Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-05
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Basket ball Friday night.

i'll this city Thursday.
Atty. Henry Bronson had bust
ness in Delhi Saturday.
w. R. Blake of Masonville was
in Manchester Thursday.
Il. l.. Walters had business in
Cedar Rapids, Thursday,
1 Frank Beacon was in Waterloo
couple of days last week.
The w. r. G. meets this We'd
nesday afternoon at 200 o'clock.
Charles Risner transacted bust
ness in Independence, Thursday.
Mrs. H. A. Granger and
daughter Helen were Chicago visi-
tors last week.
The Seed Corn Special will go
through Manchester on the |. G. R.
R., Monday, April 10th.
"A. j. Collinge and Harry Utley
attended Canton meeting at Wat
erloo last Tuesday evening.
Jos. Hutchinson and E. M.
Carr were business visitors in
Petersburg last Thursday.
Elias Faust, he Of lightning
rod fame, transacted business at the
county seat one day last week.
Mrs. D. Z. Young visited at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Fred Hruby
in Dubuque several days last week.
Capt. and Mrs. j. F. Merry
spent Sunday with Mrs. Merry's
sister Mrs. +. G. Stevens at Beloit,
Wisconsin.
Geo. Sheldon departed last
Wednesday for a visit of two or
three weeks with relatives in Chick
asaw county.
Charles Aldous will move his
family to Charles City in a few
weeks. lie will conduct a restaurant
at that place.
Mrs. Eva Burk will entertain
the members of the Iowa Legion of
Honor at her home on Fayette street
next Friday evening
B. w. Green's has an elaborate
window display of Beacom's Lini-
ment, accompanied by picture Of
the fastest trotter Lou Dillon"
ID. T. Grove arrived home from
S.. Petersburg, Florida, last Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Grove will re-
main in the south for several weeks.
Miss Mabel Wescott who has
been visiting in the Ira Clark home
for the past few months left last
Tuesday for her home in Aurora.
The Misses Kitty and Ella Ellis
of Greeley and their sister Mrs. E.
W. Cook of Collins Grove, were
guests at the home of Recorder
Lattimer last Friday.
Mrs. Guy Mitchell who has
been visiting her sister Mrs. B. B.
Baxter of this place, the past few
weeks, left for her home at Rock
ford. last Thursday morning.
The next meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society of Sand Creek church
will be held at the home of Mra
Earl Mittlestadt on Thursday after
noon, April 6. at 2 o'clock.-Sec'y.
The constant drop of water
wears away the toughest stone, the
constant gnaw of Towser masticates
the toughest bone, the constant
wooing lover carries off the blush
ing maid, the constant advertiser is
the man who gets the trade.-Ex.
Mrs. Edna Sutherland, wife Of
Frank Sutherland, died at
Econtuchka, Oklahoma, ON the Oath
ult. She was found by a servant
lying dead in the door way of her
home. Her death is attributed to
heart disease. Her husband was alb
sent from home at the time. Mr..
and Mrs. Sutherland were residents
of this county and about two months
ago removed to Oklahoma.
-Dyersville Commercial Sun
day afternoon about 4 o'clock a hobo
while walking on the trestle work Of
the Illinois Central at Rockdale was
hit by a stock train and lifted
bodily off his feet and thrown down
the embankment near the east end of
the trest!e work. A few persons
who witnessed the accident thought
surely that the man was "all il"
Judging from the limp manner in
which he rolled down the embank-
ment. The train was stopped as
soon as possible, and the trainmen
went down and pickle d the fellow
up. He was just little dazed and
complained that his arm was little
sore, but that otherwise he was all
right. After waving his hand al
the trainmen, when they started uI
again, he continued his way west as
though nothing had happened.
Mrs. Geo. Eller was the victim
} of pleasant surprise last Wednes
day evening when the members Of
the Royal Neighbors Of America o.
this city to the number Of thirty-ivt
assembled to show her that she j.
appreciated in her work for the pas
three years as oracle. Light refresh.
ments were served, after which Mrs
! J.F. O'Brien, in behalf of thos,
present, made short speech. thank
ing her for her past services, ant
j presenting her with handsome GU
p glass salad bowl. The evening
passed pleasantly, and at an earl,
} hour, after assuring her Of thei
! best wishes and saying good bye
withdrew to their respective homes
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