Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-23

q site, and In the procuring of funds W
"A. Is. Hetherington returned Fri.
day from trip to South Dakota.
Grin Greenwood has returned from
Elkader, where he has disposed of bill
barbercshop.
w.. N. Boynton, who has beer
very i'll for several weeks, was dow1
town Monday.
Miss Avis Goodwin has returned
from several weeks visit with friends
at Slbley, Iowa.
e. NJ. Carr was at Dubuque Mon
day attending meeting of the State
Bar Association.
Mics Bessie Edmunds and brother
Kit spent Sunday with relatives and
friends in Fayette.
Mrs. Will Query and daughter
linda, departed Monday for an extended
visit In Chicago and New Orleans.
Joshua Widger, of Oneida, was q
Manchester business visitor Tuesday
This office acknowledges pleasant call
Gus Anderson ia now a grandpa, a
baby boy having been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. II. F. Dewey, of Toledo, Ohio.
Gus is busy setting up the cigars.
Frank j. Rieger came down from
Independence to spend Sunday at home.
Mr.. Rieger expects ia move his family
to Independence about the fret of May.
Letters addressed to G. II. Pierce,
w. I'll. Hudson, Edwin Stevens, Geo.
w. Bsgley and j. F. McConaguy are
advertised as unclaimed at the post
office.
The next meeting of the M. b. A.
will be held next Monday evening In
the Legion of Honor Hall. The meet
ings will be held hereafter on the last
Monday evening in each month. A
full attendance is desired.
The Thirteen Club met with Mrs.
Brooks on Monday evening and elected
the following officers: President, Mrs.
Lewis Atwater; Vice President, Mrs.
Williston; Secretary, Mrs. Doggett and
Treasurer, Mrs. IL. l.. Ram.
"A letter received Monday by w. G.
Cawley, from his son Charles, brings
the tidings that Charlie, after arriving
at Seattle on his way from Honolulu to
visit his parents and other friends here,
decided to defer his visit and has gone
to Cape Nome.
Among those who have len visit
ors at the Iowa Masonic library within
the past few days were Right Eminent
Grand o. nander Norris, of Msnches-
ter, and his staff, who were perfecting
arrangements for the next conclave of
the grand commandery.-Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
One cannot more profitably spend
a sabbath evening than by hearing the
eloquent pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of this city, as he dis.
courses upon his evening topics of the
"Early Struggles of Christianity with
Paganism." Next sabbath evening the
more special topic will be 1.-THE Church
in the Fire for One. hundred and Fifty
Years from Trajan to Decius."
by the removal of James Hender-
son and son from Ehler to South
Dakota, this county loses two of its
most prominent and enterprising bust
ness men. James Henderson was q lad
of fourteen years of age, when he came
to Linn county with his parents. He
remained with them on their farm un-
til he attained his majority. In 1862 he
and his father bought what was then
known as the Manhattan Mills, at Cog
gon, which they operated several years
During this time Mr.. Henderson invest
ed his savings In land near Ehler, AND
after the close of the war engaged II
farming, and soon thereafter abandoned
raising wheat, for dairying. He wal
one of the pioneer creamery men Of
this county, and was largely instru
mental In securing the construction o.
the railroad from this place to Ceda
Rapids. His stirling honesty, lntegrit,
and excellent business qualification
made him leader in the business cir
cles of his part of the county. Hi
firm has not only been engaged il
farming, raising Morgan horse
and creamery business, but have
been extensively engaged in deal
Ing in stock and grain and were 70
several years engaged in merchandis
ing. They have recently disposed o
all of their real estate in this and Lin
county, and purchased large tract O
land in Beadle county, s. Dakota, o
which they will have about 600 acre
under cultivation this season, and WI
devote their attention principally t
raising stock. Bert, the junior membe
of the firm, is hustler, and has bee
at their recent purchase for severe
weeks, and his father left for there YET
terday. Mrs. James Henderson an
daughter, Miss Name, and Mrs. Bel
Henderson will join them there abor
the middle of June. While slncerel
regretting their removal, the be,
wishes of their many friends here 6
. | with them tn THAR nau waoforn horoo