Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-15
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VIM. Cioud, Of l.ntiville, was in the
city on Mcntiay.
Warren Dickinson, of Dubuque
visited friends here part of last week.
"A number from here accompanied
the base bal! team to Coggon last Fri
day.
Mrs. L. Todd and daughter, OF
Hazel Green, were shopping in this
city Monday,
Mrs Hubert Carr has returned
from visit with Ter mother at hcl
former homo in Wat, rtoo.
Charlton f. Beck of platteviile
Wisconsin. spent Sunday in this city q
guest of his friend len Mather.
WIN. Frentrcss arrived home last
Friday evening from Virginia, where
he has been for several weeks.
Vim Tate, of Henrietta, Texas, is
visiting with friends in this city. lie
wGs formerly resident of Manchester
Henry Jackson, who has been in
the city for several weeks, returned 10
his home a. lopklnton last Frilay
morning.
Miss Jessie Rieby, who has been
visiting here for several weeks, lef. for
her home at Mt. Vernon last Monday
morning.
Fred Woellert, Of Earlvllle. was q
business visitor in Manchester Monday.
The Democrat acknowledges a pleas.
ant call from the gentleman.
Mrs. Alba Bennett Snyder returned
to this place last Saturday morning
from Waterloo and will continue her
visit at the home OF Mt. and Mrs. j. M.
Pearse.
MIR. and Mrs. L. j. Prowse are en-
joying visit from Mr.. and Mrs. L. N.
Frentress, who reside near Los Angeles,
California. Mr.. Frentress is brother
of Mrs. Prowse.
The extremely hot weather of last
week was broken Sunday morning by
a good rain and another one yesterday
morning. Some of the corn fields were
beginning to dry up and the rain was
much needed.
Letters addressedto the following
are unclaimed at the postolice in this
city: Miss Rose Zimmerman, FAM
Kaiser, Mrs. w. +. Swilzer, Mrs. G. NJ.
McKinn is, Mrs, Geo. Keith, j. Warren,
q. Van Laningham, Ed. Smith, ID. L.
Snyder, Fred Ross, Noah Mills, Fred
A, kluge, L, G. Clouse, l., Alton, E. ID,
Palmer.
The Manchester base ball team
played the Springvillc nine at Coggon
last Friday afternoon as one of the at
fractions at tho Coggon Harvest home
Picnic. The home team won by a
score of II to2. Brown was in the box
for the locals and was given good sup
port by the team which had but three
errors given tnem.
The Earlyille Harvest Home will
be held on Thursday of this week. The
committee in charge are making extern
slve preparations and are planning on
having big time on that day There
will be parade in the forenoon and
various amusements together with q
program in the afternoon. Among the
attractions are ballon ascension and a
ball game.
The six year old daughter of Mt
and Mrs. John Smith was ran into by a
careless bicycle rider on the sidewalk In
front of her home on the corner of
Franklin and Butler streets yesterday
afternoon. The little one was knocked
down and cut on the lip and over the
right eye. Her Injuries were not ser
ious but the accident should serve as
a warning to those who use the side
walks for bicycle path.
Great preparations are being made
for the Woodman Picnic to be held on
the fair grounds in this city, Friday
August 81. Thirty eight prizes will
be given away to the successful com.
petitors in the contests and jolly good
time is anticipated. The Woodmer
never 10 things by halves and they
extend an invitation to every one to
join with them on this day. Excursion
rates will be made from Dubuque
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo andsall inter
mediate points.
Manchester defeated Mt. Vernon al
base ball on the home grounds Tuesday
afternoon Of last week by score of
to7 The hitting OF the locals was
a feature of the game and contributed
for the most part to the victory. Browr
pitched good steady game and deserv
ed better support from the home player.
who made number oferrors at critical
points. The Mt. Vernon team is {
good one and PIT up very creditablt
game, however they were unable tt
bunch their hits with much success
The Manchester boys secured a safe
lead during the first three innings and
maintained it throughout the game.
The fire companies were called GU
yesterday afternoon in response to
blaze at the home of Harry Webber il
North Manchester, The origin of tn,
fire is unknown, but probably started
from the cook stove. Mrs. Webber wa
ironing in another part of the house
and her first warning was hearing tn
kitchen roof fall in. The house is stu
ated outside of the district which is un
der water works protection and tn
hook and ladder and Babcock CON
panies wero the only ones available
The addition was completely burned
The main part of the house suffere
but little damage, The property wa
insured.