Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
Mrs. W. D. Hogan is quite seriously

a trip through the Dakotas.
Peter Dress has disposed of his
barber shop to Oscar Salisbury.
Jess Lewis returned Wednesday
from visit with friends at Waterloo.
II. Millen, of Earlvllle, spent Mon
day and Tuesday with friends in this
city.
l Have you seen the wireless corn
planters; Young &. Doty have them for
sale.
Mrs. s. A. Brady returned Monday
from an extended visit at Shelton, Ne
braska.
j. II. Allen occupies his space in
the Democrat, telling men how to be
strictly swell.
Clarence Livingood, harpist Of the
Harmony Orchestra, went to Marble
Rock Monday.
Weather permitting, the juniors of
the Y. NJ. G.. A. will take an outing
next Saturday afternoon.
How do you like the style of the
residence shown in the Manchester
Lumber Co.'S announcement
Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Trenchard were
over Sunday visitors with their daughter
Mrs. G. G. Barry, at Barryville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Acres return
edl Thursday from Hammond, Louisi.
ana, where they spent the winter.
u. W. Roe, of Cedar Rapids, was in
the city Monday enroute to Greeley for
q visit with friends and relatives.
p. H. Hoyt, ". d. Hogan, John
Mertz, Matt Van Alstyne add Dwight
Finch attended q horse sale at Chicago
last week.
Attorney McGinnis, of Leon, Iowa.
was in the city Monday. Mr.. McGinnis
was formerly resident of Hazel Green
this county.
Mrs. Mary Tarpy, who has been
visiting relatives in this city for several
weeks past returned Saturday to her
home in Dyersville.
-Prowse and Hetherington, have
completed the purchase of lot 10, in the
rear of the long store, and will soon
erect livery barn thereon.
The ladies of the West Howard
street bible class will meet with Mrs.
G. W. Keagy Thursday, May 10. A
full attendance is desired.
Miss Emma Malven, of the asylum
at Independence, was Sunday visitor
at the home of her uparents. She was
accompanied by Rob't Allen.
The fishing season is now open and
II you would be In the swim you should
tackle G. s Listers adv. and act upon
the information given therein.
James A. Durham returned to
Beaver City, Nebraska, last Wednes.
day evening after having spent week
in this city at the home Of his brother,
Recorder Durham.
The board of directors of the Y. NJ.
@. A. met Saturday evening and elected
M. F. Leroy, president Geo. W. Dun
ham, vice president: F. II. Paul, treas.
urer: and W. A. Friend, reporting Sec
rotary.
"A. Hollister and A. A. Cleveland
attended the gun shoot at Central City
last Thursday and Friday. Tuesday
they attended a shoot at Waterloo and
to-day and to morrow they are at
Cresco. eoII
&C. o. Torrey has purchased the In
terest of j. NJ. Coolidge In the furni-
ture business of Jones s. Coolidge and
the business will hereafter be con.
Quoted under the firm name of Torrey
& Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Pope after an
absence of twenty one years have again
become residents of this county. They
will for the present live on the farm Of
Mrs. Pope's father, r. F. Stewart, in
Prairie township.
g. II. Doherty, who succeeds T.
T. Mann as jeweler at Boynton & Nc.
Ewen's, arrived in the city with his
family from Dyssrt last week. They
have gone to house keeping In the house
recently vacated by E. B. Stiles.
Rev. A. w. Caul, pastor of the
Baptist church, will deliver his first ser.
mon Sunday, May 20. A reception will
be rendered Rev. Caul and wife We'd
nesday evening, May 16 at the church.
All friends of the church are cordially
invited.
-Scharles y Sebeck pride themselves
on giving their customers fits, nothing
ancient, but the latest styles. II you
need anything in the merchant tailor or
gents furnishing line you will meet
witha hearty welcome at their store
the Bradley Il Sherman block.
II. S. Tubbs has fitted up his build
ing on Main street in first class man
ner and is moving his barber shop into
the same today. He has purchased new
fixtures throughout and now has one of
the finest barber shops in this section.
His place will be known as the "Plate
Front"
Geo. l. Brown, of Dubuque, special
agent for the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York, one Of the
Oldest and best of life insurance COM
panies, is in the city. He is pleasant
gentleman and ons whom 1t is pleas.
ure to meet, either socially or in bust.
ness way.
j Sunday, May 9Th, was the Goth an
niversary of the birth of the postage
stamp, an idea of a printer named
james Chalmers, of Dundee, Scotland,
who died in 1858. England was first to
adopt the system, and by royal decree
they were placed before the public May
q 1910 In 1912 khof, goo 800.