Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16
Attorney Chas Ransier of In-
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Pasadena, California, shaking hands
with many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hoag and
little son Joseph are visiting rela-
tives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mrs. A. t.. Beardslee and son
Leon departed the last of the week
for visit with friends in Chicago.
Il. B. Capron, a prominent
merchant of Hopkinton, died last
week Tuesday after short illness
of apoplexy.
Anton Mueller, father of Mrs.
r. Rieger, who has been very i'll
the past two weeks, is able to be
up and around again.
Mrs. Peter Rieger is guest at
the home of her son in law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
4 Nunemaker at Oelwein.
Mr.. S. A. Steadman has secur-
ed Kit Wellman of Earlville to as
sist in the harness making business
at the big Steadmans shop.
Mrs. Mic Wiehl and two child
rem returned to their home in Du-
buque,, after pleasant weeks visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. j.
Rieger,
The Mesdames w. G.. Kenyon
and G. w Ferris and little Miss
Jeanette Ferris are spending a
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Kenyon in Chicago.
M. w. Sheldon returned last
Wednesday from long stay at Hot
Springs Arkansas His many friends
are glad to learn that his health was
much benefited by the treatment he
received at Hot Springs.
james Thompson and oldest
son departed last Thursday for
their new home at Waukon, All
amakee county. The youngest boy,
Mr.. Thompson had placed in the
State reform school at Eldora.
Letters addressed to Messdames
Hattie Cain, Agnes NJ. Wilson, Clar-
ence Wight, Misses May Coleman,
A. NJ. Kendall, Messrs G.. w. Tay-
Tor, Chas. P. Warner, Strauser &
Domino, are uncalled for at the
postotfice.
The statement of the First Ma
tional Bank of this city, which ap-i
pears in another column, shows that
this bids fair to be record break
ing year in the history of that insti-
tuition. The undivided profits for
the year already aggregate nearly
twelve thousand dollars.
AS result of the governments
qnadrenial weighing of the mails
which took place last spring, the an
nual compensation allowed the Man
chester & Oneida Ry. Co., by the
postoffice department, has been in
creased from S'349.27 to S4l3.69.
This increase dates from the 4th Of
last March.
Rev Fathers Geirmann and
Maddox, redemptorist priests from
St. Louis, will commence a mission
at st. Maly's church Sunday, Sep
TENDER 81 The mission will CON
tinue here week and at Delhi a.
week Services will be held each
evening during the mission here, to
which mont Catholics are especially
INVITED.
The sale of town lots in the
new townsites along the Great
Western Extension, which we have
been advertising for month past,
has in all cases been successful, but
the sale last Tuesday of lots at Ten
nant was especially SO. The prices
paid for business lots ranged from
$3.50 to $3.50 and for residence lots
from $50 to $1S5.
VIM. McCusker returned Sun
day from Edmonton, Canada, where
heFhadib to visit relatives and
do a little prospecting. He says it
is nice country and the Ryan con
tingent there are healthy and doing
well. The weather however at pres
ent is too cool for growing crops
and it will take three weeks of warm
weather to insure good crop of
wheat and oats.-Ryan Reporter.
The Delaware County Fair at
Manchester last Thursday and Fri.
| day brought out good crowd of
people but a good many complain
that the attractions and exhibits were
not what they should have been.
There is no reason on earth why
Delaware county cannot have as good
a fair as any county in the state,
: but they will have to put new life
into it and change methods before
this can be done. Ryan Reporter.
John Nachtmann, one of the
most progressive of the many pro-
gressive farmers Of Bremen town
3 ship, was business visitor to this
4 city last Thursday and favored this
$ office with visit. He attended the
J, recent school of instruction at the
: Iowa Agricultural college, and sue
cessfully passed an examination on
q the subject Of Judging seed corn
0 He expressed the opinion that if the
9 farmers generally would devote {
I little of their time now and then at.
a tending these schools, which are
: held for their especial benefit, tina
!, they would profit thereby. The
4 next of these schools will be held a
$ Ames sometime during next Jan
uary.
s Edgar Kenyon and his wife
n whose maiden name was Cordeli'
Q Smith, of Cloud County, Kansas
Q are visiting relatives and friends il