Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-18
Mrs. panie, Russell il Waiting re,

Manchester visitor last Tuesday.
r.. Butterfield left Monday for a
week or ten days trip to the Dakotas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby are the proud
parents of boy, born last Wednesday.
Read Z. j. Cougars local in an
other column, telling about :sair week.
John Cameron, of Chicago, is a
guest of relatives and friends in this
city,
Geo. Malven, of Sterling, ILL.,, is
making two weeks visit with friends
here,
Emmett Allison, of Des Moines,
was Manchester visitor a part of last
week.
Miss Rollins, of Arlington, has &C
copied position with Scharles, the
tailor.
The Friday afternoon club will
meet Friday at the home of Mrs. w. Z.
Boynton.
Miss Bess Willisten has returned to
Oberlin to resume her studies at Ober-
lin College.
Mrs. Nellie Day, of Chicago, visit
ed relatives and friends in this city part
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Clark and Mrs.
Cossey, of Forestville, were Manchester
visitors Saturday.
Rev. L. NJ. Gibson will occupy the
pulpit of the Congregational Church in
the absence of Rev. Tuttle.
james Legassick, the democratic
candidate for supervisor, and Mrs. Lee
gassick were county seat visitors Tues
day.
The post Office In this city will be
closed tomorrow [Thursday] between
the hours of ten o'clock Q. m. and four
p. m.
All railroads running into Manches-
ter will give excursion rates from all
points within fifty miles during the Del
aware county fair.
Ex-Secretary Scofeld, of Little Rock,
Arkansas, was q Manchester visitor
last Thursday. He is now secretary of
the Y. M. G. A. at Little Rock.
-Messrs. Clearance Yoran, Louis
Haeberle, Bert Matthews, and Misses
Edith Putnam and Ruth Pratt are at.
lending Cornell College at Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. o. Torrey will
spend the winter in Louisiana, having
already sent part of their household
goods there in charge of James Clug-
ston.
&C. W. Ferris will soon be dispensing
lunches from q building to be erected
near the cold storage. His many
friends wish him success In his new
venture.
Secretary Bishop of the fair associa-
ton announces that besides the program
already given out that a purse of S75
has been added for double team race.
This race is open to the world.
John A. Miller, of Lebanon S. u.
arrived here last week, to attend to the
renting, his fathers, Jacob Miller's
farm in Honey Creek township. He
expects to return home next week.
Nazareth Commandery No. 80, X
T. will hold memorial services on
Thursday, September 10, 1901. Sir
knights are requested to appear at the
asylum at one o'clock p. m. to assist in
of said services.
-Rube Wheeless, the water melon
king, has the thanks of the Democrat
force for two luscious water melons
brought to this office last Saturday
They were as nice melons as it has ever
been our good fortune to taste.
Allen Graham, son of Marshal w
E. Graham left last week for pes
Moines, where he will resume hiE
studies at Drake University. He will
graduate from the collegiate depart
ment of that Institution next spring
Arrangements have been made b.
Secretary Bishop with Cole Bros. Of
Oneida, for the keeping of team
of people wishing to take the NJ
g. U. from that place to attend the fai
here. This will be great convenience
for the people WHO live in the northern
part of the county.
I During the late drouth Clinton
County farmer. according to the Adver
tiser, commenting on the proposition
{ that there should be prayers for rair
) said: "This earth SAG flat as q pancake
and at this season of the year the aidg
is turned to'ard the thunder region.
, the rain should come, it would only hi
8 the aidger and do no good to crops"
An exchange says that if sma
pared potato be stuck on the point of
J, knife used to peel onions, that the pur
gent odor which the onion emits wi
be absorbed by the potato and will M
effect the eyes. The experiment
worth trying by wealthy people VIII
, are able to own potato.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherman, WI
live near Thorpe, mourn the loss
. their six months old baby whose deaf
occurred last Thursday night about
= o'clock at the home of Mrs. Sherman
. parents, Mr., and Mrs. William j. Mu
y yaney, in the south part of town. II
L little ones death was caused from sun
= mer complaint. 1t was buried in Ii
! Edgewood cemetery. Mr.. and MI
y Sherman were visiting here when Il
~ baby was taken sick. -Edgewood Jou
" nal.
N Malven-Davis.
Miss Grace E. Malven and Roy
ut Davis were united in marriage Ia