Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20
Kalamity makes his fall announce

jackets in Clark & Lawrence's ad.
Judge A. S. Blair began term 9
court at Independence last Monda
morning.
Persons wishing space in the Al
hall at the fair grounds shout
apply to w. g. Beemal.
Ed Lusk departs this week fol
Chicago to resume his studies in Hal
nemann Medical College.
The Peter Reiger farm in Coffin
Grove is offered for sale or rent b
notice in an other column.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bender, 0
Thorpe, are the parents of baby gil
born last Monday morning.
Nv. S. Jones is in Chicago this weel
purchasing fall line of furniture 70
the firm of Jones & Coolidge.
Irving Newcomb returned home
last Monday morning after week
visit with friends in Maquoketa.
Miss Edith M. Willgoose, of Bos
ton, arrived here last Saturday for |
visit with her uncle, Stephen Meserve.
The carnival craze has struck indie
pendence and as result free stree
Fair will be held there from Sept. 81 t
30 inclusive.
Miss Miles entertained Tuesda!
evening of this week at a musicale il
honor of her guest, Miss Bartholomew
of Preston, Iowa.
Miss Harriet Amsden departed
last Saturday for Oberlin, Ohio, where
she will enter upon course of studies
in Oberlin College.
The first meeting since the sum
mer vacation of the Friday Afternoon
club, will be held next Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Frank Bethel.
MIR. Coolidge, of the firm of Jone,
Il Coolidge moved his household effects
here from Edgewood last Monday. He
will reside in the Thorpe house on But
Ter street.
The ladies Society of the Gongre
gational church will give an entertain.
ment in the City hall Friday, Septem
Der 18th. Further announcement in
next weeks paper.
Mrs. p. D. Grassfield, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Jennie Grass.
field, Of Marion is expected here this
week for visit with her sons, P. ID.
and Ed Grassfield.
The Manchester and strawberry
Point Junior teams played base ball on
the home grounds here last Saturday
afternoon. The visitors managed to
win in close game, by score of IL to
IL,
Mr. and Mrs. Anders and daughter,
of Belvidere, Illinois, arrived here last
Monday morning for visit with friends
in this city. While here they will be
guests of Rev. and Mrs. B. M. Ans.
den.
Marriage licenses were issued
last week to Charlie B. Heyer and
Lille d. Matt, Andrew Vielmette and
Augusta Hartland, Sheridan Shaw and
Lena Mosier and Fred H. Ferguson
and Matte E. Miller.
Rev. Chas. Hamilton is expected
home this week from Buffalo, New
York, where he was called about q
month ago by the illness of his father.
There will be services in the Presbyter-
ian church next Sunday.
About fifty member, OF the local
lodge of the Modern Woodmen of
America are planning trip to indie.
pendence next Thursday evening where
they will conduct secret initiatory work
for the Independence order.
The mems meeting in the Y. M
G. A. rooms last Sunday afternoon was
an enthusiastic one and we'll attended
by young men. The Association's
president, M. F. LIE Roy, gave a very
interesting and profitable address.
Letters addressed to Miss Lena
Winkler. Miss Matte Ellison, Miss
Josie Powers, Mrs. Fred Young, Mrs
G.. T. Abbott, E. j. Richardson, Hanp
ton Dunlap and j. w. Mccoy are ad
vertised as unclaimed at the post office
The Ladies of the Missionary So
ciety of the Congregational church will
hold their annual thank offering meet.
ing in the parlors of the church on thit
Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock
All the Ladies of the church are invited
to attend.
Judge Seeds returned last week
from three months trip to Washing.
ton, Boston, New York and othel
points. The Democrat in behalf of It
self and Its readers thanks him for hit
very interesting contribution to it.
columns, published on second page Of
this issue.
Miss Henrietta Beehler, who has
been the guest of Des Moines friend
the past two months, will arrive her,
this Wednesday afternoon. After ,
two days visit with friends in this city
she will continue her vacation in Chi
cago, being joined in this by hel
mother and brother, Mrs. NJ. Beehle
and Louis.
Invitations have been received Il
Mt. Vernon, to the marriage of Mis-
Mary Myrtle Otis to jerome Berthe
Fish at the home of the brides parent,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Otis, Mancheste
Iowa, Wednesday, September 9th. Nj
and Mrs. Fish will be at home in Al
buquerque, New Mexico, after Octobe
1sth.-Mt. Vernon Hawkeye.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Granger an
two daughters, of West Milton, We
mont, and Mrs. Pherona Gorton,
Huntington Center, Vermont, departe
for their respective homes last Monda
evening after pleasant visit of sever
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