Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23

MRS. jennie Jones entertained TN
Science Circle at six o'clock Dime
last Monday.
Born Tuesday morning to Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Grassfield, ten pount
boy. Congratulations.
Mrs. F. L. Forester, of Waucoma
Iowa, was guest of Manchester rela
tives and friends last week.
Lewis Atwater attended tine enter
tainment given by Paderewski at Ceda
Rapids last Saturday evening.
g. o. Harrison and wife departed
Thursday for Colorado for an extended
visit with relatives in that state.
Hon. and Mrs. r. w. Thrill, wht
have been spending the winter in tn,
Sunny South, returned home Monday
s III. j. Schwietert attended the meet
ing of the Eastern Iowa school superin
tendents held at Waterloo last Wednes
day.
Mrs. A. M. Sherwood returned last
week from her winters sojourn IL
Florida and visit with relatives in Wis
consin.
III. E. Bushnell and daughter, Mrs
w. E. Sedgwick, have gone on west
ern trip in the hope Of benefiting Mrs
Sedgwick's health.
Mics Annie True left Monday
evening for Independence, where che
has secured position in the Iowa
Hospital for the Insane.
&C: F. Hamlin and ii. l.. Ram, of
the Press, we're in Colorado last week
looking over the Neptune Mining Com.
psny,s mines In Custer county that
state. They were accompanied by G. II.
Holbrook, vice president of the COM
pany. -
Henry Brayton was exhibiting the
tail of mountain lion in town yester-
day. 1t was sent him from Idaho by
his friend j. NJ. Zwisler, who had the
honor of killing the beast. This species
is one Of the most ferocious beasts
known to man, and Joe must have had
all kinds of nerve to tackle it.-Ryan
Reporter.
One Of the conspicuous and hard
worked members Of the Iowa legisla-
ture during the past winter was Hon
nan w nuphoun rapyocopfofiva from
this county. He was not only the orig.
inator of several important measures
which became law, but his attitude
toward the principal questions before
the legislature was that of psinstaking
aud conservatism and his influence was
felt in both houses. Mr.. Durham is
frequently spoken of as probable can
didate for the senate next year, and in
that event he will receive cordial in .
dorsement from a host of friends in all
parts Of the county. Hopkinton Leader.
The Boulder (Montana) Age, Fred
Cornish's paper, seems to lack con-
fidence in the integrity of the courts of
his state. In a recent issue 1t said.
"Bob Shsdwell has been on trial the
third time for the murder of "Red"
O'Connor over four years ago. The
first trial resulted ina verdict of muir
der in the first degree and he was SEN
fenced to be hung, but secured q new
trial: the second time he was sentenced
to life imprisonment, but the supreme
court granted new trial; this time he
is found guilty of granddaughter and
gets four years in the penitentiary; If
be could only get another trial in the
Butte courts he would probably be
turned loose and given medal"
Mics Edith Bland Fox and Ralph
G. Norton of Gas City, Illinois, were
united in marriage at the home OF the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. ia
cobs, on Franklin street last Wednes-
day evening. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. H. o. Pratt in the pres
ence OF few relatives and near friends
Mrs. Norton is the Oldest daughter Of
Mrs. T. j. Jacobs and has hosts Of
friends here who offer their congratula-
tions to the newly married couple. Mr..
and Mrs. Norton are both graduates Of
the Moody institute in Chicago. They
departed ON the late train Wednesday
evening for the west for their honey
moon, after which Mr.. Norton will take
up his work as an evangelist in Okla
homa territory.
Z Last Saturday morning at the home
of her son in North Fork township, a
few miles west of Worthington, oc-
CURED the death Of Mrs. Sophia Brsuer,
at the age Of SO years. The deceased
lady's health has not been of the best
for some time past, but her death is
attributed to the infirmities of old age.
At her last moments she was sur
rounded by her surviving relatives and
q number of friends, and all that could
be done for her comfort was done
cheerfully and her death was made as
peaceful as possible. The funeral ser
vices were held at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Charles Brauer last Monday, Rev.
Brauker, of the German Lutheran
church, officiating. Interment was
made In the Rockville cemetery. Quite
Q large number from the surrounding
country were presAnt to pay their last
respects to 80 hol and respected 9
lady.-Dyersville i, Tvs Letter.
"A swindle and fraud of the mos,
rank sort has just been unearthed al
Springville, where g. F. Butler, ths
banker there, found on examining ar
abstract Of title to real estate that hi
had just sold, mortgage recorded
thereon for $1,000. The property cam'
to him by inheritance from his fathe
and had been in the family for owe
twenty years, but the abstract showed
that the Home Savings and Trust com,