Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-27
Mrs. R. W. Fishel is on the sick

The days are slowly growing
longer.
Klamity wishes his patrons ;
happy New Year.
Mrs. R. A. Denton is the guess
of her sisters in Chicago.
Hubert Carr went to Elkadel
Tuesday on legal business.
Francis Roe and family are
guests OF his son, Harry, at DEBORAH
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. johnson OF
Waterloo were Manchester visitors
Tuesday.
L l.. Hoyt enjoyed visit last
week from w. S. Garfield of Rock
ford, Illinois.
Ben Hamblin of Cedar Rapids
spent Christmas with relatives and
friends in this city.
Attorney John w. Clark OF
Washington, d. c., spent last week
with relatives in Richland township
MIR. and Mrs. John Ward OF
Carbondale, Illinois, spent Christ
mas with the formar's mother in
this city.
The large doll given by Klam-
ity during holiday sale was won by
Miss Tennie Meyer, the lucky num-
Der being 24l2-
Our Office force from imp tc
editor observed the Christmas holi.
day, and that is why the Democrat
is one day late this week.
-Harlo Newcomb, who is attend
ing the Cedar Rapids Business Col
lege, is the guest Of his parents, DIR
and Mrs. L. L. Newcomb.
Harry NJ. Logan has been ap-
pointed carrier on Rural Route No
out Of this city, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Arduss-
er.
Albert Maley of this city, and
Emmett Mulvellill of Masonyille,
students at st. Johns University at
Collegeville, Minnesota, are spend-
ing their holiday vacation with their
parents.
Owing to the rush of holiday
business, Brown, the furniture man
failed to send in change of adver-
tisement in time for this issue, but
promises something OF interest to
our readers next week.
p. d. Peck of Salem, Oregon
is visiting friends in this vicinity,
a guest of his sister. Mrs. Geo. Potts
of Colesburg. Mr.. Peck was in
Manchester Saturday and we ac-
knowledge pleasant call from that
gentleman.
Has anyone heard anybody say
anything against Doctor Drivers
lecture at City Hall? We have not,
but on the contrary have had dozens
of requests for us to try and get him
to come back and lecture to US again
in the not distan. future.
The Democrat is in receipt of 9
letter from R. D. B. Thorpe. written
from Biloxi, Miss, on the 18th inst.
in which she says; 81 have come t.
this place to spend the winter. LET
Fayette Dec. IL and have seen M
sun since. 1t is cold here and We
need as warm clothing as in Iowa
I have a room and hope to be, able t.
do light housekeeping" for myself
MIR and Mrs. James T. William
son were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
John T. Davis in this city part oil
last week, and are DOW visiting re
latives and other friends in Hopkin
ton. They were among the early
settlers of this county, having locat.
ed in South Fork township in 1851
and resided there continuously unit
1891, and since then have been ano
now are residents of Faulk county
S. d. Mr.. Williamson, though
well fixed financially here concluded
that there would be land boom in
Dakota and his expectations wer,
fully realized. Before the boom h
bought thirty. five quarter sections il
Faulk county, held them until tn
boom had reached its summit, ant
then sold them, realizing a nea
fortune in the transaction.
Last Friday afternoon abou
four o'clock, "A. v. Pratt, who live
with his daughter, Mrs. Eugen
Cressey, in North Manchester, com
mitted suicide by shooting himsel
through the right temple. His bod
was found in the woodshed by hi
granddaughter, Merle Cressey
While no one witnessed the act, tn
surrounding circumstances pointe,
unmistakeabl y tc case Of suicide
A 80 caliber revolver lay by hissid
and several letters were found il
which the deceased expressed his il
tention to take his life. He wrot
that he was in ill health, lame an
unable to work and that he woul
be better off dead. Coroner Doug
lass of Earlville was summoned BIZ
did not consider it necessary to hol
an inquest. Mr.. Pratt was an VI
right and industrious man and hi
tragic death is much to be deplorec
He was eighty-one years Of age. II
funeral was held at his late hon
Saturday afternoon, Rev. j. 2. Wa
ner officiating.
4 jefferson Bee: The statement
often heard nowadays that Iowa Ian
will not return fair profit to eith'
owner or renter on a valuation
$75 to 500 per acre. We do n
believe the statement to be true.
cases where it may appear to be tn
it is usually the fault of the farmil
, and not of the land. A Poweshi,
county man set out this year to NAL