Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13

Inc new cement curDlngs are
being put in on Main street.
The Misses Nellie and Rose
Sullivan visited Farley friend last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Per Larson OF
Delaware were Manchester callers
Tuesday.
"A special straw hat sale is adj
vertised by Gildner Bros. this week
They quote prices.
During the absence of J. III.
Allen, G. Martin is assisting at the
Allen clothing store.
Lewis Sabin has gone to Park
man, Wyoming, where he expects
to remain indefinitely.
Perfect fitting trousers are
! guaranteed our gentlemen friends
by Allen, the clothier.
Mrs. Mary Magill of Clinton,
Illinois, is a very pleasant guest
with relatives in this city.
&C. b. Roe and friend of Airing
ton passed through Manchester Mon
day in Mr.. Roe's touring car.
"A grand midsummer clearance
sale of summer goods is on at the
Peoples New Dry Goods store.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Anders have
gone to Waterloo where Mr.. Andres
will attend the Iowa State Druggists
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Elder spent
Sunday with their children in Dubu
que, being accompanied home by
Mr.. Elders brother, Robert,
Miss Gertrude Wallace is
spending a month with friends at
Cedar Rapids and De Witt, at both
Of which places she has formerly
lived.
The HOLSTER Lumber Co. peo-
pie who have enlarged their yards,
say this week their coal and lumber
can be gotten at the best possible
prices.
Saturday the county republican
convention meets in this city to elect
twelve delegates to the state conven-
ton which meets at Des Moines the
goth of this month.
Francis Roe has rented the
building two doors north of the
Globe hotel on franklin street and
will open up an upholstery and re
pair shop therein.
The democratic county conven-
ton will convene in Manchester
Saturday at which time candidates
for county clerk, auditor, county at
torney and two supervisors will be
Nominated.
Hunt Armstead is here for a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Armstead and otherrelatives and
friends. Mr.. Armstead holds res
ponsible position with banking
house at Blue Earth, Minnesota.
At their special meeting last
Wednesday the Board Of Supervisors
considered the ten bids submitted to
them for the construction of a steel
bridge across the Maquoketa at Dun
dee. John Radcliffe Of Waukon
was given the contract, his bid being
$4,599. The bridge is to be 100
feet long.
The death of Mrs. Margaret Curtis
occurred Friday at the home of her
son, Elmer Gates, in Collins Grove
township. The funeral services
were held Saturday at the home of
Mrs. Ada Long in this city, Mrs.
Long being a daughter of the deceas-
ed. Mrs. Curtis was in her sixty
ninth year and had been in failing
health for number of years.
&c. B. Wainw right, very pleas
ant gentleman from Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, is guest with Messrs. A.
Durham and G. G. Pierce this week.
This is Mr.. Wainwright's first visit
north, west Of the Mississippi and
though he is very enthusiastic ovel
the future of his native state, we
trust he may note the prosperity es
pecially of Delaware county farmers
this season.
| Among our real estate transfers
in another column will be seen the
| the transfer of the lot on West Mair
street owned by Messers Norris ane
T Stiles to A. p. Aldrich. Mr.. Aldricl
comes from Whitewater, Wisconsin
and will erect a large feed stabl,
on his newly purchased property
I The barn to be in the nature of !;
!, Farmers Rest room. 1t is to b,
+ built Of cement block from tn
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