Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-23

Harry Allen is home from New
Castle, Wyoming.
Nick Lang of Strawberry Poin
:. was a business visitor in Manchester
Monday.
Miss Nell Penny of Masonvill,
was pleasant caller on Manches
t ter friends last Saturday.
Mrs. Ed. Moore arrived home
Thursday from her visit with hel
{ parents in South Dakota.
The Friday Afternoon Clut
have planned nutting picnic fol
I this week Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Pat Smith received tele.
{ gram Sunday calling her to hide
pendence where her sister svery i'll
The Tourist Club will be enter
tanned for their first meeting of the
present club year in the beautiful
home of Mrs. II. f. Arnold.
-Alonzo and the Misses Edith
and Mertie Wells departed last week
for Mt. Vernon where they will enter
4 Cornell for the ensuing year.
/ John Mulvehill, who is travel
ing for the OBrien Vanishing Co.
of South Bend, Indiana, was a Sat
urday caller with friends here
The Mesdames A. NJ. Sherwood
and w. N. Bcynton will entertain
| a number of their friends at five
o'clock tea this Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Keagy
entertained at six o'clock dinner last
week Tuesday, twelve guests enjoy
ing the hospitality Of this pleasant
home.
Miss Olive Ruggles who is a
member of the Sweet Glover Com
pany passed through Manchester
from independence to Cedar Rapids
Monday,
Captain j. F. Merry departed
last Thursday for New Orleans, the
trip through the south keeping
him away from home probably until
the first Of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G.. Kennedy
are anticipating a pleasant winter
sojourn in Oregon, where they both
hope to find a climate beneficial to
their respective healths.
Miss Emma Hutchinson cele-
brated her birthday last Tuesday by
entertaining at her pleasant home
on Fayette street an lumber of friends
at cards on that evening.
Mrs. F. Z. Patton Of Ehler was
an over Sunday guest with her par
ents here and returning with her
was Mrs. Will Crosier and baby
who will remain for weeks visit.
Rev H. O. Pratt delivered his
last sermon for this conference year
at the M. E. church Sunday and
this week, he is attending the an
nual Conference of the Upper Iowa
Methodists in session at Cedar Rap
ids.
Mrs. G. W. Storey stopped at
Fonda last week on her way home
from her South Dakota visit andwas,
therefore, not an arrival with her
husband on Tuesday as expected. At
Fonda she was a guest with Mr. and
Mrs. L. w. Chandler, the latter of
whom is expected here for a visit
SOON Isl
Last Tuesday evening, Mrs. p.
E. Triem in her usual delightful
manner entertained number Of her
friends in honor Of Miss Helen
Granger, September 18th being that
| young lady's birth anniversary.
Miss Granger departed Thursday
for Chicago where she will resume
her vocal studies for the winter.
The funeral services of the late
~. 0. Stevens, which were held at
Earlville Saturday were attended by
| a number from here, among whom
we noted Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hocka-
day, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Marvin,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maurer,
Hon. Geo. Durham, and the Mes
danes Sanborn and j. A. Strickland
Mrs. Marvin and Mrs. Stevens are
sisters.
Charles Cawley has the thanks
Of this Office for several copies of the
newspapers published at Nome,
Alaska. They are up-to-date pub
locations and indicate thrifty bust
ness conditions in the far northwest.
| Mr. Cawley has many friends in
4 Delaware county who would rejoice
|if they should learn that he had
struck pay dirt in the golden cold
| land Of America.
i Friends here Of Mrs. Lottie
| Pierce Roberts are anxiously await
ing another letter to know if she is
to be home visitorthis winter. Mrs.
| Roberts is with her husband in
the Philippine islands and from a
letter written August End, and re-
ceived by Mrs. Pierce last week, it
is learned that she is not in the best
of health anda return to thel United
States may be considered necessary.
While her return to Manchester
!, would be anticipated as pleasure
: by her many friends here, still all
: hope foGfMrs. Roberts that her sick
ness may not be in any degree ser
T Iious and that her next letter may
announce her recovery.
Crop Bulletin for week ending
!, September 81, 1903, says: The first
! half Of the past week was unsea
sonably cold, wet and cloudy, ane
8 the last three days were fair and mucl
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