Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-03

VertlSeinent tnlS week. heau WHAT
he says.
Mrs. Gilleas, of Dubuque, and
daughter, Mrs. Sullivan, of Fort
Dodge, were the guests of friends
here Friday.
james Milroy, of Hopkinton
stopped off in Manchester for a few
hours yesterday on his way to
Nebraska. He expects to return
home in about three weeks.
Advertised letters to Mrs. Robt.
Gray, Mrs. Geo. Miller, Mrs. Linda
Davis, Miss Clara Bernard, Mr.. Ed.
Helgerman are to be sent to the
dead letter Office Feb. Is.
A week ago Monday j. NJ. Glib
son, of Greeley, met with very
painful accident, quantity Of
scalding water being in some man
ner spilled on his back, seriously
scalding him. Prompt medical at
tendance was secured, and we I'M
derstand the burns are healing
nicely.
He told his son to milk the
cows, feed the horses, slop tho pigs,
hunt the eggs, catch the colt and
put him in the stable, split the kind
ling, get in the wood, stir the cream
and put some fresh water in the
creamery, after supper be sure to
study his lesson before he went to
bed; then he went to the Farmer's
club to discuss the question "How
to keep the Boys on. the Farm. "-Ex.
The story is going the rounds
here that well-known travelling
man of Earlville was recently among
a number of the brothers of the
grip who boarded the NJ. & 0. at
Oneida, and while the others were
joyously anticipating their near ar
rival to our little burg, he alone re-
NAMED quiet, Questioning brought
out the fact that he had a wife at
home who had undergone an opera
ton the day before and he was
anxious to get home lest she should
die before he reached her bedside.
All sympathy at once, the carload Of
passengers inquired as to the ma
ture of her ailment, and all the de-
tails of the operation. Admitting
that he never heard of such a thing
before, the distressed Earlvillian
produced his wife's letter and read
her statement of the case to them.
She had been down town, she said,
the day before ito have a kinona
cut out"
An exceedingly pleasant after
noon and evening was granted to
the guests at the card and dancing
parties given by Mn. and Mrs. G. G.
Barry, Mr.. and Mrs. W. d. Work
and Mrs. Winnie PARROT last THURS
day Finch and euchre followed
the half after twelve o'clock luncheon
in the afternoon, prizes going to
Mrs. D. FL. Finch in six handed
euchre, and to Mrs. Lutte Larson in
finch, beautiful hand made handker-
chiefs in both instances. In the
evening whist marked merry run
Of hours until the service of a dainty
four-course lunch at eleven o'clock.
After enjoying to the fullest appre,
citation each morsel thereof, the
tables were folded away and the
younger people present, such as
Mayor Steadman, Mrs. Trenchard
and We scribe danced until within
a few minutes of time for Dinah to
call breakfast. Prizes a pretty
crest wave jewel case was won by
Mrs. Trenchard, who took 10 out of
q games played, while to Mrs. E.
b. Stiles handsome leather travel
ing toilet case, filled with ebony
was awarded as gentleman's
first. During the service of supper
and for the hours of dancing the
Parlor City Mandolin orchestra
furnished several excellent num-
bers, the dancers being particularly
pleased with the music of the even
ing. Pythian Hall is certainly an
ideal place to entertain, and the
hosts and hostesses of the afternoon
and evening are to be congratulated
upon the success with which they
entertained their guests.
"A number of friends here will
be interested in this article clipped
from the Independence Bulletin
Journal concerning a gentleman
wloi is well known here: "To his
seventy-nine years young" was the
toast drank to Mr.. z. Stout on
Thursday evening, the anniversary
of his birthday. The toast is veri-
fed in the minds Of all of Mr..
Stout's friends who recognize his
happy faculty of viewing things en-
couleur de rose and setting happy
example to men half century
younger. 1t was with pleasure that
about twenty ladies and gentlemen
responded to invitations and spent
the evening as his guests. Those
present from out of town. were Mrs.
Julia Stout, OF New Jersey, and Mrs.
Susan Campbell, of Dubuque. AZ
ter a pleasant hour with games, the
guests were invited to the dining
room, where refreshments were
served at small tables. AT the con-
clusion OF the menu the party as
,sembled in the library, where was
placed the lighted birthday board.
This bore the seventy-nine lighted
tape1s and one big candle-the lone
to grow on" The other lights were
turned down, and by the glow of the
birthday candles alone, the health
and long life-o the host was drank.
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