Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-02
-Mrs. FIN. Tunis was an Edpewood

Mrs. FIN. Tunis WAS an Edgewuod
visitor Friday.
Mira. w. H. lIu.tsien was at Etr!
willie Wednesday
Mrs. Avery Noble is u business Wis
itOr at New Orleans
j. r. Scharles WAS II Chicago husi-
mars visitor lat week.
Miss Edna >tttsun has been IN the
sick list the past week.
Fred lIolbert visited the hnme
folk st Greeley last week
Mrs NJ. B-ehl-r is II guest of r,la.
tives and friends i'll 4 hicagn.
Ms. J !. Is >ti,ns"r, ol Oneida, was
a Manchester shopper l'u snay.
-Miss Mae Strickland will teach her
first term "f school near Almoral.
The State Savings Bunk opened for
business In this city lAst Monday.
e. NJ. Newcnmh, "f Woonsocket
S. ID, WAS in Manchester on business q
part of last week.
Miss Mr. ia Wells returned to Mt.
Vernon today, after spending weeks
vacation with friends.
II. ii. Wiley, of Edgewood. WIS a
business visitor in the city last Wed,
nesday. He made this office a pleasant
call.
Mics Reba Splitter has been engsg-
ed to teach the Burr Oak school, near
Earlville, and began her duties last
Monday.
Rev. f. T.. Kirkwood, of McCor-
mick Seminary, will preach at the
Presbyterian church Sunday, both
morning and evening.
Misses Hazel Watt Della and
Roberts, of Earlville, attended the
declamatory contest Monday night,
remaining Tuesday to visit friends.
The following letters are adver-
tised as uncalled for at the post office
in this city: Mrs. Susan T.. Smith,
Misses Addie Leonard, Hattie u. Won
Horn, Messrs. Hugh S. Pierce George
Scott.
There will he declamatory con-
test for silver medal at st. Paul's
church, North Manchester, Friday
evening, April 4th, at 7:45 o'clock, to
which all are invited. A collection
will be taken.
An editor of country newspaper
who claimed to be authority on la gripp,
told his readers that go long as they
kept their feet dry they would not
have the disease, The next day he got
communication from subscriber
who claimed he had two wooden legs
and was afflicted with the grip annually.
lex.
In this city last Wednesday Miss
Jennie Briggs and Joseph Cass were
united in marriage, Justice S. l.. Dog
gett officiating. The bride is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Briggs, of
Dundee. The groom Is an industrious
young man and has Won for wife one
who will be to him true, devoted and
worthy life companion.
j. b. Thorpe and wife have moved
to Fayette where they will reside for an
indefinite time with Mrs. Thorpe's
mother. 1t is MIR. and Mrs. Thorpe's
intention, however, to again become
residents of Manchester. The temper
airy removal to Fayette does not re-
move Mrs. Thorpe from the Democrats
list of correspondents, and our readers
may expect to occasionally have the
pleasure of reading letters written by
RID. b. from the Athens of northeast
ern Iowa.
Owen p. McElmeel, formerly stu
dent at st. Xsyier's school in this city,
and resident of this county, was
member of the debating team for
Minnesota. in the Iowa Minnesota de-
bate, held last Friday. Mr.. McElmeel is
student in the law department of the
University OF Minnesota, and besides
being one of the brightest members Of
the law school, is also an able orator.
The Iowa team we're defeated in the
debate. Mr.. McElmeels parents reside
at Delhi.-Herald.
"A farmer living not far from town
brought in some butter last week and
after trying every grocery store in town
was compelled to take his butter back
home. 1t seems this farmer sends to
Montgomery Ward for everything he
buys and our grocers have decided to
permit him to sell to Montgomery
Ward his butter And that reminds
us that when the Baptist ladies held
their bazaar they wrote to both Mont
gomery Ward and Sears, Roebuck &Co
for contribution. Their first letter was
unanswered, but second ELECTED re
ply from Montgomery Ward. lie said
he gave out great deal to charity but
confined his givings to his own town
Why not allow him to make his money
off his own tOwn?-Creston Advertiser
Those who are to take part in thu
base ball benefit minstrel performance
which is to be given at Central Oper,
House April 9th, are practicing faith
fully and working hard to make the en-
tertainment success. The opening
fret mort will ha nv Harry ToOpood an,
the Meskimen Harp Orchestra. VIII
will play Accomplishments to all tn
solos. Z. II. Hruby will act as inter
locutor; the bones will be ratified b
DIR. Harry NJ. Bradley, Ned Hoyt, Ere
Ii. Blair and Charlie Hamlim, and til
tambos will be handled by Il. l.. Moor
Joe Hoag, Harry Allen and Joe McCo
mick. These eigt end men will endea'
ii 4 L.