Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-02
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| -MTS. II. y. hpcUe WAS III SOiou III
first of last week, spending few day
with her mother.
DIR. q. l.. Leigh spent Christina
day with his parents and other relative
and friends in Dyersville.
Mrs. E. G. Dittmer spent the Xma
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Bell in Morning Sun, Iowa.
"A shoe sale is on at Grassfield Bros
The reason for making the cut OF
| prices is given In their new ad.
Florence Klaus, student in thu
NJ. II. S. is spending her vacation will
her parents and friends in Colesburg.
"A. S. Gibbons, of Ansmosa, wa
visiting his many friends in this cit.
last week departing for his home Satur
day.
Phil. Snyder, who had been visiting
friends here for week previous, dc
parted for Waterloo, last week Wednes
day evening.
Miss Ethel Ferguson went to Siou,
Falls, South Dakota, last week Monday
where she will spend the holidays witt
relatives and friends.
Mrs. DR.. Donnelly and two child
rem, of Ryan, were in our city over last
Tuesday, guests of Mira, Donnelly's
mother, Mrs. Klonus.
-Robt Blue, Belle PLANE, is in the
city, a guest in the Rev. Wolff home.
Mr.. Blue is q Cornell student and has
many friends in Manchester.
Miss Sadie Griffin, who has posi-.
tion as stenographer in the law office of
Bois & Bots in Waterloo, spent the past
week in her home in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Merwin, Chicago,
are in the city, guests of Mrs. Merwin's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Butterfeld,
and other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Brown, Stuart,
Iowa, were in the city last week, the
guests of Mrs Browns mother, Mrs.
Cowles, and other relatives and friends.
II. E. Robinson, the efficient mana
ger of the HOLSTER Lumber Company's
office at Pearl City, ILL.,, and his family,
were here to spend the Christmas time
with relatives and manv friends.
DIR. Bradley returned Friday from
a trip to Aberdeen, North Carolina,
where he was called by telegraph to
prescribe tor Mrs Crawford Hutchin-
son, who is reported as dangerously
i'll.
JAS. Cosgrove, Winona, ILL.,, who
spent Xmas with his parents and
friends here, left Thursday for his
home Mr.. Cosgrove is fireman on
the Chicago Milwaukee s. st. Paul
Railway.
Rev. and Mrs. Pratt and the Misses
Gertrude and Ruth ate Christmas din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jackson in
Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Jackson is q
daughter of the Rev. gentleman and
his estimable wife.
Miss Sue Paxson, teacher in the
Omaha City schools, and Miss Ruth
Paxson, State Secretary of the Y. w. G.
A., were guests during the past week
of their mother, Mrs. Paxson and other
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l Dixson, of the
Clarence House had q merry party of
guests for over the Christmas week,
their daughter, Mrs. H. Z. Graham,
Minneapolis and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Dixson, DEBORAH, being of the number.
"A. ID. Brown, Manchester's up to
up to date furniture man, has fully
recovered from the effects of the sweep
ing clearing out of his store made by
his patrons during the closing days of
the last century, as will be seen by
referring to his 1901 announcement.
Last evening, New Years evening,
q number of the young folks danced
the old year out and the new year in at
Central Opera House. The dance was
given by N. p. Malven and thanks to
his efforts was thoroughly success.
The music was fine and a very nice
crowd danced until long after the new
century had been assured in.
The Y. NJ. q. A. gymnasium has
been recently made the recipient Of a
climbing rope, which is proving new
pleasure for the boys and an addition
of worth to the paraphrenalla of the
gym" The feat of climbing the rope
to the ceiling and coming down again
in hand over hand fashion is no small
performance being one which requires
considerable agility and certain
amount of practice.
Mrs. Louisa Hilliger died last
Sunday at the residence of her son, r.
q. Hilliger in Kichland township. She
was born in the province of Hanover
Germany, on March IA, 1924. Six children
four SONS and two daughters, two Of
whom are residents of this county: Mr.
r. G. Hilliger and Mrs. Albert Sand
hagen, are left to mourn the loss of 8
kind and affectionate mother. The fun.
eral services were held at the Luther
church in Dundee, Rev. Melchert otlic-
Eating.
The proprietors of the Works meal
market conferred lasting favor upor
large number of we mortals who
have short pocket books when they
took from their show windows thu
meats of all kinds and all the appur
tenances thereunto belonging so tempt
ingly arranged therein last week sMan!
man and woman too coming down towI
from a full MONDAY dinner stopped i,
look at the big roasts, the OK tail soup
and all sorts of appetising looking
meats and after the briefest of ihspec
tions was compelled by sheer hunger tt