Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-28

Ben Stewart has returned from
Rockford, Illinois. where he has been
for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Arnold are the
proud parents of baby girl born to
them last Saturday.
Peter Dress expects to move his
barber shop this week to the building
just north of s. A. Steadman's harness
shop.
Married in this city, Tuesday, Feb
ruary goth, 1900, by s. L. Doggett, j. P,
Otto G. Steva and Miss Anna Richter,
both of Delaware, Iowa.
George Amsden has purchased the
store building two doors north of the
Clarence House of j. R. Toogood. The
consideration was $2S0O.
The five year old daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Will Dewey came down with
the scarlet fever Yesterday at the home
of her parents in this city.
Attention Is directed to the local,
"For Rent" which offers for rent the
second floor of the j. r.. Toogood
building on Franklin street.
M. Pierce sold his farm near Della
ware yesterday to Fred Austin for
$4,000. On March 9Th, he and his ten
ant, q. A. Pierce will sell at public auc
ton on the premises, cattle, horses,
farming utensils ETC., as stated in the
"Auction Sale" notice in another
column.
Unclaimed letters for the two weeks
ending February 26, are as follows:
Mrs. Nora Munger, U. G. Myers, Geo.
Curtain, Miss Ruth Anderson, Miss
Carrie Ackland, Miss May Schneider,
Miss Nellie Powers, ~; Miss May Wins,
Albert Ball, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark,
Eddie Kelley, A. w. Miller, (2); Claud
Stewart, c. w. Webber, Lewis Wesley.
-Judiths Weber Werkmeister, wife
Mr.. r. Werkmeister, died at her home
in Esrlville last Monday morning of
heart failure, aged 70 years, months
and % days. Her death was sudden
and unexpected as it was not proceeded
by any serious illness. She had been a
resident of Earlville lor the past thirty
years and will be kindly remembered
by all who knew her. Her husband
and five children, Lizzie, wife of Hon.
Rudolph Jones, of Dubuque, and Car
RE, Emma, Laura and John, of Earl
vile. survive her. The funeral, which
will be private, will be held this WED
nesday) afternoon.
Word has been received by her
parents here that Miss Alma Leroy,
who graduates from Vassar college
this year, has received recognition for
good scholarship. She has been placed
on the honor roll which consists of ten
who have received the highest mark
ings during the four years course in the
institution. This is indeed q source of
qualification to herself and friends. COM
ing as it does from the foremost female
seminary in America. Miss Leroy
graduated With first honors from the
Manchester High School and from
Stanley Hall, Minneapolis, record of
which she may we'll feel proud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sebuhr, who re-
side northwest of this city in Collins
Grove township, had q peculiar expert
ence recently with sum of money thst
they had in the house. The amount
was one hundred and twenty dollars all
in paper currency, and In order to have
it in q safe hiding place it was put IN
the top Of the stove. A fewdays later
one of the family built rousing fire in
the stove, not thinking of the money,
and the result was that the currency
was burned to crisp so that it could
not be recognized as having once been
money. Mr.. Sebuhr took the remains
to the First National Bank at this
place and the charred pieces were for
warded to the treasury department at
Washington. A few days later, to the
surprise of all concerned, the full
amount in new currency was received
in exchange for the burned paper
money. The task of identifying the
paper was extremely dicult ftias it wat
necessary to ascertain the number and
denomination of esci. piece.