Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-29
BRIEF. MENTION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Burton Clark is in CHICAGO.

Ehler last week visiting with friends.
Mrs. Frank G. Flint and daugh,
ter, Miss Maud, OF Cedar Rapids are
in this city.
The city postollice will close
from l0a. m. until $ p m. on
Thanksgiving day.
Miss Celia Roney of Tndepend-
ence visited her sister, Mrs. NJ. E.
Hines, over Suday.
Miss Lyle White of Waterloo
is being entertained at the homes Of
s. "A Steadman and II II. Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Stiles are
entertaining tho formers brother,
the Rev. II. w. Stiles, of Ada, Min
nesota.
u. j. Per6eld, j. P. Murray and
II. A. Allen, Iowa Telephone men,
werei n this city Wednesday on
business.
Roy Coulthard has returned
from Benton, Wisconsin, where he
was called by the death of his niece
and nephew.
Rev. and Mrs Albert King of
Merely, formerly of this city, were in
this city last week as guests at the
Dorman home
Mrs. Harvey Limback, of Dyers-
vile was guest Of Miss Mary Link
last week, returning to her homo
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Paul j. Gilbert is assisting
in revival meetings in the city Of
New Jersey, being in company with
Evangelist Biederwolf.
Mrs. Vim. Logan arrived home
from Waterloo Thursday afternoon,
where she had been making sever.
al weeks visit with friends.
&C, G. Porter is candidate fol
secretary and treasurer of the l. S
7. M, A. The annual meetingof the
association will be hel on the 20th Of
January.
j. P. Foley, of Galesburg. Ill
inois, and Mrs Annie Zapf. of Gut
tenberg, are in the city. called here
blythe illness Of their mother, Mrs
Mary Foley.
u. u. Schaum was in Indepen-
dence Thursday closing up real
estate deal, the land known to be in
connection with the Rcd River Val.
ley Land district.
Rev. j. Elivn Wagner was ii
Elgin last week assisting in revival
services, which were conducted by
the Rev Roy B. Porter, pastor O
! the Methodist church there.
Mrs. Ella Morse of No.theas
Pennsylvania, departed for her home
Thursday afternoon. after having
been the guest OF her sister, Mrs
atnes Pierce, for several weeks.
few college folk are at horne
from school for Thanksgiving. How
ever the vacation is but day ant
many Of the students arc prevented
from spending the day with home
people for this reason.
The Delaware County Medica
Society will meet in this city on the
18th of next month. The meeting
will be held in the Council rooms in
tho city building on Main Street
A full program will be printed mex
week.
Mrs. Ethel Young Hruby o
Dubuque is home from the hospital
which she entered some weeks ag,
for an operation. Her friends ii
this city will be glad to learn tina
she passed through the operation
successfully and has about regainet
her health.
Mrs. D. +. Grove and lie
mother, Mrs. A. A. Strong are !.
home from a several weeks trip all:
visit at Excelsior Springs. Arkansas
where Mrs. Grove received treat
aent at the medical springs Mi
and Mrs. Grove leave after the holi
days for Florida, expecting to locat
for several weeks at St. Augustine
The new train schedules Of til
Illinois Central have caused sligh
change in the mail. Formerly tn
mail was made up in the evening a
7s:3O for No. 6, which was then du
here at $40 but the mail is no,
closed for No. %, the new nighttrair
at 1920. Mail for No. S in the morn
ing is made up by s o'clock nov
The postofiice still continues to clos
at 8 in the evening.
VIM. Mcmillan, who lives
few miles South Of Independence,
believed to have murdered his ertil
family, his wife and four children
the terrible deed having been con
mitted Thursday. The man used
butcher knife and hammer in til
killing, and is thought to be menta
ly deranged. Threats were made q
Friday night of a lynching, but n
thing Of this kind resulted.
The roller skating rink at tt
Central Opera house is now ope
Anumher of young men ofthe tow
have been purchasing new skates
the latest model. These skates a
somewhat different from the ska
ofthirty years ago. The new mode
are made with a rubber tire on u
wheel and are easily attached to t
shoe. This promises to be a me
enjoyable pasttime this winter al
the management Of the skating rir
assures the people thatit will be RI
along the best lines known.
The union Thanksgiving ST
viceswill be held at the First o.
gregational church tomorrow (Thu
day. morning at 1920 o'clock. I
Rev. w. Fl. Ensign, pastor Of