Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-23
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IT. w. Robinson spent Tuesday in
Esrlville on business.
Harry Sullivan had business in
Dubuque one day last week.
Rev. j. B. Metcslf visited friends
In this city, last week Tuesday.
VIM. Mead spent a few days last
week with relatives in Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. Gus Barnd visited friends in
Dyersville the greater part of last week.
The Manchester orchestra played
for dancers at Winthrop last Friday
night.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. ID. Hoyt are
spending few days with Winthrop
friends.
Miss Blanche Taylor is home from
IN extended visit with her brother in
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Torrey are re.
covering from a severe siege of the grip
epidemic.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Ford are enter
tanning Mrs. Jno. Skinner and son, of
Jewell City, Kansas.
e. L. Simpson departed last week
for eastern Illinois where he will visit
relatives and friends.
Mrs. c. Ssnborn and son, Hon. Geo
w. Durham, are in Vermillion, South
Dakota visiting friends.
Attorney H. NJ. Troy, of Cedar
Rapids, was in our city one day the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. Nelson, Deputy Supreme Com
msnder Of the Msccsbees, is In the city,
. guest in the home of Mrs. w. B. Sher-
man.
-Chss. Beehler returned Wednesday
afternoon of last week from a week
spent In visiting with his brothers in
Chicago.
Win Malvin returned Saturday
from Omaha with his youngest son,
Harold, who is much improved from
his recent illness.
Fred Durey departs to-day, Tues-
day, for Marshalltown to attend three
days session of the State meeting Of
County Supervisors.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Barber and
baby returned to Des Moines last week
after spending several weeks with rel
atives and friends here.
But two marriage licenses were
issued during the week past. Herman
Westhoff and Lizzie Geistkemper; j. A.
Ryan and B. A. O'Brien.
DIR. N. S. Craig departed last week
Tuesday for Jennings, Louisiana,
where he will spend q week or more
with his wife and family.
u. s. Jones returned last Wednes-
day from q business visit at the State
Agricultural College in Ames, of which
institution MI. Jones is q trustee.
Mrs. NJ. Beehler and daughter, Miss
Henrietta, departed to-day Tuesday
for Chicago, where they go for weeks
visit with DR.. L. L. and David Beehler.
MIR. and Mrs. E. j. Conger spent
several days of last week with their
: daughter, Mrs. Frank Hoffman In Du-
buque. Tney returned the first Of
this week.
III. @. Smith and E. W. Durham
spent last week in South Dakota, re-
turning Saturday. While in that state
the gentlemen purchased four hundred
acres Of South Dakota farm land.
The invitation dance at Contra
opera house last Friday night was 81
tended by thirty couple and righI
royal time prevailed until midnight
which hour the invitation stated al
guests were to consider home going
time. Good music was feature of tn,
evening.
Mrs. 81. R. Holmes returned Fri
day evening from Maquoketa wher'
she was called some weeks ago by tn
illness of her daughters children
Friends of the family here will be gla,
to know that Mrs. Holmes left tn
babies improved and on the road tt
complete recovery.
We are in receipt of copy of thu
Great Northern Bulletin, the first psg
Of which contains q large picture of A
e. Koehler's fruit farm in Douglas
county. Washington. Mr.. Koehler'
Delaware County friends will be pleas
ed to know that he is the owner of
model farm in the far west.
Grand Chancellor B. Murphy, o
Vinton, was one of the out of tow
guests at the Pythian banquet las
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Murphy, VIII
ID also editor of the Vinton Eagle, /
we'll known over our state and his man
+ friends In Manchester were glad to b
honored with his genial presence.
III. j. Schweitert was an attendar
on the Star Banquet at Cornell in M
Vernon last Friday evening at whic
time he gave toast on Stars and Ic
bergs. Knowing the society of Stars
which our county superintendent is
member, we wonder whether there be
similarity to be found, though "
know Of many differences easily noted
-Hoyt L. Conary was greeted wit
an spprecistive audience upon his SCI
ond appearance before q Manchest'
crowd last Wednesday evening, and h
lecture or impersonstion of "a Ms
About Town" was most humorous ar
highly entertaining. The fact tn
quotations from his stories are still b
ing laughed over is q proof of the q
during quality of his wit and Taught
provoking propensities.
The ladies of the Congregation
church will serve goose supper
Wednesday evening of this week in t
ohurch DINING rOomH. simmer to b0p