Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-23
Miss JENNIE Mcvey, of Hopkinton,

was IN the city last Wednesday.
Geo. Commerford was in Indepen.
dence on business last Wednesday.
A. B. Whceless, of Iopkinton, was
transacting business in this city yes
terday.
The Ladies Auxiliary are anticipat.
ing giving lawn fcte the early part
of June.
Levi Kleckner, of Greeley, was q
business visitor in Manchester last
Wednesday.
Gregg Il Ward have just gotten in
q fine line of hammocks, an announce
ment of which will appear in their ad-
, vertising space next week.
MIR. and Mrs. John Tierney, wi o
have been guests at the home of j. G.
Rooney, left Sunday evening for their
home in Deadwood, S. d.
y Mrs. Kate Gunter Kelly and hus.
band, of Independence, visited in the
city last week, guests of Mrs. j. b..
Thorpe, of North Manchester.
). Mrs. IL. r. Eaton departed this
Wednesday morning for Denison, Iowa,
where she will spend week or tvs as
the guest of her brother, Hon. J.. B.
Romans.
4 II. r. Strong has sold his property
in North Manchester to j. d. Ruther-
ford. There is ninety acres of land in
the tract for which Mr.. Rutherford
pays $40 per acre.
MIR. and Mrs. s. L. Carey arrived in
Manchester Monday morning from
Jennings, La. Mrs. Carey will spend
the summer here with her daughter,
Mrs. N. s. Craig.
<On last Monday, W. H. Hutchin-
son shipped his Cuban blood hound,
Satan, to Livingston, Montana, hav.
ing sold him to Geo. G. Woodham,
sheriff of Park county, Montana.
Among those from here who at.
tended the May festival of music at Mt.
Vernon last week were: Mrs. N. s.
Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Yoran, and
the Misses Clara Craig and Della Mil
Ter.
Miss Florence Lister is convalesc-
ing at her home in this city from an ILL.,
ness of congestion of the brain. She
was accompanied home last week by
her brother, Clarence, who returned
Wednesday to his college duties at Grin
nell
Frank Kramer, of Bremen town.
ship, was Manchester visitor Monday.
He brought with him the skin OF q
wolf captured in the vicinity of Coles
burg, for which Auditor Stetson paid
him the customary bounty of five
dollars.
The real estate in Delawre belong
ing to the estate of the late Christine
Horsnell will be offered for sale by the
Referees appointed by the District court
to make sale thereof, on Wednesday
afternoon, June 9th at o'clock. For
description of property, terms of sale,
see Referees notice in another column.
The board of health have sue.
ceeded in getting the scarlet fever cpl.
demic under control and it is believed
that further spread of the disease has
been effectually stopped. There are at
present some seventeen cases under
quarantine, all of which are dong
nicely, and it is matter of only short
time when all the guarantees will be
raised.
Mr.. ]. D. Burge, the agent and ad-
juster of the Chicago Life Association,
yesterday paid to Mrs. A. L. Beardslee
$1,000, the amount of insurance due
her under the policy held by her late
husbsnd in said company. There are
quite number o: the residents of this
county who hold policies in the Chicago
Life. Mr.. Burge will remain here
week or ten days in the interest of his
company.
The city dads met in regular
session Monday evening and ground
out the usual grlst. A committee
from the City Hall Theatre Company
was present and petitioned the council
for lease of the city hall for one year.
This matter as was also that Of put
ting up street signs, was referred to the
city clerk with power to act. An ex.
tension of the water main was auth
orized from the Geo. w. Durham
corner to the d. o. Clark corner ON
Main street.
1t is said that the late Rev. P.
]. Clabby left large estate. BY his
will he bequeathed to two colleges
81, 900 each; to his brother, Thomas, all
lands in Delaware and Buchanan coun-
ties; to his sister,Sarah Dungar all prop
erty in Providence, r. l.; TO Lena
Wirtz annual interest on $4,000; to four
priests named for masses for repose of
his soul, $3.50 each. They are Revs. L
Roche, of Cascade; j. Kelly, of Garry
owen; d. Lonergan, of Fillmore, and
2. j. McNamara, of South Garryowen.
The remainder of the property to go to
his brother and sister, share and share
alike. T. j. Lambe is named as admin
istrator.
Franklin street between Main and
Fayette streets was the scene of much
excitement Saturday evening. A horse
belonging to B. J. Lawman was being
driven by Miss Gertrude Lawman and
Miss Blanche Lawrence, and just after
they had turned north from Main street
their buggy, in some manner, collided
with a wagon, overturning the buggy
and throwing the ladies out. The horse
became frightened and started up the
street at q lively clip. When opposite
the Delaware County Bank it dashed
against q buggy belonging 10 Allan
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