Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-30
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on business this week
"A. u. Holbert, of Greeley, was a
Manchester visitor Monday.
Mrs. j. $. Barry, of Barryville, was
shopping in the city last Thursday.
Miss Erma Morse left Saturday
evening for Ehler, where she will teach
this fall.
Miss Mabel a. Edmunds is expect.
ed home this week from her extended
western trip.
Miss Mertie Coon went to Waverly
last Saturday evening for visit with
friends and relatives.
Geo. w. Cross started yesterday
morning for Nebraska, to visit brother
at Geneva in that state.
Secretary Schotield, of the Waterloo
Y. M. z. A., was inthe city last week
on business connected with his position.
e. E. Morse, who has been in the
employ of j. j. Hawley for number
OF years, has accepted a position with
Geo. s. Lister.
Miss Florence Hoover, of indie.
pendence, is visiting in this city with
her friends, Miss Harriet Amsden and
Miss Ella Morse.
Ernest Briggs expects to leave this
week for Dies Moines, where he will en-
ter Highland Park College to take a
course in pharmacy.
Mr.. and Mrs William Splitter, of
Manchester, returned home Monday
evening after few days visit with the
latter's parents, Fred Payne and wife.
Winthrop Review.
Mrs. Ross W. Rowland, of Dell
Rapids, South Dakota, is visiting in
this city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Storey, the latter of whom is
sister of Mrs. Howland.
Letters addressed to Miss Zadie
Hall, Miss Ovadna Odenbaugh, j. X.
Tirrell, W. N. Eaheart. A. r. Heath,
J E. Morrison and s. Littlefield are
unclaimed at the post office in this city.
The river banks have been thick
with picnic parties for the past two
weeks. During that time over twenty
parties have been transferred on the
Snail" under the supervision of d. r.
: Lewis.
George Steadman, who has been in
the employ of Drs. II. A. and F.. q.
ldttmer, expects to leave the last of the
week for Epworth, where he will take |
course of instruction in Epworth
Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Baumgartner
attended the State Fair, at Des Moines,
last week. Mr.. Baumgartner had on |
I exhibition samples of the different pro-
dncts made by the Iowa Fence Com
tpany, of this city.
Nv. F. burke, of Cedar Falls, quite
we'll known here, who was injured in
wreck on the b., c. r. Il N. Ry il, May
last, has settled with the company, re.
ceiving $3.50, in full of his claim for
the injuries he received.
Miss Clara Marshall and mother,
Mrs. s. Marshall, went to Des Moines
the latter part of last week and will re |
main until after the State Fair. They |
stopped off Saturday in Waterloo, for
short visit with relatives
Ex-sheriff w. S. Van Orsdel, of |
buchanan county, says the Conserva
: tive, has recently purchased thirty
Thousand acre ranch in Grant county,
Nebraska. 1t is seven miles long by
six wide, all fenced with barbed wire
and is stocked with cattle and horses
III. 9. Smith had an exhibit of
horses and another of fancy poulty at
the Strawberry Point fair last week,
AS a reward for the excellent showing
made, he was awarded fourteen
first premiums on the poultry and five
first premiums on his four head of |
horses.
"A valuable and att ractive improve
ment is being made by laying cement |
walks in front of the residence lots on
the south side of Union street. The
walk will extend the entire length of |
the street from j. A. ,vheeler's resi-
dence to that belonging to Harry
Stewart.
Ash Kennedy expects to return
next Friday to Philadelphia to resume
his dental studies in the University of |
Pennsylvania He will make the
journey wit. the Cedar Falls brass
band, which will accompany the Iowa
delegation to the National q. A. r.
Encampment. This is Ash's senior
year and he expects to be full tledged
d. d. $, next spring
John E. Wilson, one of the Chicago
Great Western brakemen, murdered at
Marshslltown, was nephew of Mrs.
M. Hahesy and Thos. Healy, south of
this city. He has been for several
months extra freight conductor, but
owing to shortage of men was sent out
as q brakeman. T. T. Wilson, father of
the murdered man was veteran in the
civil war, and several years ago was q
IesldenG OF tnis county, near Golden.
The Friday Afternoon Club, of
Manchester, according to its calendar
will probably do more original work
next year than any club in the state.
The members are announced for very
many original papers, and the year
hook is exceedingly neat and pretty.
Their motto is: eve do not take
possession of our ideas, but are possess
ed by them. They master us and force
us into the arena, where like gadiators
we must fight for them" Mrs. Julia
Boynton is president, Mrs. Lucinda
Ford, secretary,-Mai and Times, Dies
Moines.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give