Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-29

Lew Gates had business in
Marion one day last week.
Prank Flint and Glen Hague
wood went to Dundee Monday.
Clifford Hitler came up from
Mt. Vernon Saturday evening.
Willie Robinson Of Ryan was in
Manchester OH business Saturday.
Miss Hazel Huene is quite i'll
at the home of her sister in Chicago.
Mrs. Joe Barnes went TO New
Orleans Friday TO visit her husband.
Miss May Stricklandis visiting
Felatives in Cedar Rapids this week.
III. j. Kramer of near EarlviIlc
was in Manchester Friday on bust
ness.
Glen Fangmann Of Dyersville
was in Manchester on business Mon
day.
Mrs. A. j. Cooke of Earlville
visited in Manchester several days
last week.
All the students that were home
returned to their school duties Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Eva Burk will entertain
the North Manchester Woman's club
at dinner Friday.
20. A. Peterson and Albert Lar
son were in Ryan Saturday looking
after telephones.
Miss Susie Rich and her
mother visited relatives and friends
in Delaware last week.
George Gibbs and daughter
Stella Of Earlvillewere in Manches-
ter Tuesday Of last week.
The knights and Ladies of the
Golden Precept met with with Mrs.
Brownell Monday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. d. +. Grove are
expected back from st. Petersburg,
Florida, the last Of this week.
Miss Clara Church of Rodger
this state spent couple of days last
week with Miss Maude Flint.
The Manchester Womans club
will meet with Mrs. A. j. Pease on
Main Street, next Monday evening.
Miss Nellie Bessy of Hazelson
visited her sister, Mrs. Frank Slack,
Of this place, several days last week
Miss Anna Fitzgerald Of Dyers-
vile was the guest of Miss Agnes
Hyler of this city several days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Kenyon
entertained a few of their friends
at six o'clock dinner last Friday
evening.
Mrs. +. L.Crosier and daugh-
ter Edna were last week guests Of
Mrs. Crosier's mother, Mrs. A. II.
McGrew.
Mrs. Lille Benedict Smith,
who has been visiting at the home
Of her cousin, Mrs. S. L. Burt, re-
turned to her home in Marion last
Thursday evening.
The farm residence of John Barr
in Richland township was destroyed
by fire last Wednesday afternoons:
Only small part of their furniture
and contents Of tho house were
saved. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
We neglected to mention last
week that j. A. Thomas had ar
rived home from Cuba. Mr..
Thomas says Cuba is fine place
but no climate can beat cold Iowa"
during the spring and summer
months.
--Earlville Phoenix: The Man
chester lecture course association
has $50 left in the treasury after
giving six entertainments that cost
them 500. The Earlville lecture
course will be about $50 short this
year with but three entertainments
About twenty-five of the friend.
Of Miss Edith Wells gave her pleas
ant surprise at the beautiful Well
residence on Union street. Tn
evening was spent in games Of vari
GUS kinds and light refreshmeut
were served. All report a fine time
Mrs. David Fowler died at Ipsal
anti, Michigan, last Thursday Marc
%, 1905. She was for many year
a highly respected resident Of Rich
land township, this county. Tn
remains were brought to Lamon
Friday for burial. lnterment wa
made in the Forestville cemetery
Saturday.
Misses Bessie Thorpe and j
sephine Powers went to Chicago Sa
urday for the purpose of selectin
spring novelties for Kalamity's bal
gain store. You may look for "tl
latest on the market" when they +
turn, as they go instructed to bu
out Chicago, if necessary. They wi
De aDSeut Weoh VI SoAA uayo.
Col. d w. JEWELS Manchest
friends will be pleased to learn tn
he has been promoted from the pos
ton Of chairman Of the finance col
mettee of the Woodman Of the Wor
to that of Sovereign Adviser of tn
order. The position of Soverels
Adviser in the event Of the disabili
oftheSovereign Commander becom
an Office of great responsibility.
Matrimonial agencies we
given their quietus last week SO I
as this state is concerned, by a {
cision Of the Iowa supreme cou
which declares that contracts {
signed to promote marriage for
,,onav consideration are agar