Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-28
e. K. Purvis is visiting in Water

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from Chicago Monday.
j. j. Hoag has returned from his
recent trip to Montana
Miss Blanche Lawrence is a guest
of friends in Des Moines.
Mics Olive Tucker returned from 9
visit In Minneapolis last Wednesday.
-Marshal w. L. Graham visited hit
son Allen at Des Moines part of last
week.
IS. Toney visited relatives and
friends In Independence part of last
week.
j. Il. Hoag arrived home last Fri
day from Montana where he took 6
party of land seekers.
-Mrs A. A. Anderson and children
are guests of her daughter, Mrs. II. O
Dewey at Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Chas. Griffin and little daugh'
ter, of Waterloo, were guests of Mrs
Grit1in's parents over Sunday.
Ralph q. Norton and wife are
guests at the home of the latter's par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. L. j. Jacobs.
-Madge Pentony returned to Sin
inawa Mound last Saturday to resume
her studies In the seminary there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Clemans and
Miss Fannie Haebere attended the
May Festival at Mt. Vernon last week
Miss Mildred Johnston, who is at
tending the Cedar Rapids Business
College. visited relatives and friends IN
this city over Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the board of directors of the M. s. o
Ry. will be held at the Council Room
this Wednesday evening.
One marriage license was issued by
Clerk Georgen during the past week
the contracting parties being ID. w
Smith and Roxanns Trowbridgs.
Howard Clemans and George Sim
mons departed last Wednesday fol
Bozeman, Montana, where they intend
to locate. Their many friends in this
city wish them sucsess.
Clyde Heath has resigned his posi-
tion as night clerk in the Clarence
House In this city, and has accepted q
position as day clerk In the Logan
House at Waterloo. Mr.. Heath will
take up his duties the first of June.
DR.. Louis Beehler, of Chicago, ar.
rived in the city last Saturday, being
called here by the serious illness of bis
grandmother, Mrs. Frances Loeb. Mrs.
Loeb's many friends will be pleased to
learn that she is rapidly improving.
viii Matthews, who injured his eye
while playing ball at Winthrop week
ago last Saturday, is in Iowa City con.
sulting specialist. At first it was
feared that the eye would have to be
removed but hope is now given of saw
ing that organ.
The excursion to Des Moines last
Wednesday over the M. q. o. and G. G
w. Railways drew large crowd, about
1875 tickets being sold from this station
Owing to washout the other side OF
Oelwein the train could not get through
The excursion date has now been SET
for week from to day.
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The team belonging to DR.. II. H.
Lawrence INDUCED in lively runaway
last Thursday. Mrs. Lawrence in com
pany with her two children were driv-
ing near the Schelling place south Of
town when the pole strap broke letting
the tongue fall. The horses became
unmsnagable and the occupants of thu
buggy were thrown out. Aside from
slight bruises sustained by Mrs. Law
renee and the wrecking Of the buggy
no damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. d. Clark are spend
ing few days with relatives and old
time friends in Manchester. They cam,
here to attend Mrs. D. o. Clark's funer
al. Manchester people feel just prid'
In Mr.. and Mrs. q. D. Clark. This il
their old home town. Here is wher,
they both taught school for humble
of years, and here is where Mr.. Clarl
commenced the practice of the law. HI
Is now one of the most influential mem
bers of the United States Senate. Asid
from being q member of the republican
steering committee, he is the Chairman
of the committee on railroads, and
member of several other of the mos
important senate committees, anon
the number being the committee O
foreign relations, the judiciary commit
tee and the committee on public land