Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24


WEDNESDAY, DEC. "a, 1902.
Merry Christmas.
Miss Edith Durham is at home
from Chicago.
will Hogan was Cedar Rapidt
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. j. II. File and daughter are al
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Mrs. j. w. May was and indie
pendence visitor last week.
Mrs. r. j. Roche OF Scion is The
guest OF relatives in this city.
MIR. IN Mrs. NJ. Bethler have re-
turned from their eastern trip.
Mr.. and Mis-. Hubert Carr were
Cedar Rapids visitors Tuesday.
Sam Evans is now host of the
Riverside Hotel on the West Side.
Helen Granger is at home from
Des Moines to spend the holidays.
Tom and Hugh Hines, of St
Joseph's college, Dubuque are home
for the holi1ays.
Prof. w. w. Bell, principal of the
Lohrville, Iowa, schools is the guest OF
DIR. and Mre. E. u. Dittmer.
Miss Blanche Otis, who is engaged
as teacher in the Stuart Schools is at
home to spend the holidays.
Harry Kenyon is expected home
from Chicago this week for visit with
relatives and friends in this city.
Mrs. j. A. Cooley died at her home
in Cascade last Sunday. The deceased
was the mother of Mrs. Perry Dudley.
Miss May Roney is at home from
Chicago to spend the holidays Miss
Roney Is teacher of music at st. Jar
lath's Academy.
John Mertz, of this city, and EN-
ma Bottcher are to be married this
wednesday, afternoon at the home of
the BRIDES parents at Earlville.
Misses Avis Goodwin, Edith Penn
BILE and Alice Walters, students of the
Cedar Rapids Business College, are
spending their holiday vacation at home.
Ira Cunningham came home from
Bemidjl, Minnesota, Friday to spend
the holidays. He intends to attend
Cornell College at Mt. Vernon the COM
ing term.
james McCarren, who is student
of the State University at Ann Arbor,
Michigan, is at home for the holidays.
James is asenior in the law department
of that school.
Letters addressed to Mesdames
Maggie Smith care of G. H. Beebe
Emma Smith, Clara Stone, Rozella
scrlven and sc. Reinbrrg are adver-
tisdd as unclaimed at the post office.
The Misses Mertie Wells, Edith
Wells, Ruth Pratt and Ruth Graham
and Messrs. Bert Matthews and Clarence
Yoran who are students at Cornell Col
lege, are home to spend tie holidays.
-On January 9th, G. s. Williams and
L. G. Preussner will sell large amount
otlive stock and farm machinery at the
lattef's farm near Dundee. For further
particulars watch for next weeks Dem
ocrat and for the bills.
Mrs. Jakelin, mother of Geo. Jsk e.
lin, living north of Lamont met with a
painful accident a week ago Sunday.
She slipped on the steps at the door,
breaking her hip. Her many friends
will be pleased to learn that she is le,
covering as rapidly as could be expect
ed.
j. G. Lewis and his big comedy
company in the beautiful Scenic pro.
duction of the realistic rural farce COM
edy, 81 Plunkard will be at the Central
Opera House, Monday, Dec. 20, 1902
The company carries a carload of
special scenery and the finest solo or
chestra on the road. Watch for the
grand free street parade.
J DIR. j. A. May expects, on Jan. 1
} associate with himself in the drug bust
ness George Parker. Mr.. Parker is 6
son of Prof. w. e. Parker, and has beer
recently engaged at Ryan as phramacist
He is a son. in-law to T.J. Lincoln, anC
he and his wife have many friends herr
who will be glad to see them return tx
Independence to live. independence
Conservative.
Clarence M. Rigby, formerly q resi-
dent Of this city but now of Mt. Vernon
was united in marriage to Miss Mabl
Jacobs, of Evanston. The groom
is well known here being graduate o
the Manchester high school and also
graduate of Cornell College. The brid
is spoken of with the highest praise b
all who know her. The Democrat ez
tan6a CONGRATULATIONS