Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-01-08
MIR. and Mrs. c. E. sager were Del

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Claude Addison was Dubuque
visitor last Wednesday.
MIR. Il a. Kennedy visited relatives
in Des Moines last week.
Grin Baker, of Greeley. was ii
town on business Friday.
The most of the business houses O
this city now close at seven o'clock.
VIM. Tate, of Henrietta, Texas
was Manchester visitor last week.
Capt. j. f. Merry, of Dubuque,
was Manchester visitor Wednesday.
Misses Bess Thorpe and Nellie Ger
man were Charles City visitors Frida!
F. w. Robinson, of Seattle, Wash
ington, is a guest at the home of z. II
johnson.
Nora Mansfield departed last week
| for Waterloo where she will make hel
future home.
Miss Cora McGrew, of Independ.
euce, visited her parents in this city
part of last week.
Mrs. Frank Patton, of Ehler, visit
ed Manchester relatiyrs and friendt
part of last week
C. A. Hines, of Chicago, was g
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w
A. Hines, one day last week.
MIR. aud Mrs. Clarence Weber, OF
Chrystal Lake, were guests last week at
the home of of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Ar
mold.
Alton Durham departed Wednes-
day for Cedar Rapids where he will at
tend the Cedar Rapids Business Col
lege.
Mrs. N. SCraig and daghter, Clara,
departed Monday for jennings, La,
where DR.. Craig will join them in few
lays.
ii. E. Light, the Pennsylvania horse
buyer, will be in the city to buy horses
Saturday, January IL, 1902. See local
"IIorses Wanted
DIR. and Mrs. w. A. Hines departed
today for Los Angeles, California,
where they will spend several weeks
with their son Fred.
Charles Mccormick, who has been
for many years head clerk in Kslamity's
Plumber Store, has accepted position On
the road as salesman for a Chicago
crockery firm,
Mrs. Il. L. Carpenter returned Sat-
urday from Mcintyre where she was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Den
ton. Her nephew, Nixson Denton
came home with her.
Mrs. Nettie Clare Lewis who has been
visiting friends at Greeley and while
there was the guest of her mother, Mrs.
&C. Topper, returned to her home in
Chicago last Saturday.
Miss Madge Pentony entertained
company of her young friends at
dancing party at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j Pentony, on
Franklin street Tuesday evening.
Allen Leroy entertained about
twenty of his girl and boy friends at the
home of his parents Wednesday even
ing. 1t is needless to say that the first
evening of the year was pleasant, one
for the Dung folks.
Mics Alpha Millette, formerly of
this city, but now connected with
hospital in Chicago, was quite seriously
burned about the face by the explosion
OF gasoline stove. Fortunately the
injuries will not prove disfguring.
The home of Mrs. A. j. Ward on
west Marion street was the scene of a
pleasant family gathering last Saturday
evening, the occasion being the twen-
tieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. James Ward, of Cedar Rap
ids, the former being q son of the
hostess. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward were the
recipients OF beautiful china set.
As usual the Irishman has made
the best suggestion as to how to dis
pose of the anarchists. Someone ven
tured the idea that they be collected
and placed on a lonely island in mid
ocean and be allowed to carry out their
own peculiar idea. The son of Erin
advanced his idea that good amend
ment would be to put them in mid ocean
and let them hunt their own island.-Ex.
Harry Stewart has bought the Wa
ters stock of groceries and is again en-.
rolled among the merchants of Man.
chester. From past knowledge we
know that Mr.. Stewart will run first
class grocery, he having been engaged
in the grocery business here for many
years, and is in every way an up-to.date
grocery man. We have not learned Mr..
Waters plans for the future, but hope
he will continue to make his home in
Manchester.
The meeting of the butter makers
announced in the last issue of the Dem.
ocrat was held at the Firemens hall in
this city; and an association formed to
be known as the Eastern Iowa Butter.
makers Association. The object of the
association is to aid buttermakers and
creamery patrons to make superior
quality of butter, and to keep them in
formed as to all matters pertaining to
dairy interests. S. b. Shilling, presi.
dent of the State Dairymen's Associa-
ton, and III. j. Evans. of the Iowa Ag-
ricultural College were present. The
officers elected are president, G. ID. Ell
der, of this city; vice-president, ID. ID.
Palmer, of Monticello; secretary, p. H.
keifer of Strawberry Point; and A. l..
Lands, of Colesburg, treasurer. The
organization starts out with member.
ship of twenty five.