Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
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Saturday evening.
We don't hear anyone mourning
for rain these days.
j. F. McEwen was in Chicago part o.
last week on business.
The Catholic social last Thursday
evening netted the church society $40
"A new cement walk has been lait
in front of the Congregational church
property.
Miss Jennie Holmes Is visiting al
Maquoketa with her sister, Mrs. H. p
Langridge.
VIM. Lathrop enjoyed a visit ovel
Sunday from his mother whose home is
in Marion.
Mics Edith Fox returned home
last evening from her visit with friend,
in Cedar Rapids.
Miss Mamie Luke is visiting here,
q guest at the home of hsr cousin, Mis-
i. II. Champion.
"A party of young folks enjoyed {
picnic on the banks of the Maquokett
last Saturday evening.
Henry Prowae, of j. IL. AlIeni
clothing store, is taking a two week,
vacation from his duties.
Miss Unice Lawrence went t.
Monticello Saturday morning for visi
with friends and relatives.
w. c. Beeman started out on tn,
road Monday morning in the interest Of
the Iowa Fence Company.
CLANCY Mead went to Toledo la.
Saturday morning to visit his wife VIII:
is taking treatn ent at that place.
Mics Bateman, milliner in Clark's
dry goods store has gone to her home
in Toledo, Ohio, for visit with rela
tives.
IS. V. Haigh, of Adams township
left last week for Kipton, Ohio, where
he has secured q position as schoo
teacher.
Miss Eta Showalter of Lancaster
Wisconsin, is visiting in this city, "a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j
Jacobs.
MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Salisbury, OF
Madison, Wisconsin, visited in this city
last week, guests of Rev. and Mrs. q
IL. Taylor.
Mrs. d. L. Young and Mrs. IL. A.
Dittmer went to Waverly last Friday
for short visit at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. II. ID. Parsons.
Judge A. S. Blair, Geo. W. Dun
ham and Z. M. Carr went to Iowa City
yesterday morning to attend the annual
meeting Of the Iowa Bar Associate n.
Miss Irene Stiles, who recently re.
signed her position as teacher in the
high school, has accepted similar
position in the Waterloo west side
high school.
Miss Lucy Beardslee departed yes.
terday morning for her home at Elmira,
New York, after visit of several
weeks at the home of her sister in.law,
Mrs. A. l.. Beardslee.
Mrs. H. w. Lawrence departed last
Friday evening for an extended east.
ern trip. She will be gone two or three
months and will visi. relatives in Yer
mont, Massachusetts, and New Namp.
shire before her return.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Douglass en-.
joyed visit last Friday from L. Z.
Greer, of Shenandoah, Iowa. Me-.
Greer was sergeant-at arms of the
house during the last session of the
general assembly of this state.
The Kennedy Buggy Co. has com.
pleted new water supply wagon for
the city of Manchester to be used at
fires in connection with the chemical
engine. 1t is fine piece of work and
is q much needed addition to the fire
department. 1t cost the city $3.50.
Tho Y. NJ. NJ. G. A. is eontem-
plating field meet for its members in
the near future. The arrangements
have not been fully made as yet but it
is the intention to have contest of
sprints, jumps, hurdle races and bicycle
race. Two prizes for each event are to
be given, and one medal for the best
all around athlete.
Travelling fakirs of all kinds are
"thicker than hops" this year. Las,
Saturday a gang of this class camped
on the Clarence House corner, and dur.
ing the afternoon and evening disposed
of their trash at good round prices.
They were required to pay a license
fee of $15. Their sales here are esti.
mated at 5000, of which it is fair to
presume more than half was net profit.
The property owners residing on
the north side of Delaware street in the
block just west of the bridge have con-
tributed from their own purses sum
sufficient to gravel the north half OF
the street and put 1t in good condition.
The improvement of the street at this
point Is to be commended as is also the
public spirit manifested by those who
are causing the work to be done.
The Manchester base ball team
will wear new suits in the near
future. The management ordered
eleven last week from A. G. Spaulding,
Chicago, and they arc expected here
soon. The suits are donated by eleven
business firms, each giving one. The
firms that donated the suits are L. r.
Stout, w. A. Abbott, j. b. Hoag, Hol-
lister Lumber Co., First Nationa
Bank, A. Miller, Manchester Lumber
Co., Racket Store, b. Clark, Globe
Hotel and Quaker Mill Co.
"A number from here attended thu
Waterloo Edgewood ball game at Edge