Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
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DIR. w. Hines was Waterloo visi
tor yesterday.
-Jennette Holmes returned from
Chicago Tuesday.
M. W. Sheldon was in Ryan or
business yesterday.
Or. Charles Dorman was business
visitor at Central City Monday.
-Mrg. NJ. w. Sheldon and daughter,
Grace, were in Dubuque Tuesday.
Hugo Won Oven and Wood Jewel
were Independence visitors Tuesday.
Joe Taylor, of Waterloo, was call
ing on Manchester friends last week.
A. b. Hetherington returned Tuesday
from business trip to South Dakota
VIII Beals, of the Hopkinton
Leader was q Manchester visitor Mon.
day.
Roy Morse and his friend, Alva
Msklmmors, of Coggon, spent Sunday
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. jesse Jackson, of
Dubuque, spent q few days of last week
in this city.
Peter Boardway advertises car
load oil meal for sale in local in an
other column.
-Mrs. F. g. Flint and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Durey visited friends in Indepen-
dence last Saturday.
Ed Honsn, of Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, is making two weeks visit
with friends In this city.
Mrs. T. E. Patton and little daugh-
ter May, were over Sunday visitors at
the home of E. E. Morse.
Charles Pratt departed for Calves.
ton, Texas, Monday, from which place
he but recently returned.
Postmaster Summersldes is MAX
ing some slight changes in the arrange
ment of the post office fixtures.
Mr.. an d Mrs. H. C. Smith departed
last week for a visit with Mr.. Smiths
parents at Hammond, Louisiana.
Il. M. Gibson went to Greeley Tues.
day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jake
Burbridge which occurred at 2 30 Tues
day.
Harry Utley and 81 Burt have pur-
chased the M. & o. lunch counter just
south of Cooley's grocery store and are
prepared to serve all corners on short
notice.
The following marriage licenses
were issued by Clerk Georgen: Charles
II. McGarvey and Mary E. Moore.
Jessie w. Rigney and Matte L ee, ard
n. n. Powers and Ethel M. Stone.
Fred Richardson, who has been
associated with r. W. THRILL for the
past eleven years in the real estate and
insurance business, has decided to open
an Office of his own. He will soon
open an Office in the front rooms over
the Racket store.
-Swindlers are, it is reported, tour
ing western lowe, securing signatures
of farmers to contracts to sell their
chickens for an extra good price,. The
contract afterwards turn up In the form
Of promissary notes, In the hands of
bona fide holders.
The annual millinery opening at Il.
Clark's dry goods store will be held on
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Miss Bsteman will be in charge of the
display and those desiring to see the
latest styles in spring millinery are
invited to call on the above named
days.
One of the largest auction sales of
the season, will be held on the Thomas
Coleman farm in Adams township on
Thursday, April 4th. All of the horses,
cattle. hogs, farming implements etc.
belonging to the estate, will be sold by
order of the court, and the property
exempt to the widow will also BIZ soil.
For full particulars see the auction
sale notice In another column.
"A term of the United States court
will commence in Dubuque on Tues
day, April 23d. Among the grand
jurors drawn for the term are George
Staehle Sr., of Earlville, Henry Vince
less, Of Hopkinton and Clarence Pierce,
George Armstesd and I. o. Eaton of
Manchester. And among the petit
jurors from the same term we lind the
names of Ellis H. Wing, of Lamont,
and John Roney, Thomas j. Robinson
and Frank Tunis of Manchester.
"A. b. Waters has bought the
grocery stock of Noble, Arnold and
will continue the business at the same
place. The many friends and
acquaintance here of Mr.. Waters
will be glad to know that he has decid.
to remain here. His advertisement ap
pears In this issue. Mr.. Arnold, we
understand, eontemplates going on the
road as commercial traveller. In what.
ever business he may engage, the
Democrat wishes him abundant success.
The Manchester basketball team
played the Independence Y. M. G. A.
team last Friday evening at indie.
pendence and were beaten by score of
10 to IA. Those who witnessed the
game say 1t was good one and de.
void of the objectionsl features that
often creep into these contests. Our
boys say they were fairly beaten. Each
team has now one victory to its credit
and the rubber" will be played next
Friday evening at the Central Opera
House in this city. 1t will be good
game and the attendance should be
large.
In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of L. Matthews as can
didate for denomination tn the offica of