Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-26
Mics Edith Fox is visiting her psr

+. Miss Edith Fox is visiting her par
ents in this city.
viii Seaman departed yesterday
morning for Toledo, la.
Mrs. Enoch Allen Is guest of
friends in Strawberry Point.
Mrs. l. A. Morelsnd was visiting
friends In Earlyille Tuesday.
Charles Briggs has accepted po-
sition as clerk in Lawrence & Grem's
drug store.
Mrs. Chas. Thorpe has returned
from an extended visit with relatives
and friends in California.
Mrs. John Cameron was guest of
relatives and friends in Strawberry
Point the first of the week.
Mrs. Julia A. Beemls, mother of
Mrs. b. w. Jewell, is critically i'll at the
home of her daughter in this city.
If the chap who put polecst in
Dwight Bushnell's rural mail delivery
letter box, is found, he will have wres-
tie with Uncle Sam.
We acknowledge fraternal call
Tuesday morning from E. A. Sherman,
editor of the Fort Dodge Post. Call
again Mr.. Sherman.
Clarence Yoran and Ira Cunning.
ham are members of the Cornell College
Glee Club now giving concerts in the
larger towns of the state.
Frank H. and Glenn Kramer and
Toney Hoeger, of Colony transacted
business in this city Monday and favor
ed this office with q visit.
BY q letter from Charlie CawJey,
which we will publish next week, we
learnthat Father Hanley, of Monti, has
been his guest at Honolulu, II. l.
The Misses Kate Ford, Ruth Ora
ham and Ruth Pratt, and Messrs.
Louis Haeberle and Bert Matthews, of
Cornell, spent their spring vacation at
home.
We are pleased to state that w. N.
Boynton, who has been i'll for some
time past, is improving and it is expected
that in few days he will have 80 far
recovered as to be able to be out again.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Clerk Georgen dur
ing the week; Fred w. Holthaus and
Clara M. Schweitert, VIM. Rowland
and Annie b. Heiffer, and Leslie j.
Schneider and Maggie May Willard.
Letters addressed to Mesdames Al
fred Avery, j. R. Johnson, Sarah Clug-
ston, and Misses Allie Smith, Jennie
Briggs, and Messrs. Chse. Taiorleind,
F. A. Wood and Elmer R. .Criger are
advertised as unclaimed at the post
office.
John G. Shane, who is a travelling
salesman for Cedar Rapids biscuit
and cracker factory, was in Manchester
the fore part of the week in the inter-
est of his house, and while here called
on number of his former friends and
school mates.
Easter services will be held In the
Universalist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening. Subject for morn
ing, "The Resurrection" and for the
evening, Spiritual Communion A
fine program of music will be rendered
by the full harp orchestra and choir.
-Gildner Bros. have bought L. r.
Stout's stock of clothing and gents fur
nishing goods and the good will of the
business. We have not heard what
Mr.. Stouts business plans are for the
future, but hope that they will not be
such as to cause his removal from Man.
chester. He is q wide awake, progress
i've business man, and we trust that he
may deem it to his interest to remain
here. The Gildner Bros. are from N ora
Springs, Iowa, and make their initial
announcement to the readers of the
Democrat in another column.
On last Friday evening the Presby
terrain society gave farewell reception
to Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. High6eld at thu
home of w. ID. Hoyt. A large number
of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. HighfielG
responded to the invitation to NEE
them once more before their departure
for their new field of labor. This worth!
couple have made many friends during
their two years stay in this city, ant
while they will be missed here they will
bear with them the best wishes of thei
numerous friends. After partsking o
refreshments the company was csllet
to order and Mr.. H. Clemans, in behal
of the church, presented sMr. and Mrs
Highlield with several handsome piece
of silver, which quite took them by SUI
prise, and each thanked the friends in
few touching words, after which al
babe them goodbye and Gods speed.