Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-09
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- ~ ASS oANSSs t10o UGk uAs
Geo. Simmons sr., spent Friday LAT
in Coggon.
Mics Mary Hayden visited wit
friends in Golden the first of last weeh
Henry Hilton, of Lamont, is visit
ing his son, Charles, at Salt Lake City
Utah.
Mrs. Prof. n. w. Wood is anon
the grip sufferers who are confined I
the house.
You would do well to read Wells 4
Eldredge's STARTER for the New Year,
In their half column space.
-Ephriam Dean, the WaverIy politi
clan known to many of our citizens wa
IN Manchester one day last week.
Rev. E. j. Baskerville, of Detroit
Michigan, is conducting series of re
vivsl meetings this week at the M. E
church in this city.
Mrs. o. A. Durham was elected t,
the presidency of the w. C. T. U. to I'll
vacancy caused by resignation of Mrs
Wood at its last meeting.
Mrs. H. r. Holmes departed 10,
Msquoketa last Friday where she was
called by the illness of her daughter
Mrs. Percy Lsngridge's children.
Geo. Howell and Miss Pearl Howell
Of Grinnell, are in the city, guests in
the homes of their uncle, Mr.. II. b
Brown, and cousin, Mrs. Adelbert Mead
Bert Barr, of Prairie township, re-.
turned Wednesday from trip to Chi
csgo and other points in Illinois where
he spent the holidays with friends and
sight seeing.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Champion, of
Independence, visited friends In this
city last Tuesday, Mrs. Champion being
enroute from visit with her parents
In Dubuque, and Mr.. Champion coming
with the visiting basket ball team.
Ed Reed, of Hopkinton, made this
office friendly call Monday. He In.
forms us that his father, H. w. Reed.
who removed from this county to Ne.
brsska, about sixteen years ago has sold
his farm near Albion, ana with his
Family will locate in Hopkinton the
first of next month.
Joseph E. Eldredge, q former well
known resident of Honey Creek town.
ship, died at his home at Porterville,
Kansas, on the 2lst ult. He served his
country faithfully four years as mem
Der of the 18th Iowa Infantry, and it
was during his service as soldier that
he contracted the disease which finally
resulted in bis death.
"A very valuable tame duck was
sold in Chicago one day last week. Upon
dressing 1t, gold worth nearly 1926 was
found inside of it. An effort has been
made to ascertain where the duck came
from, and 1t is believed that it was
shipped to Chicago either from Month
cello, lowe, or Zurich, Illinois, and the
farmers in the vicinity Of those places
have been notified to examine the feed
ing grounds Of their. ducks. The gold
Is said to be Of fine quality.
-Abont eight o'clock Friday morning
fire alarm was sounded, calling our
fire department to the store room occu.
pied by j. G. Mitch as cigar store,
factory and lunch counter. The fire
originated from Q gasoline stove. 1t
was soon extinguished, not however,
until damage by fire, smoke and water
to the amount of from $3.50 to $500
had been done to the building, and
more than that to Mr.. Mltch's stock and
furniture.
The range stove peddlers are work
ing the unwary farmers In Cerro Gordo
and other counties thereto adjoining.
1t is not likely they will take in Della
ware county on this trip. as they have
heretofore, on two occasions, reaped
good hsrvests here, and sufficient time
has not yet elapsed since their last in
cursion for them to secure another good
crop. The ranges that they sell for
from 1853 to $40 can be purchased of
our dealers for from $40 to $50.
Floyd A. Peet, a graduate of the
Democrat Office, and who is therefore
well versed in all branches pertaining
to the editing and publication of
country newspaper, has purchased an
interest in and assumed control of the
Edgewood Journal. The Journal has
been established on good paying basis
by his predecessor, Mr.. B. w. Shepard.
who was compelled by ill health to quit
the business, and we are sure that its
present standard of excellence will not
diminish under Mr.. Poets management.
Rev. Mrs. S. L. Crum began services
in the Universalist church last Sun
day, which services 1t is intended to CON
ttnue for q year at least She expects
10 remove here with her family in the
immediate future. She is already well
known in this vicinity as minister of
no mean ability, and the members of
the parish and their friends are glad to
extend the hand of welcome and fellow.
ship to their new pastor. She has three
accomplished daughters, Misses Maud,
Frances and Ruth, who will be with
her most of the time.
Now that rural free delivery mail
routes are being introduced into this
country, it may be well to state that:
1.-THE first assistant postmaster general
has issued circular stating that mail
boxes when put up with the approval
OF the postmaster general are regarded
as falling under the protection of the
law which provides that any person who
shall willfully or maliciously injure, de-
face or destroy any mail matter depos-
tied in any letter box, pillar or other re-
ceptacle established by authority of the
postmaster general, shall be liable to a
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