Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-02

WEDNESDAY, DEC. q, 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Thrill spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Au
rora.
Fred Collard was home from
Cedar Rapids to spend Thanksgiv.
ing.
Mrs. j. q. Hadley spent satur.
day with Mrs. VIM. Ball at Della.
ware.
e, Huey of Golden was bust
ness and pleasure visitor in the city
Friday.
Mis-. Odenbaugh Of Ryan was
a last Wednesday visitor with her
parents here.
Mrs. Betsy Harris is expected
home this week from visit with
her sister in western Iowa.
Mrs. Hayden Of Minneapolis is
the guest Of her sisters, the Mes
danes Hutchinson and Hoag.
MIR. and Mrs. D. B. Allen spent
q part of last week with Conductor
/, and Mrs. Hart in Cedar Rapids.
"A very timely bit of advice to
rural route patrons was crowded
out last week, and appears this week
in another column.
An interesting letter from F
O. Flint, who with Senator Dan
Young, is at Carlsbad, New Mexico,
appears on our correspondent
page.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Harris are
visiting relatives at Aurora and
other Illinois points, whence they
will Ego to Chicago for the fat stock
show this week.
Gildner Bros. have been giving
away gentleman's and boys furnish
ings for the past three weeks on
special days. See what they are
giving this week.
The Court of Columbian Circles
will hold their annual election of
officers at their meeting next Mon
day evening, December Z. "a full
attendance is desired. q
The NJ. & o. have a large list
OF excursion rates advertised for
dates during December and Janu-
airy. If you are contemplating "a
trip, better watch their locals.
Letters addressed to Misses
Clara Barrins, Cora Bohan, Mrs.
Irene Frentress, Mr.. Robt. Symods
and Ed Vanbarger and advertised
as uncalled for at the post Office.
Do you want the Iowa Home
stead and its special editions for the
coming year? Ii so, we have arrang-
ed 80 that we can furnish them and
the Manchester Democrat one year
for $500 payable in advance.
by an oversight we failed to
call attention to the statement of
Delaware County State Bank, pub
lished in the Democrat last week.
The showing made is splendid
one, the time and sight deposits
aggregating over $40O,OOO.0O.
The First National Bank of
sthis city publishes in this Issue its
report made to the Comptroller Of
Currency, on the 18th inst. By
referring to it, it will be seen that
it is prospecting as indeed it has
ever since it commenced business.
u. O. Barrsof Strawberry Point,
was in Manchester Wednesday
taking home with him for the
Thanksgiving vacation his daughter
Maud, and son, Lindsay, who are at
tending school here, the former be-
ing q junior and Lindsay a first
year student.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter,
Miss Gertrude, leave today-Tuesday-
with Herbert for Chicago where the
latter resumes his business college
duties and the two ladies continue
their journey via the Santa Fe rail
way to California where they will
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Hogan de.
lightfully entertained at MONDAY
dinner Thanksgiving day, covers
being laid for eighteen. These
were their guests: Messrs. and
Mesdames t. and b. Harris, G.
Keiser, Geo. Storey, j. D. Hogan
and w. Fl. Hutchinson.
1t is said that pouch o.
throughimail from St. Joe to Min
neapolis, was stolen from the Chica
10 & Great Western depot at Del
vein early in the month. The mat.
ter was Kept first until the discovery
of the mail pouch and hundreds Of
opened letters in shock of corr
two miles south of Oelwein a few
days ago:
Lamont Leader: Edward Rol
returned Saturday from Mancheste
where he has spent week visiting
friends. 9 . Mrs Myers, of Du
buque, and Mrs. Reynolds, of Man
chester, were guests at the J. g
Goldman home for a few days tn
first of the week. . Fred Ret
was business visitor in Mancheste
Monday. = o 9 Mrs. Anna Black
burn is int.Manchester taking med
ical treatment for her face.
"A very quiet affair Of week be
fore last was the house party give.
by Mrs. NJ. Brown to twelve Of he
lady friends on Friday Of that weel
The ladies arrived early and spen
the forenoon at euchre, this gam
being succeeded by a one o'cloc
dinner that was sumptuosity perfec
s After partaking Of which the ladie