Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
Chr Denlocrat.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. IL, 1901.
TELEPHONE 1sa.

Niles @. A. Kline is guest of rela-
lives and friends at Andover, Ohio.
j. l.. Sullivan, Joseph Hutchinson,
and Il. NJ Carr went to Chicago Mon
day OH NJ. & o. business.
"A large number from here took ad-
vantage of the G. A. Il. excursion to
Cleveland Monday.
- Bert Simpson, of Chicago, is enjoy
ing-a months visit with relatives and
friends in this city.
Mrs. o. A. Durham and Mrs. HUFF.
talen are at Earlville attending the w.
Y. i. U. convention now being held
there.
The Misses Florence Marshall, Madge
Pentony and Nellie Gilleas have return
ed to Sinslnawa Mound to resume their
studies at the Sieters school.
Miss Florence Day, who is in Chi.
cago buying seasonable millinery for
ID. f. Riddell u Co., was the guest of
Mrs. Nellie +. Day part of last week.
James Clugston and family are
moving to Glenn, Louisiana, where Mr..
Clugston has bought 400 acre planta-
ton. They expect to return next
spring.
Last Sunday and Monday were
old fashioned rainy days. and very well
-nae ones. There may yet be good
sed for the stock in this part of
~. state.
DR.. w. ID. Sherman and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cora Wood, of Cleveland Ohio,
arrived here Friday and will remain here
several weeks. They are guests of the
Clarence House.
The many friends of Mr.. James
Cameron will be panied to learn that he
is seriously Ill. He is now in California
where he went recently in the hope of
Improving his health.
1T will be,long before fires for
heating purposes will be needed. Pre-
pare for the coming of the cold waves,
by reading the Hollister Lumber Com.
pany's new advertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Mullen, of
Fonda, Iowa, have been guests for sew
eral days past of relatives in Adams
township. They came to attend the
funeral of their nephew, Leo Somers.
"A opecial meeting of Delaware
Tent, No. u, of Maccsbees, will be
held st the X. P. hall in this city to-
morrow, (Thursdsy), evening. State
Commander M. Ermerins will be pres.
emit. 1
Fifty or more delegates are expected
to be in attendance at the forty.seventh
annual meeting of the Dubuque Bap-
tiet Association, which will be held at
the Baptist church in this city from
Sept. % to 20.
"A special sale of guaranteed Kar-
pen couches is now on at the A. d.
Brown furniture store. One of these
many designs of this well known make
of couches is shown In his new adver
tisement on first page.
Allen Barr, of Prairie township,
has purchased one Of the Ballard lots
on the south side of the street, near DIR.
Bradley's residence, and intends to i'm
prove it and use it in the near future as
home for himself and family.
Secretary Jewell. while in Chica-
60 few days ago, purchased an up.to-
date conductors cap for Welcome Alb
bolt, and presented it to him on his re-
turn. The conductor of the NJ. Il o. |
now wears as good capas the conduc-
tors on roads thousands of miles in
length.
The Royal Nelghbors of the Ida A.
Lawrence Camp, No 1871, of Manches
ter, will have social at the home of ii.
w. Welterlen on east Union street,
Wednesday evening, September IL. Ice
cream and cake, hot coffee and sand
witches will be served. Everyone cord
tally invited. Remember the date and
come.
On our first page will be found an
article from the Iowa Experiment Sta
ton, urging farmers to save corn fod-
der when mature, and giving results of
experiments at the station in relation
to the time when to cut it, ETC., which
everyone of the farmer readers of the
Democrat should read and profit there
by.
Leo Somers died last Thursday of
typhoid fever at the family residence in
Adams township, aged seventeen years.
He was the only son of Mrs. Martin
.Somers, and was beloved and respected
by all his acquaintance. The funeral
services were held last Friday forenoon
at the Belmont Catholic church. The
family have the sympathy of the COM
munity in their affection.
1t is reported that an editor down
in the southern part of the state, be-
coming impressed with the theory of
the Chicago woman, who made the dis
covery that all men are liars to wit: that
they did not tell the exact truth in all
matters relating to business, after con-
sidering thu matter for week, decided
to devote one issue of his paper telling
!, the truth just as it appeared to him, and
he did 30. The three physicians who
are attending him think he will recover,
and that he will be able to get out of
the hospital in three weeks Elk.
1t is common proverb that women
.are as prone to gossip, as humanity is
to 60 sstray. Perhaps this should not
be urged against women as class. but
it is unfortunately true of great many
i'm particular. OF all contemplate
characters in existence the worst of al