Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-02

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST Q, 1889.
TELEPHONE NO. 1854.
w. G. Beeman has returned from
his eastern trip.
State Auditor F. f. Merriam wa,
in the city last Saturday.
Fred Cunningham, of Anamosa, i,
the guest of friends in this city.
Miss Edna Simmons, of Cedar
Falls, visited relatives here last week.
Prof. o. Fogg was in this city last
week in the interest of Cornell College
DIR. Fred Howard, of Strawberry
Point was a Manchester caller last Fri
day.
w. A. Whitman departed last week
for Montana, where he will remain fol
several weeks.
Walt Lawrence is making improv-
ments on his residence property on
Franklin street.
B. f. Miles and A. Cleveland at.
tended the gun tournament held at
Independence last Thursday.
Mics Grace Rigby, of Mt. Vernon,
was guest at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. j. A. Wheeler last Friday.
State Secretary Magee of the Y. NJ.
g. A. was in the city the first of the
week on business In connection with
his office.
Minis Grace Ford and Miss Fac
Ford are expected home this week after
q visit Of several weeks in Minnesota
and South Dakota.
If you intend tG make any changes
In or need new heating plant, you will
take an interest in reading George S.
Listers announcement.
w. H. Norris, R. W. Thrill, G. w.
Durham, NJ. F. LIE Roy and NJ. Beehler
are attending the Republican State
Convention at Des Moines this week.
IF. N. Beacon is improving the ap-
pearance of his residence property on
Franklin street by the addition of a
cement sidewalk and two new porches.
The Misses Msrgery and Edna
Carkeek, of Dubuque, are visiting in
this city with Miss Georgia Graham.
They will remain until the last of the
week.
The ladies of the Maccabees will
be entertained by Mrs. Carr Cougar,
Cunningham and Miss Kate CONNER.
ford, at the home of Mrs. John Ford,
August 18th.
Letters addressed to the following
are unclaimed at the post-oflice in this
city. Emma Masterhsus, Dissie Watt,
Saba Frentress, G. L. Shohs, Jas. Nc
Elroy, Ode Miller.
Mrs. Will Amsden and little son
were guests at the home of b. M.
Amsden part of last week. Will
Amsden came down and spent Sunday
with his family and parents.
Rev. II. w. futile and family and
Miss Edith Durham returned home
from Clear Lake last Thursday even
ing. Their two weeks vacation was
very enjoyably spent in camp life.
Mics Ruth Paxson expects to return
to Chicago this week after short va
cation at her home in this city. She is
student in the Moody Institute and
expects to graduate from that institu-
ton thisyea
-Supt. R. s. johnson, of the U. s..
Hatchery, brought q car load of black
bass from Bellview, last Friday. They
will be kept in the ponds at Spring
Branch for time and later will be
distributed in the streams in this
vicinity.
Percy Langridge arrived here last
week from Maquoketa for visit with
friends and relatives at his former
home in this city. Mrs. Langridge has
been here for some time visiting at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl
n. Holmes.
Final arrangements were made last
Monday for the dissolution of the firm
Of Eaton & Hockaday, proprietors of
the Dairy City meat market. Mr..
Eaton retires from the firm and in the
future the business will be conducted
by Mr.. Hockaday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Moreland re
turned Friday evening to their home in
Usage, after visit of several weeks at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Sheldon.
Mrs. Moreland and Mrs. Sheldon are
sisters. They were accompanied home
by Miss Mae Sheldon, who will remain
there for several weeks.
We have been requested to an
nounce that change has been made
in the place where the st. Paul's Union
Sunday school picnic will be held. In
stead of using the Fair Grounds as was
originally intended, the grove north of
Allen Waters house and northeast of
the Quaker Mills has been selected.
The board of trustees of the Y. NJ.
G. A. held q meeting in the Association
rooms last Monday morning and it was
decided to choose successor to Score.
tary BENZ. Matthews. Several names
are under consideration and the local
Y. M. q. A. may be assured new
secretary in the near future. The work
of raising funds is now being prose-
cuted.
Miss Gwendolyn Dickey died of peri
tonitis last Thursday evening in Chica-
go. She was niece of Hiram Arnold
of this city and for many years made
her homn hera Har MANY friondc horn