Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
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Kramer, Of Hopkinton, was in our
ty purchasing stock one day last
w 4.
Mr.. Fred Stevenson has employed
Charles Paranne as laborer for the COM
ing year on his farm.
We wished to report Mrs. Slauson's
recovery from her severe illness, but the
last word which we received was that
she was no better.
Jeweler Overing and his pianist have
been delivering pianos on trial TO sover
81 CO our residences. Pears like we're
going to have some music.
Dave TURNS has been visiting in this
ne,ghborhood for the last week. 1t
seems to be generally understood that he
will try and operate saloon in Month
cello, but it is uncertain.
It is reported that while Willie Chad
well was riding on Mr.. A. Lawrence's
horse to the Brooke's spelling school the
animal got the upper hand of him and
running away lost the blanket and sad
die.
One of the able editors of the Hopkin
ton Review was in town one day last
week transacting business. The Sand
Spring people take great deal of inter
est in the newly established paper and
We wish 1t success.
MI. Peter Egger is packing his car,
which will be shipped to the eastern part
of Nebraska, where the gentleman has
purchased farm and will make it mis-
future home. Mr.. Egger has lived in
this vicinity for several years. His stock
etc, were sold at an auction sale in jan
uary.
The average price paid for milk at
our creamery for January was 69cts. per
cwt. Our farmers are collecting milk
money from several creameries this pay,
day. We notice on four pound test
that the Monticello Cooperative Cream
cry pays six cents more than our cream
cry does.
Mr.. w. Foster the impersonator spoke
to US ct the NJ. E. church week ago
Monday night. There was not very
many present and the amount taken in
ct the door was s4,lo. Mr.. Fosters
pieces were spoken elegantly. The de-
scription of Mt. Everest being among
the best selections. The speaker spoke
in Hopkinton the next evening. His
work was rewarded with $3.50.
Mr.. John Held was in our town last
week. He is at his old stand, picking
uprsgs." The people filed two or three
of bis wagons full of old boots, rubbers,
rags and cast iron, and came near en-
tying his iox Of tinware. Mr.. Held
paid good prices.
Some folks say that some of our young
men have got more nerve than our sec
ton men have hand cars.
Dave Tutnnis, Elisha Ford, Mr.. and
Mrs. Littleheld, Joe Morrison and Jake
Lang, are counted among our visitors to
Monticello.
It il stated that William Easy will
accompany Mr.. Egger to Nebraska,
where he viii work for the latter.
Miss Mhude Smith, of Monticello,
came up to the party at Mrs. CARING.
houses residence last Friday night.
MI. Jake Lang, who has been for
some months past an absent citizen, re-
turned to help out with the spring
work on his fathers farm. Jake seems
in fairly good health.
Last Wednesday, the 22nd inst, o host
of friends aad relatives gathered at the
home Of L. E. Pride, who lives east of
town. They surprised him completely
on this occasion, his wedding anniyer-
sary. They brought the family two
rocking chairs which cost the crowd
$3.50. A good big dinner was served
and all had good time, considering the
condition of the weather out of doors.
There was over 48 present.
Here is sort of riddle connundrum
and answer: A number of boys go to
Monticello On hand car after some of
that unexcelled Hawkeye Grippe"
They got the grippe" but had no room
on their vehicle to put it, SO how did
they manage to get the grippe" homer
Ans.-They put it in their stomachs.
As Floyd Bowen was coming in from
the field one afternoon of last week with
sleigh load of corn fodder, he attempt
ed to go over hill the wrong way, and
therefore crossing it, tipped himself and
the load over. No one was hurt, how
ever.
The young people enjoyed a party
given at Mr.. Garlinghouse's home last
Friday evening. A new game was in
troduced, called Balloon-o.
Paul Bieni will be hired man for
Harry Chaplain, after the first OF March.
Mr.. Guthrie, who is director of the
public school here, removed the seats in
the school room to the warehouse be-
longing to Wood u Gelvin.
There was to be a spelling school at
Bort's district school house last Monday
evening. The "Sandburs" and the "Tim-
berbugs" were to fight over the tie that
was made when the two parties met be-
fore.
The Snaptown literary society held
its last meeting at Mr.. James Ander-
sons home last Thursday night Some
of our young people were there.
Our teachers closed very successful
winter term of school last Friday. A
week OF two before this date four of the
seniors in the first room took the grad
uation examination prepared 10y our
county superintendent, L. 7. Eaton.
Three passed the examination, reaching
the average grade of 81, 50 and 81. The