Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
Miss Georgia Scothorn visited
at Lamont last week.

relatives at Lamont last week.
Belle Armstead spent last week
with relatives at Strawberry Point.
Mrs. Healy of Dcs Monies is a
pleasant guest in the III. w. Law.
renee home.
Mrs. M. F. Cunningham and
daughter, Ollie, are visiting friends
at Bemidji, Mimi.
Mrs. Minnie Funk left last week
Tuesday for Minneapolis, where she
will visit for a couple Of weeks.
Harry Huene is home far va
cation. Harry is in his senior year
at the Northwestern Medical Uni
versity at Chicago.
Samuel Williamson and sister,
Miss Florence return today to their
home at Sloan after an all summer
visit with relatives in this county.
The Misses Beulah Larrabee Of
Forestville and Florence Williamson
Of Sloan were last week guests with
their aunt, Mrs. Edith Bronson,
here.
Nell Davis and wife and chill
dren are home from spending a one
week vacation with friends at Straw
berry Point, Forestville, Winthrop,
Edgewood and Masonville.
james McC arren left last Tues
day for Oklahoma where he will
prospect for suitable point for the
location of well educated lawyer.
Should Mr.. McCarren find such a
place he will remain definitely.
Word received last week informs
us that the Messrs. G. S. Williams
and w. d. Mailman, both of whom
formerly lived at Dundee but who
have lately been residents of Min
neapolis, are now living at Sank
Center, MINI.
-Earlville, according to the Man
chester visitors present, did herself
proud last Thursday We saw the
balloon ascension and it was far and
away the best ascension and para
chute leap we ever saw. Manches
ter sent a big delegation down for
the day and the old town was pretty
dead from ten until six.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Dodge return
ed last Wednesday from Mime
apolis where they had been for a
number of weeks caring for their
daughter, Mrs. G.. S. Williams, who
was seriously i'll. Mrs Williams
submitted to an operation during
their stay with her and they brought
her home with them. 1t is to be
hoped that parental care will do
much to bring return Of health to
the invalid.
The Library Festival last week
was success, over $33 being real
lied from the sale of ice cream and
cake, coffee and doughnuts. The
program was thoroughly enjoyed,
the only disappointment being in
the nonappearance of Mr.. d. G.
Sutherland with his bag-pipe num-
Der. Mr. Sutherland was not able
to appear as announced. The advent
of the Queen of the Northland with
her retinue of servitors was a par
ticular pleasing and effective num-
Der. -
Strawberry Point Mail Press:
The Misses Hernia and Opal Wells,
Henry Sheldon and George Schug
spent last Thursday at the fish
hatchery near Manchester. y
Word was received here from
Thorpe Tuesday of the death of little
Clifford Pollard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Pollard Of that place.
Dan Glass drove to Manchester Fri
day to the Quaker Mills with some
Of his this years crop Of wheat
which he says is the best he has
raised since he began farming.
One Of the happiest social gath
erings of the summer was an in
formal party last Thursday evening
given by the Mesdames L. Durham
and j. L. Sullivan at the home of
Mrs. Durham. Two tables were
surrounded for six handed euchre-
and after series Of games appetis-
ling refreshments were served Be
fore goodnights were said, each
guest was presented with prize
this feature Of the entertainment
being one Of the happiest thoughts
Of the whole evening.
From the Highland, Wisconsin,
Press, we take this complimentary
mention Of our boys, the Manchester
team having played two games with
Highlands: The Manchester boys are
Iallssnappy ball players and on the
diamond or about town act as per-
feet gentlemen. All of which is a
'lsplendid advertisement for the little
| Iowa city thirty-eight miles west of
! Dubuque. Should they appear
! again in Highland as ball team or
separately all will be accorded well
come. These two gentlemanly ball
games will tend to encourage future
patronage.
Dyersville Newsletter: Frank
Vorwald and family Of Colesburg
visited with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Vorwald, in this city
:. Monday. q !. u Miss Louisa Kloster-
} man, a former Dyersville girl, will
soon be married to Matthew Kneip
at Remsen, in the near future. The
young lady is a daughter of Frank
Klosterman, who formerly worked
for James Armstrong in this city.
! . = Miss Ella Vorwald departed
on "Wednesday IF Loot ,vaak fnr San