Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-06
Miss Alma Leroy was In Dubuque

Capt. and Mrs. j. F. Merry wer
guests of friends here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Day, of Dubu
que spent Sunday with friends here.
The infant son of DR.. and Mrs. +
G. Dittmer is improving after yer
| serious illness.
The public schools of this cit
opened last Monday morning with
good attendance.
Will Beels returned last Sunda,
evening from business trip to West
Superior, Wisconsin.
Ed Moore is clerking in L. r
Stouts clothing store during the absenc,
of Arthur Middleton.
Miss Jennie Bardwell, of Chicago
visited in this city last week with he
friend, Miss Pearl Pierce.
Ed Wolfe,of San Francisco, Califor
mia is visiting in this city with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Wolfe.
Cyrus Kenney, of Gilt Edge, tran
sscted business in this city Wednesday
and was welcome caller at this office
Jones Mill Grange will hold theil
regular meeting the second Saturday OF
September at 10 o'clock q. m. for degree
work.
Will Strain and Ernest Briggs left
the first of the week for Des Moines
where they will enter Highland Park
college.
The members of the Epworth
League held social last Friday even
ing at the home of DR.. and Mrs. H. A.
Dittmer.
MIR. and Mrs Frank Winnard re-
joice over the arrival of boy baby last
Saturday morning at their home near
Bailey's Ford.
Miss Mae Sheldon has returned
home from her visit with friends and
relatives in Usage where she has been
for several weeks.
Mrs. Harvey Newhouse and Miss
Bertha Thomas, of Sheffield, Ia, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
H. Allen part of last week.
The dance at the Central Opera
House last Friday evening was fairly
we'll attended. Excellent music was
furnished by the Harmony Orchestra.
Miss Leila Malvin left yesterday
morning for her home in Chicago after
a visit of several weeks in this city at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Malvin.
AL Hollister and sou, Eddie, have
returned home from their visit in Mas.
sachusetts. Mrs. Hollister will prolong
her visit there about three weeks before
her return
Marriage licenses were issued dur
Ing the past week to Joseph Mulvehill
and Anna Murtagh John Power and
Mary Christina Nader and Edgar De-
valid and Nellie Kirk.
Judge and Mrs. A. S. Blair depart
ed last Monday evening for a visit
with relatives in Michigan. The Judge
expects to return the latter part of this
week. Mrs. Blair will remain there
three or four weeks.
Mrs. Frank Phares and SONS, Hugh
and Day, have returned to their home
IN Clinton, Illinois after visit of sew
sral weeks with relatives here. Mrs.
Phsres is sister of Mrs. Jas. Belknap
and Mrs. j. j. Pentony
IS. A. Kent departed Thursday for
The home of his nativity, Market Har-
borough, Leicestershire, England. He
has been resident of this city for the
past two years, in the employ of the
pioneer tailors, Messers Wolff Bros.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
,iety of the M. E. church will have
Missionary Tea and a short program
will be given subject being Alaska,
next Friday evening, at the home of DIR.
J. j. Lindsay. Tea at half past five
until all are served. All are cordially
invited. Price of supper 10 cents.
The fall terms of the country
schools nearly oil commence next Mon
lay. Miss Mary Magirl will teach the
Willow Grove school, Miss Margaret
Milroy the David Chrystal school, Miss
Grace Beacon the Guthrie school, Miss
Anna Ward. Hazel Green, and Miss
Agnes Mccartney in the Somers dis
trict. Ryan Reporter.
The report of the Manchester CO.
operative creamery for the month of
July shows the total number of pounds
Of milk received to be S7O,7 1852 lbs. aver
age test 81, pounds of butter fat, 32,
0S4. The price paid per hundred was
is cents and 1875 cents for butter fat.
The total amount paid to the patrons
for the month is nearly $1,000.
While in town last Saturday, Capt.
Merry bought the John Hetherington
two hundred acre farm three and one
half miles north of this city, paying
therefor $4,000 Mr.. Hetherington re-
ceived in part payment the north half
of Capt. Merry's residence property in
this city at valuation of $3,3OO.OO, the
balance of the purchase money being
cash. The farmis one of the best IN
the county.
The members of the Baptist Y Dung
Peoples Union rendered a reception
last Saturday evening to Miss Juliette
Pierce and Mr.. Ed Lusk at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh. The
affair was held in view of the depart.
ure of the young folks. The former
1yill attend school in Cedar Falls and
the latter will continue his medical
studies in the Hshnemann Medical
College of Chicago.
The Edgewood base ball team play
ed the Manchester team at the ball