Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04
ID. o. CLARK, of Omaha, is in the city

ID. o. Clark of Omaha, is in the city.
Mrs. 7. j. Prouse is visiting rela-
tives in East Dubuque this week.
The new buildings and improve
ments on the Fair Grounds are duly ap
preciated by everyone.
Clarence Copeland and Will Dick
leave this week for Chicago, where they
will attend school the coming year.
Anyone wishing to purchase good
Delaware county farm would do well to
consult r. w. Terril. Read his notice
County Attorney Fred Blair is
moving his law office into the rooms
recently vacated by Yoran, Arnold &
Yoran.
George Krsph, of Bremen township
one of the officers of the Fair Associa-
ton, was hard at work in his depart
ment Tuesday.
The marriage of Geo. Grouse and
Miss Jennie Lux was solemnized last
Monday evening at the Methodist par.
sonage in this city, Rev. w. F. Pitner
officiating.
President William Mckinley will
pass through Manchester on the morn
ing of October 10th. He will be ira vel
ing east from Sioux City and will prob
ably reach this city about8 o'clock A.
M.
N. Lawtop, of Alden, was in town
last week and while here made a sale
of the Lawton farm in Adams town
ship, to Thos. eastman Jr., of Jones
county. The price paid was 1850, or
about $4S per acre.
p. G. Henderson, of Central City,
is the Democratic nominee for State
Senator from Linn county. The selec-
ton is good one and if the electors of
Linn look to their best interests they
will see to it that Mr.. Henderson is
elected.
Allen Barr had a barn raising bee
last Friday afternoon, and large num-
Der of his neighbors, besides quite a
number from this city, assisted the car
penters in their work. The frame was
raised in just two hours and fifteen
minutes. The party sat down to
bountiful supper after finishing the
job.-Ryan Reporter.
La Belle Marie, as enacted by the
Hoyt Comedy Company at the Central
last Monday evening was thorough
success. An unusually large number
were in attendance and that they were
all satisfied with the performance attests
to the fact that every member of the
troupe is an actor. The house should
be filled every night this week.
"A large number of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Martin, who reside
seven miles north of this city, perpe-
trated a very pleasant surprise on them
yesterday in honor of their 25th we'd
ding anniversary. The unbidden guests
brought well-filled lunch baskets and
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin were the recipients
of many useful and valuable presents.
Rev. and Mrs. w. F. Pitner and
children went to Waterloo yesterday
to attend the Methodist con-
ference for the Upper Iowa district.
Rev. c. H. Taylor and 1. p. Adams, the
lay delegate from here will also be in
attendance. Rev. Pitner does not
know whether he will be reassigned to
Manchester but his friends hope that
he may be. Capt. j. F. Merry is the
lay delegate from Dubuque and his
friends are urging him as one of the
candidates to the general conference
which meets in Chicago next May.
The contest for gold chalice at the
Catholic fair promises to be very excit-
ing. The three Rev. gentlemen who
are in the race are we'll and favorably
known, not only in Manchester but
through the county. In their respec-
tive parishes they are very popular, and
the people of Ryan, Month and Mason
vile are putting forth all their strength
to secure the prize for the most worthy
So far the number of votes collected is
pretty evenly divided with Father
Hanley little in the lead, but before
fair time the others will doubtlessly
catch up.