Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-10
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ueuC6 VlbllOE ShtuIudy.
Lloyd Copeland was Cedar
Rapids visitor yesterday.
Clark Tisdell, Of Chicago, is visit
ing relatives in this city.
Carroll Theobald, of Biloxi, Miss.
is the guest of friends here
Rob. johnson, of Waterloo, was
visiting Manchester friends, Saturday.
james Roe, of Cedar Rapids, was
Manchester visitor the first of the week.
Miss Ethel Johnston SIS visiting
friends and relatives in GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Margaret Myers, of Waterloo, spent
part of last week in this city with
friends.
"A. A. Hollister and son Lawrence
were Minneapolis visitors the first of
the week.
"A. ID. Gibbons, of Anamosa, spent
sevresl days in this city with friends,
last week.
Clarence Lister is enjoying an out
ing with other Grinnell students at
Clear Lake.
Mrs. o. A. Durham and son, Ray,
departed Sunday for Denver, Colorado,
for an extended visit.
Miss Efiie Cornish departed Monday
for Buffalo, N. Y, to attend the Pan
American Exposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Staehle, Of
Burt, Iowa, are the parents of baby
girl born last Saturday.
W. ii. Cooley and family, and Noble
Arnold and family are camping at
Quasqueton this week,
Messrs. N. F. and w. j. Lawrence
departed Saturday for five or six
weeks visit in California.
-Kalamity Thorpe, Chauncy Segar,
and Reuben Pinch are angling for the
iinny tribe at Troy Mills.
County Superintendent Schweitert,
departed Saturday for Detroit to attend
the National Educational Convention.
Mrs. MAR rowse and son, Henry,
departed Sunuay for Denver, and
for several months sojourn in Cali
fornia.
Il. r.. Stout is in attendance at the
annual conclave of the Knights of
Templars of Iowa, now being held at
Spirit Lake.
Letters addressed to r. NJ. Franks,
G. B. Martin and VIM. Titternd are
advertised as unclaimed at the post
post office in this city.
"A series of revival meetings are
being held at the corner of Madison
and Fayette streets under the direction
of Evangelist Beveridge.
-Chas. Barnd and Miss Mary E.
Collins were united in marriage at the
Catholic church in this city last We'd
nesday morning at o'clock.
There will be no services in the
Presbyterian church for the next three
Sundays on account of the absence of
Rev. Highfield who is visiting in Kan
sas and Missouri.
Marriage licenses we're issued to
Charley Barnd and Mary Collins,
Charles Joslin and Nora Schofeld, and
]. a. Carlow and Emma j. Rosser by
Clerk Georgen during the past week.
Miss Olive Tucker departed Tues
day morning for Mazomsns, Wisconsin,
where she will attend the wedding of
her brother, j. q. Tucker, to Miss
Myrtle Goodwin, which will take place
this evening.
State Auditor Frank f. Merriam
and his wife have agreed to disagree,
and according to report have arranged
for divorce. The case was brought by
Mr.. Merriam In the district court at Des
Moines and the cause for divorce al
legged by him is desertion.
The Mail Press says, sThere is
much talk that the Illinois Central will
build line of road this year, which
will strike Strawberry Point. Should
this happen to be we'll founded rumor
we may yet live to feel the thrill of life,
etc. 1t lis something we sadly need,
another road. 1t would result in Civ
ing us moneyed enterprises, and new
industries,all of which Strawberry Point
needs and wants.
The city council is acting wisely in
putting in street and alley crossings in
stead of using lumber. 1t should
be the policy of the council when
ever new crossing is needed to
have 1t made of cement instead of
plank or boards, that would be true
economy. Its generally conceded by
those we have heard express themselves
on the subject that our school board
made mistake in laying plank walk
on the north side of the Central school
house grounds. 1t surely was not done
in the interest of economy, for no one
can truthfully affirm that such aswalk
is as economical as one msdeof cement
District Court.
The following disposition of cases
in the district court were made by
Judges Plat and Blair at the adjourned
sessions. The case that caused the
most interest was the action of manda-
| mus brought hu Frank Gnardt anainat