Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-22

Miss Ruth Pratt was the guest
of Winthrop friends last week.
Clarence Lister entertained a
college friend, R. A. Silvias, last
week.
Fred Hruby was out from Du-
baque Friday evening, calling on
friends.
Mrs. L. A. Meder visited friends
ia Edgewood Wednesday and Thurs
last.
Ralph Stetson spent Saturday
and Sunday with Louis Haeberle in
Dubuque.
"A letter addressed to Mrs. Jno.
Rosa Jr. ia advertised as uncalled
for at the post Office.
Miss Irene Cummins of Rock
Valley is the guest of her friend,
Miss May Roney here.
Miss Elva Durham arrived
Friday from Iowa City for few
days visit with home friends.
Mr.. and Mrs j. F. Scharles are
visiting relatives in Ainsworth, for
which place they left on Saturday
last.
Nashua Reporter: Miss Kittie
Ellis Of Manchester came Saturday
evening for short visit with the
Misses Bowen.
Mrs. jackson and son of Cedar
Rapids arrived last Thursday for o
visit with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. II. O. Pratt.
Earl Davis, Ray Durham, Jay
Matthews and Garry Thorpe enjoyed
Ringing Bros. circus at Cedar
Rapids Wednesday.
The place at the Government
Fish Hatchery made vacant by the
resignation Of, Harold Hadley has
been accepted by Carl Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Cary and
Mrs. Craig and daughter, Clara, re-
turned Thursday from a visit with
relatives and friends in Lime
Springs.
T. A. Hurdman and family
have moved here from Lincoln,
Nebr., and are living in the Roe
residence on Union street. Mr..
Hurdman is an architect.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith are
here from their southern home in
Hammond, Louisiana, and will re-
main during the summer with their
son, Henry Smith and other friends
in Manchester and vicinity.
Fred Hruby, mention of whom
we made some two weeks ago as
having been called to the train dis
patcher's Office in Dubuque, has re-
ceived another promotion. He is
now first assistant operator in that
qfics
The Manchester Red Caps play
the Ryan! ball team at this place
Thursday, while the Red Caps are
winning nearly all of their games,
they. will probably have to play
spicey ball to be the winners on
Thursday.
s. E, Turner is pretty busy
an.these days for besides putting
down yards and yards Of cement
walk here at home, he has contracts
in neighboring towns. He spent 8
day last week in Dyersville looking
after his work there.
The fair dates about us in
which our readers are more or les
interested are Strawberry Point
Sept. Sill; Anamosa, August "a
90; Wapsie Valley Fair at Contra
City, Sept. 22-25; Monticello, Sept
Ills; Independence, Sept. Ia
One of our lady friends wa
joked lately on the redness of he
nose and she Immediately put he
tormentor to rout by replying tina
it was simply glowing with admin
alton over the fact that it was no
always stuck in some body else
business.
Rev. H. j. Petran, who ha
been filling the Presbyterian pulp
during the vacation of the pastor
Rev., Kirkwood, is spending thi
]. week at his home in Albert Lea. H
will return however to hold morn
ing and evening services next Sab
bath.as usual.
Clifford Keagyi is riding about i
a handsome new rubber tired stan
hope and all the young ladies in on
city are having dreams created b
Manchester modistes so that if thei
friend asks for the pleasure of thei
company, they will be gowned az
cording to the rig.
James McCarren and siste
Miss Jennie, returned the'first of las
week, the latter having joined he
brother after his graduation at til
Law. University Of Ann Arbor
take.a very enjoyable trip includin
Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebe
They also visited an aunt in Detroi
enroute.
The few of us who have bee
asserting that it was cheaper to d
thai to live may have to change o,
minds directly. A few days as
there was an important meeting
over hundred coffin and cask
manufacturers in the CITY of D.
buqpe, the object Of the gatherir
being to arrange aschedule Of pric
of their wares and now they ha,
raised the price of burial applianc
especially of Goffins and casket
For ourselves, it costs too much
die and we'll live on a few da