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

Dds in this city.
III. Price, of Lisbon, N. d., is the
IF friends in this city.
10y Hilton of Lamont was q
s1ess visitor to this city Monday.
deputy Sheriff Morgan was a
Dyersville business visitor Tuesday.
IS j. p. Ball and Geo. w. Penn of
Delaware were county seat visitor Mon
\ day.
The Olive Branch Chapter No. 4s,
Il. A. NJ. will meet this Wednesday
'eniug.
e Hal. johnson, of St. Paul, is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
II. johnson.
Evan Penny has quit railroadiug,
and is going to work for en- Wiltmeyer
near Barryville.
Armour Pelly of Dundee was the
guest of Manchester relatives and
friends part of last week.
Mrs. Lou Bronson is in Chicago
this week attending meeting of the
dressmakers' association.
r. I Sisein, of Ames, Ia, deputy
of the Yoeman Brotherhood, is in the
city for a homestead here.
j. u. Hoag returned Saturday from
hunting trip in Missouri. He reports
ducks plentiful in that locality.
Il. W. Goen, editor of the Indepen-
dence Conservative, was a Manchester
business visitor part of last week.
The Misses Sarah and Lena Sloan
of Strawberry Point are visiting friends
in this city, guests of Miss Belle Armi-
stead.
"A goodly number of Odd Fellows
from the local lodge attended the Odd
Fellows encampment at Independence
Thursday.
-Abner and o A. Durham depart
ed for Beaver City, Neb., yesterday,
where they will be the guests of their
brother, James, for week or ten days.
Mrs. Jennie Brown was the guest
of relatives and friends at Walker last
week. She returned home Wednesday,
accompanied by her cousin, Miss Grace
Brown.
The many friends of Harry M.
Kenyon will be pleased to learn of his
promotion to the position of private
secretary of Vice President Harahan of
the Illinois Central railroad.
Joshua Widger has bought an out
tit and is now operating o ten cent de-
livery in this city. Thuse having work
in his line should bear this in mind and
give the old soldier fair share of same
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Pierce went to
Carlsbad, N. M, last Wednesday. Mrs
Pierce's health has been very poor and
the move was made in hope that the
change of climate would be beneficial
to her.
Manchester was visited by burglars
ssst Tuesday night. The thieves broke
Into Hockaday's meat market and the
NJ. s. o. depot. They secured little
over three dollars for their evenings
work and risk.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Mary
Brown, care of Barton Breach, Hilma
Perison, Messrs. Fred Packer, Harry
Plunkett, E. II. Halfhill, Geo. w. Hor-
lick, Max Meserve, Chas. jackson,
Roland H. Mccall, and j. P. Cooper are
advertised as uncalled for at post office.
Report of school taught in the
Coleman district, Adams township:
Number of days taught 40; total num-
Der of scholars enrolled 20; average at
tendance II. Those neither absent or
tardy were Nellie Duffy, Nellie, Mary
and Harry Coleman. Maude Flint,
teacher.
--Rowley Il johnson have rented the
Excelsior laundry to w. A. Knittle, of
Dubuque, who took possession last
Monday and will continue the business
at its present location. Mr.. Knittle is
an experienced laundryman and is
thoroughly competent to handle the
large and growing business which has
been built up by the retiring firm.
President Roosevelt will make an
extended speech making tour of the
western states early this spring, and
will probably pass through Manchester
on the afternoon Of June End. Hi
tinerarcy includes stops at Ft. Dodge
Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Dubuque
spending the night in the last named
place. On his tour he will speak, fol
the most par. from the rear platform Of
his train, and the people In this Vicinity
would heartily welcome short stoI
and speech from the President at THU
place.
james Fowler, Of Honey Creek, hal
been in town several days, in training
we supposed, for bout with Sheriff
Fishel and the other candidates for tn
UluSI 4Ol GuC
nomination for sheriff. But Jim say
that there is no foundation for the ru
NOR that he will make the race, an
the other candidates may rest easy o.
that score, so far as his Individual effort
are concerned, but he cannot control hi
friends should they persist in maxim
him q candidate, and should thei
effort be crowned with success, 1t woul
be clean cut case of the office seekin
the man, an exceptional occurrence !
republican politics.
Thomas O'Hars, son Of Mr.. an
Mrs. Michael O'Hara, who live net
Coggon was instantly killed by tt
the bursting of balance wheel on
wood saw last Thursday. Mr.. O'Hsl
ypith oouaro1 okbaro vuo,