Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-04


tory into the City Hall-block.
j, Mrs. and Mrs. L. M. Davis are in
Chicago visiting their niece, Mrs. p.
O'Brien.
Miss Henrietta Beehler returned
home Sunday evening from her visit in
Chicago.
Mrs. G. @. Hadley returned Satur-
day evening from visit with relatives
in Sioux City.
Jos. Mansfield and daughter, Mrs.
E. j. Waters were Cedar Rapids v.si-
tors yesterday.
Mrs. j. D. Kennedy departed satur-
day morning for Oswego, Illinois; where
she expects to reside in the future.
| Miss Bernice Mccormack went to
Arlington last week to accept position
in millinery establishment at that
place.
Miss Phoebe Kendall, of Fredericks-
burg, Iowa, visited in this city last
week, a guest of her cousin, Mrs. E. w.
Sedgwick.
| DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Hines departed
last week for New York, where they
will visit friends and relatives for sew
eral weeks.
ID. q. Young returned home last
Wednesday evening from West Supe
| rior. Wisconsin. where ha has been for
several weeks.
George Commerford is expected
home today from Philadelphia, where
he went to attend the national G. A. r.
encampment.
Il. N. Beardsley and wife, of Can
ton, Pennsylvania, are visiting in Man
chester the guests of their brother, A.
L. Beardsley.
Miss Dora Hills departed last Sat
urday for Des Moines where she will
take course of instruction in the Cap
itol City Commercial College.
-Carhart Il Amsden's change of ad
was received too late for this weeks is-
sue. They have q complete line of stoves
and heaters and invite inspection.
"A. E. Rigby is in attendance at the
Methodist Conference at Waterloo this
week. 1t is understood that he expects
to be given charge in South Dakota.
w. b. Jewell returned home the
first of the week from months trip.
While gone he transacted business IN
connection with his office in Texas and
Alabama.
The Misses Maud and Della Miller
arrived home Monday morning from a
very pleasant eastern trip. While gone
they visited in New York City, Albany,
and other points of interest.
The Delaware County State Bank
will put in hot water heating system
in the near future. 1t will be the Car
ton system and Carhart & Amsden have
been awarded the contract.
Harry Webber and family have
again taken up their residence in this
city after an absence of several years.
Mr.. Webber has until recently been as
ISOLATED in business with Henderson &
Son, of Ehler.
u. H. Gribble, who is with the
Hansen Fur Co., of Minneapolis, is to
bring a complete line of furs to our
city on Saturday, October 2. Read
Riddell's adv. in this weeks Democrat
for further particulars.
Rev. and Mrs. p. S. Mather and
wife, of Dodgeville, Wisconsin, have
taken up their residence in this city and
are moving into the house recently va
Gated by j. w. Roe. Mrs. Mather is
sister Of Mrs. T. w. Summersides.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wheeler went to
Waterloo Monday morning to select
house. Different arrangements in the
passenger service of the I. c. r. r. with
which Mr.. Wheeler is connected, makes
his removal to that city necessary, and
they expect to go there sometime during
the present month. Their departure
from here is to be sincerely regretted
and they will be missed among their
large circle of friends here.
The Official Board of the NJ. E.
church of this place, at q meeting held
last Monday evening, unanimously
adopted a resolution indorsing the can
didacy of Capt. j. F. Merry as lay
delegate to the general conference of
the church which will be held in Chica-
go next May. If the captain is elected,
as he undoubtedly will be, his executive
ability and force of character will make
him q leading member of that body.
Il President Fish, Second Vice Presi-
dentHarahan, Assistant Vice President
Wallace and the board of directors of
the Illinois Central Ry. passed through
Manchester last Saturday morning on
their return from tour of inspection
of the new line from Omaha to Fl.
Dodge. 1t is expected that the new
line will be completed by the first of
December and at that time some
radical changes will be made in the
time table.
Kalamity gives cold weather talk
in his change of sd. this week. 1t is in
teresting to note that this week COM
J pletes the twentieth year that Mr..
Thorpe has been in business in the same
J building. We believe that this is the
longest time any firm now in business
in this city has conducted store in the
same location. In this twenty years
Mr.. Thorpe has built up the large trade
he now enjoys, which is a proof of the
confidence in which he is held by the
public.
"A committeeman tea" was held
} at the Y. M. G. A. rooms, Wednesday
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