Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-22

Mrs. Baker Jersey was shopping in
Manchester last Saturday.
Mrs. r. E. Grommon and son, Chas,,
were Manchester callers last Saturday.
EARLvILLE.
John Metzler who has been working
in q logging camp in MINI. all winter
was in town Thursday. He drove
down from Henry Peters farm near
Edgewood.
Mrs. Ben Gibbons and children of
Waterloo have been visiting at the
home of Miller Smith the past week.
Jas. Currie, as manager of the estate
of w. q. Clark held an auction sale Of
the household goods of the deceased
Saturday.
Isaac Payne who has been conducting
q clothing store in Edgewood the past
year will open stock of clothing and
gents furnishing goods in the w. q.
Niemen brick building next Wednes-
day.
Frank Gillian of Waterloo played
with the Metropolitan Orchestra at the
dance here last Monday night. Frank
has been playing in the Waterloo opera
house orchestra all winter.
Mrs. w. 1. Millen was shopping in
&D Dabnqae Saturday.
The town council have adopted plans
for a system of waterworks and they
are now advertising for bids to be sub
mitted before May 1st, about which
date the contract will be let.
Mrs. Frank Zeitler and children are
visiting relatives in Dubuque.
Bert Powell went to Vinton last week
where he will play on the ball team
there this season. His many friends
here have no doubt but that he viii
make good.
JIM. Dunn and G. A. Kendall ex
pect to go to Missouri this week tt
look at farming land with a view tt
purchasing.
A.C Bender, who is on the road TO
the Cedar Valley Creamery Go. of Ceda
Rapids selling hand separators wa
in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas BELL and children o
Dyersville were visiting her sister, Mrs
Elmer Carly last week.
A band of gypsies has been camping
near town and the doors in the neigh
borhood have been kept securely locked
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Hatch and MI
and Mrs L. Matthews of Mancheste
attended the meeting of the local chap
ter of the Eastern Star Friday evening
Mrs. Charles Schsnbeck ST.. pssse
away at her home last Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Schanbeck had been ailin
but q short time but serious intestine
disorder developed and an operatlo
was performed Monday from which sh
never rallied. She leaves a HUSBAND
three sons, and three daughters besid
number of other relatives and FRIEND
to mourn her loss. The funeral WE
held Sunday from the German Luth
eran church of which she was mem
Der.
Mrs. Henry Bisgrove who has bee
seriously Ill for some time died at ht
home here Sunday evening at seve
o'clock. An obituary will appear mex
week.
j. B. Fuller and family of Indepen
dence visited at the home Of Henri
Arnold over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dickson who hay
been spending the winter in Florida re
turned Saturday night. They report
most pleasant trip.
Mrs. A. T. Reading is at the hon
of her daughter, Mrs. viii Dudley, VII
has been seriously i'll with pneumonl
but who is at present improving.
LAMONT.
Bertha Donsth is home from Ind
pendence.
E. s. and Hiram Cowles were at II
dependence Wednesday.
Mir. and Mrs. Porters' daughter
Mesdames Davis and Whitman, {
Manchester visited their parents sever
days last week.
w. CT. U. will meet with Mrs. Ge
Foster at her home Thursday at 2:30
m.
John Watt disposed of q large supp
Of nursery stock in Lamont last wee
to the farmers.
Mrs. Mary Bush of Waterloo was
Lamont visitor Saturday and Sunday.
The farmers are very busy putting I
their crops.
The school gave very good ente
tsinment at the opera house Frida
evening;to. IAN OVERLOOKING house. I'll
school did credit to their teachers an
themselves.
Fred Field and son Of Oelwein visite
In Lamont Sunday.
John Berrige snd wife visited Thur
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