Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-16

Miss Florence Day returned home
Monday evening from Dubuque.
Mrs. w. A. Ames has returned
from her visit in northern Minnesota. :,
Miss Birdena Tucker returned last
Monday from her visit in Minneapolis
Mrs. Glenn Conger, of LaPorte, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Rigby went to
Independence yesterday for weeks
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Lusk departed
yesterday for Minneapolis for short
visit.
Miss Lucy b. Smith, of Hopkinton,
is guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Il. Paul.
Charles Muckler, of Dell Rapids,
S. d., is renewing old acquaintance in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Taylor are visit
ing here with the formers parents, Rev.
and Mrs. G. III. Taylor.
Fred Briggs is filling the position
of mail carrier during the temporary
absence of Harold Hadley from those
duties.
Mrs. c. H. Carpenter returned home
last week after visit of several weeks
at Battle Creek, Mich, and with rela-
tives in Clinton, Illinois.
-Mabelle Webber left last evening
for visit with relatives at Cherokee
and Dell Rapids, S. d. She will be
gone about three weeks
Mrs. S. E. Turner expects to depart
soon for Denver, Colo, where she will
spend the remainder of the summer at
the home of her sister.
Mrs. Harry Denton arrived here
last Friday evening from Rock Springs,
Wyo., to join her husband, who has been
here for several weeks.
Mrs. Mary Hines has had Hub
bard oven placed in her bakery. The
large increase in her business made
the Improvement necessary
Mr.. Hugh Magill, of Clinton, ILL.,,
arrived here yesterday for visit with
relatives. He is brother of Mrs. J. l..
Belknap and Mrs. j. j. Pentony, of this
city.
Wilson Acres is moving into his
residence on Franklin street, which has
been recently extensively remodelled
and is now one of the prettiest homes
in the city.
Mrs. Carrie Allen Burris returned
last Monday evening to her home in
Hebron, Nebraska, after weeks visit
in this city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
I'll. R. Strong.
Mrs. G. c.. Bradley, Mrs. w. H.
Hutchinson and Miss Emma Hutchin-
son returned home last Saturday even
ing from Chicago, where they spent
several days of last week.
Miss Elva Durham arrived home
yesterday morning from Iowa City,
where she is taking course of study in
the Homeopathic hospital preparatory
for the work of a trained nurse.
Mrs. Merrill Smith arrived here last
Monday evening from Belle PLANE
where she has been visiting relatives
for several weeks. She will remain here
about a month when she will return to
her home in Madison, New Jersey.
Mrs. Frank Phares and sons, Hugh
and Day expect to return the last of the
week to their..home in Clinton, Ill. They
have been here for several weeks at the
homes of Mrs. j. L. Belknap and Mrs.
J. j. Pentony, who are sisters of Mrs.
Phares.
Miss Name Malone, of Sioux City,
spent several days of last week in this
city, her former home. Her brother,
Richard Malone, also of Sioux City,
spent Sunday here. He still enjoys /,
good position as clerk in clothing
house there.
Mrs. 7. j. Jacobs and daughter,
Miss Edith Fox, departed yesterday
morning for Freeport, ILL.,, where they
will visit relatives for two weeks. Miss
Fox will enter Oberlin College this fall,
where she will pursue course of mus
ical instruction.
Mrs. j. F. Merry, and Miss Grace
Rigby came out yesterday from Dubu-
que to help celebrate the 10Th birthday
OF Mrs. VIM. Cattron. VIM. Eahart,
of Oklahoma, a brother of Mrs. Cattron
arrived here unexpectedly last Monday
to participate in the festivities.
Miss Sue Paxson returned home
yesterday morning from Chicago, where
she has been taking six weeks course
of instruction in the Chicago Univers-
ity. She was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Craig, of LIE Mars, who
will be her guest for q few days.
Harold Hadley has purchased five
acres of land from b. M. Amsden, lying
in the southeastern part of town, and
will erect residence thereon in the
near future. Harold expects to engage
to some extent IN the poultry raising
business and has secured an excellent
location for it.
Miss Bessie Jeanette Anderson has
been engaged to give series of read
ings at the musical festival which is tc
be held at Clear Lake the latter part Of
the month. The management is to be
congratulated upon the selection anc
the audiences who hear her are assured
of being highly entertained.
Anna Blanche Marie Beacon, thu
three year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
F. M. Beacon died of diabetes last Sat
urday afternoon at their home in thi