Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-10
FRANK Flint is at home for few

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home from Wisconsin.
The Doves met with Mrs. r. A..
Denton Friday evening.
Byron Bronson was the guest of
relatives in this city Monday.
Scott Benson, of Dubuque, transact
ed business in this city Monday.
Miss May Strickland is teaching
near Golden, having begun Monday.
VIII ltahesy transacted business
In Chicago the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Grin Barker and daughter
May, were Manchester visitors Satur-
day.
j. A. Strickland spent last week in
Dakota looking after his land interests
there.
james Hahesey and wife and sister
in-law visited friends at Anamosa last
Sunday.
The Hoosier Daisy will appear at
the Central Opera house this (Wednes-
day evening.
The next of the series of club
dances will be held at Pythian hall Fri
day evening.
Mrs. T. H. Watkins departed Tues
for Nebraska where she will visit rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. F. NJ. Tunis returned Wednes-
day from two weeks visit with
relatives at Nashua.
The local lodge of Modern Wood,
men will elect officers at their meeting
this Tuesday, evening
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, of Rich
land township, are the proud parents of
baby girl born Saturday.
DR.. Lacy and Mrs. Atkins, of
Council Bluffs were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Norris the first of the week.
The district court will convene in
regular session at the court house in
this city next Monday. Judge Blair will
preside.
The next number on the lecture
course is Ed. Amherst OFT, who will de-
liver his lecture, "Sour Grapes" De-
cember 90.
There will be regular meeting of
the Manchester Lodge No. 165, A. F.
and A. NJ. next Saturday evening.
Election of officers.
Arrangements are being made to
have the bowling team of Independence
here some night this week to contest
with the local team.
The elegant and attractive displays
made by the merchants of this city In
the show windows of their stores, are
worth coming many miles to see.
-Dodd & Fallows have bought B.
w. Shepard's interest In the Strawberry
Point Mail Press and made their bow
to the public in last Thursday's issue.
Mrs. Chss. Kellogg, of Macon. Mis-
souri,, is the guest of relatives and
friends in this city, being called here by
the serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
John Kerr. h
Mrs. r. M. Goshorn who has been
q guest of her sister, Mrs. &C. Haeber.
lie, for the past two weeks, departed for
her home at Kalispell, Montons
Wednesday.
The many friends of B. Gilleas,
formerly Manchester resident, will be
pleased to learn of his advancement to
Superintendent of the Omaha division
of the Illinois Central.
The Manchester Basket ball team has
been recognized and will begin prac-
tice this week. Manager Mslven hopes
to have some team here for game
New Years afternoon.
Postmaster Summersides has in
stalled new Perfection Cancelling
machine in the post office. This
machine will be of material assistance
to the post office force.
The Aid Society of SAND Creek will
have an Oyster Supper at the home of
David Kennedy on Friday evening, Dec.
18th to which the public is invited.
Ladies are requested to bring cake.
There will be Christmas tree and
program at the Sand Creek church on
Christmas Eve. All are kindly invited
to come and hang their presents on
the tree and enjoy the evenings festiv-
tiles.
O-Permits to wed were issued by
Clerk Georgen during the past week to
WILDER Clendenen and Elsie Gore, 9. j.
Heiserman and Anna L. Grapes, E. E.
McCloud and Asensth Fslconer, Frank
Curler and Emma Richards.
Mrs. Agnes McCool, of Masonville
committed suicide Saturday evening by
shooting herself in the side with shot
gun. Mrs. McCool had been an inmate
of the Independence Asylum and had
been but recently discharged from that
Institution as cured. She is survived by
her husband and three children. Tht
funeral was held at Masonville Monday
morning.
-On Monday, December 9Th, at two
o'clock p. NJ, occurred the death of Lei
s. Millett. he was born in Lenoire Co.
Michigan, March "a, 1888, and came t,
Iowa in 1881. Twenty years ago b.
moved to South DAKOTA, where he livet
until last August, when he came to thi
city to reside with his sister, Mrs. D
Paddock, in whose home he spent hi
last days. He leaves to mourn his dealt
three sisters, Mrs. D. Paddock, Mis-
Clara Millett, and Mrs. Il. Z. Still, o
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