Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-02
IT. j. Prowse visited relatives in
Fact nnhuuno Loot uaal,

part of last week at Volga City.
--Clark& Lawrence make their frs
fall announcement on this page.
III. f. Whitney went to Blairsbur,
yesterday morning on business.
George Esterbrook, of Marshall
town, visited with friends in this vicin
ity last week.
Harry Denton is visiting with rela
tives here. He is thinking seriously o
locating in Arkansas.
1 -"Dis time de bear licka me. Ye
he licka me all over so that l guess
am done for, for good"
Mr.. and Mrs. James Metcalf, O
Dubuque, visited here part of last weel
with their son, Joe Metcalf.
Mrs. Frank Hoffman, of Dubuque
visited here last week at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Conger
Nine of Manchesters ball players
played ball at Edgewood last Saturday
and were defeated by score of II to Is
The Misses Madeline and Birdena
Tucker depart this week for visit
with friends in Minneapolis and St,
Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Farley left yester-
day morning for Quasqueton where
they will spend the week, enjoying out
door life.
Albert Hamblin departed Monday
morning for Ames where he will be-
come student in the State Agricultur.
al college.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Morrisey de.
parted Saturday evening for their home
in Dallas, Texas, after a visit with
relatives in this city.
Miss Katherine Goodell returned
home last week from Vermillion, South
Dakota, where she has been visiting
friends for several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. j. G. Miller went to
Cedar Falls yesterday morning where
they will speud the summer at the
home of Mr.. Miller's brother.
Mrs. A. E. Seward departed yester-
day morning for Clay county where she
will visit for several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. A. v. Edmunds.
Ed. Johnston, of Dell Rapids, South
Dakota, was in the city the first of the
week, being called here by the death of
his mother, Mrs. ID. ii ohnston.
Miss Pearl Pierce returned home
last week from Cedar Falls for her
summer vacation. She is employed as
a teacher in the State Normal School.
An addition was made to the FAM
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lawrence,
southwest of town, in the form of
thirteen pound boy baby Dorn last Fri
day.
Will S. Graham will conduct the Y
NJ. G. A. meeting at 800 o'clock next
sunday afternoon. All men are
earnestly invited to be present at these
meetings.
Rev. s. S. Hilscher, of Sandwich
Illinois, visited with friends here part
of last week. Mr.. Hilscher was at one
time pastor of the Presbyterian church
in this city.
Mrs. Clark Tisdel and two children,
who have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. A. B. Tisdel for several weeks, re-
turned to their home in Evanston,
Illinois, last Friday evening.
Word has been received that j. b.
Barber is quite i'll at Iowa City for
which place he departed last week for
a visit with relatives. 1t is to be hoped
that his illness is not of serious ma
ture.
Mrs. S. c. Hubbell departed Satur.
day evening for her home in Los
Angeles, California, after visit of
several weeks at the homes of her sis-t
tiers, Mrs. E. p. Hoyt and Mrs. NJ. F.
Leroy.
"A picked up team composed most
ly of second nine men went to Earlville
Friday to play baseball. The game
was close and interesting one, result
ing in score of 5 to in favor of the
Earlville team.
Erwin E. McCloud made splendid
run for representative, and if he had
not been hampered by the report that
he was Young candidate, he would
have come much nearer winning the
race than he did.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Byrnes, who
have been guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. B. w. Jewel, concluded their
visit and departed Monda, morning for
Fairbault, Minnesota. Mrs. Byrnes is
sister of Mrs. Jewel.
Marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the past week to Carl F. Mangold
and Stella G. Haight both of Ryan,
Marshall Scott HUE, of Masonville and
Jessie N. Hickox, of Lamont, H. II.
Thurber and Lovera Smith and Floyd
Mitchell and Mary Mosier.
-Gladbrook plays ball with Manches.
ter next Monday afternoon, August Z.
The Gladbrook team is said to be the
best amateur aggregation in the state
and a great game is anticipated. Every
body come and help our Manchester
boys throw the little giants.
The Manchester Cooperative
Creamery Co. paid to its 1893 patrons
for May milk the sum of $500. The
price per hundred for milk that tested
four pounds was "a cts. This was the
largest amount ever paid for single
months milk and the creamery is now
over eleven years old.
The democratic county convention
to be held in the Court House in this
city next Saturday will select delegates