Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
j. M. Pearse was in Ehler YESTERDAY.

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Phillip rauley of Alburnette We
;, In the city Monday.
Mrs. Daniel Sark was an Indepent
ence business visitor Monday.
Mrs. A. j. Hersey entertained til
! Collins Grove O. l.. s. @. Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dixson spen
/. Sunday with relatives in DEBORAH.
Nate Trenchard, of Ryan, spen
Sunday with his family in this city.
-AIrs. Sarah Flude, of Hopkinton
: visited Manchester friends Sunday.
George Hunt returned yesterday
from an extended trip to Wisconsin
MIR. and Mrs. Q. B. Lusk are q
home with their son, Mr.. Albert Lusk
Frank Reiger, of independence,
Sundayed with relatives and friends
here.
Robert johnson, of Waterloo, spen,
Friday with relatives and friends ir
this City.
| The Misses Lena Robinson and
Millie Long were Cedar Rapids Wis.
itors Friday.
Twins were born in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson Sun.
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patton, of
Ehler, Sundayed with the latter's par
ents in the city.
"A license to wit was issued to j. p.
Schuster and Mary Il. McDonough, dur
ing the past week.
Frank knickerbocker and wife Of
Chicago are visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
%. II. Cleveland and Ben Miles a.
tended the gun club shoot at Central
City last Wednesday.
Mrs. Creta Myers. of Elkader, who
has been visiting friends in this city
returned home Tuesday.
Robert Allen and Miss Emma
Malven attendants at the Insane Hos
pital ut Independence were Sunday
visitors in the city.
Mrs. S. A. Brady returned home
Monday after spending the winter
months with her daughter, Mrs. DIR.
Smith, at Shelton, Neb.
Miss Ella Daniels, who has been
teaching in New Mexico the past year,
arrived at the home of her uncle, Benz.
Brown, Friday, where she will be a
guest during the summer.
Prof. G. ii. Bronson, of Chicago ar
rived here Monday to attend the fun
eral of the late Chas. II. Day. lie will
remain here until the first of next week
and is guest at the home of his brother.
G. E. Bronson.
Like to lsughf Go to see The
Dirty Boot Black, the funny Dutch
DoDlies. The Dark Town Dude, and
Wee Pickinninies at City Hall, May IA.
Every one is talking about the big
Home talent play to be given under
the auspices of the Women's Relief
Corps next Tuesday night: Two nun.
dred of our most talented young people
In the cast.
Queen Zingerella and merry Gypsy
Band in the beautiful Garland Drill,
dainty White Umbrella Lasses, Z charm.
ing Society Girls" little Fortune Tel
Ter and "The Brunette dressed 10 Pink. !"
all up to date speclalities. City Hail.;
Tuesday, May ID.
The lecturt given under The auspic
es of the Wet U. by DR.. Chas. n. and
Rev. Eugenia st. John are to continue
during the week, every afternoon at 8
O'Clock and every evening at 7:45 O'Clock
at the NJ. E. church, up to and includ-
ing Friday evening May 10. They are
forraful speakers and merit all the no.
tices of the home and foreign rrssp.
They have lectnred In nine countries
and all over the US.
Jake Zimmerman, who lives on the
old L. Z. Curtis farm near Hazel Green
was The victim of q serious nc, ident
yesterday. lie was engaged in cutting
pork with un ak, when he n,ssed the
mark aud the sharp blade. came down
Oh his left thumb, just above the first
Joint and nearly severed It, lie came
to Ryan to have the wound dressed
but as DIR Donnelly was in NJ .nchps-
ter he went there on the noon freight
Ryan Reporter.
Many Manchester p op'e Will rem,m-
Der Mrs. Kate M. b. Wilson, aud sym
pathiza with her in the loss of her only
son by his own hand, at their home In
st. Joseph. Michigan. Mrs. Wilson
will be remembered as a vocalist Of rare
ability. Her son had been in failing
health for some time, and imagined
that he was great burden to his moth
or. All that she could say to the con.
trary proved unsvailing, an j on Monday
during the absence of his mother he
stood in front of mirror and fired a
bullet through his heart.
The Crop BulletiHsays: "The past
week was unreasonable warm, with six
days of brisk winds and very dry
weather. The average daily tempera-
ture ranged from 10 to II degrees above
normal. The week closed with we'll
distributed showers and cooler weather.
affording more favorable conditions to
grass and grain and putting the soil in
better condition for planting. Farm
ing operations have progressed favor
ably. and preparations for planting
corn are now well advanced. Consider
able progress has been made In plant.
ing in all districts, and reports show
more than the usual acreage OF corn
planted for the first week In NAV. with
prospect of early completion. The
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