Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-19
Delaware County Fair Sept.

Delaware County Fair Sept. 2
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Mrs. Anna Bishop Of Aurora
visited friends here last week.
James Milroy of Hopkinton
was business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. Margaret smyth Of Hop
kinton was a Saturday visitor in
Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heath en-
joyed few days Of last week with
friends in Dubuque.
Mrs. A. L. Beardslee and son,
Leon, departed Saturday for visit
with Monticello friends.
MIR. and Mrs. M. Liddy of
Strawberry Point were visitors with
Mrs. Beardslee here last week.
Mrs. ]. M. Pearse is visiting
her son and other relatives in Chi
cage, for which place she departed
Saturday.
-G. w. Storey accompanied Mrs.
Storey and Marie to Dell Rapids, S.
d. today (Tuesday.) After the first
of September, Mr.. Storey will ac-
company party of hunters who
will tramp the country in that vi
entity, hunting the prairie chicken
that are so plentiful in the Dakotas.
"A. O. Moore, who has been
away from home for the past three
or four weeks, returned Friday even
| ling. He spent most Of his time
while gone in Marshall county, S.
H., where John Cooley form Fly of
this county is located. Marshall
| county is situated in the eastern
part, northern tier of South Dakota.
Mr.. Moore is loud in his praise of
the section he visited and brought
back with him some fine samples of
grain grown there this season.
The Anamosa Attraction Fair
will be held at Anamosa August "a
to 20 inclusive, the special attrac-
tons announced are; Conway's
Aeriel Cycle Dazzle; Danton, the
aerial fire fiend; the -Four Flying
Denovas; the wonders Of Moscow,
the LaMonta Bros, marvels Of
strength; the great Eretta Family,
the celebrated acrobats; the great
Carroll Troupe, fine specimens Of
physical culture; the Rio Bros,
great novelty ring act; Madamoiselle
Bartkoldi, the wonderful contortion-
list; Hall and Francis, hoop rollers
and jugglers; a base ball game and
three races each day. Arrange
ments have been made for an OPP
| portunity for visitors at the fair tic
inspect the state penitentiary
Thursday the 9th will be the day
| of special interest to residents Of
this city and vicinity, as the Man.
chester ball team will play the
Cedar Rapids team on that day ano
SPECIAL train has been arranged
for.
"A key of beer was the
cause of serious misunderstanding
last Saturday night. /. seem!
the trouble brewed from the loss o.
a key by John Sawyer, Fred Helm
rich and Price Houser. They sus
. pected Bert Hockaday and Georg'
Simmons Of the stealth of same anc
!. started out on still hunt after til,
! boys. Upon finding George, the.
administered a fstic chastisemen
upon his person SO that when the,
announced their intention Of findin,
J Bert and trouncing him also, til
young man decided to forestall sucl
purpose. By sharp flank move
> ment, he reached Bert first and az
praised him of the intended on
; slaught. Hockaday, who is an NJ.
O. man, Immediately secured tn
services Of John L. Sullivan, VIII
! fortunately is the General Trafi
! Manager Of the aforesaid road, an
= together the two repaired to til
chairs in front Of the Globe Hote
. Here little later the enemy foun
q them. Sawyer, who seemed to |
the sorest over the loss, attacke
Hockaday, and Heinrich, who is
: bad man from Badville, undertoo
the job Of cleaning out "Sully." w
p have not been able to ascertai
n whether the last named gentlema
If was going on the pugilistic rep
y, tation Of his name or not, but
N justice to him we feel bound to a
Sc sert that he didn't turn tail and {
u. until guns, razors and other wea
p ons Of a like hue were brought in
n action by the assailants. The /,
SO volvers We're taken from Sawyer al
ne Hockaday before any damage W
i'll done. Information was filed agar
he the former and at the trial Of
wv case Monday morning before Just
he Pearse he plead mot guilty" a
re was released on a $500 bail to
he pear Friday morning for the CO
ro- tinuance Of the trial. The chal