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

"A. G. Williams of Lamont was
here Wednesday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Crosier are
home from their Illinois visit.
Mrs. Harry Brown and daugh-
ter Of Central City spent last week
with friends here.
MIR, and Mrs. G. Z. Bronson
and granddaughter, Gail, are at
their cottage at Okoboji.
Mrs. ID. +. Grove enjoyed
visit from her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
"A. Strong of Greeley, last week.
Mrs. 1. G. Bacon of Hopkinton
spent sometime last week with her
daughter, Mrs. b. Smith and family
here.
Mr.. and Mrs I. o. Eaton anat
daughter Alice left Wednesday lqse,
for their new home at Deer II
Montana. last
Miss Madge Conger yGnia and
week arrival from C1der of the
will spend the rcmfdmother, Mrs
summer vii: .!. her ~
chas. Thorpe. 1ner joined his
Nv. 4. Gihd e. E., in Chi
brothers, lily last, whore they made
cago Eve purchases for their new
stbre at Anamosa.
Vice President l.. Mathews OF
the State Savings Bank and wife are
expected home this week from two
weeks visit with friends in the wes-
tern part of the state.
81 One of the very best exchanges
that comes to our table-and our
exchange list covers all parts Of the
state pretty thoroughly-is the
Edgewood Journal, whose editor is
T. b. Peet.
Mrs. Coultman. a lady 70 years
of age died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. J. Whipple at
Edgewood, week Monday. Another
daughter, Mrs, Chas. Smith, also
survives this good mother
Lewis Atwater is here for six
weeks visit with his grandmother,
Mrs. Cornelia Atwater. Lewis has
held for couple of years or more a
responsible position as organist in
one of the most prominent churches
in Washington, ID. G.
The marriage of Mr.. James
Barr, son Of II. ]. Barr, of Honey
Greek township and Miss Florence
Martin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Martin of Greeley on last
Monday, has brought to this most
estimable young couple many happy
Fluctuations. A part of their honey
moon was spent at the Worlds Fair.
Last week an exchange of city
properties was effected between G.S.
Lister and +. L. Richardson, where
Z by Mr. Richardson now owns the
large and pleasant Lister home on
Madison street and Mr. Lister the
Richardson property on Howard
rect. Mr. Lister also received a
property in Ryan in the ex-
ge.
Cedar Rapids Republican,
Miss Sophia Bates was the hostess Of
an informal dinner Friday evening,
when few friends were invited to
meet her guest, Miss Gertrude An
derson, of Manchester. The others
present were Miss Ruth Floyd, Of
Davenport, Miss Florence Nc Mil
Ian, Miss Maude Haskell, Mrs. Don
Barnes.
Miss Kolberg, who has been
employed as stenographer in the
Durham, Norris and Stiles law
office for some time past, departed
Monday for Chicago where she has
secured a like position. Her place
will be filled by Miss Dora Squires
aughter Of A. L. Squires Of Della
are and who is very competent
.enographer.
"A very pleasant visit was re
ceiyed by Mr. and Mrs. I. 0
Eaton on Monday Of last week from
anumber of their Earlville friends
1t was farewell-yisit to them al
they journeyed to their new home il
Montana. These were present: Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Bisgrove, Mr.. ant
Mrs. II. j. Vanfeet, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Hunt and Mrs. L. G. Hersey.
"A very religious man at Dyers
vile runs clothing store. He al
ways tells his clerks to do nothin
that is not warranted by the Bible
One day recently he learned that
clerk had charged customer $5fo
a $3.50 article and took him to tasl
"Can you think ola Bible quotation,
he asked of the clerk, that woul
warrant such conduct The cler
said he could and quoted this: "Bt
hold he was stranger and ] too
him in"
This story is being told on OF
of our most prominent young bach
lor men-of which by the wa
Manchester has her full share. Or
day year or so ago, he set the tab
with plates for himself and an in
aginary wife and five children an
and when he sat down to dine, |
helped himself to food, and put Il
same quantity on each of the 9th
plates, duly surveying the prospec
and computing the cost He
still bachelor.
-Edgewood Journal; Morg;
Parsons and daughter Nellie car
up Monday morning from Manche
ter and are visiting the formers 81
+o.s Mrs Morria Stee1a and NJ,