Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-21
-Miss Mayme Carey is at home from

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| Niles Olive Tucker is the guest of
relatives at Minneapolis.
] j. A. Thomas, of Ryan, was an In
dependence business visitor Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Dorman are the
proud parents of baby boy born SUM-
day.
Mrs. Mary Flemmine, of Delhi, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. q W.
Barr, last week.
MIR. and Mrs. F. +. Merriam of Des
Moines are guests of relatives and
friends in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Wade brown of Ft.
Wayne, Indiana, are guests Of relatives
and friends in this city.
MIR. and Mrs. John Bremner and two
children, of Usage, are guests of Mr.
aud Mrs. Ii. A. Granger
"A permit to wed was granted by
Clerk Georgen during the past week to
Herman Rasche and Anna Hahn.
Owing to the serious illness of w.
s.. Jones, G. o. Torrey has charge of the
undertaking business of the former.
Mrs. Ola Edmunds departed Mon
day for two weeks visit with relatives
and friends at Omaha, Neb.
The junior basket ball team was
| defeated by similar team at COggOn
Saturday afternoon by score of II to 6.
The many friends of W. S. Jones
regret that he has been quite seriously
Ill for the past two weeks. His condi-.
ton lie now improved.
Miss Nellie Psrvin of Cedar Rapids
and Miss Nina AlbeIsoa of Washing
ton, Ia, we're guests at the W. Ii.
Norris home last week.
Mrs. A. o. Stranger, of Falsmouth
Mass, is the guest of relatives in this
city being called here by the serious ill
ness of her father, Rev. b. M. Amsden.
Mr.. Amsden is reported to be improv-
ing at this writing.
Jesse Lewis went to Independence
last Friday where he acted as referee at
the basket bhll game between Indepen-
dence and Waterloo. The game was
holly contested. Independence winning
by score of 20 to 10.
The Dyersville bowling team came
up Monday afternoon and engaged in q
friendly contest with the Invincibles of
this city. Six games were rolled, Man.
chester winning all of them beating the
Dyersville team by total of 29S pins.
Letters addressed to Mesdames
Dora b. Wilston, Hattie Graham, Fred
Barker, Misses Florence Weston, Maud
Cook, Grace Allen, Messrs. Jno Tow
sley (4), j. b. Wood, Eugene Warner, j.
Hudson, r. G. Henderson, M. j. Good
rich. Charley Schmidt, Bert Sheppard,
and Geo. Mercer are advertised rs I'M
claimed at the post office.
AS will be seen by notice in another
column. the dental firm of Durham &
Leigh has been dissolved, Dr. Durham
retiring. The business will be continued
by DR.. Leigh, who will no doubt con-
tinue to receive the liberal patronage
that has been given the late firm. We
have not learned what Dr. nunham's
plans are for the future, but hope they
are such that be will continue to abide
with US.
ALI arrangements for the Base Ball
Minstrels have been completed and re
hearsals will soon begin and it is expect
ed the entertainment be will given some
time in February. More interest than
usual is being taken aud the boys ex-
pect to Guido all former efforts, which
will be quite task If accomplished as
all their former efforts have equaled, If
not surpassed, most of the professional
entertainments of this kind. The
executive staff will consist of Harry
Toogood, Musical Director; II. L.
Ram, Conductor; A. A. Hosg, Stage
Manager and Z. l.. Moore, Business
Manager.
About fifty of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. s. H. Lem, who have recently
moved into their pleasant and commo-
dious new residence on east Union
street, perpetrated avery neat surprise
on that worthy couple Friday evening,
1t being the twentieth wedding snniver-
ssry of Mr.. and Mrs. Lein. The guests
met at the home of Geo. Link and at
8 o'clock marched to the Lein home,
completely surprising the unsuspecting
host and hostess. The evening was
spent playing games and in social chat.
Besides many other useful presents Mr..
and Mrs. Lein were the recipients of an
elegant couch. After partsking of a
bountiful supper the company dispersed
at q late hour leaving best wishes for
q long life of happiness and usefulness.
| On account of threatened nervous
exhaustion resulting from too close sp
plication to his duties, Rev. H. w. Tut
tie has been granted q months vacation
This thoughtful action on the part of
his parishioners came as q pleasant sur.
prise to him, and Rev. and Mrs. Tuttle
are improving the opportunity offered
them to take trip through the South
They will visit points of interest II
Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida
Mrs. futile will probably return in 6
, couple of weeks, but her husband ma!
prolong the journey as far as Cuba. Th,
evening preaching service at the Con
gregation church will be discontinued
a during the absence Of the pastor blu
!. the other services will be held as usua
t Rev. Henry Baker of this city will fl
the pulpit at the morning service,
q w. j. Davis, for the past eigh