Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-06
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brown were
Dubuque visitors last Saturday.


8 Several letters from correspondent
were received too late for publication
this week.
Mrs. j. 7. Abbott and Mrs. G. j
!. Friend spent Sunday in Masonville will
, their sons.
County Attorney Will Clemans ant
? family, of Cedar Rapids, spent Sunday
, with relatives in this city.
-Miss Tressa Gately departed Mon
7 day morning for Chicago where she il
employed as teacher in the schools OF
that city.
Miss Sue Paxson departed Satur.
day morning for Omaha where she has
an excellent position in tie schools OF
that city.
-Fayette Houser is visiting his par
ents in this city. He has position as
painter in one of the factories at Beloit,
Wisconsin.
Mrs. E. o. Clemans went to Cedar
Rapids last Saturday evening for a
visit with her son viii. She expects to
be gone several weeks.
| Miss Pearl Pierce left Monday
morning for Cedar Falls where she
will resume her duties as an instructor
in the Iowa State Normal school.
Miss Maud Stringham departed
last Saturday for Des Moines where
she will attend school during the COM
ing year at Highland Park College.
Hal Waughop has resigned his
position as clerk in the dry goods store
of Clark II Lawrence and has accepted
a similar position in Millbank, South
Dakota.
Hon. r. w. Thrill departed Fri
day evening for Philadelphia where he
goes to attend the national encamp.
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public.
Miss Juliette Pierce and Minnie
Merriam departed last Monday morn.
ing for Cedar Falls where they will be-
come students in the State Normal at
that place,
"A number of the sportsmen are
trying their luck at prairie chicken
hunting these days. From the reports
received, it appears, that they are not
as plentiful as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. McLain and
family returned Monday evening to
their home in Chicago, after a visit in
this city at the home of the latters
mother, Mrs. Crasser.
Harvey Keyes returned last Satur-
day to Paramount, Minnesota after a
visit of three weeks with his parents in
this city. He has accepted good posi-
ton there as book keeper.
Miss Lila Cocks, of New York
City, is visiting relatives in this city.
She is accompanied by her grand
mother, Mrs. Thompson, who is a guest
of her cousin, Mrs John Nethercut.
-Floy French arrived here last week
from Mexico and will spend several
weeks with friends and relatives in this
vicinity. She is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. French who were formerly
residents of this city.
H. o. Larson, of Chicago, has
taken charge of the Manchester Tele-
phone Exchange which position was
formerly held by z. d. Henry. Mrs.
Chas Peterson will have charge of the
central station and the local office of
the Bell Telephone Company.
Miss Elizabeth Ewing departed
Monday morning for Kirksville, Mis-
souri, where she will resume her studies
in the Osteopathic College at that place.
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. B. Ewing, who goes to Fort Worth
Texas, where she is employed as q
teacher in music.
The departure of students has be-
gun for the various institutions of
learning. A number have already
gone and more will follow next week.
Those from here who expect to attend
Cornell College, at Mt. Vernon this
year are Alice Craig, Fannie Haeberle,
Maud Graham, Ruth Graham, Kate
Ford, Clarence Yorsn, Frank Merwin,
Bert Matthews and Steve Edmunds.
Will Hutchtnson's dogs were
awarded fourth prize at the Field trials
which were held at Emmettsburg last
week. His dog, Ightfield Chic, was
given first prize as best dog property of
member of Iowa Field Trials Asso-
citation, all age stake. With this prize
Mr.. Hutchinson received an elegant
silver cup over foot in height and
beautifully ornamented and engraved.
Clarence Copeland expects to dis
continue work at the Press office in
about two weeks for the purpose of
taking course in journalism in the
Chicago University. During his years
of service in that office he has shown
himself an honest, reliable and thor
oughly competent workman. He will
be decidedly missed in newspaper cir
Giles here and his many friends wish
him every future success.
"A couple were in this city last
Monday afternoon who excited the
sympathy of all who saw them. They
gave their names as Mr.. and Mrs. G.
A. RIVERA and were travelling from
Manhattan Beach, Colorado to their
former home in Virginia. They were
absolutely destitute and are making
their journey by the aid of charity.
Their baby was just recovering from a
serious illness. 1t is ten months old
and weighs only six pounds. Enough
money was raised here to purchase
their tickets to Chicago and they de-
parted the same evening.
Invitations have been received by
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