Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09
Paul Triem visited at Des Moines

last week.
-Grassfeld Bros. make their bow
to the ladies in their advertising space.
We can expect the United StateI
census enumerators around about Jun,
1st.
Harry, the little son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. W. H. Hutchinson, is i'll of scarlet
fever.
John Tierney, wife and children o.
Deadwood, S. d. are the guest of relatives
In this city.
DIR. Z. e. Newcomb attended the
Iowa State Dental meeting held in Du
buque last week.
-Claud Austin, who has been very
I'll the past two weeks, is gaining,
though very slowly.
The new Congregational church is
advancing rapidly. The workmen have
commence the brick work.
John Rooney and John Tierney
went to Chicago Monday to take in
the sights of the "windy City"
Mrs. Ben Barnard, of Mitchell, S. d.
is visiting in the city at the home of
her mother, Mrs E. G. Johnston.
II. N. Arnold is store cleaning this
week and next week will find his space
filled with brand new announcement.
"A girl baby is reported at the home
of Peter Mcguire, of Monti. Its birth
dates from the 26th ult.-Ryan Re-
porter.
GUARANTEES have been raised at the
Pemble and Jones homes, the scarlet
fever patients therein having fully re-
covered.
The next new moon will be in total
eclipse. This will be visible here, 80
say our almanac makers, the night of
May 28th.
&C. j. Woodbridge, of Beatrice, Neb.,
visited several days of the past week in
this city, the guest of his sister, Mrs. A.
d. Brown.
Esquire and Mrs. F. Emerson, q
most aged and much respected couple
of our city took advantage of Satur.
days fine weather and took dinner and
spent the afternoon with o. 9. Clark
in North Manchester.
Permission has been granted to the
Judson Directory Co. to canvass the
city for their aluminium House numbers.
They also issue a directory of the city,
q copy Of which will be presented gratis
to each purchaser of number.
MIR. and Mrs. John Harrison, of In.
dependence, arrived in the city Friday
for visit with relatives. Mr.. Harrl-
son returned to Independence Saturday
evening, but Mrs. Harrison remained
to extend her visit several days.
The home of Mrs. E. o. Clemans
on Franklin street has q quarantine
sign out, caused by the illness of scarlet
fever of the two children of Carl
Clemans, who have been In the care of
Mrs. Hugh Clemans the past winter.
Mrs. Jos. Edmunds, OF Winthrop,
was business visitor in our city Satur
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmunds contem.
plate removing to Manchester, ice
having secured work in the barber shop
of A. Miller, and Mrs. Edmunds was
looking for suitable dwelling house.
Letters addressed to Mise Alice
'Doolin, Mrs. Edd Smith, Mrs. John
Jackson, Mrs. Jesse Smith, Frank Hoff-
man, Mack 81. Olson, A. Allen, Asabel
Adams, Jos. Anderson, B. F. Bowman,
j. II. Mccarthy, A. B. Lewis, w. W.
Lyon are advertised as unclaimed at
the post office.
John Mulvehill, of Masonville,
travelling salesman for a wholesale
fruit house of Waterloo, was In the city
last Friday looking after his interests
and visiting friends. This was his In
itial trip to our city, but he will now be
here every fortnight hereafter. -Dyers-
vile NewsL Letter.
The blockade of the bridge last
Saturday forenoon, occasioned by the
moving of a house, clearly demon
strated Manchester's need of q second
bridge ACROSS the Maquokets. The
house was two OF three hours in trans
portation over the river and somewhere
near forty teams lined up during that
time and patiently waited for the bridge
to be vacated so they could come into
the business part of the city.
"A very charming episode attended
a recent ball game at Fayette. AS it
is told, four society bellies of that place
became riotous over the outcome Of
the game; at first they only pulled
ribbons off and hats to pieces, but their
anger grew apace and they scratched
each other and pulled hair and other
wise made themselves famous as Fan
tippe warriors until bystanders
succeeded in parting the dear girls.
List Of slain not published.
Miss Jennie Fishel was the hostess
last Wednesday evening of pleasant
affair given as q farewell complimentary
to Miss Blanche Taylor, who departs
soon for Chicago to pursue course of
stenographic study. Guests to the
nlmber of eighteen were present, and
various games and refreshments dainti-
ly served, passed the hours merrlly I'm.
til at late hour departures were taken
each one present asserting the evening
to be one of rare good pleasure
thoroughly enjoyed.
The Iowa Hornets Nest Brigade, I'D
7th, 8th, 18th, and 14th Iowa Infantry will
hold their Fourth Reunion at SDaven
port Iowa June 10. 1900. Head Quar-
ters at the Grand Opera House, which
will be open at 7.3O o'clock A. NJ
| Those intending to attend are re-