Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-01
Miss Mary Strain, of Masonville.

Miss Mary Strain, of Masonyille,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss Madeline Tucker was Ced-
ar Rapids visitor last Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Cattron is visiting in
Dubuque with her daughter, Mrs. j. F.
Merry.
Rev. C. f. Lusk attended the Bsp-
fist state convention held at Boone, Ia,
last week.
| Sam Hawks has rented the III. G.
Koehler farm in Milo township for the
coming year.
What shall get for present?
For answer see Gregg 4 Wards new
announcement.
%. A. Won Oven, of Miles, Iowa
spent Sunday in this city with his
brother, Hugo Won Oven.
Will Percival arrived here last
week from Lexington, Kentucky, for
visit with his father. Henry Percival.
"A. s. Coon offers, in this issue of
the Democrat, his fine two hundred
acre farm in Milo township for sale or
rent.
-Mra. Harry Hoag returned the first
of the week to her home IN Garner
after visit with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Hannah Liddy departed Sat
urday morning for Chicago, where she
will make an extended visit with rels-
tives and friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Horace b. Atwater
arrived home Saturday evening. They
will be at home in the Hustled house
after December lst.
Earl Taylor, who is member Of
the International Y. M. @. A. commit
tee, spent Sunday in this city at the
home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. q.
H. Taylor.
DIR. and Mrs. y. q. Bradley departed
last Friday morning for an extended
eastern and southern trip. They will
visit in New York City and in North
Carolina, where DIR. Bradley has real
estate interests.
Miss Maggie Tierney, of Chicago,
is giving cooking exhibitions at Peter
sons grocery store this week. She rep
resents the Shredded Wheat Biscuit
Company and everyone is invited to call
and inspect her work.
The address of President Fish to
the United States Industrial Commits
sion, printed elsewhere in this issue,
contains information of special inter-
est to the people residing along the line
of the Illinois Central Railway.
r. L. Kortright will sell at public
auction for j. g. BAKER on the Seeley
farm one and q half miles north east
of Masonville, on Nov. 8, ninety head
of cattle, eighty shoats and other pro-
perty. See notice in another column
for particulars.
Harry Pawley, lately member Of
the LIST South Dakota regiment, is visit
ing in Manchester with his brother
Phillip Pawley. Harry saw nearly 9
years service in and about Manila, and
gives very intelligent account of pres
ent conditions in the Philippines.
John Sanners, of Farley, was In the
city Sunday to see his old friend, Will
Luchterhand, having driven over from
Hazel Green, where he had been visit
ling his parents. Mr.. Luchterhand and
Mr.. Sanners worked together for several
years in Hancock's wholesale grocery
house in Dubuque.-Rysn Reporter.
The city council met In adjourned
session last Friday evening. The pur-
pose of the meeting was for the consid-
GRAFTON of the electric light question.
After some talk on the subject the
council decided to lay the matter over
until che next regular meeting. The
following bills were allowed: d. b.
, Allen, wood, $500; A. d. Brown, sup
plies, $l.25; Manchester Lumber Co.,
lumber and coal, $28l.82.
II -Mesdames w. ID. Hogan and Geo.
w. Story very pleasantly entertained
about thirty of their friends at the
Story residence on Gay street last
Thursday evening. Progressive whist
furnished the amusement for the guests
and delicious refreshments were served
during the course of the evening. Two
prizes were awarded to the lady and
gentleman proving the most successful
at whist. Miss Oman Evans, Of Spen
Ger, and j. b. Hoag we're the fortunate
ones and received two beautiful prizes
-Jud Vaudeville and j. w. Caffsll
the conductor and engineer who were In
charge of the Illinois Central freight
train which collided with passenger
near Alburnett in q terrible snow storm
some time ago, and who were laid of
, by the company short time afterward
have been re.instated. Conducto
Vaudeville will be given run on tn,
main line between Waterloo and Du
3 buque, and Engineer Caffall, who live
in this city, will probably be given hi
old run between this city and Msnches
= ter.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
The marriage of Floyd Peet an,
: Miss Ida Breyfogel, of this city, tool
! place Wednesday of last week at tn
, Mount Hope school house north of here
q Rev. G. f. Lusk performed tn
n ceremony and the newly married coupl
. departed for New Hampton wher'
they will make their future home. Th
groom was for many years an employ
in the Democrat office and is youn
10 man of sterling worth and integrit
. and one who is deserving of the goo'