Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29
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Montana.
Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Norris spent
Sunday with Cherokee friends.
The Nebraska Indians are TO play
bali ut Qnssqueton some time soon.
Miss Raffauf of Dyersyille was the
guest of Mrs. B. H. Kellar last week.
Miss Florence Lister was home
over Sunday from her.dutles as nurse in
Dubuque.
Norman Ackley was down from
Mcintyre Sunday for short visit with
home friends.
j. p. Foley of Galesburg, Ill visit
ed his mother and other friends in this
city last week.
Hon. j.. G. Flenniken and Will
Steele of Strawberry Point spent Satur-
day IN Manchester.
-AIrs Mary Slack went to Dubuque
Saturday being called there by the IL
ness of Mrs. Ernie Slack
The entire drug stock of .. p
S,ri.gel burned Monday night. We
did not learn the particulars.
( -Mrs. +. A. Peterson returned last
week from short visit with Nj. and
Mrs. Burt Peterson at llswkeye
j. a. Thomas of Ryan stopped in
Manchester Saturday on his way TO
Oelwein for visit with relatives.
Mrs. G. w. Snyder was called to
Monticello Monday by the serious ILL.,
ness of her cousin, Mrs. ID. q. Jewett.
-Mrs. A L. HOLSTER was vers i'll last
week but is able to be up this week,
pleasurable news to her many friends.
Scott Malven returned to his home
at Albert Lea, MINI Monday after
two weeks visit with relatives ard
friends here.
Al Meyers, the very popular short
order man at the NJ. & o. restaurant,
has resigned his position. John Franks
succeeds MIR. Meyers.
Mrs. Merle Elder Griffith of Du-
buque made hurried visit of few
days last week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Elder.
The Delaware County Telephone
Go. are planting some new poles along
Franklin street that are "stnnners,"
being much larger than the old ones.
I'D Glissendorf who has position
with the American Hoist and Derrick
company at st. Paul, has one finges on
his right hand badly smashed and is
therefore home on vacation while the
wounded member heals.
Will Ward, who has been very Ill
from typhoid fever for 80 long, is able
to sit up little now and Saturday he
took the first solid food he has had
during his sickness. Friends are glad
to know he is on the road to complete
recovery.
every one of them good and worthy of
paying patronage, the good people of
Manchester failed to be as interested as
had been hoped for, with the result that
the association was out quite sum to
meet the expense of furnishing the
course. Hence the resolution.
Marriage licenses of the past week
were issued to Paul j. Gilbert and Eta
g. Fox, b, a. Smith and Fannie V.
Bacon, Theron A. Coon and Ola NJ.
Wilson, Jos. r. Beddow and Catharine
M. Strader, Herman Grimm and Bertha
Kloben, Frank Kelly and Elizabeth
Haas.
Pension Agent Marvin reports two
new pensions; one for A. j. Hersey of
Collins Grove for $40 to be drawn from
September last, and for Henry g. Mer-
Ram of Coggon for Sc from last No
vember. Mr.. Hersey served in Com
pany B, 18th Regiment, New Hamp-
shire, and Mr.. Merriam in Co. K. 18th
Iowa.
Rev. a. o. Pratt went to Chicago
last week where he submitted to an
operation upon his head, hoping to be
ridded of the serious trouble and pain
he has endured so long. The operation
was very successful and Rev. Pratt was
doing very nicely when last heard from,
gratifying news to friends all over the
state. Mrs. Pratt is with him.
II. G. Smith was stricken Sunday
morning with apoplexy and at this
ruesday-writing is very sick man.
One side is paralyzed but Mr.. Smith in.
formed his attending physician this
morning when asked how he felt that
he was "liner than elk; the fact that
he knows all that is going on about him
and his mind is perfectly clear is very
encouraging to his many friends who
unite in hoping he will be able to throw
off the disease and be himself again.
The thirty sixth annual convention
of the Delaware county Sunday school
workers is to be held in this city today
wednesday, and tomorrow. Promi-
nent workers not only of the county,
but of the state as well will be present
and the meetings promise to be q feast
for those in the work. H. j .Schweitert
will welcome the delegates on behalf of
the citizens and churches Of Msnches-
ter, and H. P. Langridge will extend
greeting on behalf Of the Sunday
schools. The sessions are to be held
In the M. Z. church and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
There will be q Missionary Rally at
the M. E. church next Sunday, May 3rd.
Rev. DIR. W. T. Hobert of China will
deliver the address at 1890 in the
morning. DR.. Hobert was in the be-
seiged city of Pekin during the Boxer
uprising. He is an able speaker and
will deliver an instructive address. AT
7:3O in the evening, Rev. w. F. Old
ham, secretary of the Missionary society
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