Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19
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Mrs Iane Bethel was the guest o
friends in Dyersville over Sunday.
| The Misses Maud and Ruth Graham
are home from Cornell for the holidays
1 w. I. Millen, of Earlville, is In th,
city attending District Court this week
Mrs. NJ. 9. Haennig and son, Joseph
of Masonyille, were Manchester shop
pers Tuesday.
Mrs. d. O. Clark, of Omaha, is Ii
the city, called here by the death Of Mrs
Augusta Shew.
Clarence Yoran who has spent thu
fall in college work at Cornell, is HON,
for the vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Hutchinson ar,
in Chicago this week. They are expect
ed home Thursday
Miss Sarah Ward is home from al
extended visit In the South and witt
her brother, John, at Carbondsle, Ill.
Mics Finnigan is here from Chicago
visiting relatives, guest in the home
of Mrs. a. N. Ward on the west side.
County Auditor Stetson and Treas.
.urer Matthews attended the funeral Of
jas: Dixson held in Earlville last Friday
Mrs. Merit Brown came home last
week Wednesday from q; visit. of over
two months with relatives in Grinnell,
Iowa.
M. T. Bushnell will preach at the
North Manchester Union church next
Sunday afternoon ct half past three
o'clock.
Mrs. Frank Irish, Miss Irish and
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Griffith, of Greeley,
were In the city Monday doing some
Xmas shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Baumgartner
are in Chicago this week, having de-
parted for the western metropolis
Monday afternoon.
j. s. Schirner, of Greeley, was Q
business visitor in the city Tuesday.
This office acknowledges pleasant call
from the gentleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. q. Chandler spent
the first day of the week with relatives
and other friends in their former home
town of independence.
Jos. Taylor, who had been visiting
friends in this city for some time past,
departed the first of the week for Water
loo where his mother resides.
Mrs. j. M. Young, of Greeley, was
visiting in this city a few days of last
week at her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hollen-
beck's home, returning Monday.
-Lemuel Russell, who has been in
the employ of drayman E. Gates, has
resigned and will hereafter travel for
the International Stock Food Company.
Carl Clemaps left for Cedar Rapids
last week, whence, after visit with his
brother and family, he will depart for
his home in Snohomish, Washington.
r. j. Van Antwerp, pioneer well
known resident of this city, has been
appointed postmaster at Delhi, to sue
coed R. a. Bowman. who resigned the
office.
Miss Della Miller, who has been at
tending the State Agricultural College
at Ames, is among the Manchester stu
dents who are home for Christmas and
New Years.
Clerk elect, John Georgian, is being
initiated into the duties Of his office, by
Clerk Paul. We understand, and re-
joice thereat, that he will retain deputy
clerk e. f. Sias as his assistant
Miss Kate Ford, Miss Fannie Haze
berle, Miss Sue Wood and Bert Matthews
all arrived home Friday night from Mt.
Vernon, the next two weeks being va
cation time for Cornell students.
Clarence Hamlin, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, arrived Friday afternoon,
called by the serious illness of his aunt,
Mrs. Shew. Mr.. Hamlin was few
minutes too late to see his aunt alive.
Jack F!aherty, of Waterloo, who-is
visiting parents and friends in Mason
vile, was in Manchester few days Of
last week calling on friends. The Dem
ocrat acknowledges pleasant visit with
the gentleman,
Miss Bess W illiston is expected
home Thursday or Friday from Ober-
lin and her college work. Miss Bertha
Seeds who is also a student at Oberlin,
will spend the vacation with her father,
Judge E. P. Seeds, in the city of Wash
ington, ID. y.
Mrs. Hart and Mrs. L. Sennett ex-
pect to depart this week Thursday for
Chicago which place will be their home
in the future. The ladies' have many
friends in this city who will miss them
greatly and who will wish them success
and happiness in their new home.
DIR. Donaldson and family of Al
moral, moved to this place last week
and now occupy F. L. Minkler's resi-.
dence in the south part of town. DR..
Donaldson will engage in the practice
of>medicine here, and will occupy DR..
Blanchard's 0tlice.-Edgewood Journal.
The readers of the Democrat re-
siding in Manchester and vicinity will
have but little trouble In selecting holt
day gifts. if they closely scan our adver-
tising columns this week. The stocks
to select from are large and competi-
tion strong which rebounds to the adj
vantage of buyers.
-Mr. Gilbert Gonyeau, Tacoma,
Washington, was in the city few days
of last week, on his way to Manchester,
New Hampshire. He continued onShis
journey last Monday. While in Man
chester, Mr.. Gonyeau visited relatives,
being q guest in the Hoyt home on