Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-12
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I "A. j. Andrews spent Tuesday
in Hopkin ton.
i Box papers and tablets are {
specially at Denton & Wards.
Mrs. Z. A. Meserve is spending
week with her son, G.. E. Meserve
at Waterloo.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Coon are
home from their New York visit and
outing in tho Adirondack mountains.
Mrs. Carrie Toogood Chaffe ar
rived last Wednesday for visit
with her mother and other friends
here.
i DR.. and Mrs. Triem are enter.
tanning the formers mother who
arrived last week from her home in
LaPorte City.
Mrs. G. A. Boggs is further i'm
proving her property on Fayette
street, by having laid cement walk
in front of the same.
| Simon & Atwater say there is o
big deception in Moorse's base burn
, ers, but you should read the whole
adv. to see the point.
The State Savings Bank tell
all from whom they solicit savings
deposits. Do you belong to any one
of the classes named?
Joseph Davis. stalwart Della
ware county republican, came down
from Richland Thursday to hear
Congressman Birdsall.
i Will Denton, who has charge of
the Hoyt Bros. ranch near Webster,
South Dakota, was. home last week,
for visit with Manchester friends.
The State Board of Control
have been compiling data concerning
the extent of tuberculosis in Iowa,
and from the returns SO far received
/ it is estimated there are about 5000
consumptives in the State.
Fred Austin landlord of the
Knowles hotel at Delaware, has dis
posed of his interest in the property
to Mr.. Young of Almoral, who we
understand will become mine host
of the hotel somtime this week.
Mrs. G. B. Mills went to ST.
Louis Thursday last, where she will
Join Mr.. Mills in visit at the Fair.
On her way home she will spend a
few days in Chicago. Miss Anna
Stone of Dundee accompanied her.
-Masonville Enterprise:-Pat
Grow had several teams engaged in
hauling lumber for his new barn on
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Mr.. Crows new barn will be 4Sx52
I; feet on the ground and modern in
every particular.
Mr.. Eugene Knowles and
! family of Delaware, will leave this
week for Corning, CAL, which place
hey intend to make their future
home. Miss Lucy Hunt will accom-
pany them. They will stop on their
way in Colorado for visit with Eu
genes father j. s. Knowles. The
Democrat wishes them pleasant
trip and success and happiness in
their new home.
Miss Harriet Wagner, whom
many will remember here as Miss
Ennis Bogg's nurse during that
lady's severe illness last spring, died
at the Homeopathic hospital at Iowa
City last Tuesday evening, as re-
suit of an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Wagner was delightful girl
who babe fair to make a thorough
success Of her profession and her
death is to be regretted indeed.
-Fayette Postal G ard:-Assistant
state dairy commissioner, w. Smar-
20, was in town Friday making in
spection OF the creamery. He re-
ported the plant in fair shape, but
of course deteriorating somewhat as
the years pass. He recommended
cement floors throughout, but this
fall only floor in the shed and en-
CINE room will be laid Next spring
/ probably his suggestion will be com
pletely carried out.
Mr.. William Bremner who was
a residentof this city few months
butwho recently removed to his
former home at at West Branch
died in that city Tuesday. Friends
here of this most estimable family
will sincerely mourn with the wife
and daughter over their loss H. A
Granger and daughter, Miss Heller
of this place attended the funera
services which were held Thursda,
afternoon al, West Branch.
Laura Eggleston Ferguson
.. wife of James Ferguson, died at he
home in Monticello the 29th ult
after a long illness of paralysis. MI
and Mrs. Ferguson came to Della
ware county in 1852 and reside,
near Hopkinton for nearly fort
years. Deceased was much love-
woman and her death will be sorel,
felt not alone by her husband an
her children but also by her larg
circle of life long friends in this an
Jones county.
M. T. Stapleton, for the pas
! seven years connected with tn
Government Fish Station at Sprin
Branch, has received a deserved &C
vancement in the shape of supel
intendency Of the new government
! station at Mammoth Springs, Ark
ansas. This is a lucrative position
carrying salary of $500 a yea
with liberal allowances for rent
ETC., and the many friends of M
and Mrs. Stapleton are rejoicing owe