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

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Read Schroeder Bros. new clocl
and jewelry adv.
Judge Blair is holding court il
Grundy County this week.
The State Savings Bank have q
new adv. this week. Read it.
Sheriff Hennessy was an out o
town visitor Wednesday and Thurs
day last.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Ludley of this city on the
2Sth ult.
The board of supervisors art
in regular session at the court house
this week.
Herman Mensen of Hopkintor
had business in Manchester las,
Tuesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Clark B. Day O.
Muskogee |. I. are the guests o.
relatives in this city.
Mrs. John A. May of Independ
ence visited relatives and friends
here a few days last week.
DR.. and Mrs. Oscar Dormar
were. the guests of the latter's par
ents at Edgewood last week.
Glen Cougar Of Hannibal Mis-.
souri, was the guest of relatives and
friends in this city Saturday.
Mrs. Byron Bronson returned
yesterday from a visit Of several
days with her parents at Des Moines
Mrs. Eugene Williams expects
to leave soon for visit with he1
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell, in
Washington state.
Mrs. Grace Rosa who has been
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
A. Ballard, returned Saturday to
her home in Wisconsin.
An item that we failed to men
ton last week was the over Sunday
visit Of Miss Ida Peterson and Miss
Lena Munson Of Cedar Rapids in
the Julius Peterson home near town,
MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Sternes
very delightfully."- entertained the
Sunshine Club last Wednesday eve
in honor of Miss Florence Lister
who is very soon to leave for Deer
Lodge, Montana.
Hugh Jones has bought Bert
Beohm's eighty acre farm in this
township, four miles northeast OF
this city. Consideration 5000.
Possession Of the premises is to be
given March LIST.
The following obituary is alleg-
ed to have appeared in a Missouri
paper: John Anderson, we are
sorry to say has deceased. He de-
parted this life last Monday. He
went forth without struggle and
such is life. He kept the grocers
store at the corners and his wife
will still keep it. His virtues were
numerous and his wife inherits
them. We are happy to state that
he never cheated and was Away an
honorable man and his wife is also
His wife will keep store jest like he
did and will be pleased to see ole
customers at any time"
"A merchant in a neighborine
town states that his advertising las
year cost him 81 cents for ever,
500 worth of goods sold. He usee
a half page for his business an
nouncement each week and says tina
as long as people read newspaper.
he will advertise. There's MAJ
possessed Of a good head. Just az
soon as merchants begin to look up
on advertising as a branch of theil
business which requires as mucl
care as any part of it, then will ad
vertising pay. Honesty, force, orr
ginality and persistency in advertis
ing make it paying investment
Elk.
AT the recent State Fai:
the three counties making the bes
display Of grains each received pre-
NUNS amounting to 5000 an adj
ditional s25 being given to tn
person showing the first exhibit il
each district. Delaware count,
headed the counties, L. G.. Clut
having charge Of her exhibit. MI
Clute also won third place in tn
sweepstakes for vegetables. In tn
swine exhibit, w. d. Nc lavish
Berkshires took first, his boar AM
sow also taking the sweepstake
premium. In the Yorkshire Clas
Mr.. McTavish's stock took all priz
in each of these contests; "Fou
swine" sweepstakes, and two yea
SOW. Mr.. McTavish is from Coo
gon.
The pronunciation of some c
the puzzliug names of places ths
those interested in the Japan-Rul
sian war encounters is said to be a
follows: Manchu ia-Man-choo-re-.
Vladivostok-V al-dee-vos tok; Pei
ing Pee-king; Seoul - 10000
} Wei-Hai-Wei - Wey-hi-way; NJ
chanwang-Nu-chwhang; Tokyo
To-gee-o; Chemulpo-C hay-mul-pc
MISUNDERSTANDING; Ta-ku-
Tay-ku; Tien Tsing-Tee-en-teer
hikoki-shee-ko-kee; Nagasaki-
} Nah-ga-sha-ke; Fusan - Foo-sa1
Mukden-Mook-den; Yokohama
Yo-ka- hah- NAH; Yongampho :
Young-am-po; Yalu-Yay-loo; Wi
We gu; Antung An toons
Shan Hal Kwan-Shan-hikwan; Ha:
bin-Har-bin; Shantung Shar
toong; Shanghai-Shang-hi.
"A bachelor editor is responsible
for the following: The average gi
of the present day is of few ides
and full of nonsense. She appeared
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