Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-07
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| -COunty treasurer Matthew's ana
wife spent Sunday in Earlville.
e. l.. Chase, of Delhi, visited the
county seat Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Bertha Kluge, of Strawberry
Point, visited friends in this vicinity
part of last week.
February 18th is st. Valentines
Day and Kalamity gives notice that he
is fully prepared for it.
The fifth and last of the series of
club dances will be held in the Central
Opera House Friday evening of this
week.
-Chas. Briggs, of the Central
Pharmacy, is visiting his brother,
Ernest, who is attending school in Des
Moines.
Prof. j. z. Hugett, of Coe College.
Cellar Rapids, will lead the men 8 meet
ing in the Y. M. q. A. rooms next Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Clara Marshall went to Du-
buque Monday morning to visit her
sister, Elizabeth, who is attending
school at that place.
"A baby boy is welcome arrival at
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Loring
Smith on the West Side, born Saturday
morning of last week.
According to tradition, because the
ground hog came out of his burrow last
Friday and saw his shadow, we are to
have six weeks more of winter.
Mrs. L. Atwater has gone to Ithica,
New York, called there by the illness
of Mrs. Mar Williams. Mrs. Williams
is a sister of the late F. j. Atwater.
Miss Myrtle Whitney, who is en-
ployed as a short hand reporter in
Cedar Rapids, spent Sunday in this city
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Whitney.
Members of the Y. NJ. G. A. who
won places at the table in the recent
contest will be banqueted this Wednes-
day evening by the association at the
home of DIR. and Mrs. o. A. Durham
The Capt. Merry store building,
which has been undergoing repairs for
several weeks past, is now completed.
1t is one of the incest and most con
venient store rooms in the city, and
should readily find an occupant. sN3s
The next regular meeting of the
Young Peoples Literary Society of
Collins Grove will be held Monday
evening, February 10, at the home of
Miss Maud Moore. Every one is cor
daily invited to come and have an en-
joyable time.
Mrs. Mary Harkins, of Aurora, de-
parted Monday morning for Waterloo
after three weeks visit in this city
with her sister, Mrs. j. Smith. She
was accompanied by her niece, Miss
Viva Adams, of Waterloo, who also
visited here last week.
There will be valentine social at
the Y. M. G. A. rooms on the evening
of February 14th. A post office will be
arranged and everyone is invited to
send their valentines through the mail
in care of the Y. NC. A. A musical
program will also be heard.
1t is said that E. F. Sfas will be q
candidate for. the republican nomina-
tion for clerk of the district court of
this county. His several years service
as deputy clerk, and the very accept
able manner in which he has filled that
position, should, and no doubt will
make his candidacy strong one.
Henry Percival and son, William,
purchased the stallion, Coxey CUTLER,
Friday of last week at the Splan. New
grass horse sale in Chicago. The horse
is four years old, stands sixteen and
one-half hands high and weighs thir.
teen hundred pounds. He arrived here
last week and his owners expect to
keep him here the coming season.
Roy Cooley & Co. have rented for
term of five years the build ings lately
vacated by f. N. Beacon, and after
putting them in repair and making the
necessary changes in the interior, will,
remove their stock of groceries etc.
into them. Mr.. Tubbs who has pur-
chased the building now occupied by
the Cooley Co. will use it as bath
house and barber shop.
The Young Peoples Literary, of
Collins Grove, which was organized
about two months ago, held its fourth
regular meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. Abbott, Friuay evening,
February 2. A short program was
rendered bearing upon the poet
Longfellow, and was followed by q
highly enjoyable social time. During
the evening, light refreshments were
served.
Ennis Tabor, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Tabor who reside three
miles north of this city, is confined to
the house by severe attack of scarlet
fever. The child was taken Ill last
Thursday while attending the North
Manchester school and was ill the en-
tire day before the nature of her all
ment was known. 1t is to be hoped
that no cases of scarlet fever will
appear among the pupils of the lower
grade, many of whom were probably
exposed.
-Hoyt L. Conary, the imperson ator
will appear in the City Hall, Friday
evening of this week. The Springfield
Republican speaks of him as follows
"Around the Stove," remarkably
humorous dialogue lecture, was given
at the Congregational church last even
: ing to good sized audience. Mr.
Hoyt L. Conary, the author, was the
impersonator. He is clever and origina
and interests his audience from start t,