Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-25
Che Denrorrat.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1901.
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This is fair week

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Buffalo exposition Friday.
Mrs. Frank Patton, of Ehler, is the
guest of relatives and friends in this
city.
John rentony has returned from q
business trip to the western part of the
state.
Mrs. Kell, of Spirit Lake, was the
guest of Manchester friends part Of last
week.
If you have entered no exhibit at
the fair, go and see what others are
showing.
Mrs. Ona Glissendorf Sears, of
Waterloo, was a guest of her parents
here Friday.
Mrs. Frank Moore and daughter, of
Haigler, Neb., are guests at the Z. w.
Durham home.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. E.Bronson and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Bronson were Chicago
visitors part of last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse jackson were
over Sunday guests at the home OF the
latter's father, MIR. Il. A. Atwater.
Peter Boardway is laying cement
cross walk for the city across Franklin
street on the north side of Delaware
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Summersides
and daughter, Edith, are enjoying q
weeks visit with relatives and friends
at Postville.
Mrs. f. II. Paul and Mrs. Living
stone, of Des Moines departed fol their
home after spending ten days visiting
friends in this city.
REV. E. L. schoGeld, of this city,
was painfully injured by fall last
Friday morning while repairing the
furnace In his residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Powell of
Cedar Rapids, spent Sunday IN this
city, guests at the home of the latter's
sister, Mrs. Hubert Carr.
The dance held at the Central Opera
House, last Friday evening, was at
tended by about sixteen couples, who
report an enjoyable evening.
Miss Ethel Hurdy, of San Francis
co, CAL, who has been guest of Miss
Birdena Tucker, departed last week
Wednesday for visit in the east.
Miss Mamie Waugh and Miss
Mary Schofeld attended the meeting
of the Presbytery at Independence on
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
Byron Griffin, of Waukeaha, Wis,
for many years banker and grain and
stock dealer at Masonville, returned to
the latter place last week to look after
his business interests there.
An expert from the Iowa Agricultur-
81 College has been secured to judge
the cattle on exhibition at our County
fair This is new departure from
the former method, and is good one.
The p e. o, Chapter entertained
9 number of friends at Pythian Hall
last Friday evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Won Oven, who soon leave
for Damont. Delicious refreshments
were served.
Permits to wed were issued during
the past week by Clerk Georgen to
Warren H. Winch and Cora w. Fer
guson, Edward A. Putnam and Hetty
Spare, Alex. c. Mexican and Fronie
Furman Edgerton.
The Ladies Of the Congregational
Church will serve an oyster supper,
Wednesday evening, Sept. 25th, in the
parlors of the church. supper 25 cents.
/ To those who do not desire oysters, Is
4 cents will be charged.
q Never were the prospects better for
kthe Delaware County Fair than today.
$The grounds are rapidly filling with
tents and stands and the large number
Nof entries being made gives every rea
Eson to believe that it will be one of the
best fairs ever held here.
Y An alarm of fire was turned in last
Ehursday afternoon in consequence OF
Ia small blaze in house just north OF
Athe Illinois Central passenger depot
the fire department responded promptly
mt the fire was under control before
their arrival and was soon extinguished
not having done much damage.
-Misa May Rodgers, of Dubuque
was the guest Of, Manchester friends OF
Monday and Tuesday of this week
Monday evening she attended the meet
ing of the ID Club, held at the home o
+ Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Doggett, and he
narration of personal experiences ii
Europe helped to make the subject I'm
der discussion doubly interesting AM
instructive.
Richard Howard Mills, son of Mr.
and Mrs. z. j. Mills, died at the famil
home on Fsyette street, Monday morn
ing, at the age of six years and eleve
months. His death resulted from pneu
monia. About five weeks ago he wa
taken sick with typhoid fever whic
left him in no condition to grapple wit
the disease which followed. All throug
= his sickness he was never heard to con
plain but looked with patient fortitud
4 to the time when he should be we
y enough to play with his little associate
The funeral services were held at tt
house yesterday afternoon, Rev. Pra
officiating. lnterment was made in tt
Manchester cemetery.
The Crop Bulletin for week endln
Sept. 23rd, 1901. says, The past wee
was unreasonable cold, the daily mea
temperature ranging from to IL d
grees below normal. Frosts occure
In all districts, reported as heavy"
skilling" in the western counties, ar
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