Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-15

home in this city.
A-Congressman Robert Cousins was
in the city last Monday.
EWm. Barr transacted business In
Chicago the first of the week.
Ned Hoyt returned home the first
of the week from his trip to st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Cary have gone
to Jennings, Louisiana, to spend the
winter.
Hon. r. w. Thrill went to Madi.
son, Wisconsin, last week to visit
friends and relatives.
Reference to Grassfield Bros. an
nouncement will disclose the fact
that they still eft the feet"
Mrs. Edith Atkinson Cuplin of
West Bend, visited with relatives and
other friends here last week.
Last Saturday Mrs. James Vosburg
sold her residence property on the west
side of the river to Mrs. Laten Allen.
Mrs. w. II. Hayden departed for
her new home in Omaha last Friday
after visit with friends in this vicin-
ity.
"A new and fresh line of English
currants, candied citron, seeded raisins
etc just received at the grocery store of
Noble Arnold.
-Chas. Ward, who is working at
Oelwein, came home last Friday to
spend Sunday with his family here re-
turning to that place Monday morning.
Miss Henrietta Beehler departed
Monday morning for Chicago where she
expects to spend the winter with her
three brothers who are attending school
there. .
Mics Jennie Robinson who is en-
ployed at the hospital in Independence,
was in this city last Monday. She
was on her way to herhome in Edge
wood.
Last week r. r. Robinson COM
pleted the sale of his four hundred
acre farm in Prairie~townshlp. The
purchasers are Lyness Bros. and the
price paid was $4,000.
There will be an oyster supper this
Wednesday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Evans in Collins Grove
for the benefit of the Coffins Grove
Ladies' Aid Society. A general invita-
ton IS extended.
"A. j. Collinge has decided to en-
bark in the real estate business in this
city and will open an office about the
first of next month. His Office will be
on the first floor of the Conger building
on Franklin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Conger have
returned to Manchester from their visit
with relatives in Chicago, Milwaukee
and New York. They will conclude
their visit here in few days after
which they will depart for their home
in Los Angeles, Cal.
The following letters are unclaim
ed at the post office in this city: Miss
Emma Kurrelmeyer, Miss Hannah
Romans, Mrs. Fannie Miller, Mrs.
Bertha Robinson, Frank McGowen,
willie Reynolds, Chas. Smith, Scion
Thomas, Carlton w. Holbrook, 9. 9.
Fletcher and A. G. Williams.
Marriage licenses were Issued
during the past week by Clerk Paul to
Perry Parsons and Sarah E. Cole, L. b.
Goodell and Nettie Dodds, Fred G.
Grieve, of Garner, Iowa, and Lille A.
Sampson, of Petersburg, John L. Peet
and Martha A. Kidner, Frank B. Meyer
and Lille j. Allen and w. II. Aubrey
and E. Miller.
"A. d. Brown, the Main street fur
niture dealer makes some good sugges-
tions in his advertisement in anticipa-
ton of the holidays. He is now re
ceiving his new goods for the holiday
trade, by far the finest, he says, ever
shown in this section, and which he
will be glad to show to the readers of
the Democrat.
Harry Stewart has again resumed
business in his former quarters on the
east side of Franklin street. His store
room has been entirely remodeled, and
is now filled with fresh and choice
line of groceries. He states in his ad
vertisement, that it is his intention to
keep in stock q complete line of first
class groceries. He is thorough widt
awake business man, and now has al
neat and commodious grocery store a
there is in the city Accept the invi
tation. he extends to the readers of thu
Democrat, and call and see him.
The resignation of Rev. G. +. Lusl
i, the passionate of the Baptis
cch was no doubt q genuine surpris
10 members of his congregation AM
nds Of the church. He has accept
call to the Baptist church at New
Iowa and will enter upon his new
about the first of next month
occupy his pulpit here for tw
lndays. During Rev. Lusk'
residence in this city he ha
les been an earnest and faitt
stian worker and has devote
re energy to the good of th
{ which he was past or. II
than doubled the membershi
church and has greatly improve
operty by building a practical
md enlarged structure. His man
here will deeply regret his r
-Ais city but wish hi
W field of labor.
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