Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-16


last in Cedar Rapids.
Miss Dolly Graham Of Dyers
vile visited friends here last Thurs
day.
r. j. Van Antwerp, of Delhi
was a Manchester visitor the first o
the week.
Mrs. w. Lawrence spent tn
last days oflast week with friends il
Cedar Rapids.
Bert Webbcr and wife con
Quoted a stand at the Strawberr,
Point Fair last week
Cecil Hines returned las
Thursday to take up her third yea
duties at Sinsinnawa.
Squire Joseph Gephart, o
Colony, was among the welcome
callers at this office Thursday.
Hugh Hines returned to st
Joseph's College at Dubuque We'd
nesday after the summers vacation
at home.
There will be regular meeting
Of Olive Branch chapter, No As, R
A. NJ, this Wednesday evening t,
which the attendance Of all members
is requested.
Mrs. Atwater and granddaughter
Miss Elizabeth concluded a summer
visit with relatives here last Wed
nesday and have returned to theil
in Trenton, N. j.
IS. L. Cary came back from Chi.
cago Monday morning, returning
that afternoon with Mrs. Cary and
after a day or two spent in that city
they will proceed homeward te
Jennings, La.
We are to have new mail SER
vice each way day. The clipper
will hereafter carry mail between all
points from Dubuque to Waterloo,
such service beginning this We'd
nesday morning.
John Mulvehill of Masonville
was Monday visitor in Manchester
enroute home from Dubuque where
he had been in consultation with DIR.
Gratiot concerning his eyes. A
large circle OF friends are pleased to
learn that Mr.. Mulvehill's eye sight
will be saved though the recovery is
very slow.
"A. HOLSTER returned Tuesday
last, Attorney +. B. Blair Wednes-
day and DR.. H. NJ. Bradley Satur-
day from an outing at the Hoyt
Bros ranch near Fort Lebanon, S. d.
where chickens hunting was the
order of the day, e. H. Hoyt return
ID with Mr.. Blair.
Master Earl Edmunds suffered
accident last Thursday which re-
I'd in a double dislocation of the
Of one arm The young man
en,ing trapeze stunt and in
cfformance fell sustaining the
injury aforesaid. Though painful,
the 1igaments are mending nicely
Jerly's Colts met defeat at
Earlville last Saturday afternoon,
the score being 10 to5 against them
In the second inning, first baseman
Garry Thorpe was hit on the temple
with the ball and laid out for the
rest Of the game. He is carrying a
badly swollen right eye as a result
of his participation in the game.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grin Pierce of Prairie was tax
en- i'll with cholera infantum last
week and after a sickness of but q
few hours died Thursday evening
Little Georgia was only eighl
months of age but she had, even in
SO short time, made place in the
hearts Of those to whom the little
body was lent that now will seen
empty and cold. The funeral ser
vices, conducted by Rev 9. Fl. Tay
lor, were held Saturday at the home
and burial was made at the GENE
terry here.
After nine weeks Of blockade
traffic has again been restored OF
Howard street. The east end resi-
dents Of Howard have for some time
felt-and with iustice-that the,
had kick" coming that SO long
time had been allowed to elaps
after the high water which carrie'
away the bridges before the foot an,
wagon bridge on that much use'
street were rebuilt. Now, how
ever, peace, prosperity and likewis
content are reigning in that quartz
Of our city-and here is hopin
everyone will live happy ever after
ward.
Friends here of Norman Graf
and family will be glad to hear Of
bit of financial success that ha
lately come to him Some time ag'
Mr.. Craig invested in tract Of Lol
isiana rice land-between four an
five hundred acres. Later, he sold
piece Of same, making enough
pay for the cost of the entire acreag
bought. Last week he sold anotht
piece for $1,000 cash, which is
neat sum indeed to clear above Q.
pense, and this, as we understand
is but a part Of the profits whic
will accrue to Mr.. Craig from h
Investment
The young sharper: who hi
been victimizing farmers in westel
Iowa, will not probably reach he
before next year, if at all as fly tin
this season is nearly at an en-
His fake as reported by an exchans
was, to goto the home Of a farmer AZ
ask to be permitted to demonstra
Tho o1,,o IF q ,,raporotioY, ha had +