Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-09

1 Mrs. ]. e. Bethel has as her guest, Mrs
4 j. Fl. Limbeck, of Dyersville,
4 Emily Msrtineau spent Tuesday Of
this week with Earlyille friends.
II Clarence Flaucher, of Lamont
spent Sunday with Manchester friends
| Major Bert Allen was down from
Independence on business last Friday
| Bert Grems, the popular drug CLERK
for w. A. Abbott, is visiting Earlville
friends.
Miss Ella Morse left for Chicago
last Friday after holiday visit with
parents and friends here.
Hon. w. H. Norris attended the
funeral services of the late James A,
Poor, at Independence yesterday.
John Gustavson returned the last
of last week from pleasant visit at
the home of his parents in Conrad, Iowa.
Miss Mae Roney returned last Sat
urday to her duties as musical instructor
In st. GATHERINGS Academy, in Jackson,
! Nebraska.
w. G.. Kenyon is at Garretson and
Riverside this week, inventoring the
stocks of the Manchester Lumber Co.
at those places.
Miss Jessie Russell and Mr.. Eugene
Williams spent Sunday with Emory
Newton, Physical Director of the indie
,pendence Y. NJ. C. A. in that city.
r. F. Stewart has our thanks for per.
mission to publish the very rich and
racy letter written by Judge Seeds, and
which appears in its entirety on second
page.
We will furnish the Democrat and
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan's newspaper, "The
Commoner", one year for S225 in adj
vance. This will also entitle the sub.
scriber to one of our premiums.
I'm. Beacon entertained his brother
p. w. Beacon, of Adams, Minnesota,
few days of last week. Mr.. p. W. Bes-
com is station agent for the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad at
Adams.
Rev. and Mrs. p. S. Mather, Mrs.
5. S. Summersides and daughter are in
Galena attending reunion of the Ed
ward Thompson family. Mr.. Thomp.
son had q birth anniversary Monday,
the seventh, and his children took the
occasion to all be at home once again.
Manchester is getting quite infest
ed with petty thieves and burglars on
small scale. Riddell & Co. had their
second experience within year last
Sunday night, when some one broke in
through the basement window and then
by means of the inside stairs gained en-
trance to the store room above, where
they stole the small change in pennies
and nickels from the cash drawer.
They probably also took some articles
of clothing though as yet the prophet
ors have not ascertained to just what
extent theyfhave been robbed. 1t is
very annoying these looting parties and
1t does seem as though the burglars
should be caught and properly punish
eff. The money stolen Sunday might
amount to about S1.4O.
Eighteen years ago, Frank H. Paul
entered the Office of the Clerk of the
Courts of this county az deputy of the
then Clerk, Fl. Q. jackson. After serv-
ing six years as deputy, he was elected
Clerk and served continuously in that
capacity until yesterday years
when he was succeeded by Mr.. John
Georgeon who is now in charge of the
office, having been elected thereto at the
recent election. Mr.. Paul is one of the
best and most efficient officers this
comfy ever had. He is careful, pains
taking, accurate and prompt business
man, thoroughly honest and reliable,
and will take with him the best wishes
of all of his acquaintance in whatever
field of labor he may engage in. A. J.
Brown. of this city, who served as clerk
from 1859 to 1872, during his term in
sugurated system of keeping the
records that was well nigh perfect and
has been followed in the main by his
successors. All of the records are
speedily brought up to date and any
thing there that is wanted can be prompt
ly found. Strict attention is given to
probate business, and the settlement of
estates is not allowed to be unnecessar-
lily prolonged. Mr.. Georgeon, we believe,
possesses the qualifications fitting him
for the duties of the office, and ably as
sisted as he will be, by Deputy Clerk
E. F. Sias, whose long service in the
office has rendered him thoroughly ia.
miliar with ts-every need. the office
we are sure will MAINTAIN its present
high standard.