Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-13
Mrs. L. Pierce is visiting her sister

Mrs. I.C. Moreland spent Friday
with friends In Dubuque.
j. X. Dennis, of Red Oak, is q
guest at the j. w. Miles home.
Daniel Riley at one time q farmer
in Adams township, died at the county
farm last Saturday.
The Office of the American Express
Co. is now located in the Klonus build
ing on Main Street.
Mrs. Cora Stewart has for several
days been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
F. E. Peet, at Edgewood.
Cal Atkinson is on the war path.
If you doubt it, read his advertisement
and thu doubt will vanish.
20. w, Jordy, of Oneida, transacted
business in this city Friday and was q
welcome caller at this office.
-Tramps visiting Iowa City are re-
quired to pay for their board and lodg-
ing by working on a stone pile.
Carpenters orchestra furnished the
music at Pythian Hall last Tuesday
evening, for twenty couple who enjoyed
one Of the many enjoyable dances of
the season.
Mics Emma Koehler, of Ryan, is in
the city and expects to remain here
three or four months, devoting her
time to receiving instruction in the art
of dress making.
w. Luchterhand, of Ryan, and
Charles Lucherhand, of Dubuque, are
about to engage in the mercantile bust
ness at Delaware, under the firm name
of Lucherhand Bros.
The store building occupied by w.
w. Moore on Franklin street is now
owned by E. N. Wolcott and George
Amsden, they having recently bought
1t of G.. w. Belknap, paying therefor
S3O25.
About forty of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs, James Lee, of Collins Grove,
pleasantly surprised them last Thurs
day evening, by going unbidden to
their home. A very enjoyable evening
was passed.
If the Kow- Kure, advertised by S.
E. Turner, will do what is claimed for
1t, and the evidenceis convincing that
it will, its general use would save the
farmers of this county thousands of
dollars annually.
Taxes are now due, and unlees at
least one half your taxes bs paid be.
fore April /, the whole amount will
bear penalty of per cent. per month
f.om March the remaining onehalf
can be paid before October without
penalty.
Next Friday, March 10. Daniel
Warner will sell at auction on his farm
six miles northeast of this city, cattle,
hay, grain, farm machinery, and other
property. Look over the notice of this
sale in another column and among
the many things therein enumerated
you will be apt to- see something thst
you are In need of.
-Elihu Todd and family are now
nicely located intheir residence in the
north part of town, having moved here
last week from their farm in Haze
Green township. Mr.. Todd has de
cided to take life little easier in tn.
future, and thought Ryan would. br the
proper place to locate The family vii
be welcome addition to our little city
Ryan Reporter.
Dave Thomas has sold his farm o.
14O acres, situated ohe mile north 1T
of Greeley, to E. j. Tyrrell for sto.oS
an acre. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and
daughter, Gertie, took yesterd sy's
morning train at this place for Mon ma
where they will visit their dsughter
Martha. From there they will w,
for Pennsylvania, where they !; I
spend some time Visiting at differen
points. Upon their return from tn
east they expect to go to California
Edgewood Journal.
The local of the Estherville W lille
evidently. suffering conjunction .
conscience, ,moralized thusly: "Wl ell
man goes home at night and finds tina
his wife has bent over the wash tut
and ironing board all day in order t
save a dollar, and then remembers ths
he has spent IS cents that day fc
cigars, whiskey, pool and q few othe
foolishnesses, he wonders where tn
saving comes In and also If the foo
killer shouldn't be called in at once an
be given job on his miserable ca
cass.
AT the school election last Mol
day, F. Z. Richardson was elected d
rector to succeed M. F. Leroy. Viii
the former will undoubtedly make u
efficient officer, yet it is regretted thu
Mr.. LeRoy's business interests woul
not permit him to longer remain upo
the board, for during his service
thereon for the past twenty years {
more he has become thoroughly col
versant with the needs of the distric
and all matters pertaining thereto, al
has given freely of his time and lab
to promote the best interests of o,
schools.
up to date, says the Independent
Conservative, about 5000 in bae
taxes have beeu paid into the coun
treasury in acknowledgment of IL
pressing invitations sent out by trea
urer Poor, under direction of the to
/ ferrets. Some have refused to pay al
will fight through the courts, othe
have the matter under consideratio
Other notices are being sent out, and
4 any of our readers should meet one