Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
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children's shoes.
Frank Merwin visited friends in
Dubuque Thursday last.
Close buyers should read Cal. At
kinson's advertisement.
Mrs. Jos Strickland went to Earl
vile yeoterday to visit relatives.
"A men and boys closing out hat
sale is on at Scharles s. Sebeck's.
MIR. and Mrs. G. H. Day were in
Chicago the latter part of the week.
Noble Arnold is the agent here for
White House coffee and Cherry Bios
som tea
in his announcement this week
Harry Stewart explains why doctors
get rich.
The Sunshine Club will meet with
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Atwater this We'd
nesday evening
-Mre. Mary Hines was the guest of
her mother, Mrs Hugh Roney in indie.
pendence part of last week.
u. A. Thomas, of Ryan, was in
the city Saturday on business connected
with the State Bank of Ryan.
Cheap groceries and slow suicide go
hand in hand, say Peterson Bros. in
their illustrated advertisement.
Going to use roof or barn paint
soon? Anders & Philip keep the /.
x. L. brand at the Central Pharmacy.
Mr.. II. Won Oven and Miss Ethel
Seeds were over Sunday visitors in
Miles at the home of Mr.. Won Ovens
parents.
Mrs. Cornelis s. Atwster returned
:. Wednesday from a visit of several
months with relatives and friends in
New York State
Paul Finley Gregg, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. X. Gregg, went to Iowa City
yesterday to visit his grandparents.
His mother accompanied him as far as
Cedar Rapids.
The cen sus enumerators of Della
ware county will meet at the court
house next Wednesday, for the
purpose of receiving instructions con-
corning the taking of the census.
Ed. Davis returned yesterday morn
ing from S. d., where he has been for
two weeks past. While there he dis
posed of two quarter sections of land
near Dell Rapids and purchased sec
ton near Artesian.
M. Beehler departed the first of the
week on an extended eastern trip
which will include Syracuse, New York
City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Hart
ford, Conn, and many other of the
larger eastern cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dolly, of
Hazel Green, were shopping in this
city Saturday. Mr.. Dolly has recently
become the owner of the Howe fruit
farm near this city and will occupy
same after the first of next March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. Conger visited
last week at the home of their son,
Glenn, in La Porte City. Mr.. Conger
combined business with pleasure on this
trip, in that he looked after Delaware
County Fair interests in the racing line
while there.
j. A. Thomas, of Ryan, is said to
be arranging for trip across the big
pond during the present summer, his
destination being the big exposition
and eide trips over the continent. He
will probably start In September Cog
gon Monitor.
The local lodge of Rathbone Sis.
ters will have initiatory services at
their rooms in Pythian Castle this
evening to which they have invited the
Earlville lodge of Rathbones. These
ladies have an excellent reputation as
entertainers and royal good time is
expected.
"A large number of the boys and
girls took advantage of the warm
weather of last Saturday and with we'll
filled baskets picnicked on the other
side Of Greeley. The day was spent
in the usual care free picnic fashion,
every one coming home at night tired
but happy.
Prof. L. 7. Eaton, formerly super
intendent of Delaware county schools
and now member of the faculty of
Highland Park College, spent his
spring vacation with his parents and
friends here. Mr.. Eaton returned yes
terday to assume his duties for the
summer semester.
"A travelling doctor, with one or
two runners, was here last week seek.
ing victims who are willing to take q
strangers word for pure gold and who
would rather patronize such person
than to employ home talent. The re-
suit of his work is just coming to light
and those who were beguiled into en-
ploying him are nervous and uneasy.
His mode was to 60 on the plan of mo
cure, no pay" but he exacted note to
cover the amount agreed upon in case
Of cure, and these notes are turning
up for collection. They are for $50 to
$500 each and it looks like a huge
swindle in which the victims are ex-
pected to pay whether they receive any
medicine, treatment or benefit Earl
vile Phoenix
Vic H. Stevens, general manager
and president of the Dubuque and
Standard Telephone Company, was in
town Wednesday evening looking after
his interests. The company of which
Mr.. Stevens is at the head is getting to
be one of the foremost corporations in
northeastern Iowa. They are now
laying underground lines in the bust