Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-08-03
Band concert this Wednesday

Mrs. Bert Fish is visiting La
mont friends.
Clint Lusk is here from New
ton visiting friends.
e. Dillonn was a visitor wit
Masonville friends a day or two las
week.
Mrs. Clara Merrill is here from
Sioux City visiting relatives AM
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Myer
spent day with Masonville friend
last week.
Miss Adah Smith, a daughte:
of Mrs. Loring Smith, is visitin,
her aunt at Volga City.
Next Saturday the NJ. & O
people will sell round trip excur
sion tickets to Minneapolis anc
return for $500.
Tho following letter is advertis
ed as uncalled for at the Post offic.
for tho week ending August LIST:
Mrs. Ruthie Sheriff..
Mine host Samuel Dixson and
wife and son Ross and daughters
the Mesdames Graham and Burdick
are in camp at Quasqueton.
Frank Gibbs of Earlville, who
had his shoulder dislocated recently
was In Manchester Thursday. The
injured member is knitting nicely
Miss Fern Latimer and he1
guest, Miss Laird of Shullsburg,
Wisconsin, were visitors in the F. s.
Griffin home at Masonville last
week.
Mrs. A. H. McGrew came up
from, Cedar Rapids Wednesday even
ing 8or a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. F. L. Crosier and other
friends.
Bert Hoag returned Monday from
Marseilles, Illinois, and St Louis, to
the former of which places he went
for the purpose Of inspecting a
cement dam.
Several camping parties have
been out during the past two weeks,
one crowd composed of G. Martin,
Jay Matthews, George Eldredge and
George and Cecil Adams being at
Hartwick this week.
Among the seven young men
presenting themselves for examina-
ton to become cadets at West Point
Saturday last were Samuel Young
and Ray Atkinson of this city and
w. d. Rosencrantz Of Edgewood.
The Peoples Store has been
having handsome window display
during the past week, and this week
they are continuing their dress
sale whereby one dress pattern is
given away with every dress pattern
purchased.
Miss Elva Durham was the
guest Of her parents and friends
here over Sunday as she returned
from her eastern visit to Iowa. City
where she resumed Monday her
duties as matron of the State HON.
eopathic hospital.
The Rosebud land registrars
from this county will be represented
by w. j. Davis of Delaware, who
was the only one in Delaware county
lucky enough to draw a quarter
section. Mr.. Davis is a son Of L. M.
Davis of this city.
Herbert Alcock has just com
pleted a very neat and we'll con-
structed barn for Geo. w. Snyder of
Prairie, AZ by 48 #. l8 foot posts.
He also built one last year for John
Durey and they are both a credit to
his mechanical skill.
Mrs.. Herbert Doneghy and son,
Hanson, who have been guests in the
A. D. Brown home here, and neice,
Miss Mildred Brown left Thursday
via the NJ. & o. for St. Louis where
they will spend some two weeks at
the Fair before proceeding on to
Mrs. Doneghy's home in Macon,
Missouri.
The marriage Of Adelbert Clark
of Thorpe and Miss Nellie Croyle
of Greeley at the NJ. F. parsonage in
the BRIDES home city on Monday Of
last week united two worthy young
people. Mr.. Clark is postmaster at
Thorpe where he also conducts a
lumber and coal yard and feed store.
His future promises much of pros
.perity and his bride is one of Gree
ley's most pleasant daughters. To
them the Democrat extends sincere
congratulations.
II. W. Reed of Hopkinton and
daughter, Mrs. Craig of Albion,
Nebraska, were in Manchester We'd
nesday last. Mr.. Reed has in con.
temptation very pleasant trip that
will extend well into the early win
ter, his intention being to spend the
next three or four months at St.
Louis, in the vicinity of which city
he was born and raised, although he
has not visited the place of his birth
for thirty seven years. One can well
imagine that his return there will
meet with many disappointments as
we'll as pleasures after SO long an alb
sence..
Miss Edith Kenny, a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Kenny Of
Dyersville and Mr.. Hugh Smith Of
Farley were married in Dabuaue
Saturday, the 23rd, Concerning
bride and groom the Commercial
last week said: Miss Kenny is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Kenney Of this city and is popular
among a legend of friends. She
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