Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-17
TELEPHONE NO. ,s4.
Il. A. Douglass was in Ryan Mon

Il. A. Douglass was in Ryan Mon
day.
Cal Martin has accepted position
In Smith Bros, drug store.
Il. W. Lampman transacted bust.
ness in Chicago last week.
The Interior of DR.. Triem's office
building on Main street is undergoing
improvements.
Mr. E. Dittmer, of Burt, Iowa, is
visiting IN this city with his sons, Drs.
II. A. and E. G. Dittmer.
Mrs. Fred Hicks, who resides in
Milo township, is improving after a
severe attack of pneumonia.
-"Uncle Jack' Sheldon left Monday
evening for Aurora, Illinois, on busl-
ness trip He Will be gone about two
weeks.
Mrs. w. ii. Hutchinson and Mrs.
Joe Hoag have gone to Cleveland, Ohio,
being called there by the illness of their
mother.
"A baby girl brightens the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood who reside on
the old Skinner farm four miles north
west of Manchester.
Frank McDonough, of Sand
Springs, was q Manchester visitor last
Monday and took occasion to make the
Democrat office q pleasant call.
Marriage licenses were issued
during the past week to Archie A.
Pinch and Josie Bishop, Bert E. Pur.
low and Mary Viola Smith and John
Meyer and Katharine Meyer.
The mems meeting in the Y. M. G.
A. rooms next Sunday will be lead by
Calvin Yoran, chairman of the relig-
ious work committee. A full attend
ance of active members is desired.
e. j. Conger jr., left Monday morn.
ing for Dubuque where he has accepted
aposition in the Job department of
the Dubuqu, Herald Publishing Com
pany. His friends regret his departure
but wish him success in his new home.
AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders Of the First National
Bank held last week the old officers and
directors were reelected for the ensu-
Ing year, except that R. R. Robinson
succeeds w. FL. Norris as first vice-pres-
ident.
Mrs. Jake Altmeyer died last Sun
day at her home in Ryan of pneumonia.
The funeral was held at the Methodist
church at that place yesterday and the
remains were taken to Coggon, for bur
ial. She is survived by husband and
four children.
State Bank and Insurance exsmin-
81 Beehler came up from Des Moines
to spend Sunday at his home in this
city. He is kept pretty busy in the
state auditors office on account of the
absence of Auditor Merriam VINO Is
suffering with typhoid fever in San
Francisco. Late advices from there in.
dictate that he is rapidly improving.
On Wednesday of last week, j. b
Mather, of Des Moines, purchased an
interest in the abstract business of j.
E. Davis and the firm name is now
Davis & Mather. Mr.. Mather is vel
comedin the bus ness circles here. BE
lisa son of Rev. and Mrs. P.S. Mather
who recently made Manchester their
home. Mr.. Mather has had ten years
experience in the abstract business.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Manchester Lumber
Company was held Tuesday evening of
last week and elected the following
officers and directors: president, w. G.
Kenyon: vice-presidant, Fred Durey;
secretary, A. g. Johnston: treasurer
E Chas. J. Seeds; general manager, G. w
I Fairchild. Directors, G. w. Fairchild
Fred Durey, H. F. Arnold, E. P. Seeds
Chas. j. Seeds, j. s. Jones, A. @. John
ston, w. G. Kenyon and 9. Yoran.
"A recent Washington Dispatch say
the following which is gratifying new
to the friends Of Major G. H. Morrisey
The appointment of Major George II
Morrisey, of Manchester, to positio
in the document room of the house Of
representatives meets with the 81
proval of the entire delegation in col
gress. Major Morrisey is faithf,
friend of Col. Henderson, loyal +,
publican, and his record as q soldit
in the civil war is exceedingly credit
able.
The Manchester Y. M. @. A. bask,
ball team play the Dubuque team
Dubuque Friday evening of this wee
Both teams are DESTROYS and confidel
of winning, as the contest decides til
championship of northwestern low
A rate of one and one.third fare for Il
round trip will be made for all desirir
to accompany the team. The loo
team play the Fayette team at Fsyet
next week and the Cedar Rapids tea
at that place on February End. A gan
with Iowa City has been arranged al
will be played here in the near futul
the date having not as yet been set.
The Congregational Church Socie
is contemplating making quite exie
sive Improvements on their chur
property this season. The new /
provements will cost in the neighb
hood of six or seven thousand doll,
and will make the Congregation
church one of the finest in the city.
present building will be raised and p
on new foundation, There will
built large addition, extending mol
from the old structure, and basem,
under the entire building. The int
ior will be refitted with new furnishil
and the entire outside veneered W
brick. The society is to be congra
lated upon the proposed improveme