Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-11
MAJOR II. II. Allen, Of iuaspen-
1ence WAS IN the citv Monday

Herbert Cougar, of Milwaukee,
was a guest of friends here yesterday.
Mrs. l.. Il. Tucker went to Dubu
que yesterday for a visit with friends
The Racket store carries full line
of hammocks, croquet SO is and sun.
mer goods.
/ 1t is said that there is beer Joint
in town and that it is doing flourish
ing business.
DIR. Flower, formerly of Delaware
now located at Cedar Rapids, was in
town Monday.
No good reason why ladies should
suffer from tender feet, says r. W.
Chambers In his new ad.
The loss by the Edgewood fire is es.
tmsted at $4,000, of which only $500
is covered by insurance.
The three-year.old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Cass, who reside near
Oneida, is ill of scarlet fever.
-"Kalamity" extends special in.
vitation to the teachers to call at his
store. He has a full line of school sup
plies.
The United Brethren church society
will give an ice cream social this WED.
nesday) evening on the U. b. Church
lawn.
Miss Mae Rooney and Matte and
Nellie Gilleas left Sunday evening for
Deadwood, South Dakota, for visit
with friends.
r. r. Robinson sold twenty eight
steers last week to Barr Bros, receiving
$1704 for the bunch an average OF near
ly SOL. per head.
Anna Gllssendorf returned home
Monday evening from Waterloo where
she has been visiting with her sister,
Mrs. w. II. Searles.
Mics Mona Snyder, who lives at
Strawberry Point with her father, II.
H. Snyder, is visiting with friends and
relatives in this city.
Harry Kenyon is expected home
from Chicago, ILL.,, the last of this
week for short visit at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Ken
yon.
Mrs. L. w. Chandler arrived home
Monday evening from q visit with
friends at Darlington, Wisconsin. She
was accompanied by her niece, Miss
lone Proctor.
The ladies of st. Mary's congrega-
ton will give social on the convent
lawns Thursday evening of this week.
Ice cream, cake and coffee will be serve d
and a general invitation is extended.
The Manchester bali team VII 20
to Edgewood on Tuesday of next
week to try conclusions with the Edge.
wood team. A number from here ex.
pect to accompany the team on that
day.
chancellor Emlin McClain, of the
law department of the State University,
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Nc
CLAIM is candidate for the nomination
of supreme judge on the republican
ticket.
The Jones Mill Grange picnic at
Putnam's Grove last Saturday was
we'll attended despite the heavy storm
the night previous. About two hun
dred enjoyed basket picnic, which
was followed bya merltorious musical
and literary program.
The large crib of corn that has stood
near the stock yards here for the past
two years and which was owned by
Barr Bros. was sold last Saturday to a
Chicago firm for 3711s5 cents per bu. f.
o. ID. Manchester. 1t was all 1897 corn
and was put in the crib for is and 10
cents per bushel.
Letters addressed to the following
persons are uncalled for at the post
office: Miss Katie Meham, Miss Ethel
A. Logan, Miss Ruth Anderson, Mrs.
Rhoda Williams, o. G. Wales 5, Giles
Whitman, John Hawks, Ausku Hess,
w. j. Kirchbeck, Henry u. Nc Queen,
John Z. Conner, Able Dryer, [Foreignl
Philip Clark, James Nelson, l.. L.
Cornell.
The llfteen-months con of MIR.
and Mrs. Frank Reiger met with an
accident last Sunday that might have
proved fatal The little one was push
ing at one OF the shutters on second
story window when it flew open and he
pitched out of the window head fore
most. In his descent to the ground he
turned over and lit fiat on his back.
Aside from the shock he entirely es.
capped injury.
"A strange dog came to town yes
terday morning and whipped every dog,
large and small, he met. He was
fighter from away back. The owners
of some of the dogs that were clicked
by the tramp canine complained to
Marshall Allen, and he forthwith caused
the dog bully to be shot. And now we
suppose that certain outsiders will
start the report that Manchester is in.
Tested with mad dogs.
The U. b. church of this city have ar
ranged with Rev. e. d. Little, evangel
ist-at-large in the United BrethreI
church, to conduct eeries of meetingl
here, beginning, July %. A large ten,
will be erected near the church II
which the meetings will bs held. Rev
Little is we'll known evangelist, and
is said to be one of the most successful
workers in that line in this country
The society is fortuna to in securing hi
services.
Sarah Briggs, wife of Danie
Briggs, died at her home in Forestville
on Thursday of last week after an ILL