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

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Phil. Mason Of independence
was in town the first of the week
-F'rona Nachtman of Dyersvill,
visited in town Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. H. G.. Pierce and Mrs. L
@. Dudley spent Friday in Du
buque.
Mr., Lands of the Riversid,
hotel moved his family to Greeley
last Friday.
About 50 couple enjoyed ,
dance in the Pythian Hall last Thurs
day evening.
Miss Clara Cummerford spent
several days last week with Hop.
kinton friends.
Mrs. H NJ. Bradley and Mrs
Hubert Carr were Saturday visitors
in Waterloo.
Kate Neitert of Hopkinton is
visiting her sister Mrs. Henry Dolley
jr. of this place.
"A letter addressed to Mrs
Amanda Sager is advertised unclaim-
ed at the Post Office.
-Kalamity has just received a
new line of ladies, gents and child
rens spring shoes See his adv.
g. II. Reyes has an advertise.
ment in this issue which will be of
interest to those engaged in farm
ing.
p. N. Schuster of Ryan was in
town Tuesday enroute to Dyersville
where he will visit his parents a few
days.
DIR. G. L. Leigh gave six
o'clock dinner to party of eight
at the Clarence House last Friday
evening.
-Supt. L. D. Joseph acted as one
of the Judges in a debating contest
held at the Upper Iowa University
last Friday.
Mr.. Theo Wolf of Hopkinton
transacted business in this city
Wednesday, and was a welcome
caller at this office.
Ester Weber of the Belle tele-
phone Office at Independence came
down Thursday to remain over Sun
day with her parents.
-"Udd" Dolley, wife and daugh-
ter Mabel leave for Spokan, Wash
ington this Wednesday morning
where they will make their future
home.
-Anders & Philip says, "Come
look, we have the largest and most
beautiful line Of wall paper ever
shown in this city" See their
new advertisement this week.
Marriage licences were issued as
follows from the clerks office in
this city: John Franks and Grace
D. Romig; Mason j. Metcalf and Bes-
sic Pearl Cleveland. And one don't
publish.
Miss Bess Meskimen has accept
I'd the position as "hallo girl" in
The Bell telephone Office which was
vacated by Miss Agnes Hyler. We
Miss Hyler is to become
q member of the Press Office force.
"A load of young people from
here attended the basket ball social
given for the benefit Of the German
Luthern church at Earlville held at
The home of Mark Neiman east of
town last Tuesday evening. Thew
cleared over $1,000.
Albert King expects to open
Pantorium soon under the Wells
Fargo Express. office. He will be
assisted by a young man who re-
Gently came here from Oelwein and
who has been conducting Pantor-
ium at that place.
Mr.. Meskimen had a letter
from his son A. w. Meskimen who
is spending the winter in Carlsbad,
New Mexico and he says they have
discovered oil in Carlsbad and he
is talking some of investing in
property there.
Carl d. Brown who has been
as foreman in the Press
Office for sometime past has resigned
his position with the Press and gone
back to Cedar Rapids to accept a
position as linotype operator on the
Gazette. The many friends here of
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will regret
their removal.
"A series Of discourses are now
held Sunday evenings by Rev. j. e.
Wagner pastor of the NJ. e. Church.
The subject discussed last Sunday
evening was the historical value of
the four gospels considering if such
a man as Jesus Christ did exist, and
proving such to a fact from infidel
writing alone. The discussion was
handled in masterful manner and
made deep impression upon the
large and attentive congregation.
Subject for next Sabbath evening,
did Christ perform miracles. .
Rev. Wagner would be especially
pleased to SEQ the those who are
sceptical on the subjects being dis
cussed.
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