Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

j. j. Jones was a Volga visitor
last Friday.
Mrs. John Ehler is guest Of
friends in Oelwein.
If in need of safe, consult E.
j. Congar's advertisement.
Miss Margaret Ward was an
over Sunday visitor in Ryan.
Mrs. Geo. Gates was an Inde-
pendence visitor over Sunday.
Miss Grace Sheldon is spend.
ing the week in Cedar Rapids.
Miss Ella Morse was a Cedar
Rapids visitor Monday and Tues
day.
&C. L. Closson of independence
was business visitor here last Fri
day.
Father James Ryan of Calmar
was the guest of Father O'Meara
Monday.
Misses Regina Cosgrove and
Nell Sullivan were Dubuque visitors
last Saturday.
Miss Elsie Jones left Tuesday
for Hopkinton where she will attend
summer school.
Mrs. P. F. McElliot and little
boy of Ryan are visiting here with
relatives and friends.
Miss Edith Durham who has
been the guest of her sister in Ana
mosa returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. G. L., Mckee of San Fran
cisco is visiting here at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. w. q. Kenyon.
Mrs. Patrick Woods who has
resided for many years in Adams
township is critically i'll at her home.
Miss Florence Wilson attended
the wedding of Miss Myrtle Breckon
and Ray Moody at Oneida Tuesday.
Rain is badly needed in this
section and there are some indica-
lions today Tuesday, of its coming.
Herbert A. Anderson who has
been visiting here with relatives and
friends returns this week to Toledo,
Ohio.
Can you answer the question
propounded by Gildner Bros. at the
top of their fourth of July advertise
ment?
Mrs. Frank johnson is here
from Chicago for a visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Miller.
Mrs. F. Tunis and daughter
Florence left last week for Stewart
vile, Mimi, where they will spend
the summer.
Mrs. Geo. Johnston returned
home Saturday after visit with
friends and relatives in Mt. Vernon
and Cedar Rapids.
"A box of books from the library
is being packed and will be sent the
last of the week to the Poor Farm
for the benefit of the inmates.
Marriage licenses were issued
the past week to VIM. Burt Thomp-
son and Lena Flanagan; Merton
r. Moody and Myrtle H. Breckon.
Rev. j. J. O'Meara of this city
and Rev. j. Hartigan of Strawberry
Point left here Tuesday for Phila-
delphia where they will sail Satur-
day for Ireland on the Northland.
The North Manchester Woman's
Club will meet with Mrs. CLANCY
burlington this Friday 90. AS there
is a little business of importance to
be transacted every member try to
be there.
Last week a horse belonging to
Allen Mcintosh got loose and wan
dered up the railroad track until it
caught its leg in culvert, breaking
it so badly that the horse could not
live SO was killed.
Mrs. Alice Kenyon left Tuesday
for Portland Oregon where she will
Join her daughter Pearl and will
reside in the future. During her
residence here Mrs. Kenyon has
made many friends who sincerely
regret her departure.
Friends in this city of Ralph
Jones will be gratified to learn Of
the splendid progress he is making
Ralph has been connected with the
coast artillery at San Frtncisco fol
some time and is First Gunne,
there as we'll as Seargant of the
10Th Company. Every year nine
teen of the best men in the United
States Artillery are chosen to attend
the Master Gunners School u
Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and THU
year Ralph was not only one Of tn
number but his name headed tn
list. AS the examinations are YER,
rigid in connection with this appoint
ment much credit is due Ralph TO
making one of the fortunate nine
teen.
"A serious automobile acciden
was narrowly averted last Sunde,
afternoon on Main street just ives
Of tho bridge. A party Of Chicag
motorists who are touring Iowa wer
tearing along at pretty fast clip
not exceeding the speed limit Q
!; course-and Just as they were near
ing the summit of the hill the moto
} became balky, as most ofthem hav
habit Of doing, and slid back dow
at frightful pace until within fe,
feet of the south embankment. Th
!. energetic use Of the emergency brak
by the chauffeur brought the car t
a sudden, dislocating stop. The
with the assistance of seventee
/. ,,oo11 bo1,o tho motor roo oh od tho IN