Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-22

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1903.
TELEPHONE 1s4.
Il. r. Stout is in Chicago on bust
ness.
Rev. r. Wolfe occupied the M. Z.
pulpit last Sunday.
No marriage licenses were issued
during the past week.
Mics Emma Paxson and Sarah and
Edna Mead are visiting friends at West
Bend.
President G. p. Benton, of the Up
per Iowa University was in the city
last Monday.
Just think of it! A boys all-wool
suit for only $500. Allen & Storey say
they have them.
Smith Cowles q well known and re-
spected citizen of Richlsnd township,
is reported very i'll.
Miss Harriet Amsden returned to
Des Moines Sunday evening after a
short visit at her home in this city.
Joe Skinner, who has been in Chi
cago for several years is renewing old
friendships and acquaintance in this
city.
The Presbyterian church and Sun.
day school picnic will be held on Wed.
nesday Of next week at Hoyt's Spring,
south Of town.
= Madge Pentony expects to leave in
about two weeks for Sinsinawa Mound,
Wisconsin, where she will attend school
the coming year.
j. j. Hoag packed his grip last
Wednesday and boarded the "Old Re-
liable" for trip to look after his farms
near Norfolk, Nebraska.
Miss Henrietta Beehler arrived
home last Saturday afternoon from
Des Molnes, where she has been visit.
ing friends for several weeks.
-E. L. Farwell has employed T f.
Denkhoff, of Dyersville, to assist him in
his jewelry business. Mr.. and Mrs.
Denkhoff will remove to this city some
time this week.
Miss Gertrude Bell, who has been
visiting here for the past six months at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Z, g. Dit
mer, returned Monday evening to her
homein Chicago.
Miss Elva Durham had as her
guests several days of last week
Misses Mamie Moore, of Mt. Vernon;
Satah Graves, of Dubuque, and Mae
Blanc, of Walker.
Young & Doty invite the attention
Of farmers to their new advertisement
In this issue. 1t treats of sessonable
subjects in which every farmer is or
should be interested.
The Misses Terril will receive q
number of their friends this Wednes-
day evening from seven-thirty to nine
O'Clock in honor of their friend, Miss
Marion Marion of Iowa Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Waugh and
daughters, Mrs Milton Waugh, of
Chicago, and Miss Mamie Waugh, left
last Friday morning for weeks visit
with relatives in Cedar county. They
made the trip overland.
-Buffalo Bills Wild West show at.
tracted goodly number from here.
One hundred and thirty three tickets
were sold to In dependence on Friday,
and one hundred and twenty. five to Du-
buque on the following day.
"A gang Of forty Italians passed
through here last Saturday morning en-
route for different points between here
and Cedar Rapids, where they will be
employed by the Illinois Central. They
will lay additional sidetrscks at the
stations on the south branch.
Fred Hruby left yesterday for
Waterloo, where he has secured posi-
ton as operator in the Illinois Central
dispatcher's Office at that place. His
promotion, with an increase of salary,
comes as q reward for his faithful
service as night operator at this place.
His friends here wish him success in his
new home.
In accordance with its custom of
the past ten years the "Old Reliable"
will furnish free transportation over its
lines to its stockholders to attend the
annual stockholders meeting in Chicago
on September 26. Full particulars are
given in the article in another column
entitled, "Illinois Central r. r., of In.
terest to Stockholders
John Seeley, ST., narrowly escaped
being seriously injured last Friday
evening in consequence of his horse
running away. The animal became
frightened at something in front of the
postoffice and ran north. throwing Mr..
Seeley out of his buggy at Thorpe's COZ
ner. He struck on the stone sidewalk
and was unconscious for some time
He was carried home and in q short
time revived, fortunately not sustain
ing any permanent injuries.
The organ voting contest 10 waxing
warm and the vote for the last weeL
stood Y. M. G. A., 2l61; Olive Camp
3O19; Dundee, Lutheran church, 1444
The total vote at the time of the las
count on Monday,was M. CA, 5,743
NV. A., 1927; Lutheran church, 2,SO1
Those who will receive tickets for tn,
different contestants are: Secretar.
Champion, Y. NJ. @. A.; B. j. Lawman
M. W. A.; and Mrs. w. B. Cawley TO
the Lutheran church.
An Iowa man moved to Dakota
few years ago. After trying tn
country he finally gave it up as abad jo
and left the following farewell write