Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-11
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OoSWCci tlo w ztSIlOU M ". a. Vohlu
and the Manchester team. The locals
have been in active practice for the
past two weeks and. are confident of
winning the game. They have been
strengthened by Brown, late Of the In
diana State League, and are ready to
meet any amatuer team in this vicinity.
The Waterloo. Manchester game will
be called at 2:S0 p. m. General admis-
sion % cents, ladies 10 cents.
Manchester passed the Fourth
without any formal celebration and for
the most part the people remained
quietly at home and did their best to
keep cool. The ball game in the after
noon attracted q large crowd and the
dance at the Central Opera House and
the Canadian Jubilee Singers both re-
ceived liberal patronage in the evening.
Picnic parties were abundant along the
banks of the river.
"A number from this place expect
to attend the Waterloo Chatauqua next
Friday. The entertainment on that
day will be a joint debate between Con-
gresham Champ Clark, of Missouri,
and Congressman j. p. Dolliver, of
Iowa, on the subject of "Expansion.
A debate on this live subject should
attract large crowd.
Misses Anna Georgen and Alice
Bell, of Rockville, were in town Tues
day afternoon and from here they went
to North Washington, Chickasaw
county, where they will visit for some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White.
Mrs. White and Miss Georgen are sis
ters. -Dyersvllle Commercial.
"A number from here went to Edge
wood last Saturday to witness the game
of ball between the Edgewood team
and team representing the Star Brew.
ing Co. of Dubuque. The score was
80 to in favor of the former.
Hogan Bros. have purchased the
red barn and lot at the foot of Main
street known as the Percival barn pay
ing therefor $1,000. They will keep
number of horses there and make it
their headquarters.
"A severe wind and rain storm Wis.
tied this section Friday afternoon and
highland gave the soil good soaking.
Little damage is reported to the crops
in this immediate vicinity as result
of the storm.
Geo Clemans who has been mem
Der of q b. G. r s. N. surveying party
operating in Minnesota, for the past
several months, arrived home last Fri
day evening to spend the summer.
--Edgewood was the scene Of a verv
destructive fire laat Saturday morning.
A full account of it will be found in
our Edgewood correspondence on
second page.
Claude Austin left last Friday for
Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he has
secured a position in cracker factory.
His friends wish him success in his
new home.
Claude Addison has returned from
Mt Vernon where he has been the past
year and is working for the present in
w. ID. Goodwin's barber shop.
Mise Mae Van Dyne returned to
her home near Waterloo last Saturday
morning after visit with friends and
relatives in this city.
The Excelsior laundry is CLOSED
temporarily for repairs. A new boiler
is to replace the old one which has be-.
come unfit for use.
w. j. Cowan, of Chicago, is in the
city spending his vacation and making
his annual visit with his sister, Mrs.
Geo. E. Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Rich, offs vale.
dale, Iowa, are visiting relatives in this
city. Mrs. Rich is niece of Mrs. H.
9. Haeberle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hundley arrived
home last Monday morning from three
weeks visit with friends and relatives
at Aurora
-Ashmore Kennedy returned home
Saturday morning from Waterloo where
he played in the Chautanqua orchestra
last week.
Il. Matthews left Monday morning
for Spirit Lake to attend the meeting
of the grand lodge of knights TEN.
plars.
During the storm Of last Friday
night the windmill on J. f. McEwen's
farm south west Of town was blown
down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will wolcott were
among those who attended Ringing
Bros. circus at Waterloo last Monday.
Fifteen tickets were sold at this
station last Monday for Waterloo.
Ringling's circus was the attraction.
Geo. Hines, of Chicago visited
here over Sunday. He is a son of DR..
and Mrs. A. Hines, of this city.
Miss Ida Simmons, of Kalamazoo,
Michigan, is visiting in this city at the
home of her uncle, Geo. Simmons.
Major and Mrs. G.. H. Morrisey
returned last week from Washington
and will remain here until fall.
--Afrs r. o. Scott retnrnad To her
home at Galena, Illinois, after . visit
with friends and relatives here.
Mrs. j. B. Hoag leaves today for
Omaha where she will visit with rcla-
tiyes for about three weeks.
Miss Edith Fox went to Cedar
Rapids yesterday morning for visit
with friends at that place.
Bert Grems ofW. A. Abbott's drug
store is visiting friends and relatives
/ at Frederickshnrp Iowa