Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
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Hon. D. Is. Henderson was in th
city Monday between trains.
4 Mrs. Royal ReeGer was called t
Earlville Monday by the illness of he
mother.
Mrs. q. Andrews, Golden, was tn
guest of her mother, Mrs. Jennie Jones
Saturday.
The first frost of the season mad
its appearance Sunday night, Octobe
the seventh.
Edith Putnam, who is attendin,
Cornell was visiting her parents ii
Rock Prairie over Sunday.
Miss May Preston returned to he
home In Edgewood Monday after
short visit with friends here. -
Ed. Coils, who has work in Cen
trail City, visited over Sunday Wit
friends here, returning Mondly NOR
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Arnold WERE
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. b. P. Mil
Ter in Kenwood Park a few days las
week.
WIN Link and wife, of Lee county
are guests Of the formers sister, Miss
Mary Link, having arrived Monda,
morning.
Mrs. j. II. Hadley expects to de
part the latter part Of the week TO
Sioux City where she will visit with hel
SOD, Frank Hadley, and family.
-Wolcott Bros. will move next weel
Monday into the quarters now occupied
by Il. j. Conger. This will give then
one of the finest Office rooms in the city
Hon. and Mrs. d. E.Voris, returned
Monday morning to Marion after an
over Sunday visit in the l.. A. Grass
field home. Mrs. Grassfisld and Mrs
Voris are sisters.
Rev. Abrams, Des Moines, who il
organizing Anti Saloon Leagues in
Delaware county, spoke at u mass
meeting held in the Congregations
church Sunday evening.
There will be corn festival at the
Congregational church this [Wednes-
dayl evening. A twenty-five cent sup.
per will be served from five o'clock I'M.
til all are served. An invitation to all
is extended.
Miss Emma Malven and Robert
Allen, both attendants in the hospital
at Independence, are here for visit
with relatives and other friends. Mr..
Allen is recuperating from a severe
illness of typhoid fever.
AT the democratic caucus held in
Adams township the following ticket
was nominated: Justices, j. NJ. Zwisler,
T. f. Connolly; constables. Stephen Uhl,
ID. r. Magirl; trustee, R. Houlahan;
clerk, Tom Reddy; assessor, j. j. Nc.
Areayy.
Monday morning the work of re-
pairing the U. b. church was com.
menced. New floors are being laid,
and the building is being wired for
electric lights and also reprinted. All
of which are improvements both as to
convenience and beauty.
DIR. Fred Hammond was the guest
Of friends in this city the latter part of
lasta.eek. He departed for Epworth
MfDnday nom -s,,,Sss1, al -ns.--.
to Chicago to take = AIS positfJRHS laahh
the staff of surs;s0ns in Hahnemann
Hospital for tlis ensuing year.
"A story of corn raising comes to US
from Il. w. Fishel's farm, which is
being worked by his son, F. H. Fishel. "A
stalk of corn was raised there this sum-
mer which measures seventeen and a
half feet high and for the benefit of any
would be skeptics. We add that the
same is on exhibition in L. b. Hesser's
at Greeley.
The Hon. w. N. Birdsall, demo
cratic nominee for congress in this dis
trict, and other speakers, will deliver
addresses on the political issues Of the
day, on Saturday October goth, at
o'clock, in the City Hall in Manchester
All, regardless of political affiliations
are invited to attend and hear the is
sues discussed in fair and candid
manner by able and interesting speakers
The marriage license market Tues
day was brisk, four of the following
licenses having been granted yesterday
The weeks record shows six as follows
Geo. A. Ecker, Manchester, and Mary
j. Hopkins, Hopkinton, Albert j. Gibbs
and Josephine G. Lawrence, both Of
Manchester, Clark Q. White and Pear
Delano, Delhi, Frank W. Bretnall and
Lillian b. Joseph, Hopkinton, j. A
Dewey and Ollie Parlah, Thos. I. Ken
ny and Louise G. Cruise, Earlville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherm Harris and
Miss Porteous gave the fourth Of their
series of parties last Friday evening
about thirty from Manchester gathering
at the pleasant Harris home for sup
per at seven. The guests were seated
at small tables and supper which ar
epicure would delight in was served ir
dainty manner, after which whist en-
livened the evening until the very late
ness compelled the unwilling guests tt
depart. For proficiency in playing
Miss Anna Glissendorf and Mr.. E. b
Stiles received first prizes. The light
of the porch and carriage entrance gate
was most artistic and a mention of tn,
party without q mention of the Jack o
lanterns would be Incomplete. Tit
evening will long be remembered q
most pleasant and enjoyable one.
The regular annual meeting of tn
Delaware County Farmers Insurance
Go. was held at Delaware first Tuesday
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