Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-18
See the Reyes Tailoring Co.'S,

thanksgiving Gay.
Ed. Conger was out from Du-
buque over Sunday.
Steve Popham returned Friday
from South Dakota.
Richard Butterield has been
quite i'll for some time.
w. A. Bort is spending two
weeks with Hopkinton friends
III. B. Hoag departed Tuesday
for Carlsbad, New slexico, on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Morse spent
Sunday at the +. E. Patton home at
Ehler.
Mrs. F. B. Doolittle of Delhi
was a Monday shopper in Manches
ter markets.
j. +. Carr and Mayor Hesner of
Lamont were Monday visitors with
Manchester friends.
Atty Parkins and Paul Rim
mer of Delhi, were business visitors
to this city yesterday.
Fl. ii. Lawrence is badly laid
up with an injured foot, crippled by
a horse stepping omit.
DIR. and Mrs. Bowker returned
Monday evening from an extended
visit with Independence friends.
John Gildner of the firm of
Gildner Bros, was in the city Mon
day, returning that evening to Nora
Springs.
"A light snow storm visited
this section Monday, and as we go
to press (Tuesday) afternoon tits
decidedly chilly.
e. E. Gildner is, here and will
assist i. handling the custom at
Gildner Bros, during the remainder
Of the season until the holiday rush
is over.
The thermometer registered
only 8above at half past six this
Tuesday morning and all the young
people are planning on skating
Thanksgiving day.
Con Wareham and Tom Smith
Of the Point were here Saturday. the
latter taking with him on his re-.
turn colt that has been in train
ing under G. Boulier's direction.
M s. Rigef supreme secretary
of K. L. e. P. will meet with the
Dairy City Lodge Monday evening
November %. A good attendance
is desired as there will be special
work.
Charley Pratt is again able to
get about without the use of crutch-
es, which have been his necessary
companion for some time past be-
cause Of injuries received from fall
ing off q ladder while painting
farm house.
The Mesdames Chas. Thorpe
and Caro- Sabin entertained sixteen
young ladies last Friday evening at
the Thorpe home with finch and
other games. The girls report a
very pleasant evening and a de-
licious supper.
Clerk Georgen's records show
a light business the paststwo weeks
in the matrimonial bureau Of his Of
fee, two permits to wed being the
snm total of his work in that line.
They were issued in favor Of Albert
w. Jones and Gretrude Roller and
B. Aucutt and Francis A. Hurd.
r. @. Hegert, the new cutter
for the Reyes Tailoring establish
ment, has arrived from Amboy, ILL.,,
and his family will remove here
later. Mr.. Hegert is very pleasant
gentleman and as tailor has few
superiors. His father before him also
of this profession, conducting al
large merchant tailoring establish
ment, and Mr.. Hegert himself has
spent six years in Toledo, Ohio,
with the leading tailor Of that city.
Mr.. Reyes was very fortunate to Sc
cure the services Of SO competent a
man.
In the regular Monday morn
ing talks by prominent business
men and club women of Manchester
before the High School pupils, our
young people are receiving a
liberal education that is very
acceptable connection with their
book work. A recent short
lecture on Art, especially the etch-
ing, by Mrs. Boynton was of much
interest, and timely inaslnuch as a
desire had been expressed by many
to know how those rare etchings on
exhibition at the Library Art Elk
hibit were made. Next Monday
morning an equally profitable hour
will be spent with the Hon. q. w.
Durham, who will speak from the
High school rostrum on 'The Iowa
State Legislature.
There are many in this county
who are personally acquainted with
W. A. Jones. for many years one of
the most prominent business men
Of Buchanan County. The follow
ing regarding him are taken from
the Waterloo Courier: ..'Quite a
pathetic life story is that Of w. A.
Jones, the veteran stock buyer Of
Buchanan county, who has recently
moved to Columbus Junction to live.
From position Of plenty in the hey
day of his business career he has de-
scended to one Of penury. Probably
no other man in Buchanan countyhas
bought so many hogs or cattle as Mr..
Jones. He bought SO many of the
former that people called him Hog
Jones. This title was not given in a