Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-01
L. G. Hall of Des Moines is visit

| "A. Alcorn, of EdgewOod, was q
business visitor Thursday.
Mrs. w. II. Huftalen was a guest
of Greeley friends Wednesday.
Mics Reba Splitter began her third
term at Rock Prairie Monday.
Mrs. I. b. Armstrong, of Greeley,
was Saturdays shopper here.
Wanted competent woman to do
housework. Inquire at this office.
/ Prof. Williams of Cornell College
was Manchester visitor the first of
the week.
| Miss Msude Crum has gone to
Hartley, Iowa, where she has accepted
a position.
|. Ed Hruby and Frank Anders a.
tended Hi Henry's Ministries at Du-
buque Saturday evening.
| Mrs. j. A. May and children, of
Independence. were over Sunday visit
ors with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.H. Allen pleasantly
entertained number of their friends
at whist last Wednesday evening.
Miss Mae Strickland visited at
Cedar Rapids last week. She will
teach in Prairie township this spring.
The many friends of Geo. Link
will be pleased to learn that he is rapid
ly recovering from his recent illness.
Gus. Anderson is improving his
mansion by adding thereto colonial
portico to cost six or seven hundred
dollars
Arthur Morgan went to Central
City Tuesday morning where he has
accepted position with the Illinois
Central at that place.
Full particulars of the fire at Earl.
vile last Wednesday are given in the
letter of our correspondent at that
place, on second page.
About 25 of the young lady friends
of Miss Knon Patty gave shower in
her honor at the home of Miss Hllms
Sefstrom Saturday evening.
j. H. Price of Lisbon, N. d., who
has been guest of friends in this city
departed yesterday for Illinois where he
will look after business interests.
The Henderson Stock company
played at the Central Opera House
every night last week The company
received but little patronage at their
entertainments.
The city election held Monday
passed off quietly, but So votes being
cast in the three wards The candi-
dates nominated by the Union caucus
were unanimously elected.
Frank Barr, an old time resident Of
this city, died on March 18th, at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Rutledge, in
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He was
a brother of Mrs. B. II. Keller.
: Barney Kreimer of New Vienna
was Manchester visitor Tuesday and
made this office a pleasant call. Mr..
Kreimer informs us that he will leave
the farm the first of May and move to
Dyersville.
John Wilson was arrested Saturday
evening by Marshall Graham on the
charge of over indulgence In the amber
fluid. He was taken before Justice
Pearse, Sunday morning and fined five
dollars and costs.
The new Carnegie library was
opened to the public Monday. The
building will not be formally dedicated
until sometime this summer after the
cement walks have been laid and the
grounds put in shape.
Marriage licenses have been Issued
during the past week to Moses Lamont
and Mary Kenny, Frank E. Fsrwell
and Mabel Lewis, Wayne b. Ives and
Edith Preussner and Frank s. Kleck-
ner and Mary C.. Howell.
The Court of Columbi an Circles
regular meeting and supper is next
Monday evening, April 9th. A lot of
new members will come in go all men,
bers should be there. Business meeting
at o'clock sharp. Supper at 8.
Howard Allyn of Mssonville went
to Maquoketa Friday where he
represented the high school of this city
in the North Eastern Iowa Oratorical
contest. Mr.. Allyn received third
honors; his subject being "The Sins of
Intemperance."
To head off snide sale of worth
less goods by transient outfit, the
merchants at Waukon. hired a vacant
store adjoining that occupied by the
transients, filled it with an assortment
of goods culled from the various local
houses, and literally swiped all the busi-
ness.
"A number Of the local members OF
The 1. D. o. F. lodge went to Lamont
last Tuesday afternoon to assist the
lodge of that place in the installation of
officers. M. F Leroy of this city made
the principal address of the evening at
the banquet served at the National
Hotel after the installation services.
| Congressman Birdsall in q notice in
another column announces that this con.
gressional district is entitled to another
cadet at the U. $. Naval Academy and
that the field is open to all bona fide
residents of this district between the
ages OF 10 and 20 years. The examin-
alton of candidates will be on May 8, at
Waterloo.
| The K. o. T. M. will initiate q
large class into that order this TUESDAY,
eyening. The decree team of Waterloo
will be present to assist In the cere-
mony. As we 60 to press this afternoon
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