Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29

DIR. II. a Dittmer was Chicago
visitor. last week.
Mics Dora LIE Roy is visiting
friends in Waterloo.
-Robt. Merriam of Ryan spent last
Thursday in Manchester.
/ -Mre. r. u. Graham of Greeley trad
ed in Manchester Saturday.
Lem Allen, of Strawberry Point
traded in Manchester Friday.
"A. W. Savage of Coggon was a
Manchester caller last Thursday.
--Mrs. Hubert Carr and little daughter
spent Thursday last in Cedar Rapids.
WIN. and Curt Hockedsy spent a
day last week with Esrlville friends.
-Floyd county claims to have the
only self supporting poor farm in tie
state.
David Chrystal of Ryan WIS Maj :
chester caller one day last week on his
way TO Dubuque.
Mrs. L. q. Diltmer returned II g
first OF lhs. week from several week 8
visit with h.r parents at Morning Sui,.
j. Fl. Andrews and son, Clifford,
and Harry Little, of Strawberry Point,
brought cattle down TO our markets
Friday last.
| Miss Gertrude Swe.zy of Vet
million, :. d., wss visiting last week
with friends here, guest of Miss
Kathryn Goodel.
james Ball of Linden, North
Dakota was rhnrsday visitor in Man.
chester, en- route for visit with Straw.
berry Point relatives.
John Clark of Forestvile was in
Chicago a few days last week, where lie
had specialist examine HIS eyes. John
has bren nearly blind for few weeks
past
| 1t is stated that an Edgewood
party purchased 1888 worth of mer-
chandise at one store in Manchester
last Wednesday and this sale was beaten
by another out of town shopper who
traded to the amount of $500.
Secretary Shaw will deliver tie
Commencement Grafton at Cornell Col
lege, June 18TH AS is well known, MIR.
Shaw is a graduate of this college and
his eldest daughter, Miss Enid Shaw,
takes her degree there this year.
The Oaks, really meritorious
magazine, the subscription price of
which is S2.oO per year, has given us q
very favorable clubbing rate. We will
send the Democrat and The Oaks, both
publications for one year for $3.50.
Charles Hosg was down from
Oneida Saturday and when we saw him
used clutches as means of locomotion.
Do not know as to whether he come all
the way down on this locomotive.
rheumatism was the cause that lead to
clutches.
1t is said that the same parties
handling and selling the old half of the
former RIddell Il Co. stock of goods,
which they have been selling at very
good profit at the cost of up to date
merchandise, will also put in $4,000
bankrupt stock from neighboring
town.
Henry Loeffelholz of New Vienna
was at Manchester last Saturday on
business. Il y Theo Holscher was q
passenger to Manchester last Friday.
Mrs, Rumsey and her grandson
went to Manchester last Tuesday to
visit with relatives.-Dyersville Com
mercial.
Pat Burrs and daughter, Miss Kate,
were passengers for Manchester this
morning. = ~ * Miss Helma SETS from
of Manchester was the guest of Mrs.
Roy l. Morse Saturday. 4 James
Mckay and family went to Ryan Mon
day to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Nc
Kay's sister, Mrs. Starlight. Winthrop
Review.
Two new members, Mrs Anna
Brown and Mrs. Ida Lister, were init
lated into the P. E. 0. Society last We'd
nesday evening, the class meeting with
Mrs. Lillian McEwen. A Z. 3. o. is
received, to put 1t mildly, very cordially
into the ranks of the society and after
the fatigue accompanying their recep
tion, the Mesdames Brown and Lister
were made guests of honor at two
course luncheon. The Misses Margaret
Jones and Laura Norris assisted in
serving.
The boy who was found wounded
on the railroad track near Winthrop
more than week ago, never regained
consciousness. His mother and sis
ter arrived at his bedside three days be-
fore his death which occurred on Sun
day of last week. He was but II years
old and from all that can be learned he
was well connected. The sister. Mrs.
Walter Butler is the wife of one of four
brothers who have the contract to build
the Minnesota State Capitol building at
st. Paul, to cost over S5,OOO,00O. The
mother was widow and to her home in
Fairmont, MINI, the remains were
shipped. How he came to be wounded
and penniless is not known.
The Katharine Rldgewsy concert al
the city hall last Tuesday evening war
the best number on the Star Course fol-
the year. Miss Ridgeway is an imper
tsonator of rare skill and is always {
favorite with Manchester audiences
With her was Miss Paradis, plants
who was received as few musicians ap
pearing In Manchester are received. i
is we'll known that musical talent mus
he extraordinary to meet any enthusf