Manchester Democrat. [volume], December 28, 1921, Image 7

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SPECIAL WORD TO BEADEK8 OF
THE IOWA HOMESTEAD
In tbe last Issue of the Iowa Home
^^tsad, Mr. Fierce publishes a long
STtlcle criticizing some Iowa Farm
.Bureau Federation officers for being
connected with the Iowa Farm Credit
-Corporation.
Before any Delaware County Farm
"Bureau member decides to censure
on this matter it would be welt to
Walt for some further information.
Mr. Pierce tells some facts but we
know that he did not tell all the facia
tn the case. Mr. Pierce arranges his
Jlangnage in a manner which is likely
*o cause the readers not used to tricks
•with words to Imagine things which
"Mr. Pierce has not actually said. Mr.
Pierce does not say in hi? article that
.Mr. Hunt or Mr. Cunningham either
dt them receive, or ever would, any
pay whatever as officers of tbe Farm
Credit Corporation. If Mr. Pierce
kuowe, he ought to say what they re
ceive before he insinuates that they
get a cent out of it. .They are serving
without pay as do most directors and
•^Officers of banks in Iowa.
Mr. Pierce does not say that either
"Mr. Hunt or Mr. Cunningham own
more than one share ($100) of stock in
the corporation. If they own any large
amount so that their dividends will
be large he ought to say how much
they own and not insinuate that they
aire capitalists who will derive a sub
stantial income from any stock they
hold in the company. If the total
amount of the Credit Corporation stock
•old (according to Mr. Pierce's figures)
is divided equally among the pub
lished list of directors and officers,
»one of them can hold any very large
^iinountdt stock.
Mr. Pierce
suggests
the Farm Credit
^Corporation opposes the .war finance
corporation. On the other hand Mr.
Cunningham explains how so long
as
•Congress continues the War Finance
^Corporation in operation the Iowa
yarn Credit Corporation hopes to
irork with that corporation as an Iowa
agency of that corporation to make
money available for new loans' to farm
ens in communities where, as he ex
jffipjilns, the banks cannot lawfully make
new loan to a fanner without col
lecting from another farmer to his
financial injury. The War Finance
•Corporation may be in operation' only
a year or two-«-that depends upon Con
gress whichis quite distant from Iowa
farmer—but Iowa Farm Credit Cor
poration hopes to be a permanent Iowa
.Farm loan company. It was organised
„'h» Iowa long before the War Finance
/Corporation sent a dollar to Iowa and
aome well informed men doubt if the
War Finance Corporation would have
"sent a dollar toi" Iowa If "somebody
back east or elsewhere bad hot been
^afraid of Bd Cunningham and the
IVrm Bureau Federation and some
.|bttier ffernr organizations."
I*:' Mr. Pierce suggests that someone is
going to make a lot of money out
•jot the Iowa Pfcrm Credit Corporation.
He probably did not know and could
not tell that the most enthusiastic
''salesman came here to sell the
stock last, ,*11 would not extend any
/hope fo ~4iore than eight percent dlv-
Jdend/yn stock—less than most good
banks* earn in normal times. Nor
lid Mr. Pierce explain that the extra
ten dollars asked for each $100 share
of stock was to cover all costs of
Uromotion and polling stock and that
^thls is wihin the limit of expenses al
^5*fed by law to new companies in
flowa for such purposes.
Mr. Pierce, if he knew, did not tell
"that when Ed Cunningham heard of
the high pressure methods of certain
men selling stock, he went to the head
officers of the corporation and com
plained and insisted that such fellows
-change their methods or he would
•"pW them out of business". Nor did
Mr. Pierce tell that long ago Mr. Cun
ningham had told some county agents!
and Farm Bureau officers that they
should not give any official endorse
ment to the corporation, that it was
a private business proposition which
he, Individually, believed a good thing
for tbe Iowa farmers and that every
man should use hs own judgment as
to whether it was a good thing or
a good investment. When the Farm
Bureau directors of Delaware County
had it put up to them last fall the
majority of them personally thought
1t a good proposition with confidence
in the corporation plan and its offi
cers although other men might start
equally as good a company.
Men who have talked with Ed Cun
ningham about this know that he feels
that the Credit Corporation is des
tlned to be a fine thing for Iowa tarm
erg, that hlB activity in the matter has
been due to pressure Jrom Iowa Firm
Bureau members, and others, who were
bringing to bear upon him to "do
(Something toward securing a better
credit System for farmers'' who oper
ate largely on borrowed money. The
plan was not Invented altogether to
help the farmers through the present
crises but to provide eventually a cred
it system that would help them hold
their own crops aud market them In
an orderly way so as to avoid exces
sive daily and weekly or seasonal
fluctuation in market prices at ter
minal markets.
Messrs. Hunt and Cunningham, who
^helped plan the Farm Credit Corpor
ation, by allowing themselves to be
elected as officers have opened the
way tor criticism, as It now appears.
Their action may fe&ve been a mistake
or It may eventually prove to have
Vm a good thing for the Iowa Farm
ers. It will take time to telL
Mr. Andrews, president of the Cor
poration, explaining it to the bankers
In this county said that the chief ob
jection to the plan some good finan
ciers had made was that it was too
'fair" and too conservative to be made
a success.
It is too early yet to judge what
lie Credit Corporation may mean to
ra. Sound thinking men have faith
it We do not know of anybody
who has been hurt yet so let's not get
excited. Keep your feet on the
ground!
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GREELEY
(Last week's letter.)
Mrs. E. A. Lewis was a visitor at
tbe home of her daughter, Mrs. Thog.
Bardtman Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Griffith have
received a box of fruit from the Mer
chant's at Florida. Mrs. Marcham
Writes that Marchie is thin, but does
not say he is not well.
Messrs and Mesdames Sam and Ed
Luense were in Manchester Tuesday.
L. W. Boule returned Monday from
Des Moines, his father being well on
the way to recovery.
A Christmas entertainment is being
prepared for Saturday, December 24
at the M. E. Church. You are invited.
J. P. Martlndale was In Greeley the
first of the week.
Miss Otilia Fernandas is teaching
Spanish. She has ten scholars in
Greeley and la also teaching in Man
chester.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Clute were in
Manchester Tuesday.
Barl Brown and Robert Beobm are
in Des Moines with the intention of
enlisting in the regular army. Barl
Brown is an old hand at the army
business, but it is all new to Robert
Beohm. We have an idea he will
wish for his home more than once
before three years expire.
.Miss Freda Dieweld of Waterloo,
a niece of Alex Hackbarth was a
guest at his home Thursday night.
Miss Dieweld is a nurse and expects
to sail for Germany, where she will
spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Tireman of Fayette
were over Sunday visitors at the home
of their son.
Mesdamps Phyllis Ljonghurst aud
Carrie Tyrrell have been visiting in
Sioux City.
The officers of the Auxiliary met
Wednesday night at the home of Mrs.
Otto Ackmann to make their by-laws.
Mrs. O. A. Phillips was a recent
visitor in Volga.
Mr. and Mrs. Q. M. Taylor were
in Dubuque Friday.
Mrs. T. O. Lange has been Buffering
with neuralgia.
Harold Hennessey is working for
G. W. Griffith and attending school.
Wm. Crabb and son, Roy of Aurora
were in Greeley Tuesdayr evening.
Frank Brock of Montana was in
Greeley over night, Monday, on his
way to Colesburg, where he will spend
the winter.
If you are not acquainted with the
new dog law yvu better read up on
It before January 15.
Miss Myrtle Armstlrohir has com
pleted her studies in Cedar Rapids
and is again at the Democrat office.
Mrs. Chauncey Burrlngton of Man
chester was a guest at the home of
her father, Chas. Carroll Monday.
Mrs. Polly Carroll who has been
visiting here for a few days returned
to her home in Blancy, Michigan Mon
day. Of course she had to go'back by
the way of Calmar and see the baby
Macx Backs.
Charles Carroll Is visiting at the
home of his son, Harry.
John Armstrong has written home
that he has been having the usual
autoist's trouble. He (was struck in
Missouri Gumbo and run out of gas on
the first stage of his journey.
Mrs. Jas. Cox of Oneida was a guest
at tbe Wm. Hennessey home last week.
The Misses Hund and Prolsman were
entertained at stx o'clock dinner, by
Mrs. Tireman, Friday night.
Mrs. Williams is caring for Mrs.
Ellas Faust
The day of the M. B. Basaar was the
worst one recorded this year, it rained
all day and at night there were no
electric lights. Bat they finished their
work any way. Leave it to a Ladles
Aid to do that. Lamps were borrowed
j&nd we ate by lamplight This Was
a hardship that we didn't use to know
we had. The following amounts were
taken in: Aprons $35.15. Fancy Work
$47.36 Candy, $28.88 Handkerchief,
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$18.58 Bans, $5.70 Dinner, $72.10
Supper, $44.15 Total, $251.89.
Oneida and Colesburg played*has
ket ball &t the former town with
score of 38 to 6 in favor of Oneida.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherman spent
Sunday at tbe Henry Holthaus home,
John Luense and sons were Sunday
visitors at the Sam Luense home.
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Miss Grace Bining spent Sunday at
the home of her brother, Clarence.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Miller were in
Manchester over Sunday, guests at the
Chq/uncey Bnrrington home.
Mrs. Ed Correll entertained a num
ber Of little folk Wednesday evening
in honor, of her daughter, Bea's birth
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Glass of Straw
berry Point were calling on Greeley
friends one day last week. They were
on their way home from Colesburg.
They started with an auto and had
to leave it near Milan Brady's and
their people from Colesburg came aft
er them and after a few days visit
brought them back to Greeley, where
they furnished them return trip by
train.
Mrs. Low Clute and baby are stay
ing at the Gus Clute home. Low is
working in the timber. The family
expects to move to Missouri about the
first of the year and Sam Culbertaon
and family have rented the bouse
they live in.
Jay, Lafe, Will 'Matthews and fami
lies ol Manchester and Frank Mat'
thews and son, Merle of Greeley were
in Manchester Sunday helping to cele
brate their parents 47th wedding an
niversary. Sir. and Mrs. Lafe Mat
thews Sr. are planning a trip to Flor
Ida for the winter.
Miss Nelle Odell is caring for Mrs.
E. L. Sherman. We are pleased to
announce that Mr. Sherman is im
proving.
Mrs. Julia Evans of. Manchester who
has beeni caring for Mrs. Faust, was
a guest at the Chas. Carroll home
Monday.
The friends of Mrs. Phoebe Buckner
gave her a surprise birthday dinner
party Tuesday. A fine spread was
served and all had a very enjoyable
time. A purse of money was presented
to her as a memento oif the occasion
Mr. and Mrs. Bacon have moved.to
a form near Edgewood Where Mr.
Bacon has employment.
Will Lang of Strawberry Point was
a visitor at tbe home of his aunt Mon
day. His mother is in a hospital.
Howard Clark wife and baby were
in Manchester the first of the week.
Mrs. Bllabeth Miller, Mrs. Anna
Neiderfrank, Arthur Moser and family
Ed Moser and wife and Fred Park
inson and family of Greeley and Mrs.
Llule Watt and son, Donald of Ran
dalia were entertained at a Miller re
union at the Frank Miller home Thurs
day.
Word has been received that Mrs.
Elmer Jones kas losf all ber money, by
the failure of a bank In Nebraska.
Among thf out of town people who
attended the basaar were Mesdames
A. 0. Holbert, Wm. Noble, Rob. Gra
ham of Manchester, Ward of Waterloo,
A. P. Massey, Jas. Cox and Guy Miller
of Oneida and Noble of Bdgewood.
Rob Wells arrived Tuesday night
from Linton, N. Dakota.
AUCTION SALE
The undersigned having decided to
quit terming, will sell on the farm
opposite the Fred Porteous farm on
tho Cannon Ball road, four and one
half miles southwest of Manchester,
on Thursday, December 29th, horses,
cattle, hogs and poultry, a quantity
of hay and grain, and some articles
of Tarm machinery. The sale will be
gin at 1 o'clock. The usual terms will
prevail..
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affords us great pleas
lire to wish all of bur
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W. B. MILLER & SON
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THE MANCHESTER DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28,1921
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The play entitled "HI Jenks Great
American Circus" given Wednesday
evening by the 7, 8, 9, and 10th grades
was certainly very good and was all
that it was advertised to be, an eve
ning of enjoyment from beginning to
end, to a full house.
Rev. and Mrs. Wendt, Mrs. Klaus,
Mrs. Geo Brock Martory and Janice
Carl Ortberg of Manchester were
among those from out of town that
attended the play.
Harry Davis of Bitehl, Idaho visited
his brothers and families here Wednes
day.
Mrs. Rich Houlahatl' df Ryan sjfent
a few days with relatives here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs Pete Larson and daugh
ter, Mrs. Hilmer went to Anamosa,
Thursday to the hospital in regard to
Mrs. Larsons poor health. Her many
friends hope for her a speedy recov
ery.
Mrs. Harry Toung of Waerloo came
Saturday evening. She and a brother,
Elmer Larson went to Anamosa Mon
day morning to see their mother,
Dell Zirtzman of Dubuque visited
his folks a few hours Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Sloan was shopping in Del
hi Monday.
Mr. Hilmer was a passenger to Wat
erloo Sunday.
Mrs. Lew Davis and family enjoyed
a visit Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Clemens of Earlville and uncle Will
Radabaw of Rochester. Minnesota.
Mrs. Mortinson was shopping In
Dubuque Thursday.
Hattte Beal and Sarah Clough of
Delhi were tn town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Denure, son and
daughter of Delhi visited at Jun Oakes
Wednesday.
Mrs. Hall ot Dyersrille went thru
to Greeley Monday.
Ray Shambaugh of Dubuque went
thru to -Fayette Monday enroute home
from Dubuque.
Jim Curley and Nick Kehoe off Cas
tle Grove spent Monday night here
on account of missing connections with
southbound train.
A. M. Cloud of Manchester went
thru to Montlcello Monday.
Mrs. Lang of Greeley went thru
Monday enroute home from Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Davis and child
ren went to Delhi Friday night to see
the basket ball game.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Davis were Man
chester shoppers Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sloan of Man
chester spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Rev. Curran of Fayette was a pas
senger to his home town Monday.
Pete Mortinson is in Dubuque this
Monday attending a meeting of the
section foremen.
Mrs. Geo. Rielly and children of
Oelwein spent Monday and Tuesday
with her parents.
Mrs. H. Guthornson was a Du
buque caller Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Sheldon were
Delhi visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Herren, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Schoon Lawrence Balster,
Mrs. Rev. Schuetx of Montlcello, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Bock Sr., Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Bock Jr., Mrs. S Bock of Du
buque, Mrs. Carl Schwelngruber and
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HOW'S THIS?
HALL'S CATABBH MEDICINE
will do what we claim for it—
cure Catarrh or Deafness caused by
Catarrh. We do not claim to cure
any other disease.
HALL'S CATABBH MEDICINE
is a liquid, taken internally, and
acta through the blood upon the
mucous surfaces of the system, thus
the
Larson of Earlville, Miss Risner and ^ruig^onna, conditions.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
father, Carl Voetker of Ryan were
among those from out of town who
attended the funeral of Mrs. Otto
Mussehl last Tuesday, which was one
of the largest funerals ever held in
this place, and shows the high respect
in which Mrs. Mussehl was held in
the community. Mr. Mussehl and
daughter, Lorna wish to express their
sincere and heartfelt thanks for the
many acts of kindness shown them
during the illness and death of their
beloved one. Also for the beautiful
floral offering.
Hod Coe attended the funeral of
Robert Hunt in Earlville last week
Tuesday.
Levi Raster and Hod Coe attended
Masonic lodge in Manchester Friday
afternoon and evening.
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The fact that a woman can roast
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FIRE INSURANCE REPRE
SENTS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN TOTAL:
LOSS AND BUJLD
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Ask the man who was "wiped
out" if you need fire Insurance
and follow his advice. Tour bus­
iness, your home and your fur
niture need insurance. Talk in
surance with us. 'fy:
House Phone No.
x^Tfie undersigned wflf hold a Closing Out Sale on what
is known as the Joe Thurn farm, 3 miles southwest of Edge-
wood and 10 miles north of Manchester, on
commencing at 10:30 a.
HOLSTEIN CATTLB
Thirty-one head of Holstein cpyvs anu heifers a fine
herd of dairy cows.
HORSES, SHEEP AND CHICKENS
CHESTER WHITE HOGS 60
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•KJRAIN AND HAY
Sixty tons of Tame Hay in barn. Twelve hundred bush
els oi' Corn in crib. Thousand bushels of Oats.
^General Line of:
FARMING IMPLEMENTS:
FORDSON TRACTOR
Everything used in connection with a large farm. This
is one of the large sales of the season and traps and machin
ery will be sold before noon.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
USUAL TERMS
H. MEGAFHN
F/M HARMAN, Auct
3 F. E. DUTTON, FRED MUNSON, Clerks
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ECOPSE ECHOES
Weekly Shavings
Vol. 886 December 28, 19S1
Happy JTew Year! 1
Eclipse Sanitary Hog Feeders" save
feed, protect hogs, shut out fowls,
birds, rats, vermin, rain, snow and
wind. Did you ever stop -and figure
up what percentage of grain is act
ually consumed by stock and how
much is destroyed and wasted on your
farm? If you have not, sharpen your
pencil and you will get a real sur
prise, and it's our guess you will be
after one of our Echo Feeders at
once.' *v.y:':v
The LMflig Hen
To make noodle soup out of the un
profitable hen now, and a warm dry,
sunny house for the others is a good
w|nter plan, to insure jrtnter eggs.
Does your home need a new floor?
We have it. Wouldn't you like to
enclose your porch so you can use
It during the winter months?. We can
furnish the material.
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$2.00
Per Sack,
Farmers CommisskMi Co.
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W. J. Davis, Mgr.
The Job work at this office will suit you
The Primrose Makes
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Better Farms
As soon as a cream separator finds its place on
a farm it starts a whole train of better condi
tions. Cream profits mount one-fourth to one
third. Warm skimmilk fed to calves and pigs
makes sturdy animals that develop early. The
fertility of the soil is kept up to maximum and
the farm as well as the herd increases in value
every year. ...
From the standpoint of quality and efficiency,
the Primrose Cream Separator is unsurpassed by
any other separator. It Is free from mechanical
worries, it turns easily, is easy to wash, it requires
only an occasional oiling. Cleaning out the oil
reservoir—a big chore on other separators—is
unknown with the Primrose because dirty oil is
drained out every time new oil is added.
Come and see this and other interesting new
things about the Primrose.
The W. D. Hoyt
Manchester—Winthrop
Kilted by
SpUaters
Just arrived, car of Red Comet. The
new Coal from old Kentucky.
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It takes 5000 spruce trees to furn
ish one day's print stock for Chicago
newspapers.
How to Save Coal. Be sure to get
more heat out of the coal' you burn
than the chimney does:
Pyrene
Kills Fire—Saves Life At this time
of year when so many fires are start
ed by overheated stoves and: furnaces
We have hard wood Stone'
lumber.
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Phone N* 117. E. M. DANIELS, Local Manager,
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home. They are the very best machine
made to kill the fire at the start.
Why do Bears and Builders Hiber
nate? Is there a good reason? Per- ,,
haps for the Bears—not so1 tor the-.
Builders. Let's stay Awake and: Build
this Winter.
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