Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-26
Rev. G. +. Lusk has returned from

Rev. c. +. Lusk has returned fror
his eastern trip.
John Hogan has returned from hi
extended western trip.
e. Q. Perkins, of Delhi was Man
chester visitor last Monday.
&C. W. Fishel, of Cedar Rapids spen
Sunday with relatives il this city.
e. B. Porter, of Delhi, made thi.
office pleasant call last Saturday.
Miss Floy Cooley returned hom
from Mt. Vernon last Thursday even
ing.
H. G. Haeberle and son, Louis, Wis
tied with Mrs. Haeberle, in Dubuque
last Monday.
--Thos. Simmons is clerking in tn
postotiice this week during the absenc,
of Harry Roe.
DIR. Bert Curry, of Monona, low
has been visiting friends and relative
in this vicinity.
Two letters addressed to Fay A
Harding are unclaimed at the pos
office in this city.
eff you contemplate trip Kalam
ity wants to see you before you max,
your arrangements to go.
Geo. S. Lister says he has SOLVED
the pie-making question during tn
warm season. His ad. explains.
Sheriff Robert Fishel was transact
ing business in connection with hi
office, in Hopkinton the first of tn,
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Grassfield depart
ed Saturday evening for a two week
visit with friends and relatives in Paris
Coggon and Marion.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Pltner departed
Monday for Center Point. They viii
join camp composed of number o
their relatives and enjoy an outing I'm
til next Friday.
j. b. Barber left Monday evening
for weeks vacation. He will visit hi
wife in Iowa City and also his forme
home in Waverly.
The Manchester Creamery Com
pany put new churn in the creamer,
here last week. 1t is nice one havinJ
a capacity of thousand pounds an,
costing about sl65.
Mrs. George w. Hunt departed las
morning for visit in Perry
Iowa, where sister resides. She will
visit the Greater American Exposition
at Omaha before her return.
Miss Clara Barr departed last Mon
day morning for an outing at Spiri
Lake. She will join party that ex
poets to 60 into camp at that pleasan
resort. She will be gone about {
Judge Blair is now the owner il
fee of what is known as the Steven!
farm consisting of about 1913 acres, ad
joining this city. Some three or fou
years ago he bought sixty acres of it
and last week concluded the purchase
of the remainder.
Harry Roe and Norman Ackley LEFT
Monday morning for Quasqueton tt
spend the week in camp life. They
went well equipped and prepared to en-
joy good time. They will be joined
some time during the week by Dol,
Shultz and Don Preussner.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Brown an6
family visited with friends in West
gate, Iowa, last week, returning HON,
evening. They made tn,
journey overland by team and with
good weather. 1t goes without saying
that they had an enjoyable trip.
Captain H. A. Allen resumed thu
position of district manager of the
Iowa Telephone company last week
from which position he resigned last
year to enter the army. This was done
in pursuance of the arrangement made
a year ago, that Capt. Aliens position
would be open to him upon his return
from the war.
The team belong to j. j. Henry rar
away Monday morning and made things
exceedingly lively in the business por
tion of town. They started to run neal
the depot on the west side, being fright
ened by train, crossed the bridge anc
dashed up Franklin street. They mar
rowly escaped colliding with severa
teams along the way but, fortunately
no serious damage was done.
"A party went to Hartwick and en-
joyed a picnic at that pleasant resor
last Friday. Those from here wit
were in attendance were Mr.. and Mrs
W. F. Pi.ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Young
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs
H. Bruce, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ford
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Durham, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Will Drew, Mrs. w. H. Seeds
Mrs. b. H. Reynolds, Mrs. G. W
Keagy and son Clifford, Mrs. II. A
Dittmer and children and Mrs. F. j
Hadley and son Arthur of Sioux City.
The children of Mrs. Harriet Bel
of Marion held family reunion il
this city last Friday at the residenc
of her daughter Mrs. Peter Grasstielc
The meeting was In honor Of Mr.. an
Mrs. VIM. Carhart, of Marion, who wer
recently married and who will depart i
the near future for Ann Arbor, Michiga
where the groom will continue hi
medical studies. The entire party a.
rived Friday morning and departed tn
same evening for their respective home
The following were here; Mrs. Harrie,
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Voris an
daughter, Edna, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wn