Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-20
begins today, Wednesday.


the city Tuesday.
w. b. Patty spent the first of the
week in Iowa City.
Ben Mather has resigned his posi-
ton in Allen Il Storey's.
&C. Martin entertained his friend, A
Kraft, of Chicago, over Sunday.
Miss Beehler is entertaining the
Doves and their gentlemen friends THU
Tuesday evening.
e. d. Elder went to st. Paul Mon
day to attend the National Buttermak
ers' Convention.
Il. Walters, an employe of tn,
Quaker Mill Company, had business il
Waterloo Tuesday.
Geo. Nefzger and August Detmer
of Bremen township, were agreesbl,
callers at this office yesterday.
M. WEIGH, of Waterloo, q detective
In the employ of the 1. G. R. r., was
in the city day or two of last week.
MIR. and Mrs. j. M. Franks and Mr.
and Mre. Frank Sharp, of Lamont, WERE
Sunday visitors of friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Beehler expect tc
depart about the first of next month fol
a four or six weeks travel in California
Miss Mable Miller entertained q
company of school friends last Satur-
day evening. The young people report
a jolly party.
DIR. and Mrs. III. Ii. Lawrence and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 4. Lewis were Sunday
visitors at Hopkinton, guests at the
home of w. S. Beels.
Our cold storage men, Kirkpatrick
& Stearns, shipped carload of dressed
poultry to New York City Tuesday. T..
w. kirkpatrick of the firm accompani
ed it.
The election at Ryan last Friday
was holly contested one. Ninety one
votes were cast, four of which were de-
cided to be defective. of the remainder,
45 were for incorporation and AZ against.
The following letters are advertised
as unclaimed in the postoftlce in this
city: Mrs. p. A. Wood, Geo. II. Wood,
F. B. Hardy, ii. L. Coittet, Willie Deni-
son, G. Gordon Mayo. Selvey Robinson
Ed. Smith, A. G. Smith, j. Grunberg,
Alvah Preston.
Geo. Emerson "a prosperous mer-
chant of Telluride, Colorado, is visiting
his parents, Esquire and Mrs. Emerson,
and also the friends of his youth in and
about Manchester. Mr.. Emerson in
tends to remain in this vicinity some
two weeks or more.
The Junior Glass boys of the Man
chester High School gave sleighing
party 70 their classmates of the gentler
sex Friday evening last. And after
ride about the city, Miss Belle Young
invited the pleasure seekers to adjourn
to her home where supper prolonged
the festivities of the evening until a late
hour.
DIR. II. II. Lawrence and DR.. q. L.
Leigh, of the locallodge K. p. and Geo.
Barr, member of the Edgewood lodge,
attended the initiation ceremonies and
banquet given in the home of the Edge
WOOD lodge of Knights last Thursday
e, ening. A pleasant reception and en-
joyable banqnet is reported by the
Manchester guests.
Miss Lois and Mr.. Ashmore Ken
nedy entertained large number of
friends last week Tuesday evening, I'M
honor of Miss Glory Mills, of Cedar
Falls. Music and musical games com
posed q program altogether enjoyable,
and the friends invited are indebted to
Mr.. and Miss Kennedy and the guest Of
honor for charming evening.
Master Ross Young entertained q
number of his friends last week Satur-
day evening. Games, music and various
amusements were the program of an
evening altogether too short for the
young people who report their host
capital entertainer. Sandwiches, pick
les and coffee, fruit and cream, cakes
and popcorn were daintily served the
twenty five guests and the goodnights
were said about eleven.
The little son of Mrs. Della Champ
lin was bitten last Friday by the family
dog and it is feared the dog was
mad. The little fellow was taken Sun
day by R. r. Robinson to Chicago for
treatment. The dog was away from
home for some days and upon coming
back it acted very strange. The boy at
tempted to separate The angry cur and
the family tabby and it was in this
that he received the injury to his hand.
The dog wss shot by neighbor.
Miss Myrtle Whitney invited q mum
Der of her girl friends to a valentine
afternoon last Thursday, the pretty
heart shaped invitations bidding the
guest to bring her latest item of news.
During the afternoon spent in Kensing-
ton manner, these news items were told
and at the conclusion, Mrs. H.F. Whit
ney, mother of the hostess, announced
as her It'd bit in the afternoons CONVEX
sation, the engagement of Miss Myrtle
to Mr.. Leon Niles, of Cedar Rapids.
Elegsnt refreshments were served about
five o'clock. Miss Whitney is receiving
congratulations.
Mrs. E. M. Carr royalty entertained
large number of friends Thursday
afternoon last at the pleasant Carr
home on North Franklin street. Lun,
cheon was served at half past twelve
the small tables being made up of con.
genial companies of four, and following
the dinner course, q sewing match
proved an exciting and pleasant enter