Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25

reiatives ana friends IN this cly.
Mrs. I. W. Lampmsn is ,covering
monis.
Mrs. Sarah L. Johnson, OF Chicago,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
I'D. b. Allen.
"A special song service will be 10.
dered at the Congregational Clutch
Easter Sunday.
Miss Ruth Crum is at home from
Oshkosh, Wis, where she has been at
tending college.
-"Kslamity" Thorpe is making ex-
tensive improvements on the interior of
bis store building.
ID. @. Sutherland is on the program
for the entertainment to be given by The
Greeley schools Friday evening.
The Henderson Stock Company are
playing weeks engagement at the
Central Opera house this week.
DIR. w. A. Daniels and wife Of
Trser, a,,were guests of their daughter,
Mrs. M. j. Yoran, over Sunday.
LN-Mra. John Oakley returned from
I sntral City last Friday where she was
called by the illness of her father.
&C. M. Gould of Esrlville was q
Manchester business visitor Tuesday.
We acknowledge pleasant call.
The Knight Templars will hold q
special service at the Congregational
church Easter Sunday in the afternoon
Frank Reiger, who is employed as
attendant at the Cherokee hospital, is
the guest of relatives and friends in this
city.
Will H. Seaman came home last
week for vacation from Toledo, Iowa,
where he has been q student in Western
College.
The young ladies of the Congrega-
tional church are invited to meet at the
home of Mrs. A. w. Stearns, Thursday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
Permits to wed have been issued
during the past week by Clerk Georgen
to Guy R. D. Smith and May Miller
and w M. Gore and May Nichols.
Rev. and Mrs. H. o. Pratt departed
Tuesday morning for Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where 1t is hoped Mr.. Pratt may
regain his lost health. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pratt will probably make an extended
trip to the south.
Misses Edith and Mertie Wells,
Kate Ford and Ruth Graham and
Messrs. Bert Matthews, Asa Cunning
ham and Clarence Yoran, students Of
Cornell College are spending their spring
vacation at home.
As per adjournment the district
court convened In this city last Monday
morning, Judge Plat presiding. Con-
siderable business has been disposed of
and 1t is probable that the court will
adjourn sine die today.
The mail carriers are having some
very unpleasant experiences as result
Of the muddy roads. Several of them
have been obliged to walk long dis
tsnces. in several instances the carrier
walked over hisentire route. .sa
Phil Pawley has resigned his posi-
ton as section foreman on the NJ. &. o.
and has accepted position in the
yards Of the Illinois Central at Cedar
Rapids. Mr.. Pswley will begin bis new
duties about the first of next month,
Fred Briggs has resigned his posi-
tton as mail carrier for the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad, Floyd Copeland, who
has been messenger boy for the Central
will take the place resigned by Mr.
Briggs, and Frank Sedgwick has accept.
ed the position Of messenger boy.
"A. A. Holllster returned Sunday
from business trip to Michigan. Mr..
HOLSTER reports that the Macarthur
Single Mills located at Bruce Crossing
burned last Thursday. Mr.. Holllster
is president Of the McArthnr Company
and the largest bulk of the stock In the
company is owned by Manchester
capitalists.
The Invincibles Of the Manchester
bowling league defeated the Hasbeens
last Thursday afternoon and Monday
evening. The Hssbeens took the scslps
Of the cowboys in one of the fercest
contested games of the schedule. The
final game of the league will be
played Friday evening between Lewis
Invincibles and the Hasbeens.
| The city election will be held Mon,
day, March 80, at which time the cleo
tors Of the city Of Manchester will selec,
Mayor, City Solicitor, Assessor and az
alderman for each of the wards. Til,
polling places will be as follows: 1st
ward, s. A. Steadmsn's harness shop
End ward, Council Rooms and 3rd ward
Geo. Storey's residence on Gay street.
Miss Katherine Commerford, Wit
has been successful and popula
teacher In the Esrlvllle schools for thu
past four years, has changed her PLAN
for the future and made no application
, for the schools for the coming year
The board met at the secretary's offic'
Monday evening and elected Mis-
Orianna Wesche as her successor. w,
regret losing Miss Commerford as I
teacher. -Earlville Phoenix.
This little story In verse was told las
3 week by county exchange: He didn'
: have dollar; he didn't have q dime
His clothes and shoes were looking jus
. as though they'd served their time. H
8 didn't try to kill himself to dodge mis-
fortunes whscks. Instead, he got SOM
ashes and he filled FIVE dozen sacks
> Then, next he begged dollar. In tn