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VOL. XLII. & PIONEER CITIZEN DIES UNEXPECTEDLY HUGH MIDDLE TON IS STRICKEN WITH HEART TROUBLE SUN DAY AFTERNOON. FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY AT 2 Came to Delaware County In 1S54. Owned Farm Now a Fart of the State Park in Richland Twp. Hugh Middleton, one of the well known and beloved citizens of Man chester, passed away at his home on East Union Street. Sunday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, his death coming without a moment's warning. At noon Mr. Middleton en joyed a hearty meal, in company with his family. After the dinner he was apparently in his usual health, and Sunday being a convenient day for the members of his family to gather at his home they were celebrating his 82nd birthday, which in reality would have been on November 23 rd. During the afternoon Mr. Middleton went into his cellar to attend to the furnace, and while there he was stricken with heart trouble, and parsed peacefully away wihin a half hour. Funeral services will be held in the home Friday afternoon, at 2:00 o' clock, Rev. W. W. Carlton, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, will have charge of the services. Inter ment will be made In Oakland ceme tery. Mr. Middleton was born in Hereford shire, England, November 23rd, 1839. When he was a boy of eleven years his father's family came to the United States, and for four years the family lived in the east. In 1S54 they came west and located on land in Richland township. At this time there were very few families living in that sec tion of the county, and this place was then known as Burrlngton. The land on which Mr. Middleton's family lo cated was near Forestville, and some of this land is now included in the State Park at the Back Bone. On November 22nd, 1869, he was united in marriage with Miss Esther Laity, of Forestville. They established their home on the farm, and during the pioneer days they endured many of the privations incident to the life of the earlj^dajr Bettler. In 1896 Mr. Middleton anjfhis family left the farm and .Ki came ttt Manchester, and erected their home on East Union Street. This has been the home of the family since. About a year ago their home was prac tically destroyed by fire, and only a few weeks ago did they move back in to their rebuilt home. Mr. .Middleton is survived by the wife and four children: Mrg. J. J. Kid der of Miles, Iowa Arthur Middleton of Canton, Mississippi Edward J. Mid dleton of Pheonix, Arizona and Mrs. M. A. Richardson of this city. One sister, Mrs. C. S. Heald, of Ocean Park, California, also survives. In his youth Mr. Middleton united with the Church of England, and up on coming to the United States he united with the Methodist Episcopal church, and was ever a faithful and devout member of the organization. He was Intensely interested in the cause of temperance, and gave gen erously of his time and means to furthering the best things in life. He wtas a devoted husband and father, a kind and helpful neighbor, and played well his part in the early de velopment of this part of Iowa. His death firings great sorrow to the wife and children, and the sympathy of the community goes out to them at this time. TRAGIC DEATH OF WM. TIERNEI Wm. F. Tierney, well known to many people in Manchester, met with a tragic death on March Aviation field, near Riverside, California, on November 18th, 1921, his death being caused from injuries he received when a propeller of a large aeroplane struck him on the head. Mr. Tierney'leaves to mourn his tragic death his wife, and one son, Dr. J. Tierney, of St. Louis, Missouri, and two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Rooney, of Los Angeles, Cali fornia Sister Mary Leo of Sinsin nawa, Illinois and one brother, Frank Tierney of California. One brother, John Tierney, passed away in this city some years ago. Mr. Tierney was 58 years old at the time of his death. LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD TO MEET. The next regular meeting of the Lutheran Brotherhood will be held in the parlors of the church on t^ie eve ning of December 1st, at 8:00 oclock. Those who were present at the last meeting know what a tine time the men had, and the committee in charge assures all that this meeting will be even better. AT THE PLAZA Wednesday, Will Rogers in "Honest Hutch." Thursday, Thanksgiving, "Al ways Audacious" with Wallace Reid. Matinee at 3 o'clock. Friday and Sat urday, the big feature production "The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse" Matinee daily at 2:30. Evening per formance at 8:15. Sunday, May Mc Avoy in "A Private Scandal" also the Pathe Revew. Monday, May McAvoy in "A Private Scandal" and the 5th episode of "The Avenging Arrow." Tuesday Madge Kennedy in "The Giri With The Jazz Heart." and also a Pollard comedy. Wednesday and Thursday, a special feature "The Great Redeemer." 4 V*/ 'BNTL £D AT POSTOmCE AT Manchester, iaw«, aa Secoad-Claaa Matter. HIGH SCHOOL NEWS (Edith Eldredge, reprter) Between forty and fifty Freshmen responded to an invitation to a party in the gymnasium last Friday night. Miss Taylor and Miss Johnson act ed as cbaperones. The evening was spent in playing parlor games after which refreshments were served con sisting of sandwiches, cake and ice cream. National Educational Week is to be observed December 4th to 11th. Par ents are now urged to plan their work so they may be able to visit the schools during that week. Miss Kidder's Domestic Science class is learning the use of machine ap plications by dressing dolls for the United Charities Association. A number of High School students attended the box social at the Red School north of town last Wednesday evening. Laboratory work in chemistry was started last week. The school extends sympathy to Miss Kidder, who is saddened by the death of her grandfather, with whom she lias been living. A High School Orchestra has been organized with Miss Madgsick as di rector. The orchestra meets on Mon day nights and consists of the fol lowing instruments: Trombone Kenneth Coltman Melaphone Donald Dorman Cornet Walter Baumgartner Saxophone Graqe Ryan First Violins—Doris Davis, Marjory Holbert, Mr. Weems, Avis Duffey. Second Violin Hazel Seymour Pianist Margaret Graham The second Declamatory contest will be held in the High School Auditorium November 30. It promises to be full of interest as can be judged by the follownig program: Oratorical "Massachusetts" Ralph Alcock Dramatic "Soft Spot in B. 606" Ethel Cockin "Bob" Naomi .Hobson "The Littlest Rebel" Maude Hooker "Cigarette's Ride and Death" Edith Porter "Currycomb's Ride" Pearl Shaw "The End of the Task"._Dora Tracy. Humorous "Where Ignorance is Bliss" Norma Banta "The Theater Party"—Lou Baskervillt "Too Late for the Train" Gladys Fullertoa "Jathrop Lathrop's Cow" Ralph Hock&day "The Lady Across the Aisle" Ruth Jacox "He Wanted Ivory Soap" Ladusky Kaster "Behind the Curtain" Carmine Robinson The English 1 classes have organ ized Literary Societies. They will give p. program this coming Wednesday in observance of Thanksgiving. The Sophomore English classes have finished studying "The Lady of thi Lake". They are now making book lets to illustrate it, consisting of ap propriate pictures cut from magazines. The Honor Roll for the second six weeks period will be published ue*.t week. In planning the schedule for the use of the gymnasium, the decision was made to open it during the noon intermission exclusively for the us* of boys who drive in from the couu try, as they have no other chance to derive benefit from it. Basketball practice has begun this week preparatory for the class games, which are to be played the second or third week of December. The sea son schedule is not entirely complete but the first gaihe at Manchester Is to be December 21, in which both boys and girls are to play against the Earlville teams. It will be of interest to know that in the game played last week, Iowa City won the Western Conference Championship in football. This is the first time since 1900. Iowa is the only team in the conference which won every game played this season. RESCUE AND PROHIBITION WORK. With all of the unemployment, res cue missions for the "down and outers" are now bousing less than half the number of men they did during the days of the saloons and liquor traffic, according to the report of a sur vey made public today by the Iowa Anti-Saloon League. Iowa and the nation as a whole report, a great betterment of condi- tions among the poorer people, the rep0 rt says. With unemployment at its worst the women and children among the poor are better off today than they were while liquor was as plentiful as jobs. Frank H. Ward of the Rescue Mis sion in Cedar Rapids is quoted as saying: "There has not been a night dur ing all the present unemployment sit uation that we have lodged more than half as Jmany men as we did In those days." Commander (Evangeline Booth ,of the Salvation Army states in a re port on the army's work that "In WEBSTER CITY MAN TALKS TO LOCAL CLUB JURORS ARE DRAWN FOR DECEM BER TERM OF DELAWARE DIS TRICT COURT. JUDGE 1 B. STILES PRESIDES City Cuncil Met Monday Evening, Ap. proved Sewer Assessments, And Allowed Bills The regular meeting of the Man chester Commercial Club was held at the Globe Hotel Cafe on Monday eve ning, and a large number of the mem bers were present. Following the reading of the minutes of the last regiilar meeting and the meetings of the executive committe. President P. F. Madden introduced Mr. B. B. Berger, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Webster City, who gave a very interesting and helpful address. Mr. Berger spoke at some length on the business conditions of the country at this time, and referred to some of the apparent causes for the unsettle! conditions. In closing his address he made a strong appeal for men who the problems which confront the boys of every community, emphasized the need of the business men to get be hind the work that the churches, Sun day Schools and Boys Scout leaders are doing. Mr. Berger's address was listened to with great interest, by the large number of men present. President Madden called on Rev. W. W. Carleton, the new pastor of the Methodist church for a few remarks, and he responded in his happy man ner. Rev. J. Frank Moore and Rev. A. O. Knapp also responded briefly. JURORS DRAWN FOR DECEMBER TERM. The December Term of the Dela ware District Court will convene on Monday, December 12th, with Judge E. B. Stiles presiding. During the past few days a number of cases have been filed, for the term. Jurors for the term have been drawn, as fol lows Sherman Harris Manchester H. A. Bushnell Manchester Ray Connell Manchester Albert Fredley Greeley George Furman L.Delhi Ed Hodge Colesburg A. E. File Manchester Maynard Ham Earlville John iFessler Barlville Alva Smith Delhi C. E. Belknap.. Manchester Matt English Ryan Maude S. Smith— Hopkinton J. D. Kramer Worthington Irvan Wilson Manchester Henry Wulfekuhle Greeley H.^ Hawker Ryan Steve Lacey ,__Ryau J. E. Cocking ..Manchester Peter Henry Colesburg Ed Diers New Vienna Curtis Davis Delaware B. E. Fitzpatrlck Greeley John Oudenkauf Hopkinton Geo. F. Binning Greeley H. F. McElllott Jr Ryan R. P. Glass, Dundee Earl Gillilan Hopkinton J. B. Cashman Manchester C. L. Keiser Manchester H. H. Wendel —Manchester A. C. Smith Hopkinton Clarence Kash Dundee Tom Supple Coggon John Beltz Hopkinton Geo. B. Lane Manchester Sam Caldbeck Manchester F. McCaffrey Manchester Mrs. A. B. Cocking Oneida G. E. Metier Manchester Frank Mensen New Vienna Elmer Acers Manchester Joe O'Connor Masonvillc James Weiler Ryan Harry Nichols Worthington The trial Jury will report for duty on Wednesday, December 14th, 1921. S. Tama and Vine Streets and for the Street oiling for the season of 1921. In regard to doing some pav ing in 1922 the matter will be taken Up The following bills were alloweu. T. Wilson. October Salary $150.00 V. L. Collard, October Salary 150.00 John Mitch, October Salary 100.00 S. H. Morgan. October Salary.. 90.00 Mrs. W. E. Lawrence, October Salary 30.00 one Salvation Army lodging house.-Ta. Elec. Co. Heat 23.71 Oosgrove & Co. Coal 149.10 I. C. R. R. Freight 142.57 twenty-five men, who before prohibi tion could muster only a dime among them, now have deposits ranging from $100 to $500. Drunkenness among the men frequenting the Army ho tels and Industrial homes has al most entirely disapeared. that men who could hardly support themselves from day to day now possess sav ings accounts. The report of the Anti-Saloon League says that instead of trying to reform drunkards the rescue mis sions are now able to spend their time in ministering to the worthy poor. MANCHESTER, IOWA, NOVEMBER 23, 1921 CHURCH ACTIVITIES FIRST METHODIST CHURCH W. W. Carleton, pastor. 10:30 a. m. Morning Worship. In spiring music. Pastors Message, "Sin and How to Get Rid of it." John 1.9. Strangers come. 12:00 noon Bible School, Classes for all, Watch 'em grow A week later, December 4, our Sun day School will meet at 10:00 a.m. 6:30 p. m. Epworth League. 7:30 p.m. 20 minutes Song and Praise led by Howard Rann and chorus choir. Pas tor gives 2nd. sermon on "Your Pro digal Son" topic "Experiences of a Prodigal or The Fun of Hell" Lk. 15: li Young folks especially welcomed. "Disarm or Perish" will be thta Pastors topic Thursday at 7:30 p. m. at the union Thanksgiving worship at the Presbyterian Church. LUTHERAN Rev. W. W. Carlton of the Methodist church will preach at 3:30. Sunday School at 2:30. MANCHESTER GIRL ON STAFF OF UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK. i* 4 The complete staff which will have charge of the publication of the Hawk eye, annual yearbook of the University of Iowa, published by the members of the Junior Class, has been an nounced by Raymond Peterson, of Council Bluffs, editor-in-chief. In making up the list of university students who will be in charge of the various departments we noted that Miss Beatrice Pentony of Manchester has been assigned to the Women's Athletic department. —Farmers who are interested in Duroc Jersey hogs will not forget the sale of registered Durocs belonging to Duffey, Sharp and Sly, to be held at the Novelty Hitch Barn, Manches ter, on Saturday afternoon, Novem ber 26th. OYSTER SUPPER There will be an oyster supper at the home of George Dichtelmiller, for the benefit of the Rock Praire school, on Friday evening. December 2nd. Helene Hockaday is the teacher, and urges everyone to come, have a good time and a good supper. MUELLER-PEET The ceremony which united Mr. Charles D. Peet of Edgewood and Miss Caroline J. Mueller of Guttenburg in marriage was performed by Rev. J. Frank Moore at the Congregational parsonage in this place on Monda, November 12. 1921. The only rela tives present at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peet of Edgewood, brother and sister-in-law of the groom. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 81, 1921. The Council made the special assess ments for the construction of the sewer that has been completed on S. Brewer, Chas. Mueller and has made her home The bride is the only child of Mrs. with her mother on their farm north of Guttenburg. Born and raided on the farm, attending the rural schools, and gaining the practical knowledge of household duties of a farmers wife will enable her to do her part toward making their home life a happy one. The groom is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs. B. W. Peet and an L. Tierney, October Salary 16.66 early boyhood and has made a de Ralph Milroy,October Salary.. 80.00 served success in his work. Edw. Kuhlman, Salary Engineer Mr. and Mrs. Peet went to Cedar of Fire Truck, 6 months 125.251 that he had just completed a week of Delaware County Telephone Co. return toojc up their abode on the Fire Siren 385.St, Peet farm southeast of Edgewood. Ia. Elec. Co. Lights & Supplies, 308.061 May they have their share of this Ia. Elec. Co. Power for 5 months 84.02 Pettlon & Atwater, Supplies— 1.75 W. D. Hoyt Co. Supplies 2.81 Supreme Mfg Co. Supplies 5.3u Henion & Hubbell. Supplies.. ».i2 Manchester Auto A Suply Co. Supplies 46.48 Manchester Press, Printing 14.JO Ralph Milroy Freight & Express 6.91 Geo. Everts, Labor 143.15 O. C. Clark, Labor 100.2C John Eigenberger, Labor 81.Ou Chas Whitman, Labor 43.50 Frank Pinch. Labor 21.0i Frank Odell, Labor 112.50 indus-j world's goods along with joys with out number, is the wish of many friends. Fred Curry, Labor 112.80 John May. Labor 5.10 L. Quitmever, Labor 96.00 J. Rhlnes, Labor 98.40 H. DuBols, Labor 540u Edw. Daniels, Labor 43.05 Jas. Vosberg, Labor 36.00 John Tompson. Labor 33.00 Dr. Thos. Burns, Health Offi cers 15.00 RALPH MILROY, City Clerk. LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST WEEK MISS REBECCA ROBINSON TO GRADUATE AT CEDAR FALLS TEACHERS' COLLEGE. PIPE ORGAN BEING INSTALLED Sneak Thlevevs Enter Boone Oil off ice and Cleveland Pool Hall. —Dr. and Mrs. Willard are moving into the Paxson house so long oc cupied by Mrs. Foster and her daugh ter, Miss Foster. —The Ladies Aid Society of the Sand Creek church will meet witii Mrs. William Bowden on December Service Thanksgiving (English) at 10:30 A. M. Regular services next I 1st. at 230 P. M. All members are Sunday at 9:00 and 11:00 A. M. Sun-j requested to be present. day School 9:45 A. M. Ladies' Aid meets Friday afternoon, November 25th, at J. C. Nieman's. Annual con gregational meeting, including elec tion of officers, next Sunday. November 27th, at 2:30 at church, weather per mitting if not, will be held following Sunday afternoon. Lutheran Brother- will do their part in helping to solve hood meets Thursday, December 1st. 7°™' *bo PMied at which election of officers will also take place. It is hoped there will be as large an attendance as possible at both of these meetings. PRESBYTERIAN Preaching Services 10:30 and 7:30. Sunday School 11:45, Jr. E. 4:30, Sr. E. 6:30. Union Thanksgiving services will be held in the Presbyterian church on Thursday evening at seven thirty o'clock. Dr. Carleton, pastor of the Methodist church will preach the ser mon and an offering for the needy of the city will be taken. CONGREGATIONAL Morning Topic, "Hard Questions" Evening, "The Disparity of Gifts". A very cordial Invitation is extend ed to every one to attend these ser vices. ST. PAUL'S —The W. E. Gildner family of Ma son City and the E. E. Gildner fam ily of Marshaltown are to spend Thanksgiving Day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gildner, in this city. —Mr. Calvin Yoran received word last week of the death of his sister- at ^er home in Eugene. Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Yoran had been married more than 62 years. —Thieves broke into the Boone Oil station on Main street and the Cleve land Poolhall one night last week, and made away with small change left ij the cash registers. No trace as to the guilty parties has been found. —Mrs. Jennie Brown spent several days last week with her daughter, and family in Dubuque. Mrs. Purvis accompanied her mother to Manches ter and then went to Waterloo the last of the week to spend a few days with her sister, Mrs. Will Purvis. —Gus Wenger of near Ryan pur chased the residence of Claude Wright, in the south part of town, and will take possession of the property on March 1st, 1922. Mr. Wenger and his family will be cordially welcomed to Manchester. —W. H. Hutchinson, who has been spending several months on the coast, arrived in Manchester on business ou Monday. He tells us that his family is well and that they are nicely sit uated in Long Beach, where they ex pect to spend the winter. Mr. Hutch inson expects to return to the coast in a few days. —C. T. Heninger, who has been the foreman in the Press office, has given up his work here and has gone to Waterloo. Clarence Cox, who was formerly In the employ of the Press, will assist with the work in the news paper office for the time being, divid ing hist time between his vulcaniz ing plant and the printing office. —The first rehearsal for the music which the choir of the Congregation al church is going to give at the ded ication of the new Estey pipe organ was held last Sunday afternoon. The workmen from the factory are now in stalling the organ, and expect to com plete the work so that the organ can be used on Sunday, December 3rd. —Miss Julia Davis received a box of roses and violets last Monday which her mother picked In the yard of their son, Harry K. Davis, at Pine Bluffs, Ark., while visiting there. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been at Pine Bluffs for several weeks, and are ex pected to return home the first of next week. —The public is cordially invited to a big dance to be given in the Armory on Thursday evening, of this week. An orchestra from Dubuque will fur nish the music. This will be the first of a series of holiday dances, and new features are to be introduced at this time. Tickets to dance are $1.00 plus war tax. All spectators 25c plus war tax. —Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Howard and little son went to Iowa. City on Tues day morning to consult the specialists in the University hospital regarding the condition of the little son, who recently passed through a very cri tical illness. The little lad has not had the use of his right limb since he suffered the attack of infantile paralysis, and it is earnestly hoped that the treatment in the hospital there will bring the desired relief. —H. J. Strathmann, the photograpli- Democrat er, believes in the giving Manchester __ an up-to-the-minute photograph gal-! will serve a chcken pie dinner and A RURAL THANKSGIVING (From the Star Liner) I didn't get much on my crop, The market never reached the top. It seems liko everything I've grown Is sold to pay some darn loan. Though I am not broke, I'm badly bent— The dollars that I haven't spent Are all put back upon this land. I've got about a dime on hand. I'm awful shy of ready cash, My bank account is gone to smash And now the weather's getting cold, 1 mijfs those absent coins of gold. But, then, I know it might be worse, I've no real cause to kick or curse, Because I never really suffer There's places where the sleddings rougher. I am sorry for poor city folks. Although they slam us with their jokes. When they've no money in their jeans They stand in line for bread and beans. My family's well fed and warm And happy out here on tho farm We've got a roof above our heads And lots of covers ou the beds. There's tons of hay up in the mows There's feed and silage for the cows. The pigs, the chickens and the sheep Get all they want 'cause feed is cheap. I have got my bacon, beef and ham. To-day we feast on leg of lamb. We're comf table in last year's duds, Our cellar's full of mealy spuds. I've never had to stand in line And wait on charity for mine. No matter though my purse he lean I've never begged a single bean. I'm thankful for such things a.3 these We never starve we never freeze, And just about this time o' year Give thanks—there's no bread Ilea out here. —The Thursday Afternoon club wili meet with Mrs. Ernest Lawman on December 1st. —Dr. and Mrs. D. B. Bogaard have moved into a part of the L. Matthews apartment on West Union Street. —E. L. Simpson, messenger for the American Railway Express Company, of this city, is spending his vacation with relatives and friends in Omaha. —Miss Hazel Winsor, who has been in a discouraging state of health for some months, left Monday morning for Rochester, Minnesota, to consult specialists. —E. A. Campbell, of the Gildner Brothers store, spent several days last week in Cedar Rapids, and at tended the home coming and football game at Coe college. —Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall go to Anamosa this evening and will spend Thanksgiving Day with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Seeley. Mrs. Seeley is a cousin of Mr. Hall. —George Richardson, Henry Mun son and the Misses Eleanor McGee and Ruth Dudley went to Ames last Fri day to attend the homecoming ana to spend a few days with college friends. -r-The Ladies Kensington of the Con gregational Church will meet with Mrs. Harold Dunham on Wednesday, No vember 30th. Mrs. Dunham will be as sisted by Mrs. Glen Miller and Mrs. Lillibridge. Miss Acordia Kirby, formerly of thie city, but who is now at home with her people near Ryan, has been cri tically ill for some days. Her friendJ hope that she may be speedily re turned to good health. —Orient Chapter No. 15, O. E. S., will hold their family night picnic Tuesday, November 29th, at Masonic temple. Every member and their fam ilies are invited to be present and bring their own sandwiches and dishes. Supper at 6:30, followed by special program in the evning. —The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet November 30th, at the church. Change in the date of the meeting was necessary on account of Thanksgiving. The annual Thanks giving offering will be a part of the service. —The Ladies of the Busy Bee So ciety of the Methodist Episcopal church 'ery. During recent weeks he has been hold a bazaar in Schroeder's Hall in trious and promising young man. He| installing one of the most modern s.vs-j Dundee Wednesday, November 30. Din has been engaged in farming since tems of lighting, and he is now equipeu ner will be served at noon, and every to take pictures day or night, an ..one is cordially invited. Anyone wisli the old fashioned idea that one could ing to donate for dinner or bazaar, take pictures on a clear day only isj will do a favor which will be greatly now in the discard. Cloudy days can) appreciated tty the ladies, not interfere with Mr. Strathmann's —xhe W. C. T. U. has postponed work now, and if it is not convenient! j(S regular meeting from Friday af for you to get a picture taken during ternoon until Saturday afternoon, on the day time, make your appointment account of the funeral of Mr. Hugh with him for some evening. Middleton, which will be held on Fri -Miss Rebecca Robinson of Man day afternoon. Alt members of tht Chester will graduate on November 29th, from a two year course at the Iowa State Teachers' College at Ce dar Falls, and will receive her di ploma as a graduate in the curriculum of Home Economics education. There are twenty-nine graduates in the F\iil Term Class, one of whom Is Miss Inez Walton, of Long Beach, California, and another Miss Gertrude Jane Reynolds of Dell Rapids. South Dakota, and another is Mr. Horace T. C. Tu, of Tungyang. Cheking, China. The re maining members of the class are all from Iowa. Union will attend the services. The meeting on Saturday afternoon will be held at the home of Mrs. O. M. Phenicie, at 2:30. —Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cloud, oi Dell Rapids, South Dakota, are tht happy parents of a son, born to them on Friday. November 18th. The young man answers to the name of William Wolcott Cloud. Grandpa Will Wol cott and Grandpa Will Cloud are both about the happiest "granddads" in Manchester and are conducting them selves about as well as we might ex pect, under the circumstances. NO. 47 CHAS. F. BODIES ANSWERS SUMMONS VETERAN OF THE FRANCO-PRCS SIAN WAR OF 1870, PASSES AWAY NOVEMBER 16TH. SUFFERER FOR MANY YEARS Funeral Services Held Last Frldaj And Interment was Made in Straw lurry Point. Charles F. Rodies, a veteran of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, died a his home on East Main street, fol lowing an extended illness. For many years Mr. Rodies had been a sufferer from rheumatism, and much of the time he suffered intensely. Release, came to Mr. Rodies early Wednesday morning, November 16th, 1921. Fun eral services were held at his home ou Main street. Friday morning. Rev. Otto Graff, pastor of the Lutheran church, had charge of the services, and in terment was made in the cemetery iu Strawberry Point. Mr. Rodies was born in Germany July 6th, 1852, and grew to young manhood in that country. He passed through a brief period of military training, through which every young man had to pass, and as a mere boy he particpated in the Franco-Prussian war. Soon after the war he and his sister, Mrs. John Marshall of this city, came to the United States, and (located in the northern part of Delaware County. For many years Mr. Rodijs operated a farm near Forestville, and was well known in that locality. Re tiring from active pursuits of ^he farm he moved to Strawberry Point) where he lived for a time, and later moved to Davenport and five years ago he came to Manchester and has made his home here since. Mr. Rodies was united in marriage with Miss Hannah Wenske, of Straw berry Point. She passed away in 1909. He leaves to mourn his death five children: Mrs. Emma Maxson, of Des Moines William Rodies and Mrs. Matilda Troup, of Strawberry Point. Robert Rodies of Waterloo and Mrs. Clara Rogers of Oak Park, 111. Two sisters, Mrs. John Marshall of Man chester and another sister who resides in Germany, also survive him There are also five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mr. Rodies was an honest, hardwork ing and upright citizen, and played his part in life well. His death brings deep sorrow to the members of his family. REV. GOUGHNOUK SOME HUNTER A letter from Rev. H. L. Gougbnour, former pastor of the First Congre gational church of Manchester received by the editor of the Democrat a few days ago, contains some items of in terest to many friends of Mr. Gough nour and his family. He writes that he has been preaching each Sunday in two churches in Pennsylvania, and that he has just completed a week of special meetings in each church. Ho attended a conference in Philadelphia, and delivered the Armistice Day ad dress, and in addition to all this ha found time to go on a hunting trip. C. B. Baumgartner and Supt. Hllliard will be especially interested in this part of the letter, where Mr. Gough nour says: "Also took a hunting trip and bagged a wild turkey, 10 gray squirrels, 5 rabbits, and one ruffed grouse. On this trip I made the most noise of all." Mrs. Goughnour, he says, went to Winber, Pa., to con sult her doctor, and was planning on entering a hospital there for an operation for the removval of tonsils QUICK DISPOSAL SALE. On page three of this week's issue our readers will find the page ad vertisement of Frank J. Keiser, an nouncing a quick, disposal sale, which begins on Friday, Novem|er 25th. and continues for fourteen days. Mr. Reis er is going to convert his large stock of high grade merchandise into cash, and he should be able to do it, when the rediculously low prices on suits and overcoats are taken into consid eration. Suits that not iong ago cost $40 and $50, are going at $14.95. In addition to the very remarkable price on suits and overcoats, an endless array of very attractive prices on ail kinds of men's furnishings are quoted, so that this sale will afford an op portunity to buy your Christmas gifts, and in fact lay in a supply for future needs. Our readers cannot afford to overlook this opportunity, for it means dollars in their pockcts. ABSTRACT COMPACT IN ITS NEW HOME. The Delaware County Abstract Com pany is now occupying its neat new office rooms, on the first floor of the handsome new brick building which Judge Geo. W. Duntoam has erected the past summer. The new quarters are especially designed for an Ab stract office, with a large fire-proof vault, and an abundance of sunlight, making it one of the most desirable office rooms in Manchester. The sec ond floor is being occupied by Judge hi. Mrs. Dunham, and has all mod ern conveniences one could wish for. In the rear of the building is a large garage and supply room. I