Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-18
TELEPHONE 1874.
The women's Club met with Mrs.
John seeley last Monday afternoon.

Vo"h SoVioy ioes nioiuny hltetuVou.
Byron Newberry, of Strawberry
Point, was Manchester visitor Friday
Mrs. j. ii. Allen entertained the
Friday afternoon club last week, Fri
day.
Read what Finch 4 Lillibridge say
about Christmas presents in their new
advertisement.
William Kerr, of Fenimore, Wis
consin. was guest of his brother, John
Kerr, last week.
Mrs. q. IL. Atkins and children are
spending couple of weeks at her old
home in Ohio.
Mrs. G. W. Keagy enjoyed visit
from her sister, Mrs. Sarah Il Dietrich,
of Raymond, last week.
Tim Hatfield has been appointed
postmaster at Greeley to succeed B. f.
Farwell, who has held the Office for the
past sixteen years.
Mrs. w. A. Nunemaker, of Oelwein,
visited with her mother, Mrs. Peter
Reiger, and other relatives in the city q
few days the past week.
Mrs. John +. Brass, of WABASH,
Minnesota, returned home, after q
pleasant visit with her father, Mr.. An
ton Miller, and her sister, Mrs. Frank
j. Reiger.
The Firemans' dance at the Cen
trail Opera House last Friday evening
was success in every particular. A
large crowd was present notwithstand-
ing the inclemancy of the weather.
Kline & Madden call your atten-
ton to their large assortment of slip
peIs in their ad in another column
Christmas shoppers will not tail to read
what they say about Christmas gifts.
There will be meeting of the Lad
les Missionary Society of the Presbyter-
ian church this Wednesdsy)afternoo at
2:30 o'clock at the home of w. W. Ford.
Syria will be the subject for consider
alton.
III. r.. Eaton has new holiday ad-
vertisement in this issue, in which
horse blankets, and everything usually
kept in an up-to date harness and sad
dlery store are offered for sale at right
prices.
The winter man made q heavy
knock last Friday. Inside of "a hours
he knocked the temperature down
more than 60 degrees. 1t was raining
Thursday night, and the mercury was
90 degrees below zero Friday night.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage OF Miss Maud Estells, dsngh--
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Miller, to
Mr. Frank johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. III. johnson, the ceremony to
take place at the residence of the BRIDES
parents Christmas day.
Now that rural mail delivery is being
established in all parts of the county,
many who have not done SO heretofore
will now want a daily paper. Wewill
furnish the democrat and the Des Moines
Daily News for S2.40 for one year,
and in addition give with them one OF
the Democrats fine premiums. Think
of IL, seven papers week and nice
premium for only $s.40.
Fred Shew. formerly resident OF
this city, was seriously injured last Fri
day at Waterloo by being struck by al
Illinois Central engine, concerning the
accident the Cedar Rapids Gazette says
nFred Shew, driver of a delivery wagon,
was struck by an Illinois Central switch
engine yesterday while crossing the
tracks and severely injured. The en-
CINE struck the wagon, completely ov
erturning it and throwing Shew out
side the track. In some manner he be-
came entangled in the lines and wat
dragged considerable distance by thu
frightened team He was very badly
bruised but it is not thought tina
his injuries will prove fatal"
Sol ZundeIowitZ wes yictimiZed GU
of $1,000 by q check forger Monda.
evening. A fellow who had been arount
town for week presented checl
drawn on the State Bank and bearing
the signature of Will Mccarthy,
= prominent farmer southeast of town
He bought shirt and received $50
in change and skipped. He had trie'
fNr tuna 1nltorc of yaU
needy Bros, but after investigation the
refused to cash 1t. The officers wer
notified and went at once to the Grea
Western depot thinking the rogu
might be in that vicinity looking for
train ont of town. Later it was learn
ed that at the time Marshal Wa
ker passed the Zundelowitz stor
the econ" man was inside "makin
good that was the last seen of him.
New Hampton Gazette.
"A smooth tongued individual wa
canvassing the town couple of week
ago for subscriptions to Frank Leslie
magazine and now some of our citizen
are looking in vain for the magazine
arrive. The fellow, in exchange fe
fifty cents would give receipt for 81
months subscription to the magazir
and the subscriber was also to receive
lamp as a prize. No magazine arriyin
the first of the month aroused the SUI
picions of some of those who parte
with their fifty cents, aud letter to tt
publishers brought the reply that thu
had no such person in their employ al
that he was not authorized to make tt
unreasonable offer. The fellow ga
his name as Ringing and claimed
hail from Spring Valley, MINI. Fro
what we can learn his operations he
were quite successful. Nashua r
porter.
Would you like Christmas pre-
ent of handsome rocking chair? A.