Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-24
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Davis O

uOWu from Lamont Ert'l;ty evening.
The w. G. T. u. of this city
meet with Mrs. G. j. Bailey Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Louis Aiwater entertained
The Outing Club at her home Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. George Wilson spent
several days last week in Ryan visit
ing with friends.
Evan Penney, who resides
near Winthrop. had one of his eyes
painfully injured last Thursday.
The base hall dance last Friday
evening WAS largely attended and
Melted the boys the neat sum of
SlO5.
G. Nj. Damn, ". +. Wood and
A. Prcnlis, of Ilarlville, were callers
in Manchester the latter part of last
week.
The pleasant weather of the
past few days brought out the fisher
men and several good catches have
been reported.
The Nj Is o. is advertising an
excursion to st. Paul on the 10th.
Of next month at 50 90 rorthe round
trip. For particulars see advcrtis-
ment in this issue.
The suits, arms, etc. for Co ID.
of the Iowa National guards arrived
in this city last Friday and the boys
at drill Monday evening presented
quite military appearance.
An exchange says that the big
gest trust on earth has been dis
covered at last. 1t is the country
newspaper 1t trusts everybody,
gets cussel for trusting, mistrustel
for cussine, cussed Tor getting trust
ed and busted for forgetting that it
got trusted
Mrs. A. G. Carter left for
Rockford, Illinois Monday afternoon
for visit with her daughter Mrs.
j. G. Miner. She will incidentally
attend the w. r. G. Convention
to he held there this week and
expects to return home Saturday eve
ming.
About thirty of the friends Of
Miss Myrtle Marshall gave her
very pleasant surprise at her home
about one mile. northeast of this city
last Saturday evening. The even
ing was spent in games, after which
refreshments were served and at
late hour the merry crowd departed
for their homes all reporting very
enjoyable time.
The Fonda Times, edited by l..
w. Chandler, 4 former resident of
this city, has a $1,000 damage suit
on its hand fer libel. Speaking of
the cases for trial at the term of
court now in session at Fonda the
Times says, THE case of DeVaul VS.
the Fonda Times for alleged libel
will also come to trial, when it will
be seen whether newspaper has to
pay $4,000 for a legitimate news item,
and set man up in business who
has never shown ability to accunlu-
late half that much"
Secretary j. j. Pentony OF the
Delaware County Fair Association
is now busily engaged securing at
fractions for this years fair. He
has already booked several and is
negotiating for others They will
be announced as soon as the full
list hts been made up. Efforts are
being nude to secure IIoa. William
j. Bryan to deliver an address on
one of the days. Those who sub
scrlb.d for the ten year member
ship t'c>ets may secure the same by
cllling at the State Saving Bank.
Company d is to have model
armory in The second story of the
large building at the south end Of
Franklin street which was formerly
occupied by the Kennedy Buggy Co
There will be two reception rooms
separated by "a large hallway in front,
and 200 ampitheater seats in the rear
and between the reception rooms
and the ampi,heater there is to be a
hard wood drill floor 100 feet in
length. The armory is to be nicely
painted both inside and outside.
Each member of the company will
have a private locker and one of the
reception rooms will be for the
special use Of lady visitors.
The new regulation recently
adopted relative to empty cigar
boxes went into force May LIST. and
there are several new provisions tic
be observed or the dealer will find
himself in trouble. Heretofore al
that was necessary was for the cigal
dealer to destroy the Stang upon Tho
box and then it could be disposed
of provided that it was not usee
again for cigars. The new ruling is
that the stamp must be destroyed
and in addition tine caution notice
pasted on the side and bottom ant
also the factory number.
j. ID. Dain, resident Of thi
city for number of years unit
about two years ago, died at Rome
New York ON the llth inst. aged g.
years. He was native of the stat
of New York, and served during TIN
civil war in the Nth, N. Y. Nol,m
teers. Soon after the close of til
war he located in Minnesota and 70
several years while there was en-
gagged in the drug business, comm
from there to this city. He is sui
vived by his wife and one chile
Miss Margaret Dain, both of whol
are residents of Rome.
If the suckers were all dea
such concerns as the Globe ASS
citation of Chicago. against which IL