Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28

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WEDNESDAY. MAR. %, 1900
TELEPHONE NO. ,sA.
There are one-huddred cases Of
pneumomiareported in Dubuque.
Miss Jennie Langhammer Is the
gue,t of 1Iopkinton friends this week.
"A baby girl was born to ldr. and
Mrs. c. II. Pratt last Monday morning.
-Chancey burlington visited rela-
tives in Dubuque the first of the week.
The public schools of this city close
Friday of this week for weeks vaca-
ton.
Representative G. w. Dunha am
came home from Des Moines to spend
Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Andrew Domeyer, of
Petersburg, were stopping in this city
yesterday.
Stephen Edmunds who is student
at Cornell College spent part of his
vacation with friends in Waterloo,
~ baby boy was a welcome arrival
last Saturday morning at the homo of
Mr.. and MIS-. II. w. Frazer north of
town.
Miss Amy Boggs, principal of the
Waterloo west side high school is
spending short vacation at her home
In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mead who re-
side three miles north of this city are
the proud parents of tw in boys born
last Sunday night.
Seth Brown and daughter, Mrs. Nj.
X. Brown, went to Grinnell last Mon
day to attend the funeral of the for
mer's -sister-in.law.
WIN. Dunsmore and son, Miles, of
Richland township, were transacting
business in the city Friday and were
pleasant callers at this Office.
Most of the Cornell students who
have been spending their spring vaca-
ton here returned to resume their
studies at Mt. Vernon yesterday.
-Mrs.J j.. R. Post and daughter, Bees.
sic, of Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting
friends and relatives in this city, guests
at the home of the formers sister, Mrs.
Francis Roe. ~
Mrs. w. 4. Moore and Miss Anna
Brookins returned yesterday to their
home in Cedar Falls after q visit of
several weeks at the home of A. o.
Moore of this city.
Henry Koelker, Richard ust, R. d.
Hooker, S. s. Ives, Charles Schaubeck,
G. Shumaker, Frank Eikey and A. Do
meyer were among the welcome callers
at this Office the past week.
-One would think from Noble
Arnold's announcement that his is
purely confectionery store. While he
carries large stock of candies yet his
grocery stock will be found complete.
John W. Funk, formerly of this
place, but now of Manchester, passed
through here, Wednesday, on his way
to Arlington. He is well pleased with
his present situation. -Edgewood Jour-
nal.
a-Abner Durham went to Iowa City
yesterday morning to represent at the
graduation Of his daughter, Elva, who
has completed the course of study pre-
peratory to- the vocation of trained.
nurse.
Mrs. Laura Graham expects to
leave for Des Moines next Thursday
for visit with her son Allen Graham
who is q student at Drake University
and who has been somewhat ill for the
past week.
What was Charlie Peterson doing
just before he made the flying leap
shown In Peterson Bros. advertise
ment2 The illustration was not made
by the Democrats special artist or it
would be more explicit.
"A number of the friends of Rev.
A. King perpetrated a surprise on him
Wednesday night of last week. A purse
of twenty dollars was given him as
token of their esteem. He departed
Thursday for Anamosa, where he will
reside in the future.
Rev. N. G. Brown and wife, nee
Lucy Cruise, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cruise jr., were shaking
hands with Manchester friends last
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will re-.
turn in few days to Ottumwa, where
Mr.. Brown is pastor of a church.
Marriage Essences were issued dur
ing the past week to b. F. Waugh op
and MaggieL. Thatcher, Avery Cary
Noble and Ada Corning Atwater, A..
J. Vinton, Coggon and Ellen Richard
son, Hopkinton, and Sidney Hunt and
Bessie j. Rtppon, both Of Earlyllle.
-"The Western Stars the last num-
Der of the Y. NJ. g. A. lecture course
will appear in the City hall Thursday
evening of this week. The company is
composed of five special artists and is
said to be very fine. Secretary Cham
pion makes 1t as special request that
all holders Of dollar tickets will have
then, reserved for the final entertain-
ment. KY
"A large barn belonging to August
Lense who resides near Greeley was
totally destroyed by fire, Friday night
of last week. The origin OF the fire is
unknown and was not discovered in
time TO save any of the contents of
the barn. Thirty.three head of cattle
persisted together with large quantity
of hay, grain, buggies and farm ma;