Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-16
Z. R. Stout transacted business

Tiara Wllllam6 visited IN lndepen
dence last week.
Miss Annie Taylor, of Waterloo
visited here last Saturday.
Mrs. G. b. Mills visited with friend
in Masonyille last Thursday.
Daisy Durham and Hattie Rich ar,
visiting friends in Delhi this week.
Miss Emma Otis was a guest o.
friends in Independence last Saturday
See the fellow with ~bee hive, al
the head of Clark Il Lawrence's column
"A number from here attended thu
Harvest Home at Dyersville last Thurs
day.
Landlord Lock of the Globe at
tended the county fair at Monticello last
week.
Miss Blanche Otis returned home
last week from her visit with friends in
Illinois.
The Manchester party who have
been camping near Quasqueton, return.
ed home last Saturday.
-Hon.J. w. Miles was among the
number from here who attended the
fair at Monticello last week.
Miss Ethel Johnston departed last
week for GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, where
she will visit with relatives for severa
weeks.
Mics Lille Petty returned to hel
home in Waverly last week after a. Wis
it of several weeks at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Barber.
Sister Leo, formerly Miss Maggie
Tirney, is visiting in this city with her
mother Mrs. John Tierney at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rooney.
Fred Whitman who resides five
miles north of town and Will Taylor, OF
North Manchester have purchased a
new j. 1. Case threshing machine.
Miss Mona Snyder, of Dubuque, is
visiting in the city with her grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Burning.
ton, and her aunt, Mrs. Joe Foster.
"A new cement walk is being laid
in front of the Methodist church and
parsonage. A new approach is also
being erected in front of the church en-.
trance.
-Messers G. A. and A. E. Peterson
are enjoying visit from their aunt,
Mrs. Geo. Moore, Of Panora, Iowa. Mrs
Moore is accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Fitch.
Miss Fac Ford returned home last
week from her visit in Minnesota and
South Dakota. She spent several days
with her brother, Fred, who is located
at Spencer.
Miss Marv Sullivan and father, Jos
Sullivan returnad to their home in
Cedar Rapids last Monday morning
after weeks visit at the home of Mrs.
+. j. Atwater in this city.
j. j. Pentony caught q fine speci
men of rainbow trout at Spring Branch
last Saturday afternoon. The fish
weighed about pound and was about
as pretty a representative of the trout
family as one often sees.
Mrs. J. p. Won Berg, accompanied
by her three children, Leonard, Eva and
Nora arrived here last Thursday even
ing for visit with friends and rela-
tives. Mrs Won Berg is sister of Drs.
H.H. and E. q. Dittmer.
Miss Mary Glissenuorf returned
home last Friday evening from Chi
cago where she has been receiving
musical instruction for several weeks.
On her return she was guest of
friends in Dubuque for several days.
Miss Florence Atwater returned
home last Monday morning from Ithaca
N. Y, where she has been for several
weeks visiting with relatives. She
spent Sunday in Dubuque and was &C.
companied home by her sister, Mrs. j.
+ jackson.
DIR. and Mrs. w. B. Sherman de-
parted last evening for Cleveland, Ohio,
within few miles of which place they
have an ideal cottage near the summer
home of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Sears.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Blair will extend
their visit here for about two weeks
when they will join DIR. and Mrs. Sher-
man at Cleveland.
The Waterloo Reporter of recent
date contained the following in regard
to the blind couple who dispensed
music on our streets Thursday and
Friday of last week. "a man and
woman, both blind and travelling to-
gether, was sight on the streets today
that attracted many people. The
couple went along arm in arm without
hesitation or apparent inconvenience
A Fort Dodge citizen who was in
Waterloo today said the couple met
for the first timein Fort Dodge few
days ago. He averred it was case of
love at "first sight" as they had never
"seen" one another before.
"A train composed of eleven coaches
passed through here last Sunday morn
ing filled with excursionists enroute
for Waterloo to attend the Forester
picnic which was held there on thai
day. The train was made up in Dubu
que and the towns along the line con
tributed literally to swell the crowd, {
number joining the party at this sta
ton. The Chicago & Great Western
also ran an excursion from Dubuque
to Waterloo and the two trains in
dulged in an exciting race from Farley
to Dyersville where the two tracks ru1
parallel for several miles. A membe
of the party says the /. Q. R. r. trail
was the winner by about three coacl
lengths.
The Center Point base ball team