Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-10

DAY.
Hon. }. w. Miles is adding new
barn to his residence property ON Union
street.
Note what kalamity says dime
will buy at the Plumber store any Gay
this week.
$. w. Cummings, of Golden, has
one hundred bushels of seed corn for
sale. See his notice.
John Kelly who resides three miles
north of town shot large coon near
his home last Sunday morning.
Miss Bessie j. Anderson arrived
home last Thursday night from Chica-
go and will spend the summer in this
city.
Commander r.. w. Thrill expects
to go to Des Moines the last of the
week on business in connection with
the e. A. r.
Al. HOLSTER, Joseph Hutchinson
and LATE Matthews are in Tennessee
some timber land with the
view of purchasing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Langridge, of
Maquoketa, formerly of this city are re-
joicing over the arrival of boy baby at
their home last week.
Hugh Clemans left for Shohomish
Wash. last week on business trip. He
will also visit with his mother and
brother, Carl, who reside there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva johnson, of
Cedar Rapids visited friends and rela-
tives in this vicinity last week. They
are contemplating locating here.
Dell Skinner left for Ft. Dodge
Monday morning where he has secured
work on the l. G. r. RS. new road
that is being built from that place to
Omaha.
Mrs. S. Purvis and Mrs. M. A.
Newman returned home last Wednes-
day morning from New York state
where they visited with relatives for
several months.
Rev. Chas. Hamilton leaves the first
of next week for Minneapolis to attend
the national convention of Presbyterian
churches. Heis commissioner from the
Dubuque Presbytery.
Sarah Elizabeth Coonrod, the two
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Coonrod who reside seven miles west
Of here, died of pneumonia last Satnr-
day morning. The funeral services
were held Monday afternoon.
The annual alumni banquet will be
held on Friday evening June End at
Pythian Castle. Active preparations
are being made and choice program is
being arranged. The management re
quests all who expect to attend, to
procure their tickets of the invitation
before May 25th.
"A. j. Collinge received a letter
Monday from his son, Will, who is in
klondyke. The letter was dated April
9th. and he said that he was enjoying
The best of health and had no thought
IF returning home. He spent most of
The winter prospecting and is now To-
Gated on what he thinks will be pay
ing claim.
The ladies of the Woman's club
will meet next Monday evening, May
10, with their president, Mrs. Helen
to hear her report of the BIZ
ennial Federation meeting just attended.
This is the last meeting OF this club for
The season, and it promises to be very
interesting meeting. All members
are requested to be present.
An official special train passed
through here last Wednesday carrying
number of L. G. r.. r. officials en-
route to TT. Dodge, to inspect the
Central's proposed road from TT. Dodge
to Omaha. A. w. Sullivan General
and David Sloan Chief
Engineer were among the party and
are making an overland inspection of
the survey.
State Secretary MCGEE, of the Y . NJ.
G. A. and Secretary Boettcher, Of the
railroad Y. M. e. A. at Waterloo, were
in the city last Monday in conference
with the local board of directors in re-
gard to the choice of the successor of
Secretary Mathews, whose resignation
was handed in last week. Nothing def
mite has yet been decided upon, but the
boards selection will probably be an
nounced next week.
"A concert by "The Canadian Jubi-
lee" Singers" WILDE given at the Central
Opera House this Wednesday evening
This troop is said to be one Of the
finest colored companies of its kind in
existence. The entertainment consists
of instrumental as well as vocal num-
bers and the renowned Miss Under.
wood, known as the "Black Melba" is
also with the organization. Seats are
on sale at Boynton u McEwen's jewelry
store.
The work of repairing the broker
water mains is fast nearing completion
The city has had large force at work
for several weeks, and at the present
time all but three water patrons have
been connected and the work on the
pipes belonging will be furnished thil
week. The city has used car load Of
pipe in repairing the broken ones ant
will have expended little less thai
$500 when the work is completed
Supt. Robinson of the water works il
entitled to much credit for so prompt,
putting the system in running orde
again. He has devoted his entire tim,
to the work for nearly month and ha
lowered over nine blocks of piping be
low the frost line.
To say that the senior class of tn