Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-26
VIII Roe was Des Moines visitor
the latter part of last week.

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former home in Marion.
Mrs. w. II. Searles, of Waterloo is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Glissendorf in this city.
Mrs e. G. Day who has been in
Chicago for the past year is visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
i Mrs. Samuel Givens, of Bertrand,
Neb., is the guest of the family of her
son, Mr.. Thomas Owens, of this city.
VI Secretary Mathews was in Musca
tine last Friday where he gave talk
before the Y. M. G. A. on ''How to get
New Members"
Mr.. and Mrs Will Dennis who re-
side on the west side are rejoicing over
the arrival of baby girl, born last
Thursday morning.
The regular monthly reception
gi ven by the Woman's Auxiliary will
be held in the association rooms this
Wednesday evening.
| H. G. Smith is building new barn
on his residence property which will
add still more to the fine appearance
of his pretty homestead.
Seats for Ebony the Convict" are
now on sale at the drug stores of Storey
Il Abbott and II. q. Smith. General
admission 25 cents, reserved seats 30
cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mead went to
West Bend last Friday morning being
called there by the serious illness which
resulted in the death of their son, Henry
Mead.
Capt. j. T. Merry is improving
from his attack of rheumatism and is
expected here the last of this week for
a short visit. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Merry.
M. Beehler returned Thursday night
for an over sunday visit with his family.
He has been in Des MONIES for the past
ten days examining insurance COM
panies in that city.
j. b. Powers of Dubuque and E. {.
Perkins, of Delhi were here the first of
the week taking testimony in the case
of Porter VS.. Brayton pending in the U.
S. district court at Dubuque.
| Letters addressed to Lulu Gray,
Miss Marry Mitchell, Mrs. Kate Fargo,
Rev. j. H. Hoskyn, Jas. NJ. Jackson,
Howard Deyo, Bend Bengtson are ad-
vertised as unclaimed at the post office.
Hogan Bros. made shipment of
cattle yesterday to Long Pine Agency,
South Dakota. They have contract
with the government to furnish 700
head of two year old steers and heifers.
H. B. Simmons will ship thousand
head of cattle next week from here to
Chadron, Nebraska. They were bought
in different parts of this county and
will be taken there and turned out on
therange until next fall.
The district court will convene in
regular session here next Monday, with
Judge Blair on the bench. No jurors
have been summoned as the term will
be devoted to the trial of chancery
cases, probate matters and law cases in
which a jury is not required.
The Epworth League convention
of the district of Dubuque is in session
in the Methodist church in this city
There will be program and exercises.
each afternoon and evening, closing
Thursday evening. A general invita-
tion is extended to all who may wish to
attend
The old black horse familiar to
every one, that has drawn the Amer
lean Express wagon around the streets
of Manchester for the past twenty-five
years will be seen here no more. 1t
was shipped Monday afternoon to
Lerna, Ill. and will be used for phys
ician's horse by DIR. Harry Day.
Dr. and Mrs.E.C. Wheeler are expect
ed here Thursday morning and will re-
main over Sunday at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Wheeler. They are on their way to
Fargo S. d where DIR. Wheeler has
formed partnership and where he will
follow the practice of his profession.
Mr.. Henry Mead died last Sunday
at his home IN West Bend. He was
well known and respected in this vi
entity, being at one time a resident of
this city. He was a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Mead, who reside north Of
here and his wife is daughter of z. L..
Atkinson of this city. The funeral
was held yesterday afternoon.
Harry Day who has been taking
medical course in the Chicago School of
Homeopathy graduated from that in
stitution two weeks ago and has opened
an office for the practice of his profess
ion at Lerna, Illinois. Harry is an en-
ergetic and deserving young man and
his host of friends here wish him sue
cess. His mother, Mrs. Geo. Day, who
is visiting friends here, will go there
soon and expects in the future to make
her home with him.
| The Behannesey entertainment to
be given in the City Hall on May 3, has
received very flattering press notices
and those from here who have seen it,
say that it most successfully portrays
the manners, customs and costumes of
the different races within the Turkish
Empire. The price of admission will
!, be 25 cents. There will be no reserved
seats and children under ten years of
age when accompanied by their parents
will be admitted free.
5 d. o. Chamberlin has secured the
3 agency at this place of the Wheeler &
Wilson sewing machine company, an6
l will handle their machines instead Of