Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-16
Mrs. j. R. Toogood is on the sick

Monday.
Il. w. Lampman was looking after
business interests at Ryan Saturday.
"A. K. Meyers left Sunday on 9
business trip to Freeport and Chicago
Attention fishermen, right about
face and read Kalamity's address tt
you.
%. Z. Huene went to Cedar Fall
Monday to visit his daughter, Mis-
Pearl.
Miss Matte Smith was presented
with Shaeffer Piano by her parents
last week.
The Robert Sherman Co. is holding
the boards at the Central Opera Hous'
this week.
F. N. Beacon is nursing sprainet
ankle, the result of trying to break al
unruly colt.
H. A. Granger left today on bust
ness trip to points in Western Iowa ant
South Dakota.
Mrs. j. r. Madison left Tuesday
for Rockford, ILL.,, where she will
visit her daughter.
The Misses Mary Link and Bride
O'Brien were the guests of Masonvill,
friends over Sunday.
Miss Amy Boggs, who has beer
visiting at her home In this city return
ed to Waterloo Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sedgwick en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, Kendall
of Earlville, over Sunday.
"A heavy rain and hail storm visited
Honey Creek township Monday. No
damage has been reported.
John Hogan returned Sunday from
Cleremont, Montana, where he had
been with shipment of cattle.
Mrs. Rob Denton and two children
departed Sunday for Epworth where
they will be the guests of Mrs. Denton's
mother.
Gregg & Ward started their soda
fountain Monday and dispensed free
drinks to all who visited their store on
that day.
Mics Name Kelly, who has been
the guestof relatives here for several
weeks, returned to her home in Fonda,
Saturday.
The electric light and power plant
building is now in the hands of the
brick layers and is being rapidly pushed
to completion.
Frank Merwin departed Friday
night for southern Wyoming where he
has secured a position in one of the
mining camps.
The sultry heat of Sunday drove
many of Manchester's residents out Of
the city into the SYLVAN depths where
there was GOODNESS and comfort.
Miss Juliette Pierce, who has been
visiting at her home in this city, re-
turned Monday to her school duties at
the State Normal at Cedar Falls.
The Womsns Home Missionary So
ciety Of the M. Z. church will be held
at the home of Mrs. Hugh Middleton
next Wednesday afternoon, May 49,
The many friends of Dell Skinner
will note with pleasure that he is able
to walk about town again. It is
hoped that his health will continue to
improve.
Mrs. G. H. Wilson returned to her
home in Davenport Tuesday evening
after short visit with relatives in the
city. She was the guest of Mrs. N. p.
Malven while here.
j. q. Allen has unique and
catchy advertisement in his store win
dow. Six monkeys are the special at.
traction and if they are not alive they
act strangely life like.
The law for the catching of game
fish expired yesterday and the major
part of our local sportsmen were lined
up on the banks of the Maquoketa from
early morning until night.
Letters addressed to the following
persons are uncslled for at the post
office; Miss Martha Lewis, Miss May
Morris, Miss Jennie Razlle, Mrs. Arda
Graham, f. B. Hardy, G. S. Barber
Dinnis Morris, Rev. Geo. Shear and
Grin Pierce.
The Comedians in Manchester and
also the friends of that institution will
be pleased to note that Mr.. Frank
Head, a member of Cornell's student
BODY, and Iowa's representative at the
Inter State Oratorical Contest held at
Denver, Colorado, week before last, won
third place. Wisconsin took first honors
and Missouri second. Mr.. Head was
the youngest orator in the contest. The
subject of his grafton was Aaron Burr
Secretary Champion received word
Monday from State Secretary Magee
stating that international Secretary
F. h. Smith would be in this vicinity
for several days and arrangements hav,
been made for him to address the local
Y. NJ. G. A. next Sunday afternoon. AL
those who attended the Committeeman
Tea last fall will remember Mr.. Smltht
forcible manner of address. Specia
music will be arranged. Every gentle
man in the city is invited to turn GU
and make this the largest mems meet
ing of the year.
Horse thieves put in an appearance,
in Manchester Friday night and made
away with two horses, harness and
wagon. The horses were the property
of H, w. Lawrence and Henry Good.
lille and were taken from the former
barn on North Franklin street. Tn
harness belonged to S. E. Turner an,
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