Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
WEDNEsDAY,:MAR 1, 1899.

--Ex-sheritf John Cruise jr., was
transacting business here Saturday.
Mrs. Max Beehler has been the guest
of friends in Chicago the past ten days.
N. +. Davis and family are now at
home in the Day house on Church st.
H. Goodhile advertises a special
sale of capes and jackets in his ad. this
week.
The Delaware County Sheep Farm
makes change in its ad in this issue.
Farmers read it.
Mrs. L. j. Cougar visited at Du-
buque, with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
b. Hoffman last week.
Geo. Commerford visited in Straw.
berry Point part of last week, returning
home Monday morning.
-Grassfeld Bros say they fit the feet.
The cut of the sole shown in their adv.
was made at the Democrat office.
John Brownell returned Monday
morning to his home in Bradford, Ia,
after a brief visit with friends here.
JIG James returned Monday morn
Ing from Kirksville, Mo-, where he has
been for the past month receiving treat
ment.
"A comparison of Saturn's rings
with some other rings, is made in
Boynton & McEwen's new announce
ment.
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. May have rent
ed their farms and moved to town and
will board with Mr.. NE. Davis for
the present.
The friends of Jno. d. Alsop, of
Dycrsville, announce that he will be a
candidate to represent Dubuque county
in the next legislature.
Bert Peterson, who has been travel
ing for q school supply house, returned
home last Friday evening and is visit.
ing with his relatives here.
The Quaker Mill Co. wants every
farmer in this county to SOW few
acres of wheat this spring and gives the
reason therefor in another column.
Mrs. Alva johnson came up from
Cedar Rapids Monday morning and is
visiting at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Rutherford, north of
town.
-Burke's Uncle TOMS Cabin Co.
will hold the boards at the Central
Opera house on the evening of March
IA. This play always draws full
house.
f. NJ. Foley, the Ryan merchant, is
of the opinion that blowing will soon
be in order and makes timely sug-
gestion in relation thereto, in his new
advertisement.
The weather was cold and disagree.
able last Sunday. About the only con-
soling thought for those who were
obliged to be out was that they were
not bothered with flies
Geo. Keys left Monday morning for
Dodgeville, Wis where he was called by
the serious illness of his father. He
was accompanied from Dubuque by his
sister, Mrs. 4. T. Carkeek.
His friends will be glad to learn that
Geo. Malven, who is ill with typhoid
fever in Havana, is improving. The
attack was not q serious one and he ex-
poets to be entirely recovered in short
time.
r.. G. Van Antwerp went to Delhi
last Monday morning where he has
opened general repair shop and where
he intends to locate permanently. He
will remove his family to that place the
last of this month.
Miss Annie Luthmers, of Dubuque
who has been visiting relatives and
friends at New Vienna and in this city,
went to Manchester yesterday morning,
where she will visit with her brother,
Henry Luthmers and family.-Dyers.
vile News Letter.
Clarence Miller, who has been at
home on furlough for the past six
weeks. received his discharge last Thurs.
day from Co. E. 49th Regiment Iowa
Infantry. He has fully recovered his
health and has entered the office of Drs
Dorman & Sons with the intention of
becoming dentist.
Mrs. Jane f. Ballard died of pneu-
monia last Thursday at her home in
this city, at the age Of seventy nine
years. Her sickness was of short dura-
ton, lasting only sixdays. The remains
were taken to Evansville, Wis.,, where
the funeral services were held on Sun
day last. A husband and son, G. A.
Ballard, of this city survive her.
As rule we do not believe in
suicide clubs, but one organized by
some young men in Independence
meets with our unqualified approval.
The manner of their taking off is, &C.
cording to their articles of confeder-
alton, "to kill themselves by hard
work" Not single fatality as yet has
been credited to the suicide account in
the clubs record book, nor is it probable
that there will ever be one such record
ed. Men rust out, or die from worry.
ing, but from overwork, very seldom if
ever.
Ira S. Dodson died at his home in
Dubuque on the 9th ult. lie was one
of the earliest settlers in Dubuque hay
ing located there in 1872 He was a
brick mason and helped to erect some OF
tho first brick buildings built in that
then small village. He afterwards re-
moved tc his farm south of this city AMI
resided there until about three years ago
when he returned to Dubuque and re.
maine1 there until his decease His wife
and their four children survive him.
Had ha livad ,ptiI tho 9Th of pavt Nov