Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24
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ASA6SAs
| Prof. Cooper, of Delaware, was 9
Manchester visitor yesterday.
| j. j. Hoag has purchased the Mo.
sier farm in Collins Grove township.
Miss Lillian Batemsn departs to.
morrow for weeks visit in Chicago.
Frank Hadley of Sioux City is the
4 guest of relatives and friends in this
city.
DIR. N. S. Craig, of Jennings, La.
visited Manchester friends part of last
week.
Miss Kate Shimmin is spending her
holiday vacation with relatives an Pecs.
tonica, Ill.
Ben Mather, of Independence,
spent Sunday with relatives and friends
in this city.
Mrs. 1. l., Walters Is suffering from
a fractured wrist the result of fall on
an icy sidewalk.
Victor E. Dow, editor of the Gree
ley Home Press, was Manchester
visitor Monday.
Grin Greenwood, of Strawberry
Point, visited relatives in this city the
first of last week.
Charles Waughop went to Sioux
Falls, S. d., Monday night to join the
Dode Fisk Orchestra.
Miss ID. Fac Ford and Emily Otis,
teachers in the Lamont schools are at
home for the holidays.
Misses Pearl and Percil Huene of
Chicago are the guests of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Huene.
Cecil Hines and Madge Pentuny, of
Sinsinawa Mound, Wisconsin, are at
home to spend the holidays.
Mrs. j. w. May departed Tuesday
for Spencer where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Earl Bronson.
Frank and Bernie Belknap, of
Ann Arbor, Michigan, are guests of
relatives and friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. McLane and
son Ray of Evanston, Ill were guests
ofrelatives in this city over Sunday.
The ladies of st. Mary's church will
give supper at Pythisn Castle on
New Years eve. All are cordially in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Waugh, of Chi.
cago, are expected here this week for a
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Waugh.
Mrs. Geo. Briggs of Minneapolis is
Visiting relatives and friends in this
city, guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
L. E. Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Sherwood de-
parted Saturday for Biloxi, Mississippi,
where they go to escape the cold of this
northern cline.
j. b. Fenton, of Rockford, purchss-
ed the Dan Hennessey livery last week
Mr.. aennessey will continue the busi-
uoSs dt lib present lOCAClO0.
Charlie johnson met with a pain
full accident Tuesday morning. He in
company with William Confare were
laying sewer pipes near the Tucker resi-.
dence, when their horse started up, and
Mr.. johnson caught one of the lines
and the horse started to back suddenly
catching Mr.. johnson between the
wheels and dislocating his shoulder.
The Delaware County Fsrmers' In.
stitute will hold its annual meeting at
the court house in this city, January 81,
90 and 10th. Amoung the prominent
agriculturalists who will be present are
b. r. Wright, state dairy commissioner;
S. p. Shilling, president of the Iowa
State Dairymen's Association; Prof.
Mckay, of Ames and j. S. Trigg, of
Rockford. The goth will be devoted
to dairy interests and q special effort
will be made to make this day OF
especial interest to those interested in
dairying. The program will be an
nounced later.
Sunday being the Goth birthday of
Mrs. Geo. Eichscker, the happy homs
near Delawarewas taken possession of
while shewas at church by about 20 OF
her relatives, who came prepared with
baskets of everything good to eat and al
30 bringing her a present of beautiful
couch and rocking chair, which was
great surprise to her. The afternoon
and evening was spent in playing
games and music which lasted till tht
small hours of the evening, when al
departed for home feeling happy ovel
the good surprise they had on her, ant
wishing her many happy returns o,
the day. Those present from out O
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Upper
and daughters May and Florence, O
Dyersville; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Eich
acher, of Mssonville; Mr.. and Mrs. N
Greten and daughter Clara, of Ryan
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Hahesy and Mr.. an,