Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
Write it 1901.
TELEPHONE 1874.

Write 1t 1901.
Happy new century-Happy new
year.
Mrs. Cora Policy is visiting her sis
tor In Cedar Rapids this week.
Mrs. w. ID. Goodwin departed Mon.
day to spend week with her mother.
Hon. W. IL. Norris went to Dies
Moines Friday, returning home Sunday.
Mrs. j. A. May and children, of In
dependence, were guests of relatives
here Christmas.
Frank Mack, Cedar Rapids, was in
4 the city few days of last week, the
guest Of friends.
Mr..and Mrs. Melvin Yoran spent
the Christmas vacation days with Mrs
Yoran's relatives in Traer.
II. M. New, of Masonville, very
pleasantly called upon his friends in
this office one day last week.
Roy Morse, who recently purchased
jewelry business in Coggon, was home
for an over Sunday visit this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Eaton had as
their guests on Christmas day, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. e. Hersey and family, of Earl
vile.
Mr., and Mrs. Hubert Carr, of Des
Moines, were In the city over the Yule
tide, guests in the home of Mr.. Cars
parents.
Mrs. p. O'Brien, of Chicago, and
Mrs. Ed johnson, of Dell Rapids South
Dakota are guests of their sister,
Mrs. l.. M. Davis.
Jake Brown, who was the popular
pitcher Of our local ball club is expected
here today (Mondsy) for visit with
friends. He will be guest in the N.
Malvin home.
Mrs. A. w. Caul is spending the
holidays with friends in Cellar Falls
and Parkersburg, and the Reverend
Caul Joined her in the latter place this
week Monday.
For the benefit of the Manchester
ties who are spending the winter in the
South, we remark, that thus far this
winter we have had exceedingly pleas.
ant weather here.
Mrs. R. G. Clark and daughter, Miss
Sibyl, of Webster City, and Miss Edith
v. Ram, of Chicago, are guests during
the holidays Of Mrs. Mary Ram, and
other relatives and friends.
III. F. Arnold will leave within the
next ten days for Welch, Louisiana, to
improve one Of his rice plantations 10.
Gated there. He expects to be absent
from home three or four weeks.
Mrs. Flora Stowe, daughter, Gelitha.
and son, Ralph, departed Monday morn.
Ing for their home in Mt. Vernon after
weeks visit in this city. While here
they were guests in the pleasant Hunt
home on Main street.
"A. NJ. Sherwood is worrying because
his business prevents him from going
South to join Mrs. Sherwood. However
he expects to SO arrange his matters as
to be able to start for the Southland
about the 10th of this month.
&C. L. Coates, wife and family, of
Marcus, lowe, have been visiting rela
tives and friends in this county dnring
the past week. Mr.. Coates says he likes |
the western part of the state very much |
and he bears the appearance of prosper
ity to carry out his statements.
Mics Nellie Cruise, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. q. H. Cruise, and Andrew j.
Faust, of Almoral, were united in mar
risge on the first day OF the new centu-
~ ut the residence of the parents of the
bride. The Democrat extends congrat-
ulations to this worthy young couple.
Mrs. A. Conger and daughter,
Gladys, who have been visiting relatives
and friends in Manchester and vicinity
for some time past, departed the latter
part Of last week for Milwaukee and
Chicago where they will visit with
friends and after which they leave for
their home in Los Angeles, California
County Superintendent Schweitert,
city superintendent Woods, and the
Misses Jennie Nice arren and Inez Cham
berlain of our schools and Miss Anna
Wolff and Amy Boggs were attendants,
at the State Teachers Association held
In Des Moines last week. Miss Boggs
was q member of the Executive Council
"A. d. Brown, the furniture man,
had his holiday drawing for the Christ
mas chair, as advertised, on Xmas day.
The committee appointed consisted OF
w. d. and J. D. Hogan and b. F. Miles,
who after shaking the names, drew one
Miss Myrtle Russell. The chair was
. beauty and Miss Russell is to be con-
graduated upon receiving 80 handsome
aXmas gift.
Friends in the city of Miss Madge
Cuoningh am, who was compelled to re
sign her stenographic position here and
60 to Colorado on account of ill
health, are pleased to hear that she has
been appointed to the responsible as
sistant Matronship of Ft. Lewis Acad
envy in Colorado. Her health is much
improved and she writes that she is
charmed with her new home. Know
Ing Miss Cunningham's faithfulness to
duty and efficiency, it is without doubt
that she will be successful in her pres
ent work.
AS report from the tax ferrets who
ara at work upon the delinquent lists in
this county is looked for at an early
date, when active operations for the COL
lections of the amounts due will be at
once entered upon, anything concerning
their work in other counties is of local
interest. A dispatch from Eldora has
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