Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-16

i Patrick Brophy, who resides near
Masonville, was Manchester caller
Monday.
Squire Geo. Krapf, of Petersburg,
was transacting business in this city
Monday.
| Our junior editor is in Des Moines
this week attending the democratic
stateconvention.
"A. N. Smith and L. w. Robinson
were in Dyersville the first of the week
purchasing horses.
John Bruce, of WATERLOO, spent
Sunday in this city, a guest of his uncle,
Sheriff II. w. Fishel.
| Miss Mabel Miles, of Cedar Rapids,
is visiting in this city with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva johnson.
John Provan left last week for
visit with friends and relatives at
Waterloo and Traer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Roe rejoice
ovor the arrival of baby boy at their
home last Wednesday evening.
Squire Joseph Gebhart and Mr..
John Goedken, of Colony, transacted
business in this city Saturday.
"A marriage license was issued last
week from the Clerks office to hume
Jaquet and Miss Nanette Bitter.
i
Ed Davis departed last evening
for South Dakota, where he will look
after his property interests there for a
couple weeks.
Step into Moore's Department
Store and listen to songs and band
pieces sung and played by monographs
and graphophones.
MIR. George A. Ballard left Monday
evening for Shelby county, Mis-
souri, for visit with one of his SONS
who resides there.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Grassfeld left
last Saturday evening for visit with
relatives at Marion and Paris. They
will be gone about two weeks.
L
Storey s. Abbott make paint
proposition that is eminently fair to
those who purchase from them. Read
their advertisement and learn particu-
lars.
Mrs. Geo. A. Ballard departed yes
terday morning for Evansville Wis. to
attend the wedding of her brother, the
principal of the high school at that
place.
John Cameron and Tom Simmons
are enjoying an outing, fishing at Lake
Okoboji. They shipped box of fresh
fish last Saturday to landlord Locke of
the Globe hotel.
ID. b. Allen returned last Wednes.
day evening from Storm Lake after a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. L. M.
Johnson. Mrs. Allen will prolong her
visit for several weeks.
The Eads Grove correspondent of
the Greeley Home Press says: eve
are expecting camp of young ladies
from Manchester, at the Spring, this
week. Look out for your chicken
houses"
Jesse Roe returned home last Satur
day evening from Des Moines, where
he is student at the Capital City
Commercial college. After two weeks
vacation here he will return to his
studies.
| The two year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Scion Hsmblin who reside
one mile and half east of Golden, had
the misfortune one day last week to
sail from hammock and fracture her
collar bone.
Miss Jessie Hardin, of Waterloo, is
expected here the last of the week for
visit with her friend Mrs. Melvin
Yoran. She is on her return trip from
Indianapolis, where she has Deen for
several weeks.
&C. G. Meyers, who has been here
for the past week buying heavy draft
horses, shipped twenty three fine ones
last Monday to his home in Colvin
Park, Illinois. He paid an average
price of 1902 per head.
There will be an ice cream social at
the residence of Mr.. Frank Griffin at
Masonville, on Friday evening, Aug.
ls. Proceeds to go for the improve
ment of the Masonville cemetery. All
are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Best and son,
Howard, of Traer, are visiting in this
city at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
vim Yoran. Mrs. Best is sister of
Mrs. Melvin Yoran. They expect to
return to their home this evening.
Hugh Clemans returned home last
week after an extended business trip in
the west. Mrs. Clemsns who was with
him during the latter part of his visit
will remain for several weeks in Sno-
homish, Washington, with her brother
in law, Carl Clemans.
w. w. Ford, of Manchester Iowa,
visited in this city yesterday with his
son, F. w Ford, of the Racket Store.
He departed for home this morning
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Fac Ford, who has been visiting here
the past week Spencer Herald.
| Robert Quirk, of Dubuque, sold
his farm in South Fork township, Della
ware county, on Friday to John BOIL
ken for 5000 an acre. The farm,
which is better known as the old Louis
Matthews place, comprises 1870 acres
and has good buildings and improve
ments.-Times.
The following letters addressed to
Miss Mirtha Weinberg, Miss Grace
Russell, Miss Hattie Raymond, Miss
Ella F. Ringhr, Miss Francis Dolphin,
Miss Jessie Bensley, Mrs. E. F. Smith
Mrs. o. NJ. Smith, Mrs. Mrs. Martha