Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
Mrs. a. b. Holbert was Man ches-

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man, having sold his dray line to Z.
Cowles.
Mrs. N. p Malven and children
have returned from their visit wit
relatives in Rockford, Ill.
Mrs. Thomas Elder was among Tn,
excursIonists who went to Cleveland
Ohio, Monday.
Mrs. Jane Bethel returned last weel
from q visit of several weeks wit
friends in Minnesota and North Ds
kota.
Beginning September 18th d. g
Riddell n Co. will hold two week
clearance sale. Watch their space mex
week.
Marriage licenses were issued tn,
pass week to David Craig and Jenni,
Reed Shriger, and Henry Schanbecl
and Bertha Wellso.
Conductor Welcome Abbott has
purchased lot on Butler street, west
of Franklin, and will at once commence
the erection OF a dwelling thereon.
A girl baby came to tn g home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Pentony last Satur.
day, making the number OF their child
rem an even half dozen five girls and
one boy.
The Manchester base ball team was
defeated at the Strawberry Point Fail
Friday afternoon by picked nine from
Dyersville, Esrlville and Dubuque by q
score of to o.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Baptist Church will meet in the
lecture rooms, Wednesday at 2:3O p. M
Suhjest. Gleanings From The Mission
Field. Come with message for US
Visitors welcome.
Miss Edith Atkinson Cuplin, of West
Bend, was guest of relatives and
friends here part of last week. Her
husband joined her here and they are
now enjoying the sights at the Pan
American exposition.
The Manchester ball team disband-
ed last Saturday and the salaried men,
beers with the exception of Klaus have
returned to their respective homes.
Klaus Will remain to assist Manchester
In winning the games to be played here
fair week.
"A number of the friends of Will
Seaman and Lonnie Wells enjoyed the
pleasureso f farewell party at the
home of the latter Monday evening.
These young men departed yesterday
for Toledo to enter the college at that
place. Good wishes attend them.
Letters addressed to Miss Ethel
Harris, Miss Elizabeth Rank, Mrs.
Clara A. Taft, L. PERIOD, G. E. Turner,
Geo. Stone, John Shrob, S. Mattisop,
Chas Kinhule, (foreign) and Swan Mat
tison are advertised as uncalled for at
the post office in this city for the week
ending September 9th.
Next Friday, September ID, Mrs.
Rosa A, Somers will sell at public
auction on her premises, four miles
east of Ehler, all her stock, machinery,
agricultural Implements, hay, grain
and household furniture. A. Il. Hoff
man will cry the sale and N. b. Rich
ardson will act as clerk.
Every person in Delaware County,
who can do so, will of course spend one
day, at least, at our county fair, the
officers are making every effort to make
1t a success, and the people of the coun-
ty should aid them, by furnishing ex-
hibits, attending the fair, and in any
other way they can, to attain that end.
We opine, that notwithstanding the
severedrouth this season, that the farm
ers of this county can if they will, make
such showing of the products of their
farms, as to prove there are no more
productive farm lands, regardless of the
season, than those of Delaware county,
the Eden of Iowa, the brightest gem in
the galaxy of states.
Hon. d. II. Young, editor and pub
Usher of the Manchester News, filed q
petition today with Clerk Van Duzee
of the federal court of this city, in vol
untary bankruptcy. Mr.. Young is one
of the best known politicians in this
part of Iowa, and has served as state
senator two terms from his district. He
is enterprising and progressive in his
work, and on this account, no doubt
got behind. The newspaper fraternity
will regret to learn of his financial
troubles, and hope that he may emerg'
and keep in the newspaper procession
dubuque Telegraph.
As is customary at the w. G. Il. U
contests an excellent program and ex
cellent house greeted the competitor
at City Hall Frid ay evening. Tn
winners of gold medals were Miss Reb
Splitter, recitati on, Wedding Bells; an,
Miss Eta Fox with Yawcob and tn
American Wimmen, there being a tis
Fred b. Holbert won second honor
with The Pledge in Blood. All di
credit to themselves and the commur
ity in which they have been reared
DIR. Fl. A. Dittmer presented the medall
| in bis genial and eloquent manner ant
the class bestowed their kindly feeling
of respect and esteem to their instruc
tor, Mrs. Huftalen, in the form of a.
immense bouquet of carnations an
ferns, Mr.. Will Seaman making tn
presentation speech to which Mr.
Huftalen responded in a few we
chosen words. The judges wer
Hon. r. w. Thrill, Prof. Atkinson an
Miss Cotton.
The Crop Bulletin for the wee
! ending September 9th says: 9Th
, week was dry and warm, closing wit
lower temperature and widely distribl