Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
TIE Strain farm near Masonvllle is

Floyd Peet, editor of the Edgewood
Journal was q Manchester visitor Tues
day.
The X of p. lodge will give dance
at the Pythian hall, Thursday evening
March 9Th.
Hon. w. II. Norris departed Thurs.
day on trip to California. He expects
to be gone about three weeks.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Edna
Palmer, Messrs. 10y M. Blakeney and
Geo. w. Smith are advertised at the
post office as unclaimed.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ehler attended
the wedding of their grandson, Joseph
Ehler, to Mise Charlotte Litzinger at
Oelwein last Wednesday.
Mrs. w. A. Nunemaker returned
to her home at Oelwein after visit
with her mother, Mrs. Peter Rieger,
who has been very sick the last two
weeks.
Permits to wed were issued by
Clerk Georgen during the past week to
z. Goldman and Mrs. E. S. Dodge,
and W. F. Kragenbrlnk and Ida L. w.
Niemsn.
There will be special meeting of
Olive Branch Chapter No 48 this We'd
nesdsy evening. Work on the p. Nj.
degree. All members are requested to
be present.
MIR. and Mrs. W. A. Roe of Des
Molnes were in the city last week, call
ed here by the death of Mrs. Francie
Roe. They departed for Sterling, ILL.,,
yesterday afternoon.
-"The Boy Tramp" at the Central
Opera House last Friday evening drew
small attendance. The play is one
of the best that ever appeared in this
city and merited much larger attend
ance.
-"Skel" Roach, who will be re-
membered by the Manchester base ball
fans, and who pitched against the local
team couple of years ago, has ac-
cepted the position as coach for the
Michigan University ball team the
coming season.
TX. E. Baskerville, of Madison, Wis
consin, M. r. Baskerville, of Water
town, South Dakota, Mary Watts, of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and viii
liam Baskerville, of Iowa Falls, were
guests of their mother, Mrs. Job Bssker-
vile, last week.
AT the meeting Of the firemen held
at Firemen's Hall last Tuesday the
following officers were chosen: J.. j
Goen, Chief; j. c. Foster, LIST Assistant;
E. II. Hoyt, 2ud. Assistant; Chas. Pet
erson, Chairman; E. H. Hoyt, Secretary
and R.-R. Robinson, Treasurer.
Having rented his farm, Mr.. Watt
son Childs will on Wednesday, March
| 4. sell at public auction on the premises
two miles east of the North Manchester
school house, large number of cattle
and other property. For particulars,
see his "Public Sale" notice in another
column.
Monday evening the committee
having charge of experimenting the
building of the new Carnegie library
turned the building over to the city
council. The work of removing the
books from the old library to the: new
has already commenced and the books
will be in place in two or three weeks
for the use of the public.
Editor Ram, of the Press, is at the
National Capital, as delegate from
this state to an editorial convention.
While there he will probably do little
lobbying for his friends the trust lead
ers, and obtain instructions as to the
course he must pursue In order to re-
tain their friendship. Soon after his
return home his announcement as to
who should be the next republican can
didate for the presidency may be looked
for.
Miss Eva Grapes and Geo. f. Van
Auken were united in marriage at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tillman Grapes, last Wednesday
evening. Rev. A. w. Csul officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Tillman Grapes of Collins Grove
township and is bright and accom-
plished young lady. The groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. VanAuken of
Collins Grove township, and is an in.
dustrious upright young man who
numbers his friends by the score. This
marriage unites two of the most highly
esteemed families of the county and
their host of friends wish them success
and happiness throughout their married
life. Mr.. and Mrs. VanAuken will &c
to house keeping on the VanAuke en- farm
in Collins Grove.
The Clifton Hotel at Cedar Rap.
ids burned to the ground last Frids!
morning. The hotel was full of guest
and the flames which were discovered
about 2 o'clock in the morning, hat
gained such Roadway that it was al
most impossible FORTH guests to maxi
; their escape from the building. As the
result of the fire six persons are know
to have persisted and two are as yet I'm
accounted for. Many of the guest
saved their lives by jumping from tn,
windows. Dwight Finch of this cit!
/, was among the guests of the hotel OF
!. the fatal night, but succeeded in making
3 his escape minus part of his clothing
j. U. Winninger, formerly tailor o
r this city but now resident of Water
Q loo, was also among the guests and es
+ capped with few slight injuries.
st. Paul's Union Sunday School q
9 North Manchester appropriately obser1
y ed last Sabbath as Washington's brit
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