Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-11

WEDNESDAY,, JUNE;11, 1902.
Ben Miles is seriously i'll with neu-
ralgia of the stomach.
Mrs.. j. A. Strickland was an Earl
vile visitor, Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Ciemans has re-
turned home from Aurora, Ill.
j. b. Hoag and w. II. Hutchinson
were Chicago visitors last week.
james Knee of Coleshurg was a
Manchester visitor Wednesday
= Mrs. William Davis, of Edgewfo',
was Manchester visitor last Wednes-
day.
Miss Verda Luton, of Anamosa, was
the guest of Blanche Taylor Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. F. f. Cary and daughters,
Maude and Mays are guests of relatives
at Creston, Iowa.
Frank Flint, who is travelling sales
man for Charles Noble, waa in the city
q few days last week.
Miss Helen Britt and Mr.. Sam Els
berry have unclaimed letters at the
post Office in this city
Mrs. Lore Afford, of Waterloo, was
guest of her daughter. Mrs Hubert
Carr, part of last week
-Mrs. Maggie Mills Coleman of West
Branch was guest of her mother, Mrs
9. b. Mills, part of last week.
Mrs. G. E. Hallaron, of Chicago
and her two daughters are visiting
,sads and relatives in this city.
Seth Miller and Elias Faust, of
Almoral, transacted business In this
city Saturday, and favored this office
with visit.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Thorpe
M. E. church will hold an ice cream
social on Wednesday evening, June
18th, at tho Conrad Wendell home, one
mile west of Thorpe. All are invited.
Albert Hollister, president of the
Hollister Lumber Co., of this city, was
elected president of the Northwestern
Retail Lumber Dealers Association
at Minneapolis, Mimi, on the 9th inst.
Miss Ida Van Hon, President of
the Rebekah Assembly of Iowa, will
be here June 10th. A special meeting
OF Crescent Rebekah Lodge No. 142
10. o. F.is called for that date. All
Rebekshs are requested to be present.
We are in receipt of the program Of
q gold medal contest by the junior
piano students of Morning Side Con-
servatory of Music in Sioux City, which
was won by Miss Catharyn Gibson, q
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Hoag of this
city. Miss Gibson will be remembered
by many in this vicinity, for she visited
for some time last fall with relatives
and friends in this county, who will be
pleased to learn of her success.
"A farmer of near Ft. Dodge, and
one who spends his leisure hours in
that city and has invested literally III
real estate there, had an opportunity
the other day to listen to q photograph
He was shown how to adjust the ear
pieces and the machine started. Sud
denly he dropped the whole thing and
started for the street, exclaining
-aGosh! There comes brass band ul
the street and / left the mules united
When people are taken in by tray
cling fakirs the writer never loses any
time in mourning for the taken-in
party. He should have known better
1t is said that sundry farmers in the
vicinity of Fort Dodge are still waiting
for the dental fakirs to return and pro
vide them with the false teeth fol
which they paid one half in advance
The fskirs pulled their teeth for nothing
and they are unable to glash theil
teeth in rage Oelwein Register.
People who have read the auction
bills posted up around the country viii
appreciate the following written by Bill
Nye, the humorist: sowing to my II
health will sell at my residence il
township nineteen, range eighteen, &C
cording to government survey, on
plush raspberry COW age eight years
She is of undoubted courage and give
milk frequently. To man who doe
not fear death in any form she will be
great boon. She is very much attached
to her present home by stay chain, blu
she will be sold to anyone who will
agree to treat her right. She is one
fourth shorthorn and three fourths by
ena. will also throw in double-bal
relied shot gun which goes with her. L
May she usually goes away for q wee
ortwo and returns with a tall red cal
with wsbbly legs. Her name is Ros'
would rather sell to nonresident"
ssaiiss Edith Putnam, who has bee
attending Cornell College, has been 81
gagged to teach the grammar grade
North Manchester for the coming yea
The School Board and patrons are vel
sorry to lose the efficient services
Mr.. G. L. Smell and Miss Jennie M
Carren, who have SO acceptably taugl
the North Manchester schools. M
Smell will go to Ann Arbor to enter tt
college there for course, and Mi
McCarren will remain at home to r
gain her health which has become
impaired as to necessitete her resignir
her position. The best wishes of {
their friends and acquaintance go wi
them. Miss McCarren's place will
filled by Miss Florence Atwater. III
\ Board is indeed fortunate to secu
such good teachers as Miss Atwat
and Miss Putnam to take the places
the efficient instructors who have lie
the work.