Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21

Manchester visitors last Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. c. E. Bronson and
son, Lee, were in in Chicago the first of
the week.
Archie Waugh departed last week
for Indiana where he will make his
future home.
VIM. Frentress, of East Dubuque,
transacted business at his former homo
in this city last week.
e. M. Carr attended meeting Of
the Democratic State Central committee
held at Des Moines last week.
MIR. and Mrs. H. G. Smith have re-
turned from visit with the formers
parents at Hammond, Louisiana.
"A. Hollister has gone to Tennessee
on business in connection with the
Hatchie River Lumber and Stock Com
pany.
Taxes must be paid during the
present month. After April l, all un-
paid taxes are charged per cent extra
until paid.
w. ID. Hoyt and Will Patton re.
turned home last week from Cripple
Creek, Colorado, where they have been
on a visit.
N. E. Light the horse buyer ar
rived here last week and is pusily en-
gagged buying good horses for eastern
shipment.
Prof P. j. Huggett, of Cedar
Rapids will occupy the Presbyterian
pulpit next Sunday in the absence of
Rev, Highfield
-Thos. Noonsn, of Earlville, and
Daniel King, of Hazel Green, were
pleasant callers at the Democrat Office
Monday of this week.
MIR. S. N. Bromley, of New York,
is visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity. He is guest at the home Of
his cousin, J. S. Jones.
Mrs. AS. Hart, of Freeport, ILL
nois. arrived here last Saturday even.
ing for short visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. B. Allen.
Mrs. Mary Beals and daughter,
Mrs. q. E. Bunce, of Shady Grove, Ia.
visited here last week at the home Of
MI. and Mrs. w. s. Beals.
Marriage licenses were issued dur.
ing the pastw to Delbert s. Blanch-
ard and Lillian E. Grapes and Jerry F.
Kastor and Florence NJ. Paris.
ID. F. Riddell & Co. have spring
millinery adv in this week issue of the
Democrat and they say "If you wish to
see the new things come where they
are"
Mrs. ". b. Sherman, Mrs. Chas.
Thorpe and Mrs. Caro- Sabin have is
sued Invitations for an afternoon at
cards, Thursday of this week at Py-
THAN Castle.
About forty members of the Wood
men of the World went to Greeley last
night to participate in the initiatory
exercises conducted by the Greeley and
Manchester orders.
Miss Julia Brush departed last
Saturday morning for her home in
Usage after visit of several weeks at
the home of her uncle, M. Sheldon, who
raofdoo ooot Of tou,p
The following took the teachers
examination in this city last Friday;
Louise Cruise, Almoral; Luella Guthrie
Ryan; Fred E. Collard, Bsrryville, L.
Nora Behan, Ryan and VIM. Newman,
of Prairie township.
MIR. and Mrs. w. P. Miller of Au-
relia, Iowa, and Mrs. B. F. Miller, of
Webster City, Iowa, were here to at
tend the funeral of the late Egbert
Hosg. The two Mrs. Millers are Mrs.
Egbert Hoag's sisters.
Mrs. Ellen Morris has brought suit
against the city of Manchester for two
thousand dollars damages. The plain
tiff fell on the sidewalk and broke her
arm few weeks ago and brings action
on the ground that the city should keep
its sidewalks clear of ice and snow.
Mr., Paul Lusk, of this city and Miss
Winnie Brownell, formerly of this city,
were united in marriage Thursday Of
last week at Ralph, Wisconsin, where
the bride has resided for the past year
with her parents. The young people
are we'll and favorably known here and
are congratulated by their many Man
chester friends. They will make their
home at Ralph.
The Delaware County Teachers
Normal Association will be held in the
court house in this city Saturday
March 81. A good program has been
prepared and all Delaware county
teachers should make it point to at
tend. Among the speakers is A. W
Rich of the State Normal at Cedal
Falls and who is considered one of th,
foremost mathemsticisns in the state.
"A number of the friends of Mis-,
Elva Durham have received invitation
to attend the graduating exercises O
the class of 1900 Of the Homeopathi,
Training School for nurses of the Stat
University of Iowa, of which class Mis-
Durham is member. The commence
ment program will be given next weel
Tuesday, March 9th. A host of Man
chester friends send congratulations t,
Miss Durham and wish for her every
success in her chosen life WORK
IS. d. Gordon departed Monda
morning for his home in Cincinnati
Ohio, after conducting very success
full two weeks religious convention il
this city. His sermons were plain an
instructive and were intended to go bt
meath the surface and arouse a deepe
religious thinking among the people
1t was his object to point out the &C
vantages of christian life and tn
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