Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-06

Y Mis-. III. u. nailu anu AlIS. u.
w. Williams were i'll Dubuque Fri
day.
The monthly horse sale will be
held at the Novelty stables this week
Friday.
Hon. e. NJ. Carr was in Peoria,
Illinois. and in Chicago last week on
business.
Read what j. III. Stewart says
about lfacaroni and cheese i'll his I'D
this week
Mr.. A. w. GilcIrist Of this city
was in Edeewood On business last
Saturday.
Joseph Hutchinson was in Chi
cago last week, returning home
Thursday morning.
| If you are thinking of buying a
fur coat, read what Gildner Bros.
say in their ad this week.
II. Armstrong and V. E. Dow of
Greeley were in this city last Tues
day and Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Elmer Eckcrt and children
OF Edgewool we're visiting friends
in this city few days last week
Baxter's ad greets you with a
Merry Christmas and a few suggcs-
tons about what to buy for pre-.
sent.
Mr.. aid Mrs. G. o. Ha,riso,
were in Independence for Thanks
giving spending the day with rela-
tives.
Harry Seeds was home 70,
Thanksgiving vacation. Mr.. Seeds
Is attending Iowa State College at
Grinnell.
Floyd II. Arnold, WHO'S attend.
ing the State University of Iowa.
was home for Thanksgiving, remain.
ing over Sunday.
Mrs. John Evans celebrated her
seventy-6rst anniversary last week
at her home in Collins Grove. Many
friends Of the family were present.
Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Rutherford
went 10 Dubuque Thursday for a sew
eral days visit with their daughter.
Mrs. Alvin johnson, returning home
Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. Morrisey of
Littls Rock, Arkansas, formerly If
this city, spent Thanksgiving at tie
home Of the latter's mother, Mrs.
Mary Paxson.
"A number of the country schools
were dismissed last Wednesday
afternoon for a two days vacation,
The public and High schools were
taking the same adval ttge of the
holiday on Thursday.
Miss Ruth I'axson was home fer
Thanksgiving, remaining in the city
several days. Miss Paxson has been
n Chicago f9r several weeks. and
also in the state of Micigan, engaged
in the work of the Y. w. G. A.
Fled Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. August Miller, spent the
Thanksgiving vacation with his
cousin near Quasqueton. the hunting
of squirrels and rabbits taking up
most of the young mans time.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Ram we're
in Dubuque last Wednesday, attend
|inga musical given by the Dubuque
liChoral Club, which has been for SO
many years under the dictatorship
of Mr.. William Pontius, and which
has been lately discontinued.
e. A. Atwater spent Thanks.
giving with his daughter, Mrs. j. S.
jackson, in Dubuque. Miss Florence
Atwater, who has recently completed
a course Of study in the State Normal
school at Cedar Falls, was also a
guest at the Jackson home that day.
Rev. J. Elvin Wagner, who has
been assisting in evangelistic ser.
vices at Elgin, iii the Methodist
church, returned home Sa, urday,
but went to Mount Vernon Monday
morning 10 assist in mission witt
the pastor, Rev. M. Troy, Of the
Methodist church in that city.
Notwithstanding the doubts q
the elder ones, the young folks had
skating Thanksgiving. Theice wa,
frozen to thickness of four inches
Friday and with the roller skatin,
rink and the ice skating the youn,
people of the town ought to keel
!, lthemselves amused for some time.
Scarcely three weeks intervene
before Christmas will again be here
The shops are putting on their holi
day earb and the goods which til
merchants now have ON hand ar
such as will satisfy and please tn
: wants of the purchasers. The iewel
ny stores are especially beautiful i
their appearance, as are several {
! the crockery stores, with their con
plete line Of china ware and cut glas.
;. The annual State Farmers Ii
. stitute meeting and Agriculture
: convention will be held at De
Moines next week, the sessions to h
: held in the Capitol building. TIL
program commences Tuesday, til
]. 18th and continues until Friday ii
10 18th. Premiums are to be awarde
on corn, Yellow and White Dent, pc
ls corn and also special prize for Il
ST best ear of corn Of any variety. II
" premiums range from 50 to So
l. The exhibit is open to the state an
"a no entrance fee will be charged. E
lie hibits are to be handed in not lat
IN than 10 o'clock Tuesday and no e
er hibits may be changed after thu
have once been placed with Il
ol superintendent. Special rates W
ns be made on railroads for this co
~ vention.
h The forty second session of Il