Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-08

WEDNESDAY, MARCH s. 1905
j. III. Allen has new advertis.
ment this week.
Gaylord Britt of the office force
spent Sunday in Central City.
Joseph Vessel of Dyersville
wasamong our office callers Satur-
day.
Miss Mabel Dubois spent Sun
day with her grandmother Snyder
at Golden.
Misses Elzada and Libbie Hol-
Ter of Waterloo, are visiting friends
in Manchester this week.
Frank Crosier returned home
from Coggon Saturday morning
: after a ten days visit with his
brother.
John Harrison of Independence
was an over Sunday visitor with
!, his parents and other relatives and
friends in Manchester.
There will be an union caucus
held at the Fireman's hall Friday
evening at 1880 for the purpose of
nominating two school directors
-Eayen Penny leaves today
(Tuesday) for Desmet, South Da-
kota, where lie will spend some
time with his friends and relatives
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patton and
daughter Mary, of Coggon spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Patton's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il. Morse,
OF this place.
Lamont Leader: Miss Kate
Smith was up from Manchester
Saturday, where she has position
with the Delaware County News.
We acknowledge call.
Morse & Andrews are building
\ an addition on their creamery and
have purchased the milk route of
Harry Weber and will as soon as
j. addition is completed run
eurizing plant.
Joseph Langhamer of Selby,
county, Missouri has been in town
for several days looking after his
business matters here. While here
he was the guest of his mother, and
sister Miss Jennie Langhammer.
Mrs. Lottie Guzzle and son
Clifford of Marion are visiting at the
home of their cousin, Mrs. Mary
Burt, of this place. They are on
their way to Sterling, Illinois,
where they will make their future
home.
1t is generally predicted that
there will be good crops in Iowa the
coming year. For the past three
months the soil has had perfect
rest under a good blanket of snow
and that is what counts for the good
in this latitude.
To-day is Ash Wednesday, the
commencement of the Lenten season
when members Of the Catholic and
Episcopal churches are expected to
abstain from social amusements and
the use OF meat at certain meals and
do, 4r sacrifices.
ssg ERE was awreck on the main
|cfossing IN the Illinois Central
I yards last Saturday morning when
First SO train engine No. 35 and
Second so train engine No. so col
lided piling up several cars and
throwing some off the track, also
smashing engine No. so up quite
badly. This was caused by the
breaks on Second train so refusing
to work. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
James Mclaughlin, who was
taken to the hospital at Dubuque
q few weeks ago, has continued to
grow worse since his removal from
Manchester. His malady is due to
a tumor in the brain and the sur
geons, we understand, intend to per-
i form an operation for it's removal in
I the near future. James many
Friends in this county hope for his
recovery.
y Numbered among the enjoya-
isle affairs OF the past week was the
Eluncheon given by Mrs. H. A. Gran
eger in honor of the members of two
sof Manchester's Oldest clubs, the
Thirteen and Friday afternoon
clubs, the guests were seated at
daintily trimmed tables and Mrs. w.
Z. Blake and Miss Helen Granger
served the luncheon. After an
animated visit at the tables the
ladies repaired to the parlor and en-
joyed an afternoon Of merry max
ing.
II do not fear the dungeon
sir, so said the captive man. 1t
has no terrors, aver, so scare me if
you can, I've had the grip. 1 do
not fear the surgeons knife, so said
the man that day, There's naught
/ fear in all this life, and that
proudly say, I've had the grip. I've
had the grip. do not fear the
pangs that wait, SO said the man
: SO brave, to menace with their
horrid fate beyond the hollow grave.
I've had the grip.-Ex.
The Commercial Club of this
rcity has, we understand, perfected
an arrangement with Mr.
Yeager Of Dyersville, whereby the
latter will, about April 1st, occupy
the Kennedy Buggy factory, for the
manufacturing of tubs and DOING