Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
Gbe Den1orrat.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1901.

Bert Carhart was a milwaukee Wis
itor last week.
ID. FL. Finch and son were in Chica
go part of last week.
r. w. Thrill was Des Moines via,
itor he first of the week.
-Rob. johnson, of Waterloo, was
visiting friends in this city Friday.
Mrs. Jas. Holbert is the guest OF
relatives at Howard, South, Dakota.
L.G. Remsey, of Dubuque, was q
Manchester visitor part of last week.
Miss Frances Shane, of Cedar Rep.
ids was Manchester visitor last week
Barton Lawler was a business Wis
itor at Minneapolis, Mimi, last week.
Miss Winnifred Winnard, of Chica.
go, is guest at tho ii. Q. Haeberlee
home.
Mics Carolyn Sheffield, of Oberlin, is q
guest Of her classmate, Miss Bess Will
liston.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. hamlin are Wis.
iting their former home ut Gunnlson,
Colorado.
u. T. Graham and daughter Maude,
were Strawberry Point visitors part of
last week.
MIR. and Mrs. +. b. Dietrich, of
Waterloo, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. W. Keaggy last week.
Mrs. Alba Bennett Schneider, of
Peoria, Ill, was guest of her mother,
Mrs. J. M. Pearse, last week.
-Grassfield Bros. announce that they
have just received their new fall styles
In ladies' shoes. See their adv. on first
page.
-Dr. o. "A. Durham, w. D. II oyt,
Abe and Bert Hoag are fishing at Quas-
queton. They took their gasoline
launch with them.
There will be an ice cream social at
James Sheppard's on Friday evening,
August, 23rd, for the ben eft OF the
church at Young's school house.
Fred Ellis, who is employed in q
laundry at Charles City, arrived in the
city last Monday. He has moved with
his family and household effects to that
city.
LATE Matthews jr. has severed his
position with the Hollister Lumber
Company at Winthrop and returned
home.
Prof. A. o. Stranger, who is visiting
in Manchester, returned Thursday
morning from Minnesota, where he
had been in company with H.G. Millen,
of Earlville.
VIII Dick passed through here Sat-
urday on his way from Chicago to his
new home in Wayerly. He will return
the latter part Of the week for visit
with Manchester friends.
IF. E Chapel and w. G. Atkins will
start furniture store here about
the first of September. They will
occupy the Wolcott building now &C.
cupied by Mrs. A. G. Wilson.
Mrs. Earl Bronson and daughter,
Zoe, of Spencer, are guests here of the
home of Mrs. Bronson's parents, Mr.
s=aad Mrs. John w. May. Earl is ex-
pected here the last of this week.
Mrs. Myrtle Otis Fish departed
yesterday for her homeat Albuquerque,
New Mexico. She was accompanied
as far as Ida Grove by her sister Emily,
who will visit friends there and at indie
pendence before her return home.
: Mr., and Mrs. IL. G. Koehler, of
Ryan, were visitors IL this city last
Friday. MIR. Koehler has sold his agri-
cultural business to Mr.. E. G. Pound,
and will go upon the road as salesman
for an agricultural implement house.
There will be Prohibition Picnic
at the home of George w. Snyder in
Prairie Township, August, 23rd 1901.
All that are in sympathy with the Pro
hibition cause are cordially invited to
come together and have a social time
at this basket Picnic.
The reports put in circulation that
our County Fair has been declared of
are wholly without foundation. 1t will
be held from september "a to 81 inclu-
siye, and the officers are making every
effort to make the attractions such that
the fair will be success in every par
ticular.
Frank Klaus, who is doing the slat
work for the Manchester base ball team
has been chosen as pitcher to represent
the various clubs of the Commercial and
MERCANTILE leagues, of Chicago, which
indicates he was the best pitche
belonging to those leagues, as none bu
the stars of the leagues were picked.
The Sioux City Tribune predicts tina
next winter we'll read in the paper
items like this: "As John Smith wa
going home late last night with SINAI
sack Of potatoes under his arm and 50
In his pocketbook, he was slugged ant
robbed. The thieves took the potatoe
and left the money. Blood hound
have been set on the track Q
the thieves and Mr.. Smith says he wi
get those tubers back if it takes a
winter"
An eastern postmaster, who is pref
ty well onto the wants of the patron
has posted the following notice in b
of1ice:. "Nc letters will be delivere
until they are received. If you don
get a letter or paper the day you 81
pect it; have the postmaster look
ali the boxes and down cellar also.
should be there somewhere and he like
to hunt for it to please you. He is
blame. If he tells you there is no ma
for you, put on a grieved expressio
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