Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-14
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A new cash register was added I
A. ID. Works meat shop last week.
Ben Holbert, of Greeley, tram
acted business in Manchester on MOI
day.
Miss Nell Suffer, of Rock Rapid
visited relatives here the first of tn
week.
IS. w. Chandler and wife visited {
their former home in independence
part of last week.
John Malvin returned home las
Saturday evening from a visit wit
relatives in Omaha.
Mrs. Alba Bennett Snyder is yer
ill at the home of her mother, Mrs. j
M. Pearse on the west side.
Ben Smith, who has been attenC
ing the State Normal at Cedar Fall
arrived home Saturday morning.
The boy looking at the sign boar
in the Manchester Lumber Co.
epistle is evidently "chip of the oil
block"
The Racket Store announces that
has just received complete line of lac
curtains and invites you to call and in
spect them.
"A. G. Carter returned home las
Thursday evening from Rockford, LII
after visit with friends and relative
at that place.
Miss Nellie Packer returned home
last Friday evening from Cedar Falls
where she has been a student at tn,
State Normal School.
Marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the past week to Asa G. Bowen an,
Myrtle King, and Frederick Kalten
bach and Wilhelmina Dressler.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart moved
to this city from Richland township
last week. They occupy the Harris
house near the high school building.
VIM. Halter, formerly of this place
removed his family from Delhi tc
Manchester last week. He has en-.
tered the employ of Dr.. j, j. Lindsay.
The nine year old son of Mr. and
Mrs Reuben Pinch was taken sick with
scarlet fever on Sunday last. The
cases here are all reported to be of q
mild form.
Miss Nora Behsn, student of the
Iowa State Normal at Cedar Falls, was
the guest of friends in the city over
Sunday, while enroute to her home at
Ryan. where she will spend vacation.
There will be a public dance in the
Central Opera house on Friday night
IF this week Immediately after the per-
formance of the Della Pringle Co.,
which is playing weeks engagement
here this week.
An order has been issued from the
general offices of the Illinois Central
holding Engineer ]. W. Place and Con-
luctor Reiff responsible for the wreck
which occurred just west of this city q
short time ago. Both men have been
elieved from duty.
DIR. w. E. Boynton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Boynton, of this city, has
gain been honored, this time by ap
continent to the staff of the Chicago
Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum
This makes three Chicago institutions
# whose staff VIII 10 q member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Yoran were
allied to Traer last Saturday by the
udden death of Mrs. Yoran's brother
n law, Thos. H. Best. He was forty
hree years of age and was prominent
merchant of that place. The funeral
vas held at his late home last Sunday.
"A small blaze at the residence of
". d. Mcintosh on Vain street last
sunday morning called out the fire de-
,artment. The fire started in the
Kitchen roof where the stove pipe came
n contact with shingles, but was ex-
inguished before any considerable
lamage was done.
Word has been received from E. E.
Farwell, who was injured in a freight
wreck on the Illinois Central near
Chicago last week, stating that he is
as rapidly as can be expected,
out it is not known when he will be
able to stand the trip home. His in
uries were moro serious than they
we're at first reported.
j. R. Toogood has placed an order
for an automobile which he expects to
receive the last of, this month. The
motive power of the vehicle will be
steam. The engine, however, is con-
cealed and gives no odor or noise in
operation. The horseless carriage will
be quite novelty in this city and this
will be one of the first in the state.
"A recent dispatch from Webster
City contained the following in regard
to A. R. Loomis, of Ft. Dodge, formerly
q resident of this city: 1.-THE largest
flock of domestic ducks in the world, it
is said, is owned by A. R. LOOMS, Of
Fl. Dodge, who for many years has
been an extensive poultry dealer. Mr.
Loomis has q farm near that city upon
which he is at present fattening 13OO(
ducks. After twenty years experience
in feeding fowls in large numbers fol
market, Mr.. LOOMS has discovered that
ducks are the only ones that can be fec
in large numbers with success.
Tie religious meetings which are
being conducted by S. d. Gordon, o.
Cincinnati, are well attended and tn,
interest manifested has encouraged
him to continue his sermons for an
other week. The evening meeting
are held in the Methodist church
and the afternoon services are held il
the Baptist church. On Sunday mex
there will be services in all the churche