Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-26
Mrs. AL Durey is visiting her, per
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| -hrS. al DuIey 10 S!sttiuS ueI5 par
ents at Littleport.
Amos Splitter and family are to be
residents of Manchester soon.
M. F. Leroy was in Marshalltown
on business few days last week.
Alex Purvis and family departed
today for Waterloo, their future home.
Henry Kirchoff, of Dyersville, was
Manchester visitor the first of last
week.
Miss Bessie Edmunds is at home
after sojourn in California of two
months.
Louis Sudmeier and John L. Coed
ken, of Bear Grove, we're Manchester
visitors one day last week.
| Mrs. VIM. Clark is visiting friends
and relatives at her former home in
Monticello for week or SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Durey are the
proud parents of daughter, who cam,
to gladden. their home the 18th
"A declamatory contest for gold
medal will be one of the leading sttrac
tions of March progam and date later.
Grasiield Bros. are offering Gspec--
ial lnducement to the women folks,
black velvetta kid shoes at only SO 90
per pair.
II. E. Light, the Pennsylvania
horse buyer, will be in Manchester Sat
urday, March LIST. See local in anothe
column.
Mrs. Tennis, of Aurora, an ardent
VIC I. U. contest and social purity
worker, was guest at Mrs. Sarah Hut
talents Friday.
Now is the time to lay in a supply
of shoes, as the competition among the
dealers in this city, is very strong, and
prices very low.
Hard work will keep the wolf from
the door. INDUCED in during youth,
with wholesome mixture of economy,
it will bring comfort, and often great
wealth. The industrious man is very
seldom mischief maker. AS rule,
he attends strictly to his own business.
In short hard work slaves off hard
times.-Ex.
| AT the declamatory contest for sill
yer medal held in the U. b. church,
Feb. 18th, Miss Anna Lien received
first honors, she reciting allow Mrs.
Hennesey Saved Her Boy" The church
was filled to Its utmost, and all pro
nounced the entertainment success.
Over thirty signed the pledge, temper
ance literature was distributed and the
"Y." furnished the music. The judges
were Rev. Tuttle, Mr.. j. L. Eldredge
and Mr.. Russell.
| 1t hardly pays to be crooked in this
part of the country, as is eyinced by the
sentences received by the burglars
who ransacked the Henderson home
south of Coggon some months ago and
were captured by Delaware county
posse. In the district court at MaEion
Monday, Engler was sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary and Hanfelt
to four years. This will keep them out
of mischief for some time and give
them chance to repent of their evil
ways.-Ryan Reporter.
Stick to yonr farm. A So, 900 or So 900
| forp, 10 "a fa hot 70 q for iar in yaet
,ment of capital than any other business.
The man behind the pillow is more indie,
pendent than the man behind the coun
ter. tits just as honorable and just as dig
nitied to pillow, to milk and NOW, as it is
to tie up sugar, hand down spool of
thread or put up a package of crackers.
The farmer who can envy the merchant,
the manufacturer, or the town worker
in general, has certainly got wrong
view of his occupation, as we'll as theirs
Hampton Chronicle.
| The following from the Nashua
Reporter will be of interest to Mr.. w.
j. Bowens friends In this vicinity. "W .
l u DOWCb, taC WOOlCA L1lll lAduy tudh-
ing extensive additions to the machin-
cry in his mill. He put In the first Of
week new mule spinner with 800
spindles, two 108 inch broad looms, a
new fuller and washer, wrapping reel
and other lesser additions. Mr. Bowen
is fast increasing the capacity of the
mill and will soon be able to meet all
demands for his goods. Heretofore he
has not been able to fill all his orders as
, fast as he receives them, but by con
stantly adding more improved machines
, will soon be able to fill all orders prompt
ly. His goods are meeting with ready
sale in all parts of the country"
e Mrs. N. p. Malven pleasantly en-
tertained number of her friends al
1 bowling parties last Wednesday after
r noon and evening. In the Afternoon
Q the guests assembled at about half pas
f two, and Immediately entered into tn,
game with ZEAL All kinds of score
J. were made-except high ones. On,
J. young lady received Z points to he
v credit in the first game, and the score
a ranged all the way from that number t.
q Isl. Mr.. ii. III. Lawrence received tn
e prize for making the best average 70
# the afternoon. After the contest ligh
refreshments were served. In the even
ing the Elklets responded to Mrs. MAJ
:. ven's invitation and proved themselve
: far more adept in the game than tn
: afternoon party, Mrs. ". Hogan rollin
:, the high score of lO4 for single game
~ Mrs. j. b. Hoag won the prize for til
: highest average. The guests all expires
themselves as being much pleased wit
bowling and there lie talk among thoa
Is who were in attendance of forming
" club.