Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-12
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George Dorman left Tuesda
for Fayette, where he will work TO
his cousin.
Miss Francis Merrell of Bell
Plaine is guest of Miss Cooper
this week.
-Chas. Slack of Waterloo visited
his parents and other friends il
town last week.
John Eller went to Oelweir
last week where he will remain fol
several months.
Harvey Hanna is home from
the Capital City Commercial College
for his summer vacation.
w. ]. Ludley left Wednesday
afternoon for Lamont. He will be
absent for several months.
John Born, whose home is near
Cleveland, Ohio, was a guest of his
brother, Alex Born, last week.
Ned Lee, wife and daughter
left last Wednesday for Portland,
Oregon, where they will remain.
Mrs. Riley Smith and daugh-
ter, Fern, Of Winthrop visited friends
in Manchester several days last week.
Miss Bertha White of the high
school faculty is spending her vaca-
ton at her parental home in Chica-
go.
Ross Hart left Sunday for
Waterloo where he has secured a
position as night operator for the
|. G. r. R.
Mrs. J. w. Burk entertained,
Mrs. Frank Quindell of Monticello,
and Miss Isabel Worth of Chicago,
last Wednesday.
Mrs Hubert Pierce and Mrs.
L. G. Dudley went to Sioux City,
last Thursday for visit with Mrs.
Harold Hadley.
Mrs. Cal Atkinson, and Mrs.
Louisa Cowell returned from an ex-
tended visit in Covington, Tennes-
see, last Thursday.
Mrs. Earl Hutson and children
returned home from Forestville last
Wednesday after weeks visit with
Mrs. Hutson's parents.
Rev. j. E. Wagner was in Cog
gon couple of days last week as
sisting in special services held
there in the M. Z. church.
Miss Ellen Johnston is home
for a short vacation from Dell
Rapids, South Dakota, where she
has been engaged in teaching school.
Fred Rubley, postmaster of
Petersburg, transacted business in
Manchester last Thursday and was
a pleasant caller at this office while
here.
Noble Arnold has rented the
Tubbs building on Main street and
will put in stock Of groceries there
at once. Mr.. Tubbs will conduct
his barber shop in the front room
upstairs over where he has been.
You should hear F. NJ. Wade,
at Central Opera House, Friday
| April Ia, at $50 p. m. Lecture en-
titled, Mature Sketches" describes
scenes in Texus and Colorado
Tickets on sale at Fl. @. Smiths
Drug Store. Admission, 25.
The members of the G.. A. R
Morse Post entertained the w. R. G
ladies at a six thirty o'clock dime
at the G. A. r. Hall last Wednesda,
evening. After the dinner wa
served the comrads gave very in
} teresting program and very pleasan
time was had by all who were pres
ent.
The Home Guards of the NJ. Z
church will serve supper at the M. Z
church Friday, April IA, at $50, un
til all are served. Price 20 cents
The menu will consist of corn bread
biscuit, butter, meat loaf, potato ant
gravy, coffee, baked beans, pickles
pie and cheese. The public are cor
daily invited to help the good worl
along.
The following from an ex
change will be particularly com
forting to married men at this sea
son: Father dear father, com,
home with me now, for ma hal
some carpets to beat; she's got al
the furniture out in the road from
the front porch clear down to tn
street. The stove must come dow
! and be put in the shed, and tn
yard must be cleaned Of dry grass
! for its time to clean house and tn
devil to pay and the front window
needs a new glass. Father, dea
father come home with me now an,
! bring home bologna and cheese; it
most twelve o'clock and there
nothing to eat, I'm so hungry II
! weak in the knees. All the Dime
we'll have will be scraps and suct
and we'll have to eat standing u
too, for the table and chairs are a
= in the yard, oh l wish spring hous
cleaning was through! Father dea
/ father come home with me nov
for ma is as mad as Turk; 81
! says you're lazy old thing and tn;
= she proposes to put you to worl
! here is painting to do, and paper /,
hang, and windows and castings [
i scrub, for its house cleaning tin
and you've got to come home ell
reyel in suds and old ornh"