Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

III WoScllOO part VI lHSC week.
Mrs. Ethel Morse Patton, of Ehler,
is the guest of her parents in this city.
"A boy baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Anson Sheldon last Tuesday even
ing.
w. l.. Gibson, of Dixon Nebraska,
spent last week with relatives in this
city.
DIR. L. r. Loomis departed last week
for a business trip to different points in
the east.
Miss Grace Ford returned home
Friday evening from her visit in Mt.
Vernon and Iowa City.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Conger are re-
joicing over the arrival of a girl baby,
born last Sunday night.
John Trowbridge returned to Chi
cago last Wednesday after short visit
with friends and relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Mary McGill, of Clinton, ILL.,,
is visiting in this city at the homes of
her daughters, Mrs. j. j. Pentony and
Mrs. j. s. Belknap.
MIR. and Mrs. r. w. Thrill left
Monday morning for Center Point
where Mr.. Thrill was engaged to de.
liver the Memorial address.
Mrs. NJ. P. Taylor, who has been
visiting friends and relatives here for
the past several weeks, returned last
week to her home in Chicago.
Miss Florence Atwater left last
Thursday evening for Ithaca, N. Y,
where she will visit with relatives. She
expects to be gone most of the summer.
Rev. L. w. Mecum, of Independ-
ence occupied the Baptist pulpit here
last Sunday, Rev. c. F. Lusk preached
in the Baptist church in Independence
the same day.
Mrs. R. w. Wood left last week for
her former home in Shelbyville, In
diana. Her aged mother is in very
poor health and she will probably re-
main with her during the summer.
Mrs. VIM. Waddleton returned
Friday morning to her home in Du-
5uque after visit with friends in this
city. While here she was guest at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G.
Cswley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Smith are ex-
pected home from Hammond, La, next
week. They left the south last Monday
and expect to spend week or more
visiting at different points on their
homeward journey.
Miss Adah Sias returned last week
from Des MONIES, where she has been
for the past few weeks. She has &C.
copied the position of stenographer in
the office of B. w. Jewell, in the place
of Miss Alice Hadley.
Albert Staehle and brother Charles
have purchased hardware store in
Burt, Ia, and will commence business
as soon as the delivery can be effected
Albert's friends here wish him success
in his new line of business.
DR.. E.G. Dittmer went to Alma
Iowa last week to take charge of q
brother physicians practice while the
latter takes special course of instruc
ton in Kansas City. He will be absent
from here about two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Carey arrived
here from Jennings, La, last week to
spend the summer. Mr.. Carey will
have the management of the louisiana
exhibit at the Greater American Elk
position to be held in Omaha this sum.
mer.
Mrs. E. o. Clemans returned home
Monday morning after an absence of
more than year. During her absence
she has visited at numerous points in
in the west. Most of the time was
spent in Snohomish, Washington, with
her son Carl Clemans.
"A fellow who thought taking his
home paper was waste of time and
money wrote the editor as follows
Mr.. Editor, think folks ought to stoI
paying their munsy fer paypers. My
dad didn't never talk emmy and every
buddy sed he wus the intelligentesl
man ia the kentry, and raized thu
smartest family of boize ever dug taters
Monticello Express.
Work has Deen commenced on thu
putting in of the new fixtures of tn
Delaware County State bank. A larg'
plate glass window will replace the ole
ones in the front of the building
There will be new tile floor, marble
base boards and entirely new furniture
When the Improvements are finished
the bank will have as good fixtures AM
be as nicely furnished as any in this sec
.tion of the state.
Report of school taught in Distric
Mo. 5, Delaware township, for tn
month ending May 10: Number On
rolled 20. Average daily attendance, II
Those not absent or tardy were Myrtl
Rutherford, Paul and Mabel Munsol
Alice Sabin, Ray and Leo Williams an
Hsisey Sabin. Those not tardy wei
Edna Clark, Fritz, Hilds and Waite
Swenson, Ella and Albert Raymond
Hazel Smith, Johnnie and Eddie Glib
Ruth Kliek and Charlie Hetheringtol
Nora Mansfield, teacher.
Waterloo will, for the first time
twenty years, celebrate the glorio,
Fourth of July by giving splendi
race meeting. The people of that sti
ring city have built and equipped
magnificent new race track, spendiI
about $4,000, and their inaugural NEE
ing will come off July 4th, 9Th and 6tl
There will be three pacing and trottin
races each day and two running race
Horses from all over the United Stat,