Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-11-13
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Thanksgiving November 2stl,.


Thanksgiving November 18th.
f. II. Hoyt is in South Dakota on
business.
REV. Father o'Meara was Du-
buque visitor Monday.
Dr. N. $. Craig departed last week
for Jennings, Louisiana.
Noble Arnold has new ad in this
issue which ls of interest to all.
C. S. Amsden is home from his
business trip to Medford. Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Wolcutt are
the parents of q baby boy, born Nov. 5.
William Shaddle, of oelwein, was
an over Sunday visitor at Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. CLARK, of For
estvllle, were Manchester visitors Sun.
day.
DIR. and Mrs. W. A. Hines were
Nashua visitors last week, guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bowen.
Miss Mary Marvin, of Monticello,
was a guest last week of her brother,
Mrs. r. M. Marvin, of this city.
8. "A. A. HOLSTER in company with
John Cruise, Jr., of Earlville are on
hunting expedition in Montana.
w. H. schotield arrived in this city
from Buffalo last week and has accept
ed position with the Kennedy Buggy
Company.
-My. and Mrs. w. II. Acres and j.
Il. Toogood departed last week for the
south. They will spend the winter in
Florida and Louisiana.
"A case of smallpox is said to exist
9 short distance northeast of town. We
s are unable to give any definite particu-
lars any more than that the case is not
considered serious by the attending
physician.-Edgewood Journal
Mr.. and Mrs. James Legassick re.
turned from months visit in South
Dakota last Friday. While on his visit
he met with quite painful accident.
In passing through livery barn horse
! kicked him in the right groin, causing
. severe bruise and injuring him intern
ally. He still is suffering from the eff.
fects. -Earlville Phoenix.
Rev. Melchert informs US, that q
very fine "Gabler" piano is being finish
ed at the New York factory, which
will be used in the concert given under
his direction Nov. 10Th. Mr. Henry j.
Fuehr, wholesale travelling representa-
tive for the Gabler Co., is expected to
be present at the Concert.
"A fellow is about the country sell
ing dress goods to residents of the rural
districts. He takes orders for the
goods but the purchaser must order not
less than $55 worth of his goods, which
amount of cloth would last and ordi-
nary family several years. We would
advise our readers to patronize Waukon
dealers who are here to make good any
Unsatisfactory purchas, and carry bet
ter line of goods than peddlers handle.
-Waukon Republican.
The Iowa legislature will be asked
this winter to pardon Wesley Elkins,
the murderer, sent up for life from
Clayton county twelve years ago. The
application will be filed with the gov
ernor within few days. Professor
james E. Harlan, of Cornell, who cham
pioned the boys cause when it was be-
4 fore the general assembly four years
ago, will have charge of the case again.
Wesley Elkins is the youngest prisoner
every sent up for the crime of murder
in Iowa. He was twelve years old
when he was sentenced for killing his
father and step mother. He had been
punished the day previous After the
crime he took the baby in his arms and
went to the neighbors and told the re-
markable story for one of his years that
tramps had attacked his parents.-Wa-
terloo Times Tribune.
The ladies of the Congregational
society will serve dinner in the parlort
of the church Thanksgiving day, Nov
2sth, 1901. They will endeavor to make
the occasion hemelike In every respect
Families and parties are solicited, and
will be served separately as far as pos
sible. The ladies will take orders fol
dinner in advance, such orders may be
I. left with Mesdames Carhart, Williston
Boynton, or at Blake 8 Sons store
Price of tickets for dinner 35 cents 70
adults, children ten years of age 2;
cents. The dinner will be ready prompt
ly at one o'clock and serve until all ar
served. Menu: Roast turkey, wit
dressing, cranberry jelly, mashed pota
toes, turnips, scalloped corn, salad, ce
cry, rolls, mince pie, pumpkin pie, sue
! pudding, fruit, coffee and tea. An o.
gan recital will be In progress durin
the afternoon.
( We clip the following from tt
Waterloo Times Tribune concernin
Geo. Mason, who was for sever
months in the employ of the Manche
ter Electric Light Comany. "Geore
Mason the engineer in the Russell Ian
son block had narrow escape from b
ing pounded to death Saturday morI
ing while at work in the building. III
accident occurred while he was engage
In assisting in the use of device +
hauling ashes out of the basement III
device consists of q car which was pu
ed up track to the alley by arope fa'
ened to the fly wheel shaft of t
engine one end of the rope was sla
and Mason was engaged in pulling Il
slack rope from the shaft when
sccidently caught his clothing betwe
! the ingoing rope and the shaft in Sol
manner and WAS Immediately pulled
his feet and whirled about the shl
which was revolving rapidly, about