Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-12
John Carr, of Lamont was a Man
chester visitor SUNDAY

Mr., and Mrs. w. b. Jewell left fo
Omaha last Monday evening.
Judge Blair attended the Chautau
1 qua at Waterloo last Friday.
| Miss Nina Carhart went to FL
worth Monday for visit with friend.
A suggestion for summer comfor
will be found in George S. Lister
space.
Miss Maud Lyons, of Center juno
ton, is attending the Summer school il
this city.
Robert Elder and family of Lin
wood, Kansas, are visiting relatives ii
this city.
H. G. Haeberle and daughter, Fan
ME visited in Dubuque last Monda
with Mrs Haeberle.
Her many friends will be glad t,
hear that Mrs. Will Blake is improvin,
from her recent serious illness.
-"Hot weather shoes" are bein,
sold at cut prices by Kline Il Madden
So they say in their new adv.
The Library Board will hold it
quarterly meeting next Monday eve
ming for the election of officers for tn,
ensuing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grassfield, o
Paris, Iowa, visited in this city las
week with the formers brothers Z. A
and Z. Grasstield.
Mrs. Paul Lippert, of Dyersville
arrived here Monday and will spent
the week with friends, guest of Mis-
Jennie Langhsmmer.
MY. and Mrs. G. II. DAY, of Dubu
que came here Saturday, Mr., Day re
turning home Monday and Mrs. Day
remaining until today.
Miss knickerbocker, of Cedar Falls
arrived here yesterday morning for 6
visit at the home of her grand parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Emerson.
-Chas Stephenson, of La Grange In
diana and Miss Viola Herbert, of Della
ware were married in this city last
Thursday afternoon, Rev. c. f. Lusk
officiating.
Alfred Glddings who has been Wis.
iting in this city with his sisters, Mrs.
w. II. Hutchinson and Mrs j. b. Hoag
returned last week to his home in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Manchester was burdened with an
unusually large number of tramps last
Sunday and Monday. Sheriff Fishel
was kept busy keeping the weary
Willies on the move.
Mrs. L. F. Muckler. Mrs. VIM.
Morgan and j. A. and b. r.. Cooley
arrived here Sunday evening from
Dell Rapids, South Dakota, being call
ed here by the critical illness of their
mother, Mrs. l. Cooley.
r. G. Hitchcock and w. c. Beeman
and daughter Olaf left last week for
an extended eastern trip, extending for
q month or more. They will spend a
greater part of their time with relatives
In Mannsville, New York.
Miss Ruth Paxton arrived home
the first of the week to spend the sum-
mer. She attended the Moody Institute,
in Chicago last year and since its close,
about a month ago, has been enjoying
an outing at Lake Geneva, Wis.
On account of the absence of the
pastor, there will be no services in the
Baptist church until the first Sunday
in August, when Rev. Lusk will give
q report of the b. Y. 2. U. convention
at Richmond which he expects to at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Norris left last
evening for Spirit Lake to at
tend the knight Templars' conclave
which is being held there this week. r..
w. Thrill and A. L. Beardslee departed
the first of the week to be present at the
same meeting.
The q. L. S. q. Alumni met with
Mrs. Ii. A. Ditlmer last Friday after
noon and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
Amy Carey; vice president, Mrs. Edna
Mcintosh; secretary, Mrs. Rose Bruce;
treasurer, Miss Phoebe Lyman.
Pension Attorney Marvin received
notice last Friday of an award of
pension to Mrs. Frank McKray, of
of $1,000 per month. Mrs. Nc.
Krsy is the widow of Frank McKray,
who was member of Go. E. 49th Iowa
and who died of typhoid fever last
October at Jacksonville, Florida. This
is the first pension awarded in this
county in consequence of the Spanish,
American war.
Rev. G. F. Lusk, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
and the Misses Jean and
Belle Mcintosh, left last Monday even
ing for Richmond, Virginia, where
they will attend the Inter National
Convention of Baptist Young Peoples
Unions. They will be gone about three
weeks and expect to see many Of the
historic places in the east, visiting Old
Point Comfort, Washington, Mt. Yer
non ana other points.
e. E. McCloud, of Ryan, was
Manchester visitor yesterday. Some of
Mr.. McCloud's friends, are urging his
nomination by the republican con-
vention for representative from this
county. He is we'll fitted for the
position, but the report in circulation
that his candidacy was brought about
by the connivsnce of Dan Young in
the interest of Baker, will of course be
to Mr.. McCloud's interest.
The q. A. r. and w. r.. c. Fourth
of July picnic which was to have been
held at Baileys ford was postponed on
account of the threatening aspect of
the weather and WAS converted into a
lawn social which WAS hel6 Wednasflav