Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-02-22
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business Friday
j. j. Pentony was in Fayetta
on business. last week.
"A. Evens of Coggon was in
Manchester last Wednesday.
Prof. Holden's seed corn special
will be in Manchester April 10th.
| Editor Crosier and wife of
Coggon was in Manchester over
Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. F. Leroy entertained
the P. d. O. chapter last Friday
afternoon.
-Born-W Wednesday, February
18th, son to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Newman.
Miss May Brazelton of Cedar
Rapids is visiting her mother, Mrs.
j. U. Brazelton.
Miss Eta Sherlock was con-
fined to her home several days last
week by illness.
The Misses Matte and Reba
Murley of Earlville visited Man
chester relatives Saturday
Daniel Huey, living near Sand
Greek, intends to move to Manches-
Ter about the first of March.
Miss Nellie Leib went to Earl
vile Thursday for short visit with
her sister, Mrs. j. w. Jacobs.
Superintendent f. d. Joseph
had as his guest Superintendent
Schroeder of Dubuque last Wednes-
day.
Saturday our merchants were
kept pretty busy as there were
more people in town than there. had
been since the holidays.
Don't forget the freman's dance
this Wednesday evening, Feb. %.
Supper will be served by the
ladies of st. Mary's church.
The Manchester High School
basket ball teams will play at indie
pendence Friday evening. March
3rd. The girls will play between
r. L. Larrabee has sold his
farm near Dundee to John Scheiss
and has purchased the Arthur
Morris farm north of Masonville.
He intends to move to his new place
about the first next month.
-Earlville Phoenix: Miss Eva
Douglass, sister of L. A. Douglass,
of Manchester, but formerly of this
place, died at the hospital at hide
pendence Wednesday evening and
the remains will arrive here for in
terrment Friday morning. The
sympathy Of all is extended to the
relatives.
Mrs. j. T. Merry and Mrs. ].
II. Schwietert were hostesses to a
valentine party given in honor of
the teachers of the Manchester
schools last Wednesday evening at
the Merry home on Franklin street.
Miss Helen Granger and Miss Ger
trude Anderson assisted the host
esses in serving half-past six
o'clock dinner, after which old
fashioned valentine games made the
evening pass much too rapidly for
the happy guests.
The month of February has
been chosen by the Woman's Home
Missionary Societies of the orthodox
churches of this city as a period for
special prayer for our country. The
local secretary called meeting of
the presidents of the different So
cieties of this kind, for February
10th. AT this meeting Mrs. W. Fl.
Ensign was chosen chairman of the
meeting, for day of prayer. to be
held in the Baptist church, Thurs
day afternoon, February 90, at 2:3O
o'clock.
One of the largest auction sales
of the season will take place on the
Van Alystyne Bros farm in Collins
Grove. three and one half miles west
of Manchester and the same distance
northeast from Masonville, on Fri
day February Oath, 1905. The sale
will commence at $50 o'clock and
% cows and heifers; GO choice sheep;
20 shoats; 30 horses; 1000 bu. corn;
1000 bu. white oats; 100 bu. pota-
toes; machinery; harness; fynets;
saddles and numerous other articles
will be sold.
Last Tuesday evening the
Olive Camp, NJ. w. A.. held d meet
ing and chose N. E. Davis as mana
ger to succeed L. ]. Lillibridge.
The following delegates to the M.
w. A. county convention were
chosen: B. J. Lawman, J. F. Nc
Even, ]. G. Anderson, Gus Miller,
]. W. Barker, F. J. Smith, N. E.
Davis, E. o. True, j. w. Funk, w.
Fl. Ward, G. S. Scott, and A. F..
Slack. The alternates: w. f..
Croskey, Chas. Aldous, G. Burning
ton, w. 7. Giles, f. B. Blair, James
Bishop, O..S. Dorman, 7. S. Doty,
w. Z. Graham, w. d. Hoyt, N. Fl.
Hyde and ]. M. King.
Ryan Reporter: The trainmen
on the branch have certainly had a
sweet time of it during the past
few days. Two cuts, one known as
the Sutherland near Ehler and the
Murray cut north of town is where
they have been using most Of their
energy. A double header freight
started out Of Cedar Rapids Sunday
with twelve loads and got as far as
the Sutherland cut during the after
noon. The track was drifted ten
feet deep for distance of several
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