Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-08
Mrs. y. b. Ryan and son Of Cedar
aapids, are visiting in this City.

ing relativs at Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barker viii
move to Des Moines in the near future
b. F. Hoyt CT Cripple Creek, Color
ado, arrived here Sunday evening and
is a guest of his brother, w. d. Hoyt.
Mrs. b. j. Wellman of Ft. Madison
Iowa, is visiting frien Is and relatives
in this vicinity.
p. G. Blanchard and daughter Of
Hopkinton, vera In the city yester
day.
-Grasstield Bros. announce that the,
have embarked in a war of competi-
tion.
|. Editor Robt. Campbell, late of thu
IIopkinton Leader, was in the city
yesterday.
"A. Bruce is laying a new cement
sidewalk in front of his residence OF
Union street.
The early west bound passenger
train was three and one half hours late
Monday morning.
Mrs. E. r. Champion left Monday
morning for q visit at Dubuque,
her former home.
Miss Agnes lakewood of Hopkin.
ton, is visiting at the home of hel
uncle S. X. Myers.
Ed. Davis departed yesterday morn.
ing for South Dakota to look after his
land interests there.
Miss Floy Cooley has returned
home from Chicago, where she has
been visiting for several weeks.
Will Jayne, Manchester's third base
man has returned from Chicago and
will remain here another month.
DIR. and Mrs. j. w. Scott expect to
leave in about two weeks for visit
with friends at different points in Can.
ada.
"A. Hollister and son Eddie left
Monday morning for Minneapolis.
The latter will remain there for several
weeks.
Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence who visited
friends here last week, returned Mon.
day morning to her home in Cedar
Rapids.
Claudia, the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira ILavens, of AIasonyille,
ane on the 31st ult., of cholera in
fantum.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Blake and
granddaughter Marion have returned
from five weeks visit at Chicago and
Milwaukee.
Mrs. II. T. Dutton and Miss Mary
Patton left yesterday morning for a
two weeks visit with relatives at
Emmettsburg.
Miss Nellie Vance has returned
home from Madison, Wisconsin where
she has been attending school during
the past year.
Mrs. b. w. Jewell and Miss Clara
Barr are attending the meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Rathbone Sisters at
Waterloo this week.
1t is more than four weeks since
Prowse & Iletherington's livery barn
burned and smoke may still be seen
rising from the debris.
Mrs. r. W. Pierce Of Miles, blichi-
gan ls visiting here at the home of her
sister Mrs. r. Burbridge. She will re-
main here several months,
The Dubuque Y. NJ. G. A. team
that played here on Friday was beaten
the previous day at Waterloo by the Y.
NJ. 9. A. team at that place.
Among those who were in attend
ance at the Lumbermans' picnic at
Dubuque last Thursday were, a. Hol-
lister, G. w. Fairchild, G. w. Hunt,
and H.C. Haeberle of this city.
Among those from here who will
attend the X. z. Grand Lodge at
Waterloo this week are W. A. Abbott,
B. W. Jewell, VIM. Blake, Geo. Barr, A.
j. Brown, G. l.. LEIGH, b. Clark, j. F.
McEwcn, G. A. Peterson and q. II.
Day.
Letters addressed to the following
are unclaimed at the post office: Miss
Vani Kaiser, Miss Alys j. Kincard,
Miss Ida Simmonds, Mrs. j. T. Wilson,
Vincent Babe, Joe Black, Otto Bush
nell, Cyrus F. Colvin, Lee Chapel, John
Hensley, Frank w. Hopper, L. L. Orth,
2. 2. Oswalt, Carl Peterson and John
Allen.
The Manchester base ball team
have made arrangements to play the
return game with the Oelwein team at
Oelwein on August 10th. This is. the
only team that the home boys have
failed to get the best of this season and
it is the hope of all local base ball
enthusiasts that they may succeed in
beating the team from the shop city.
Last Wednesday was the 6Sth
birthday of Rev. d. Russell and the
event was celebrated by q pleasant
family reunion at the old home. Mem
bers to the number of % gathered to
spend the day together and wish for
Rev. Russell may happy returns of the
day. His many friends in this commun-
ity also join in extending conuratula-
tions.
Il. L. Eaton who is an instructor at
Highland Park College, Des Moines,
arrived home last Friday morning
to spend short vacation from his
duties with friends and relatives here
The graduation exercises of Highland
Park College were held last Thursday
evening and among the graduates were
Will Strain and Ernest Briggs from the
pharmaceutical department and Morris
Hetherington from the business depart.