Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
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"A. B. IIolbert of Greeley, was in
the city on business Thursday.
| Electric Light man Edwards was
in the city two days of last week.
Miss o. q. Clark spent part of last
week with friends in Independence.
David Beehler visited his brother
DIR. Louis at Independence Wednes.
day.
Geo. Clemans was visiting with
Cedar Rapids friends the first of last
week.
Note the prices given by L. r.
Stout for boys clothing, in his announc-
ment.
Miss Kate Commerford has resum
ed her school duties in Earlville for an
other year.
The late Joseph II. Beacon of
Adams township left an estate of
about $4,000.
Mrs. Henry Kortenkamp, of North
Fork township, was in the city on bust.
ness Wednesday.
e. j. Conger spent Thursday at In
dependence, looking at the Buchanan
County fair exhibits.
Miss Juliette Pierce went to Cedar
Falls, last week, intending to enter the
State Nnrnnol oohool
Rev. g. II. Taylor visited with his
son, Rev. T. E. Taylor, at lndepen-
dence last Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Thorpe and Mrs. u. F..
Skinner were visitors at the Asylum in
Independence last Wednesday,.
John Cameron and Miss Norma
Steel, of Strawberry Point, were visit
ing with friends in this city Thursday.
Ada and Ernest Durey left last
week for Epworth where they will en-
ter the seminary for the coming school
year.
Willie McCusker, q six year old son
of John and Eliza McCusker, of Ryan,
died of typhoid fever last Friday NOR
ming.
-Harlo Newcomb departed last
week for Waterloo where he has &C.
copied position in sash and door
factory.
Hugh Pharis, who has been visit
ing relatives here for the past month,
returned Friday to his home in Clinton
Illinois.
Miss Amy Boggs left last week for
Waterloo to resume her duties as prin-
cipal of the West Side High School In
that place.
Owing to i'll health, w. Lattner, of
Worthington, is about to dispose of his
property at auction, and with his fam.
lily remove to Colorado.
IN. P. Malven and w. A. Abbott
attended the Edgewood- Des Moines
Four 9 game played on Edgewood
grounds last Wednesday.
-Edgewood beat Des Moines last
Wednesday by score of eight to six.
and Des Moines beat Edgewood Thurs
day by score of nine to five.
Miss nellie Vance left Wednesday
for Madison, Wisconsin, at which place
she will resume her studies in st. Clara's
Academy at Edgewood Villa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Hamblin are
entertaining Mrs. Hamblin's niece,
Mrs. HELEN Nichols and son and
daughter, of Wsverly, this state.
Mrs. A. A. Morse and Mrs. A. B.
Carhart were among those sight seeing
Wednesday at the Buchanan County
Fair held in Independence last week.
The stork called at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Hockaday in this city
Wednesday and left with them baby
girl. Mother and baby are doing we'll
and Oscar is treating.
Miss Madge Pentony left Wednes-
day for Sinsinnawa Mound where she
will enter st. Clara's Academy, taking
q course in music. Mesdames Pentony
and Belknap accompanied her.
j. b. Swinburne has sold his Earl
vile Phoenix to r. v. Lucas, Of Des
MONIES, the consideration therefor be-.
ing $4,000. The new proprietor will
take possession of the plant on October
LIST.
e. E. Farweil has rented the John
Merry store on Franklin street, paying
q monthly rental of 1926 therefor.
Harger u Bllsh, of Dubuque will have
part of the room for display of their
musical instruments.
DIR. T.Frank Liddy of Chicago, who
has been in the city visiting his sister,
Mrs. A. L. Beardslee, departed Thurs.
day for Littleport, where he will visit
his parents. Later he intends visiting
friends at Monticello from which place
he returns home.
w. d. Mead, of Delaware town
ship, brought into our office last Friday
q good sized and finely favored ripe
mellon of the water species. The rous.
ing welcome given Mr.. Mead was in no
wise appreciation unworthily bestowed
and the only trouble we could possibly
find with that melon was that it tasted
so eyerlastingly like more.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Matthews have al
their guest this week, Miss Sadie Cole
man, of Colesburg. Miss Coleman hs.
attained the ripe age of eighty year.
and has large circle of friends 10 this
city who warmly welcomed her coming
a peculiar circumstance in connection
with this visit is that Miss Coleman
enjoyed the novel sensation Of her frs,
train ride.
The Independence Bulletin. Jour
nal has had knOtty question unde