Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12

| Miss Francis Beehler is visitin
friends in Chicago.
The Women's Club is picnicing Il
Collins Grove to day.
/ Miss Maude Flint is visiting rela
/ tives at Dexter Colorado.
j Webster Lsmpmsn was an Indie
pendence visitor last Friday.
Forest Henry, of Dubuque, was !
Manchester visitor over Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Thorpe were owe
sunday guests with friends at Ehler
Master Louis Murray is making
weeks visit with relatives in st. Paul.
Mrs. Chas. Colby, of-Hsrtley, wa
an over Sunday visitor with relatives IL
this city.
w. c. Berney, of Mason City wa
the guest of Cal Martin a few day
last week.
Mrs. Geo. Story and daughter
Marie departed last Friday for Chicag
for weeks visit.
Cyrus Stoner and johnson Allen o
Earlville, were business visitors at thi
place yesterday.
Geo. Malven of Sterling, ILL.,, is max
ing weeks visit with relatives ant
friends in the city.
Mrs. A. b. Hetherington has gone
to st. Anthony Iowa to visit he
daughter, Mrs. Frank CAN'T.
The Ladies Aid Society of the u
B. church will hold an ice cream socia
on the church lawn on Friday evening
of this week.
-"Kalamity Thorpe deslgnstes him.
self as 1.-THE Campers Outfitter'. The
reason thereof is made plain in his
announcement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, Of
Dundee, were guests Saturday at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. VIM
Haller, in this city.
The UnIversalist Sunday School
will hold picnic at Table Rock next
Thursday to which all are invited to
attend and have good time.
Thomas Hamlet, of Wood, q long
time subscriber of the Democrat, tran.
sacted business in this city yesterday
and was a welcome caller at this office,
Finch & Lillabridge announce thai
they are now equipped to supply every.
thing pertaining to the complete furn.
ish ing of dwellings from cellar to attic
The Delaware County Christian
Endeavor Union will hold its seven.
tenth semi-annual convention in this
city next Saturday at the Congregation.
al church.
Miss May Roney, a musical in.
structor in st. Catharines Academy al
Jackson Nebraska, arrived here Sstur-
day, and is visiting at the home of her
uncle Mr.. John G.. Roney.
Mrs. w. T. A. Reyes who has
been the guest of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Whitney and other friends
for several weeks, returned Monday tc
her home in Sherman, Texas.
B. Aucutt, of Dundee, was among
the visitors to the Democrat sanctum
yesterday. He reports all crops look
ing well in his section, except the
meadows, which indicate light crop
Mr.. j. G Roney is, we regret to say,
still seriously ill at his home in THU
city. Sister Mary Leo, and Sister Mary
Huberta, of Chicago and his mother
and brother from Independence are
here.
The Odd Fellows of this city viii
observe their memorial day by meeting
at their hall next Sunday at 10 O'Clock
a. m. and marching from there to the
U. b. church where they will listen to {
sermon by the Rev. Smith.
The Manchester Baptist Sunday
School in conjunction with the Cofline
Grove Sunday School will hold picnic
in Mr. Hersey's grove just west Of
Epworth Park on Tuesday, June 10
All members of these Sunday Schools
and of the respective church congrega
cations are especially urged to remem
Der the day and plan to go. Convey
snces will be provided for those desir
ing to go from town.
"A very pretty ceremony was wit
messed by large number of Manches
ter people at Pythian Hall, Frids!
evening. Brigadier General NJ. A
Raney of Marengo was present and
conferred the Decoration of Chivalry
upon A. Durham of this city; Mes
danes Reynoldson, and Longveville o
Dubuque: Ida Clark of Delhi; Alic
Hageman of Waterloo;W. G. Beemar
E. +. Sias and Will Evans of this city
The decoration of chivalry is considere,
one of the most honorable degrees il
the 1. 90. F. and is conferred in recog
milton of merltorious work. At the cor
clusion os the ceremony the guests an
members of the lodge sat down to
sumptuous banquet in the Odd Fellow
hall. The remainder of the evenin
was spent in general good tlme.-
Herald.
Manchester Gets the Indian scalps
u The ball game between the Manche
ter aggregation and the Nebraska Ii
dians which took place at the ball par
Tuesday afternoon, was one of the mo-
exciting contests ever seen in this cit
, At no time in the game, until the wiz
ming run was scored, could either sid
claim the game. Dan Leehan and
Malven carried off the honors for VOL
with the bat for the locals, while Ra