Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-01
Larry Durham was an Indepen.

Mrs. Max li-ehler returned from
her trip TO California; Satnr,la,.
-Mrs. Mary II The of New Vienn,
was shop iii IN the city Friday.
Garry j.. q :,orpe, OF sGa. Mimi, o
the firm of Thorpe Bros. is i'll the city.
Mrs F. II. Paul departed for he
future home In Dies Moines Thursday
Bert Peterson of Delhi, was ,
Manchester visitor last week Tuesday
Mrs II II. Robinson and son re
turned Saturday evening from thei
visit in Dubuque.
Rev Gibson and wife departed TO
bows Iowa Saturday and will remain
there about two weeks.
Mrs. G. II. Toogood, of Dyersville
arrived in the city Monday and vii
spend the summer here.
House cleaners attention. Kalam
ity Thorpe addresses you specially IL
his new announcement.
Irwin McCloud, OF Ryan, farmer
stock dealer and all around business
man, was in town Saturday.
Rev. John Cannon, of Fsyette
exchanged pulpits with Rev. IL. o
Pratt, of this city last Sunday.
Miss Ida Woodrick of Chicago
was an over Sunday visitor at the homt
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Philip.
John Harrison and wife, of indie
pendence, Sundayed with Mr.. Har
rtson's father Mr.. G. o. Harrison, II
this city.
M. l. b. Richmond advertises this
week for l00rhsad of two and three
year old heiiers, To be delivered TO him
next Saturday
The directors of the Manchester 4
Oneida Ry Co. will holi their regular
monthly meeting at the Council Room
on Wednesday evening of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Allen departed
for Arlington Monday to attend the
wedding of niece and to visit q week
or ten days with relatives in that city.
w. G. Thomas and c. w. Jordy of
Oneida were callere at this office Mon
day. Mr.. Thomas has rented store
building at Oneida and will soon occupy
it for drug store.
The suit brought by II. S. Boyle
against the Manchester Construction
Co. in this United States court, was
dismissed by Judge Shiras on Tuesday
of last week and the costs charged to
Boyle.
Letters addressed to Mary John
son, Miss Sophia Smith, Miss Alice
Adams, Mrs. Marge Young, John Nc
Cormack, Ed. Malone, Dinnis Malone,
VIM. Malone and Thes. Nixson, Lock
Box 1876, are advertised az unclaimed at
the post office
Mrs. Harry GODDARD, formerly q
resident of Hazel Green township,
spent the past winter with her invalid
mother at TT. Wayne, Indiana. On her
way to her home in Nebraska last week
she stopped over here couple of DAYS
with her sister in-law, Mrs. j. NJ.
Pearse.
MIR. and Mrs. Vern Fitzgerald and
two children of Rhodes arrived here
Saturday evening for visit with Mrs.
Fitzgerald's, aunt, Mrs. Sarah Crosier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald are preparing to
remove to Dyersville in the near future
and Mr.. Fitzgerald went down to that
city to make preparations for their
arrival.
The various church organizations
of this city will hold q union meeting
at the M. +. church Sunday evening
May 5, at which time Dr.. St. John will
conduct the service. DIR. st. John and
Rev. St. John, his wife, are of more
than national reputation rs temperance
reviyalists and workers, and come to
our city under the auspices of the W.
z. L. U. and will continue the meetings
during the week, until, and including
Friday evening, May 10. The public il
sincerely invited. The Alliance.-News
of London, England says "Rev. Chss
IL. st. John, of Kansas, U. 5. a. spoke
eloquently to many thousands of people
at Rosary Crystal Palace Jubilee Ami
versary. His subject was "Results Of
Prohibition in Kansas" He is power
full speaker.
Mrs. Albert Lusk died at her home
in this city last Saturday. The de
ceased, u daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
C. w. Weldon, was born at Greene
Iowa, December 8, 1875, and wa,
married to Albert Lusk, at Rockford
Iowa, December 81, 1891. Mir. am
Mrs. Lusk moved tn Manchester fou
years ago, which place has since beer
their home. In January, 1899, sh,
united with the Baptist church of THU
city. She leaves to mourn her death
husband and child, also her father
mother, and brother, of Minneapolis
all of whom were here to attend tn,
funeral. Rev. q. F. Lusk, of Newton
and ID. Il. Lusk. of Chicago, brother
in law of the deceased were also pres
ent at the funeral which was held Mon
day afternoon at the Baptist church Il
this city, Rev A. ". Caul, ofliciatin.
Ulysses. Whitaker, whose parent
died several years ago at Hopkinto
and left him considerable of patri
mony, soon thereafter became quit
dissipated. A goodly portion OF hi
inheritance has been spent for intoxl
eating liquors and in litigation wit
his wife and others. lie has, It al
pears from the following from Ceda
Rapids paper decided to seek new pa
lures: "U. S. Whitaker, who registe
ed from Hopkinton, left home yeste
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