Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-24
j. H. Miller was a Ryan visitor

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Sheriff Fishel was in Strawberr
Point on business Friday.
The Fair quotes prices on sever,
lines of goods in its adv.
Allen & 81. l-,'. Illustrated adver
tisement is for men only.
"A &C. Noble returned home from
Chicago the first of this week.
-R. r. Robinson and S. A. Stead
man were Independence visitors Fri
day.
Mrs. G. U. Harrison is visiting
with her daughter at Florence, Colo
RADIO.
-Grassfield Bros. announce anothe
cut IN the price of the famous Hannar
shoe.
-Earlville will vote upon the ques
ton of water works OF no water work
on May 10.
Mrs. C. A. Highfield returned Fri
day from her visit with relatives q
Waterman,
M. Pierce returned home last weel
from Hammond, La, where he spent
the past winter.
Judge Blair, Chief engineer Scott
and E. M. Carr went to Dubuque yes
terday on M. & o. Railway business.
DIR. Triem and Miss Elva Durham
are in Chicago attending the Clinic
Meetings of the Hshnemann hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 9. Smith are al
home again after a visit OF several
weeks with Mr.. Smiths parents al
Hammond, La.
Rev. C. A. Highfi.ld returned
Thursday mernine from Otterville
where he has he4n attending q meeting
of the Dubuque Presbytery.
The ceee Of Boyle against the M. &
o. Construction Co.., pending in the U.
S. District Court at Dubuque, has been
set for trial, for next Friday.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church will meet
with Mrs. Hunt, ia Main street, at 2:3o
this "wednesday afternoon.
-Mesdames, A. o. Ringsrud and
James Walsh of Export s. d. and Miss
Iva Brown of New Hampton are guests
at the home OF Mrs. Fred Ford.
John Porteous has bought an inter-
est in ID. F. Hennessey's livery stable.
The business will be hereafter conduct.
ed in the name of Hennessey & Por.
teous.
-M.. and Mrs. MI. Yoran, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Ram, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
N. Arnold and Miss Lois Kennedy
went to Chicago Monday to attend the
grand opera.
Fred Whitman, for the consider.
alton of $4,000, has sold to August
Rassow, the 100 acre tract in Coffin's
Grove, recently bought BY him Of the
Alex. Landis' heirs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wheeless have
been the guests of friends here for
several days past. While here Mr..
Wheeless spent part of her time In
; ,l,citing advertisements for q cook
book to be issued soon by the Ladies'
Aid Society of the NJ E. Church at
of which Mrs. Wheeless 10
q member. y -. =,
Hunt ArmIstsad, u son Of George
Armistead, of this city, has secured .
position in Miller & Thompsons Bank
In Rock Rapids and has already COM
menced work for his new employers.
Mr.. Armistead Is an honest and intelli-
gent young man and goes to hrs new
home with the best wishes of his friends
and acqusintancee.
The mulct petition having failed,
of course, Emmett county Is normally
q prohibition community, and spirits
are allowed to be sold only IS medicine.
A few days ago tlller Of the soil walk
ed into an Armstrong drug store and
planted q 1.-TWO gallon demijohn" on
the counter. "FlIl her up" he said,
"baby's sick" That is Ia Abrama.
Journal.
Letters addressed to the following
are advertised as unclaimed at the post
office In this city: Miss Esther j.
Bishop, Miss Maye skshill 9. Miss Mel
lie Shottmiller. Miss Minnie Taft, Mrs.
Ida shoemich, Peter Mann, w. T.
Stsphford, j. A. Smith, Andy Thomas
Frank Huey and John Warner. Fore.
ign-Miss Hilds Lindblsd and Stifan
BarIch.
AT her home In Masonville last
Tuesday, occurred the death Of Mrs
Thomas Ryan at the age of 81 years.
She was born In County Tipperary
Ireland, but had been resident Of
Mssonville or in the vicinity thereof
for over thirty years. She was faith
full wife and mother and kind anc
obliglng neighbor. Her husband and
their ten children survive her. Thl
funeral services were held from th,
Catholic church in Masonville last Fri
day forenoon.
The Fireman's Dance given at th,
Central opera house last Thursda,
evening was q grand success in ever,
particular. The removal Of all th
seats gave ample room for the larg'
crowd present to enjoy themselvs, an,
that they did is evidenced by the fac
that the dance did not break up unit
after 8 O'Clock. The Fire Companle
cleared over $3.50 from the dance. TIL
Italian Orchestra Of Dubuque furnish
ed the music and supper was served b
The ladies of the Catholic church.
To illustrate the business done 1
strawberry Point, here is q true tale j
b. Hoag, who does commission bus
noan In oOUa and xuhn hao hoan mak In