Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-07-12
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ness.
Mrs. Hubert Carr is visiting witt
her parents in Waterloo, this week.
DIR. w. /. Parker, of Aurora, visit
ed in this city the first of the week.
Miss Mae Rogers of Dubuque
visited friends here part of last week.
Miss Della Northy, of Dubuque, il
visiting here, a guest of her friend Mis-
Bessie Anderson.
Mrs. j. NJ. Pearse returned hon,
last saturday morning after a visit al
different points in Illinois.
Another cut price shoe sale is on a,
Clark " Lawrence's. They tell abou,
it in their announcement this week.
Miss Emma Paxson and Mrs. j
M. Morrisey and daughter, Ruth, Wis
tied friends in Cedar Rapids yesterday
Rev. and Mrs. IL. w. futile and
Miss Edith Durham departed yester
day morning for Clear Lake for a two
weeks outing.
Harry Toogood returned last Fri
day evening from his extended eastern
trip He spent several weeks with
relatives in New Y ork.
Mrs. l.. Atwater and Miss Susie
Kelsey enjoyed visit of several days
last week in Dubuque at the home OF
Mr. nd T.,
Mrs. Roll "A Balcom left Tuesday
morning for Clear Lake, where she
goes to visit and also enjoy the rec1e
atoms of outing for few weeks.
Alton Durham returned home last
Saturday morning from Tennessee
where he has been employed by the
Hatchie River Lumber and Stock Com
pany.
Howard Gardner, son of the late
Marshal Joe Gardner, of this city, is
visiting in this vicinity and Earlville.
He and his mother now reside in Ne
braska.
Miss Stella Spears who has been a
guest at the home of MIR. and Mrs. A.
d. Brown for several weeks, expects to
return the last of the week to her home
in Yestgate.
June "a, occurred the death of Mrs.
Eta Steel, wife of DIR. Steel, of Forest
City. Her maiden name was Colyer
and she used to live in Hopkinton and
DIR. Steel used to live in Manchester
and is dentist. Their relatives have
the sympathy of all in this bereaye-
ment.-PhHniX.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Grassfield left
last evening for Marion to be present
at the marriage of Miss Harriet Bell
and Mr.. w. G. Gearhart which occurs
at the formers home this Wednesday
evening. Miss Bell is sister of Mrs
Grasstield. The newly married couple
are expected here the last of the week
for short visit
The work of remodeling the Della
ware County State Bank building is be-
ing rapidly pushed forward. The base
ment will be the office of the Quaker
Mill company and the entire second
floor is being fitted up for occupancy by
the firm of Yoran, Arnold Il Yoran
II. M. Marvin will make his office for
the present in Squire Pearse's office in
the City Hall block.
A number from here are attending
the Chautauqua at Waterloo this week.
An excellent number of attractions has
been secured, and those who have re-
turned say that the attendance is the
largest on record Several from here
will go up to day to hear Sam Jones,
the noted evangelist. Mrs. S. A. Stead
man and Miss Anna Siss will receive
diplomas this year in Chautauqua work.
Contractor Griggs came out from Du-
buque Monday morning and began the
work of remodeling the building ON the
southeast corner of Main and Franklin
Streets The old wooden stairway lead.
ing to the offices of Drs. j j. Lindsay
and z. L. Leigh will be replaced by an
iron, spiral stairway. DIR. Leigh's office
will be entirely remodeled. The en-
trance to Anders and Philips store
will be moved to the northwest corner
of the building and large plate glass
window put in on the north side. The
work when completed will be great
improvement and add much to the ap-
pearance of the building.
"A ride in the country induces one
to believe that weeds and tall grass on
the sides Of the highway are an abomi-
nation. Farmers were seen cultivating
their fields of corn 1.-TWO fields were as
tall as the fence while just outside the
fence and in the corners inside were
great patches of obnoxious weeds that
nearly hid corn and man from view.
Then too there is the liability of being
overturned in bitches as the unevenness
of the highway is entirely obscured.
We thought it was the law to have
these weeds cut, and presume they will
after the corn is titled sufficiently
Observer.
As the soliciting committee of the
restroom find it impossible to secure
funds from the business portion of the
town sufficient to warrant the under
taking, this plan is abandoned. The
fact is to be deplored as the room was
for the convenience and use of farmers
wives and women and children from
neighboring villages. No doubt as to
patronage exists as abundance of ap-
proval and gratitude has been received
not only by those residing in immediate
vicinity but from others in Greeley,
Masonville and other towns. 1t GER
tainly seems that some plan will yet
materialize which will add this humane
feature to the attractions of the town.
1t is hoped SO.
Hicks has prOmjsed the followino