Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-16

Ay"n yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Denton was in Du.
buque Monday.
w. H. Smarzo was in Jessur
yesterday on business.
Mrs. James Brazelton visited
with friends in Ryan yesterday.
Miss Annetta Tush is spending
a few days with friends in Dubuque
Burnell Southall is visiting rel.
atives and friends in Davenport.
Guy Crosier spent Sunday
with relatives in Cedar Rapids.
Grant Cole of Independence, is
a guest at the home of w. r. Gill.
Charles Malven of Colcsburo
visited Manchester friends Tuesday,
George Matthews and wife, of
Earlville, were in town Wednesday.
R. S. johnson left yesterday on
business trip to Quincy, Illinois.
Earl Middlestedt of Barryville
was a Manchester business visitor
Thursday.
Mrs. j. ]. Hoag left Friday for
a visit with relatives in Dixson, Ne
braska.
j. F. Merry and II. L. Ram
were business visitors in Cedar Rap
ids, Friday.
Miss Hattie Rich of Iowa City,
was visiting with her mother several
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve popham Of
Lamont, have been visiting friends
here few days.
Rev and Mrs. j. G. Miller of
Cedar Falls, are in this city for a
visit with friends.
Mrs. Glen Conger arrived Fri
Cay for visit with relatives and
friends in this city.
Mrs. E. A. Seager returned
Monday from her visit in Portland
and through the Yellowstone Park.
Miss Marguerite and Raymond
Erving Of Peotone, Illinois, ale visit
ing with Capt. and Mrs. j. f. Merry.
Mrs. NJ. Grandchildren returned
to their home in Rock Rapids Thurs
day morning, after a visit at the G.
G. Armstead home.
Mrs. II. w. Law rance and
daughter, Miss Blanche, are expected
home tomorrow from a few weeks
trip in Colorado.
Mrs. n II. Hyde left yesterday
for Milroy, Minnesota, where she
will be the guest of relatives and
friends several weeks.
Burdette Griffin, of MINI ,apo-
lis. Minnesota, has been visiting at
the home Of his mother, Mrs. X. b.
Griffin, the past week.
Marriage licenses were issued
this week to John L. Evans and
Hazel NJ. Nelson; Henry e. Irons
and Kathleen M. Robinson.
Robert Stiles left the last OF the
week for Keokuk, where he will have
chargi. of u government fish car for
Z iiie remainder If the summer.
Mrs Earl Bronson and daughter,
Zoa, of Spencer, Iowa, were the guests
of relatives and friends in this city
the latter part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. + w. Anders re
turned To their home in Des Moines
today after months visit with
friends in Manchester and vicinity.
The members OF Company d
voted unanimously that the regular
drill night should be on Monday
night Tor the remainder of the
summer.
Miss Olive Shaded, who was
formerly a teacher in the public
schools here, but who is now teach
er in the LeMars schools, is in this
city for visit with friends.
Misses Grace Walters and
Frances Lawman left Monday for
Cedar Rapids where they will be
employed in Lyman's Wholesale
Millinery store for several weeks.
The following letters are adver-
tised at the post Office, Mesdames
Barbara Houseman, Harettc Hockey
Fred Merkl, Miss Mary Iokweiler,
and Messrs John Oatlield and Chas.
g. Colyer ~.
Mrs. Mary McGill Of Clinton,
ILL.,, and Mrs. Christina L. Belknap
Of Ann Arbor, Michigan, are visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
They are guests at the home Of j. J.
Pentony and wife.
Lieutenant j. o. Young, Ser
geant G. w. Johnson, Privates, Lee,
Glew, Ross Fierstine and Ed German
left Thurs lay night for Des Moines
to attend the state shoot meet now in
progress in that city.
-Supt. +. d. Joseph received
word last Tuesday Of the death of
his father, P. o. Joseph of Hopkin-
ton, which occurred after an illness
ofseveral weeks from heart disease.
Mr.. Joseph was one OF the highly
respected citizens of Hopkinton and
has large circle Of friends in this
county who will sincerely mourn his
death. The funeral service was
held Friday at Hopkinton.
Delaware County, and the en-.
tire state from all reports, has been
well wet down during the past few
days. Nearly months drouth was
broken last Saturday afternoon, and
since then it has been able to rain
on the slightest provocation. A few
corn fields where the soil was rea
sandy have been injured bv the DIR,