Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-31

OUR DRuIOlIQI.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY AND CITY
TELEPHONE 1sA.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 81, 1902.
Adam Boyce visited frlendsat Ryan
last Thursday.
E,rl and Jay Edmunds are Dundee
visitors this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il. Grsssfield spent
Sunday at Marion.
"A Happy New Year TO one and all
is the wish of the Democrat.
-Hezel Pelly, of Dundee, was a
Manchester visitor last week.
John Bauta of Lamont visited
friends in this city Saturday.
Miss Amy Boygs is at home from
Waterlap 10 spend the holidays.
Miss Fannie Haeberle is at home
from Coggon to spend the holidays.
M. f. Leroy and L. Nj. Carr were
Chicago visitors the first of the week.
Rev John Nolan of Dubuque was
Manchester visitor one day last week.
About thirty five couples attended
the Christmas dance at Pythian hall
ThTistmas night.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Clark, of Forest
vile, spent Christmas with relatives
and friends in this city.
Albert Sheldon of Hyannis, Nebras
ks, is visiting friends and looking after
his business interests here.
The Spring Branch Creamery paid
$1.25 per hundred for November milk
A very creditable showing.
Miss Florence Atwater is at home
from weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
j. F. Jackson, of Dubuque. !.
Ralph Durham who is student in
the law department of the state univer-
stty is at home for the holidays.
The Democrat will lend it's best eff
forts to aid its readers in having Hap
py New \ ear during all of 1903
Mrs. Kate Ward and Mary and
james Ward, of Cedar Rapids, were
Christmas visitors in Manchester.
-Miss Caroline Gunsaulus, of Chi
cago, was guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. q. Kenyon Christmas.
County Superintendent Schweitert
is at Des Moines this week in attend
ance at the State Teachers Meeting.
The Jones Mill Grange will meet at
their hall Saturday, January 3, to con.
fer degrees and for installation of Off.
GERS.
Miss Gertrude Pratt who is teach
ing in the Cedar Rapids public schools
is guest of her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
H. o. Pratt.
james Ward and son, of St. Louis,
and viii Ward, of McIntire, spent
Christmas at the home of their mother
in this city.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank will
be held at its office on the afternoon of
the 18th inst.
Last Tuesday in this, city, Ira l..
White and Miss -Bernice Delano both of
Delhi, were united In marriage, Justice
Doggett officiating.
Miss Mary Bailey held the lucky
ticket which drew the chair given away
by A. ID. Brown, the furniture man, as
q Christmas present.
The Spring Branch COOPERATIVE
Creamery Co. will hold their annual
meeting Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Election of officers and other business.
There is q movement on foot among
the merchants of this city for the clos
ing of their places of business during
the remainder of the winter at $50 p.
M.
The Court of Columbian Circles
will hold its regular meeting next
Monday evening Jan. 9Th, in the g. A..
r.. Hall. Ali members requested to be
present.
As will be seen by announcement
in another column we can furnish Mr..
Bryan's paper, The Commoner and the
Democrat to advance paying subscrib
-n,~ opo voor EOS
Miss Margaret Ward is spending
the holidays with her brother, John, of
Carbondale, Ill. She will also visit
friends in St. Louis and Chicago before
her return to this city.
Letters addressed to Mesdames
David Chase, Chas. W. Boynton, Misses
Florence Weston, 2, Ida Baal, Messrs
Geo. w. Smith, p. i Lake, Geo. Childs
and Tom Allen are advertised as I'M
claimed at the post office.
Mrs. p. E. Triem pleasantly enter.
tanned the members of her Sunda!
School class last Friday evening. Al
elegant supper was served at 1870. Thos,
present speak very highly of Mrs
Triem's ability as hostess.
"A game of basket ball will be playet
at the Central Opera house New Year.
afternoon between the Manchester Ath
letics and the Governors Greys of Du
buque. The teams are evenly mstche,
and an exciting contest is expected.
Special courses in stock and grail
judging at the Iowa State Agriculture
College will commence January 18th an
continue two weeks. Some of the note
prize winning steers have been returne
for judging and demonstration. On
session will be devoted to horse shoein
and a horse shoainp contest will ha hal