Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-27

| Mrs. p. j. Roach is visiting relative
in Coun Gil Bluffs.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Smith spen
Sunday in Winthrop.
| u. ]. Hoag and son Joe Hoag al
in Chicago this week on business.
DIR. VIM. Donnelly, of Ryan, trs1
sacted business in this city yesterday.
ID. F. Riddell & Co. have just Il
ceived their new fall stock of goods.
w. w. Ford is in Chicago this wee
purchasing full line Of goods for tn
Racket Store.
DIR. H. H. Lawrence is making i'm
provements on his residence propert
on Main street.
Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence, of Ceda
Rapids, formerly of this place, visite,
here part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Haines, O
Ludington, Iowa, are visiting here q
the home of w. II. Acers.
The city is putting in q new wall
west of the bridge, which is much of al
improvement over the the old one.
Secretary q. A. Walsh, of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee was II
this city last Saturday on business.
MIR. and Mrs. w. j. Strain returned
home last week from Ireland, where
they spent the past several months will
relatives.
Mrs. A. $. Coon is expected home
next week from Indiana, where she has
been visiting relatives for the last sever
al weeks.
Frank Emerson, of Strawberry
Point, visited here part Of last week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Emerson.
Hon. Fred E. White, Democratic
candidate for governor, passed through
here Monday morning on his way from
Dubuque to Waverly.
Mrs. Helen Crandall, of Grinnell
visited in this city part of last week.
While here she was guest at the home
of Mrs. Morris Martin.
The l. c. r. r. passenger depot
here is being raised about eighteen
inches and will be placed on frmer
and better foundation.
MRS. Jessie Brownell, of Republic,
arrived here last week for visit Of sew.
eral weeks at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Davis.
The democratic senatorial conven-
ton for the Delaware. Buchanan coun-
ties district, will be held at the court
house in this city Friday of this week.
H. G. Smith made sale of another
fine team of horses last Friday to VIM.
Bryant, of Marion. They are splendid
looking animals and brought the sum of
$500.
Earl Toogood departed last Monday
morning for Madison, W Wisconsin, where
he expects to take an electrical engineer.
ing course In the State University of
w isconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Emerson
have been enjoying q visit for several
days past at their home in this city with
their son George, who is engaged in the
merchantile business at Telluride, Col.
Rev. Charles Hamilton returned
last Saturday from his visit with his
parents in Buffalo, N. Y. and preached
as usual last Sabbath. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that Rev. Hamilton left his
father quite i'll.
The Illinois Central will sell tickets
from Manchester to Chicago and return
for half fare rates, from October 2, to 8,
inclusive, the occasion being the laying
of the corner stone of the new govern
ment building at Chicago.
The order of Royal Neighbors will
hold an "old fashioned supper" next
Friday evening q. the home of Edward
Dunton, five miles south of this city. A
general invitation is extended. Supper
Is cents, children 5 cents.
Bert Carhart departed last Monday
morning for Covington, Tennessee,
where he has accepted q position with
the Hatchie River Lumber and Stock
Company. His wife and household Of.
fects will follow in about two weeks.
james Legassick, of Bremen town.
ship, was Manchester visitor last Sat
urday. Mr.. and Mrs. Legassiek are
contemplating visit in the near future
with friends and relatives in the west.
ern part of the state and northern Mis-
souri,.
"A small fire in one of the out build.
ings in the rear of H. G. Grshsm's store
caused considerable excitement In that
vicinity last Thursday afternoon. The
fire department was promptly at hand
and had little trouble in extinguishine
the blaze.
William Dunsmore. of Richlant
township, made one of his annual calls
at this Office last Thursday. Mr.. buns
more is one of the pioneer farmers o.
his section Of the country, and, notwith
standing, his more than 81 years of az
he is still hale and vigorous.
Mrs. D. b. Wells, Field Secretary Of
the Woman's Presbyterian Mission
Board of the northwest, occupied th,
Presbyterian pulpit last Sunday even
ing and gave very interesting ant
profitable address. While In the cit,
she was guest of Mrs. W. H. Brown
ell.
His friends here will be pleased t,
know that Fred Ford has returned Il
this city to remain permanently. H
has disposed of his stock of merchan
disc at Spencer to q party who will con
tinue the business. He will be associa
ted with his father here in the manage
ment of the Racket Store.