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FARMER'S INSTITUTE 8UCCE8S
•', The Delaware Coiinty Farmers' In
stitute opened its annual meeting at
-the Court House on Thursday after-
'!j,''The
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noon, January 14, and closed Saturdry should plan a year ahead to raise a
afternoon, 'January Two hundred
people had gathered in the court
room Thursday afternoon to enjoy
the program furnished by representa
tive corn producers and stockmen of
ithe county, and each address was
.listened to with evident interest and
approval. Rev. S. S. Stephenson of
the Baptist church pronouncod the in
vocation, which was followed by
chorus of boys voices directed by
Miss Alice Jones, superintendent of
music of the public schools of Man
Chester.
Value of a Balanced Ration
and How to Use it on Our Farms'
was first subject under dl3cus3ion
Bert Russell, F. E. Richardson and
•David Chrystal were to appear on the
program, "but could not be present.
The arguments set forth by T. H.
Can-others were forceful and spoken
Ot worthy of attention and thought
ful consideration as those which
'might be heard from a lecture class
room at any agricultural college. F.
L. Durey read a paper which read
as folici 8 -v
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All sinus oi stock do better on a
variety of feed. Which proves that
it pays to feed a balanced ration. And
hit certainly pays to raise it, for in do
lng so you not only have most val
uable feed, but are improving the
land also. A ton of clover hay after
lit has been fed to stock, is still worth
$3.00 for fertilizing.
Unless we seed some land to clover
every year we are liable to be short
,_on a balanced ration some winter?.
I don't know very much about pro
tein and carbonhldrateS, but I do
lenow that wtoen I have plenty of good]
Sound corn, and clover cut at the
right time and pyt up right, it Is very
easy to winter all kinds of t.tock, and
keep them growing all the time,
f. But I lay great stress on feeding
a great variety.. I aim to feed some
straw and corn fodder every day, and
-If there is wild hay they will eat a
lfttle of that and do. all the better for
•'having it.
Plenty of good pasture is a
balanced, ration of Itself for all kinds
Tf stock, and right there is where
we must raise our hogs to get a prof
it- out of them. If they are allowed
run In ft pasture all summer with
clover growing above their backs
they are not likely to have the chol
•era, with plenty of salt and ashes
and pure water to run to every day.
It matters not how well we balance
,the ration for our stock, if we do not
fejd it in a way that is palatable to
them. Land In this community will
grow feeds tor all kinds of animals
.raised here if harvested properly and
cured right, and there is no necessi
ty of buying patent stock foods to
give the animals better appetites, any
more than the farmer himself require}
patent, medicine.
Hay that smells musty or is not
sweet and fragrant, and corn fodder
that .is not palatable, might require
some stimulant with it. Just so with
it man being fed on mouldy bread and
oleomargarine would require patent
medicine" to stimulate his appetite
tad regulate his digestive apparatus,
^fter Manchester has had a few shoit
Courses and the ladles have become
proficient -In Domestic Science the
I- patent medicine man will have hard
sledding in this community.
Experts tell us It pays to sell oats
and buy-mill feed. But I-would rather
waste a little feed than haul it over
the road, and handle it so many
times. One hundred shoats will clean
up two bushels ot dry oats every
other day with great relish and profit
whether on pasture or on full feed
of corn. But they did not get many
oats the- past year. We are often
told that it does no pay to raise
oats, but-it is hard to get along with
out a few hundred bushels of oats
and a good straw pile.
'ft
It does not matter so much what
grain Is fed to farm horses if they
aye clover hay It will balance the
ation. The Ohio station has made
in experiment with corn and oats
ed horses for 48 weeks, and by feed
ng clover gnd timothy, the corn fed
orses endured hard work and hot
eather full as well as the oats ted
lorses.
Some farmers would not fegd clover
ay to horses if they have it. I have
|fed a great, deal of it, and the only
time it has ever hurt them is when
I did not have it to feed.
Millet is a .splendid feed for cattle
,nd some of the wet corners that
row weeds could be made to' pay
•ell if properly sown to millet. It
lso makes excellent bedding for hogs
hey are so fond of the seed, and the
raw being coarse, it lasts longer.
A variety ot rough feed Is good but
ithout clover It will 'be necessary to
upplement something containing a
large amount ot protein, such as oil
ftneal, cotton seed meal or alfalfa,
which the farmer would have to buy.
tVnd these feeds are very expensive
as compared with clover, which we
can raise on our own farms in abund
ance.
Having never fed ensilage I only
[know what I have read and the ex
perience of others. At the Meat pro
ucers association in Des Moines, a
nan by the name of Jones from Ohio,
£lked on silos and ensilage for beef
tle. He fattens from 800 to 1000
tart
ead every year making silage a larg
of their ration. I always thought,
before I heard him talk that ensilage
|iras principally a dairy feed. One
•eason why It is a good dairy feed
because it is. so near like good
rags pasture. The man living in
pelaware county with a -good silo
pell filled.and a g(Jod supply of well
ured clover hay can milk cows this
Bvlnter at least with a clear con
science and a full wallet. But even
pith present price of butter there
would not be much profit in dairying
*y feeding timothy hay and corn
jjone. A man m\ist use judgment in
glancing up rations for all kinds of
tock. For one of the greatest leaks
Ked
the farm is in not feeding a bal
ration. At the Corn Belt Men
Producers Association, Judge Deemer ducers association. President E. B.
said what is'needed on the farm la Reed of Lenox college, having sug
a saving of the tremendous waste, gested and urged the establishment
There .is more waste oil the farip'of a clinlr of agriculture in
than In any other business, so we
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balanced'-ratlon for our stock, and
then feed judiciously.
While attending the fat stock show
at Chicago observed that nearly all
the stock were fed on alfalfa hay,
baled. And it looked good enough to
eat, In fact I ate some of it and liked
it. It was almost as fragrant, and the
same color as the sago my mother
used to pick from the garden and
dry for the next year's use.
But alfalfa is an experiment with
us In this community, while clover
is the corn's queen. This Is the home
of both. And as I said before with
plenty of corn and clover, fed with
brains, we will be able to clothe,
fesd and educate our families, and
live every day In the year as we
should. And not only be a blessing
to the neighborhood in which we live,
but to'-the town-about us and to the
whole world.
A. E. File addressed the meeting
on the subject of corn raising. Pre3.
A. Sykes of the Corn Belt Meat Pro
ducers association, of Des Moines,
spoke on the proper care of cattle
and how to obtain the best results.
EJ. B. Porter was listened to with
great Interest, as he delivered a short
paper on "Fruits and Ornamental and
Useful Trees, Which the Delaware
County Farmer May Grow
The corn exhibit is. one of the best
ever seen in Manchester. C. A. Swin
dell had brought his prize corn pur
chased at the National Corn exhi
bition at Omaha, besides making an
exhibit ot Yellow Dent," Calico and
other varieties which he grew him
self. The amateur class was well
represented, and the boys and girls'
sample ears of corn attracted no lit
tle attention.
The court room was again well
filled Friday morning with Interested
people who derived much information
and enjoyment from general discus
sions treated by several Delaware
county expert agriculturists. Perhaps
the most diverting and laughable
feature of the morning's program was
a paper read by H. L. Rami, editor
and publisher of The Press, who told
of his experience with alfalfa.
Watson Childs iyas one of the
speakers to tell of the best way to
feed hogs and realize a profit. Mr.
Childs mentioned what he considered
a proper method ot keeping swine
and how to care for them. He spoke
of raising of sheep in this connec
tion, and also called attention to the
wire fence question, as it interests
the farmers of this, county.
Pres. E. E. Reed of Lenox college
delivered a pleasing lecture during
the morning, which was well receiv
ed. dtr
The exhibit of corn offered through
the courtesy-of C. A. Swindell- was
of unusual Interest. Mr. Swindell
has grown corn which has taken first,
second and third prizes at national
end state expositions, and has also
made purchases of prize corn grown
in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,
Nebraska, and in his possession is
one ear of Mexican corn, which still
-etains the husks about each kernel,
and from .which specie, the well form
ed, matured and prize winning Reed's
Yellow Dent, the Silver King, Straw
berry and other varieties of Iowa and
central-western states are now grow
ing.
The Friday morning and afternoon
sessions were, largely attended. Mrs.
S. L. Crum, former pastor of the Unl
veisallst church, made an opening
prayer, and Mrs. Lida Elder followed
by reading a recitation, "A Bright
Future." Mrs. Robert Dunlap and
Mrs. Grommon discussed "What Can
a Woman Do With a Farm." Miss
Lucy Brayton spoke of the "Benefits
Derived from the Short Course," and
Mrs. E. B. Porter read an interesting
paper on "Matters of Interest to
Women." Reports of the. National
Coin exposition held at Omaha were
read by Miss B. Ennis Tabor and
Miss Margaret Jones.
Saturday was the closing day of the
institute. Various discussions occu
pied the forenoon 'hours. "What is
Wrong with our Tuberculosis Law"
was one of the subjects wlilch at
tracted considerable attention, and It
was hoped that more time might be
given It. In the afternoon, the boys
and young men were given a place
cn the program. George Knight read
an Interesting paper and L. S. Gates,
avson'of'L. J. Gates, told of the var
ious improvements which had been
made on farms in this particular vi
cinity. J. L. Cocking exhibited re
markable insight as to the scientific
needs of the present day and future
agriculturists in this section. Frank
Sly gave an interesting report aB to
the production of corn In Delaware
county. Mr. Sly stated that but 271
bushels jof corn to the acre was the
average raised in the 16 townships
comprising the county. Worth count
ry averages 20 bushels,. while Des
Moines county leads wi£h 3l bushels.
Tho report of tha nom!natlon com
mittee was read as follows: For pres
1 dent, L. J. Gates vice president, H.
E. Robinson secretary, J. B. Higman.
The lauies association: Eva Smith,
chairman Clara Childs, secretary.
The committee on resolutions then
reported to the chairman and mem
bers of the institute. The thanks of
the association were' given the busi
ness mqn of the county and city of
Manchester for their generous suppor
and in attending the -meetings during
the week. The officers of the insti
tute were given an appreciative men
tion for their work and In having
carefully prepared the program. The
public and High school children-and
students were remembered for the
music offered, and mention was made
of the work being done and promoted
by means of the Corn Belt -Meat Pro-
Miss Ressa Banta then read a se
lection from a farm ballad, which was
graciously received and warmly ap
plauded. Mr. Horatio Merrill of Hop
kinton was heard In song. Mr. Mer
rill possess a voice of unusual clear
ness and sweetness, and his solo
numbers were enthusiastically appre
elated. Miss Charlotte Atwater ac
companied Mr. Merrill.-
A protest, voiced 'by T. H. Carroth
ers, representing exhibitors of corn,
who wished to withdraw their speci
mens from an auction sale which was
to follow, was declared unconstitu
tional by President Brayton, and the
corn was immediately sold.
H. R. Wright of Des Moines, state
dairy commissioner, gave a 15 min
utes talk on the duty of young men
now-a-days to stay on the farm and
improve conditions. There is too
much talk, said Mr. Wright heard
from the boy "the old man didn't
know his business," but may it be
remembered that the co-operative
creamery, which brings to this county
alone nearly seven hundred thousand
doliais each year wa3 emu tiling, the
nld man" did which turned our right
•Mr. Wright made a pleading remon
strance against the abandonment of
this industry, and the present-day
practice of sending the cream to a
centralizing station. Mr. Wright did
nnt disnaraee the new industry, but
argues for a continued patronage of
the co-operative creamery.
a iiumuer ut short talks were then
heard regarding' "Ensilage," which
were profitable and interesting. Jos.
Hutchinson declared that a silo
should not exceed 30 feet in height.
Other arguments were offered which
seemed to meet with general approv
al.
if-
The following were the prizes
awarded in the corn contest.
Boys Class Under 18 years.
Chas. Grommon. 1st premulm, pall
v»nv« shoes Riven by P. Madden, *4.50.
Sydney rtoblson. 2nd. baseball bat and
Si in cash, B. W. Grems, $1*75^
3rd. cash tl. Smith &
A. McCarthy
^V^ctor" Carrothers, 4th, 50 cents, A. E.
Dunlap. 50 cents.
Unnamed Yellow, 10 ears.
Clifford Robinson, 1st. pair of skates,
11.50 cash 50 cents, Milroy, $2.
Cecil Bavton, 2nd, stock food and
whip. 50 cents. Geo. Packard. $1.50.
Anthony Robinson, 3rd, photos $1,
A'PauldMunson,
4tli, vase 50 cents, A.
Thorpe. 50 cents.
Warned White, 10 ears.
Milton Robinson, 1st, cash 92, J. F.
Merry, $2.
Clare Grommon, 2d, American Boy.
one year and 50 cents cash, Geo. Web
ber, $1.50.
Unnamed White 10 ears.
Anthony Robinson, 1st, $2, J. F. Merry
"'Walter D. Mead, 2nd, cash $1.50, Wm.
Mcintosh. $1.50.
John Pilgrim, 3rd. cash $1, John Lat
imer, $1.
Phil Harris, 4th, cash 50 cents, Wm.
Mcintosh, '60 cents.
Mixed Corn 10 ears.
Wlliard Robinson, 1st, cash $2.
Lloyd Robinson. 2nd, cash $1. house
plant. 50 cents. C. L. Adams. $1.50.
Earl Raus, 3rd. cash $1. F. M. Bur*
bridge, $1.
George Lyman. 4th, cash 50 cents, Hen
nessey, 50 cents.
Girls Under 18 years.
Named Yellow 10 ears.
Lucy Robinson, 1st, souvenir spoon, J.
O. Lewis. $2.
Ethel Robinson, 2nd, vase. Anders &
Phllllpps, $1.
Unnamed Yellow 10 eara
Dorothy Munson, 1st, Silver meat fork
and 50 cents, W. H. Boynton, $1.50.
Named White4 10 ears.
Marlon Robinson, lsf, picture, A. D.
Brown, $2.
Unnamed White, 10 ears.
Lucy Robinson, 1st, medalion, H. C.
Smith. $1.50.
Elsie Pillgrim, 2nd, pair of shears,
Hutchinson & Atwater, $1.
Mixed corn, 10 ears.
Ethel Robinson, 1st, lamp, Stearns &
McCormick. $1.
Willa ltaus. 2nd. vnflo, Anders & Phi!*
itpp. 7n cents.
EXPERT CLASS.
Redd's Yellow Dent.
Swindell, 1st, lumber, Gus Barnd
ciut.e. 2nd, 500 note heads, Mer-
ton Cox. $2.50.
Unnamed Yellow 10 ears.
C. A. Swindell, 1st, horseshoeing, Alex
Sefstrom, $2.
Named White, 10 ears.
C. A. Swindell, 1st, collar* and cuff
case, R. A. Barry, $2.
L. G. Qlute. 2nd, The Press, one year,
H. L. Rann, $1.60.
Unnamed White, 10 ears.
C. A. Swindell, 1st, pail stock food,
R. A. Denton. $3.50.
Mixed Corn.
C. A. Swindell. 1st. coffee 3 pound,
and $1 cash, A. B. Peterson and Dela
ware County rrelephone company, $2.
AMATEUR CLA8S.
Named Yellow, 10 ears.
J. W. Robison, 1st. Delaware County
News, one year and box cigars, News
Company and C. E. Gleason, $2.75.
Roy Emerson, 2nd, work $1, cash $1.
W. G. Burke and Hopkinton State bank,
'^Carrothers Bros. 3rd, Manchester Dem
ocrat one year, Bronson, Carr & Sons,
$1.50.
W. B. Robinson, 4th, Ryan Reporter,
one year, E. E. Coakley, $1.
Unnamed Yellow, 10 ears.
Peter Thien. 1st, pair men's artics. one
pound tea, Lawrence and Storey, $2.40.
Jerry Kaster, 2nd, fur mittens, $1.50,
stock dip, 50 cents, Blake & Son and C.
H. Parker. $2.
E. M. Newocmb,' 3rd, one pound tea.
$1.50. cash $1, Newman and Atkinson,
F?' H. Munson, 4th. pall stoek food,
Keiser Bros. 75 cents.
Named White. 10 ears.
Carrothers Bros., 1st, whip, $1.50, cash,
$1 J. J. Kirkwood and Farmers' Supply
Co., $2.50.
T. S. Arnold, 2nd. scoop shovel and
cash $l. Younp Doty and I', B. Tib-
blGeowje
15. White. 3rd, box of cigars,
Chas. Riesner. $1.75.
Peter Thlen, 4th, one pound tea, T.
N. Arnold. 50 cents.
Unnamed White, 10 ears.
W. H. Russell, 1st, whip, $1.60, cash
|1. J. R. McEUlott and F. K. Barnes,
Jerry Kaster, 2nd, picture $1. cash $1.
Ryan Cash Store and Farmers' State
Bank of Hopkinton, $2,
W. D. Meade, 3rd, alarm clock. $1.25,
D. R. Lewis & Bros.. $1.25.
Wm. McMahon. 4th, smoking tobacco,
50 cents. R. W. Swisler, 50 cents.
Mixed, 10 ears.
J. W. Robinson. 1st, whip $1. cash 80
cents, stabling. $1, B. J. Lawman, W.
J. Davis and Harry Gray. $2.50.
Roy Emerson, 2nd, cleaning compound,
$1. cash $1. Welterlen and M. Stein, $2.
W. H. Raus. 3rd, stock food and cash
$1. W. H. War4 and Mr, Reeves, $1.50.
a •lont'R. 4th. towel rack, bacon.
A. J. Rajan an| W, D. Works, $l.
Pop Corn,
$^Clarence Ash, 1st, cash, Dorman Bros.
Carl Meade, 2nd, paper rack, cash
F. M. Foley. W. B. Robinson, *1.75.
Graca Wilson, 3rd, cash tl, A. M. Cloud
^Elaie PiUgrlm, 4th, box candy. Wrn
Hahesy. 75 cents.
every
classical college, was commended for
his attention to the needs ot the
young people, whereby children might
6e taught farm 'science and devote
their lives to agriculture. Mr. C. A.
Swindell was publicly thanked for
having shown to the institute his
corn exhibit brought from the expo
sition held at Omaha. An addition
al resolution was incorporated, that
from tile pen of H. R. Wright, state
dairy commissioner, who recommend
ed the patronage of the Delaware
county farmer to the co-operative
creameries. .-
Sweet Com.
Lester Plllfrrim 1st, casji, Manchester
State Savings bank, $2.
Geo. Lyman, 2nd. poultry food 60 cents
cash |1, "Wendllng, State Savings bank*
*1.50.
Wra, McMahon, 3rd, stabling:, SO
cents, cash 60 cents, O. E. Stowe and
First National Bank, %l.
Sweepstakes.
Best 10 ears.
,.p- A- Swindell, donen D. A. latches
*. E. Richardson, |6.
Best Single Ear.
aJlrIn£
Pany™?^50.
Be
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iev!"*°'"oer"
There will be double classes this
term, the elementary and advanced
At the Court house will be given lec
tures by Prof. P. G. Holden and other
members of the faculty from Ames.
There will be a very fine exhibit
made of stock, which is to be brought
in a special car from the agriculture
college. The corn study is to be
strong feature of the course.
"Dairy Day" promises*to be one
of the interesting days. Two hun
dred dollars In premuims are to be
awarded. The creameries of Delawa-e
county have contributed $5 each for
this purpose. The first uremulm of
an Indiana silo, to be given to thei
man who brings in the best dairy
cow, and who is also the owner of a
herd of at least six cows.
Stock judging will be Anade at the
Novelty Stables. An illustrated lec
ture on tuberculosis has been promis
ed. An attendance double that of
lost year is confidently expected
by the officers of the Northwestern
Iowa Short course. Tuiton is $2.50
for the course, and $1.50 for the do
mestic science work. iSenry Brayton
is president Frank R. Brooks, vice
president, Jos. 'Hutchinson, treasurer
and Frank I Joseph, secretary.
MERRY Tv MEET NAVAL BOARD.
-|f expect to leave for Washington,
IV C.," said Capt. J. F. Merry Thurs
day afternoon, while interviewed by
a representative of The Democrat, "in
company with Mrs. Merry upon the
receipt of a telegram from Congress
man .Walter I. Smith who is chairman
ot the sub-committee In. charge of
the Naval monument to be erected at
the Vlcksburg park.
"At the last session, an appropria
tion of $10,000 was made to be ex
pended for competitive designs and
paying the expenses of a naval com
mittee who were to go from Washing
ton to Vicksburg for the purpose of
looking into the matter. The com
mittee visited Vlcksburg and reported
In favor of a site and appropriation
of $200,000. As the National Military
Park at Vicksburg is located at the
only point where the navy had. any
part in the Civil war, there seems to
be a general desire that a fine monu
ment be erected in the park as a
memorial of its services.
'I am in receipt of a letter from
Gen. A. G. Weisert of the Wisconsin
Monument commission, enclosing a
photograph of their State memorial
which is an imposing Doric column,
one hundred and fifteen feet high,
surmounted by a bronze eagle. This
laft is mounted on an elevated plat
form, approached by a broad flight of
steps in three tiers, which will make
the total height from the ground one
hundred and thirty-seven feet. This
memorial is to cost one hundred thou
sand dollars, and will be one of the
most beautiful in the park."
RAILROAD PROMISE8 SPECIAL.
The Illinois Centra' Railroad com
pany has authorized A. H. Hanson,
passenger traffic manager, to have
fitted foe. the reception of southern
exhibits a coach and baggage car,
which Is to be run over the com
pany's lines in the state, similar to
the arrangement carried out in Illi
nois last fall. This work is in charge
of the Immigration department, and
Capt. J. F, Merry, general immigra
tion agent, has received Information
fiom Mr. Hanson in regard to the
proposed trip through Iowa next sea
son. A special train used to carry
the exhibit, speakers and assistants
will start at Epworth about August 1,
where the campaign will begin. Two
days at each town is allowed, and on
the afternoon of the second day, Cap
tain Merry will deliver a lecture on
farming and the science of diversify
ing the crops as it Is being success
fully done in the southern states.
Two months will be consumed In
preaching the gospel of agriculture,
and Capt. Merry believes that the
special will be run as far west as
Fort Dodge also on the Cedar Ra
pids and Albert Lea branches.
TELEPHONE MEN TO MEET.
The Iowa Independent Telephon
association will meet at Des Moines
A.arch 9 to 11, inclusive. Eight hun
dred men, now fighting the Bell Tel
ephone company, are planning how
to promote the interests of all Inde
pendent companies at the annual
meeting in March. Local interest has
centered on the contest being waged
between the Bell and Independent
lines for control of certain companies
In eastern Iowa. The policy of every
independent telephone system Is to
withstand tho grasping power of tho
Bell people. C. A. Peterson, general
manager of the Delaware County Tel
ephone company of this city, will at
tend the convention.
ASSIST IN INAUGURATION.
Colonel H. A. Allen ot Independence
was at Des Moines last w6ek to at
tend the inauguration o( Governor B.
F. Carroll. With other Held officers,
Colonel Allen was detailed to assist
in the Inaugural exerciess.
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Dros' 2nd' wlllp' Clms-
The second^annual short course in
agriculture and domestic science, In
charge of the Iowa State college, is
to be held In Manchester February
15 to 20, Inclusive, 1909. The amount
of premuims to be awarded is $2,500.
00. The domestic science work will
be held in the Pythian castle, and
will be taught by Miss Charlton, Miss
Knowles and Miss Byers.
MANCHESTER COMPLIMENTED. State of Ohio, City of Toledo,'jtiicas
county: ss.
Fourteen years ago,' when a number
of business men or this city were
seriously considering the installation
of a telephone system, investigation
prompted them to purchase their
equipment from the Strowger Auto
matic company, an infant industry,
which had sold but three other orders
Manchester proved to be the veteran
station, as failure closed offices of
the three previous companies.
As a result, the management of the
Delaware County Telephone company
today is complimented by the Auto
matic people, who refer certain por
tions of their correspondence to this
city, where recommendations are in
variably given the company, regard
ing its system of telephoning which
has»proved so servicable in Manches
ter.
Wor
SECOND ANNUAL SHORT COURSE
Letters have been directed to C.
A. Peterson, general manager, from
all parts of the world. Inquiries*
came from China, Canada, Cuba and
from every state in the union. At the
present time, there are seventy-five
exchanges in the United States, three
in Cuba and four in Canada. Tlie
state of Iowa supports three: Man
chester, Sioux City and Clinton. Two
others are to be installed within the
next year: Boone and Marshalltown.
Chicago, Omaha, San Francisco and
other metropolitan centers are using
the,Automatic successfully.
Mr. Peterson is In receipt of a
large photograph made at the time
of the annual convention of the In
ternational Independent Telephone
association which convened in Chica
go December 1 to 8, 1908. The flash
light was taken in the (convention
rooms of the association on the sixth
floor of the- Auditorium hotel.
AS TO RURAL MAIL BOXES.
Attention of the postoffice depart
ment has been called to a wide
spread belief that rural route mail
boxes, even though purchased by
the individual patrons, become the
property of the government. The
postmaster general authorizes the
statement that no order ever has be:a
Issued by this department claiming
ownership of the rural mail boxes.
It is explained that the erroneous
Impression probably arose from the
fact that the postoffice department
will not permit mail boxes erected on
rural routes to be used for any other
purpose than the receipt and dispatch
of mail matter. The position taken
by the department is that while the
rural mall boxes are .the property of
the patrons buying them, they are
erected exclusively for the receipt
and dispatch of mall and matter plac
ed in the boxes is construed to be in
the -mails and subject to the laws
and regulations governing mail mattei
Including the payment of postage.—
Winthrop News.
MEAT PRODUCERS MEET.
President A. Sykes of the Corn
Belt Meat Producers association ad
dressed a meeting of stockmen and
dairymen in the offices of the county
supervisors at the Court house Fri
day afternoon. It is the purpose of
the members of the county organiza
tion to create more interest in the
association. Two representatives
from Clayton and Fayette counties
were present and expect to promote
more active concern among the meat
producers in their respective com
munities. E. E. McCloud is president
and T. H. Carrothers secretary of the
Delaware county organization.
(Mr. McCloud stated Saturday morn
ing that the association expects to
present the matter of lowering freight
rates before the Interstate Commerce
commission this winter. They be
lieve that the railways are excessive
in their charges, and equalization
should be enforced The commission
will hear the petition sometime be
fore March 1.
JAIL EXPENSES FOR 1908.
The records of the county sheriff
show that seven prisoners were held
at different times in the county Jail
during the year 1908. Their respec
tive expenses were as follows for var
ious Intervals ot incarseration: $10.50,
$18, $43, $5.50, $3.50, and 17 or a to
tal of $103,00. An estimate or an av
erage.of fifty cents a day Is made for
the expense of each prisoner. The
Inmates are given good care three
meals a day keep them as good na
tured as might be expected. Maga
zines and daily papers afford them
reading matter, and occasionally the
sheriff or the deputy gives them the
use of fiction in book form. Asj a
prisoner usually has .some money
about him, the use of tobacco is al
lowed. At tho present time, the jail
is empty, and fs. saving of fuel, labor
and food is realized iby the county.
TIERNEY KNEW BEACH AND LON
DON.
William Tlerney of Goldfield, Neva
da, who is visiting In the city and a
guest of his mother and sister, has
lived in the west and Alaska for a
number of years. He Is intimately
acquainted with Rex Beach, one of
the well known writers of the day,
who has so strongly portrayed condi
tions as they exist In the west in
"The Spoilers" and "The Barrier."
Mr. Tlerney has also met Jack Lon
don, another author of repute. "Mr.
Beach Is an athelete and a splendid
entertainer," said Mr. Tlerney. "He
prospected in Alaska and in Nevada
several years before entering the
field ot journalism and later as an
author."
PLAN NEW LEAGUE IN IOWA.
A project Is on foot among Iowa
baseball fans to organize a minor
Iowa Inter-clty league, to embrace
Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Muscatine,
Oscaloosa, Marshalltown, Fort Dodge
and possibly other towns. Haying a
retentive memory, local fans Tecollect
the day the Manchester club wolloped
the Cedar Rapids league team. Why
not try for admlttanoe in the new
league this year?
NSM
Frank Cheney makes oath that he
a senior partner of tho firm: of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing buslnoss In
the city of Toledo, County and Slate
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
my presence this 6th day of Docem
ber, A. D. 1886.
(Seal.) A, W. GLEASON,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists,
ir,
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passed same frequently day and
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urine became normal. I cheerfully
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Having purchased the A. J. Hes
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It depends upon the pill you take.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
host pills known for constipation and
sick headache. Sold by all druggist's.
When you want tho best, get De
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Do You Burn Soft Coal?
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WE ARE SELLING, A COMPOUND WHICH
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Office In First National
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Orders by mail will recieve careful
attention.
We have complete copies of
records of Delaware county.
ENNIS BOGGS,
MANAGER.
There is no case on record of a
cough, cold or la grippe developing in
to pneumonia after Foley's Honey
and Tar has been taken, as it cures
tho most obstinate deep seated cough
and colds. Why take anything else.
For sale by Anders & Phillips.
Residence Property for Sale.
Can be bought cheap for cash, an*
time within 40 dan from date hereof
a good house and lot in this city. Ap-^
P'y 'o Bronson, Carr & Sona, Ag«nta
for the owner. 24 ti
House for Sale.
A well improved residence pro.
perty with two acres of land for
sale at a bargain. Two blocks from
*ajr Grounds. Inquire of Bronson
Carr & sons, Manchester, Iowa.
Advice to mothers: Don't let your
children waste away. Keep them
strong and healthy during the winter
with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.'
It is the greatest Tonic for children!'
Pure and harmless, does greatest
good. 33 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Sold by It A. Denton.'
LAND FOR SALE.
440 acres of land, 350 acres number
one corn ground, 90 acres of timber
land and pastu land, this land can
be all cleared and cultivated, with
the exception of 15 or 20 acres which
is heavily covered with timber.
This farm is well fenced and has
20 acres of hog wire fence. And has -i
a well with abundance of water and
also a spring that can be piped in
the cattle yards as this spring is In
the pasture.
Has a house that costs $5,000, hard
oak finish, two large barns, and many
ou buildings. It lies one mile from
a little town. Church, and six miles
from a railroad station, Lansing, Iowa
There is a rural route and telephone.--^
This man wishes to sell on account
ot being a single man of 35 years
of age and has a patent gate, which'
he wishes to go on the road to sell,
this land can be bought for $65. per
aore. There is no better land any!'
where in Illinois or Iowa, than this
piece and It is certainly a bargain.
128 acres ot land, between 70 and
75 acres under cultivation balance is
good timber and pasture land, a good
house and barn with a basement that
holds 15 head of horses and cattle,
and has many outbuildings, this farm
is well fenced and cross fenced and
has a good well and a splendid orch
ard and can be bought for $28.00 per
acre.
John—"What kind of tea do you
like best?" PrIscllla-"Go-tees, some,
but Rocky Mountain Tea best." Pris.
cilla—"It speaks for Itself, John."
(Makes lovely complexions.)
Sold by R. A. Denton.
KODOL for Dyspepsia and Indiges
tion is the result of a scientific com
bination of natural digestants with
'vegetable acids and contains the
same juices found In a healthy stom
ach. It Is the best remedy known to
day for dyspepsia indigestion and all
troubles arising from a disordered
stomach. Take KODOL today. It
is pleasant, prompt and thorough.
Sold by all druggists.
For your liver UFI SMBIMII lUa,
Take Beacom'a Flenle PlUf,
They will rarely do yon good
They will stimulate jour blood*
Ana make you feel nappy aia
Try them 260. All druggUta
3.80
2.00
2.25
It fills the arteries with rich, red
blood, makes new flesh, and healthy
men, women and children. Nothing
can- take its place no remedy has
done so much good as Hollister's'
Reeky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets.
Sold by R. A. Denton
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Lansing, Iowa.
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