Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-20
Band concert this evening.

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Mrs. John Ehler spent last
week with Oelwein relatives.
Miss Gary expects to leave to-
day for a visit with Wisconsin
friends. (
Mrs. j. G. Ash and two
children spent last week with rek
tives at Wood. "a
"A letter addressed to Misss Nn-
+. Edmunds is advertised
claimed at the post ofIicsgss z guest
Miss Helen Link ssi5rge and
from Dyersville in EEK.
Mary Link home; --argains for the
Among OIL ily Sale, you will
Racket Stores sof sugar for Sl.oo.
note p pea here were very inter-
-Fildarn of the birth on July
ested. a daughter to Rev. and Mrs.
lstdiel Russell in New York City.
D ssIrs. Ward has been very i'll
but is resting much easier to-day
Tuesday. Her daughter, Margaret,
was called from Coggon to assist in
her care.
Supervisor Thos. Lindsay leaves
this evening for New York City
whence he sails THU; week for Eng
land. the ancestral home of the
Lindsays.
Miss Leo ScoGeld, guest for
some time with her uncle and
cousin, Hon. j. w. and Miss Idell
Miles. returned Monday to her home
in La Porte.
Mr.. and Mrs. + Hruby are here
for a short visit with parents and
friends, being on their way to their
new home in Dubuque from their
Omaha visit.
Barney Briggs has moved his
cigar shop back into the rooms be-
hind his former place of business,
having first papered and painted
and otherwise improved this new
home.
w. L.,Drew began a slaughter
sale in his millinery department
Monday and ladies' and children S
hats and bonnets will be sold at
half their former price during the
next two weeks.
John Clark, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G. Clark of Forestville, de-
parted Friday last for Washington,
ID. c., where he hopes to receive an
expert occulist's treatment. Mrs.
Henry Bronson accompanied him as
far as Chicago.
Two marriage licenses were is
sued last week by Clerk Gcorgen,
William r. Miner of Mt. Pelier,
Indiana and Miss Mary r. Gibson
of Thorpe and Fred Skinner and
Mary Krieg of this place being the
contracting parties.
Independence Bulletin Journal:
Mrs. Lutte Larson of Manchester
visited here this week enroute home
from trip to st. Paul. Mrs. DR..
Bradley of Manchester also was a
guest here yesterday. Both ladies
returned home last evening.
Lamont Leader:-George Storey
and wife and little daughter were
up from Manchester Tuesday. Mr.,
Storey came up to make an offer on
the Lewis stock of clothing which
has not been disposed of yet. He
informed us that if he made trade
for the stock he would have opened
the store here for q time at least.
"A special train carrying the
Southern California Elks passed
through Manchester Friday enroute
to Cincinnati and the annual meet
ling Grand Lodge of that order
| The wall of the train as it stopped
and again as it started on it's way
was evidence sufficient that thu
train was we'll loaded for bear a,
well as with Elks.
4 The following gentlemen wer,
selected by the republican count,
convention Saturday as delegates t,
attend the Congressional state re
publican Convention being held il
Des MONIES to-day: Hon. G. W
Durham, John Cruise, Jr., e. c
Perkins, G. G. Hoag, H. L. Ram, i
D. Joseph, w. S. Beels, Alex Blail
Hon. d. ii. Young, Z. E. Morse
+. M. Burbridge AMI +. d. Blair.
Waterloo Courier, Tuesday
July II: Ownership of the Loga
house, one Of the largest and mos
popular hotels in the city, passe'
last Saturday from B. T. Burton
Co. to r, w. Johnston & Co., Nj
. B. f. Burton retiring and Mr.. r. "
!, Johnston becoming manager an
a practically sole owner. The newsrt
r this change will be received with il
!. terest by the large body Of travelin
. men in this and surrounding state
d who have found comfort and exec
k lent companionship and the bes
) conveniences at this hostelry viii
k stopping in the city. q -" M
Johnston came from Manchester for
: years ago to become day clerk. f
. proved SO popular with the travelin
fraternity and had such an extensi,
:, acquaintance and displayed such u
y mistakable tokens of success in
70 managerial capacity that he w
! ! taken in as a partner two years ag
y since which time the style Of Il
y firm has been B. f. Burton & o.
10 and now Mr.. Johnston becomes SC
u manager and almost sole owne
- His rise in the business world Ii;
IS certainly been rapid and his frien
will extend their congratulated