Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-05

had business here Friday.
Mrs Flint and daughter, Maud
r were Dubuque visitors Friday.
Miss Florence Tunis of Ames, is
the guest OF friends in the city.
Capt. j. H. Stahl was bust
ness visitor in Ryan. Friday.
F. X. Dstwiter was in Indep-
endencs Saturday on business.
-Cecile Hines visited relatives
in independence the last few days.
Mrs. w. F. Durey left Saturday
for visit with friends in Jonesdale.
R. w. Thrill spent Sunday
with Mrs. r. w. Tirrilin Iowa City.
Misses Angie and Alice Pierce
have been visiting friends in Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs George Wilson returned
Friday from visit with relatives
in Coggon.
-Delbert Rizer of Nickerson,
Nebraska, is guests at the home of
j. G. Fleming.
Bernie Belknap, of Ann Arbor
Michigan, is visiting at the home of
his uncle, j. j Pentony.
Mrs. d. L. Young and son Paul,
were visiting relatives in Dubuque
the latter part of the week
e. l.. Bruce arrived Saturday
from Chicago for visit at the home
OF his brother, A. j. Bruce.
Miss Mabel Waters returned to
Three Rivers, Wisconsin, Saturday,
after visit with friends here.
Mrs. j. b. Dunlap returned to
her home in Hopkinton, Friday after
visit at the David Waugh home.
The boys from Independence
who are camping near the Quaker
Mill, spent Friday at Spring Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Parker
spent the fourth in Marshalltown as
the guest of Hon. G.. r.. Estabrook
l. Clarence Torrey returned to
Chicago, Saturday after a visit with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. O. |
Torrey.
The ladies of the six handed
euchre club were pleasantly enter
tanned at the d. W. Barr home last
Wednesday.
Claude Chapel entertained
number of his friends very pleasant
y last Friday evening at his home
in this city.
Misses Mae Coleman and Sam
son returned to Chicago Saturday,
after a several days visit with Mrs.
Chas. Thorpe.
Hon. and Mrs. W. II. Norris
and family leave today for Spirit
Lake where they will enjoy sew
eral weeks outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Jewell, of
Omaha, are here for few days
Their here friends are always glad to
see this worthy couple.
Mrs. j. j. johnson and Mrs.
Chas. Meek Of Mt. Vernon were guets
of the formers son, G. w. johnson
in this cityover Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. A. w. Meskimsn,
who attended the Observation-Disclosures
wedding here Wednesday, returned
to their home in Dubuque, Friday.
DIR. VIM. Boynton, of Chicago,
is guest at the home Of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Boynton, He
will remain here two or three
weeks. and will open an Office for
the treatment Of the eye, ear, nose
and throat.
The contract for the construct
ton of the new Central school build
ing, has been awarded to Henry
Welterlin, his bid being the lowest
one submitted, The different bids
were published in last weeks issus
of this paper Work will be started
at once as the new building must be
ready for occupancy when school
opens in the fall.
Thompson & Co. Of Mount
Jewett, says the Bolivar IN. Y.)I
Breeze, are aggressive country mer-
chants. They advertise to have on
hand all Of the catalogues of the diff
ferent mail order houses and offer to
duplicate any price found in them
and to save their customers the
freight charges in addition. They
find this method very effective in
holding their old customers and
gaining new ones. The mail order
house has come to stay, and it's
business is built up through adver-
Using. Talking against the mail
order house will not help. The
country merchant must simply do
more and better advertising and
must meet competition as he finds
it, not as he might wish it were.
There is an evolution under way in
the business Of selling merchandise,
and the man who stays in the
game must be aggressive and face
the music. In ten years there will
be fewer stores in every country
town, and better ones.
Tho writer IN company with G
D. Morley enjoyed an automobile
ride to Hopkinton last evening. On
the way over we inspected the en-
craving plant purchased by Messrs.
Morley and Blanchard and which at
present is located at the latter's home.
We found there an ideal and OK
pensive outfit. but as yetno work has
been attempted and a majority of
the machinery, etc. has never been
set up, as they are waiting for an
exper. engraver TO arrive before do
ing anything. On Monday last two
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