Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-13
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started again and we are promised
some interesting games here this sum
mer. The first team goes to Waterloo
today to play its initial game. N. T.,
Malven has assumed the management
of the team and expects to be able to
organize good one. 1t is the plan
not to hire outside players unless 1t is
absolutely necessary, and to pay the
home players an amount equal to their
wages on afternoons that games are
played. There is without doubt good
base ball material here, and with the
proper practice Manchester can have as
good an amateur team as can be TO und
in this section of the state.
Mrs. j. F. Johnston entertained
the Six Handed Euchre Club last We'd
nesday afternoon, AMI from two until
half past four twentymerry games were
played. Mrs. Mary Bradford carried
away honors for highest number of
games won, and to Mrs. Will Beels was
awarded prize for her daring in the
bidding of ten. Mrs. W.. ID. Sherman
will entertain the club this Wednesday,
afternoon.
The X. P. Memorial D ay was OBJ
served here last Sunday. Exercises
were held in the lodge rooms and a
program was given consisting of music
and appropriate speeches by Geo. w.
Durham, NJ. F. Leroy and B. W.
Jewell. After the exercises the
knights marched to the cemetery and
decorated the graves of the deceased
members.
Letters addressed to the following
persons are unclaimed at the post
office: Miss Wayne Ryan, Miss Laura
Hawn, Miss Nancy Parsons, Mrs.
Jennie Law, Mrs. Nellie Pierce, Mrs.
j. w. Ackley, William II. Graves,
Gus Simmons, ]. L. Parker, l. A. Lyle,
William MAXI, John Ray, A. Som
merville 2, j. A. Carlow, Carther With
row.
AT the mountaineering of the
library board last Wednesday evening
q rule was made that all new books in
special demand shall not be retained in
one family more than two weeks until
drawn by other readers. This will give
the books more rapid circulation en-
abling greater number of persons to
enjoy them.
AT the regular meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of st. Paul's Union
church the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Geo.
Bell, president, Mrs. N. Ellis, vice.
president; Mrs. w. J. Bowen; secretary
and treasurer.
"A pleasant surprise was perpetrated
on DR.. Douglas, of Earlville, Saturday
evening, it being his Sind birthday.
About dozen couples assembled and
enjoyed pleasant evening, leaving a
handsome gold watch as a reminder of
the occasion.
The board of supervisors at its
meeting last week entered into con-
tract with Davidson & Co. to ascertain
and collect back taxes from those per-
sons who have not given in all of their
taxable property for taxation.
--Miss Phoebe Popham, who resides
near Petersburg, was pronounced in
sane by the commissioners of insanity
last Monday morning. She was taken
to the hospital at Independence the
same day by Sheriff Fishel.
The members of DR.. H. A. Ditt-
mer's Sunday School class and num-
Der of their friends will hold picnic
to-day at Hoyt's springs south of town.
About two hundred are expected to
attend.
Miss Rena Weber, of Reienwick,
Iowa is visiting here at the home of
her friend, Miss Irene Jones. They
were classmates at the State Agricul.
tnral College at Ames.
r.. M. Marvin, the census taker for
this city, is making rapid progress with
his work. He is of the opinion that
the present population of this city is
not less than 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith arrived
here last Sunday evening from Ham
mond Louisiana, being called here by the
serious illness of their daughter Mrs.
Sadie Wilkins.
Mrs Wilson Acres recently received
q liberal supply of cape jassamine
bulbs from Hammond, Louisiana, and
divided them among number of her
friends.
Miss Amy Boggs went to Mt.
Vernon Monday morning, where she
will serve as q member of the board of
examiners of Cornell College.
Miss Fac Ford arrived home last
Thursday evening from Iowa City,
where she was q student the past year
at the State University.
Miss Blanche Otis left yesterday
for Albuquerque, New Mexico, where
she will spend the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Bert Fish.
The Misses Lena and Candace
Some are visiting friends and relatives
here, guests at the home of their uncle,
w. o. Somes.
Geo. Commerford has opened an
ice cream restaurant In the Amsden
building two doors north of the Clar
ence House.
Mics Belle Blakely, Of Cedar Rap
ids, is visiting at the home of her
friend, Miss Nellie Hogan, south of
town.
Miss Annette Tush has gone tt
Des Moines, where she will study
music during the summer vacation.
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