Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-30

Sam Dixson and family were
DEBORAH visitors Christmas.
| Miss Kate Ford is the guest of
her father, John Ford, at LeMars.
CLYDE Heath of Waterloo is the
guest of relatives and friends in this
city.
M. j. Yoran spent Christmas
with relatives and friends at Traer,
Iowa.
Miss Ina Chamberlain is the
guest Of Miss Thressa Gately in
Chicago.
Letters addressed to B. F. Sawyer
and Chas. Schumacher are uncalled for
at the post Office.
20. E. Huene is at home from a
visit with his son, D. A. Huene, at
Aneid, Oklahoma.
| Mrs. Chas. Hustled of Clear
Lake is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs Rob. Denton.
Mrs. w. H. Searles Of Waterloo
is the guest Of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Glissendorf.
Earl Tabor of Cedar Rapids
spent Christmas with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Alvin Pemble Of Waterloo was
the guest Of relatives and friends in
this city Christmas day.
Miss Avis Goodwin of Cedar
Rapids spent Christmas with re-
latives and friend in this city.
E. M. Carr is expected home to
day from South Dakota where he
has been for several days past.
Ben Gilleas, Division Super
intendent Of the Ill, Central at
Omaha, was in this city Saturday.
Ben Hamblin of Cedar Rapids
was the guest Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Enos Hamblin, over Xmas.
Ed. Simpson and Ed. Dutton,
who have been in South Dakota for
the past six months, returned home
last week.
DIR. T. T. Liddy of Chicago and
Isister, Mrs. A. L. Beardslee, spent
Xmas with relatives and friends at
Littleport.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. jackson and
children of Dubuque spent Christ
mas at the home Of Mrs. Jackson's
father, E. A. Atwater.
Richard Malone, formerly a
resident Of this city but now of
Sioux City was shaking hands with
Manchester friends Saturday,
The cold weather of few days
past has created demand for fur
coats, Gildner Bros. say they have
almost car load to select from.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nunemaker and
son, Frank, of Oelwein, spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs.
Nunemaker's mother Mrs Peter
Rieger, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal johnson of
ISpooner, Wisconsin, are visiting
relatives and friends in this city,
guests Of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. ii. johnson.
Resolve to earn and save money
the coming year for. your future
moods: The way to accumulate a
ieonlpetency is told ny the First,
National Bank in Its new ad.
The Jones Mill Grange will
meet in their hall in Manchester
saturday Jan. 2 1904 at 10 o'clock
"a. NJ. for confering degrees, instala-
ton of officers and banquet.
"A special dispensation has been
granted by Pope Pious allowing
Catholic'sto use fresh meat next
Friday. Mass will be read at St
Mary's church at ten o'clock New
Years morning.
--Lemert McGrew of Cedar Rap
lids is pending the holidays with
his mother and other relatives and
| friends in this city After the holi-
| days he will resume student life in
the Cedar Rapids Business College.
Hon. and Mrs. R. w. Tirrell
will leave here on their second
European tour on January llth for
a San Francisco, where they will en-
bark on thier voyage. They do not
expect to return home until next
fall.
-On Christmas eve the skies were
i bright. and every star seemed
trying
To add new luster to its glow;
But Just as night on morning
breast was dying,
Behold! IA Christmas snow.
The grab sale at j. q. Lewis
Jewely store, came off on Tuesday o.
last week as advertised in the Demo
crat. -Four hundred coupons wer'
lsold. The handsome mantle clocl
Twas grabbed by nigh operate
Q Hart of the Central, Mrs. j. Il
~ Allen was the fortunate winner ofth
$500 diamond ring. Every coup
9 on holder drew prize of more o
e less value, and SO far as we hav
IS learned, every one interested in til
I sale departed therefrom we'll salts
fed with the manner in which it wa
!. conducted, though each one {
y course wishing that he OF she ha
] been the winner Of the clock or tn
:, ring.
With the closing month Of thi
year, Geo. S. Lister retires from til
r ranks of the tradesmen Of this cit,
g with whom he has been identifie
9. for the past thirty years. He wa
+ for several years clerk in the hare
ware store Of Adams Bros. but sine