Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-21
H. L. Ram spent Sunday in Dubu-

| Judge Blair is holding court in
Waterloo this week.
Miss Pearl Huene visited friends
in Cedar Falls last week.
DIR. q. q. Bradley was in Chicago
the latter part of last week.
Hon. j. b. Powers, of Dubuque
transacted business here on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Norris visited
relatives in Independence last Thurs
day.
Teams and men are engaged in put
ting Union Street west of Franklin to
the established grade.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Tuttle visited
in Grinnell part of last week. They
returned home on Friday.
Miss Belle Bailey who attended the
State Normal School at Cedar Falls last
year returned home last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Hadley, of
Sioux City are here to attend the Had
ley Philip wedding this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Topping, of
Delevan, Wisconsin are visiting in this
city with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. r.
w. Thrill.
-Kalamitv Thorpe is one of the lat
est converts to the cyclone cellar, hav-
ing built one last, week, in. connection
with his cellar.
Miss Kathryn Goodell leaves this
week for vermillion, S. d., for a visit
with her friend, Miss Gertrude Swezy,
formerly of this city.
In the absence of Rev. Chss. Hamil-
ton, the Presbyterian pulpit was occu
pied last Sunday by Judge E. p. Seeds,
who delivered two excellent discourses.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Ross Cameron of Winthrop
and Miss Mabel Davis, OF Bennettville,
Iowa, to be solemnized Wednesday
June %.
Miss Stella Spears, of Westgste
arrived here last Friday afternoon and
is guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Brown. She will be here about
month.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Alice Hadley and Mr..
August Philip, Wednesday, June 81
at the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Hadley.
-Councilmen L. NJ. Davis, w. G.
Hitchcock, b. f. Miles and City Clerk
r. II. Robinson were in Independence
last Thursday inspecting the electric
light plant and water works.
j. R. Gitchel, of Center Point, visit
ed in this city last week at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. w. F. Pitner. He
in company with Mrs. Pltner departed
last Friday for Center Point where the
latter will spend several weeks.
The knights OF Pythias will observe
Memorial day next Sunday. The mem
bers are requested to meet at the hal
at p. M, where services will be held
after which they will march to the
cemetery and decorate the graves of
their deceased.
Louis Putnam returned home last
Thursday morning from Mt. Vernon
where he attended Cornell College dur.
ing the past year. He will spend the
summer in the employ of the Iowa,
Minnesota y Northwestern railroad in
the vicinity of Mason City.
The Delaware County Christian
Endesvor Union met at Almorsl last
Friday and Saturday and very profit
able meeting is reported. Those from
here who took part in the exercises
were Rev. H. w. futile, Edith Dun
ham, Mamie Waugh and L. 7. Eaton.
Misses Grace and Fay Ford expect
to leave the last of this week on trip
west. They will spend next Sunday
with their brother, Fred Ford, who is
now located at Spencer. From there
they go to Elk Point, S. D., where they
will be the guests of Miss Grace Rings.
rud for some time. They will be gone
about a month.
-Thos. Hines, of Barryville, met with
quite q loss by Tuesday mornings
storm, having four fine steers and q COW
killed by stroke of lightning. The
cattle were insured with j. II. Beacon,
in the Farmers Insurance Co., and Mr..
Hines came to town in the afternoon
and had the loss satisfactorily adjusted.
Ryan Reporter.
"A. s. Clark had quite serious run
away, last evening. He was watering
his team at the city water trough and
standing on the tongue. While check
ing up the horses they became fright
ened and started to run. When be-
tween Emerson and Anderson barns
they struck the fence throwing Mr..
Clark who was left pinioned between
post and the wagon. He was quite
seriously injured internally.-Straw-
berry Point Press.
If big names and plenty of them
count for anything the coming Water.
loo Chautauqua July 9th to 21st) will
lead every thing in the Chautauqua
line to come off this season in thi.
country. The program is varied ant
cannot but please. Every day Of tn,
three weeks is q good one to be there
4 One entertainment might suit you bet
\ ter than another, but you cannot mis-
samethng good come when you will
Waterloo Tribune.
Reuben Hill Evans died at tn,
home Of his son, William, last Tuesda,
at the ripe old age of seventy six year
He was born in Vermont and cam
west in 1858 settling on what is nov
the Russell farm. Later he moved tt
, this city and engaged in the millin,
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