Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

last week.
Arthur McGovern of Cascade
visited friends in Manchester several
days last week.
james German went to Water
loo Thursday for a weeks visit
with his parents.
Tom Main and son Tade of
Coggon were in Manchester on
business Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Houck of
Jesup were last week guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Gildner.
Mrs Alba Schneider of Mime.
apolis visited Manchester relatives
and friends last week.
Mrs. Wesley of Strawberry
Point is visiting relatives and
friends in this city.
Mrs. G. E. Bronson and Mrs.
Edith Bronson were in Dubuque
last Thursday.
Mrs. Will Splitter, of Robins,
visited relatives and friends in Man
chester several days last week.
e. N. Helm of Cedar Rapids
attended the Iowa Legion of Honor
meeting last Thursday evening.
Mrs. G. H. Westbrook and Miss
Lottie of Arlington were guests at
the j. w. Funk home last week
Mrs. O. e. Huene and Mrs. J..
A. Pease were Strawberry Point
visitors the latter part of last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Hamblin are
moving onto L. NJ. Hamblin's farm
about three miles southeast of town,
this week.
Mrs. G. j. Seeds will entertain
the Young Ladies Society of the
Congregational church Friday after
noon.
Mrs. T. Hussman and her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Heissman, of Cog
gon, were in Manchester Thursday
last.
Mrs. G. o. Noble attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. N. Sco-
field, at Strawberry Point last
Thursday.
Mrs. Eugene Andrews left for
Shadron, Nebraska, last Wednesday
evening to Join her husband who is
engaged in business at that place
-Laton Allen and wife, who have
been in the restaurant business in
Waterloo for the past two months,
are moving back to Manchester this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barr and
daughter Etna returned Saturday
from an extended visit in the south
where they went to escape the rigors
of our northern winter.
Last Saturday Bert A. Beohm
completed the sale of his eighty
acre farm in Elk township to Hugh
Jones, consideration $4,000 per
acre. On the same day Bert pur-
chased from his brother, j. E.
Beohm: the latter's farm in the
same township.
About twenty-five of the friends
and neighbors of Mrs. M. G. Davis
gave her very pleasant surprise at
her home on east Howard street
last Friday evening. A six o'clock
dinner was served after which
games and music made the evening
pass very rapidly and about ten
O'Clock the merry crowd departed
for their homes, all reporting a
most delightful time.
The judges and clerks appoint
ed by the council to serve at the
city election of March 9th are:
First ward-judges, E. Z. Cowles,
D. F. Hennessy and Levi Cross;
clerks, Fred Hsnsey and Ed Tilton.
Second ward Judges, B. J. Law
man, August Miller and ], X.
Pierce; clerks, R. R. Robinson, w.
W. Matthews. Third ward-judges,
G L. Adams, A. d. Work and w.
o. Sames; clerks, Henry Psrcival
and Hubert Carr.
Lamont Leader: About forty
five of the many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Rule gave them a fare
well party Monday evening at their
home before their departure TO,
their future home in Manchester
Mr.. and Mrs. Rule are held in high
regard by large circle Of acquaint.
ances who unite in wishing them
we'll in their new home. Refresh
ments were served and games and
music passed the evening quickly
by. Mr.. and Mrs. Rule were pre-
seuted with handsome rocker by
the guests, the presentation being
made by d. D. Cowles.