Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-07

j. B. Hoag is Chicago busi
ness visitor.
Guy Crosier was Cedar Rap
ids Sunday visitor.
Every day is big day at the
Delaware County Fair this week.
Matt Clemans of Dyersville wa,
a Manchester business visitor Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Lillibridg,
are the proud parents of a baby cir
born Saturday.
There will be something doing
every minute of the Delaware Coun
ty Fair this week.
Geo. German and family leav,
today for Waterloo where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Cynthia Barnes Of Seattle
Washington, is a guest in the Mr.
and Mrs. @. o. Torrey home.
Francis Durham has returned
to Ames to resume his studies ir
the Iowa Agricultural College.
Mrs. Earl Bronson of Spencer
was guest of relatives and friends
in this city the first of the week. :.
Will Lepley returned Friday
from South Dakota, where he has
been looking after his land interests
Mrs. B. 7. jackson of Cedar
Rapids, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. O. Pratt part of last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Chapel of
Viola, Wisconsin, are guests Of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
H. Chapel.
The Banks Of this city will
close at IL o'clock noon on Thurs
day and Friday of this week on ac-
count of the Fair.
Denton & Ward brought in an
adv. too late for this issue in which
they call your attention to school
books. 1t will appear next week.
The Tabbard Inn Library is
now in operation and those who
Joined the club can now get their
books at Anders & Philips drug
store.
Mrs. Mary Johnston and
children of Steelton, Pa, are visiting
this week in Manchester, the guest
of Mrs. Hubert Carr, who is Mrs.
Johnstons sister.
"A school for instruction on the
violin, mandolin and guitar will be
opened here next Monday by Mr..
Scott B. Prowell. Further particu-
lars are given in his ad.
Louisiana has an exhibit at our
county fair which is we'll worth see
ing. 1t consists Of sugar cane, rice,
products of the Jennings Oil Re-
tinery, camphor, a limb of tea
plant, pampas grass plumes, stalks
OF corn grown near Jennings, II
feet tall, planted May 20, after a
crop of Irish potatoes on the same
land and was fully matured two
weeks ago. The corn stalks were
shipped by express from Jennings
September 3. The exhibit is made
jointly by G. G. Pierce of this city
and s. l.. Cary Of Jennings, Louisi-
ana.
Last Wednesday Edward Sher-
lock left here via. the G. M. & st. p.
Ry., i'll charge of car of stock be-
longing to Hogan Bros. bound for
the latters ranch at friedrich S. ID.
At Calmer the car was side tracked
and while the engine Of his train was
doing some switching, Sherlock
went up town but soon returned to
the car, and the next seen of him,
waa by some of the railroad employ
es who saw him roll from under
car that was in motion, and had run
over him, causing injuries which
necessitated the amputation of his
right arm and leg. Upon the receipt
of a telegram informing her of the
accident his mother and his sister
Della, of this city, went to Calmer to
assist in caring for him.
The Delaware County fair opens
in full swing to-day [Wednes-
day. and one Of the best fails and
the largest crowds in the history of
the association is confidently anti
cipated. The grounds are well
filled with booths, tents, etc. and
an unusually large number of
horses are on the ground to parti-
cipate in the races. The grounds
are well lighted with electricity and
the new and novel feature of an
evening session promises to prove a
popular innovation. The entries
for the various races are will filed
and that the races will be first class
is now assured. Among the at
fractions that will attract attention
and incite interest are the Weber
family, a troupe of eight acrobats,
including a child artist only four
years old. The iron jawed lady
will do hair raising act, sliding
from high altitude suspended by a
strap held in her teeth. The noted
prof. Baldwin will make balloon as
sessions each afternoon and evening
when he will cut loose five para
chutes each carrying an animal
aeronant. This event WILDE enliven-
ed by pyrotechnic display at night.
Base ball games will be played each
afternoon; Manchester and Spring
Branch contest for a purse on We'd
nesday, Masonville and Elkport on
Thursday and on Friday the winners
Of the Thursday game will play a
team composed Of a nine picked
from the other teams. All forms Of
amusements afe on the grounds and
no pains have been spared to insure
each and every one who attends q