Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-11
-Thos. Lindsay was in Dyersville on


Miss Olive Tucker was Dubuque
visitor, Wednesday.
Miss May Denton is guest of her
aunt, Mrs. II. E. Carpenter.
Hon. G. W. Durham transacted
business in South Dakota, last week.
Clarence Lister is at home from
Grinnell 10 spend his summer vacation.
Mrs. M. Cossey, of Forestville, was
guest of relatives in this city last Sat-
uaday.
George Wheeler and son, of Straw
berry Point, were Manchester visitors
last Saturday.
"A marriage license was issued to G.
r.. Way and Lucy Smith by Clerk
Georgen during the past week.
i Mrs. Chas. Thorpe attended the
commencement exercises of Lenox
College at Hopkinton last week.
Mrs. S. NJ. Chase, of Delhi, was the
guest at the home of her brother, AL.
Thorpe, Wednesday of last week.
Will STRAIN departed Monday for
La Porte City, Iowa, where he has
accepted position in 9 drug store.
Miss Mary Griffin, who lie teacher
in the Des Moines city schools has re-
turned home to spend her summer va
| cation.
Mrs. VIM. MacHogan, who has
been guest of relatives and friends
here returned to her home at Dyersville
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Chambers and
Mrs. Chambers sister, of Mt. Vernon,
ILL.,, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r.. w.
Chambers.
w. H. Hutchinson and j. b. Hoag
have purchased new gasoline launch
which they claim can beat any tub on
the Maquoketa.
John Clark, of Forestville, and
Miss Maude Flaucher, of Lamont, were
guests of relatives and friends in this
city over Sunday.
Bradley Lillibridge, who is attend
ing Highland Park college at Des
Moines, is spending his vacation at
home in this city.
All members of the X. of z. lodge
are requested to be at castle hall Sunday
afternoon, June 18th, at 2 p. m.
Pythian Decoration.
N. p. Malven has gone to Chicago
to buy two alleys for his bowling hall
which he will open IN the basement
under the Racket Store.
Mrs. Elmer Chapel, of Viola, Wis.
consin, and her sister Miss Evergreen,
of Chicago, were guests of relatives and
friends in this city last week.
Ralph and Daisy Durham who are
attending the University of Iowa, at
Iowa City City have arrived home to
spend their summer vacation.
Mrs. Nethercut, of Chicago, was a
guest of Mrs. Geo. Ford part of last
week. Saturday afternoon Mrs. Ford
gave reception in honor of her guest,
1T is growing weather." everything
has been tlourishing in this section ex-
cept Elk Rex Howard's ability to make
and dispose of county officers as his in
terests dictate.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Yoran attended
the annual com mencement exercises of
Epworth Seminary last Thursday. Mr..
Ycran is president of the board of
trustees of that institution.
| Mrs. Won Meyers, who for some
time past has been making her home
with her brother, Seth Brown, departed
last week for visit with relatives and
friends at Waterloo, Tripoli and other
points.
4 Mics Florence Bailey departed the
first of the week for DEVILS Lake,
North Dakota, where she will visit her
sister Mrs. S. j. Small. Miss Bailey
will visit other points, planning to be
away about year.
The editor Of the Press makes
much ado about the increase of 81 votes
in North Fork township over the re-
publican vote cast last year, but says
nothing about the increase of III votes
In Manchester, his home town. sit Ii
growing weather"
j. w. Davis, of Richland was {
guest of Mr.. and MIS-. RALPH
Towne, of Waterloo, over Sunday. Mr.
/ Davis went to Waterloo as a delegate
to the district judicial convention, ant
/ while there met Mr.. Towne, an oil
friend, whom he had not seen sine,
1865.
Geo. Storey lost his valuable bird dol
4 last week from poisoning. There hav'
( been several simelar deaths of CANNES il
tina locality recently and whoever Ii
J. placing the pioson is both civilily AM
criminally liable. Sec. 48l8 ofthe code o
n Iowa, says: If any person maliciousl
! kill, main, or disfigure any horse, cattl
n or other domestic beast of another, Q
/. maliciously administer poison to sue
v animals; or expose any poisonous sui
# stance with intent that the same shout
>. be taken by such animal, he shall b
it imprisoned in the pennltentiary nj
more than five years, or imprisoned
10 the county jail not exceeding one yea
,s or he fined not exceeding three hui
!. dred dollars.
10 The Crop Bulletin for week endin
g June 9th, says: The past week W,
III slightly warmer than the average, ar
h in all districts except the northwes
oe there was an excess of rainfall, amour
lie ing to heavy downpours and damagir
n