Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is, 1908.
Oscar Smith is a Chicago business

itor.
w. E. Gildner is business visitor
fore Springs.
l!kiss Melia Graves is the guest Of
friends in Waterloo.
The city, schools will close Friday
for the usual weeks vacation.
w. N. Knittle have leased the Ex-
celslor laundry of Rowley s. johnson
y. M. Morris of Masonville was q
Manchester business visitor Monday.
-Chas. Leigh marketed Is six months
old hogs Thursday which averaged 25(
lbs.
Mics Jennie Holmps attended the
dressmaker's convention at Chicago last
week.
Warren Dickinson of Dubuque
visited friends in this city part of last
week.
Louis Qnickmeyer Of Richland
township was Manchester visitor
Saturday.
kit Edmunds is at Aberdeen, South
Dakota, looking after bis land interests
in that section.
Old settlers say that never in the
history Of the county, were the roads az
bad as during the past week.
-Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Blake, OF
Masonville, visited at the s. H. Morgan
home In this city over Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Allen of In
dependence were over Sunday guests of
relatives and friends In this city.
Peter O'Hare and son, Harry, Of
Waterloo, were over Sunday visitors
with relatives and friends in this city.
Mrs. r. a. Denton pleasantly enter.
tanned q number of her lady friends at
six handed euchre last Wednesday
evening.
e. H. Hoyt departed the first of the
week for Lebanon, s. ID. Leslie Hoyt
is expected to arrive nome some time
this week.
Miss Mabel Montgomery, of Boone,
Ia, is the guest of friends in this city.
She was formerly teacher in the High
School In this city.
viii Ward of Mcintyre, Iowa, or
rived here Friday. Mr.. Ward has been
seriously Ill and his many friends will
be glad to learn that he is rapidly con-
valesclng.
j. B. Hosg and w. H. Hutchinson
were at Bellevue this latter part of last
week hunting They brought home
nineteen ducks as proof of their skill
10 the use Of firearms.
AT the adjourned meeting of the
council rooms last Friday evening a
resolution was passed authorizing the
laying of sewer In the alley between
Butler and Fsyette streets.
The Carnegie Library will not be
opened Thursday, the date set for the
opening. Owing to the illness of Libra
rLen Jones it.has been found necessary
to postpone the date until Monday,
March 80.
-Mesdames Grant Ruby, G. NJ.
Heath care of Chas. Ash, Misses Nellie
Terry, Susie Kaufman, Messrs. Leon
Millard, A. Allen, and Clarence Ash
have unclaimed letters at the postoffice
in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. CIV. Durham are now
domiciled in their new home on their
farm just east of town. Mr.. Durham
has been in poor health and takes up life
on the farm in the hope that 1t will prove
beneficial to bis health.
"A wreck of q special freight about
three miles west of this city tied up the
trains on the Central for several hours.
The train consisted mostly of empty
cars which were thrown from the track
by defective rail. About twelve cars
left the track, four of them going dow1
Z the embankment About 200 feet Of
track was torn up and 1t was necessary
to lay side track around the wreck be
fore traffic could be resumed.
Mrs. j. Britt died at her home II
Union township last Tuesday, aget
70 years. Mrs. Britt was one of th,
early settlers of this county and had tn,
esteem of all who knew her. She leavel
to mourn her death six children: Mrs
P. Flanagan, Mrs. Mary Sullivan, P
II. Britt, M. j. Britt and Thomas Brit
ell of this county and John Britt o.
Valentine, Nebraska. Her husband
died about two years ago. She was
devout member of the Catholic churcl
and led a true Christian life. Tn
funeral services were held at the Cath
Ollie church at Delhi Thursday morn
Ing.
Friday evening of last week q fare
well reception was held in the psrlurs o
the Congregational church in honor o
w. A. Friend, who has gone west 70
his health. Although the weather an
other circumstances were not favorabl
to large attendance, quite q larg
company took advantage of the occs
sion to show their regard for one VIII
has been most faithful and efficien
worker for all good objects. The ever
ing was pleasantly spent In social intel
course, though the enjoyment of thoa
present was considerably marred by th
sadness of parting. Mr.. Friend d
parted Monday morning for Leaveu
worth, Washington, followed by ii
sincere good wishes of his many frieno
In this city.
We learn from the independent
Bulletin Journal that DR.. j. A. Nc
formerly of this city but now located [
Independence Is in Old Mexico whe
he has gone in the interests of the low
Sonora Mining Company a corporate