Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-25
L. Matthews and son Jay, were
Greeley visitors Sunday. n

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Editor Nash of the Coggon
Monitor was in the city Saturday.
II. Jennings of Chicago is a
guest in the F. j. Sheldon home.
N. P. Malven was business
visitor at Oelwein one day last week.
Mrs. Egan of Usage is spend
ing Thanksgiving with friends here.
j. N. Kehoe of Union was "a
business caller at the county seat
Friday.
The Convent School pupils are
giving program this Tuesday
afternoon.
Earl Taber of Cedar Rapids
spent Saturday and Sunday with
home friends.
Rev. and Mrs. H. o. Pratt at
tended the District Conference at
Jesup last week.
Father Hanley was in the city
a short time Sunday, being on his
way to Dubuque.
Mrs. linda Durey-Sullivan of
Waverly is here for visit with
relatives and friends.
DIR. and Mrs. Bowker are enter
tanning the Doctors sister, Miss
Eta, of independence.
Mrs. Mary Bradford will join
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood in their
California visit for the winter.
Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Norris
are spending Thanksgiving with DR..
and Mrs. Webber at Cherokee.
M. Sheldon leaves to-day for
Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he
will remain through the winter.
Mrs. Tucker and Miss Olive
spent part of last week at Mazo-
mania, Wisconsin, with friends.
The Ladies of the Catholic
society are to serve supper for the
dancers at Conger's Opera House
Thursday evening.
james Ward, who has the con-
tract of building the electric line
from Cedar Rapids out to Iowa City,
went south Monday.
Denton & Ward brought in an
advertisement too late for this issue
in which they tell of the merits of
Pine R,1,o No,n,o,,J
Rev. A. W. Caul was in Du-
buque Saturday, attending Baptist
Conference, before which body he
gave an address on ,"The Christian
Relation to Missions"
By order of the Postmaster
General, no delivery by rural car
riers will be made on Thanksgiving
day. Post office in this city will be
closed on that day from lO.a. m.
till 5 p m.
j. P. Ball of Delaware was a
caller at this Office Yesterday. He
and Mrs. Ball will go south next
month, probably to Jennings, La,
where they will remain until about
March l.
Miss Mary Hayden, who has
been employed for sometime in the
Iowa Fence Company's office as
bookkeeper, has taken similar
position in the G. s. Lister Hard
ware store.
"A number of the country
schools began their winter terms
Monday, among which were the
schools in Union with Miss Anna
Ward, teacher; and at Golden with
Miss Nellie Sullivan as teacher.
-Winnegar Bros. are to give five
performances here this week-Thurs-
day, matinee, Thursday evening,
Friday evening, Saturday matinee,
and Saturday evening. They come
highly recommended and no doubt
will have good houses.
The Mail Carriers Of the county
are to have meeting Thursday for
the purpose Of organizing into an
association such Us is being organ
lied in every county in the state.
Manchester as the county seat, will
be the headquarters of the
combine.
The Excelsior laundry has
again been put into operating
order, two gentlemen from Waterloo
owning the plant and fixtures and
Fred Ellis, who has formerly been
in the business here, having charge
of the work. Mr.. Ellis is first
class laundryman and the Excelsior
has no doubt come to stay this time.
IS. j. Edmunds has purchased
the R. q. Kennedy residence on
Marion street, but will not occupy it
before next spring. Next Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmunds will leave
by way of the M. & o. for California
where they intend to spend the
winter. They may, however, like
many others, get homesick and re-
turn to Beautiful Iowa sooner than
they now expect.
Cleo. FL Barr and John M.
Coolidge returned from Salem, Mo-,
yesterday afternoon. While there
George was looking after his two
farms of timber land of one-half
section each, and contracted for 240
acres more for his fatherinlaw, Mr..
Chas. F. Fleming, of Delhi, Iowa.
} He also purchased 80 acres for his
sister, Miss Clara Barr. Mr..
Coolidge purchased 200 acres Of
choice timber land and has also
> taken the agency for some fine
l timber tracts.
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