Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-18
Eugene Ellis returned Thursday

4 Mr. Kleckner of Greeley was in
town last week, working up Insurance.
Mrs. Wilson of Colesburg was q
guest of Mrs. M. E. Holbert the past
/ week.
Miss Olive Tucker Is at home from
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Minneapolis.
The particulars of the suicide of
Geo G. Williams will be found In our
Earlville correspondence.
John Hockadsy, of Burnsdele, Min
nesota, is guest of relatives and friends
in Manchester and vicinity.
j. b. Hosg and W. H. Hutchinson
went to Clinton Monday to attend q
state meeting of the Masonic fraternity.
Mrs. w. A. Hines while returning
from the Library Bazaar Friday even
ing slipped and fell breaking one of her
fingers.
The advertised letters at the post
Office are addressed to Miss Kate Lynese,
Miss Ida Penrod, Messrs. II. Whitehill,
H. l.. Cary, care of Jas. Cary, Will
Downs, J. F. Freeland, Rev. S. R. Fer
guson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reyes are
guests of the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Whitney. Mr.. Keyes is
trav cling salesman for Minneapolis
tailoring house with headquarters at
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The baseball minstrels show will
be held on the evening of March II.
Rehersals are being held every Monday
and Wednesday evenings, and the min
strels will without doubt prove sue
cess.
Lillian Bateman, of Council Bluffs,
was in the city part of last week visit.
ing friends. She departed Saturday for
Chicago, where she will select COM
plete line of spring millinery for the
millinery department at B. Clark's.
Angels Comedy Company, which
was billed for weeks stand at the
Central opera house Cancelled their en-
gagement last Friday. The com
pany was very good for repertoire
company, but lack of patronage caused
them to cancel their engagement.
H. j. VanFleet of Bremen town
ship has announced his candidacy for
the nomination of sheriff at the May
primaries. The race for sheriff this
year promises to be exceedingly interest
ing. Already four or five of the pro.
minent republicans have announced
their intention of entering the race.
Armour Pelly of Dundee met with
serious accident last Tuesday after.
noon. He was working on scaffold
about eighteen feet from the ground
when in some manner he slipped and
fell breaking two bones in his shoulder
and four of his ribs. His many friends
are glad to learn that he is recovering
rapidly from his injuries.
The ladies of w. A. Morse W. r.
G. will fittingly observe the natal days
of Washington and Lincoln jointly, at
G. A. r. Hall on Wednesday evening,
Feb. 10 to which the public are cordial.
ly invited free Of charge. The program
will. consist of PATRIOTIC recitatiops,
songs, selections, etc, which have been
carefully prepared by the Patriotic In
structor.
John Weiser, an old and highly re-
spected resident of this county, died at
his home in Milo township last Tues
day from the result of q fall. Mr..
Weiser was born at Fairfield, Ohio,
Nov. 6, 1919, thus being over SO years
old. The funeral services were held
Thursday forenoon at the house. Rev.
A. w. Caul officiating. Interment was
made in Manchester cemetery.
Mrs. Jennie Walker of Goodland,
Kansas, died at Norton Kansas, Sun
day evening. Mrs Walker is the neice
of Mrs. s. A. Stesdmsn, who received q
telegram Monday bearing the sad news.
The remains will be brought to this
city starting from Goodland Wednes-
day. Mrs. Walker was born and reared
in this city and her many friends here
learn of her death with deep sorrow.
The funeral will probably be held Fri
day.
j. K. Williams, brakeman on the
Illinois Central Railroad met with q
painful accident last Tuesday evening
while engaged in switching IN the yards
In this city. It appears that while set
ting a brake the staff broke, throwing
him to the ground. He was carried to
the Office of Drs. Bradley & Bradley
where on examination his left leg was
found to be crushed between the knee
and ankle and his right leg was badly
bruised and sprsined. His injuries were
Immediately dressed and Wednesday
morning he was taken to his home al
Waterloo.
| Miss Anna Glissendorf and Roy
King were united In marriage Thurs
day afternoon at the M. E.. parsonage
Rev. H. o. Pratt officiating. The
! bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Glissendorf and is bright and
talented young lady. The groom is thu
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper King Of
Milo township and is well and favora-
) bly, known in this city, having gradu
> sted from the Manchester High Schoo
. and having been for some time EN-
ployed in G. S. Listers hardware stor
. and rfs an upright, industrious younl
man. Their many friends extend thei
hearty congratulations to the newt
welded couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Kin
: will make their future home at Nor
Springs, Ia.
II Alfred M. Larrabee was born i
d Erie County, New York, August q