Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-10
Chicago papers of last Thursday

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, suicide at Lacon, ILL.,, of Mrs. Carrie
Jewett Thompson, wife CT John $.
Thompson, q banker at that place. A
revolver was Used to do the deed, the
ball entering her right breast, and it is
believed that the wound will prove
fatal. Mrs Thompson is we'll known in
this community, having been resident
at Sand Spring prior to her removal to
illinois. She and her husband had but
recently returned from q trip abroad
and the only reason assigned for the
deed is that she was mentally unbal-
anced. Mrs. Thompson's former friends
in this county regret her dementia and
Its fatal consequences, if such it tran
spires to be.-Hopktnton Leader.
1T is the general verdict of those
who visited Cedar Rapids last week
whom we have heard speak on the sub
ject, that the merchants of Manchester
have as large lines to select from, and
at more reasonable prices than the
stores in the Parlor City. Many from
here who took advantage of the ex-
cursion rates to go there to do shopping
returned home without making single
purchase.
Mrs. A. Krug and daughter, Bertha,
of Los Angeles, California, are guests
J at the home of MIR. and Mrs. E. M. Carr,
the family friendship dating back to
the time when Mrs. Charlotte Preussner
was the pupil of Mrs.. Krug's father
They are enroute to Chicago and other
eastern points expecting to return to
| California at Xmas.
/ The ministers of Manchester have
Joined in signing petition, asking their
Pensioners to refrain from holding
their funerals on Sunday, as they have
all they can attend to on that day. The
good people of Manchester will please
arrange it to have their deaths come
early in the week.-Earlyille Phoenix.
The first number on the Y. NJ. c.
A. star course comes to the City Hall
week from tomorrow evening, October
18th. The Boston Ladies Symphony
Orchestra was heard here last year and
will undoubtedly prove a drawing card
for the Association next week.
Mr.. and Mrs James Legassick, their
daughter, Mrs. John Lpgassick and Mrs.
Nellie Pacey were shopping in this city
Friday. Mrs. Pacey is resident of
Brimteld, LII , but is for the present a
guest at the home of her uncle. ex-
supervisor Legassick.
The ladies of the Congrega-
tional society will serve hot
lunch on election night from six o'clock
until midnight They will also serve
five o'clock New England dinner the
day following election, Wednesday,
November Z.
From an exchange we clip the fol
lowing concerning q new trust: The
New York Electrical Review says that
1t is rum ored in the trade that all the
telegraph companies in the country are
to be amalgamated into one corpora
ton.
jacob Schneider, who Was indicted |
for stabbing Michael Hogan at Monti.
cello last January had his trial at Ana
mosa last week, and was convicted of |
assault with intent to infl.ct great
,5asa.-s e;.lrv."
THE eaNgssyss.,.,., ~
late fou: hours Tuesaa w. - - !
account of wreck in the yards d sY6uxj
City which delayed the train out of that
place which should meet our early train
at Fl. Dodge.
Mrs. Chas. Perkins has been grant
ed pension of eight dollars per month.
the same to be drawn from the 10th of
April last, the date upon which Pension
Agent Marvin sent in her application.
The Womsn's Missionary society
of the Cong. church will receive the
yearly Thanks Offering" for Foreign
Missions at the church parlors, at half
after two o'clock.
"A letter received by friends OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Thrill states that they
arrived safely in Boston on October 4th,
and expect to be in Manchester some
time this week.
e. NJ Carr, NJ. F. Leroy. and Jos.
Hutchinson were in Chicago looking
after NJ. 81 O. railway matters the lat
ter part of last week.
Mira. Henry Dawson returned to
her home in Cedar Rapids after visit
of six weeks with her mother, Mrs. r.
Grouse, in this city.
r. r. Robinson returned from Chi
cago Sunday where he spent several
days in the interest of the NJ. L. II. &
Power Company.
The young ladies Thimble Club of
the Congregational church meet Satur.
day of this week with Mrs. Eta Law
renee.
Twenty cans of lake trout were
brought In Tuesday morning from the
Fish Hatchery and shipped to Wiscon-
sin.
r.. v. Lucas of the Earlville phoe-
nix was in the city yesterday. The
Democrat acknowledges pleasant call.
| MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Reardon, Ehler,
were shopping in town Tuesday and
favored this office with call.
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If you contemplate purchasing 8
ladies or childrens cloak ID. F. Niddell
Il Co.'S. sd will interest you.
1 Miss Minerva Ginter, of Quasque-
ton, is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Thorp.
w. II. Holllster went to Ames
Tuesday morning to attend the State