Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-16

Mexico, is the guest of her father, j. s.
Knowles, at Delaware.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the M. E. church, will meet
with the Misses Nix next Wednesday
at 2:3O p. m.
Hester and Moore played as the bat.
terry for the Edgewood team in its game
with Elkader. The Edgewood line
was worsted by score of 5 to4.
DR.. j. w. Ball has located at Fargo,
North Dakota, for the practice of his
profession, having recently purchased
an interest there in well established
business.
Frank Tierney, Fred Walker,
Ernest Briggs and Harlow Newcomb
spent the latter part of last week fish
ing along the Wapsie in the vicinity of
Quasqueton
In another column Bronson 4 Carr
offer for rent on shares their we'll i'm
proved farm in Collins Grove township.
This is 9 rare opportunity for good
farmer with sufficient means to carry
on the place.
John Clendennen is threshing with
Bob Davis, of Delaware, this season.
He says that the smut is so dense that
you can't see the stack on the machine
while working, caused by the rust
Earlville Phoenix.
DIR. and Mrs. E. G. Dittimer arrived
home last Monday evening from Morn
Ing Sun where trey were called by the
ILLNESS of the latter's mother. Her
health has been steadily gaining and
her condition is now much improved.
Mrs. John Reiger, formerly Miss
Annie Mueller, arrived in the city from
Manchester, Tuesday morning on a
visit to her father, Anton Mueller, and
many other friends. She was accom-
panied by Miss Lizzie Brandt, of Dubu-
que, who has beer visiting her at Man
chester. -Dyersville News Letter.
The farmers of this county should
lend helping hand to aid L. G. Clute,
Supt. of the Delaware county exhibit,
at the Omaha exposition to make a
showing worthy of this, the banner
agricultural county in this state. In
his letter on another page Mr.. Clute
tells how such aid may be given to
him.
The new firm of Carhart g. Ans
den make their bow this week to the
readers of the Democrat. This firm is
now nicely located in one of the best
store buildings in town, and their stock
Outright new hardware seems complete
inevery respect. They call special at
tention this week to their bargains in
bicycles and their Palace King Fur
mace.
The people of Colesburg will hold
their twelfth annual harvest home pic
mic on Saturday, August 10. The pic
mics at that place are always first.class
and they are endeavoring to make this
years the best of them all. It will be
held in McMahon's grove south of
Colesburg, where the noted ssMcAlahon
Spring" is located. -Dyersville News
Letter.
-In accordance with an order made
by the board of directors the Illinois
Central Railroad company will furnish
free transportation over its lines to al
holders of its stock to enable them to
attend the annual meeting of its stock
holders to be held in Chicago on Sep
TENDER 81. Parties interested can learn
particulars by referring to notice in
another column.
The carpenter work on the $1,000
addition to the Catholic church at
MONT was begun last Monday, Gilchrist
brothers of this city, getting the con.
tract. Last Saturday seventeen loads
of lumber were hauled out from the
yards of the Ryan Lumber Company.
When completed the Catholics Of that
Parish will have fine place of worship,
and much credit is due their pastor,
Rev. j. j. Hanley. Ryan Reporter.
The Manchester base ball team is
scheduled to play two games Wednesday,
and Thursday of this week at Ansmosa.
They play the Anamosa team Wednes-
day and contest the Maquoketa team
on Thursday. The county fair is being
held there this week and the ball games
have been secured there as one of its
attractions. The local team was never
in better shape or able to play better
base ball and 1t would not be surprising
if they came home with both games to
their credit.
Grant Atkins, who resides just
west of Golden met with painful &C.
cident Tuesday evening of last week.
He was engaged in repairing thresh.
ing machine near the feeding point
when the machine started without
notice to him and his left hand was
caught by one of the forks and badly
torn. The wound was carefully dress
ed apd it is not thought that any part
of the hand will need amputatlon.
The accident would have been more
serious had the machine been moving
forward instead of backward.
The democrats of Delaware county
met in convention last Saturday and
nominated splendid ticket for county
officers. Hon. A. S. Coon was nominated
for representative, Chas. H. Furman fol-
treasurer, d. F. Hennessy for sheriff
+. X. Main for superintendent OF
schools, DIR. Swineburne for coroner
and John Reilly for supervisor. These
men are we'll qualified and deserve the
support of the taxpayers of Delaware
county. 1t is an honor to vote ticket
made up of such good men and will
have the support of the better element
of the republican party of the county