Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-28
Our Epworth students are home

-Inillpptflsneit, ElHpOrt, was IN tne
city last week visiting friends.
VIII Steele, Cedar Rapids, Sun
dayed with friends in this city.
"From top to bottom is the title of
Kalamity's manifesto this week.
The Mesdames L. j. Conger and
Geo. Ford spent Friday last in Du-
buque.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Coolidge have
moved into their pleasant new home on
Howard street.
ID. II. Young, Editor of the News,
was business visitor in Chicago several
days last week.
Jas Smith, Bert and Ed, Weber
went 20 Winthrop Monday where they
are employed picking chickens.
Iowa has new publication called
the Midlands municipalities whose birth
place and home is Marshalltown.
Mrs. H. Holmes returned Saturday
evening from her visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Langridge and sons in Maquoketa
Fred Gollard went to Epworth Mon
ay, he may enter The Seminary pro vid-
ed he finds course suitable to his taste.
Miss Jessie Russell is expected
home this Wednesday evening for a
short vacation from her college work al
Lenox
Miss Iona Rollins, Dubuque, cam
out Friday for days visit with rela-
tives and friends in this her former
home city.
JOS Foster moved last week into
the Cbas. Thorpe cottage, recently oc-
cupied by MIR. and Mrs, j. NJ. Coolidge
on Butler street.
Miss Nina Carhart commenced
teaching this week Monday at tn.
Portable school in Milo. This liz her
second term in this district.
7Chas. Grant, clerk in Peterson Bros.
grocery, has been unable to attend to
his duties for several days during the
p lst week owing to sickness.
An obituary of the late Leopold
Zemanek may be found in our Lamont
correspondence. He was one of the
most highly respected residents OF
Richland township.
Mrs, Margaret Alspaugt, one OF
general officers of the Home Missionary
Society will speak in the NJ. L. churci.
next Sunday evening. She will be Il
guest in the Q. Yoran home while here.
Mrs S. E. Hustled, Epworth, was
tho CUES. few DAYS of last week OF
her brother, G. w. Keaggy, and family
Friday she departed for Clear LAX.
where she will spend the winter with a
daughter.
Rev. II. o. Pratt gives his seconc
lecture for the Foreign and Home Miss
ionary Societies of the NJ. e. church, OF
next Monday evening. His subject.
John Quincy Adams, will interest bot,
old and young and good audience
should greet the lecturer.
District Deputy G. G. Nickerson,
Maquoketa, of the Fraternal Brother
hood of the World was 10 the city last
week adjusting the loss to Mr.. Albert
Lusk of his eye. Mr.. Lusk has re-
ceived five hundred dollars in payment
of his policy taken out in this order.
Mrs. Margaret Alspaugh will ar
rive in the city Saturday of this week
and Sunday evening will speak at the
Thank-otfering meeting of the Home
Missionary Society in the NJ Z. church.
Mrs Alspaugh has many friends here
Who will be glad to greet her and hear
her address.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the postoffice in Manches-
ter: Miss Lima Danford, Miss S. j.
Cook, Miss Mary Kalina 2, Mrs. o. l.
Person, Mrs. Matilda Smith, Mrs.
Gilbert Gonyean, Tank 81 Hoffman, Ed.
,mith, F, d. Merry, Harlan Hender-
shat, F. F. Payne.
Mrs. G. Tierney and grandson,
John, who have been visiting in Dead.
wood, South Dakota, for the past three
months. returned the latter part of last
week. John Tierney, Mrs. Tierneys
son, accompanied her and will visit in
the home of his sister, Mrs. j. G. Roney
and with other friends.
Miss Blanche Lawrence entertained
limited number of her young lady
friends to an afternoon thimble bee and
a half past five O'Clock tea last Thurs.
day. Those enjoying this afternoon
with Miss Lawrence were, the Misses
Bertha Barr, Hilma Sefstrom. Edith
Clark, Gertrude Lawman, and Helen
Granger.
Our local basket ball team have il
anticipation among other games one
with the Dubuque Y. NJ G. a. team OIL
December 18th and one with Chicago
vast side team for January 2nd. a
challenge has been sent to this latte
team. which is the strongest Y. M. @
A aggregation in Chicago, and the
Buys are very eager to learn if the chal
lenge will be accepted
The Londale Stock Company art
playing this week at Central opeI,
house Monday evening as their initial
performance, they gave His Mother's
Sin, and though many present may no
have liked the style of the play, still al
will accord the Company with hayin,
acted it well. Miss Plunkett, the lead
ing lady, was the favorite and her com
panion players all did themselves cred
it. An extra matinee is to be giyel
Thursday afternoon.
Cedar Rapids business houses, car
rying. tobacco supplies, had clearin.
out of their cigarette stock the first o
the week and the Republican states tina