Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
Norman Biglow of Winthrop
tas here Sunday visiting friends.

Norman Biglow of Winthrop
was here Sunday visiting friends.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Max Schade hav,
/. Ia little son, born Monday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Morse 0
Winthrop spent Sunday with Man
chester relatives.
Alvin Pemble is home from al
fall summer trip through the Dako
tas and Minnesota
Mrs Dewey and daughter re
: turned the first of the week to theil
home in Hoytville, Ohio.
K W. Kingsley and wife o.
Strawberry Point were over Sunday
visitors with friends here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Russell returned
Saturday from a few weeks s6-jourl
!. in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Miss Case, one of our High
School teachers, had sister visiting
4 her during all Of last week.
M l. b. Richmond shipped
car load Of hogs to Chicago over the
4 NJ. & 0. and G. g. w, Rys., Monday
Miss Ennis Boggs, who has beer
severe sufferer from rheumatism
for some weeks past, is much bet
| ter.
"A. o.. Moore and j. A. Thomas
are at Edgewood today enlisting
tourists for their California excur-
sion.
Rev. I. E. Taylor Of lndepen-
|dence is visiting here in the home Of
his parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. II.
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. A. Reyes
have rented the Hutchinson cottage
on Franklin street and will remove
there soon.
Letters addressed to Messrs.
Thos. e. Tyson, John B. Smith and
Fred Behning are uncalled for at
the post office.
The sale and reservation of
lecture course tickets began this
Tuesday morning and by noontime
1about 5000 worth of tickets were
taken.
The Mesdames j. II. Allen, a..
q. Peterson and G. e. Bronson enter
tain this week Thursday afternoon
and Friday evening at cards, in the
Allen home
DIR. T. ]. Burns has, opened a
physicians Office over the store oc-
cupied by Mr.. Wells opposite the
post office. All professional calls
promptly answered. Telephone No.
100.
"A party from here is being
made up for a trip to California.
The intention is to start about the
24th of this month and to charter
tourist car for the entire trip. About
twenty persons have already arrang-
ed to go. Any others who desire to
become members of the party can do
so by applying to A. o. Moore.
Rev. G. D. B. Ward, interstate.
field secretary of the Christian En-
deavor society, is to speak to the
young peoples societies Of Manches-
ter and Delaware county, in the
Congregational church, Friday even
ling Of this week. Both old and
Young are cordially invited to this
service A collection for State
work will be taken.
The parties given last week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Seeds, at the
Hutchinson home on Franklinstreet,
were very enjoyable entertainments.
Sumptuous suppers were served,
after which the guests engaged in
novel literary games with such skill
and zeal that many were reluctant
to say good night even after the hour
when good nights should be said.
Dennis Malone, workman
employed by the city in excavating
for sewer on lower Franklin street,
very narrowly escaped death last
Thursday. He was working in the
ditch, throwing dirt out and was at
such a depth that when a mass Of
earth caved in upon him, he was
completely buried. Quick work
with their spades by his co-laborers
was all that saved Mr.. Malone's life,
and as it was he received severe
cut on his head from spade in the
digging out.
Il. L. Matthews was called to
Miles City, Montana, Sunday by the
death of his brother, DIR. 7. e..
Matthews. DIR. Matthews was
formerly resident of this county,
being successful practitioner at
Earlville for a number Of years. He
was man Of wide reading, and
|well trained intelligence. For
several terms he held the Office Of
coroner in Delaware county and as
sIsuch enjoyed the acquaintance and
esteem Of a large per cent. of the
residents Of the county. Some eight
or ten years ago he moved west. We
understand that the body will be
brought here for interment
"A young Illinois Central FIRE
man named Anderson was killed at
u Independence last Monday. The
deceased, along with several other
railway employees and passengers,
was in the caboose Of an east bound
train that reached that place about
noon. AS the train slowed up fol-
A the station, and while the caboose
was crossing the bridge, the de-
, ceased went out onto the platform
and fell off into the river, his head
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