Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-30

glAlS WYNN.
MIR. and Mrs. L. A. Douglas
spent Sunday with Ryan friends.
DIR. and Mrs. Scott are in Chi
cago for a ten days visit with friends
j. w. Turley of Masonville was
a Manchester business visitor Satur-
day.
Mrs. Matt Snavely Of oelwein
was last week guest with relatives
here.
Dennis Magirl ST., Of Ryan was
business visitor in Manchester
Friday.
John Nett Of Earlville was a
business visitor here last Wednes-
day A. M.
Mrs. Rosa Summers and daugh-
ter Of Ryan, spent Thursday in
Manchester.
n. j. McKeever of Nashville
pleasantly called on Manchester
friends Saturday.
Mrs. J. w. May was last week
guest with her son. DR.. John May,
at Independence.
Mrs. W. lmons and two child
rem Of Earlyir were Sunday visitors
in the Chas Mell home.
Mr.. ay AIRS. Hubert Carr and
daughter, Virginia, spent Sunday
with relatives at Waterloo.
Ticket Agent Boardway of the
M. q o. is taking a short vacation,
which he is spending in Chicago.
James LeGassick and grand
daughter, Miss Lottie, of Earlyille
pleasantly called on Manchester
friends Monday.
Clinton Lusk arrived Friday for
q few days visit with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Lusk is employed in
a clothing store at Newton.
Editor Joseph Mccormick and
Will McC ormick spend Sunday in
Chicago and during their absence
Merton Cox attended to the publ
cation fthe Herald.
Winthrop Review: A. NJ Bird
made business trip to Manchester
Saturday. /. . !, Roy Morse was a
passenger for Manchester on Mon
day evenings passenger train.
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The passenger going south on
the /. g. to Cedar Rapids and the
Clipper going east in the morning
changed time Monday, the former
arriving at 8:2O and the latter at
$3.50.
Among the names of those
prominent in this years session of
the Upper Iowa M. E. conference
at Ceder Rapids last week, we note
that DR. Dittmer was member Of
the committee on credentials and
Rev H. O. Pratt was on the com
mittee to confer with similar COM
inittee from the Iowa Conference
concerning the boundary question.
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Buaby vas in Manchester
Monday and though we hate to fore
lbode the near approach Of winter,
yet we feel it is due our readers to
warn them that the cold season is
verify upon us. We know this be-
cause the Colonel, who is what is
termed o tramp print" migrates to
the south land in the winter likewise
to the North in the summer, and il
is q never broken rule that his APP
pearance here is always a sign that
it is time to get out furs and start
the furnace.
Saturday was the sixtythird
birth anniversary Of q. o. Harrison,
and a number of his friends went in
that evening to assist him and his
guide" wife to celebrate the
suspicious event. A very handsome
briar pipe was presented to the
host, and that comfort, peace and
plenty may be Mr.. Harrison's lot
during many years yet to come is
the wish, not only ofthose who
enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison on Saturday even
ing, but also Of a host more Of
their friends.
From a last weeks program Of
the attractions at the Orpheum at
Los Angeles, we note that Mr.. and
Mrs. Bloom Lew Bloom and Jane
Cooper were doing the star act in
that theatre. This is what Los
Angeles paper said Of them: LEV
Bloom and Jane Cooper are the best
l of the new arrivals. Bloom does {
tramp act which is distinguished
most Of all for its remarkable resem
blance in makeup, costume anc
general toggery to the real thing. NJ
mplti-colored patchwork for Bloom
just the tawdriest, plainest kind O
s.looped and Widowed raggedness.'
He also has good joke or two; h,
says among other thing that h,
doesn't drink water for fear Of rust
ing his iron constitution"
The Crop Bulletin for weel
ending September %, 1903, says
q This has been an ideal week 10:
ripening the belated crops, ane
advancement Of usual fall work
The temperature was about normal
with drying winds, and more thai
the usual amount Of sunshine. TIL,
week closed with light rains, follow
ed by a moderate frost on the morn
ing Of the 9th, which caused nj
material damage to any field crops
Reports indicate that corn binder
are at work in all districts, and
considerable acreage will be put in
to shock to save the valuable fodder
Except in limited areas which sui
.fered most heavily from storms ant
floods renorts from the fields ar