Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

| r. M. Marvin was a Monticello
visitor the first of the week.
Harry Burbridge has accepted q
position at the NJ. s. o. Depot.
Mics Anna Taylor, of Waterloo,
was Manchester visitor Monday.
| John L. Sullivan was the guest of
his parents at Clinton over Sunday.
| -Mrs. Chss. Seeds is guest of rela-
tives and friends at Charlotte, Mich.
Mrs. r. Grouse was the guest Of rel
atives In Cedar Rapids the past week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Roe of Des
Moines are guests of relatives in this
city.
Floyd Morse is making preparations
to erect new residence on Prospect
street.
-R. N. Hockenhull and daugaleF of
Jacksonville, Ill, are guests at the j.
w. Miles home.
Mrs. Lettie Andrews Of. Golden was
q guest of her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Jones, Monday.
Mics Anna Messing, who has been
9 guest of relatives at Dyersvllle, has
returned home.
Frank Reiger is at home from indie
pendence, where he has been employed
as an attendant at the hospital.
George Toogood has resigned his
position with the Dyersville News
Letter and is visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
Avery Long has resigned his posi-
tion in the Manchester Press office and.
has accepted position as Simplex.
operator in an office at Upton. he de-
parted Monday to take up his new
duties.
John Powers, who was Injured IN q
wreck at Fort Dodge some time ago,
returned to his home in this city Thurs.
day. His many friends will be glad to
learn that his injuries are not as serious
as at hrst reported.
Owing to the Indictment weather Of
Monday evening, the Open Air Mass
meeting announced by J. A. Earl, the
prohibition nominee for Congress,
was postponed. Watch for announce
ment OF this meeting at later date.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Asbelle
Graham, care Lovina Warnock, Mrs
Ann Smith, Miss Nora Ryan, Miss Nell
lie Hamilton, Mr.. Ponet, E. Fitzpatrick,
Martin Shaw and w. B. Koebaum are
advertised as unclaimed at the post
office in this city.
The missouri Girl" who appeared
at the Central Opera house last Thurs
day evening was greeted by a large
crowd of admirers. The play was GER
tainly one Of the best comedies ever
presented in this city and we'll me .rite ID
the generous patronage it received.
Herman Mensen of Petersburg wal,
in town Monday and took home with
him couple of fine two-seated car
riages for patrons Of his in Bremen
township. He has sold quite number
of the same kind of carriages to resi-
dents in the vicinity of Petersburg, he
having had them specially manufac-
tnred for his trade.
AL. Mentzer, q brakeman on the
Illinois Central, met with q painful &C.
cident Tuesday morning. While going
from box car to coal car loaded with
sand he turned his foot in such man
ner as to dislocate his knee cap. Drs.
Bradley q Bradley were called and the
injury dressed and the injured man
was removed to Waterloo.
Mr.. Elias Pinch returned Monday
evening from q trip to South Dakota.
He left there In snow storm. At
New London he saw Joe Metcalf who
was the telegraph operator here for
several years, and gave up his job or
account of ill health. From here Joe
went to New London, bought farm
and became farmer. His new occu-
patton and location, ldr. Pinch informs
US, has fully restored his health, and he
is contented and happy at his new
home.
| We hear report to the effect that
an effort is being made by some of the
adherents of Clerk Georgen, and Gil,
bert who wants to be deputy clerk, to
come to an understanding 30 as to in
duce the anti-Georgen faction of the
o. P. to support the latter at the
coming election. 1t is however not
probable that such an arrangement will
be made as Mr.. Georgen proved himself
to be good fighter during the primary
campaign, and showed conclusively
) that he could not be csjoled or scared
against his will into obeying the die
/, tates of party leaders.
Special meetings were begun at thu
Congregational church Sunday evening
; conducted by Rev. G. M. Orvis of Du
buque. The attendance upon Sunds!
was good considering the weather. Til,
subject of the sermon on Monday even
ing was "The Need Of q Purpose an,
the Power of an IDEAL" The meeting
will continue during this week ever
> evening except Saturday. at 7:3O ever
: evening q song service will be held le
by Mr.. Ram. Thursday, Friday, an
Saturday afternoons there will be SOL
Il vices at 8 O'Clock, in which young PEG
Q pie will be especially interested. Nj
q Orvis, strong and manly speaker VIII
" speaks directly to the conscience an
. the reason, is no stranger to the peopl
Ut of Manchester. The topic for Tuesda
ID night is 1.-THE Power of Life"
n Human Hearts" the idyl of til