Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-30

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!. races.
Mrs. w. Bort, of Hopkinton, spen
l Sunday In this city, guest of Mrs. Ed
Davis.
Mrs. Hattie Summers, of Jennings
La, is the guest of friends and relatives
in this city.
Mrs. Wm.P. Powell, of Tampa, Flor
ida, visited in this city Last week with
her sister, Mrs Hubert Carr.
Leila Malvin of Chicago, who has
been visiting here went to Greeley Mon.
day morning where she will be the
guest of friends.
i Mrs. $. F. Farnham, of Charles
City, arrived here last Friday evening
and is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. III. Norris.
Ed. Davis returned home last Fri.
day morning from Dell Rapids, S. ID.
While there he disposed of one of his
farms consisting of l6O acres at 1922 per
acre.
John F. Graham purchased the
residence property of Mrs. j. ID. Ken.
nedy situated on Union street last week.
He will take possession in the near flu
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Doneghy
and children departed last Saturday for
their home in Macon, Mo-, after visit
here at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID.
Brown.
Judge A. $. Blair departed Monday
morning for Ames. He was accom-.
panied by his niece, Miss Virginia
Blair who will attend the State Agri.
cultural College at that place during
the coming year.
The members of the Baptist Sun.
day Schools of this city and Collins
Grove united in picnic in Collins
Grove last Saturday. A picnic dinner
was partaken of at noon and the DAYS
outing was thoroughly enjoyed.
Barr Bros. sold their farm consist.
ing OF one hundred and fifty acres in
Honey Creek township last Saturday
to Herman Theel who resides south
of this city. The purchase price was
$40 per acre, very reasonable figure
for Delaware county land
/ Will Hutchinson departed last
Saturday evening for Emmettsburg to
attend the Field trials which will be
reid there September LIST. He has six
dogs at that place and expects some
good results from them. They have
been in charge of Morell Hamblin for
several weeks
Worthington is making prodigious
preparations for grand harvest home
picnic on Monday, September 4th. The
program is good and has many attract
ions to please the people. There will
be big time in PARROTS grove at
Worthington on September 4th, and ev,
erybody is going to be there. CONNER
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Miss Nellie Vance leaves Thurs.
day of this week for Madison, Wiscon.
SIN, where she will enter upon course
OF instruction at Edgewood Villa. She
will be accompanied by Sister Leo, who
is an instructor In that school, and who
has been q guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Rooney in this city for
several weeks.
Mrs. j. J. Hoag accompanied by
her son, Willie, departed last Saturday
for Garner, Iowa, where she will enjoy
a visit with her son, DR.. Harry Hoag.
She will be joined there by her husband,
who has been looking after property
interests in Nebraska for the past two
weeks and after short visit they will
return home together.
L. G. Clute is being strongly spoken
of as manager of the Iowa Agricultural
Exhibit at the Paris Exposition next
year. Certainly no better man can he
found anywhere for the place as he
seems to have a gift possessed by few,
of arranging display of agricultural
products so they attract the eye of every
one. Greeley Home Press.
Mrs. Gorton, of Huntington, Yer
mont, and Mrs. George w. Granger, of
Milton, Vermont, arrived here last Fri
day morning for visit with relatives
in this city, they being brother and
sister of Mrs. A. II. Blake and H. A.
Granger. The latter is accompanied by
his wife and two children. Their visit
will extend for several weeks.
Miss Mabel STA was a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Yoran
over Sunday. Miss STA is an accom-
plished young Chinese lady and has
been in this country less than year.
She is attending school at Morning
Side, Sioux City, and at the completion
of her education will return as mis-
sionary to her native city, Foo Chow,
China.
The friends of VIII Collinge will be
interested in knowing that he has given
up his intention of returning home
from the Klondyke this fall, but will
remain there this winter. He has pur-
chased apsck train consisting of sever.
al mules and horses and the other
necessary equipments and will follow
the business of transferring provisions,
supplies, etc. He bought his outfit
from party who has been in that
business the past two years and who
made money and wanted to return
home, and Will thinks there is no
reason why he cannot also conduct the
business profitably. He has made an
investment of $4,000 and 1T is to be
hoped that his pluck and endurance
will win him success.
Sheriff Jacob Haudenschield, of this
county, returned last Monday night
from Texas with Henry A. House in