Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-15

Father O'Mera was in Oelwein the
first of the week.
Mrs. w. III, Searles, of Waterloo,
visited with her parents in this city
last Friday.
Geo. story is making extensive i'm.
provements on his newly purchased
property on Gay street.
Mrs. Max Beehler returned home
last Saturday evening from her visit
with friends in Chicago.
The district court is still in session,
the SANDER case of Plat VS. Huntington
was decided in favor of the defendant.
Mrs. l.. b. Richmond leaves the
last of this week for Dayton, Ia, where
she will make an extended visit with
relatives.
Ed Farrelly, of Dubuque, has &C.
cepted position in Browns G. o. d.
in this city. His family and household
CllCNGo diIlfCu uClC 4hOuudys
Freeman Lowell, of Dayton, Iowa,
was in the city last week being called
here by the illness and death of his
brother-in-law, Walter Richmond.
Crawford Hutchinson who has been
visiting with relatives in this city for
the past two weeks returned to his
home in Chicago yesterday morning.
Mr.. r. G. Kennedy is very sick at
his home in this city with appendicitis.
Just as we go to press we hear that a
physician at Dubuque has been sum.
moned for consultation with the at
tending physician.
The item in the last issue of the
Democrat relative to Mrs. James Con-
ner of Delhi was wholly erroneous, ow-
ing to misintormation on the part of
the person who handed in the item.
Mrs. James Conner we are glad to state
is well and enjoying good health.
AT the school election in this city
last Monday j. S. Jones and DIR. N. S.
Craig were reelected for a term of
three years as members of the board of
education for the Independent District
of Manchester. There were only thirty
five votes cast. There were no contes,
tants GA scratched tickets.
AT the meeting of the school board
last Monday evening it was decided to
have class day for the graduating
exercises this year. The productions of
the graduates will be delivered during
the day and speaker will be secured
for the evening exercises. 1t is under
stood that Judge E. p. Seeds will be
invited to deliver the ad ress to the
class.
The sad news has been received
here of the death OF Mrs. Margaret
Gately-Phillips, who died at Cripple
Creek, Colo, last Saturday night. The
deceased was for many years resi-
dent of this city and daughter of
Mrs. Eleanor Gately. AT this writing
it is not known whether or not the re-
mains will be brought here for inter
ment.
Congress has made an appropri-
alton of $4,000 to be used in making
improvements at the U. S. Fish Com
mission Station at this place. A por-
ton ofthis sum will be expended for
the purposes stated IN Superintendent
Johnson's notice to contractors" in an
other column and to which the atten-
ton of parties interested in the lines of
work therein mentioned, is called.
Walter Richmond died of consump-
ton at his home in this city last Thurs
day. He was born in Scion, Ohio, sixty
one years ago and became resident of
this state in the year 1859. At the
opening of the civil war, he enlisted in
the Bird Iowa infantry and served for
three years. His wife Mrs. l.. B. Rich
mond survives him. The funeral SER
vices were held at the house last Sun
day afternoon, Rev. G. III Hamilton Of
floating.