Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-11

visited relatives ana friends IN this
city last week.
Mrs. P. S. French was confined
to her home several days last week
with a severe cold.
Tom and Will Walker of this
place went to Prairieburg Friday
evening on bushes.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. w. Ford
leave today for their home in Elk
Point, South Dakota.
Miss May Denton has accepted
a position at Sinsinawa Mound as
vocal music instructor.
Mrs. Ben Davis of near Straw
berry Point was called here last
week by tho illness of her father Mr..
John Dubois.
Miss Pearl Pierce left last
Wednesday morning for Cedar Falls
to resume her duties at the State
Normal School.
Mrs. Henry Bronson spent
several days last week at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.
Clark, at Forestville.
Mrs. Campbell came up from
Coggon Saturday morning to spend
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. E. T..
Grassfeld of this place.
w. S. Smarzo, P. Il. Kieffer
and D. d. Elder attended the East
ern Iowa Buttermakers' association
at Dyersville last Tuesday.
The North Manchester Woman
Club will be entertained at dinner
at the home of Mrs. E. Meskimen on
Franklin street, Friday Of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex Purvis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Larson of this
city attended the wedding of Miss
Mary Lahey and Mr.. Mosier at
Nashville last week Tuesday.
Geo. Link of Manchester at
tended the Eastern Iowa Butter
makers Convention in this city
Tuesday. He also visited with rela-
tives and friends -Dyersvile Com
mercial.
Mr.. John Dubois is quite ill at
his home in this city, having suffer-
ed a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday
forenoon and has not known anyone
since. His many friends hope he
will soon recover.
Erastus Smith of Central City
was in Manchester Saturday ON his
way home from Delhi where he at
tended the installation of officers OF
the J. NJ. Holbrook Post and w. R.
)C. Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Thos. Healy had about
fifty-two bushels Of oats stolen last
week. She doesn't know just when
they were taken as she had sold
them to Charley Barry and did not
know they were gone until he came
after them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laten Allen left
last week for Waterloo, where they
will make their future home. Mr.
and Mrs. Allen have purchased 9
restaurant in that city, and have
taken possession. Their many
friends here wish them success.
The Eastern Iowa Buttermakerf
association which was held at Dyers
vile last Tuesday. elected the fol.
lowing officers: G.. D. Elder, Man.
chester, president; L. s. Edwards,
Lamont, vice president; P. H
Kieffer, Manchester, secretary; W
s. Smarzo, Manchester, treasurer.
The many friends of N. P
Malven, formerly of this place bu
now of Freeport, Illinois, will b'
pleased to learn that he will b
manager of the Freeport base bal
league team and will 60 to Clinton
sometime this month to attend ,
meeting of the managers Of tn
teams that go to make up the Lea
que.
Lamont Leader: E. H. Clau
is preparing to move to his farm
recently purchased, one mile and
half south of Manchester. TIL
farm was purchased for $55 so pc
acre and he has since been offered a.
advance of $4,000 for the 200 acres
Mr.. Claus is one of the most syste
matte farmers and stock feeders il
this vicinity.
-Coggon Monitor: Mrs. Get
Wilson returned to Mancheste
Saturday evening. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Anna Merriam
% y % Miss Brazelton Of Mar
chester spent a few days here las
week. q q % The steel layin
force on the new road are workin
out near the Weeden farm toda,
} but short distance from tow
They will finish laying up to II
l. G. track by Saturday night. o
DIR. Bradley was down frol
Manchester last night, on account
? the serious illness of Miss VIM
: O'Hare. DR.. Bradley returne
) home this morning.
\ Monticello Express: Pro
] John G. Merriam of the Universal
] of California, whose boyhood ar
/ youth were spent at Hopkinton
! yearly adding to his reputatic
3 among the archaeological studen
\ of the United States. He is Il
: present head Of the paleontologic
4 department Of a university not.
for its progressiveness. He made
& recent stir in the scientific world
Z announcing important discover
= in western fossils which include
Z remarkable specimen Of the We
n. early ichthyosaruns. Another il
5 portant find lisa specimen of nj
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