Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-05

&c. H. Atkinson is here from
Brookings, S. d.
Roll Burrows Of Earlville was
a Manchester visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Anders of Oelwein is here
visiting in the pleasant F. W.
Ander's home.
Mrs. Ashmore Kennedy is a
very welcome guest in the R. g.
Kennedy home.
The Misses Florence Hollister
and Ora Carver have returned to
their home in Pecatonica, I'LL.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Fl. Huftalen
departed last Wednesday for Greeley,
which place they will hereafter make
their home
Miss Mable Sutherland is here
from Freeport, ILL.,, for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.. G.
Sutherland.
Nate Trenchard was the proud
possessor Sunday of a A pound bass
which he had captured in the Quak-
er Milllpond.
F. w. Anders, who has been in
northern Wisconsin for the past two
weeks on fishing trip, is expected
home this week.
The circus wagons broke
through Manchester's onelone bridge
Monday night and for time traffic
across same was barred.
"A. b. Carhart returned Friday
from Macon City, Missouri, where
he had been called by the serious
illness of his aged father.
IA. F. Boyer, the Edgewood
creamery man, and his son, Wesley,
were in Manchester Tuesday enroute
to Cedar Rapids on business.
w. d. Hogan arrived home this
Tuesday morning from the ranch
near Seneca, S. d. Mr.. Hogan re-
ports Dakota crops in excellent con-
dition.
Willie Collinge, whose home
has been in Alaska for several years,
is expected here to day and will
be the guest ofhis father, Dr. A. j.
Collinge.
At the last regular meeting of
the Rebeccas, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Graves, N. G., Mrs. Lu Bron-
son, V. g.; Edith Pemble, Sec'y.;
Mrs Douglass, Treas.
Our city boudoir was extensive
ly occupied during the day and
night of Monday, the pink lemonade,
which is always in evidence on cir
Gus day, working dire devastation in
the promulgatory apparatus of some
Of our friends-from out of town, of
course.
AT special meeting last Satur-
day evening of Manchester lodge
No. l65, A. F. and A. NJ, R. s.
johnson and L. s. Gates gave an
exhibition Of goat riding that sound
ly entitled them to the 3rd degree,
which was conferred on them that
evening,
The Manchester Base Ball As
ISOLATION has released the members
of our salaried team. The boys,
however are playing ball on their
own hook. They have a series OF
twenty-one games in the south
eastern part-of the state on their list
of engagements.
Mrs. Rigby, daughter, Miss
Grace and Miss Wilson Of Vicks-
burg, Miss, are guests in the home
of Captain j. F. Merry. They will
spend the last days Of this week at
Mt. Vernon, for many years the
home of Captain and MRS. Rigby,
Ireturnins TO Manchester Monday.
Fire totally destroyed the
house on the Hugh Clemans farm
occupied by John Hammeran near
Thorpe early Sunday morning.
The flames were not discovered in
time to save anything, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hammeran bareley escaping with
their lives. The origin Of the fire
is not known. Part of the house hold
goods were insured.
"A letter from Miss Ella Morse
in this issue will certainly appeal to
every lover of a child. A number
Of the boys and girls in the crowded
districts of Chicago are to be given
a weeks vacation and We are asked
to help. Captain j. F. Merry has
promised free transportation for all
the little ones we have summer va
cation room for Let us tax the Cap
tain's generosity to its fullest
measure-a mete and bound which
we believe has never been found in
any such matter.
The Sells u Downs circus
which exhibited here Monday gave a
splendid performance. Their noon
parade was made under discourage
ing down pour of rain but both sides
of Franklin street for three blocks
were jammed with those who want
ed to see same, the people seeming
not to mind the rain. 1t stormed
all afternoon and evening but a
goodly attendance met both exhibit
tons, nevertheless, and we have
heard of no one who was not
satisfied with the sells-Downs cir
Gus.
Daniel Potter one of the early
settlers of this county, is visiting
his old time neighbors here. Mr..
Potter came here in 1851 and enter
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