Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-23
Capt. Hubert Allen, of the 40 Iowa
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WIS III the CITY l0SC MONDAY.
Henry Boelka, of Petersburg, was
a Manchester visitor last Monday.
w. s. Beels is at West Superior,
Wisconsin this week looking after his
newspaper interests there.
Sheriff r. w. Fishel is having a
tussle with sciatic rheumatism, but is
gradually getting the best of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Grassfeld re-
turned home last Saturday evening
after their visit with relatives in
Marion.
Frank Anders expects to go to
Chicago the last of the week to pur-
chase goods for the firm of Anders Il
Philip.
-Miss Della Inglard returned Mon
day morning to her home in Iowa City
after visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Maley.
Miss Alice Hustled returned yester-
day morning to her home in Epworth
SITTER visit in this city with her friend
Miss Nina Carhart.
Marriage licenses were issued
during the past week to LAM w. Stan
ley and Josie A. Nichols and William
E. Hundley and Lizzie Salow.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Philip ST., of
Earlville, parents of A. Phillip, of this
city, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Philip
also of that place, spent Sunday in this
city.
DIR. w. E. Winnard, of Warsaw,
Illinois, was in the city the first of the
week. He was called here by the ILL
ness of his father, James Winnard, of
Greeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wlckersham, of
Omaha, arrived here last Saturday for a
visit with friends in this vicinity. They
are guests at the home of DIR. and Mrs.
H. A. Dittmer.
Mrs. David Waugh received tele.
gram last Thursday bearing ncws of
the serious illness of her aged mother,
who resides near Buffalo, New York.
She departed the same evening for that
destination.
Mrs. Geo. Wickersham favored the
congregation of the Methodist church
last Sunday evening with solo. She
was q member of the Methodist church
choir about eleven years ago before
her removal from this city.
The alarm of fire caused considerable
excitement on our streets last Monday
afternoon, which resulted from small
blaze in the house occupied by Mrs.
Champlin on the west side. The fire
companies were promptly at hand and
no considerable damage was sustained.
Letters addressed to Miss Hannah
Dolan, Miss Jennie Mays, Mrs. Annie
Lttimus, Mrs. j. ID. Jones, Mrs. v. E.
Andrews, Mrs. B. Trusdell, Mrs. Bell
Streeter, John Earl, E. w. Hammer,
Arthur G. Miller, W. NJ. Ward, q. D.
Edwards and oscar Schmidt are I'M
claimed at the post office in this city.
Mrs. w. A. Durey with her daugh-
ter Ada, and youngest son Carl, of
Prairie township, left Thursday morn
ing for q visit with relatives in Nor
rison, and Tampico, Illinois, and will
also visit Mr. Durey's sister, Mrs. II. l..
Smith in Chicago. Miss Ada goes for
the purpose of attending school, and
will make her home with her aunt
while in Chicago.
Rev. Chss. Hamilton departed
Monday morning for Buffalo, New
York, being called there by the illness
of his father who has been at that
place for several weeks receiving treat
ment. Services will be held as usual in
the Presbyterian church during his
absence. 1t is expected that Rev.
Dan Russell and Elmer Chapel will
occupy the pulpit next Sunday.
The patrons of the Manchester
Library will be glad to know that about
forty new books have been added and
the Board feel that they are choice
lot as every one was recommended by
the best class of readers in our city. A
new case of books from thestate travel
ing library has also just arrived which
is full of choice books. Altogether the
reading public in this city is well sup
piled for the present with good liters-
ture.
The Delaware County Republican
county central committee met
in the Cont House last Saturday and
perfected an organization. G. A. Pierce
was elected chairman of the committee
and R. R. Robinson, Secretary. The
following committee of six was chosen
to perfect arrangements for the adop.
tion of the primary system of choosing
candidates; w. B. Robinson, II. G. Mil
len, H. L. Ram, E. G. Perkins, 9. A.
Pierce and R. r. Robinson.
The Manchester base ball team
met defeat in their two games at the
Anamosa Fair, Wednesday ana Thurs.
day of last week. They played the
Perry team both days, the score stand
ing 81 to 2 the first day and 10 to 8 the
second. The home team is much
chagrined over the result and is dis
appointed in Hester's work in the box.
He allowed the opponents over twenty
hits in the first game, which alone is
enough to lose any game. He pitched
two innings of the second and Lehan
pitched the remaining seven. In jus.
tice to our team it may be said that il
is one of the best ameteur organizations
in the state and went to Ansmosa ex-
pecting to play the Cedar Rapids and
Maquoketa teams but instead were con.
fronted by the Perry team, semi pro
fessional aggregation, composed OF
hired players, who make ball playing 8
business. The management promises
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