Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-10

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899.
TELEPHONE NO. 1874.
Mrs. Lillian McEwen is visiting
relatives in Waterloo this week.
Mrs. Victor Morgan spent Sunday
with her parents in Independence.
"A marriage license was issued last
week to Geo. A. Underwood and Sophia
Kress.
H. G, Rogers and son, Ross, of
Newell la. visited relatives in this city
yesterday.
Don't fail to attend the lecture to
be given by Hon. Walt H. Butler at
City Hall tonight.
Miss Ethel Harrison returned home
last Wednesday from Indiana where
she spent the winter with relatives.
Make your own ice cream. 1t is
short job, George Lister says, when
yon have one of his five minute freezers.
Ed Raymond, of independence, was
in town Thursday called here by the
illness of his father, Charles Ray
mond.
Mr.. and Mrs John Billhorn, resi-
dents of Honey Creek, are the proud
parents of girl baby born last Sunday
morning.
H. w. Russell has accepted pos
ition with the Arnold Electric Com
pany of Chicago and will remain there
permanently.
Several new iron bookcases were re-
ceived last week from Milwaukee for
the Clerks and Recorders offices in the
Court house.
Frank Emerson, of Strawberry
Point has been the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Emerson for
several days past.
Miss g. 1. Cameron who has been
visiting her relatives in this city for
several weeks returned to her home in
Chicago last Friday.
Miss Grace Ford expects to go to
Iowa CITY the last of the week for
short visit with her sister, Fac, who is
attending the State University at that
place.
-Housekeepers will find sound ad-
vice in the Quaker Mill company's new
announcement. There is no better
flour made anywhere than that produc-
ed by this company.
Letters addressed to Miss Ida
Adams, Miss Violet Keiber, John Nc
Donald, j. H. McFadden, and E. w.
Lawrence are advertised as unclaimed
at the post office in this city.
DIR. G. w. Miller, of Des Moines
and DIR. F. P. Webber, of Cherokee,
both members of the state board of
Dental Examiners spent the day last
Friday with their friend and associate
DIR. j. 7. Abbott of shis city.
Miss Sarah MCGEE, of Chicago is
guest of her uncle, Irwin MCGEE and
family who reside in Collins Grove.
She is on her way to fremont Neb. to
pay visit to her parents who were at
one time residents of this city.
Mrs. Jane Flack removed her
household goods to Delhi the first of the
week, her son Newton having establish.
ed himself in business there about a
month ago. He was in the city last
Monday and reported business better
than he had anticipated.
The order has been issued for the
mastering out of the 49th Iowa at Sa-
vannah Ga. the thirteenth of this month
They have been stationed there since
their return to this country from Cuba
and will come directly to this state
after they are mustered out.
Mayor Steadman says he hopes
there will not be any necessity to en-
force the ordinance in relation to remov-
ing rubbish, but if necessary it will be en-
forced and that right speedily. Take
warning and, if you have not already
done 80, clean up your premises and
the alleys adjacent thereto.
News has been received here of
the sudden death of Mrs. Tilliston at
her home in Jersey City N. j. last Fri
day morning, her death being caused
by paralysis. The deceased was sis
ter of Chas. Perkins of this city and
was we'll known here having visited
here on several different occasions.
Alex Blake the old-time hotel keep
et at Strawberry Point, has located at
Oeiwein to conduct hotel in that city.
Pete Keith, another former food dis
penser at the Point has also located at
Oelwein for the same purpose. Is
there anybody left at the Point to cater
to the wants Of the "inside man ?"-
Postal Card.
Owing to the great amount of work
which the Relief Corps has undertaken
in preparing reception and banquet
for the returning soldiers of the 49th
residing in Delaware county, 1t is re-
quested that every member of the W..
Il. c., who is willing to assist in any
way will report promptly to the presi-
dent, Mrs. II. w. Thrill.
Harry Stewart has taken to the
road, being now in the employ of M. M.
Walker u company, of Dubuque as a
travelling salesman. Hsrry's long ex-
perience in the retail trade will prove a
of great service to him in his new field
and his genial personality and correct
business methods will aid him in MAX
ing customers among the retail mer.
chants in his territory, and enab.s
him to be valuable man to his EN-
ployers.
The alarm of fire was sounded last
Sunday evening in consequence of {
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