Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-21
-E. M. Post was the guest of friends

at Independence Saturday.
Glenn Klostermann, of Colony, wal
Manchester visitor Tuesday.
Norma Williams is making weef
visit with friends in Hopkinton.
Charles and John Cook, of Warren
Ill were Manchester visitors part o.
last week.
Last Monday, Hogan Bros. shipped
two carloads of cattle to st. Paul via
the M. s. y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ritter, of Chicago
! are gusts at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Miles E. Blair.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Denton, o.
Mcintyre, are guests of relatives anc
| friends in the city.
w. w. Thorpe, of Greene, Iowa
spent sunday with his father, j. b
Thorpe, of North Manchester.
| Bert Carhart departed Saturday
morning for Kansas where he has ac-
cepted a position as fireman on the g
M. & st. p. Ry.
Mrs. N. p. Malven has gone east tc
visit and will be the guest of relatives
at Dubuque, Rockford, Beloit and Mad
| lson Wisconsin.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frentress and
children have returned from Virginia
and have decided that Iowa is good
enough for them.
Frank Cosgrove, who has been
night clerk in the Clarence house for
the past year, has accepted position as
clerk in the Globe.
4. AT the State convention of the
Rathbone Sister. held at Cedar Rapids
Mrs. q. c. Barry was honored with the
office of Grand Junior.
The Young ladies of the M. u
church will hold q social at the church
lawn this Friday evening. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
Licenses to wed were issued to WI
Geivin and Jessie Nj. Clearinghouse, and
Chas. Nolan and Josie Wolfe by Clerk
Georgen during the past week.
| Prof. c. III. Atkinson and family ar.
rived Tuesday morning from West
Bend, and will take possession of the
w. b. Sherman house on Butler street
/ Charles Briggs has resigned his
position with the Anders s. Philip
pharmacy and will pursue course OF
study at Highland Park College at
Des Moines
t Hon. w. II. Norris will go to Louis
vile, Kentucky, the first of next week
to attend the triennial conclaye of
knights Templar to be held in that
city from the q to 81 of this month.
Letters addressed to Miss Mae Til
let, Mrs. G. w. Mott, Chas. Westfhal, 4,
Jess E. Summer, 2, Julia Peterson and
Walter Schwauke are advertised at the
Man chester post office as unclaimed.
"A farmer camo to town yesterday
with a load of straw, and when about
to commence unloading it he hung up
his vest. When he put on his vest he
found that he was minus his watch and
chain that he had left in pocket of
his vest
Zone step wont take you very far
you've got to keep on walking, one word
wont tell folks who you are, you've got
to keep on talking. One inch wont
make you very tall you've got to keep
on growing. One little sd wont do it
all-you've got to keep them going
"A week from next Saturday will be
pay day for the patrons of the Manches-
ter Creamery for July milk. From the
report of Secretary James Bishop we
learn that the quantity Of milkreceived
was ss4.45o pounds. The average test
was 80, average price 70 cents per hun
dred. Those whose milk tested 4 will
receive 81 cents per hundred.
Tomorrow, Thursday, an excur-
sion train will be run over the M. & O.
to Monticello The train will leave
i this city at 1886 a. m. and run over the
@. M. & st. p. tracks to Monticello
without change of cars, and will leave
Monticello for the return trip after thu
close of the evening exercises at thu
fair now being held there. The rount
trip rate is only s1.25.
As usual the democrats of thi
county have nominated an excellen
county tickets. Each and every one o
the nominees would, if elected, fill tn
Office for which he is candidate, with
credit to himself and to the best interest
of the people of the county. Whethe
the electors will further their interest
, by electing them will be made know
soon after the close of the polls on tn
night of November 5th.
Over $50 guests attended the fare
: well reception given by Orient Chspte
to DIR. and Mrs. w. b. Sherman at Ma
sonic hall on Tuesday evening Of las
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8 were beautifully decorated with ferns
s palms, and festoons of various colore
u ribbons. Refreshments were served
o and taken all in all avery pleasan
\ evening was passed, marred only by tn
IS knowledge that the DIR. and Mrs. Shel
8 man, respected and esteemed resident
i of this city for more than thirt
II years, where about to make their HON
II elsewhere. They departed last Thur
day evening for Cleveland, Ohio, whic
!. for the present will be their home. ID
IS Sherman is expected to return til
is latter part of this week to close up b
d business matters here.
I'll The Crop Bulletin for the week emf
& ing August 10Th, 1901, says: The pa
n week was warmer than usual, the ave
1t age daily excess in Temperature rangin