Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27
Miss Daisy Durham is quite sick
with typhoid fever.

WAsA foVAA AONOAs
Mics Nellie Kerbe, of Epwor:h Il
visiting friends In this city.
Grace Malven visited with Dyers
willie friends the first of the week.
"A. Hollister and E. M. Carr went t.
st. Paul the first of the week on bust
ness.
Mrs. Shaw, of Council Bluffs, visit
ed at the Rev. Wolfe home in this city
last week.
Miss Blanch Taylor has accepted Z
position in the millinery department Of
the Fair store.
Mrs. Robert Fee and sister, Bridget
Maloney. Of Masonville, were Manches.
ter shoppers Saturday;
Mrs. Richard Smith, of Dundee,
who has been quite Ill for several weeks
is reported as improving.
Emma Otis is attending the
buchanan County Teachers Institute
at Independence this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Bronson were
called to Des Molnes the first of the
week by the illness Of G. Il. Day.
Howard Clemans who has been q
student at the Cedar Rapids Business
College, is at home for q short visit.
Mrs. E. o, Clemans went to Cedar
Rapids last Friday for short visit at
the home of her son, Win Clemsns.
Anna Wolfe, who is teacher in
the schools in Charles City, 's spending
her vacation with her parents In this
city.
Miss Fac Ford who is student at
the State Uniue sity at Iowa City. is
expected home this week for short
vacation.
The Spring term of the Prairleburg
public schools commenced last Monday
with Prof. Clark Satterlee of this city
as principal.
-Dolph Huene, who is travelling for
an undertaking firm, of Rock Falls,
Illinois, Sundayed at his parental home
In this city.
Mrs. Chae. Mccormick and Miss
Bessie Thorpe visited in Strawberry
Point last week at the home Of Rev.
Father Roe.
The quarterly meeting of the
Bible Glasses of the city will be held in
the Presbyterian church, Thursdsy
March 28th at 2:3O p m.
j. j. Goen has been forced to give
away cigars for the past day or two in
consequence Of the arrival of Q baby
boy at his house last Thursday.
Robert Allen and Miss Emma
Malven, attendants at the hospital at
Independence, visited relatives and
friends in this city oyer Sunday.
Letters addressed to the following
are unclaimed at the post Office In this
city: Miss Lizzie Reddy, Mrs. N. L.
Gardner, Mrs. Vins A. Fisher and
Wendell Rirdl.
The Delaware county normalinsti-
cute will be held ct the high school
building In this city commencing April
let. A two weeks course of instruction
has been prepared.
Patrick keenan, and James Cole
man of Adams township, were In town
Monday on business connected with
the settlement of the estate Of the late
Thomas Coleman.
Attention is directed to the notice
In another column of the auction sale
to be held Thursday April 4th on the
farm Of the late Thomas Coleman In
Adams township, four miles west of
Ehler.
Mrs. E. o. Clemans, andMrs. David
Waugh very pleasantly entertained
about twenty of their lady friends last
Friday at the Cleman's home on north
Franklin street. Luncheon was served
at 1 o'clock.
"A three year old son Of Mike Nc.
Donald Of Hazel Green had the mis-
fortune to break one of Its legs one
day last week. Two of the children
were playing together IN the house
when one fell over the other with the
above result. The injury is q painful
one but the little one was getting along
nicely at last reports.-Rysn Reporter.
The indications are that there will
be more new buildings erected In Man.
chester and the country tributary to 1t,
this year, than there has been In any
one season for many years. Antlcipst-
ing this the reliable Hollister Lumber
Co. have made preparations to meet
the demand. The hint conveyed by
the illustration In their adv. showing
old Father time with his scythe and
hour glaes, may well be needed by
those contemplating building.
Atkins u Chapel, who succeeded
Torey & Jones 10 the furniture bust
ness couple of weeks ago, have sold
out to d. b. Finch and Claire Lilli
bridge, who will continue the business
under the firm name Of Finch u Lilli.
bridge. Mr.. Finch is too we'll known
as citizen and business man to need
an introduction In this community.
The junior member of the new firm is
9 young man just entering upon q
business career. He is q graduate of q
commercial college, and If We mistake
not, Claire will soon be numbered
among the popular business men Of
this city.
Mrs. Jacob BurbrIdge died last
Saturday at her home one and ne.hslf
miles south Of Greeley. She had been
suffering from "a internal trouble for
the past year and the hest of care and
medical aid proved of no avail. The
maiden name of Mrs. Burbridee was