Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-15
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Miss Blanche Lawrence is on
the sick list this week.
John Barker was a Dyersville
business visitor Tuesday last.
Garry Thorpe has accepted the
position of clerk, at the Clarence
House.
Mrs. S. e. Turner spent several
days last week with her sister at
Oneida.
Oscar Dorman spent several
days last week in Strawberry Point,
on business.
Miss Nellie Hamblin visited her
friend, Miss Myrtle Barnes, of Cedar
Rapids, last week.
/ Judge Ney of Iowa City spent
a few hours with friends here last
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Myrtle Niles visited her
friend, Mrs. John Pope, in Cedar
Rapids, last week.
j. II. Allen went to Belmont,
Wisconsin, Thursday, to attend the
funeral of his. brother Will.
Miss Ida Flueckiger, of Cedar
Rapids, was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Guy Crosier, last week.
Henry Schneider and John
Heying, of Dyersville, were in Man
chester, on business, last Tuesday.
-Chas. Briggs returned to Cedar
Rapids last Wednesday morning to
resume his duties at the Business
College.
Mis- Mary Brazelton, of Cedar
Rapids, was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. J.-W. Brazelton, in this city,
last week.
| Miss Martha Hackbarth attend
ed the wedding of August Hack
barth and Emma Niedorf, at Earl
vile, last Tuesday.
Mrs. Vern burlington is very
low at this writing and telegram
has been sent to her daughter, Mrs.
Effie Evans. Of Duluth.
| Miss Grace Cotter, student of
the Des Moines Commercial College,
was guest of her sister, Miss Nell
Cotter, of this place last week.
Miss Grace Walters entertained
sixteen of her friends at six o'clock
dinner, last Wednesday evening, at
her home on East Howard street.
Mrs. D. Hooper, of Meeker
Colorado, is the guest of her brother,
d. ii. Finch. This is the first time
Mrs Hooper has seen her brother in
twelve years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Granger
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Blake enter
tanned a large company of friends at
a six o'clock dinner last Wednesday
evening, at the Granger home.
The burlington Lodge, Iowa
Legion of Honor, have changed their
regular meeting nights from the
second and fourth Tuesdays, to the
second and fourth Thursdays in
every month.
The grand jurors drawn for
the March term of court are: G..
w. Hunt, Geo. Heyer, L. D. Snyder,
j. Z. Stanger, James Burton, j. G.
Matthews, G. H. Deshaw, f. l..
Clark, Joseph Thurn, J. G. Wood,
Theo. Bruggeman and Henry Tietge.
By an oversight last week we
failed to mention the names of the
new officers elected at the Farmers
Institute. They are: President
I. II. Carrothers; vice president,
Henry Brayton; secretary, G. A
Clute; executive committee, Mrs
]. P. Ball, Mrs. Eva Minkler, M. E
Blair, r. G.. Brooks and R. j.
Bixby.
Lamont Leader: Z. Fl. Hoyt
who has been having trouble with
one Of his eyes went to Dubuque
last week and the examination by
DIR. Gratiott located an abcess be.
hind the eye ball. He submitted tc
an operation on Monday and it was
successfully removed. L. L. Hoyt
has taken his place here in the bank
during his absence.
Last Thursday evening the
Iowa Legion Of Honor, elected and
installed the following officers
7 President. Leslie Meskimen; vice
president, Howard Commerford;
secretary, Norma Williams; treasur.
er, Maud Flint; chaplain, Mrs. Leslie
Meskimen; senior guide, Mrs. Ada
Long; junior guide, Mrs. Lou Bron
son; sentinel, Will Eldridge, dele
gate, Maude Flint; alternate, Ma,
Crosier; trustee for three years, Mrs
Nettie Confare; pianist, Milly Long
Installing officer, L. N. Helm, o
Cedar Rapids was present, and afte.
the work refreshments were served
after which dancing was the chic
amusement.
The secret Of establishing /;
stand of alfalfa is told by Prof. A
M. Ten Eyck, Of Manhattan, Kas.
in a special article in this week
Homestead. 1t is good seed,
proper seed bed and land adapted
for growing the crop" Each o
these points is covered by Professo
Ten Eyck SO that the merest novic
could hardly fail to grasp it. Goo,
seed has bright, clear color and i
} well filed. 1t is free from weeds
especially dodder. 1t should ties
80 per cent of termination, method
Of testing being given 1t is onl,
necessary to SOW twelve to fifteel
pounds to the acre, and some get
good stand with less. 1t should b.
sown with grass seeder attach
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