Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
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shopping In this city last Thursday.
Il. c. Bacon, of llopkintop, was
business visitor in this city Saturday.
-Children's Day will be observe,
at the Methodist church next Sunda,
morning.
The Blk handed euchre club meet
this Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. j
+. Johnston.
All of the schools in Adams town
ship have been closed on account O
scarlet fever.
Mrs. j. f. Scharles has returned
from visit with friends AMI relative.
at Ainsworth.
The district court, Judge Blai
presiding, will be in session in this cit,
next Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Aldous are thu
parents ola baby 10y born Tuesda,
night of last week.
John Dolphin, cashier of the Ryar
State Bank, transacted business here
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. l,utterGeld left last
Thursday morning for visit with rel
atiyes at Emmetsburg.
The mumps have made their ap
pearance in Earlville, as several of its
victims there can testify.
Miss Dora Hills returned to Des
Moines the first of the week after 9
visit with her parents here.
-Vermin multiply rapidly during
hot weather. If they trouble you, read
Gregg It Wards announcement.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Hollister and son
Lawre renee went to Pearl City, Illinois
last Monday for a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Mead departed
Monday evening for Toledo, Ohio
where they will remain for several
weeks.
o. G. Clark and j. l. Nix left last
week for South Dakota where they go
to look over the country with the view
of purchasing some farm land.
w. F. Dummy is building large
hog house on his farm in Adams town.
ship. He is one of the largest breeders
of pure bred swine in this state.
Judge A. r.. Dewey, of Washing
ton, and Judge N. II. Hyatt, of Web
ster City, were in the city last Sunday,
guests at the home of w. H. Norris.
Among those from this city who
are attending the Masonic Grand
Lodge at Cedar Rapids this week are
w. II. Norris, M. Beehler and R. r..
Robinson.
Avery Smith left Monday morning
for Toledo, Ohio, where he goes to re.
ceive treatment for rheumatism. His
friends are pleased to know that his
health is steadily improving.
Noble I. Arnold, one of Msnches
ter's enterprising Young grocerymen,
visited his sister, Mrs. W. v. Keith last
week. He brought her very fine new
organ, q present from her parents
Hopkinton Leader.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society and Willing Workers of the NJ.
E. Church will hold an ice cream social,
candy and handkerchief sale on the
lawn of r. Fishel next Friday evening.
Everybody is invited.
Fred Nutter's team created CON
siderable excitement last Monday
afternoon by running away. They
started near the Clarence House and
ran west to Hogan's harm where they
were stop by John Hogan. tits fortu-
nate that no serious damage was done.
--Ardine Hillman, aged about fifteen
years, died at the home of his sister,
Mrs. j. G. Belknap near Ryan, last
Wednesday. He had been ailing for
three or four months, but was not con-
fined to his bed until four or five days
before his decease. The physician who
attended him pronounced his ailment
disease of the liver. The remains were
taken to the home of his parents at
Oelwein last Thursday, where the
funeral services we're held.
AT meeting of the members of
the High School Alumni last Saturday
morning, the following officers and
committees were elected for the COM
ing year: Alice RUSSELL president;
Fred Ford, vice.president; Ola Wilson,
secretary; Hubert Carr, treasurer;
banquet committee, Sue Wood, Florence
Atwater and Jennie Holmes; program
committee, Avis Goodwin, Ina Cham
berlin and Nina Carhart; invitation
committee, Lois Kennedy and NJ. j.
Yorsn.
The Divide Mandolin club were to
have furnished'the music for the gradu-
ating exercises at Greeley last Friday,
hut received word in the afternoon OF
the same day not to come, it being
feared that the boys would carry the
scarlet fever into that neighborhood
The reports that have been going
around the county as to the number OF
cases here have been greatly exaggerated
People in the neighboring towns and
Throughout. the county need have nc
fear of coming here or of meeting those
who come from this place.
Last Saturday morning, Will John
son having obtained possession of some
blasting powder and a bicycle handle
procf eded to test the strength of bott
much to his dissatisfaction a little later
Having rammed charge into thu
handle and put In very short piece o.
fuse, he laid the whole on the GROUND
and touched it off with match, the re
suit being the fingers of his left hant
were badly torn, six inch cash laIc
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