Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

Mrs. q. w. Hunt is visiting at M
Vernon and Marion.
Rev. G. II. Taylor was in indie
pendence last Saturday.
Judge Blair held court at indie
pendence last Saturday.
"A. Bruce was a business visitor Il
Dubuque last Saturday.
m. Barr, of Ryan, came up to tn
county seat, Wednesday.
Superintendent II. j. Schwiete1
was Chicago visitor last week.
JAS. WEIGH and son, of Masonville
were Manchester visitors Saturday.
Rev. Z. Ii. Ryan, of Ryan, was IL
this city on business last Saturday.
M. /. Il. Richmond has moved I'M,
his new residence on Franklin street.
Mrs. w. N. Goodell and daughte,
Katharyn were Chicago visitors las
week.
Postmaster Young, of Almoral Sta
ton, transacted business in Mancheste
last Thursday.
AMr. and Mrs. w. w. Ford leave To-
Chicago this week. They will be gon.
two or three weeks.
n. H. Lawrence and Avery Smith
have gone to Hot Springs, South Oak.
ota fnr thar haojkb
Mrs. w. E. Lawrence returned tc
Cedar Rapids, last Friday evening, after
short visit in this city.
Mrs. Jennie Walker and daughter
of Goodland, Kansas, are guests at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. s, A, Steadman
w. 1. Lampmsn's PAGER "Ardell
Simmons" will start next week in the
2:17 pace in the races at Galesburg, Iii.
.nois.
Misses Ruth and Emma Paxsop
leave this week for Lake Geneva, Wis.
consin, to attend the Y. w. q. A. con.
vention.
Miss Margaret Myers of Waterloo
visited friends here last week. She de.
parted Wednesday morning for Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin.
Mrs. j. NJ. Morrisey and daughter,
Ruth, departed Saturday for their home
at Little Rock, Arkansas, after visit
with friends and relatives in this city,
Miss Bessie Crum Burch left last
Saturday for her home at Muskegon,
Michigan, after visit of several weeks
in this city. She was accompanied by
Miss Maud Crum.
Mrs. Sarah Johnston of Chicago ar
rived here last Thursday evening for q
short visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. B. Allen. She will 70 from
here to Storm Lake.
w. S. Jones has returned from a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. C. b.
Baumgartner, whose home is now in
Chicago. Mrs. Jones who accompanied
Hhim will remain for some time
Jacob Petlon presented this office
with q basket of apples of the Duchess
variety last Saturday. They are about
the best ones we ever saw and he may
be assured of our hearty thanks.
Mrs. VIM. Wilcox and daughter
Jessie have returned to their home in
Mt. Vernon, after visit here at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Chambers.
They were accompanied by Miss Jessie
Chambers.
w. j. Ludley has just received q
diploma which certifies that he has com.
pleted the courseIin the science of mag
netic healing by the Weltmer method.
He has great confidence in this system
of healing as he himself was cured by
1t. He has already made some cures
and expects to continue his practice.
"A party of about forty came
down from Winthrop, Saturday, and
spent the day at the Fish Hatchery.
They came by train to this station and
were conveyed the remaining part of
the way in hacks. The government
hatchery at Spring Branch is getting to
be tavorite resort for picnic parties.
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Linn County harvest home associa-
tion will be held at Coggon, Wednesday,
August goth. An interesting literary
and musical program has been arranged
for the forenoon. The afternoon will
be taken up with various smusements
including base ball game, foot races.
etc. Rev. +. L. Loveland of Vinton
will be the speaker of the day.
The bay fever victims are begin
ming to complain about the weeds that
are allowed to remain uncut along the
streets and in vacant lots. They say
that it adds greatly to their affection
which is prevalent. at this time of the
year. The excessive amount of mois
ture that has fallen this season has beer
productive of great growth of weeds
There is city ordinance relative to thu
cuttlng OF Weeus Wnlch should be en-
forced.
One day last week there passed
through Manchester q carload of inssn,
soldiers, en- route from the Philippine
to Washington, d. G., where they will
be cared for by the national government
The car was accompanied by an arm,
officer and squad of guards. Thei
demented condition is the result of th
severe climate in the Philippines an,
illness. The government will do every
thing possible to restore to the unfol
tunate ones their reason and 1t is be
,lieved that in most cases the insanity
only temporary and that they will re
cover under proper care and surround
ings.