Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-08-10
Band Concert this "wednesday,

Band Concert this "wednesday
evening.
Miss Margaret Ward Of Ryan
spent Sunday at home.
| "A girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Hamblin last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Blake and
Miss Marion are home from Chicago.
Mrs. VIM. Crosier and little
son are visiting relatives in Coggon.
The only letter advertised at
the post Office this week is for VIM.
NJ. Kivett.
Miss Ina Chamberlain has re-
turned home from a visit with
friends in Illinois.
| Mrs. Alba Bennett Schneider of
Chicago is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. ]. M. Pearse.
Mrs. R. E. Carpenter enter
tanned number of friends at 6
o'clock dinner Thursday evening.
w. J. Davis has gone to South
Dakota to select the farm he drew
in the Rosebud reservation drawing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Locke who
have been residing at Dysart for
several months are visiting friends
here.
M. W. A. Picnic at the fair
grounds in this city on Thursday,
August 25. Everybody invited to
attend.
james Hennessey and sister
Mrs. Dan Sullivan came up from
Hazel Green to see their mother,
hfrs. Hennessey.
The l. o. o. F. and Masonic
Lodges of Colesburg are going to
erect a building and in another
column advertise for bids for same.
"A week from tomorrow Thurs
day. the annual carnival will be held
at Earlville. The music will be
furnished by the Dubuque Military
Band.
II. NJ. Gibson will speak at the
Harvest Home at Ryan next Mon
day, August Is. He will doubtless
give an entertaining and eloquent
address.
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning,
an advance sale on blankets &c. will
open at the Peoples Store. The free
dress sale is still on there. See new
announcement.
Will Ward, j. j. Goen and
Frank Dobbins are touring in Colo
RADIO and Wyoming. 1t is their in
tention to visit the Fair at st Louis
before they return home.
The Jones Mill Grange will
have a basket picnic on the fair
grounds in Manchester on Wednes-
day. August II. All past members
and their families are cordially in
vlted to attend.
Mrs. Rose O'Hare, mention Of
whose illness has been made in the
Democrat, died at her home in
North Manchester last Wednesday
aged rs years. Funeral services
I were held last Friday forenoon al
!, st Mary's church.
J Father Drummey who is located
in southern Illinois, was home last
week to assist at the funeral of his
J cousin. Kate Kehoe of Castle Grove
} He left Monday evening for hi,
home in Illinois after calling OF
friends in Manchester.
Fathers Conroy and Nolan, pro
fessors at St, Joseph's College, Du
buque,, spent a few hours witt
friends in this city enroute HON
: after assisting at the funeral Q
James McElliott of Ryan. Father
L Conroy was nephew of Mr.. Noel
lott.
q Mr.. Merriam, a civil enginee
8 in the employ of the Chicago Grea
o Western Railway, while out ridin,
n in Manchester one evening last wee
n lost.a package containing a humble
!. of blue prints and other papers
q The finder will confer a favor b
q returning same to this office.
D! Robert w. Joslyn died at hi
70 home in Milo township last Sunda
ri morning, his death resulting fro1
r injuries received two days befor'
He was the owner of steam thresl
70 ing outfit, and last Friday afternoo
II when finishing a job of threshing o
y the j. j. Carrothers farm in Prairi
10 township, he was in some name
d caught between the engine an
W separator while attempting to max
k. a coupling, and SO seriously injure
ot as to cause his death. He wa
is about sixty years of age and W.
3 well and favorably known in tn
to county having been resident Their
is of all, or nearly all his life. By h
is death this county looses one Of il
N best citizens and his bereaved viii
he and son q kind, affectionate and 10,
tn ing husband and father. The funer
III fservices were held yesterday aftel
IL noon at the family residence in Mi
be township, Rev. II. o. Pratt oficiatin
u. Interment in the Manchester GENE
ltery.