Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26
Che penlofrat.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. 1901.
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tivea at Morning Sun.
Celebrate the Fourth at Manches
ter. All attractions free.
Miss Grace Abrell of Clinton ILL.,, is
the guest of Miss Mary Kenyon.
If you want to buy good farm in
Delaware county, call at this office.
Lew Bloom attended the Ameri.
can Derby races in Chicago Saturday.
s5 Miss Carrie Cougar of Los Angeles
Cal. is visiting relatives and friends
here.
Major and Mrs. b. Fl. Kellar are
visiting with relatives at Chippewa
Falls Wis.
Miss Ola Marinus of Independence
has been guest at the home of w. FL
Norris for several days past.
Charles Rosa, of Edgerton, Wis.,,
was q guest of his sister, Mrs. Geo. A,
Ballard several days last week.
Mrs. Frank Emerson of Strawberry
Point visited Manchester relatives and
friends in this city part of last week.
Mrs. Abner Durham and daughter,
Edith, spent part of last week as guests
Of Miss Elva Durham at Iowa City.
There will be joint meeting of the
w. A. Post and the w. r. G. at the
Post room Wednesday evening June 26.
The Bsptists will hold their child
Z ren's day service next Sunday morning.
A good program is being prepared and
allare cordially invited.
The Little Comet Grocery has
changed owners, E. NJ. Post having sold
the stock, and good will of the business
to Mrs. Z. A. Douglass.
Miss Ruth Paxson. of this, city State
Secretary of the Y. M. G. A. was at
Marion Saturday the guest of the FAM
lily Of Rev. Nathaniel Rye
The Collins Grove Ladies Aid So.
ciety will meet with Mrs. F. S. Harris,
Thursday afternoon and evening. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Frank Book enstedt has sold his 100
acre farm near Greeley to Bernard Van.
tolga for $50 per acre, and it is we'll
worth all the purchaser gave for it.
Thomas and Hugh Hines, SONS of.
Mrs. M. 3. Hines, who have been at
tending school at Prairie du Chen Wis
have returned home to spend the sum-
mer vacation.
The Old Settlers of this county are
holding their annual meeting to day at
the Fair grounds in this city. A picnic
dinner at noon will be followed by an
interesting program.
The laying Of the steel on the NJ. s.
o. is progressing satisfactorily. Con-
tractor Grant continues to give assur-
ances that he will make good his con-
! tract to have the road ready for trains
on the 4th.
The following marriage licenses
were issued by Clerk Georgen during
thespast week: H. A. Won Oven and
Sarah Ethel Seeds, Charles L. Hamblin
and Mary r. Patton, and Irving Il.
ChiIds and Sadie L. Scott.
Miss Alma Leroy started last Fri
day evening for California, where she
will spend several months the guest of
relatives in Los Angeles. Her cousin,
Lora Hubbell, will meet her on her
arrival in San Francisco.
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"A 3. b. McConahy, division freight
and passenger agent Of, the Chicago
: Great Western Ry. was in Manchester
Monday afternoon and Tuesday fore
noon and made the acquaintance of q
number of our business men.
Chas. Falconer ST., of Silver Creek
departed Tuesday of last week for a
visit at his old home in Scotland. On
This trip he will visit with a brother and
sister in Boston and a brother in Eng
Hand. The Democrat wishes him a
pleasant trip and safe return to his
Iowa home.
Judge Brayton, of Delhi, spent q
few hours in town Saturday. He owns
$500 acres of land in this county, and
says he don't want to sell any of 1t at
present prices, because he believes that
all good farm lands in the corn belt will
double in value within few years, and
he gives good reasons for his belief.
R. H. Young, publisher Of the
Every Evening, Of Wilmington, Della
ware, attended the Seeds-yon Oven
wedding held in this city last Wednes.
day. Mr.. Young is related to the Seeds
family, his wife being sister of the
late w. II. Seeds. Mr.. Young returned
home last Friday evening, accompanied
by Judge Seeds.
"A pleasant family reunion was heli
rat the home of q. w. Miller last Thurs
day, those present being Mr.. and Mrs
w. ii. HOLSTER, their four sons, Alison
and William of this city, II. A. Hollis
ter of Stirling, Illinois, and John Hol
lister of Wadena, niece, Miss Fulton
whose home is in New York, and theil
daughter, Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miller
served nicely prepared dinner, ant
the occasion will long be memorable tt
the family Press.
The Manchester & Oneida railroad
company expects to begin laying stee
in few days, possibly this week. Ths
road will be eight miles long, will cost
about SO, 600 and will give or neigh
Dor town q connection with both the
Great Western and Milwaukee roads
There is nothing large about 1t except
the directorate, which embraces fifteen
members, and we understand that ar
Z rangements are being made to give each
stockholder an office of some kind.-In
dependence Bulletin.
The crop bulletin for week endinf
J une "a, 1901 says: "The past week wa