Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-15
II. N. Beacon is in Mnscatin

visitor with Delhi friends last week
| The steel for the new bridge
across the Maquoketa arrived Mon
day
james Dunlap of Hopkinton
was here Monday on telephone busi-
ness.
Mrs. G. Jakelin and daughter
of Lamont were visitors in this city
Monday.
Rev. Mrs. Crum is visiting her
daughter, Miss Maude, in st.
Charles, MINI.
Miss Anna Barrett of Rowley
was in Manchester Saturday for a
call upon friends,
Mr. and Mrs. A. Philip and
little daughter spent Sunday with
Earlville relatives.
Mrs A G Peterson expects 70 de-
paat this week for visit with her
parents in Keokuk.
Mrs. L. L. Stone and Miss Ade-
laide Harris of Delhi were Manches-
ter visitors Saturday.
Mrs Mary Emerson is visiting
relatives at Forestville and Straw
berry Point this week.
MIR. and Mrs. F. N. Beacon and
daughter attended the dedication ex-
ercises at Masonville last Sunday.
Mrs. +. j. Breckon visited her
Alma Mater, Iowa State College at
Ames, during Commencement, week.
Jacob Shaun received a tele-
gram Sunday announcing the death
Of his mother at her home at Troy.
Undertaken BIB. Baxter was i'll
charge Of the funeral services of q
Mr. Ravens at Masonville Sunday.
The Salvation Army men, who
recently held series Of meetings on
the streets Of Manchester, are again
here.
John Roe of Apple River, ILL.,,
is visiting his sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs Phineas +. Hatch near
Oneida.
Band Concert, Thursday even
ing. This is the first of series
which promise to be thoroughly en-
ioyable
Geo. +. Potts Of ,Colesburg is
| in Manchester today-Tuesday-
calling Oil friends and transacting
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Barr and
Mrs. Lou Bronson attended the fun
ural OF Andrew Jackson at Thorpe
Saturday forenoon.
The Sisters of Mercy at Saint
Naviers Convent will depart this
week for Marion where they remain
during the summer.
Timothy Sullivan and daughter
Margaret and Miss Ward from the
Bay were up Thursday evening for
st. Navier's commencement.
j. W. Thomas stopped in Man
chester Saturday on his way from
Ryan toi Independence where he
spent Sunday with friends.
Never neglect reading the
Peoples Store adv. for they are
running special bargain sales that
will save you money each week.
Tom Foley, who has been a
resident OF the south for several
years, is making his mother and
many friends here a pleasant visit.
-Gildner Bros. have a children's
department from which they are
quoting marvelously low prices this
week. Take advantage of their
quotations.
1 Miss Bertha Barr joined her
sister, Mrs. Coolidge Of Edgewood
and together they left Thursday last
for an extended visit with relatives
in Nebraska.
Many county schools closed last
Friday, Miss Maude Carry of No. Z
near Oneida closing with a big
picnic as also did Miss Inez Starbird
of the Red School house.
| Mrs. Abner Durham is at Iowa
/ City this week, where she went to
be present at the graduation of her
son, Ralph A. from the Law Depart
ment of the State University.
Mrs. Z. D. Kerr and daughter,
Ruby, Of Kansas City are expected
Thursday for a visit in the o. G.
Clark home at Forestville, Mrs.
| Clark and Mrs. Kerr being sisters.
Frank Smith has resigned his
position as deputy auditor and re.
sumed his former place in the
Atkinson grocery. He is succeeded
in the auditors Office by Thomas
4 Wilson.
The business portion of Man
chester is well billed for "The Mix
ado which will be given by HON,
: talent on Friday evening, June 24tl
the proceeds to be used for our Car
: negie Library.
20. G. Clark has sold his 49,
!. acre farm in Richland township t,
j. e. Cooking for $4,000 per acre
!, Mr. Clark taking in part paymen
Mr.. Cocking's ninety acre farm il
Collins Grove at $4,000 per acre.
Rev. II. P. Langridge has &C
cepted call to the pastorate of the
Baptist church at Strawberry Point
This Of course means the reluova
from Manchester of Rev. and Mrs
Langridge. a regrettable fact t,
= their host Of friends here who vii
= nevertheless wish them success in
the Reverend gentleman's new felc