Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-09

Robert Barr returned from
Rochester, Mimi, Friday.
Bert Hockaday spent Friday
visiting friends in 60.
Miss Nettie Hockaday spent
Sunday with friends at Edgewood.
20. G. CLARK Of Forestville is
visiting sister in Hawarden, Iowa.
DIR. A. w. Bergman of Mt. YER
non is business visitor in Manches-
ter.
Mrs. Wn. Moran Of Masonville
was Thursday visitor in Manches-
ter
The second Grab Sale is on at
Jess Lewis. See his adv. for par
ticulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Duggan of
Ryan were Manchester shoppers
Thursday last.
Mrs. Ben Gilleas, wife of Supt.
Gilleas Of the Illinois Central, Of
Dubuque, lis the guest Of friends
here.
The NJ. & O. are advertising
for every day in the year 1917 dis
count on all ticktes sold anywhere
within l66 miles Of Manchester.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Heinrich,
Mrs R. Heinrich and Mrs. w. j.
Heinrich took the NJ. & O. Wednes-
day for a two! weeks visit with
friends in Stanley.
The Mcclure Magazine are Of
fering the months of November and
December free to those who sub
scribe now. Mcclure is one Of the
best dollar magazines published.
Pure horehound drops are for
sale at the Lawrence & Green's drug
store and they are really effective
against that ticklish cough that is
bothering so many Of us these days.
The farm home in Buck Creek
neighborhood owned by Geo, Cline
was burned to the ground last We'd
nesday while Mr.. Cline was remov-
ing his goods to another place be-
longing to him. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Cline of Ryan, were married on the
same day were to have occupied the
place.
"A Life Insurance Investment
has again proved to be a valuable
asset in Manchester. the $4,000
policy held by the late Roy A. Cool
ey in the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York having been
paid last week when Mrs. Cooley re-
ceived the company's check for that
amount.
John Prentice, former resident
of Colesburg and man with many
friends in Delaware county, died a
week ago Friday at his home in
Alta. Mr.. and Mrs. John Merton
and James Prentice of Colesburg
and Mrs. w. 7. Wood and and A..
L. Prentice of Earlville all want to
Alta to attend the funeral service
The Baptist ladies at Waukon
recently issued a cook book and a
local insurance agent advertised on
It's front page in this wise: "Be-
fore trying any of the following re-
cipes see A. B. the life insurance
man. Siuce the appearance of the
book, it is said, that one advertiser
has been going down town only
after dark and wifi probably keep
rather shady until the trouble blows
over.
Fire set from sparks from pass.
ing locomotive came dangerously
near burning the barn on the Chas.
Sheldon place last Wednesday
night. Indeed, for time it was
feared the wind would carry the
flames across the road and onto the
+. N. Sheldon house. AS it was,
in spite Of the assistance Of the
neighbors, Messers G. Sheldon and
G. G. Pride lost number Of tons
of hay which will make moneyed
loss in the hundreds.
twill be a source of much
pleasure to the friends Of Homer
Harding, formerly a Greeley boy, to
hear that he has been appointed
general agent Of the Colorado Mid
land Ry.. with headquarters at Salt
Lake City. While in Salt Lake
visiting last week Mr.. Harding was
given the appointment, and to show
the esteem in which he is held in
that city, the Mormon choir give
three private recitals at the taber-
nacle in his honor. The salary at
tached to Mr.. Harding's Office is
$1,000 year Greeley Home
Press.
"A hog worth $40 or $l2 has
cost Emmett county between $4OO
and $500. A man living neal
Baskerville stole a SOW from one .ot
his neighbors and was arrested and
found guilty before justice of the
peace. He appealed the case to the
district court and it occupied the
court for the greater part of the
week. Four or five attorneys talk
ed for half a day and thirty-fye
| witnesses testified in the case. The
accused was acquitted City
4 Herald.