Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
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ad this week. Look for it!
Miss Mabel Retz of Lamon
spent Saturday in Manchester
Miss Bertha Heyden Of Dunde'
was Manchester visitor last Thurs
day.
70. ]. Murray Of Hopkintol
transacted business in this city las
Thursday.
Mrs Minnie Skinner spent the
latter part Of last week with friends
in Earlville.
Howard Smith and Will Ware
attended the May dance in Lamont
last week.
-Mesdames Fred Durey and w
F. Durey r Dubuque visitors
last Thursday.
Mrs. H. G.. Pierce and motht l
Mrs. L. @. Dudley spent Thursday
of last week in Dubuque.
Mrs. VIM. Kruger left last week
for the home of her daughter, Mrs
Geo. Fear in Sioux City.
The Misses Kittio and Ella
Ellis of Greeley were shopping in
this city last Saturday.
8 Miss Ethel Taylor of Chicago is
here for n several weeks visit with
Mrs. w. N. Wolcott.
Miss Ora Fleming of Greeley
was guest last week at the home
Of her cousin, James Rizer.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Williams Of
Chicago are visiting with the latter's
psrents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barr
who reside near Thorpe.
"A. A. House, who has been
practicing law in Chicago for the
past few years. is suffering from a
severe attack oftyphoid fever. Arts
many friends in Delaware county
will hope for his speedy recovery.
"A quiet wedding was performed
Thursday at the home of Mrs. A. r.
Barnes Of this city by Rev. Mac
george, the contracting parties
being Mr. George Dubois and Mrs.
Emeline Stevens, both of Manchester.
Independence Conservative.
j. Fl. hammers, Rev. Father
Sassen, Joseph Gebhart, Barney
Mensen. j. Bagge, John Deppe,
Barney Bergfeld, G. Schumer and
Henry Scherbring of Petersburg
4 transacted business in this city Fri
day.
The May term of the district
of Buchanan county commenced at
Independence last Monday, Judge
Blair presiding. Neither the grand
or petit jurors have been summoned,
and no cases requiring a jury will
be tried. A number Of liquor cases
have been noticed for trial to the
court.
The editor, wife and son spent
a few hours Sunday with the form
er's mother, Mrs. F. e. Peet, in La
mont The lasser left thar place~ar.
ly Tuesday morning for Minor, N.
d., wheresshe will join her husband
and together they will enjoy life on
their farm located mile south of
Of that place, for the summer
Edgewood Journal.
Auditor Davis Fourth Annual
Report Of Delaware County is being
distributed 1t contains much in
formation of value TO tax payers and
the general public Among other
things the report contains the names
and P. o. addresses of all county
and township officers, and the sums
expended by he county for all pur.
poses during the year 1905. The
warrants issued for all purposes
during that year amount in the ag-
gregate to $64,469.89.
Grandma says we're right in
style sittin' in our autom- bile.
Grandpa says we're fit to kill, arid
in in our automobile. Ma, she says
we ought to feel grateful for our au-
tomo beel. Pa says, there amt no
other man kin run an auto like he
can. Auntie breaches near and far
bout our lovely touring car Uucle
Bill says he amt seen nowhere such
good machine. Brother Jim, he
keeps braggin' bout the speed of
our new wagon, but, oh! 1t sounds
80 grand and noble when sister Sue
says automoble.-Ex.
Dave and John of this city,
both veterans of the civil war, met
in battle array last Saturday after
noon. i: came about in this way,
Dave is Cummins supporter. John
shouts for Perkins. Some one in
formed Dave that John had induced
one of his sons to vote the standpat
ticket at the primary election then
being held. Dave investigated
found he had been correctly inform
ed-was very angry-put on his war
paint sought John and found him
on the sidewalk in front Of the post
office. After a few preliminary re.
marks by each, not very compliment
tary to the other, they clinched and
sought for each others gore, but be-
fore much of that liquid had been
spilled, a good Samaritan, peace
able and law abiding democrat, sep
arated the contestants and induced
them to forgo further hostilities.
Y Charles Hinsdale, at Newton, is
the owner of q number of fine shade
trees Of which he is proud, and up.
on which ho has bestowed consider.
fable labor and time. Now comes
the city Of Newton and proposes te
trim and mutilate those trees in or
der to enable it to string electri,
wires. Mr.. Hinsdale objects. HI
has appealed to the court to help hin
in preserving his property and ,
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