Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-23

Sunday with Manchester friends.
Rev. Kirkwood attended dis
trict Presbytery at Hazelton las
week.
Bert Ellis Of the independence
Bulletin journal was home owe
Sunday.
John Bartsche of Route No. i
was an exceedingly welcome visitor
, with sthe force Saturdaylast.
Mrs. A. A. Anderson was /
guest with friends in Cedar Rapids
from Thursday last to this Monday
Ed Conger, who is connected
with the Dubuque Enterprise, was
Sunday visitor with parents and
friends here.
Miss Bessie Edmunds attended
tho wedding Of Charles e. Hpyt and
Miss May Grannis at Fayette las,
Wednesday evening.
Ben Mather spent Sunday with
home friends returning Sunday
afternoon to Independence, where
he is employed at the hospital
Mrs. A.W .Stearns and Miss Jen-
ME L. Holmes spent last week in
Chicago, where Miss Holmes attend
ed the dress makers convention.
Albert King was an over Sun
day visitor with home friends, re-
turning the first of the week to
work at the asylum at independence.
Edgewood Farmer: DIR. NJ. NJ.
Newman was business visitor in
Manchester Saturday. His son,
Dwight, who is attending school
there returned with him and re-
NAMED over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Bradford is home
from a visit with Mrs. Carrie Too
good Chaffee at Armenia, N. d. A
part Of the visit time was spent with
Mrs. Toogood at Shoreham, sum
mer resort in Minnesota.
We are requested by the
! community to announce that the
democrats Of Prairie township will
hold a caucus at the Stewart School
house Friday evening, October 9, at
1880 P. NJ, for the purpose of nomi-
mating a township ticket.
How to become wealthy, is what
we all wish to know, and any aid
rendered to attain step end is dssir-
cable. One way, and good one, is
pointed out in the First National
Banks new advertisement, which
you should not fail to read
The ticket, on which the Dubu-
que party Of seventy five travelled
last week, cost $3.50. It was just
a small strip Of paper naming the
roads over which the party were to
travel and did not limit them to any
certain number Of passengers
Coggon Monitor: Mrs. R. l..
Weeden was in Manchester Satur-
day. 7 9 Nelson DeWoody was in
Des MONIES the first OF the week.
d 9 Fred Richardson Of Manches-
ter was visiting relatives in town
Tuesday. q u 9 w. M. Clemens
was in Manchester between trains
Saturday
The j. j. Mulvehill farm, which
you will see advertised for rent else
where herein, is a highly cultivated
tract with splendid Improvements.
The renter who is just moving off
is returning to Illinois, else such an
opportunity would not be opened to
our renter readers. This farm has
not been rented, as eraneously
stated in the Delaware County News.
That the residents Of this coun-
ty are prospecting, in spite Of the
trusts and combines, is evidenced by
the fact that the statement Of the
Delaware county Bank published in
another column, shows deposits to
the amount Of over $43S,OO0, and
that the bank is prospering is shown
by the fact that it has surplus
fund Of $4,000, and undivided pro-
fits exceeding $4,000.
The Northeastern Iowa Teach
ers' association hold their tenth an
nual meeting at Mason City, Octof
Der Is, 16, II. Charles Emory
Smith Of the Philadelphia Press, ex-
Postmaster General, is the chief
speaker Of the session and other
men Of note including Presidents
Seerley of Cedar Falls and Storms
Of Ames and State Superintendent
Barrett will deliver addresses dur
ing the convention.
Dyersville Commercial:-J. w
Davis, of Manchester, was in Dyers
vile Monday transacting business
Y s Martin Koopman transacted
business at Manchester Tuesday.
Willard Goldman, editor of thu
Delaware County News, Manchester
Iowa, transacted business here Satur
day 9 9 Barney Naber trans
acted business at Manchester Tues
day. = g Bert Cox, assistan
postmaster at Earlsille, spent Sun
day in this city
Elkader Democratic. d. Roe
Of Downing, Wis, stopped in tow
Monday evening and reported3a pc
culiar event in connection with hi
losing horse a year or so age
The horse had been lost track of 70
over year, when Mr.. Roe got wor
it was.a Manchester, Ia, and h
left forthat place and succeeded i
proving his property. The partie
who had the horse in their posses
sion claimed that they had pickle
it UP as a stray, but as 300 mile
was quite distance for a horse