Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-01-01
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over Sunday.
-Kslamity Thorpe makes some New
Year promises to-day.
w. g. Kenyon departed for Dakota
Monday night on land business.
"A. A. Hollister was an Illinois
business visitor part of last week.
Harry Kenyon was guest of his
parents in this city Christmas eve.
Mics Floy Cooley, of Chicago, lie
visiting relatives and friends here.
Rev. S. N. Fellows, of Iowa City,
was Manchester visitor Monday.
Last Monday occurred the death of
G. g. Angel at his home in Delaware.
Prof. Harry Wolcott, of Milwaukee
is visiting friends and relatives in this
city,
Misses Nellie and Susan Fuller, of
Chicago, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. w.
G. Cawley.
MIR. and Mrs. Nelson Dewitt Niles,
of Cedar Rapids, spent Christmas with
friends in this city.
H. j. Schweitert is in attendance
at the State teachers association now
being held al Des Moines.
Mrs. w. e. Kenyon and daughter,
Wayne, expect to start for the sunny
south about January 2lst.
Miss Pearl Pierce, of Chicago, Is
spending her holiday vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. G. Pierce.
Mrs. r. E. Carpenter has gone to
Mcintyre, lowe, where she will spend
the winter with Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Denton.
The annual meeting of the Spring
Branch Creamery Co. for the election
of officers will be held at its office next
Tuesday.
Jesse Lewis refereed q basket ball
game at Independence Last Friday
night between Waterloo and lndepen.
dence. Waterloo won by score of q
to 90.
Last Friday evening q nine and o
half pound daughter was born to Mr..
aud Mrs. Hubert Carr. May che live
and grow strong, and become a dutiful
girl and a useful woman.
Joseph and w. Il. Hutchinson have
decided to offer for rent their we'll i'm
Aproyed 2S0 acre farm west of and sd-
joining this city. Its rare chance for
some one. If interested, see their adj
vertisement.
Mrs. Will Keyes, of Sherman,
Texas, is spending the holidays at the
home of her parents in this city. Mr..
Reyes is now travelling salesman for
the same house he has been in the en-
ploy of as local statesmen for the past
two or three years.
The Crolhy 80 acres of land in sec-
tions 2 and 3, North Fork township,
will be offered for sale by the referees
appointed by the court, at the Dyers-
vile, House, in Dyelsvllle, Iowa, on
Wednesday, the 10th of this month.
The referees notice in another column
gives the particulars connected with
| the sale.
Arrangements have been made by
IS. B. Shilling, president of the Iowa
State DAIRY Association, to organize q
comfy butter makers association in
this city tomorrow (Thursday), and it il
desired that allbutter makers who can
will be present A competent instruct.
or will be sent by the State Association
who will give practical instruction
in the art of making butter at the Man
chester creamery tomorrow morning.
| Jesse Trickey, night electrician
met with serious accident at the Man
chester Light, Heat & Power Coz
plant last Friday morning. He was
engaged in blowing out the tlues t.
one of the big boilers by means Of
steam, which was conducted by q rub
Der hose, when the hose broke and lei
the hot steam in his face. He war
badly scalded about the head, but his
eyeslght which was thought at first t.
be destroyed will not be impaired.
H. NJ. Bars residence burned to
the ground yesterday morning abou
$40 o'clock. Mr.. Barr got up abou
$50 and built q fire and went back t,
bed again. A few minutes later the,
were aroused by the odor of something
burning and found that the ceiling na,
caught fire from the stovepipe. The.
managed to save a few OF the house
hold goods. but all papers, pedigrees t
his thoroughbred stock, etc, etc, wer'
destroyed. This will be q pretty har,
blow to Mr.. and Mrs. Barr, especial,
at this time of the year. Insuranc
will partly cover the loss. -Edgewoot
Journal.
, The Fredericksburg News, say
> 1.-The Board of Directors of the Fred
3 ericksburg Butter Factory met Satu
r day and among other business let tt
{ contract for filling the ice house to Jat
a Whitcomb and also hired Harry Fo
r roster for another year as buttermak,
' at an increase in salary of $10per mont
g which goes to show that his servic,
n have been highly satisfactory in Il
9 past. Mr. Forrester's salary is no
: $1,000 per month. Mr.. Forester wi
i. enter The Iowa Agricultural collel
Jan. End, his position will be filled du
ing his absence by d. o. Squirep,
- Spring Branch. F. L. Forester
# brother of Harry who is employed
= the creamery in this city will also tai
# course in dairying at the state scho,
,e AT noon at the home of the bride