Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-03
Labor Day was observed in all the
arge cities last Monday.

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arge cities last Monday.
| Mrs. Hugo Won Oven Of Lamont
was Manchester visitor part of last
week.
Fred Walker has gone to Chicago
where he has secured position in q
buggy factory.
Mrs. E. 7. Newcomb left yesterday
morning for visit with relatives at
Marshalltown.
i, Mrs. @. D. Elder returned Monday
from Cedar Rapids, where she has been
| for the past week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Johnston of Du-
buque spent Sunday with friends and
relatives in this city.
| MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Huntley, of
Waterloo, have been visiting relatives
and friends in this city.
| Harry Seeds has returned from
Nebraska where he has visited with
relatives for several weeks.
/ r.. r. Robinson returned home
Sunday from Des Moines where he at
tended the State Fair last week.
-Mrs. E. W. kirkpatrick and son
returned yesterday morning from q
visit at different points in Illinois.
Miss Gertrude Lawmsn started
teaching Monday at the Collins Grove
school honse two miles west of town.
IS. L. Cary arrived here Monday
from Buffalo, N. Y. where he has been
q guest of friends for the past week.
The doves met with Miss Mary
Kenyon last Saturday afternoon and
enjoyed picnic supper on the lawn.
George McEwen has returned to
Ames to resume his electrical engineer
ing course at the State Agricultural
College.
DIR. y. A. Dunbar left Monday
evening for South Dakota, where he
will spend few days hunting prairie
chickens.
j. f. File left Monday morning for
Hot Springs, S. D., to visit his daughter
Ellen, who has been at that place for
some time.
| Hazel Tucker returned the first of
the week from Minneapolis, where she
has been visiting with her sister, Mrs.
G. W. Briggs.
/ Mrs. Jennie Heath, who has been
visiting at the home of H. c. Haeberle,
left yesterday morning for her home at
Burchinal, iowa.
Ralph Jones leaves this week for
Ames, where he will enter mechanical
engineering department of the State
Agricultural College.
Miss Mildred Johnston left the
first of the week for Cedar Rapids,
where she will take course in short
hand and type writing.
-Mrs. John Burns was in this city
on Monday enroute to her home at
Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Burns is q
sister of Mrs. b. w. Jewell,
WIS. Kinter, of Mcintyre, visited
here the first Of the week with r. A.
Denton. Mr.. Kinter was until recently
In the employ of Denton s. Ward.
Mrs. W. Lattner, Of Colorado
Springs, Colo, who has been visiting
here with her daughter, Mrs. John
Georgen, left last Saturday for Chicago
The public schools of this city
opened Monday with total enrolment
of $50, which is good showing for the
first day. That number will be consid.
erably increased.
The directors of the M. s. o. Ry. at
their regular meeting last Wednesday
evening unanimously elected j. L. Sui
Ivan general manager subject to the
supervision of the board.
Our local dealers are selling school
books and supplies much cheaper than
last year. They have made material
reduction In the prices, which works a
benefit to nearly everyone.
| Miss Sue Paxson, who has been
spending the summer at the home of
her mother, Mrs Chss. Paxson, will
leave the last of the week for Omaha,
where she has position as teacher in
the public schools.
/ Rev. r. Wolfe and family leave
next Thursday for Mt. Vernon, where
they will reside in future. Miss Ada
Wolfe has position in Cornell college
and Miss Grace will continue her study
of music In that institution.
\ Mrs. Christina Belknap and sons
Will and Bernie left yesterday for Ann
Arbor where the boys will resume their
school work. Frank Belknsp will join
them in about three weeks and enter
the law department of the University
of Michigan.
The Buffalo and Wild West Show
? gave two performances here Monday,
, both of which were well attended. II
is q good, clean show and deserved the
. words of praise said of it. The buffa
< loes and redskins always prove gooc
drawing card.
. -Workmen are engaged here in in
n stalling the telephone apparatus ane
Q making the wire connections for the II.
3 linois Central telephone system. TIT
o Central has found the telephone to be {
J, great convenience and they are bein(
o put in on all their lines.
J. The w. Z. 7. U. will hold its an
nual state convention in this place
= = Oct. 1.3. A joint debate conducted b.
Rev. A. j. Wheeler and Mr.. Frederick
Brown will take place the first evening
= at the opera house; prohibition and II
cense will be thoroughly discussed
g Come and hear these noted speakers.
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