Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-30
gl1e Democrat.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY AND CRY.
TELEPHONE t5a.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 80, 1902.

John Mccormick, of EARLY, Iowa
is guest of relatives in this city
-:-Mre. Geo. Dryhread, of Emmets
b,,ig, is a guest OF her brother, tobn
Maven.
Floyd laeet. editor of thu Edge
wood journal, was Manchester visit
or Monday.
Bert Fish, of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, is guest of relatives and
friends in this city.
IT. w. Robinson left yesterday for
visit of several days with his dsugh-
ter Lera in Chicago.
Mrs. j. +. Crosier, of Nnnda, N. Y
is visiting with her sister, Mla. Sarah
Crosier and other relatives.
The Ladies' Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. Mary Clark this Wednes.
day afternoon at 2:3o p. IN.
Rev. IL. W. futile attended the
Dubuque Association OF Congregations
al churches at Shell Rock, las, week.
Mrs. Vallle Frost Tribben and two
daughters, of Algona, were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. g. Y. Keiser, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Roe, of Cedar
Rapids, were guests of the latter's
mother, Mrs. s. Il. Meserve, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward, of Car.
bondale, H.. were guests of Manches-
ter relatives and friends part of last
week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. y. Hines have re.
turned from an extended visit with
their son, Fred, at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia.
e. j. Mills, formerly an employee
of this office, who is now residing in
Cedar Rapids, visited his family in this
city, Sunday.
The Manchester second nine went
to Hopkinton last Saturday where they
played the Lenox College ball team and
met defeat by a score of Is to l6.
5 A. N. Smith, Esq. came down from
Manchester this morning, to celebrate
his 20 birthday with few old time
Marion friends. Marion Register.
Marriage licenses were issued by
Clerk Georgen during the past week tc
Charley j. Allen and Mary Curry and
William w. Hollar and Sarah T., Zarr
The Bonnair Price Company will
close their engagement at the Central
Opera House this "wednesday evening
The troop is giving general satisfaction
The regular meeting of Jones Mil
Grange will be held in their hall Sat
urday, May srd, 1902, 10 a IN. an old
time Grange feast. Bring your bas-
kets with you.
The School Board has awarded the
first honors of the High School class OF
1902 to Miss Eta Fox, and the second
honors are evenly divided between Miss
Made Cayu and Miss Susie Cook
--Mrs. Cha,,vrle Prenssner enter
aimed small party of friends at din
ner last Saturday at the home of bel
MaughIer, Mrs. L. M. Carr. The day
was Mrs. Preussner's elghtieth birth
day.
Capt, j. T. Merry, of Dubuque, hat
been appointed chairman of the com
mission in charge of tho erection OF
monuments in honor of the Iowa
Regiments that fought in the siege Of
Vicksburg.
There will be May Party suppe
given at the home of Robert Wilson
south of the Young school house, Thurs
day evening, May LIST Ladies brinl
supper for two, proceeds for church pur
poses. The public are invited.
Last Friday evening, the Higl
School teachers entertained the JUNO
class and few others at the Geo. w
Durham residence. The evening wa
spent in pleasant amusements, and wa
very much enjoyed by all present.
The annual May breakfast will b
given as usual in the M. E. church o.
Thursday morning, May LIST. Will con
mence serving at six O'Clock and COL
tlnue as long as necessary. The pull
lie is cordially invited to be present.
John Ward, of Carbondale, ILL.,,
visiting here, guest in the home of HI
wife's mother, Mrs. j Til. He will r.
main some days, and will visit farths
west before returning home. Mr.
Ward has been here for some tim
Independence Conservative.
The following persons have III
claimed letters in the postotlice in tn
city: Mrs. L. C. Durfee, Mrs. Hug
Mclean, Miss Mildred Gates care I
Sarah Miller, Miss Grace Edwards, Mi
Dorothy Kiefer, Mr. Hampton Cindre
Master Claud Andrews, returned lette
to - Balek.
VIII Matthews, AL. Pemble,
HOLSTER, H. II. Lawrence, L. L. Coo
Sam Picket, John Challa, l.. l.. Ho
and N. p. Malven have entered in b
State Bowling tournament to be he
at Dubuque. May 81 and Sth. L
Manchester team will be composed
five men picked from those mention
and will be captained by A. HOLSTER
AT a meeting of the CarDel
Library committee yesterday, t
Glover lots on the northwest corner
Franklin and Butler Streets were {
lected as the site for the library but
ing. No better selection could ha
been made. The site has frontage
Franklin street of 1l5 feet and 1870 fl
on Butler. All things considered
price which the owner of the proper
Mr.. Thorpe has put upon it, $4,000
reasonable, and that amount shol
be promptly subscribed by our citiZ.