Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
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Mark Fenton, the new station agent,
commenced his duties here May lst.
He has moved into the Bender residence,
w. L. Bender having moved his house
hold goods into G. L. Rundell's.
DIR. T. G. Matthews, of Miles City,
Montana, arrived Wednesday afternoon
for visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Mable Murley attended the Ep-
worth League District convention at
Monticello Thursday and Friday as q
delegate from the local Chapter.
DIR. H. A. Tobie was in Dubuque
Wednesday in attendance at the Den
tai Convention.
Calvin Yoran was q business visitor
here Thursday.
Arrangements are being made for the
commencement exercises of the grad
uating class which will be held on Fri
day June LIST. The class consists of
Miss Freda Book, William Lsxson, Guy
Fults and Burt Millen.
Miss Matte Murley has new Rus
sell piano.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Zeitler surprised them last Monday
evening, the event being Mrs. Zeitler's
birthday. A bountiful supper was pro.
vided and enjoyed by those present.
G. L. Hubbell, of Cedar Rapids,
manager of the Cedar Valley Creamery
Co., was interviewing the creamery
patrons at this place Thursday.
Henry Anderson arrived here We'd
nesday having spent the winter at his
old home in Sweden. He stopped off
at Boston about a month on his return.
q. 81. Bush has put in an acetyline
gas plant in the j. G. Cousins building.
A lively runaway occurred on our
streets here Thursday. T. S. Arnold's
team which he left standing a moment
in front of j. G. Niemsn's implement
building started on run north IS far
as w. V. Cattron's barn, then east as
far as r. 81. Van Wsgenen's, there
turning south as far as the town hall,
then coming west down Main street.
Elmer Longs team was standing in
front of Staehle's hardware store hitch
ed to q wagon on which was a hay
rack. Mr.. Arnold's team ran into the
hay rack lifting it over on top of
Elmers team which started on run
between the Bank and Holscher's &
Co.'S. store narrowly missing the banks
windows. Elmer's team ran home and
we're soon caught and Mr.. Arnold's
team was stopped in the street. Both
wagons were somewhat demolished.
A number of persons chartered Tay-
lor's bus Saturday and attended the
Delaware Co. Teachers association.
Those composing the party were Prof.
Mrs. Still and Misses Matte Murley,
Maude Muuley, Kate Commerford
Laura Whipple, Louise Cruise and
Mabel Murley and Prof. Kolb, of
Delaware.
Mrs. j. B. Swinburne is visiting at
Audubon.
Mrs. Chas Robinson ST., Mrs. Irm-
scher and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur LIE
Fevre and Rev Blakely attended the
County Sunday School convention at
Masonyille last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Millen drove
down to Epworth Saturday and visited
their daughter Caro- over Sunday.
Miss Julia Lands visited her sister,
Mrs. s. w. Klaus, Saturday.
Rev. s. Douglas, of the Congregation
al church and Rev. ID. W. Blakely ex-
changed pulpits on Sunday.
Mrs. A. G. Bender, of Durand, ILL.,,
is visiting mere.
Carl e. Countryman, of Iowa Falls,
who gave an elocution entertainment
here last fall, Sundayed here.
S. w. Klaus and family went to
Colesburg Sunday.
Arthur Murley was home from Ep-
worth over Sunday.
The Earlvllle small boys played . re.