Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-11-19

John Mertz is at Lebanon, South
Dakota.
Geo. Toogood ia at home from
Rockwell City.
Byron Bronson was Lisbon, N. D.
visitor last week.
kit Edmunds has returned from a
business trip to South Dakota.
DIR. and Mrs. W. A. Hines have
returned from an extended visit In Chi.
cago.
Roy Morse, of Winthrop, spent
Sunday with relatives and friends In
this city.
Mrs. Georgia Lawrence, of Oelwein,
lie the guest of relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. g. E. Bronson and
Mrs. Byron Bronson were Cedar Rapids
visitors Thursday
-Miss Ethel Lawrence, of Forest
Vile, visited Manchester relatives and
friends IN this city last week.
-T.Giveu and family moved yester-
day to Ten Strike, Minnesota, where he
has extensive timber interests.
Charles Cswley is expected to arrive
this week from Alaska. His host of
friends will BIZ pleased to SEE him
again
Rob Dunlsp has resigned his posi-
tion with the Julien hotel at Dubuque
and accepted q position with the v ind
sor at st. Paul.
Charles Wsughop departed, Friday,
for Barsboo, Wis, where be will enter
the employ Of the Dode Fisk and Band
Orchestra company.
Clyde Heath, OF Waterloo, is the
guest of relatives and friends. He stop
ped off here on bis way from Dubuque
where he successfully passed an exam
instion % fireman.
WIN Matthews goes to Iowa City
this week to have an operation perform
ed on his eye. injured BY running into
barb wire fence while playing ball at
Winthrop last spring.
The Old Folks Concert, for the
benefit Of the library, will be held at
the City Hall, Tuesday evening, Nov.
Is. A regular old time concert will be
given and no one can afford to miss 1t.
The Firemen's dance given ut the
Central opera house, Thursday evening,
Was largely attended and was one of the
enjoyable events of the season. The
firemen realized nearly $500 from the
dance.
John Mulvehill will hold big
auction sale on his farm In Collins Grove
township, Tuesday, Dec 2. He has
large amount of stock and large
quantity Of farm machinery all in good
condition.
The avail of Woe" article in the lsst
issue of the Democrat was copied from
the Hopkinton Leader, but by an over
sight of both the local editor and proof
reader the credit for 1t was not given to
the Leader in only part Of the edition of
the Democrat.
Letters addressed to Mesdsmes T..
H. Murphy. NJ. L. Nutting care Rev. j.
NJ. Bass, VIM. Berkey; Mr.. and Mrs.
Enos Campbell; Messrs. H. E. Peacock,
Harry Harrison, T. Smith, Mort Shaw,
WIN. Daisy, and F. 8 Wsldron, are -ad-
verified as unclaimed at the post office
| Ii this city.
Tho raffiing Of the four pieces Of
silver tea set occurred at the home Of
j. s. Msley, South Tsms ST., Nov. IL,
witnessed BY forty guests. The num-
Der which drew this beautiful prize was
262 and was held by Mrs. Hickey, Of
Mssonville. The rest OF the evening
was spent in various games, afterwards
dainty refreshments were served.
The completion of the new Library
Building before New Years seems to
be reasonably assured. The construc-
tlon work has been prosecuted wit h
commendable energy during the past
six weeks The outside walls and roof
are practically finished. and 80 is the
lsthing, and the plastering is we'll un
der way.
Mrs. p. @. Yoran. of Manchester,
president of the Dubuque district La.
dies Home Missionary society, met
with tho M. E. LOCAL branch at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E. E. Rackus yesterday
afternoon. She gave map drill and q
very interesting description of the mis-
sion work now thoroughly organized in
twenty six states. There was q goodly
number of ladies In attendance, and
several new members added to the roll
of the society. Lunch was served at the
close. Independents Bulletin Journal.
| The fruit tree ped dlers and the Chi
cago department store peddlers have
come and gone, and ss usual there Ii
Q vacuum In their wake All theil
schemes have been exposed heretofore
by the Leader as we'll as other pspert
throughout the state. and yet the people
will bite. The vorscious desire to bes,
the home dealer is always present
There are men who would sign away
their chances for future happiness II
the opportunity presented itself at tn,
GLIB end of "a oily tongued solicitor
Hopkinton Leader.
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