Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
II. w. Russell transacted business in

John McEwen transacted bushes.
in Oelwein last week.
Al. Hollister transacted business ii
Dubuque last Saturday.
Newton Lawrence is in Dakota
looking after his property there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Tunis were so
journing in Cedar Rapids last week.
-Chas. Seeds and l. l.. Walters tran
sacted business in Strawberry Point, or
Monday.
Mrs. Chas. White, of Albion
Nebraska, is visiting relatives in THU
vicinity.
DIR. Alfred Schofield, of Ryan, made
short visit with relatives in this city
last Monday.
"A marriage license was issued last
week to George A. Underwood ant
Sophia Kress.
Miss Ada Sias spent Sunday will
her parents, returning to Des Moinel
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Robertson, Of
Thorpe. are the proud parents of baby
boy born last Saturday.
Peter Meyer, who was for a mum
Der of years engaged in blacksmithing
here is now located at Elkader.
Mrs. j. b. Potts, of Oelwein, has
been the guest of her daughter, Mrs
George Thorpe, for several days past.
-Chas. Hitchcock formerly of this
city and now of Crookstone Minnesota
visited friends and relatives here last
week.
Remember the Phares Behannesey,
oriental entertainment in the City Hall
this Wednesday evening. Tickets Csc.
No reserved seats.
MIR. M. Richards, of Edgewood, is
reported to be very ill with dropsy. He
is seventy two years of age and his re-
covery can hardly be hoped for.
Miss Amy Boggs, who Is teacher in
the west side high school at Waterloo,
attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
Martha Chapel, held here last Thursday.
The new vault doors for the Della.
ware County State bank have arrived
and the new fixtures are in the process
of construction and are expected here
soon.
Jack Tucker started on the road
Monday morning in the interest of the
Dairy City Gate Company. He will
make eastern Iowa and western Hi
nois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Edmunds who
reside on the j. S. Edmunds farm four
miles north east of here are rejoicing
over the arrival of baby boy, born last
Miss Mary Haskell, of Samokoo,
Bulgaria, who is spending her vacation
in this country will speak in the Con-
church next Thursday eve.
ming on "FOreign Missions"
The funeral of Anna B. Robinson
who died at her home in Prairie town
ship on the oath. ult. was held at the
Catholic church in this city last Thurs
day, Father Murtagh of Masonville Off
chatting.
The report of the Spring Branch
Creamery for March shows the number
lbs. milk received 35S,659, no. lbs. butter
made 1857, average test 3.S, average
yield IA, and price per hundred $50.
w. j. DAVIS, Secretary.
The First National bank is putting
, second story on their vault in the rear
Of the bank building on Main street.
The vault in process of construction is
for the use of the Delaware County
Abstract company and b. w. Jewell.
According to John NJ. Kemble, col
ector of the Davenport U. S. revenue
district, Iowa will pay, this fiscal year,
about two millions of dollars into the
national treasury on internal revenue
account. This is almost one dollar per
capita, and is four times the sum con-
;ributed before the Cuban war made
additional revenue necessary.
The eighth annual convention of the
Epworth League of the Dubuque dis
rict held here last week was brought
% close Thursday evening after
most successful and profitable meeting.
About one hundred and fifty out
If town visitors were present and ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased
With the success of the gathering.
Mrs. Helen Hawley, a representa-
i've of the "13" club, Mrs. Jane E.
Bronson, as delegate of che G. L. S. c.,
Mrs. Ada Atwater, as delegate of the
Tourist club and Mrs. Laurie Bronson.
as representative of the Friday After
noon club, departed yesterday morning
70 attend the biennial convention of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs, in
session this week at Burlington. Mrs.
Hawley is also auditor of the State
Board of Directors.
Some Iowa farmers never lost faith
in the horse business, and now they are
enjoying their reward. Others forsaw
The situation two or three years ago and
began preparing for it. 1t is said that
Iowa furnishes 36 per cent of the horses
which were exported from the Uuited
States last year. That fact indicates
that she has desirable stock. Careful
attention to the demands of the market
and exercise of proper Judgment in
breeding will work great improvement
and increase this very fattering per-
centage.-Fairfeld Ledger.
"A lady who understands adver.
Using says: mo lady wishes to be
looked upon as shopping fiend;' she
does not care to go into a store and
have merchant show all his stock in
order to find ont whathar ha kaan, xybot