Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-02-14

See notice, "Wanted."
To-day is St Valentines day.
H. F. Arnold is confined to his bed
by illness.
MISE. Z FarwelI, the Jewelle rs wife,
is on the sick list.
e, b Stiles transacted business in
Dubuque last Saturday.
-Willeby Stripes, of Ryan, visited at
the Elder home on Sunday.
Mrs. c. E. Bronson and son Lee
visited in Dubuque part of last week.
Hugo Crasser and Robt johnson
were in Cedar Rapids Thursday of last
week.
Miss Mabel Edmunds departed yes
terday for visit with friends at DEL
vein.
Representative q. w. Dunham
came home from Des Moines to spend
Sunday.
Andrew Clark, of Lake City, was q
guest of Tom Eldera couple of days
last week.
Lore Afford, jr. of Waterloo, spent
Sunday in this city with his sister, Mrs.
Hubert Carr.
Mrs. Wesley Ackley went to Cedar
Rapids on business Monday to be sb-
sent several days.
MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Morse returned
homs last week from an extended visit
in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Mics Susie Kelsey returned to
Ames this week To resume her studies
at the State Agricultural College.
Rob Robinson wears broad smile
which is occasioned by q baby boy born
at his house last Monday morning.
The members of this w. G. 7. U.
will meet next Saturday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock with Mrs. j. j. Hawley.
Ed Davis sold his $40 acre farm
south of town st..Saturday to his son,
Mel Davis. The consideration was
$500.
Mrs. Mary l.. Gates has returned
from her visit in Ohio and at Kalamazoo
Mich. where she has been for several
weeks.
-Dolph Heune visited with his par
ents in this city part of last week. He
is now employed as bookkeeper in
Cedar Rapids.
Miss Eula, Davis and Miss Vir-
ginia Blair left yesterday for Ames to
take up their studies in the State Agri
cultural College.
Mrs. Mary Bradford, Mrs. Jane
Bethel and Mrs. w. II. Norris went to
Independence Wednesday of last week
to attend the funeral of Mrs. 2 Stout
The store building occupied by
Dove & Chambers has been much i'm
proved by the addition of two plate
windows in the place of the smaller
ones.
Earl Taylor who is connected with
the International College Students
Movement, spent Sunday at the home
of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. y. A.
Taylor.
"A grand masquerade will be held
Thursday night of next week in the
Central Opera House. Costumes from
Chicago will be here for rent and a
large attendance is expected.
George Clemsns visited at his
home in this city several days of last
week. He is working for the b. q. r.
& N, railroad with surveying party
in the north western part of the state.
The Press has secured the services
of L. W. Chandler, for many years
connected with the Independence Bull
letin- Journal and who will have
charge of the local work on that pa
per.
Albert M. Sheppard died of pneu-
monia Monday of last week at his
home in Hazel Green township. He
was thirty years of age. The funeral
was held the following day. He leaves
wife and four children.
The following letters are uncalled
for at the post Office in this city: Misses
Essie George, B. NJ. Grass, Elizabeth
Platner, and E. v. Coon, Geo. Coon
Mr.. Lue Freitag, E. A. Hunt, Eugene
Warner and Harry Ward.
"A black mink about two feet II
length was killed last Thursday nea
the city building on Main street. TIT
animal has lived in the wood piles II
that neighborhood for some time and
was killed only after giving its pur
suers merry chase.
The members of the g. A. r. an,
| w. R. G. will celebrate Washington
birthday by holding an entertainment
in the Post rooms. Thursday of next
week. A literary and musical program
will be given to which all the member
of the Post and Corps and their familie
are invited.
Mrs. w, F. Bort, a former residen
this city died Tuesday of last week 8
her home in Hopkinton. She has bee
in delicate health for sometime and be
death was due to heart trouble. Til
funeral was held Thursday of last wee
in Hopkinton and the remains wei
brought here for burial.
The members of the local G. L.
G. held a Lincoln Memorial entertain
ment last Monday evening at the res
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Cary. Tt
program was carried out as publishe
in last weeks issue, The attendan,