Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-04
District Court will be in session in

home from Chicago.
The fire department will cleo
officers Tuesday, February 18th.
Rev. Father Ryan of Allison, Ia
was the guest of friends In this city las
week.
Roland Toogood of Manson, Iowa
is the guest of Manchester relatives and
friends.
| j. r.. Toogood departed Monday fol
an extended sojourn at st. Petersburg
Florida.
Will Ward, of Mcintyre, visited
relatives and friends in this city over
Sunday.
The X. of p. Lodge will hold their
annual dance at Pythisn Hall Friday
evening.
Mrs. Enoch Allen was called to
Wichata, Kansas, Friday by the death
of her sister.
DIR. and Mrs. f. p. Webber of
Cherokee were guests of relatives and
friends here last week.
The school board allowed bills for
over $500 for fuel at the meeting of the
board Monday evening.
Don't forget the Carnegie Library
Bazaar to be held in the new library
building Feb. 10 and Ia.
Rev. Mrs. S. L. Crum returned
Wednesday from an extended visit with
a son at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Miss Belle Huey departed Thurs.
day for Platte, s. d., where she has ac-
copied position as school teacher.
"A choice farm of 100 acres near
Almoral, is for sale cheap if bought be-
fore March 1st. Apply to Bronson &
Carr.
AT the postoffice in this city may
be found unclaimed letters for Misses
Rosie Dunn, Eva Miller, and Mr.. F. o.
Jannson.
ID. II. Young, w. H. Littlefield, of
Hopkinton, and Il. Slauson, of Prairie
township, made business trip to Vir-
GINA last week.
Rev. N. w. Bixby, one of the oldest
ministers in the state died at his home
IN Edgewood Saturday. The funeral
was held Monday.
The annual meeting of the North
eastern Iowa Press Association will be
held this year at Usage on the 10Th and
Goth of this month.
Joe Belknap returned Monday from
Texas. While there he purchased
farm near Eagle Lake, onto which he
intends to move next month.
George Emerson, prosperous mer-
chant of Tulleride, Colorado, is visit
ing relatives and other friends here, the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Franklin
Emerson.
Miss Elva Durham departed Thurs.
day morning for Iowa City, where she
has accepted position as Superintend-
ent of the Homeopathic hospital and
training school for nurses.
II. y. Eaton has bought the Fred
Wall lot, south of the residence proper
ty he recently sold to S. Collard, and
we presume will soon commence the
erection of q fine residence thereon.
Don't fail to hear j. F. Hankam-
mer at City Hall, Monday evening, Fob.
9th. He is fine lmpersonator and will
all who hear him. Tickets Is
and rs cents, no extra charge for re-
served seats.
The Comedy "John Bragg De-
ceased" which is to be given at City
Hall, Wednesday, February IL, is to be
given under the auspices of the City
Poor Relief Society instead of the w.
r. z. as mentioned in last weeks issue.
Marriage licenses have been issued
during the past week by Clerk Georgen
to: Albert Henry Benke and Caroline
Josephine Nefzger, John L. Pattison
and Amy Beal, John Beltz and Lucy
Wilson, Frank Edgerly and Cora E.
Brown and Perry II. Wheeless and Ella
U. Campbell.
20. @. Clark has bought the large
and commodious store building former
ly occupied by Wall q Burrows at For
estville, aud will soon, it is reported,
nse it for department store. Forest
vile is located in thickly settled and
rich community and we know of no
good reason why the proposed enter
prise should not be successful one.
We do not however vouch for the
authenticity of the report.
Yesterday S. P. McCsrren, of Rich
land township, closed the deal whereby
he became the owner of the Max Beeh-
Ter residence property in this city. Mr..
McCarren and his family will take
possession of their new home, which
is one of the finest In this city, on or
before March Is. The price paid was
So, 400 cash, which is not to exceed two
thirds of the original cost of the pro-
perty, but was sold by Mr.. Beehler be-
cause of his intention to remove to
Chicago, and he preferred selling at 8
sacrifice rather than to lease it.
Captain j. F.Merry of Dubuque has
been in the city this week comforting
with decorators, plumbers, electricians,
etc, with respect to putting his old
home, corner of Franklin and Union
streets, in order. The house has been
undergoing extensive repairs for some
months past, and it had been Captain
Merry's desire, as we'll as that of theil
many friends here, that Mrs. Merry
l