Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-02
Mrs. F. W. Anders is visiting

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Der S. 6, 2 and 8.
Clyde Crosby, of Earlville, was
in town Friday.
Chester Bronson is visiting
friends in Cedar Rapids.
R. R. Robinson is home from
his business trip in Texas.
Mrs. Claude Addison is visiting
relatives in Strawberry Point.
Ed Middleton was a business WIS.,
itor in Dubuque the past few days.
Harry Seeds returned Monday
from several weeks visit in Wash
|ington. d. G.
20. NJ. Harrison of Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, is guest at the home
of j. H. Strickland.
e. w. Durham is in different
points in North Dakota on a bust
ness trip this week.
Mrs. j. d. Welsh and Miss Ruth
White, of Volga City, are guests at
the H. G. Smith home.
-Earlville is making extensive
preparations for their carnival to be
held Thursday, August II.
Mrs. Robert Stiles left to-day
for visit with relatives in Portland
and different points in Idaho.
Claude Addison, Oscar Sails
berg and Ben Hooker are on fish
ing trip at Quasqueton this week.
Mrs. Jane Flack, of Strawberry
Point, formerly of this city, left yes
terday for a visit with her daughter
at Alden.
Marx Treadwell of Chicago,
and former drug clerk in this city
was renewing acquaintance here
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Quimby, of
Monticello, were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Burke over
Sunday.
Will Hahesy has sold his Main
street luch counter to Oscar Sails
berg, who will open a grocery store
in the building.
Mrs. S. H. White of Newark,
New Jersey, who has been the guest
of her sister, Mrs. ]. s. Jones, left
today for Denver.
Rev. Harry Richardson, of Boone,
will preach in the Universalist
church next Sunday evening at 1870.
Everyone heartily invited.
! Advertised letters in the Man
chester postoffice for the week end
ing July 81, 1905: Mr.. Roy Kelley,
Mr.. John Higgins. Mrs. Mary Noah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilbert Pierce and
son Francis, leave the latter part of
the week for a western trip which
will include Denver. Colorado
: Springs and Salt Lake City
Miss Neya Manning, the young
lady who was seriously injured in an
accident at the DEVILS Backbone last
: week, was taken to her home in Inde-
pendence Saturday morning.
Mrs. Alice Kenyon left last
! night for western trip. She will
be joined by her daughter Miss
PEARL at Denver, and they will then
proceed to Portland for a two months
visit with relatives.
Joseph Hutchinson, as admin
istrator Of the T. s. Wilson estate,
recently sold an 80 acres of land
situated about mile north of Peters
burg, in this county, to H. ]. Kra-
mer for $l03 per acre. There are
no buildings on the eighty, but it
is a choice piece of corn land and
we'll worth the price paid. In the
state of Illinois such land is selling
this year for $50 per acre, and It
is more than probable that before
many years all the good land in the
corn belt will be bringing that price
or even more.
"A series of special meetings
will be held in the Manchester Uni
versalist church, beginning August
9th and continuing through the 18th.
Rev. Efhe X. M. Jones, Of Waterloo,
! secretary of the Iowa Universalist
convention, will be in charge, assisted
by Rev. Harry Richardson, Of Boone
Service each evening except Satur-
3 day at o'clock. A short, vital SER
mon, hearty singing and a cordial
invitation to everyone. Afternoon
!, Bible readings will be held at which
ample opportunity will be given fol-
Questions and discussion.
: p. H. Keiffer of this city, assist
ant state dairy commissioner, an
h nouncss the program for the thirc
!. annual picnic Of the Northeastern
4 Iowa Bttuermakers' and Dairymen's
a association, which will be held Al
Strawberry Point August 8, as fol
+ lows: Meeting called to order by c
= D. Elder of this city; address o
welcome, Hon. B. w. Newberry O
> Strawberry Point; E. M. Wentworth
= of State Center, will give tho re-
10 Spouse, which will be followed b,
. addresses from Hon. H. R. Wright
state dairy commissioner; Prof. q
p L. Mckay, of Amos; P. H. Keiffer
n of this city and Cal Flenniken, Q
y Strawberry Point. Several bal
sr games will be an attractive featur
Of the picnic.
o. The reports which we're sen
Il out to some Of the state papers ths
-, ~ Miss Neva Manning was fatally in
= jured by her accident at the Back
- bone last week are erroneous. Mis-
=, D. Manning was severely injured b
- her fall, but not to the extent of 81
dangering her life. Her home is {
t. Independence, and the Bulletin