Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31

-hev. IaylOr ls rapidly improving
from his recent illness.
Mrs. D. 1. Johnston is very i'll with
an attack of heart trouble.
-Chas Griffin, of Waterloo visited
with relatives here last week.
Mrs. Lottie- Triple Hazard, of Min
neapolis is visiting friends and relatives
here.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Story are now
nicely settled in their new house on
Gay street.
Mrs. David MCGEE and daughter,
of Cascade visited at the home of E. E.
Newcomb last week.
Francis Roe has opened furniture
repair shop in the basement of w. S.
j ones' furniture store.
Mrs. Theodore Zweisler and child
rem, of Dubuque, visited at their former
home in this city last week.
-Dolph Heune who is attending the
Cedar Rapids Business College visited
with his parents here last week.
Ross Cameron, who is in the drug
business in Winthrop spent Sunday at
the home of his parents in this city.
Ernest Simpson went to Usage last
week. He is looking up location for
the establishment of cigar factory.
-Sherm Turner has car load of
Atlas Portland cement on track, which
he advertises for sale in another column.
Mrs. DR.. Williamson, of Hopkinton,
is visiting friends in this city. She is
guest at the home of Mrs. H. w.
Russell.
Mics Pearl Pierce, who is teaching
in the State Normal, at Cedar Falls,
spent several days last week with her
parents in this city.
-Orrin S. Pierce, of Greeley, and Miss
Florence Wells, of this city, were united
in marriage last Wednesday, Rev. c.
F. Lusk officiating.
There is no competition in the ice
business in this city at the present time,
Loomis & Denton having bought out j.
M. Pearse's supply of ice.
IS. A. Stedman is making improve
ments on his residence property on
Main street by the erection Of new
barn and an addition to the house.
Dell Skinner returned from Fl,
Dodge last week to be present at the
celebration last Friday held in honor OF
Go. E. of which he was member.
The Independence races have been
declared off this year. Large purses
were put up but they failed to attract
entries enough to insure a successful
meet.
Elmer Chapel returned home last
Wednesday evening from Chicago. He
is student in the Moody Institute and
will remain here during the summer
vacation.
The following letters are unclaim-
cd at the post office in this city: Miss
Mabel Wilson, Miss Lena Minkler, Mrs
Rena Trip, Matilda Raymond, Grove
Bills, B. T. Vader and A. T. Boyer.
Miss Anna Wolfe, who has oc
cupied position as teacher in the
Ackley schools for the past year re.
turned home last Friday evening. She
will remain here during the summer.
Miss Nellie Hodges and Mrs. Car.
rie Schlimme. of Minneapolis, visited al
their former home in this city last
week. While here they were the guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. X
Pierce.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Alta Jones and Charles
b. Baumgartner, which will be solemn
lied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S
Jones on Wednesday evening, June 7th
at six o'clock. They will reside in the
Flack house on Howard street.
Marriage licences were issued dur
ing the past week to Charles Roberts
Hogg, of Monticello, and Fanny Wilson
of Hopkinton, Oren S. Pierce and
Florence E. Wells, VIM. Allison Doc
little and Olive Viola Mccormick, ant
Charles o. Harrison and Alice Otis
The Royal Neighbors of Americt
will give an entertainment and ice
cream sociable at Ryan in Worley'I
hall, Friday, June 9th. Admission tt
entertainment cents. Ice.cresm viii
be served after the entertainment
Everybody is cordially invited to come
Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson, the re
uiring president of the club, entertained
the members of the 10 club at their las
meeting for this club year on Monds.
evening of last week. Mrs. Heller
Hawley made her Federation report al
interesting feature of this evenings en-
tertainment after which the programs
outlining next years work, were approx
ed and the following officers elected
President, Mrs. Helen Hswley; Vice
President, Mrs. f. II. Paul; Secretary
Mrs. Mary L. Ram; Treasurer, Mr.
Mary Doggett. A social hour follows
during which sandwiches, cake an
coffee were passed.
The district court, Judge Plat prt
siding, was occupied, from Wednesds
of last week until last Monday aftel
noon in hearing the case of Belknap '
Johnston. The case will be argued
writing by the attorneys of the r,
spective parties. The Judge notifie
the attorneys that the only question
desired arguments on, was as
whether the Insurance Company WE
J authorized by law to issue certificat
payable to creditor, at the time tt
certificate Tor policy in question in tn
case, was issued. The decision of IL
I court will not be rendered until IL
next (O ctOberl term of cOnrt