Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-18
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Manchester visitor Monday.
z. Stout of Independence was a
Manchester visitor last Saturday.
e. L. Morse spent Sunday at Ehler
with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Patton.
Mrs. Mary Ram leaves today for
Whitewater, Wis. for visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Mile Hodges, of Minneapolis,
visited friends in this city part of last
week.
p s. French is enjoying a visit
from his cousin, q. L. Baldwin, of Bur-
lington.
--AIva Splitter left Friday for Cass
City, Michigan, being called there by
the illness of his father.
Miss Anna Kennedy of Dubuque,
spent part of last week here, guest of
her sister Mrs. E. R. Champion.
Clarence and Florence Lister re-.
turned last evening to Grinnell to re
sumo their studies at Iowa College.
"A. w. Stearns has purchased the
residence property on Butler street
formerly owned by Mrs. j. Il. Post.
The consideration was $1,000.
L N. and Il. F. Beardslee left last
Monday for their home In Canton,
Penn, having been called here by the
death of their brother. AL. Beardslee
Miss Pearl Clough departed last
Saturday morning for her home in
Strawberry Point after visit in this
city with her friend, Miss Helen Ora
ham.
"A house owned by Fred Durey on
the west side and occupied by George
Applebee and family, burned about
midnight Tuesday of last week. The
damage is estimated at about 500.
james McElliott was in town Satur.
day, it being his first visit here since
Christmas. He was somewhat under
the weather during the winter but is
looking hale and hearty now.-Ryan
Reporter.
Stephen Edmunds departed last
Friday morning for Helena, Montana
where he has secured employment as
bookkeeper with one of the large min
ing companies. Stephens friends here
wish him success in his western home.
AT directors meeting of the Man.
chester Heat, Light and Power Com
pany last week b. w. Jewell was
elected secretary to succeed the late A.
L. Beardslee, and T. H. Stanard was
chosen general superintendent of the
plant.
Mrs. j. r. Post and daughter, Bes.
sic left last Thursday morning for their
home in Cleveland, Ohio, after visit of
several weeks with friends and rela-
tives here. Mrs. Post is sister of
Mrs. j. A. Morse and Francis Roe of
this city.
Ed Davis and J. A. Strickland re-
turned home last Thursday morning
from South Dakota where the former
purchased 720 acres of land. Property
is advancing in value and considerable
money from this section is seeking in.
vestment there.
q Three men fired on the south bound
meat train mile north OF. Hopkinton.
last Sunday. The men were sitting
near the mile post when the train passed
them, and fired rifle at the rear of the
caboose. The ball penetrated the car
door and passed within few inches of
the foot of brakeman named Tolford.
An effort is being made to apprehend
the miscreants who committed the law
less act.-Monticello Express.
"A resolution has been passed by the
town council of Dyersville providing
that all children under fourteen years
of age who are found lettering in the
streets, alleys, billiard halls, restaurants,
stores or other places after eight o'clock
in Intervening, on and after May LIST,
1900, will be arrested and taken home
by the town marshal, and that the fine
imposed will be not less than one dol.
lar nor more than ten for each offense.
"A smooth female agent was inter
viewing ladies on the west side one day
last week, selling six bars of buttermilk
soap and silk shirtwaist for dollar.
1t is needless to say that she found Gus
toners for such great bargain. The
silk hasn't come yet, but of course it
will. The ladies who didn't nibble at
the bait have reasonable curiosity to
see what kind of silk shirtwaist goes
with dollars worth of buttermilk soap.
Conservative.
AT meeting of the Democratic
county central committee held here last
Saturday the following delegates were
chosen to represent this county at the
state convention to be held at Des
Moines on May 3rd: Frank Beacon,
Geo Staehle, MS. Van Auken, VIM.
Thompson, E. M. Carr, S. s. Ives, M.
Eldridge and John Reilly. Alternates,
w. F. Drummy, Will Evans, VIM.
Croskey, M. Bants, John Mulvehill,
Fred Rubley, Thos. Noonan and E.
B. Porter.
AS many of our readers will re-
member, Rev. Geo. E. Scott eloped with
q young girl from Blackhawk county.
Upon his capture his friends succeeded
in having him adjudged insane and he
was thereupon sent to the asylum at
Independence, and was subsequently
liberated on parole. Blackhawk county
then commenced an action in the dis
trict court against Mrs. Scott to recover
the costs 1t had paid to the state for his
support and Judge Plat held she was
not liable. Last Saturday the supreme
court handed down a decision in the
case, holding that the wife's property is