Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-23
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home by illness.
Who fits the feet? See Grassiield
Bros advertisement.
The district fair is in full blast at
Strawberry Point this week.
Mrs. L. A. Douglass is visiting
friends in independence this week.
Howard Clemans was numbered
among the sick the first of the week.
Mrs. g. s. Lister, daughter Florence
and son Clarence were Chicago visitors
last week.
Mics Emma Paxson went to Iowa
City last Saturday for two weeks visit
with friends.
Byron Stevenson, of Chicago, visit
ed here last week at the home of his
aunt, s. s. Summers.
b. Clark went to Chicago last
Saturday evening to make purchases
for the firm of Clark u Lawrence.
r. F. Carey is making preparations
to begin work on his new residence
which will be bnilt on the site of the
old one.
ID. |. Johnston leaves this week for
BELT, Montana, where he will make his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Cora
Woodward.
Miss Lyle Cregar retu rned Monday
morning to her home in Walker after
visit in this city with her friend, Miss
Ennis Boggs.
Miss Bernice Mccormick and Miss
Blanche Taylor went to Cedar Rapids
last Monday morning to get ideas in
the fall styles of millinary.
i. II. Stone, of Chicago, is visiting
relatives here. He was formerly a
resident of this city. This is his first
visit here In over fifteen years.
Mics Lizzie Hruby departed last
week for Bellevue, where she will visit
with her brother Charles, who is con
nected with the U. S. Fish Station there.
Mark Sheldon purchased fine five
year old stallion last week from Philip
Clark, q resident Of Linn county. 1t is
a,fine specimen and those interested in
horses should drop in at Sheldon's barn
and look him over.
Rev. H. W. futile occupied the
pulpit of the Summit Congregational
church at Dubuque last Sunday. Rev
/ o. NJ Orvis, pastor of that church, con.
Quoted services In the Congregational
church here on the same day.
p. H. Snyder, of DeAdwood, South
/ Dakota, arrived In the city last Thurs
day morning. He was called here by
tbs illness of hiss myhter, Nonl, who
isvisitiny at tho home of her grand
| pirents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Burning
! ton.
"A. j. Abbott, of this city, caught
an eighteen pound carp last week in the
Maquoketa near Honey Creek. This is
record beaten. He used common
bass hook but baited it with sweet corn
This fish story was furnished US by A.
j. Abbott himself.
"A number from here went to Earl.
Vile last Wednesday to participate in.
the celebration at that place. Those
who were in attendance say that the
number of visitors was very large and
that our neighbor covered herself with
glory as an entertainer.
-Dolph Huene arrived home last
week from Cedar Rapids where he is
taking q business course in the Cedar
Rapids Business College. After q
vacation of month he will resume his
studies there. He expects to graduate
) in about twelve weeks.
The Itatchie River Lumber and
Stock Company of this city, completed
negotiations last week for the purchase
of 400 acres of land adjoining their
original purchase. The price paid is
$1,000 and is considered remarkably
cheap as about half of it is under cult,
walton.
John Morley returned home from
Cedar Rapids where he has been en-
ployed in q jewelry store for several
months. He has accepted a position in
Lewis jewelry store, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Harry
Austin, who has resumed work in the
Manchester Steam Laundry.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Blair and child
rem concluded their visit here and de.
parted for the east last Monday even
ing. Mrs. Blair has been visiting in
this city for the past several weeks at
the home of her parents DR.. and Mrs.
w. b. Sherman and was Joined by her
husband short time ago On their
sway 70 their home in New York City
they will be entertained in Cleveland at
.ss home of Mrs. Blair's sister, Mrs
red Sears.
- CT ton H. Crosier, of Ryan, died
suddenly last Friday at the ripe old age
of eighty seven years. He has of late
enjoyed good health and was visiting
relatives in the Bay Settlement when
death overlook him. He was at one
time resident of this city, and wat
numbered among the pioneers of Della
ware county, coming here in 1886 from
his native state, New York. The
funeral services were held last Sunday
and interment was made in the Bay
church cemetery, Rev. 9. F. Lusk, Of
this city OBLIGATED. He leaves large
number of relatives and friends in thi
vicinity to mourn his loss. Three
children survive him, Mrs. JameI
Ireland, Ryan, Mrs. Ersstus Smith, o
this city, and Mrs. b. w. Miller, of tn,
Bay Settlement.
Work was commenced Monday
morning on the erection of an addition
to the "FlOral Hall" on the fai