Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-30

j. Il. Davis went to Sioux Falls
South Dakota, last week on business.
/ IF. L. Larrabee has just completed
large barn on his farm near FOrestville
Barney Aucutt's new residence al
Dundee is one of the best in that section
of the country.
Miss Firman, of Waterloo, arrived
here yesterday morning for visit with
her uncle, Adolf Fishel.
Ross Porter, Of Lamont, was tran
sacting business in this city Saturday,
We acknowledge pleasant call.
Mr. and Mrs. John w. May are now
residents of this city, and at home III the
Mrs. Stewart residence on Fayette street.
lin view of the fact that the public
schools open next week Anders y
Philip devote their advertising space
to school supplies.
Mrs f. j. Snyder and daughter de-
parted last evening for Minneapolis.
She will visit friends in Waterloo
several days this week.
Watson Childs accompanied by his
daughter law, Mrs. Elmer Childs, de-
parted yesterday morning for Dies
Moines where they will visit the State
Fair this week.
Mr.. j. Blakslee, of Waterloo, who.
with his wife and daughters, have been
the guests of the family of W. IL. Con-
nell in this city for several days, favored
us with a call Monday.
The members of st. Mary's con-
gregation will give an ice cream social
Wednesday evening of next week on
the lawn of st. Xavier Sisters school.
Everybody is cordially invited.
There will be regular meeting of
the knights of Pythias at the lodge
rooms next Monday evening. A full
attendance is desired to hear the report
of the delegates to the Grand Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cragin, of
Joplin, Missouri, were in the city the
first of the week. Mr.. Crsgin was at
one time in charge of a lumber yard
here but is now in the banking bust
ness.
George Commerford expects to de-
part the last of this week for Philadel-
phia to attend the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Before his return he will visit relatives
in New York and New Jersey, return
ing home about October l.
Miss Clara Barr returned last Wed
nesday from a delightful trip to Lake
Okoboji, where she spent several weeks
with camping party, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. H. G. Rogers, of Newell.
She also visited friends in Newell. and
Sac City. where she war a teacher in
the public schools for several years.
Elmer Chapel who has been a
student at the Moody Institute in Chi
cago for two years past, filled the Pres,
byterian pulpit last Sabbath morning
and the large audience which had
gathered to listen to him were surprised
and pleased with the very able and
interesting discourse which he delivered.
Mrs. o. G. Kenyon and mother and
Pearl expected to return from Oregon
the first of this week, but Mrs. kenyon's
mother was taken down with pneumor
MIA and the doctor in attendance said
that it would be at least two weeks be-
fore they could return. Mrs. Kenyon
writes that she is not pleased with Or
egon, as q state. Lamont Leader.
Coroner II. H. Lawrence was sum-
moned to Dyersville yesterday morn
ing in consequence of an accident on
the Great Western, in which an I'M
known man was killed. None of the
particulars are known at this writing,
but it is thought that the man met his
death by falling under the wheels of
freight train on which he was stealing
a ride. The accident occurred about a
mile west of Dyersville, and about one
hundred feet from the county line.
Alex. Charles, who held the Post.
mastership at Cedar Rapids for eight
years, has been elected secretary of the
Cedar Rapids Carnival by the mer-
chants there and for the next six weeks
will make things along Carnival lines
boom. He informs us that the mer-
chants of that city have not taken hold
of this Carnival matter as money
making scheme, but to give regardless
of expense the greatest show ever put
up in the state
Last Sunday afternoon some gypsies
who had camped in town got into fuss
with Edison Williams. One of the gyp-
sy boys threw his boy down and held
him while another of the gang pounded
him. Edison came to the rescue and
kicked the gypsy boys, when their
mother came out and threw dagger at
him, the handle striking him in the
mouth and loosening two of his teeth.
The band was given the choice of be
ing arrested or to leave town, the latter
of which they did. -Esrlville Phoenix.
Exchanges tell of two new swindles.
In one woman comes along canvass
ing for books and leaves them in the
house for examination. Later man
appears and takes them. Then the
woman comes after them, says the man
has stolen them, tells tale of woe, and
usually gets pay for the books. In
another ministerial Hooking man seeks
shelter in farm house for the night.
Later couple come along who
want to get married. The strange
minister is the only one at hand and he
ties the nuptial knot. The farmer
signs the certificate" as witness, and
soon part of it turns up as promissory