Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-31
Miss Sadie Cameron departed for

WIN. Mcintosh, sr. Is bed.ast sui
fering from an attack OF rheumatism.
The merits of the hot water bottle
a necessity in every household, is des
canted upon, by w. A. Abbott in bis
new advertisement.
-Itobt. Allen and Miss Malven, who
have been visiting home friends for the
past three weeks, returned to theil
duties in the Hospital at Independence
Saturday evening.
IL. +. Whitney has t1o cook
stoves, two wood heaters and Two hard
coal burners, and number of lengths
of stovepipe all second hand that be
wishes to dispose of at second hand
prices.
Manchester was fairly alive las,
Saturday there being an enormous
crowd in town. The stores were crowd.
ed with buyers from early morning
until late evening. Who says Manches.
ter is dull.
Marriage licenses were issued dur.
ing the past week as follows: James
Spers and Sarah Ray, Colesbufg; j. r.
Graham, Ida Grove, Elizabeth l.. Car.
rothera, Ryan; and N. N. Kenyon and
Margaret McFadden, MasonviIle.
Mrs. A. Funk went to Armour, S.
d., last week, where she will remain
with Mr.. Funk until the buildings they
are erecting on their new farm there
are completed, when they will return to
their homo here.-Edgewood Journal.
VIII Halter had a runaway acct
dent on Franklin street Sunday, his
horse becoming frightened at spotted
Shetland pony. Will was unceremoni-
ously requested to alight which he did
with no great injury to himself, though
in the tipover the buggy was quite
badly damaged
Manchester loses one of her most
accomplished and beloved ladies' in the
death of Mrs. Belle Bradley Schofleld,
which occurred last Wednesday at her
home after months illners. Every
one who knew her feels her demise as
personal loss and all extend their
sympathy to the bereaved ones in their
sad affliction.-Earlville Phoenix.
Letters addressed as follows are un-
called for at the post office in this city:
Misses Anna johnson, Josie Miller,
Eta Stone; Mesdames z. A. Hooker,
Phoebe Terpney, John McCusker; and
Messrs. Swan Ericsson, VIM. Hoag,
1. d. Haynes, Jno. Ham, Will w.
Crimons, q. Juffer, foreign, Clarence
Brown.
The Democrat Office last week was
the recipient of favor taking the form
of boquet of fragrant southern VIC
lets. They were grown by Mrs. II. d.
ID. Thorpe and were in full bloom at this
late date in an open bed in her garden,
We appreciated the remembrance very
much and Mrs. Thorpe has our thanks
for the same.
All votes for the contestants fol
the organ must be accounted for by the
evening of November 9Th. Those inter
ested in this matter should see to 1t that
their votes are sent in to Clerk Paul be.
fore the 9Th of next month. The NJ. W..
AS. sent in 1926 votes this past week
and the little Lutheran church at Dun
dee beat them nearly twenty thousand,
putting in 1905 ballots.
III. F. Whitney received . letter
Monday informing him of the death
of his stepmother, Mrs. Emily Whitney.
She was resident of this city for
twenty six years until about four
years ago when she went to Ia
coma. Washington, where she has
since lived with her son Frank and at
whose home she died on the 2lst inst.
She was Is years ofage.
Miss Maye Sheldon is in Usage this
week where she went to attend the mar
riage of her cousin, Miss Julia Brush to
Mr.. Carl johnson, of the Usage First
National Bank. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
will, upon their return from an eastern
wedding trip, visit few days here
Mrs. johnson having many friends In
this city by reason of her several visits
here. In common with these many
friends of the new bride, we extend to
her our best wishes for health, wealth
and happiness.
Capt. J {. F. Merry arrived home yes
terday afternoon from short pleasure
trip to Fargo. N. ID, where he and Mrs
Merry spent few days with DIR. E. q
Wheeler and family. They found the
doctor, who formerly resided in Du
buque, doing prosperous business ant
we'll pleased with his location. Capt
Merry was highly pleased with Fargo
which he says is prosperous city. Sat
urday he attended his first and probabl,
his last foot ball game at that place
The game was between the st. Paul ant
North Dakota teams. DR.. Wheeler UNI
pired the game, and Capt. Merry says
it must have been an exceedingly gooG
one, as one of the players had LEI
broken and another q shoulder dislocst
ed, not to say anything about the othe
minor injuries sustained. Along tn
way across thelbillowy prafries of north
west Minnesota they saw hundreds o
acres of flax in shock, which was q rathe
strange sight. Flax this year is as goo'
as gold, as the price is the highes
known in years. Dubuque Herald.
Tom Hennessey had runawa
Saturday morning which looked prett
serious for a while. He had youn
colt IN the harness and he and Mis-
Hills were in the buggy when the col
started on its tear in front of the A. A
Anderson home on Union street. MI
Hennessey did uot have secure hol
| of tho rains at the hpOinnjno Of tn