Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-01-01

3--LdWTSuc6J. " UTduys VI JeduWoOu,
S. d., is a guest of friends in this city.
Mrs. j. ]. Lindsay, and daughter,
Florence, have returned from Chicago.
Harvey Keyes and Clarence Cope
land came home from Chicago to spend
Christmas
Mr.. Ghutchot and Mr.. Wiltse, of
Strawberry Point we're business visitors
here Monday.
The Base Ball dance held at the
Central Opera last Monday evening
was well attended.
Miss Maude Cunningham, of Chi
cago, was aguest of Manchester friends
aud relatives in this city Friday
I'm order to make room for their
spring stock, Grasstield Bros, are hav
ing special sale to reduce stock.
With the commencement of the
new year many will need new account
1 books, Denton & Ward can supply
them
Train No. 3 on the Illinois Central
now arrives at ZIG instead of 3:15 as
formerly. The change went into effect
last sunday
Mr., and Mrs. John Tierney and
children, of Deadwood, s. ID, and Frank
rierney, of Cape Nome, are guests of
relatives and friends in this city.
| Last Thursday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Ford gave reception at
their home in this city, in honor of MIR.
and Mrs. Will L. a. Keyee, OF Sherman,
Texas.
Robert Miller, ason of Joseph Mil
Ter, of Nineyah, Va, who came here to
attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs.
Amos II. Mckay, returned home last
Thursday.
Mrs David Mckinley and two
children, of Cottonwood, Idaho, who
have been visiting in this vicinity for the
past two or three months, returned to
their home Monday.
| "A Philadelphia dispatch says: 81.
| ID. Thomas, who is accused Of signing
October so the name of j j. Dudley, of
Manchester, lows, to a deed to 1860
acres of ianG and thereby negotiated a
loan of $1,000 from w. G. Putnam, of
4 Davenport, was arrested last night and
is held for Iowa requisition. The
| Pinkertons have followed Thomas for
| two months
! The public is warned to be on its
guard for those fellows making house
to house canvass selling silk dress pat
terms, notes the Dows Advocate. After
lyon have made the purchase another
gang comes along claiming to be detec-
| tiyes and say the silk has been stolen.
They know all about the deal and of
conrse can describe the silk, and you
| are out your money.
| Capt. Holman says he has finally
solved the problem that has been wor--
rying him considerably since the price
of hay and corn went sailing skyward,
that OF feeding his horse and COW eco
nomically. He<already hGs electric lights
| in his barn, and Ne proposes to extend q
livs wire into the feed boxes in the
stalls and let the animals eat The fodder
ont of theshock. Neutrality-suspicious.
Conservative.
"A very quiet wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Keagy
Christmas day when Miss Bell Dietrich
of Raymond, a niece of Mrs. Kesgy
was united in marriage to Mr.. j. III,
4 Wise, of Clinton. The marriage cere-
mony was performed by Rev. III. o.
Pratt, in the presence of only near rela-
tiyes. The bride has host of friends
, in Manchester who wish her and heI
husband long and prosperous married
, 4 life.
Under date of Dec. "a, A. NJ. Sher-
wood writes us that he arrived at Ham.
mond, La, on the 23rd, and found the
I residents of the Manchester colony
there well and happy. He complains
5 some about the heat there. If he had
remained here he would not have had
to exert himself, as he now does, to find
E acool place. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood
/. are now at St. Petersburg, Florida
e where they intend to remain unit
!, spring.
Last fall, Alderman Davis informs
a
us, the council decided to furnish work
for all able bodied tramps who SHOULD
r apply for aid and the matter was PLACED
: with Mr.. Davis to attend to. He there
t, upon had several loads OF stone hauled
: and uDIoaded near the city bastile, an,
o instructed the marshal and his deput
e to furnish bed and meals for al
tramps who asked for them, but to re
d quire them to break rock for the cit
II two hours before going to bed, and tn
+ same length of time before giving Their
Ie a meal. The result has been that sine
le this plan was adopted, but five tramp
have accepted lodging, and mary one
W has taken meal at the expense of tn
N city, they prefering to go hungry rattle
e than "earn their bred by the sweat {
pe their face Now that ample provlsio
fl has been made by the authoities fl
d. caring for tramps, there is no earth
T. reason why they should not viii
he here, and i, our citizens wholly absta
IS from feeding them, the Weary viii
rs problem will soon be settled in sati
Mt factory manner SO far as this city is CO
he cerned.
" The Iowa Fence Co. of this cit
70 which commenced business about fl
years ago has, under the manageme
o of Mr.. Charles Baumgartner, gradual
PHI grown to be business enterprise
ed which this city and county may we'll