday va
cation
Arnold, Floyd II., Manchester.
Atkinson, Stanley S., Manchester.
Donnelly, Lela E., Ryan.
Hilton, Roy P., Manchester.
Johnston, Ellen, Manchester.
-Masterham, John W., Manchester".
Rabenau, Frderlck M. Manchester.
Smith, Harry P., Manchester. .-j
Taylor, HUda, Hopkinton.
NO MAJORITY FOR A MAJOR.
On Wednesday afternoon, CapL Har
ry G. Utley received a telegram from
headquarters at Des Moines, advising
him that for a second time the Na
tional guard of state had failed to
elect a major. Captain Whipple of
Vinton Increased his lead over that
of the former election but did not
receive the necessary number of
votes to entitle him to the position.
Company cast Its entire vote of
thirty-six ballots for Captain- Whip
Jle, who Is one of the leading mili
tary men in the state.
A. B. CARHART INJURED.
A. B. Carhart met with a distress
ing and painful accident while pass
ing through a darkened room in his
residence at an early hour one morn
ing last week. Stepping tlirougn au
open trap door, Mr. Carhart fell to
the floor of the basement, about 12
feet below, and In addition to receiv
ing a number of "bruises and a gen
eral shaking up, sustained- a deep cut
upon his head. A physlcan was call
ed and a number of stitches taken to
is
close the wound,
about again.
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Tlbbltts.F rank E., Hopkinton.
Williams, Edward M., ^Manchester.
Zeuch, Herman F., Hopkinton.
The University is well represented
In our vicinity, not only by these
present students but by 24 alumni,
who are prominent citizens of our
county.
These students are enthusiastic ov
er their work and tpgether with their
alumni are planning to have a re
union during the holiday vacation.
Such a meeting will not only be a
pleasure to these students and alum
ni who have so much in common, but
It will give an opportunity to the
alumni to learn of wonderful pro
gress the university has iqade in re
cent years."
The students are naturally pleased
with the record "Iowa has made in de
bate this year. On December 11th
the University of Iowa defeated the
University of Wisconsin at Iowa
"otV—M»M»ij»p.uar3tedaton -.0«
the samp date another University of
Iowa team debated the other .side of
the same qustlon against Minnesota
and won by a decision of 2 to 1. This
result is especially gratifying inas
much as Wisconsin and Minnesota
Ihave been .generally conceded to
the two strongest Institutions in foren
8i«. work in the entire middle-west.
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Prof,
prizes
Lofty Tibet.
NEW OFFICERS FOR KAIR.
On Tuesday afternoon, the mem
bers of the Delaware County Fair as
sociatlon met in annual session at
the court house to elect officers for
the ensuing 'year. Pres. L. L. Hoyt
presided, and Edw. Hruby was ap
pointed secretary pro tem, as J. J.
Pentony was necessarily absent.
Twenty-seven members of the associ
ation were present, and after discus
sion and consideration it was decided
to abolish O.- present board of dl
rectores and appoint a board of com
missioners in its stead, three mem
bers to compromise that committee,
M. S. Van Auken was elected to rep
resent the one-year members, J. B.
Hlgman the t$n-year stockholders and
L. G. Clute tlipse who hold life-mem
berships in the association. Each
of these gentlemen serve for one
year. The officers elected for the new
a a re $ id
P. Jones, vice prudent Thos. Wil
BCip, secretarl and" W. C. Cawley,
treasurer.
Mr. Carhart
BOARD TO MEET.
The board of supervisors for Dela-
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THE DEMOCRAT,
Manchester Iowa.
Messrs. Powell ft Cohan, the pro
ducers of the celebrated music play,
"THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY" that
comes to the City Opera house on
J^muary 2^agree to refund anyone's
mone'y'afterttienfBr act' who^besfft
say (t Is the best and most original
theatrical offering they have ever
saw. Surely this offer ought to catch
every one "from Missouri."
Feed, Bsarding
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Barn
Having purchased the Livery
Barn of A. A. Morse, I will, after
Januory 1st, 1909, occupy the same
as a Feed, Boarding and Sale Barn.
Former patrons are cordially invited
to call and nee me.
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STONE.
IOWA TEACHERS PAID LESS.
Iowa teachers get less money for
their work than any other state in
tbe Midland" schools. Although Iowa
leads high in per cent of no illiteracy
In comparison with other states, her
teachers receive less compensation'
than even in the southern state. Laughter
where per cent, of illiteracy is high-1
er. The average salary In the small:
towns In the south the wage is much
higher. Taking the two smallest
FINCH PERFECT8 PATENT.
D. H. Finch returned home from
Racine, Wisconsin, last week, where
he manufactures an implement called
a weed extractor and lawn trimmer.
A recent perfection in the dyes aool
ishes ^impossibility of breakage'
where J.he_ steel work is welded to
the handle, no crimp now being
made. Mr. Finch states that a thou
sand trimmers can be manufactured
l.i a day, requiring the employment
o' five or six men. It is possible
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Satnrday nightrJanuary 2
The laughter time is near at hand.
If you have smiles prepare to
wear them.
Powell and Cohji's
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the union, according to a recent In-1
vestigatlon made by C. R. Scroggie of
1••••»»
r~
ware county will meet in regular ses- that sufficient capital may be secured
sion Saturday, January 2, 1909, to from local financial circles and the
transact business, and to swear In Industry brought to Manchester. Mr.
the officers for their neW erm of two Finch has placed orders during the
years. Instructions will also be giv- past month amounting to 12,000. The 118 students are now attending the
en in connection with the work for implement sells tor one dollar and doy sessions of the Oelweln Business "S,'
the year. meets with
ready saleB.
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a
FantOUS i*lusic
Play,
"The Yankee Doodle Boy,"
A bracing breeze, Fresh
of :tbe
carrying with it
malpoioTO
song
bits.
Prices 25, d5 and 50 cents.
I
ats on
sale at Grem's
8,ore-
towns in Arkansas, where the illlter-. r- ..
acy Is hlghras^ basis of comparison,
It was found that the. principal of a
three-room school at Lake Village, Ar
konsas, a town of less than 1,000,
received |125 a month as a beginner
and no experlenc,. and Alphelmer, a
much smaller town, with but one
teacher and one school room, wan
paying that teacher $100 a month.
"We do well once in a while to
stand "off and look at ourselves" said
Mr. Scr&ggie. "We are very conde
scending In Iowa to other states be
cause of our high grade of intellect,
but we do not take into consideration
that Iowa is peopled by educated peo
ple from eastern states."
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Post Card#
We carry ic stock over 25,000
Sonvenir Post Cards.
We have the most complete
line of local views of the City,
Fish Hitchery and Devil's Back
bone.
We have cards that retail at
lc to 25c each.
We sold 5,000 Xmas cards"
Our Sfe:ialty Is making Home
Cards to order.
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