Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-18
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd S. Morse visited
ih Chicago last week.
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ASAAs anu NAlos l. lOyu MOLo0 VlbIVCN
ih Chicago last week.
Mrs. Hubert Carr visited with her
par, nts in Waterloo last week.
"a very pretty picture of bedstead
isshown in A. d. Browns new ad.
g Fred Dewey is sole to be out again
after a long pull with typhoid fever.
The Congregational Ladies are
preparing to give Halloween party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chss. II. Day, of Du-
buque, spent Sunday with relatives in
this city.
Theodore Belknap went to Ames
where he will begin course of instruc-
tion in the State Agricultural College.
The bath rooms in connection with
the Y. M. q. A. will be finished the last
of this week. They are much needed
improvement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Miles, of Jack
son county, were the guests here at the
home of his brother, Hon j. w. Miles
part of last week.
Fred Doolittle, of Delhi, and s. Ii.
Morgan, of Ryan, are assisting Sheriff
Fishel in the capacity of bailiffs at the
present term of the district court.
Mrs A. E. Wilson departed last
Saturday for South Dakota where her
Son Bert is employed as school teach
or. She expects to make that her future
Z home.
VIM. Frentress, of East Dubuque,
visited in this city last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Prowse.
Mr.. Frentress is a brother of Mrs.
Prowse.
Mrs W.O. Somes and daughter,
Mrs. w. w. Ford, returned home last
Monday evening from Stanwood, Iowa
latter weeks visit with friends and
IN. az Mrs Geo. Webber departed last
week fer Western Springs, Illinois for
: q visit with relatives. From there she
will go to New York state where she
I will spend the winter.
i9i4-J. B. Thorpe went to Independence
last Saturday to spend the day. He
was Joined there by Mrs. Thorpe who
has been in Fayette for the past sew
'eral weeks on account of the illness of
her mother.
a., The ladies of the Woman's Relief
Corps served meals in the Bradley s.
Sherman building Monday and Tues.
day Of this week and met with tlatter-
ing success. They Melted good sum
j for q worthy cause.
y The gold watch and chain belong
s ing to Mrs. L. E. Cort in, of Delhi,
which was lost here fair week, was
foundson the street last week by Albert
Killing and restored to her. She may be
considered fortunate in recovering her
property.
"A new time card went into effect
last Sunday morning on the Illinois
Central. The early morning train east
Z will leave five minutes later, the morn.
4 ing train west five minutes later and
the Clipper in the evening will leave
here five minutes earlier.
= w. b Dove and R. w. Chambers,
who recently purchased Beeman's boot
and shoe store, expect to move their
families to this city some time next
r,ek. They are pleasant gentlemen to
city. a will doubtless be valuable adj
out IL to Manchester circles.
-Will Blake returned Friday even
hg from the east where he purchased a
lew line Of fall goods for Blake 4 Sons
Try goods store. While there he pur-
thased; complete line of cloaks and
Jackets and will add this as new fea-
Eture to the already large stock.
Letters addressed to Miss Elva
Hooker, Miss Delias Meyers, Miss
Grace Bensley, Mrs. Anetta Weber,
Mrs. Cathrine Miller, w. j. Smith, A.
10. Stone, Walter Miller, John A. Levin,
Albert Ball and Fl. N. Appleby are ad-
vertised as unclaimed at the post office
in this city.
Judge E. P. Seeds led the mems
meeting in the Y. NJ. U. A. rooms last
Sunday afternoon. There were about
eighty present and they listened to a
very interesting and instructive address
Rev. II. o. Pratt of the Methodist
church will lead the meeting next Sun.
day afternoon.
County Superintendent, L. T. Eaton
and Ed Smell attended the Delaware
county teachers convention at Greeley
last Saturday, There was 9 large
number of teachers present and q very
Esry successful and profitable meeting
WAS held. Twelve townships In the
:: county were represented.
Remember the concert to be given
y the Salisbury Orchestra next Thurs
! lay evening, Oct. 10th. at the Contra
= opera house. Over two hundred tickets
have been sold already, and if you
haven't yours, better get it at once
When anything good comes to town
don't miss it. Seats on sale at Storey &
Abbott's.
The ladies of the Baker Cemeter,
Association will give q sociable at thu
residence of II. o. Harris IN Prairie
township, Friday, October 20. A Ken
lucky supper will be served from hal
past six until all are served. The Dair,
City Mandolin Club is to furnish musi
throughout the evening and goo'
crowd Is anticipated.
The reception at the Y. M. g. A
rooms last Wednesday evening wa
| we'll attended and most successful
Throughout. The object of the gathering
was for business as well as social pur
\ poses. The Associations work for tn
coming year was mapped out and