Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-30
Che Denrorrat.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 80, 1901.
TELEPHONE ,s4.


Mr.. and Mrs. III. Munson were indie.
pendence visitors Saturday.
Mrs. A. Swenson is visiting rela-
tiyes and friends in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mead visited
friends In Manchester part of last week
Ben Miles and Miss Idell Miles are
guests of friends and relativep in Chi.
cago.
Mrs. w. S. Searles, of Waterloo
was q guest of friends and relatives
here part of last week.
Judge AS. Blair and Jos. Hutch
tnson returned Saturday morning from
business trip to Chicago.
james McElligott, of Adams town
ship, who has been seriously i'll, we are
glad to state is improving.
The regular meeting of the Olive
Branch Chapter No. 4S r.. A. M. will
be held this "wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Beitz, of Union
township, were Manchester visitors
Wednesday, and were welcome callers
at this office.
Miss Mary NJ. Kicker and Jacob M.
Hook, both Fof this county, were mar.
riedain this city last Wednesday, S. L.
Doggett, Esq, performing the cere-
mony.
Marriage licenses have been issued
during the past week by Clerk Georgen
to Jacob Hook and Mary Kicker, and
Oscar L. Smith and Elizabeth Mar.
schsll.
sir knights and Ladies' of Golden
Precept will Inject with Melissa G. Davis,
600 Main street today, Oct. goth, at 7:SO
p. m. Hope every member will be
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hollfster were Wis.
itors at Delevsn, Wisconsin, over Sun
day. They were accompanied home by
Mrs. HOLSTERS uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Sheldon.
Following is statement of the
Manchester Creamery Company for the
month of September. Milk received
5O9849 lbs. average test 4, and average
price per hundred, sscts.
Its more than probable that the
Workmen employed on the many new
buildings now in course of construc-
tion in this city, will have cold hands
before the structures are completed.
Floyd Webber the nineteen months
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Webber,
died last Thursday of pneumonia. The
funeral was held Friday afternoon
from the Catholic church, Rev. Father
O'Meara officiating. !.
Mrs. A. II. Loop died last Wednes-
day evening at the home on Howard st.
Mrs. Loop was born at Jamestown,
New York, January 6 1886, therefore
being nearly .66 years old. The funeral
was held Saturday forenoon at 10 o'clock
from the house, Rev. HI. o. Pratt ofiic-
iating.
"A local in last weeks Democrat res
fering to /. w. Lsmpman's promising
PAGER, Ardell Simmons, gave his race re-
cord as 316, which was mistake of the
printer and proof reader. He has a race
record of 2:171s, as stated in the adver-
tieemeDt, to which the local called
attention.
e. F. Cruise has accepted a position
IS guard at the state penitentiary at
Anamosa and left for that town last
week. 1.-THE position proves satisfac-
tory his family will soon remove to
that place. The many friends of this
estimable family regret to lose them as
residents of Earlville but are glad that
he has secured SO good q position. The
best wishes of their friends 60 with
them. -Esrlville Phoenix.
Announcement were received here
of the marriage of Miss Ermina F. SUIT
ton, daughter of Mrs. q. j. Sutton, to
Ray e. Simons, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Simons. The wedding occurred on Oct.
10th, at Ft. Dodge and they will make
their future home at Carbon junction,
near Ft. Dodge, where Mr.. Simons is
station agent. All parties concerned
are former Delaware residents, and Mr..
Simons was at one time employed at
the station here. The best wishes of
their many friends follow them to theil
new home. -Earlville Phoenix.
Fred Heiserman, the aged father Of
Gottlieb Heiserman, of this city, me-
with an injury last Friday evening
that will doubtless prove fatal. H,
was driving through gate at his farm
nine miles east of here and in opening
the gate stepped in front of the team
when they started up, knocking hin
down and trampling upon him. HI
had several ribs broken and one of hi
lungs was pierced. He is resting cas-!
at this writing, but it is hardly expected
that he can recover as his age is agains
him. His many friends hope for tn
best, however.-Ryan Report or.
In an opinion handed down las
week the supreme court Of this stat
held that even life prisoner in tn
penitentiary have legal rights whic
must be,respected: The plaintiff, Al
drew Thompson, who died in the Ana
mosa penitentiary a few week ago, ha
$500 which he placed in the custody o
Warden Madden, and he In turn mad
deposit of the amount in Niles
Waters bank, taking acertificate of d.
posit payable to Thompson. After
wards, says the Monticello Express, Il
clerk of the penitentiary cashed tt
certificate and presumably converte
the money to his own use; at any rate
was lost in the shuttle. Thompson sue
the bankers, claiming they had no rigt
ron <bo, ~, onou RI tho clark vithOr