Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Dan Brownell, Of Nashua, Is visit
mo- ralativea and frjepda in fho cifv

j. l.. Little, constable of North
Fork was In town Friday on official
business
Even Penny of Earlville spent
Easter Sunday with Thos. Healy and
family.
4 Over $4,000 of the M. s. y. tax has
already been paid into the county
treasury.
Mrs. Mabel (Whitney) Reyes, OF
Dallas, Texas, is visiting relatives and
friends in the city.
Mrs. II. w. Chambers snd daugh-
| ter Jessie, are at Miles, Iowa, guests at
the home of Mrs. Chambers parents.
IL. M. Merwin, who has been suf-
fering from stroks of paralysis for
the past week is reported to DO on the
mend.
/ Rev. w. o. Smith, of Dumont, ar
rived in the city last Thursday having
accepted the pastorate of the U. il.
church.
Ruben Hockaday who has been at
tending the Cedar Rapids Business
College returned home last week hav-
ing completed the course.
4. Mrs. Samuel EIDE of Earlville, who
was the guest of her daughter Mrs.
Curtis Hockaday several days last week
returned home last Saturday.
Miss Elva Durham returned from
Iowa City Wednesday morning where
she attended the commencement ex-
ercises of the Homeopathic Hospital.
LATE Matthews il. has accepted a
position with the IIollster Lumber
Company at their yards in Winthrop,
and departed Monday to enter upon his
duties.
Earl Toogood, student in the
engineering department of the State
University of Wisconsin, at Madison
spent few days of last week with rel
atives in this city.
Howard Clemans, who is taking
the business course In the Cedar Rapids
Commercial College, is spending
weeks vacation at The home of his
mother Mrs. E. U. Clemans.
There are over thirty applicants
for the position of superintendent of
the public schools of this city. The
present incubent, II. w. Wood, will not
be candidate for re- election.
Gene Emerson, who has been visit.
ing in the east for several weeks, ar
rived in the city Thursday and will
visit with friends and relatives in this
city about two weeks before returning
to his home in Colorado.
Letters addressed to Miss clara
Jim Warner, Miss Clara Warner, Mrs.
Alice E. Barr, Mrs, w. w. Smith, Lou
Bradkey, G. G. Ripley 8, John Small
wood and n. Pearse Smith are adver-
ttsed as unclaimed at the post office.
The base ball fans are beginning to
thaw out with the weather and are go
ing to try to put another winning team
in the field. All those interested in the
national game should attend the meet
ing to be held In the city hall this even
ing.
Joshua Widger who has been
spending few days here returned yes
terday to the Soldiers Home at Mar
shalltown. He speaks highly of the
management Of the Home. It's 800 in.
mats, he says, are as happy and con-
tented lot of old veterans as can be
found anywhere.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their annual Home
Missionary Tea In the church parlors
Wednesday evening, April Itch. All
are cordially invited to attend. Sup
per will be free but each guest is ex.
pected to bring thank offering for
Home Missions in Iowa.
Mrs. Eliza Hendee, widow of
Homer Hendee formerly of Earlville,
now resident Of Nebraska. has been
allowed pension of 50 per month
dating from the 3lst. day of last Decem-
Der. Mrs. Hendee is q sister of w. q.
hitchcock Of this place. The pension
was procured through r. NJ. Marvin.
We are sorry to hear OF the serious
illness of our friend Henry L. Edmunds.
he has been ailing for the past three
weeks but we hope in the next issue of
the Democrat we will be able to an
nounce decided Improvement in his
health. His daughter, DIR. Bessie Ed
munds of Chicago, arrived last week
and will remain here for the present.
The following plaintive note was
picked up in the street at Clarksv lille,
Ind. "Dear May-The reason didn't
laff when you Taft at me yesterday in
the postoffice was because have bile
on my face and kant latf, if l laff it
will bust, but love you old sweet thing,
bile or no bile, laff OF no laff, you know
that. p.s. Burn this up.
AT the home of her son w. v.
Williams in this city, last Friday, oc.
cured the death Of Mrs. Ellen williams,
aged IS years and months. She was
q native of New York State, but spent
most of her life at Delavan, Wisconsin,
until about ten years ago when she
came to this city and has ever since
made her home here with her son. The
funeral services were held last Sunday
afternoon, Rev. A. w. Capl, pastor Of
the Baptist church officiating. The
remains were taken Monday to Dels-
van, accompanied by w. v. Williams,
where they were laid to rest beside
those of her husband.
The trustees and clerk of South Fork
township held their annual meeting
Monday and transacted the regular
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