Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-28
Democrat.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2s, 1908.
-.'ohpson Sheppard of Ryan was a

business visitor here Friday.
james McEnany, of Ryan, was 6
Manchester business visitor Monday.
Alvin Barker of Chicago is thu
guest OF relatives and friends In this
The Hayseed Club will meet with
Mrs w u. Hogan Thursday evening
Mrs. L. L Triem spent several days
of last week in Chicago visiting her sor
Paul.
The Six-handed Euchre Club me,
with Mra. ,Jpo. l.. Sullivan Monday
afternoon.
--Mrs. w. S. Beals. of Hopkinton
was the guest OF Manchester friends
part of last week.
II. o. Eaton has sold his residence
on Franklin street to S. Coliard of PtaI
rie township, who will take possession
the 1st of March.
&c l.. Coolidge and wife of Central
City, Nebraska departed home Monday
after q several days visit at The home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Coolidge.
About seventy five Delaware coun
ty teachers attended the Clayton Della
ware counties teachers meeting held al
Edgewood last Saturday. They report
a very profitable and pleasant meeting
AT the ANIMAL meeting of the Cen
trail Lumbermen's Association held at
Marshalltown last Friday, Geo. w.
Fairchild formerly of this city, now of
Cedar Rapids, was elected yics president
of the association.
Charles Sarks, who was seriously
Injured about three weeks ago by fall
Ing from scaifolding while working
on bridge III South Dakots, died last
Tuesday. The remains were brought
to Thorpe Monday and inferred in the
cemetery at that place on the same day
The following marriage licenses
have been issued during the past week
hy Clerk Georgen: Harry l.. Sherman
and Maud Breckon, f. j. Stuart and
Gertrude Smith, Lewis Fry and Mary
Smith, Joseph IL. Klosterman and Mary
j. Lux, Geo. q. johnson and Ella May
Behan and w. H. johnson and Emma
Meyers.
Miss Gertrude Smith and Floyd
Stuart were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents, Rev. and
w. .. Smith, Wednesday evening. The
newly married couple have many warm
friends who wish them happiness and
prosperity in their welded life. They
departed Monday for Mason City which
place they will make their future home.
The Waterloo papers are feeling
elated over the fact that their city is
about to put in an automatic telephone
exchange and announce that it will be
the first city west of Chicago to enjoy
this modern convenience. Civilization
seems to be travelling westward slower
than heretofore. Manchester has had
an automatic telephone exchange for
, sAAOAS shAssA ~ 49, S>Aos
fhe large safe IN the County Treas
urer's office caused those In charge no
end of trouble last week. For some
reason the safe refused to be opened
aud all that local experts could do was
of no avail. An expert from st. Paul
was sent for and it took him two days
to open the monster. 1t seems as though
the countys funds kept in the treas
urer's Office must be safe from burglars
The Senior class of the High School
and few Others were entertained by
Misses Cotton, Bowen and Speer at the
Atwater residence on Franklin street
last Saturday evening. A very pleasant
evening was spent In playing finch,
ping pong and other interesting games.
Ice cream and cake we're served and
at late hour the guests went to their
homes feeling that they had had one OF
the most enjoyable evenings of the win
ter.
There is treat in store for those
who attend the session of the Farmers
Institute next Thursday evening, Hon,
..,R.-W. Thrill will talk about "a Toul
up the Nile and Glimpses of Oriental
Farming" at the Thursday evening SEES
sion. He will without doubt say many
things worth hearing. Mr.. Thrill hal
Travelled quite extensively in Egypt, the
land generally believed to be the cradle
of the human race, and his personal OBJ
servations will be the next best to 81
actual voyage to that far off land.
Don't fail to attend the illustrate.
lecture in the interest of ChautauquI
readers in the city hall, Feb. 2, b,
Frank Cattern of Cleveland, Ohio. Th
views will be along the line of tn
Chautauqua reading course this veal
comprising views in Russia, England
India and South Africa. The lectur
will be first class in every respect,
merely nominal admission fee will b
charged-adults Is cents; school chi
dren 10 cents. The proceeds will go t
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptit
church who have the lecture in charg'
Sunday morning about o'clock til
home of MIR. and Mrs. Bert Acres, VIII
reside about mile north of this cit
1 was burned to the ground. The occ,
pants of the house were unaware of tt
fire until it had gained such headwa
that they had barely time to escaI
from the flames in their night robe
All their clothing, furniture and hous
hold goods were burned. The hou
and furniture were insured for SIG
which will not near cover the 10
{ sustained. The fire Is thought to ha,
caught from the cook-stove. One tho
sand of the insurance ls in the Farmer
Mutual of this county.
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