Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05
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Ss-Ihos. Given, now OF IenStrlke,
MINI. }. is visiting Manchester friends.
Miss Mamie Ocker, of Greeley,
was Manchester visitor Saturday.
Mrs. DIR. Donnelley Of Ryan
was a Monday gnest with relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Patton of
Ehler spent last Friday in Man
CHESTER
Mrs. R. Fl. Denton entertained
the Euchre club this Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss May Sheldon was ill and
away from her clerical duties several
days of last week.
The Misses Grace and Faye
Ford returned last Wednesday from
their visit at Elk Point, S., D.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Jackson of
Cedar Rapids, visited over Sunday
with Rev. and Mrs II. O. Pratt.
Miss Jennie Grassfeld of
Marion arrived Monday and is n
guest in the L. t. Grassfeld home
here.
B. Clark writes that he will
join Mr.. Hoyt at Portland the 5th-to-
day-and together they will be home
the 9th Sunday.
Miss May Roney and herfrien
Miss Irene Cummings were Thurs
day and Friday visitors with friends
| in Independence.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith de-,
parted today Tuesday for Emmets-
burg where they will visit their
daughter, Mrs. Kate Bush
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Crane
returned today-Tuesday- to their
home in Volga City after pleasant
visit in the H. G. Smith home.
Mrs. Minnie Funk, of Jennings,
La, who has been a guest in the
John Funk home here for the past
three weeks, is now visiting relatives
in Edgewood
Miss May Strickland, a Della
ware County teacher, departed Sat
urday for her home in Cedar Rapids
where she will spend the remainder
of her summer vacation.
The Messers Clark Satterlee
and Jess Lewis and the Misses
Annette Tush and Floy Cooley
spent Sunday in the pleasant
Ocker home near Greeley.
Will Friend is expected home
from Leavenworth, Washington,
where he has been since early
spring. Mr.. Friend will resume his
position in the Press office.
Letters addressed to Miss Celia
Powers, Miss Lizzie Flaherty, Miss
Daisy McEverts, j. w. Warehime,
Jos. j. Fuchs, Charley Mier and
John Kuhule are advertised as un
claimed at the post office.
MIR. and Mrs. George Hamblim
are anticipating very pleasant trip
through the east during the next
month. They start today, Wednesday,
for visit in Illinois whence they go
on toaNew York and other of
the eastern states.
| Harry P. Toogood entertained
last week Wednesday evening in
honor of Mr.. Chas. G. TRULY Of
Joliet, Iil, atT six o'clock dinner.
! Those who partook of Mr. Toogood's
/, hospitaiiiy.With Mr.. TRULY were the
Messrs, Clarence Yoran, R. A. Dun
ham and: Glen Dixson.
Floyd Copeland will hereafter
, assist, Postmasser and Mrs. Summer
sides and Chief Clerk Roe in ou1
post office, taxing the place Of Ralph
> Stetson, who leaves, soon to enter the
Iowa State College at Alnes 1,,.i
place made yqSaRaif Car i BEING al
filled By Arthur Morgan.
The White caps went up to the
| Point last Friday and the second
team there ratherwalloped them, the
score being ten to five against the
| w. Cs. Our team was minus fielder
and catcher, and though the sub
stitutes were 0. X. the steam work
suffered in consequence. The boys
haven't been beaten but three times
this season, two of these defeats
comingfrom the Spring Branch crew
| OF strong arms.
lightning killed horse and a
two year old heifer on the Elias
4. Pinch Jr. farm, about mile and a
half east of town early Monday
morning. A second horse was also
badly shocked. There were about
fifty head of horses and cattle in the
pasture; these three, which were
standing near the wire fence when
the lightning struck same, being the
only ones touched. The horse that
was killed did not belong to Mr..
Pinch and we were not able to as
fcertain as to whether it was insured
or not. The other two animals
were Mr.. Pinch's property and he
carried insurance on them.
Last Tuesday afternoon number
of the Manchester ladies had dinner
and supper on the picnic grounds
up the river, Commodore Lewis of
the Snale, assisted by James Nc
Carren as first mate, taking the party
upand back These are the ladies
who were in the group: The
Mesdames Lister, Kennedy, A. s.
Blair, Russell, McCarren, Williams,
Amsden, Granger, Tuttle, Goodell,
Brooks, Boynton, Doggett, Armstead,
Whitney, Hoag, Will Boynton. A
special reporter was sent to the pier
to interview the ladies of the crowd
but to our sorrow, the Young man