Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-24
TELEPHONE NO. is4.


Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mrs. VIM. Barry, of Masonville
was the guest of friends in Dyersville
last week.
What covers the earth? For the
answer, sec Gregg 4 Wards enlarged
advertisement.
Wilson Acres is making extensive
improvements on his residence pro.
perty in North Manchester.
N. II. Hyde is improving his home
place on Prospect street by the making
oflarge additions to his dwelling house.
-Kalamity Thorpe uses his space
this week, in addressing the graduates
of 80.
"A large line of go-carts and baby
cabs for the little folks, at w. S. Jones'
furniture store, to meet the increased
demand.
The Womans Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. Church will meet
with Mrs. Reynolds next Wednesday at
2:30 p. m.
A. ID. Brown is offering his large
stock of couches at greatly reduced
prices, in order to make more room for
new goods.
Will Williams formerly of this city
visited friends here the first of this week
He is now one of the prOprietors of the
Marion Pilot. 80.
Last Thursday Morris Harrington
sold his residence property south of the
railroad to Henry b. Lusk. The price
paid was $3.50.
Miss Grace Ford went to Iowa City
last Thursday evening for short visit
with her sister, Fee, who is a student
In the State University.
Rob Dunlap formerly of this city
was shaking hands with old acqusint-
ances here last week. He is now clerk.
ing in the Hotel Pilgrim at Marshall
town.
w. N. Boynton will leave the last of
this week on another tour, to visit pa.
irons of the Jewellers Guild, of which
his firm, Boynton y McEwen are the
managers.
Henry Luthmers returned last
week from an absence of several
months, as travelling salesman for Roth
childs u Co., wholesale clothing mer-
chants of Chicago.
There will be dance next Friday
evening in the Opera house, after
the camp fire in honor of the men,
beers of Co. E. All soldiers in uniform
will be admitted free.
BY letter received from A. ID.
Long renewing his subscription to the
Democrat we learn that he is engaged
in the land, loan and insurance bust.
ness at Trip, So. Dakota. Success to
you, friend Long.
Among those from here who at
tended the meeting of the State Medi-
cal society which was held at Cedar
Rapids last week were Drs. G. G. Brad
ley, w. b. Sherman, J.J. Lindsay, N.
S. Craig, and II. A. Dittmer. H. F.
Arnold was also in attendance and
passed very nicely for a M. u.
The fish season opened in earnest
the first week after the expiration of
the fish law. The cold weather has
been against the anglers thus far, but
it has not discouraged some who would
try their luck. The best catches that
haveabeen reported swere made by Ed.
Hruby. He succeeded in lanCing a
bass weighing AZ lbs, and pickerel
weighing lbs 10 ounces.
The proper committee of the city
council have decided that hereafter
they will enforce the ordinance in rela.
tion to bycicles to the very letter. This
has become necessary, they say. by
reason of the numerous complaints
that are being made in relation to rid.
ing on the sidewalks, and in the even
ings without lamps. Take notice by.
cicle riders and govern yourselves &C.
cordingly.
John Kernel tells of an Irishman
who went to dentists to have tooth
extracted. The dentist told his assis-
tant to get behind the chair, and at the
proper time, jsb pin in the patients
leg, so that the pain there would dis
tract attention from the greater agony
in the Jaw. Tooth pull and pin stab
came together, and the Irishman with
ahowl of anguish, yelled: "Oh, murther.
didn't know the roots were 80 far
down."-Ex.
-Heywood's Concert Comedy Opera
company will give an entertainment at
the City Hall, Thursday evening, May
25th. Reserved seats are now on sale
at Storey & Abbott's drug store. The
company is highly commended, and one
of the most amusing and diversified en-
tertainments ever given in this city is
promised by the management. If you
have not already done so secure your
seats now as the indications are that
there will be crowded house.
Harvey Keyes accepted position
as book keeper with the Seaman Glib
son Lumber Co., of Minneapolis, last
week, leaving Paramount, MIMI, where
he has enjoyed similar position for
the past two years. The transfer af-
fords him more advantages and q
broader field for advancement and
Harvey's friends here are pleased to
hear of his progress. 1t is interesting
to note that there are four other former
Manchester boys in the employ of the
same firm; namely, George Hawley
James, Fred and Dell Cross
Owing to the large and constant
growth in his business, q. ID. Gates ex-
poets soon to increase the capacity Of
hio hot h rOnp,o hu tho addition 80 ~