Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-04-26
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gon Thursday.
j G. Lewis was Cedar Rapid
visitor Monday
Mrs. Lille Smith of Marion is
guest of Mrs. s. 4. Burt.
MIR. and Mrs. W. L. Gildne
spent Easter at Anamosa.
Frank Anders was visiting witt
friends here over Sunday.
Born Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs
Chauncey burlington, son.
Frank Crosier spent severa
days last week in Coiesburg.
Herman llefferman of Mason
vile was in town Wednesday.
-Mert Smith and wife Of Hop.
kinton were in Manchester Monday
Mrs. Chas. Weeks of Coggon
was business visitor here Thurs.
day..
Bert Clark and Ed Hruby enter.
tanned the Mems clubSaturday even
ing.
"A number of our young people
attended the dance at Ryan Monday
night.
Miss Grace Walters was a
Masonville visitor the first of Il e
week.
B. B. Briggs and S. X. Myers
were Coggon business visitors last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Waugh of Almoral visited
friends in Manchester several days
last week.
"A new cement walk las been
laid in front of Mrs. A. L. Beard
slee's residence.
Hugh Phares of Clinton, III. is
visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Pentony.,
George Dorman and his cousin
Edna Dorman of Fayetle spent Sun
day in Manchester.
Miss Idell Miles and Mrs. w.
N. Wolcott spent Sunday with Inde-
pendence friends.
The w. g. I. U. will meet with
Mrs. o. A. Durham, Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Don't forget the w. r. G. din,
ner and supper at the Pythian hall
next Friday, Apr. 2Sth. :.
Mrs. w. II. Norris. entertained
the Six handed Euchre club at six
o'clock dinner Tuesday evening.
Harlo Newcomb Of Cellar Rar-
ids spent Sunday her with his par
ents, Dir. and Mrs. L. e. Newcomb.
Harry Ash, son of Mr.. and Mis-.
j. G. Ash left last Thursday for
San Francisco, where he will remain.
Miss Agnes McClarren o f
Clark's millinary department spent
Sunday at her homs in Indepen-
Miss. Gertrude DeLong, won't to
golesburg last We lnesday, for a
s visit with her parents and otter
relatives.
Mrs Josie Bamber and gland-
son # last week for Wiliamberg.
Va, after spending the winter at
the home of Mrs. Bamber's cousin,
james Ash.
Spring Branch base ball team
played their first game this season
at Masonville Saturday afternoon,
and won by a score of IL to 5.
Spring Branch are up to their old
tricks again this year.
Independence Conservative: Miss
Belle Mumby, of Manchester, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Mum
by, of this city, has been granted
patent by the authorities at Wash
ington, for sad iron which she
recently invented. for pressing
seams Of tailor made garments.
DR. H. ii. Lawrence has an
nounced his intention to remain in
this city for the practice Of his pro-
fession, which is good news to his
many friends and former patrons.
He has opened his office in rooms
over the W. N. Boynton jewelry
store. See his business card in
another column of this ISSUE
Saturday evening w. d. Bars
team became frightened by dog
in front Of the Summersides resi-
dence on Fayette street and ran
down the street at break-neck
speed dragging Mr.. Barr some dis
lance before he let go Of the lines.
They turned in the alley and come
out on Butler street and was stopped
by running into the high picket
fence by the opera house. One of
the horses jumped through the fence
and the other one stopped. Miss
Hazel was in the buggy and had a
fast ride but was not hurt. Mr..
Barr's ankle was sprained and he
has been going about with a cane
Slice. mo lurtHer uillllaSe was uOne
excepting the harness was broken in
several places.
Recently the Democrat called
the attention Of the board of super
visors of this county to the fact that
charges for livery hire against the
county made and allowed to Super
visor Robinson for $2O3 90, to Sup
ervisor Kirkwood for $4,000, and
to Supervisor Lindsay for $l66.30
were illegal, and ought to be repaid
by them to the county. That the
claims were made in good faith and
because they honestly believed they
were taking only what was their
just due, we never had any doubt
= IL had not l,on,, tlo nnctnnl Of the