Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25
j: Barr was in Coggon last We'd

Farmers Institute February
lst, End and 3rd.
r. R. Robinson was in Mason
: vile Wednesday last.
Don't fail to read tho Holliste
Lumber Company's adv. this week
Geo. Eichacker of Delhi wa,
among our Office callers Wednes
day.
Abner Durham was Coggol
business visitor the first of las
week.
Delaware county farmers insti
tute will be held February LIST, End
and 3rd.
e. 7. Grasefeld has the Ole
Kentucky shoe for only $l.5o. SCI
his adv.
u j. Link of Dyersyille llat
business in Manchester last Wed
nesday.
Earle Wells, of Carson, Iowa
was last week guest of Elmer and
Ted Copeland.
John Mulvehill is again able to
be out after a hard tussle with the
pneumonia.
Capt. j. F. Merry entertained
Hon. e. j. G. Bealer of Linn. county
last Thursday.
Miss Nellie Vance visited with
Mrs. Margaret Coleman at West
gate, last week.
r. s. johnson left Thursday
morning for Washington, D. c., Oh
government business.
Kalamity has special sale Of
wool blankets this week. j 1t will
pay you to see his adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Klaus are
the parents of a, baby boy born
Tuesday, January II, 1905.
w. A. Durey announces in
another column the postponment Of
his auction sale until next Friday.
Tho annual freman's dance
will be held in the Central Opera
house Wednesday, February %.
Bert Bishop, who has been in
Oklahoma for the past few months,
returned home Saturday morning.
Charlie Lampman arrived here
Saturday morning to assist his bro
Their ]. W Lamrman in the Main
Street Laundry.
James Cross of Minneapolis,
Mimi, left for his home Wednesday
after a few days visit with relatives
and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Holler OF
Sioux City are here on their we'd
ding tour as guests of W. H. Holler,
the formers father.
Lloyd Jones left last Tuesday
morning for lAmes, where he will
: enter the agricultural college to
pursue course of study.
\ Abner Durham returned last
Sunday morning from jackson, Mis-
hissippi, where he has been look
ing after land interests.
Miss Jean Merriam of Coggon
spent Saturday night here with her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Wilson. She was
on her way to Forrest City.
The annuel meeting of the
Delaware County Farmers institute
will be held in the court house at
Manchester February l, 2 and 3.
Bert Hoag, Burton Clark and
DR.. G. L. Leigh attended the play
Madam Melba" at Cedar Rapids
last Wednesday evening.
Miss Bess Williston returned
home from Kansas City Sunday
where she has been visiting for
several weeks with friends.
Zimmerman, the crazy wire
cutter, is under arrest at Iowa City.
charged with cutting the wires Of
the Postal, West Union Telegraph
and Bell Telephone companies.
"A stock reducing clearance sale
is on this week at B. Clark's store
The opportunity should not be lost.
to take advantage Of the exceeding
" low prices he is offering at this
sale. See his advertisement,
M. B. A. members are notified
that next Monday evening Jan. 80.
there will be installation Of officers
after which refreshments will BIZ
served. A full attendance is desired
Lodge called to order prompt at Z
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Leroy
very pleasantly entertained large
number Of their friends in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hoyt last Sat
urday evening at their beautiful
home on Main street. An enjoy
able evening was spent and every
one reports most delightful time.
Way Down East" drew a
crowded house at the Gedney i'll
Independence last Thursday even
ing. A dozen or more Manchester
people attended and enjoyed tn
many meritorious features of that
beautiful pastoral play. The high
order of / the entertainments at the
Gedney is frequently commented
upon in Manchester. Chas. E
Ransier. the well known Indepen-
dence lawyer, and other public
spirited citizens of that place are
making the amusements of theircity
elevat!ng and educational and by
80 doing they make themselves
public benefactors.
"A test case of the law passed by
the last legislature making stealing
domestic fowls in the night time. from