Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
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this city last Wednesday.
F. M. Foley, the Ryan merchant,
has a new advertisement this week.
Ryan is making preparations to
celebrate the glorious Fourth in grand
style.
The attention of breeders of horses
is called to Mark Sheldon's half column
advertisement.
Miss Mertie Hills returned to her
stenographic work in Des Moines Mon
day of this week.
Mrs. II. E. Carpenter returned Sat
urday from visit of several days with
friends in Dubuque.
Miss Bessie Edmunds visited with
relatives here last week. She has re-
turned to Kirksville.
John James expects to leave to-
night for Quincy Illinois, where he
will receive treatment from DIR. Koch.
The p. Il. o. will hold initiatory
exercises Friday afternoon of this week
at the home of Mrs. Hattie Peterson on
Franklin street.
Auditor Stetson enjoyed visit
from his brother Il. ii. Stetson over
Sunday. He is travelling in the interest
of the Stetson shoe.
Mrs. Florence N. True, of Sioux
City, was in this city last Wednesday
to attend the funeral of her mother
Mrs. Martha Chapel
Miss Harriet Amsden, who is at
tending Lenox college, was in the city
the latter part of last week, having
come to hear Tony the Convict.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Sherwood will
entertain the Six-handed Euchre Club
at their pleasant home on Howard
street, this Wednesday evening.
H. A. Millett came down from
Waterloo Saturday night to spend Sun
day with his family here. He has been
employed there for several weeks.
H. L. Ram went to Des Moines
last week to attend the banquet given
evening Thursday by the Grant RepuD-
lican Club in honor of Grants birthday.
Letters addressed to Miss Cedwick
Retz. Miss jennie Mays, Mrs. susan
Kelley, Frank Myers, j. F. Goble and
Ed Powers are unclaimed at the post
office in this city.
james Seward has sold his quarter
section farm in Collins Grove township
to Mr.. Summers for forty two dollars
and fifty cents per acre, possession to be
given March 1, 1900.
m. l.. Coyle has disposed of his
property at Golden, and with his family
departed last week for Center Point
where he expects to locate. The Demo
crat wishes him success in his new
home.
Corn planting will be in order in a
few days. Young & Doty are handling
the Blackhawk and Bradley corn plant
ers this season. A very nice cut of the
Blackhawk is shown in their advertise
ment.
Peter Boardwsy, besides dealing in
flour, feed, hay and straw, aims to keep
on hand stock of Atlas, Portland and
louisville cements, stucco, lime, plaster
etc., as will be seen by his new adver-
tisement.
Commander R. w. Thrill goes to
Des Moines the last of the week on
business in connection with the q. A.
R. He has been secured to deliver the
memorial address at Center Point on
Decoration Day.
Mrs. Lucretia E. Thomas died of
consumption last Friday at her home
in Hazel Green township. The de-
ceased was native of Connecticut and
was resident of this state for forty
years. The funeral services were held
Sunday and the interment took place in
the cemetery at Hopkinton. Rev.
MUMMY otficiated
1t will be qualification to the
members of this community to learn
that the proposed removal of the Ken
nedy Buggy Company from here to
Waterloo has come to naught. There
was some disagreement in the final ar
rangements and the company will re-
main here. 1t will be conducted I'M
der the same management as hereto
fore and is prepared to meet all old and
new patrons.
The production of Ebony the Con-
vict" given by home talent in the City
Hall last Friday evening was greeted
by crowded house. Many were turn
ed away from the doors so that the en-
tertainment was repeated the follow
ing evening. The home company play
ed remarkably we'll and the perform
ance would have been credit to many
professional companies. The Reading
Room Association cleared $4,000, and
its members wish to thank all who so |
kindly lent their aid and assistance.
"A case where the clothes made q |
difference is thus described by an Of |
tumwa man, who served in the Fiftieth
Iowa last summer, in writing to Keo-
kuk comrade. "Things are changed
now-yery changed from those days at |
Jacksonville. Then served as a hum
BILE private and bore all the hardships,
while men over me as officers wore
shoulder straps and ate good food. To.
day am sitting at my office desk with
comfortable roll Of bills in my pocket
and fine bank account. Out in the
street in front of my window Major
--, then my commander, is up pole
mending an electric light wire, while
across the way Lieutenant is TAX |
ing into house can Of coal oil from
his delivery wagon"
We understand that number of
parties are travelling through this and