Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-29


TELEPHONE NO. 1874.
The post office at Monti, is to be
discontinued.
This is vacation week in the public
schools of this city.
Mrs. William Doolitte, of Hopkin
ton, is visiting friends and relatives in
this city.
Mrs. Peter Reiger and Mrs. Frank
Reiger were guests of friends in Del
vein part of last week.
The Excelsior laundry comes to the
front this week with new advertise
ment Read it, 1t tells its story better
than we can.
The Perry Sisson farm in Hazel
Green township was recently sold by the
referees appointed by the district court
to James Crowley of Castle Grove for
$48 per acre.
AT the school board meeting, Mon
day eveningit was decided to have a
one weeks vacation next week in order
that the teachers might attend Inspira-
tion Normal Institute at Manchester
Edgewood Journal.
Young T. Doty announce in their
half column advertisement that they
will open the spring trade with big
drive on seeders, pulverizers and drags,
and that they are headquarters as usual
for timothy and clover seed.
Miss Ella Brady and Mrs. Gilbert
departed for their home at Sheldon,
Nebraska Saturday morning after
spending three weeks visiting old friends
and acquaintance here. They were
guests of their mother, Mrs. S. A. Bra.
dy.
M RS. Geo. Staehle Jr. left Tuesday
morning for a visit at Emmetsburg.
Mr.. staehle will probably go the last of
the week to try his hand at duck hunt
ing. Before returning home they will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Montour at Spen
cer.-Earlville PhGnix.
Miss Nellie c. Flint, former resi-.
dent of this city, and who has been
student at the Hahnemann Medical In
stitute in Chicago, received a diploma
from that institution last Thursday.
Wehava not learned where she will 10.
cate for the practice of her profession.
Rev. I. E. Dotter who has so
acceptably filled the pulpit of the
Universalist church here for
two years or more is now located at
Sullivan, Missouri, where he is engaged
in publishing the Sentinel Mrs. Dotter
will join him there about the first of
next month.
B. b. Briggs who has been in the
employ of the Dairy City Cigar Co. for
several years, has decided to embark in |
the business of manufacturing cigars on
his own account. Hewill soon open a
factory in the Wolcott building on
Franklin street recently vacated by l..
A. Douglass.
There are at present twenty nine
poor persons at the Delaware county
farm of which fifteen are males and |
fourteen are females. OF the number
five are feeble minded and five are in
sane The cost per capita for the year
ending March l, 1899 was 1913 over and
above the products of the farm.
Simon Kehoe son of Patrick Kehoe
of Castle Grove, died last Monday even
ing after an illness of about five weeks
A wife and four children besides numer-
GUS friends are left to mourn his de.
mise. The funeral was held yesterday
from the church of the Immaculate
Conception at Argand, and was largely
attended.-Ryan Reporter.
Mr.. j. M. Pearse, of this city and
Mrs. j. G. Bennett, of Peoria, Ill. were
married at Peoria Ill. on Monday of
last week, arriving here the next even
ing and are now at home on the west |
side. The Democrat extends congratu-
lations. Mrs. Pearse if not stranger
to many of our towns people as she
formerly resided here for several years.
DIR. w. 5. Hosford Dean of the
Dental Faculty Of the State University,
DR.. F. B. Weber, of Cherokee, and DR..
E. L. Brooks, of the State Board of
Dental examiners paid visit last Fri
day to the venerable DIR. j. I. Abbott
Of this city. Dr. Abbott is also mem
Der of the State Board of Dental Exam
liners but owing to ill health was unable
to discharge the duties of his office the
past year.
"A farmer had a fine thoroughbred
calf that was beauty, and he gave it
the milk from two cows, and when his
boy took the calf to the state fair in the
fall the young bullock was awarded the
first prize, but the boy could not tell
the Capital of the state he lived in.
Farmers,and merchants, business men
and mechanics should give their boys,
as good chance as they do their calves,
colts and pointer dogs.-New Hampton
Courier.
Town killers are classified into sew
en- different punches, as follows: First
those who go out of town to do shop
ping; second, those who are opposed to
all improvements; third, those who pre-
fer quiet town to one of push and
business; fourth, those who imagine
they own the town: fifth, tn ose who de-
ride philosophical men; sixth, those
who oppose every movement that does
not appear to benefit them; seventh,
those who seek to injure the credit or
reputation of individuals.-Ex.
Fred Ford departed last evening for
Spencer, where he will locate and en-
gage in the mercantile business. His
couoro1 Voc of l. ;,,c ~ =,