Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-02
TELEPHONE NO. ,sA.

VIII Houser went to Monticello
Monday.
&C. w. Ferris went to Chicago ZION.
day on business.
Mrs. A. A. Anderson is the guest
of friends In Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ford were
Dubuque visitors Monday.
Mrs. Arson Sheldon is recovering
from serious attack of pneumonia.
John Hogan left Saturday evening
on business trip to Clermont, Mon
tana.
,R. L. Balloon has improved his
residence property by the building Of
an addition.
--Irv Harris and Mr.. Noble, of Edge
wood were transacting business in the
city last Wednesday.
Mrs. Bouthwaite, of Durango, COL,
Is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. U. Harrison.
Every foot of land In Manchester
will increase in price when the new
railroad is an assured fact.
Mrs. Fred W. Ford returned We'd
nesday evening from visit with her
parents ct Elk Point, South Dakota.
Michael iddy, of Strawberry Point,
visited in Manchester Thursday. the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. A. L. Boards
lee.
Permits to wed were issued last
week to Geo. Walker and Mrs. E. II.
Shuman and VIM. Blanchard and Net
tie M. Littlefield.
MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Noble, who
have been visiting appoints in the south
for several weeks past, are expected
home this week.
Miss Fayle, who has been visiting
In this city at the homo Of CHARLES Ward
for some time past, returned Saturday
to her home in Muscatine.
Postmaster Summersides has made
some Improvements to the exterior of
his residense property which have add.
ed greatly to its appearance.
On account of the democratic state
convention all railroads sell round trip
tickets to Des Moines for one fare on
May End and 3rd, good till May 9Th.
e. B. Briggs, who is taking course
in pharmacy at Highland Park College,
Des Moines, will be home the latter
part of the week to spend his spring
vacation.
Who ever heard of town the size
OF Manchester having cause to regret
Its expenditures In securing q second
line of railway, OF third or fourth for
p that matter?
The Misses Mary Gllssendorf, May
Sheldon, Pearl Stewart, Clara CONNER
ford, Lillian Rollins and Myrtle Coon
were in attendance at the Odd Fellows
celebration in Monticello last week
Thursday.
-R. w. Johnston, the efficient and
accommodating clerk at the Clarence
Hotel, has accepted like position in
the Logan House at Waterloo and
Will enter upon the duties Of his new
position about the tenth Of this month.
Mrs. OrIson P. Adams died at the
home Of her parents in Hurley, Wis,
on Thursday the 10Th ult. Consump-
tion was the cause of her death. The
deceased is survived by her husband
and young son about eight months
old.
Rev. HsW. Tuttle went to Grin
nell Monday to attend meeting Of
committee delegated to Investigate the
affairs of Iowa College and report at
meeting of the State Congregational
Association to be held at Mason City in
the near future.
IS If you have Manchester nelghbor,
who entertains doubts about the sue
cess of q Short-Line to Oneida, induce
him to read the article in another col
umn under the headline:awaverly's sue
cess with short-Line Ry. Tax Stock
Worth More Than 100 Cents on the
Dollar"
The Ministries given by local
talent for the benefit of the base ball
association at the City Hall Tuesday
evening of last week were greeted by
large audience, the entertainment
netting the association about one hun.
dred and thirty-five dollars. All those
who took part in the exhibition &C.
quilted themselves in a very creditable
manner and truly meritorious perfor-
nance was g iven.
There. is every indication that Man.
chester will have first class base ball
team this season. Unusual interest is
being manifested and the management
is now engaged in the organization Of
ateam which will be perfected just as
soon as two or three players from
abroad are secured. Manager Abbott has
his eye on several good ones and unless
all signs fail, he will have strong team
-cinsth efieldshortly. The treasury de-
partment of the association is in good
condition, there being about one hum
dred apd forty dollars on hand.
Mics Fannie May Hicks, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H.F. Hicks, died Of
consumption at her home in Hazel
Green township last Friday. Deceased
was nearly twenty-one years of age.
She was taken with the disease which
caused her untimely death several years
ago while attending school at Grinnell,
Iowa. Since then everything possible
was done to ward off the encroachment
OF the dreaded disease, but all these
efforts were of no avail. The funeral,
which was held Sunday afternoon at
her late home, was attended by .
In.