Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-15
John Cameron was an over Sunday

e. III. Hoyt has returned to the
,nch at LebanaD, South Dakota.
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Norris spent
M few days of last week in Chicago.
Charles Kuebler, of Mt. Vernon,
ms last week visitor in Manchester.
~. }. j. Holisler, of Wadeha, was d
pieasantt ss.&:inass caller in Manchester
Tuesday.
State Dairy Commissioner Wright
was Manchester visitor q few days of
last week.
Ross Dixson is home from DEBORAH
for u few days visit with his parents
and friends.
Geo. A. Acres and family are oc-
cupying their new and pretty residence
on Ftanklin Street.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, new Easter bonnets We're not
much in ey ieDce last Sunday.
-Mrs. Earl Bronson is visiting her
mother, Mrs. j. w. May, and other rel
atiyes here, having come last Friday.
Clarence Lister WAS home over
Sunday for the Easter vacation from
duties at the State University at Iowa
City.
Miss Miles was the guest of friends
In Chicago part of last week and this,
her visit including attendance at rand
opera.
Grant Jewell, jeweller at Lamont
was accidentally shot last week through
the hand by the explosion of his revol-
yer in drawer.
Roger Stoy has gone to Manchester
where he will work for the j. l. Case
T. NJ. Co. the coming Water
loo Times Tribune.
Miss Daisy Dunham is visiting her
sister Eiith in Chicago, where the latter
is taking u course of instruction in
kindergarten work.
VIM. Quick, who has spent the
winter IN California, returned last wet
to his Lamont home looking well aid
hearty after his sojourn in the land of
flowers and sunshine.
ID. +. Riddell departed Sunday
evening for his home in Decatur, ILL.,,
after spending the past three weeks in
assisting in the division of the big
Riddell q Co. stock of dry goods.
Mrs. G. G. Hopkins has arrived in
the city from Manchester. The lady
joins her husband who has recently ac-
copied the Office of superintendent OF
the American Cooperage company's
plant. Journal.
d. G. Foster and daughter, Kittie
of Wood, were in, the city a few.days OF
last week en- route for visit with
friends at several points in California
Mr.. Foster has some thought of taking
up homestead in California in which
event Mrs. Foster and the two sons viii
follow later on.
The Methodist ladies held their an
nual dollar social last Friday evening, t
fifteen cent supper being served and
added to the dollar fund. The weather
of the afternoon and evening was s,
bad that only about hslf the ladies who
had promised to earn the required ON
hundred cents were unable to attend
When ali have been heard from the
society expects to clear 500 from tn
social and supper
The Presbyterian ladies gave 8
dinner and supper Saturday in tn
Sherwood building on Franklin street
The weather was not propitious for
crowd but the vituals were none til
less appetising for that fact. Th
ladies took in about $3S. This societ
is forming for itself a large reputatio
for being successful tinRnciers, haviD
earned. we understand, in their sewers
suppers and bazasrs this past yea
more than $500.
The verdict in favor of the plain
tiff in the case of Minnie CLAM agains
tire Q. NJ. 81 St. Paul Ry. Co.. tried i
the district court of this county yea
or more, has been affirmed by Ii
supreme court and the judgment ell
tered in her favor has been paid by tt
railroad company. The action we
brought by Mrs. CLAM to recover IL
damage to her crops caused by fl
set by ane of the company's locomotive
and for personal injuries sustained /
her in extinguishing the fire.
In the storm of Friday night, tt
barns on the Fred Durey farm abo
three miles south west of town no
rented by Mr.. Holman, were stru
by lightning and together with some
their contents burned to the groul
Mr.. Holman discovered the fire in tir
to save his horses, colts and COWS,
seven head of calves persisted and
also lost about six ton of hay and
cutter. Will Aldrich lost new binc
and other farm machinery, which
had stored on the place and Pc
Boardway is minus between ninety a
one hundred dollars worth of baled
left there pending his need of it at
feed store here. Mr.. Durey had ins
ance to the amount of 100000 on
buildings, aside from which what bu
is q total loss to the several owners.
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Here is the experience OF farr
near Centralla. Ten years ago he
an X mark on silver dollar and ca
to town and spent it with a mercha
Before the year WAS ort he got
marked dollar back for poultry
spent 1t again at Centralia. f
times in six years that dollar CO
home to him for produce and Il
other times he heard of it In the pc
cts of his neighbors. The last time
got it in change, nearly four years
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