Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24
che Democrat.
WEDNESDAY, JULY "a, 1901.
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.f Ia ~ Il OuDk w 40 OIL independence
visitor Wednesday.
Prof. r. w. Wooda rived home last
Thursday from the east.
Ed. Hruby departed Thursday for
visit in Denver Colorado.
Freb Hruby, of Dubuque, is spend-
ing his vacation in the city.
&C. w. Weston, of Campton, was Q
Manchester visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. jackson b. Tucker
arrived home Saturday evening.
Geo. Briggs, of Minnesota, is guest
at the Tucker home in this city
w. p. MARYLAND, of Maquoketa,
WAS Manchester Visitor Saturday
Mrs. b. +. Skinner, of Chicago, is
visiting friends and relatives in lhe city.
Mrs. r. Wolfe returned Thursday
from Chicago much improved in health.
Quite q number from here attended
the Saengerfest Bnnd at Dyersville Sun
day.
Mrs, William Crosier spent part of
last week with relatives and friends In
Ehler.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Severtson are
visiting relatives and friends in Wis
consin.
The Misses Armstead and Mabel
Cunningham are Strawberry Point
visitors.
Miss Lena Barker, of Hopklnton,
was guest Of Mrs. II. L. Ram Thurs
day afternoon.
quite number from here attend
ed the Ringing Bros. circus at Month
cello Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Smarzo ana two children
returned Saturday from visit with
relatives in Maynard.
g. w. Allen, of Galena, ILL.,, was a
Manchester visitor Thursday guest of
his brother, j. II. Allen.
The Independence races have been
declared off, the entries not warranting
the holding of the meeting.
~. L. Gatke returned to his home in
Chicago Wednesday evening after
pitching " ednesday's game.
viii Duncan arrived home last
week from Vinton where he has been
attending the college for the blind.
"A band of.gypsiea were working in
this city part of last week trading
horses, telling fortunes and begging.
The Manchester Base Ball team
was defeated last Thursday by the
Volga City team at Volga City by
score of 40.
Mrs. e. Goebel, who has been the
guest of Mrs. II. c. Haeberle in this
city returned to her home at St. Charles
Mo. Thursday.
Mrs. G. L. Burdick has returned to
her home in DEBORAH, after a several
days visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Dixon.
james Bishop, Secretary of the Del
awere county fair association, was in
Hopkinton last Thursday on business
connected with the coming fair.
The two childrenof Mr.. and Mrs.
+ w. O.iClemans. of Cedar Rapids, are.
guests ct the home of their grand
mother Mrs. e. O. Clemans, ofthis
city,
Manchester defeated the Straw
berry Point base ball team at Straw
berry Point last Saturday by score of
stoO. Mslyen, Brush and Moore were
the battery for Manchester and allowed
Strawberry but three hits.
The report, for the month of June,
Of w. ). Davis, secretary of the Spring
Branch creamery, shows the amount of
milk receivedto have been 4S6,299 lbs,
average price, Is cents per hundred,
average test 8 3-4, average yield 4.5.
Last Thursday a lady lost sum of
money while crossing Franklin street.
A young man named South, who
works for James Morse, found it and
having reason to believe that the lady
had dropped 1t, overlook and restored it
to her. "An honest man is the noblest
work of Cod
Last Tuesday Willie Straub fell
from q load of hay, on the Bronson &
Carr farm in Collins Grove, resulting in
the fracturfng of his left collar bone.
A physician was summoned, who re-
duced the fracture, and the indications
are that in a couple of weeks Willie will
be himself again.
Postmaster General Smith has 49,
sued an order prohibiting letter carriers
from acting as agents, statesmen or 80
aliclting for express companies, letter
box manufacturers, wholesale houses
corporations or tirms, OF engaging in
any business or vocation which would
Interfere with the proper performance
of their official duties.
What lot of gudgeons there art
scattered all over the country and how
easy prey they appear to be in thu
spring and summer days. All sorts o.
goods and schemes, presented in al
sorts OF ways, catch the unwary, ant
the fakir leaves the confines of thu
commonwealth with his pocket full O
dollars that should have remained tt
swell the farmers and business mani
bank accounts. What the smooth
tongued agent has palmed off at q biz
profit is not as good as could have beel
purchased right at home at less price
besides offering inspiration and encour
agement to the local dealer to stand nj
for his state and community and re
main steady factor in its development
10 steer clear of the unreliable ramblin
salesman is an easy matter II men wi
hear and then heed If, in other words
ii they will read and profit by what