Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
Will Drew is in CHICAGO

que last Thursday.
Tom Hines is in Chicago OF
business last week.
w. r. Gill was in Chicago OF
business last week.
p. N. Schuster of Ryan was ii
iowa on business Monday.
Miss Amy Boggs was a Water.
loo visitor last Saturday.
Will Lock spent Sunday with
friends and relatn @ at Sumner.
Roller skating promises to be Il
popular amusement this winter.
DE-. Donaldson Of Littleport
was Manchester visitor Friday.
Lent begins February 2Sth next
year. April 10Th will be Easter
Sunday.
e. III. and Ii L. Hoyt expect to
attend the livestock exhibition at
Chicago next week.
Senator b. w. Newbery OF
Strawberry Point was business Wis
itor to this city last Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. A. f. Meskimen
have removed to Keokuk, Iowa,
where they will reside in the future.
H. R. Holmes has purchased
the w. w. Ford stock and will con-
tinue the business in its present
location.
DR.. and Mrs. G. G. Bradley eS-
POETIC leave in about two weeks for
Southern Pines, North Carolina, to
spend the winter.
e. S. james, who resides on the
Richmond farm north of town en-
tertalned his brother, G. w. James,
of Winomac, Indiana last week.
-Messrs. Bt han and Rieger
Of Masonville have engaged in the
stock buying business in Manches-
ter with headquarters at the NJ. &
0. yards.
Lloyd Jones who is taking a
business course at the Cedar Rapids
Business College spent Sunday at
the home Ct his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j s. Jones.
The death of Mrs. w. I. Fren.
tress occurred last Sunday. The
funeral services were held yesterday
renoon at the family residence in
Honey Creek township.
There will be an assembly
dance every Monday at the armory
after drill. Admission 30 cents per
couple. Everyone is cordially in
vitel. No extra charge for drill at
tendance.
"A number of friends of Mr..
.nd Mrs. w. Fl. Hutchinson very
sgreeably surprised them at their
lome last Friday evening. The un
,idden guests brought well filed
baskets ana an enjoyable evening
vas spent.
-Behan, Rieger 4 Richmond
shipped a car of hogs over the M. &
0. to Chicago yesterday. This was
the tenth car of live stock shipped
by this firm over the NJ. & o. during
the past two weeks.
William McWilliams, the con
fessed murderer of his wife and FIVE
children near Independence was
transferred here last Friday after
noon enroute to the spenitentary at
Anamosa. His presence at the de-
pot attracted a large crowd.
Miss Allie May Smith. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Smith.
vas taken to Rochester. Minnesota,
asst week to undergo an operation
Tor appendicitis, Her many friends
md those of her family hope that
she may have speedy recovery.
O G. Clark of Forestville met
With quite serious accident last
Friday. While engaged in moving a
building large timber that was
used for support sprung from its
fastening and struck him violently
in his right breast. fracturing one OF
his ribs.
James Pream who at the last
'erm of the district court plead
guilty to horse stealing, and was
,entenced by Judge Platt to serve
! term of nine months in the peni-
'entary was taken to Anamosa by
Sheriff Hcnnessey last Friday and
delivered over to Warden Hunter.
Promptly upon the adjournment
If the district court last Friday even
ins, Robert Hooker was arrested on
! warrant issued by Justice Pearse,
charging him with grand larceny
The case was continued until last
Thursday when the hearing was had
After the evidence had all been in
sroduced County Attorney Clond ad
nitted that no reasonable grounds
Tor believing that the defendant was
guilty as charged, had been shown,
md thereupon Mr.. Hooker was dis
charged by the Justice.
No reader Of the Democrat re-
siding in this county or adjacent
thereto should fail to cut out and
carry to Browns Furniture store in
this city, the coupon appearing in
his advertisement on first page q
this issue of the Democrat, as by SC
doing you have chance Of getting
free nice rocking chair. Read the
advertisement for particulars. Be
sure thai you write your name and
post-olfice address on the coupon be.
fore depositing it LIN the box al
Browns Furniture Store.
e. G. Egloif, former highly
esteemed resident of this city, dice
at Cedar Rapids on the 7th inst. ne
was agent of the Illinois Central Ry