Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-10
Lent begins next Wednesday.
-Chas Minkler of Edgewood was

Monday visitor In tins city.
Miss May Pemble is housed in
with an attack of rheumatism.
Very Rev. Father Dowd of
Independence was here Friday.
Arthur French of Waterloo
visited over Sunday with his parents
here.
Mrs. Lewis Atwater is home
from her visit with friends at Kan
sas City.
John Penny and wife and Evan
Penny were Independence callers
last week.
John Cook and wife of Marion
are visiting in the Cy Burt home
this week.
B. Clark is in Chicago buying
more goods for his spring and sum
ner trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Davis spent
afew days recently with Strawberry
Point friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hutson we're
made happy Saturday by the arrival
IA baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs, VIM. Smizer of
aterloo spent Sunday With Man
hester relatives.
Druggist E. T. Mulvehill of
asonville was in Manchester on
usiness Monday.
Mrs. Farmer and daughter. OF
food were Monday visitors with
Manchester friends.
Harry P. Toogood arrived home
erly Saturday morning from a sew
raj weeks visit in the east.
Cashier Granger of the First
National Bank is ill at his home, be-
ing threatened with pneumonia.
MIR. and Mrs. B. F. Miles depart
ed the first of the week for their
new home in Choctaw, Oklahoma.
"A. Bing of Waterloo was Sun
lay visitor with his sisters, Mrs.
Gertrude French and Miss Bng,
lere.
The infant child, aged eight
lonths, of Mrs. Oliver Lieb of Earl
lie died last week and was buried
ne Monday, Undertaken Brown
wing charge of the burial.
Miss Ellen Johnston entertained
lie members Of the 1904 graduating
ass Saturday evening and the dig
fled seniors pronounce it one Of
,eir most pleasant meetings Of the
inter.
Local Editor Willard Coltman
f the Delaware County News and
Reporter Clifton Keagy Of the Press
leave this week, Thursday, for New
Orleans where they will be present
-...-the Mardi Gras festivities
I'm the letter Of our special Des
ines correspondent, is a well
tied compliment to Senator Dun-
Thq letters Arc always very.
-: "a no one Of the Demo-
should fail to read them,
Tine property known as the
Schweingruber farm and house and
lot in Ryan will be sold at Referees
Sale next Thursday at2 o'clock p.
m. at the Ryan State Bank, Ryan,
Iowa See notice of sale in another
column.
Miss Nettie Hockaday was the
guest Of honor Monday afternoon at
2 ask o'clock dinner given her by Miss
Grace Sheldon, eleven young lad
les paying their compliments to Miss
Hockaday, whose marriage to Mr..
Willard Farmer Of Wood will take
place this month.
Miss Alice Styre Of Des Moines
.niece of Mrs. HI f. Arnold, was a
guest over Sunday in that home.
Miss Styre has the rare gift Of a
clear sweet voice and is a noted
whistler, her imitation Of bird tril-
lings and other like musical feats
being especially excellent and pleas
ing.
The members of the local Re
bekah lodge are spending this Tues.
day evening in the j. P. Edmunds
home east of town. Well filled
baskets accompanied them and
without doubt they are even nov
holding forth in merry fashion, the
usual Rebekah good time being il
evidence.
VIM. Lepley is expected HON,
# today from Seneca, South Dakot;
rs near which place he purchased al
improved farm Of 800 acres. Mr
Lepley expects to convert his new
ly acquired property into dair,
ranch. 1t is understood that he vii
further interest himself in the tow
Of Seneca in the near future.
Miss Maude Gary was til
Gharming hostess Saturday evening
toa company of young people nun
,bering those of the theatre party tina
witnessed the presentation Of TIL
Tanning Of the Shrew at Indeper
,dence recently Whist was playe
during the early hours of the ever
ing, honors being taken by NJ
Harry Roe and Miss Ina Chambe,
"a. A dainty supper completed
y pleasant evening.
-Grassfeld, the Shoeman, has
child's shoe that exactly fill
bill. A comfortable, plasti
lie supporting shoe for chil,ire
one TO four years old in plae
he old shoes that were stiff an
fielding and hence We're liable
injurious to the little feet. II
model is made of fine soft X