Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-23

Bert Crosler spent few days last
week with friends in Independence.
Gal Atkinson advertises the.gift Of q
good towel with every sack Of hour sold
by him.
1 -AeoA Everett was called to Scales
Mound, Illinois, last week by the illness
of an uncle.
Mrs.. Jos. Golden is entertaining her
mother, Mrs Henry Evers, whose home
Is In Dyersville.
John T. Sudmeir hes sold his fine
farm of $40 acres in Bremen township
to B. D. Nsbsr for $4,000.
| g. w. Lskey, Of Auburn, New
York, is visiting relatives In and about
Manchester and Masonvllle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ford are home
from three weeks visit with Mrs.
Ford's relatives in Elk Point, South
Dakota.
| Mrs. Fred Durey and daughter,
Mrs. Pratt Stewart spent . few days
the latter part of the week with friends
in Dubuque.
The City Council met last Monday
evening but no quorum being present
an adjournment was had until Tuesday
evening of next week.
Mrs. H. Welterlen and son depart
ed for Hardin, Wisconsin, last week,
where Mrs. Welterlen was called on &C.
count of the illness Of sister.
The first number Of w. j. Bryan's
paper, The Commoner will DO issued TO-
day. We will furnish Tho Commoner
and the Democrat one year for e225.
Bert Boyer who has been book
keeper for the Manchester Lumber Co.
at its Garrison yard, has accepted . like
position with the Standard Company
here.
Mrs. Mary Msgill and her grandson
Day Phsres, of Clinton, ILL.,, are visiting
relatives here, guests Of Mrs. Magill's
daughters, Mrs. j. ]. Pentony and Mrs.
j. L. Belknap.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Byerly Of Milo
were shopping in town Thursday. They
have recently purchased . farm near
Marion which they expect to move onto
in q couple Of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Steadman, Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Norris and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Stiles will entertain their
friends this week Friday and Saturday
Evenings at Pythisn Castle.
-J.J. Pentony returned last week
from McIntire, Iowa, where he spent
several days assisting In the In
ventory of stock Of goods recently
purchased there by r. A. Denton.
Barkon and Relkin, Of the Fair Store,
have dissolved partnership and MIR.
Barkon will hereafter conduct the Fair
business alone. Mr.. Relkin departed
Thursday last for his home in Chicago.
Miss Della Psrmalee, Of Dubuque,
has returned to Manchester and 10 a.
sisting Miss Boggs in the Delaware
County Abstract Compsny's Office. Miss
Psrmslee's many friends here will hope
she will remain here per4 |thfstly.
Mrs. DR.. H. N. Hs& Duerst last
week THURSDAY md stock Of bis,
Nebraska = % >ssSg Of Has
here wittsS - - .ssAx ps'
-Rob't johnson, Of Waterloo, was
one of the Knights from that city, who
attended the special meeting and ban
quet given by our Manchester lodge
last Wednesday evening. His friends
were glad to have his genial presence
In the company.
w. B. Chambers wss In the city
last week, the guest Of his brother, our
popular shoe man r. w. Chamber.
4 Mr. W. B. Chambers 10 civil engineer
having employment with the Chicago 4
Eastern Railway Company, with resi-
dence at Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Mrs. Robert A. Denton and chill.
rem are in the city guests at the home Of
/. Mrs. R. E. Carpenter. Mr.. Denton has
purchased q drug stock at Mc1ntire
Iowa, and engaged in business there
and Mrs Denton and the children vii
join him there o. soon % he can secur'
dwelling house.
The meeting Of the d. w. G.
which was to have been held Thursds!
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ford
) was held instead In the pleasant room
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Allen. Mr.. an
> Mrs. Chas. Hamlin, and Mess1. Ere,
Carey, Bert Green's and j. Lewis sub
{ stituted for absent members.
Mr.. Irle, agent for Grams ne,
Atlas is in the city and will remai
here for about two weeks, during whic
time he will solicit subscribers for thl
great work. It is replete with iniol
9 nation, and should be In every libraE!
public and private. Tho article In q
It other column, under the caption
]. "Cram's New Census Atlss,' gives on
b some idea of the scope of the work.
D m. v. Dunning has sold his 1e
Il acre farm in Collins Grove 10 NJ. Orvl
q for $4,000 per acre. and on the Gath 0
9 this month will dispose of his stool
9 farming utensils, hay grain and hous'
J. hold furniture, at auction ss stated !
b auction sale notice in another column
: Mr. Dunning and his family will deps
,r about the 18th of next month for Oh
is lahoma, with view Of locating there.
M Last Wednesday evening the men
ID bers of Hyperion Lodge No. l66, Knigh
1t of Pythias, and Hypatheia Temple N
e. 81 Rathbone Sisters, with their invite
4 guests, enjoyed . very socisble tim
or The early part of the evening IVES d