Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-05

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See "Lost" local in another column.
The finder will be literally rewarded.
Mr.. and Mrs, II. f. Arnold were
Chicago visitors the first of the week.
Thomas Evans, of Mssonville, was
a Manchester business visitor Saturday.
Miss Bessie Edmunds has returned
from aseveral months visit in Califor-
mia.
Frank j. Reiger came down from
Independence and spent Sunday at his
home in this city.
Miss Ethel Harrison departs III s
week for visit with relatives 81
friends in Colorado.
| Mrs. Anna Ward has returned from
her visit with her sons, at Paducah, X.
and Carbondale, III.
Geo. s. Lister is attending tie
Hardware Dealers Association at CO,
dar Rapids this week.
r.. G. Hitchcock and family leave
to-day for Crookston, Mimi, where
they will make their future home.
Frank Anders is seriously i'll at hi )
home in this city. Will Strain, CT
Masonville, is filling his position in this
drug store.
ID. p. Bruce, of Chicago, is visiting
relatives and friends in this city, u
guest at the home of his brother, Ar
thur Bruce.
Louis Miller, of Clinton, Iowa.
spent few days with his father, Mr.
Anton Miller, and sister, Mrs. Frank j
Reiger, the past week.
j. j. Hoag and son, Joe, have re-
turned from business trip to Montana.
They were well pleased with the country
and Joseph is considering that state as
place for locating.
The Mystic Workers will meet In
the Legion of Honor hall, Friday even
ing, at 7:30. The order has changed the
meeting night from the second Friday
to the first Friday in the month.
Marriage licenses have been issued
during the past week by Clerk Georgen
to Edward NJ. Morris and Pearl ID
Gibson, Andrew Lewis and Nettie L
Sevey, and Albert Kash and Zetta
Laity
Mrs. NJ. f Skinner and three child
rem, of Central City, were guests of
Mrs. Il. j. Skinner the first of last week
She informs us that they expect to
move back to Delaware County in the
near future.
The school caucnses will be held al
the council rooms in this city Saturday
evening for the purpose of nominating
two directors, one IN the place of N. S.
Craig and the other in place of j. S
Jones, also for the, nomination of Treas
urer.
After praying for forty years for a
baby, Des Moines couple placed q
small want ad in a newspaper and that
same night a bouncing boy was left on
their doorstep Prayer is all right if
you are not in a hurry, but for quick
results use printers ink.-Bonduran
Journal.
George Duncan, who has been liv
ing at Thorpe for several years, depart
ed last Wednesday with his family for
Emmett county, where he will engage
in farming. He is an honest and in.
dustrious man, and the Democrat
wishes him and his, health and prosper
ity in their new home.
Those intending to attend the
Pythian banquet Friday evening should
not fail to send their return check to
the committee so that those having the
matter in charge may get an idea of
the number to be served. The banquet
will be held in the Pythian hall and the
dance at the Central Opera House.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Kenua mourH
the loss of their three year old son
whose death occurred last Thursday at
their home near Dundee. A small
bean which the little one had in his
mouth became lodged in his wind-pipe
and death ensued almost Immediately
The friends of the bereaved parents
deeply sympathize with them in their
sad and deplorable loss. The inter
ment was made at Masonville last Sat.
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Ii. p. Langridge, aided by the
members of the Sunshine Club, pleas
antly surprised her better half last
Tuesday evening. The company met
at the Langridge home in the neighbor-
hood of two hours before the victim ar.
rived home from his work This wa
owing to the fact that Percy was not
, aware that he was to be surprised
The delinquent husband was lnail Z,
corralled (and surprised as planed) and
thereupon the company sat down tt
and did ample justice to the excellen
: supper placed before them. and enjoyed
one of the most pleasant evenings il
, the history of the Sunshine Club.
!. The Duplicate Whist Club member
a were delightfully."- entertained at hal
t past six o'clock dinner by the mes
: danes, w. IL. Norris and L. N. VOL
d colt at the home of the former on tn
e clubs regular meeting night last Satur
9 day. The place cards at the table wer
: original with the hostesses and com
i. prsed also the dinner menu. Th
g usual sixteen boards of duplicate whis
n were played after which the gentleme
b of the party insisted upon playin
euchre, and the ladies gracefully q,
n ceding, the remainder of the evenin
: was passed in that social game. II
), Duplicate Whist Club have had man
! pleasant meetings but they will remen
har th;o ono nf thar b.;rhta,t