Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18

/ lLCAtOy ouu eOu fAIlhuS were
Des Moines visitors last week.
j. b. Mather departed yesterday
for Nebraska on a business trip.
Mrs. j. b. Hoag has returned from
her visit with relatives at Minneapolis
VIII Strain, of LsPorte City YVES
the guest of Manchester friends Satur.
day.
Pred johnson, OF Chicago, is the
guest of relatives and friends In this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Paul, of Des
Moines, are guests of friends IN this
city.
MIR. and Mrs. F. F. Merriam, of
Des Moines are visiting relatives in
this city.
p. f. Madden and family have
moved into the w. A. Roe residence on
Union street.
MIR. and Mrs. Thos. Kent mourn
the death of their little day old baby,
which died Saturday.
Clyde Heath who is firing on the
Illinois Central is the guest of relative
and friends In this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Alvin johnson, of
Dubuque, spent Sunday with relatives
and friends in the city.
Fred Cornish, editor of the Bould-
er (Montana) Age is the guest of his
mother Mrs. Ellie Cornish.
Ben Smith goes to Cedar Falls to-
day where he will resume his studies in
the Iowa State Normal School.
County Attorney Cloud and Post
master Lucas, of Earlville, were Man
chester business visitors Monday.
Quite number of Rebekahs from
Greeley and Delhi attended the meeting
of the local lodge Monday evening.
viii Friend departs the first of
next week for Leavenworth, Washing
ton, where he will make his future
home.
Miss Lillian Bateman has returned
from Chicago and is again on duty in
the millinery department at Il. Clark's
store ,,.t
The Declamatory contest held at
the High School Friday WAS we'll
attended. Miss Anna Lein won the
first place.
The Meeting of the township clerks
and trustees of Delaware county held
at the Court house last Thursday was
largely attended.
MIR. and Mrs. Del. Snyder, of Prim-
CHAR, Iowa, are the proud parents of a
baby boy born Tuesday March 10.
Mother and son are doing well.
Marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the past week by Clerk Georgen to
Julius Berg and Mary Cornwell, and
Hiram j. New and Anna Cook.
Asa Caldwell passed away lest
Wednesday at his home in Monticello.
Mr.. Caldwell was a brother of Mrs. w.
Clark and Mrs. e. Marshall of this
vicinity.
-Lemmert McGrew who is student
at the Cedaf Rapids Business College
was an over Sunday visitor here, the
guest Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. McGrew.
Mrs. Geo. Sellens died Sunday fore
noon at her home in North Manchester,
Services were held at the st. Pauls
church. Interment was made in the
Manchester cemetery.
John Haltmeyer of Durango, Du-
buque county, who recently purchased
the Ed Stimson farm southwest of
this city, arrived here Tuesday morning
with his stock, farm machinery and
household goods.
The new switch board for the Della.
ware County Telephone Company is
being placed in the Company's offices in
this city. We understand that the
phones now in use will be taken out
and better instruments will take their
places.
"A. r. Acres has resigned his
position as operator with the Illinois
Central r. r.. Co at this station and
will leave this week for Van Meter, Ia,
where he will visit relatives and friends
Chas. Heath, who has been employed
as operator at Scales Mound, ILL.,, fol
some time past, is now night operator
at the station here.
Herb Stoner, the we'll known bast
ball player of Earlville, has signed t.
play with the Dubuque league team tn,
coming season and will report in tina,
city about the first week In April. Herl
has caught behind the bat on the by
ersville team for several seasons and Il
q good steady player. The Dubuque
manager is figuring on using him ii
the field with a change behind the bat
Stoner is also figured on as sur,
batter.-Dyersville News Letter.
| Hiram j. New and Miss Ann
Cook were united in marriage las
Wednesday evening at the home of tn
brides uncle, Mr.. Ed. Cook, of Coffin
Grove township, Rev. A. w. eau
pastor of the Baptist church of thi
city, officiating. The ceremony wa
witnessed by only near relatives of th
contracting parties. The bride is
J bright and accomplished young lad
I and enjoys the esteem of large circl
: of friends. The groom is The son {
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. New of Masonvill
! and is an upright and industrious youn
! man. Mr.. and Mrs. New have gone I
housekeeping on the farm of til
, groom's parents at Masonvllle. The