Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

-lflldner BROS show the, --latest
styles of overcoats in their new adj.
: "A. E. Peterson has an exquisite
. line of new Japanese china ware.
: Allen & Storey are making q
special run on boys sweaters this
: week.
: Chas. Pabel of Ryan was a
business visitor in our city last
!, Wednesday.
Il Harry Allen spent last Thurs
day with very dear friends at Straw
i berry Point.
$ New Fall styles in shoes at E.
Il. Grassfield. A splendid ladies
shoe for $500.
q Postmaster Richards Of Edge
wood spent several days Of last week
on business here.
II. s. Doty Of the firm of Young
& Doty, was last Wednesday visit
or at Strawberry Point.
!. -G. s. Amsden left yesterday
for Cocoanut Grove, where he ex-
poets to spend the winter
DO not neglect the opportunity
to be offered you October 25th by
Harry Stewart, the grocer.
You will not forget that Car
hart 4 Nye areto given away a Coles
Hot Blast stove Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. A. d. Hunt of Coggon
was last Thursday guest with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson in this
lefty.
Mesdames Cllas. e. Bronson
and Byron Bronson spent the
first of this week with friends in
Chicago.
Mrs. Berdina Tucker Briggs
arrived last Tuesday from Minneapol-
is and is spending a few days with
her parents.
Mrs. W. A. Durey went to
lWaverly last Thursday where she
is guest with her daughter, Mrs.
india Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Gregg and
son, Paul, Of Upton were the guests
of friends in this city from Friday
to Sunday last.
II, W. Robinson Of chicago
was last Wednesday arrival and
is the making pleasant visits with
various friends.
Mrs. L. w. Chandler Of Fonda
expected today and will remain
through the week, a pleasant guest
in the Geo. Storey home.
Miss Nell Hamblin is attendingl
the Cedar Rapids Business College,
having gone to the Parlor City for
that purpose last Wednesday.
The Universalist ladies took in
over $500 at their chicken pie
supper last Tuesday evening. The
quiet which has been in process Of
railing for sometime was won byI
Mrs. Sherm Harris.
The stork made kindly visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.
Philip last week leaving them up
on his departure dear little baby
girl whose birth days will all be num-
bered from the 18th of October.
Ryan Reporter: Joe Striegel,
who is now employed at Manchester,
was in Ryan Tuesday. . /.
Miss Bertha Mitch, Of Manches-
ter returned home Tuesday morning
after visit here with her sister,
Mrs. James Odenbaugh.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Sarah
Caldwell Misses Maud Knight, Opha
Blair, Messers Stanley, Terry G. w.
Taylor, Will Fritz and E. v. Parkln
are advertised as unclaimed at the
post office and unless called for on
or before Nov 2.will be sent to the
Dead Letter office.
y. G. Neiman Of Earlville for
several years past the most
prominent dealer in agricultural in
eplements in this county, has gone
into voluntary bankruptcy. His |
assets are scheduled at $4,000
and his liabilities in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. Mr.. Neiman is a
hustler and will no doubt soon en-
gage in active business again.
Another accident in the /. @.
yards occurred last Thursday night
at near ten o'clock. Brakeman
Hickson, until that day employ
ed in the I. G. railroad yards at
Waterloo, was making his first trip
as brakeman Thursday. The story
Of the accident is that Mr.. dickson
was walking over the cars as they
were switching on side track and |
his cap blew off. In attempting to-
catch it, he lost his footing and fell
in such manner that the train ran
over him, completely severing the |
head from the body. In the fall, |
too, one of Mr.. Hickson's legs was
broken. The remains were taken
to A. d. Browns undertaking es-
Enlistment and later taken to his
home at Waterloo.
will H. Thompson, the we'll
known business man of Union town.
ship, recently returned from visit
down east" Since his return, says
the Hopkinton Leader, he has
"been doing business rapidly since he
came back. In addition to buying the
Bacon farm of 80 acres, which now
increases his realty holdings to SIS
acres, he was over at Independence
this week and took block of stock
with the Palmer Hubbard Co., and
contracted with the company to
| take charna Of thai,. fold ,no,.ls o.,d