Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-18

WIN Mccormick went to Chicago
yesterday morning to spend several
days.
Mrs. b. Holbert, of Greeley, visited
friends and relatives here part of last
week.
| Mr.. McMillen, of Marshalltown,
visited here Monday with his friend j.
| w. Miles.
Attorney H. Rickel, of Cedar Rap
ids, is attending court in Manchester
this week.
IN. II. Hyde has our thanks for an
elegant photo of President Mckinley
taken while he was speaking here Mon
day morning.
Rev. q. M. Chambers and DR.. Nj. E.
Dlttmer, of Colesburg, were Manches-
ter visitors last Monday.
"A. S. Gibbons left yesterday morn.
ing for Anamosa, where he has accept
ed a position in drug store.
ED Brown was in the city yester-
day. He is Gov. Shaw's private secre-
tary and accompanies him on his speak
ing tours.
Attorneys d. E. Voris and Chas.
Hass, of Marion were in the city last
week attending the district court now
in session.
The Misses Gutsie and Stella
Gilleas, of Memphis. Tennessee, are
visiting in this city at the home of their
uncle, Ben Gilleas.
Hon. j. w. Miles went to Rhodes,
last Monday evening, called there by
the serious illness of a sister, whose
home is at that place.
The camera enthusiasts reaped
rich harvest on Mckinley Day, last
Monday. Some fine photographs of the
President are being exhibited.
Miss Mabel Edmunds departer yes
terday morning for Terrll, Iowa where
she will visit relatives and look after
her property interests there for the next
three weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. Watson Childs left
yesterday morning for visit in Mime
sofa. They will spend about three
weeks the guests of friends in Marshall
and Wendell.
Blake & Son at the Daylight Store
are offering their entire stock of rubber
and felt goods at cost. The occasion
therefor is given in their new column
advertisement.
Mrs. L. Pierce departed last week
for Miles City, Montana, VIII ere she
goes to visit her daughter, Miss Char.
lotte Pierce who has been there for sew.
eral months past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Atwater are
expected here the first of next week.
They will reside temporarily at the
home of E. Atwater.
Sheriff r. w. Fishel returned Mon
day morning from Anamosa where he
went with Geo. Sands, the negro, who
was sentenced to six months imprison.
ment in the state penitentiary.
MIR. and Mrs. E. r. Wood, of San
born visited in this city several days of
last week at the home of Mrs. j. B.
Satterlee. They left yesterday morning
for Waterloo for visit with friends,
Grab apple blossoms in this lati-
tude, at this season of the year are very.
rare, but some very fine speciments were
seen last week on q tree belonging to
Mrs. &C. Bradford, which stands in
the yard in front of her residence on
Franklin street.
News comes from Colesburg that
the town is In bad straits. In the en-
tire community there is no cobbler, not
even man who can patch shoe. 1t
would seem that this would be a good
opening for some cobbler who is look
ing for location.
Next Tuesday, r. L. KOrtright will
sell at public auction for George Med
kiff on the j. M. Stocks farm three
miles northwest of Masonvllle large
number of cattle and hogs, and guam
tity of hay and grain. For particulars
see notice in another column.
| Miss Jennie McCarren, one of the
young ladies who is selling Y. M. G. A.
course tickets, has met with more than
ordinary success. The young ladies
have all worked faithfully and are de-
serving of praise. Miss McCarren by
the sale of tickets has received over
seventy five dollars for the Association.
Il -Duerst & Duerst, the wide awake
and enterpriBing merchants at Dundee,
have very readable column advertise
ment in this issue to which the atten.
ton of those of our readers who con-
template purchasing vehicle of any
kind, is called. They are agents at
Dundee for the celebrated Cooper
wagons and buggies. Be sure and read
their announcement.
The Presbytery OF the Dubuque
district met in this city last Monday in
i, special session to act ON the resignation
of Rev. Chss. Hamilton. The pastor
ial relationship between the Presbyter-
ian church and Mr.. Hamilton was dis.
solved and he was dismissed to the
Presbytery at Buffalo, New York. The
pulpit here was declared temporarily
vacant. Rev. E. T. Combs, of Pine
Creek presided at the meeting and Rev.
Lewis McIntire, of Farley, acted at
secretary.
The Boston Ladies Symphony Or
> chestra, under the control of the Central
Lyceum Bureau,will appear next Satar
day evening in the Central Opera House