Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-21

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vile was a Saturday visitor here.
Mrs. Grace Malone visited
Strawberry Point relatives last week
Miss Bess Thorpe is entertain.
ing Miss Minnie Gilleas of Chero.
kee.
Mrs. May spent Sunday with
her son DIR. May and family in indie
pendence.
Treasurer and Mrs. F.. E. Dut.
ton spent Thursday last in Monti.
cello attending the Fair.
IN. Wall has accepted position
as tailor for Scharles at LeMars, fol
which place he left Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L.. Simmons
have our congratulations and best
wishes upon their marriage last
week.
Mrs. Sherlock and her grand.
daughter, Miss Agnes Hyler left
last week for n visit at Ravenna,
Missouri.
James A. Durham has disposed
of his property interests in Canon
City, Colorado, and located at Los
Angeles, California.
. H. B. Hoag has completed his
new concrete dam but it has not suf-
ticiently hardened as yet to allow Of
water running over it.
Miss Day returned last week
from Chicago, having selected an
unusually full line of fall and win
ter millinery for the Drew dry goods
store.
Norman Ackley is hone for a
short visit and during his stay here
Will Ward is doing the honors of
the Denton & Ward pharmacy at
Floyd.
Marriage licenses were issued
during the past week to T. L. Sim
mons and Lisle Cunningham; T. NJ.
Gillian, Dubuque, and Irene E.
Slauson, Sand Springs.
Judge Hobson has granted the
petition separating the towns of Elk
port and East Elkport. The trouble
between the two places occurred as a
result of someof the acts between
the town officers.
IS. S. Lawrence, a pioneer and
much respected resident of Delaware
township, Delaware county, died Sat
urday last after long illness. The
funeral services were held Sunday
and burial was made in the Man
chester cemetery.
j. Fl. Stewart is enjoying visit
from his brother, Walter Stewart, Of
Pittsburg, Penn. Mr.. Stewart is a
former Delaware County boy who
removed from here nineteen years
ago and who has not made his many
friends hereabout visit since.
Mrs. B. w. Green's received a
telegram last Friday announcing
the death Of her father T. Martineau
at his home in Kansas City. Mr..
will be well remembered
by a number Of Manchester people,
having number of years ago made
this his home. ,.7a ,e,s
improvements are ever the
order Of the day in Manchester. On
Main street cement walks are now
being laid in front Of the Hruby,
Glissendorf, Eaton and Aldous
places Of business and on franklin
street the Globe hotel property is
being surrounded by a new board
walk.
Mrs. H. O. Pratt was neatly
surprised last Saturday evening by
the members Of the Women's For
eign Missionary Society Of the Meth
odist church, of which society she
has been president for the past five
years. The ladies presented her
with two very handsome pieces Of
hand painted china,'a loving token
of their appreciation of her work
with and for them.
"A marriage that carried much
of interest in it to Delaware County
people was that Of last Wednesday
by which John Mulvehin, and Miss
Nellie Corrigan of Cedar Falls were
made man and wife. Mr.. Mulve-
hill is son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mulvehill of Masonville, thus COM
ing from family at once widely and
favorably known throughout the
county. Mrs. Mulvehill is a sister
of the late @. NJ. Corrigan. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mulvehill will live in Waterloo
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whitman
have returned from a three years so.
journ in the west, and Saturday we
enjoyed very interesting call from
Mr.. Whitman. He said: there il
only one thing they can beat us here
on out there-they can beat Della
ware County raising fruit. The
peaches and pears from the Lewis
ton valley, Idaho, are the finest il
size and flavor of any I've ever
eaten" Mr.. Whitman was very EN-
phatic in his dislike of an irrigation
country-and after three years o
life in such land he should know
whereof he speaks. 1t isnot health
full, is his comment. Twenty month.
of their absence was spent in Spo
kane, one winter in Seattle, Wash
ington, and two seasons in Kalispel
Montana. 1t costs third more tt
live out there, as he mentioned tire
articles, sugar, ID pounds for $1.0C
eggs, 30 cents a dozen, and kerosen
oil 30 cents a gallon, bought jus
before they left Spokane the 18th
Rents are high in Spokane, and il
fact Mr.. Whitman thinks Delawar