Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-06

her Brnkman of gluten.
Manchester visitor last
Ray. Father o ares,n spent Wednee
day last with Rev. Father Rowe il
Strawberry Point.
Regular meeting of Manchester
Lodge No. 165 a. +. u A. NJ, Saturday
evening, May 9th.
Clifton Hitler, who is student al
Epworth Seminary, was home last
Saturday and sunday.
Regular Conclave of Nazareth
Commandery No. 80 X. I. this Wed.
nesday evening. A full attendance is
desired.
The Manchester Telephone Co.,
has increased its rates for the use of ite
phones, twenty five cents per month, OF
$500 per year.
Mills Gertrude Anderson was q
member of a delightful box party at
tending Mansfield's Julius Caesar in
grONuu4u o idst sodlutudys
Mrs. Bessie Anderson Dewey and
little daughte, Miss Jeanette, of To-
ledo, Ohio, are here for months visit
with relatives and friends.
The Euchre Club met with Mrs. w.
d. Hogan last week and this week Mis-.
II. o. Harris viii entertain the ladies of
the club also at the Hogan home.
The large barn of Dan Sarks who
lives near Thorpe burned to the ground
last Friday night together with II head
seof cattle and horses. The fire is
thought to have caught from lantern
used in doing chores.
The Misses Florence Atwater and
Nell Cotter spent Saturday and Sun
day in Dubuque, guests in the J. F.
Jackson home. The young ladies
heard Mansfield as Brutus in Julius
Caesar Saturday evening
The Dyersyille bowling team de-
feated local team of bowlers at the
Malven alleys Thursday afternoon by q
total of 4S pins. This is the first time
this season that Manchester has been
defeated on her own alleys.
-Mre. Garwick, sister of Mre. Geo.
Hitler, and Mrs. Dial, both of Ched
wick, ILL.,, and Mrs. Rogers of New
York City, were the guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Geo. Hitler the latter past of last
week leaving Saturday afternoon for
the west.
Word received Monday by Mrs. H.
o. Pratt from Revsill Tstt bore the
pleasing news Of his steady PROCESS to-
ward recovery. The wound made by
the sattsH szas beAiing rapidly and
RAv. Pratt was going to be able to
walk out on that dsy, Monday, n
The Senior class of the High
School, which by the way is an even
dozen 10 number three boys and nine
girls--are fortunate to have secured
Senator John P. Dolliver to deliver the
graduating Grafton. The exercises will
be held in the Opera House the evening
of May 2sth.
Hon. NJ. +. Leroy returned last
Wednesday from an /. o. o. F. business
trip to Des Moines and Iowa City. AT
the Eastern Iowa District Association
meeting heldin the latter city on Tues
day it was determined that Cedar
Rapids should be the place of all future
meetings of the association.
The Friday Afternoon Club helG
their final meeting of the study yea
week ago Friday with Mrs. A. NJ
Sherwood, the meeting being mainl!
for business attendant upon the election
Of officers for the coming year. Mrs
Boynton was reelected president of the
club, aposition she has held with grea
credit to herself and of benefit to, ant
to the entire satisfaction of every mem
Der of this club for succession of tel
years, Mrs, Hattie Hunt was mad
vice president, Mre. f. Hall, secretary
Mrs. Lily Allen, treasurer ard Mrt
Jane Bronson, librarian.
The fire at Ryan last Tuesday II
the Up Striegelydrug store burned tn,
entire stock belonging to that gentle
man, the brick building belonging
j. A. Thomas having its walls lei
standing Mr.. Striegel had S2SOO In
surance on his drug stock and M
Thomas carried $500 on the building
Concerning the fire the Ryan Reporte
said: The origin of the fire is a myster
1t appears to have started in the celia
but as there had been no fire In III
building for several days Mr.. Strieg
Is at loss TO account for 1t. "
understand that Mr.. Thomas will r
build at once and the chances are 60,
for Mr.. Striegel being in business at Il
old stand within month. Our wstt
works system is certainly a perfect on
we had plenty of water and pressure
the time and the system has certain
been given thorough test.
The fire fiend was abroad in De
ware county lay week. The Frank Pc
er farm northwest of town suffer-
therefrom to the extent of DWELL
house on Monday noon. The day "
very nice and while Mrs. Louis il
muth (whose husband rents the pla
was getting dinner in the SUNNI
kitchen, she left the windows of
front part of the house open. 1t
thought that sparks from the short p
chimney which was placed low in is
ing from the summer kitchen, flew
at these open windows and as the n
came in from the field at noon Il
discovered the flames bursting from
windows and doors of the main p
while Mrs. Jarmuth, busy with
2 cooking, was still unconscious of
conflagratioE. A part of the hol