Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
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Mics Mertie Coon spent Sunday in
Des Moines.
The board of supervisors common
ced its April session Monday.
e. Turner, of Earlyille was trans
acting business in this city yesterday.
"A. NJ. Paine, of Independence, was
an oyer Sunday guest of A. A Ander-
son.
The public schools of this city
closed last Friday for the usual spring
vacation.
Mics b. Jeanette Anderson spent
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week
in Cedar Rapids.
-Chas. Stewart arrived home Mon.
day and has taken a position with A.
Bruce, contractor.
MIR. and Mrs. E. VI. Carr attended
the funeral of the late Lore Afford at
Waterloo yesterday.
WIN. Sebeck, of the firm of Scharles
& Sebeck, was at Waterloo last We'd
nesdsy and Thursday.
Miss Blanche Otis went to Water
loo yesterday to spend q few days at the
home Of j. A. Wheeler.
Miss B. Jeanette Anderson de-
partel this morning for Chicago for an
extern led visit with friends.
James Milroy and ]. H. Kramer, Of
Union township were transacting bust
ness in this city last Monday.
Miss Gsnette Holmes was Chi
cago visitor the latter part of last week.
She returned Saturday evening.
There will be a meeting of the
Jones Mill Grange at their hall next
Saturday at 10 o'clock q. m. sh arp.
Miss Blanche Sherman, Of Greeley,
has accepted position in the millinery
department at A. H. Blake & Sons.
u. 8. Hawks and family left yes
terday for South Dakota, where they
will locate on farm owned by Henry
G0odhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Conger returned
yesterday morning from q visit with
their daughter, Mrs. F. u. Hoffman,
at Dubuque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Carr are at
Waterloo this week, having been called
there by the death of Mrs. Carr's father,
the late Lore Afford,
Miss Bertha Seeds left Saturday
for Ames, where she will be q guest Of
Miss Eula Davis, who is q student of
the State Agricultural College.
The Misses Edith and Elva Dun
ham have issued invitations to num-
Der of their friends for an tat home''
Wednesday, evening, April 4th. at 7.sO
o'clock.
Mrs. Alba nnett-Schneider, who
has been the guest of her mother, Mrs.
j. NJ. Pearse, for several weeks past.
departed Thursday for her home in
Peoria, Ill.
Ben Msthers has accepted a posi-
ton in j. II. Aliens clothing store, vice
]. w. Funk, who has resigned to en-
gage in the mercantile business at
Arlington, Iowa.
i. r. Toogood's locomobile arrived
last Thursday. He is now busily en-
gagged in putting it together and expects
to have it in running order with the ad-
vent of good roads.
"A change of advertisement was
brought in by Anders & Philip
too late for publication this week. In
1t they call attention to the Fl s. M
paint handled by them.
Part of the material for the new
lighting and heating plant has arrived
and the work of erecting the plant has
commenced and will be pushed to as
early completion as is possible.
The supper given at Pythian Castle
last Wednesday evening by the ladies
of the Maccabees was quite largely at.
tended and as q result some thirty-five
dollars was added to that organization'f
exchequer.
Mrs. Ellen G. Johnston entertained
the Old Folks Whist Club last Friday
evening at her pleasant home on the
west side. A delicious seven O'Clock
dinner was served, after which pro
gressive whist was INDUCED in until q
late hour.
The minstrel performance for the
benefit of the base ball association will
be given at the city hall Tuesday even.
ing April Gath. An excellent and enter
tanning program has been prepared and
those who attend the exhibition ar,
promised q rare treat.
The time for which the agreement
for the early closing Of our mercantile
establishments was made expired with
the first of the month and the late clos
ing is again the general order with oul
merchants. The druggists, however,
seem to have found more merit in tht
early closing feature than the othe
members of the mercantile craft, ant
they will continue it for another mont
at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mann departe
last Friday for GAINESVILLE, Tennessee
where Mr.. Mann has purchased an IL
terest in jswelry business. For tn
past six years Mr.. Mann has been
faithful emploYe of the firm Of Boynto
g McEwen and has proven himself
competent workman and man of II
tegrity and uprightness. Mortime
Seeley who has also been in the en-
ploy of Boynton & McEwen for SON
time past, accompanies Mr.. Mann an
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