Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-26

john Edmunds Is laid up with
sprsined ankle.
"A. G. Cleveland was Mssonville
visitor Tuesday.
-Charlas Cawley is at home from
Cape Nome, Alaska.
A social dance will be- held at Pyth.
ian hall Friday evening.
frs ! l. .ters was An Anamoss
vis,s"t p is week.
MS Z NJ NIX OF Hudson, Mich.
Is rnesi tht john Nix home.
I'D M NJ l'unis aud Free.
Y m ses Ntshu visitors lbs,
Nj tar H4eb-rl- spent sunday
z ~, ,li-s Fsuui- Ha-b-rle.'
al N.a.aa.
TIE post office will he closed tomor.
roN tThs,ksgiy'pg) from 10 O'clock u
m. until SPIN.
Miss D. Fac Ford has accepted q
po9iieA A. .sisttnt principal OF tn
pubic cnuOls At Lamont.
Mrs. " II. Williston departs this
week for an extended visit with rela-
tive and friends at Cuba, N. Y.
Miss Maude Crum returned Sstur-
day from visit with relatives and
friends ut Muskegon, Michigan.
Miss Edith Pemble is at home from
Cedar Rapids where she is student at
the Cedar Kapids Business College.
Two teams of Manchester bowlers
are at Dubuque today Tuesday contest
Ing for honors with Dubuque teams.
-Miss Avis Goodwin, who is .
student at the Cedar Rapids Business
College, is at home for Thanksgiving.
MIR. and Mrs. A. S. McEwen are the
proud parents of 9 .nine-pound baby
girl born Tuesday morning. Congrstu
latiOnR.
Fourteen hundred Lock II trout
600 salmon and 1000 rock bass we're
shipped from the Spring Branch hatch
cry Monday.
Miss Merle Elder and r. T.. Griffith
will be- united In marriage Thanks
giving day ut the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Tom Elder.
The pretty display of pyrograhy
pictures in the chow window Of A. ID.
Browne furniture store is the work Of
Mrs. Nell Psxson Hayes, of Omaha.
The unclaimed letters at the post
Office in this city this week are for Mrs.
&c. January, and Messrs. Jasper L.
Spare, j. b. " Walker and Francis Nj.
Drake.
will Matthewe has returned from
Iowa City, where he went to take
treatment for his injured eye. His
many friends will regret to learn that 1t
is impossible to save the sight of his
eye.
The Independence team of Forces
ters will be here Til nxsgiving Day ~ d
will give IN exhibition drill ON the
streets at $3.50 in the afternoon and in
the evening will take part In "a Mod
ern Woodmsn."
Permits to wed have been granted
by Clerk Georgen during the past week
to w. Z. Norris and Georgia Lawrence,
Arthur II Middleton and Vidells
Mae Miller, b BENZ amin Holscher and
Sarah G M Schenks.
"A union Thanksgiving service will
be held in the Congregational church
Thursday, Nov. %, at 1890 a. m. A SER
mon appropriate to the day will be
preached ny Rev. A. w. Csul. As is
customary, collection will be taken
for the city poor.
The Doves and their better halves
pleasantly surprised Lieutenant and
Mrs. VIM Roberts vt the home Of the
lstter's mother, Mrs. L. A. Pierce,
Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
erts who are located at Fort Smelling,
MIMI, are here for few days visit with
relatives and friends.
Prof. Lewis L. Eaton and Mills
Mary johnson were united In marriage
at the home of the bride " Lucas, L.,
last Wednesday. Mr. Eaton ts mem.
b-r of the faculty of Highland Park
College. Misc Alice Eaton. Of this city
attended the wedding Prof. Eaton
was formerly Superintendent of Schools
of Delaware county and bis host Of
friends throughout the county extend
congratulations The newly married
couple will reside In Des Moines.
C. T. Russell. who has been for the
past five years Q resident of this city,
dieo suddenly last Wednesday morning
at Independence from spoplexy. Mr.
Russell was native of New York state
being born there about IS years ego
Later he moved to Illinois where be
engaged In business % contractor, Mr.
Russell had been married but bile Wifi
and one child had died some years ago.
About five years sgo he came to thil
city which has since been his home anc
engaged in dynsmiting. He was con
scientious Christian and leaves many
friends who sincerely mourn his death
The funeral services were held at th,
M E. church in this city Friday after
noon at 2:3O Rev. H. q. Pratt officiating
III. p. Chapman, in his letter on tn,
second page says, speaking of the coun
ty seat contests in this county, "thos,
times are past" Yes Mr.. Chapman ant
we are all thankful that the feuds en-
gendered thereby have ceased. Ths
they have is shown BY the vote givel
Mr.. Legasslck at the recent election
The republican majority was 903, Nj
Legasslck's majority was 3d. He raj
ahead OF his ticket in nearly every town
ship in the county. In Delhi township
the democratic candidate for Secretsr