Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-30
J. d. Dain is on the sick list.

VIM. Schwager is treating his house
on Union street to new coat of paint.
The infant son of John Hackback,
of Delhi, died Saturday of brain fever.
Mrs. Marguerite Hutson, nee Law
renee, of Dubuque, is visiting relatives
here.
w. L. Storey returned Saturday
from several weeks visit at Riceville,
lows.
The Quaker Mill Co. will ship
car load of flour to Hull, England, next
week.
1t is now more than three months
since the county-jail has had an &C.
cupant.
L. r. Stout gives special prices on
boys garments in his announcement In
another column.
-B. w. Jewell returned yesterday
morning from short business trip to
Sedalia, Missouri.
Mrs. j. F. Scharles went to Aims.
worth last Monday for q two weeks
visit With wifi. q sister.d y atif ~ ssi,,.
-MrsaJ1 M. Noffisey, 81 Dallas, Tex.
as, is visiting atthe home Of her moths
or, Mrs. Chas Paxson. a
Miss Alice Waters is the guest sof
friends an -ARamosa, having departed
for that place i.ss Etday. L
r. Rlnchdnd dang hter, Mrs. Jos
Metcalf. NeIt ID Eprorth yesterday to
visit relstl yss and friends. n s.;
-Df: End MnsE s. Pettiiohnss 81
Chicago, are, .peetsd, this evening for
a rev dsys yifit at the home sJf u 81
Lindsay. ,,sa1ztlIss, q q;
/ -On Mondsy,of this week @. Lyman
sold 100 acres sincsection IS Collins
Grove township to David Little. The
price agreed upon was $4,000.
j. Turley, of Masonville, was look
ing after business interests in this city
Monday Mr.. Turley is convalescing
from an attack of appendicitis.
The ]. F. Merry residence on the
corner of Franklin and Union streets,
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Day, is
being treated to coat of paint.
Miss Pearl Pierce departed yester-
day on an European trip, expecting to
be gone about three months. She will
sail from New York on June End.
Mrs. Maud Holmes Langridge and
two children of Maquoketa are expect
ed Friday for o visit of some weeks
with relatives and friends in this city.
"A horse belonging to the Manches-
ter Lumber Co. n:awsy Monday morn.
Ing. Aside from the strewing of lumber
along the city highway, no further
damage resulted.
Mrs. I. e. Taylor, of Ossge. who
has been guest at the home of her
father.in-law, Rev. G. II. Taylor, in
this city for several days, went to indie.
pendence yesterday.
In order to close out his stock of
tailored suits and jackets, Burton
Clark is offering them at greatly re-
duced prices as will be seen by referring
to his column on this page.
Miss Dora Hills, q stenographer In
the office of the Chicago Life In
surance Co. at -Des Moines, is spending
q few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Hills, in this city.
The Delaware County Teachers
Normal Institute will convene in this
city July 9th for two weeks session.
Further announcement will be made by
Superintendent Schweitert next week.
The Committe on arrangements for
the Alumni banquet desire that all
those wishing tickets for the banquet
should obtain them before Friday noon
If possible. The tickets can be purchased
Of Sue Wood, Florence Atwater, Lois
Kennedy or Allison Doolittle.
r. NJ. Marvin was in Hopkinton
last Thursday on business connected
with his pension agency Being so
near Monticello he also took occasion
tospend Thursday afternoon and night
with his sister and aged mother in that
place, returning to Manchester Friday
morning.
-Messrs. o. "A. Durham, w. L..
Storey, A. NJ. Sherwood, Chas. Abbott
VIM. Hoyt, Adolph Wolff and Commo-
dore Dave Lewis will be the make up
of party of local sportsmen, who will
leave next week for a couple of weeks
fishing in the placid waters of the
Wapsie near Quasqueton.
The little SIX year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chss Ellidge, of Milo
township, died Friday 0ffi scarlet fever.
The circumstances surrounding this
death are unusually sad as this is the
third child in Mr.. Ellidgs's family that
has died Of the fever during this month.
The bereaved family. have the sym.
patty of all in their sad affliction.
"A very beautiful card bearing the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Buens
Vista College has nbeen received by
friends Of Miss Grace Johnston who
is among the list Of graduates. Miss
Johnston is granddapghter.o of Mr..
and Mrs. d. 3. Allen audi known and
loved by large circle iof friends In
Manchester who will be pleased to offer
congratulations slh y ,a.,ris +
&C. E. Merriam, of Hopkinton, one
of Iowa's state bank examiners was
here last week and gave our two mon
eyed institutions who are amensble to
the state banking laws an official
inspection. He is Twelfth Iowa vet.
eran and was greeted by q number of
the comrades of that regiment during
hisstay in the city. State Auditor Mer-
RAM is his nephew.-Waukon Demo-
crat.