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

! Mrs. r. u. Joseph spent a few
days with her parents at Edgewoed
last week.
Mrs. Chas Aldous has returned
from her visit with relatives and
friends at Waterloo and Dysart.
Mrs. Stanley Clark, who has
been visiting friends here for some
time, left Monday for her home al
Ashton, s D.
Frank Anders is home from his
trip through Indian Territory, and
the south west, where he travels fol
a wall paper firm.
John Ward of Carbonate was
here last Friday on his way to indie
pendence where his wife has been
visiting for number of weeks.
Erwin Dew and family of Du-
buque were Sunday visitors with
e. W. Sedgwick and wife. Mr..
Dew is mail clerk for the Illinois
Central running between Dubuque
and Sioux City.
The stockholders of the Della
ware County Telephone Co. held
their annual meeting Monday and
re elected the directors serving dur
ing the year past. At the directors
meeting later the former officers were
also chosen to hold over another
year.
Yesterday was ground hog day,
and although the weather was rough
and cloudy, it cleared up long
enough for the brute to come out Of
his hole and see his shadow. So,
according to the legend, he returned
to his nest where he will continue
to hibernate for six weeks.
Mrs. Latta's class of the Con-
gregational Sunday school will give
a program and serve hot lunch on
the evening of February 18th in
the parlors of the church. The
small sum Of fifteen cents will be
charged, admitting one to the pro-
gram and to partake of the lunch
also. Supper from sixNntil ten.
The P. z. O.'s and B. l. LIS
had the most charming evening of
tho year with Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Brown last Friday evening. 1t was
"Thimble Bee afternoon, and over
all sorts and conditions of fancy
work the ladies were busily engaged
until the arrival of the B. l. LIS,
when sumptuous supper was
served. Following which an even
ing of rare enjoyment at pit and
other games was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Lewis very
pleasantly entertained in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Miles, Monday
evening, twenty-four friends being
seated at the whist tables for an
evening of pleasurable enjoyment.
A fragrant bouquet of cut flowers
were awarded to Mrs. III. Fl. Law
renee, who, among the ladies, won
the largest number of games. and
to Mr.. Miles a box of cigars was
rendered as the winner of the most
games among the gentlemen. A
dainty supper was served.
The marriage of Miss Myrtle j
Clark, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
F. Clark of this city, and Rev r. "
Hardy occurred last Friday at Fer
gus Falls, Minnesota. Miss Clark
is Delaware County girl of whom
we all have every reason to be proud.
She has recently attended Moody
Institute in Chicago and is ideally
prepared for the life of minister's
help meet. Rev. Hardy is also
known here through his frequent
visits in Manchesterin the interests
of the American Sunday School
Union. We give them best wishes
for happy welded life.
The residents of this county
who remain at home-don't know
anything about cold weather, except
by hearsay. The weather here has
been quite cool the past week, but
not cold as compared with many
other localities. A Chicago dis
patch of the 2Sth inst, says: "For
the first time in the memory of the
present generation, Lake Michigan
is frozen over from shore to shore.
The anchor ice is forty feet thick"
From copy Of the Herkimer, On.
W Citizen, handed to us by j. H.
Edmunds. Jr., we learn that January
10, 1904 was the coolest day ever
known In the Mohawk Valley" and
that thermometers thereabouts re-
gistered below zero as follows: Big
Moose, 36; Broadlin, so; Old Forge,
80; Oppenhein, SO; Countryman's,
"a, Mohawk, 36; lion, 43; St. Johns
vile, 30; Herkimer, 35; Hamilton,
Al; Little Falls, 80; Fort Plain, 43;
Remsen, AZ; Oneida, SO; Unadilla
Valley, 81; Hinckley, 4S; West Win
field, 50; Miller's Mills, IS; Forces
port, As; Utica, So; Camden, S."
Doesn't that freeze you? In this city,
the past week has been the coolest
one of this winter, and for many
winters for that matter. Here is
the record: Monday night, 22aa;;
Tuesday night, 25,Wednesday night,
IL; Thursday night, "a; Friday
night, 2; Saturday night, 9; Sunday
night, Is below zero. Beautiful
Iowa" is lovely at all seasons of the
year, and favored is the person
whose home is within her borders.
Bowling Average.
This Tuesday evening the Press
and Democrat will have try at the
| nins and FRIDAY eyeninu the Na,vc