Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-24
BRIEF MENTION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Guy.
Miss Maud Flint has accepted
position in the Lamont Savings
Bank.
Miss Belle Graham is seriously
ill at the home Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. e. Graham.
MIR. Geo. Steger, son and
daughter of Dyersville were Man.
chester visitors Wednesday.
-Behan, Rieger & Richmond
shipped car load of butcher stock
and veal calves to Chicago Monday
Mrs. A. l.. Barker of Hopkinton
vas the guest of her brother, Coun-
ty Superintendent Joseph, Thurs
day.
II. w. Hoag went to Chicago
the first of the week to attend the
electrical shov now being held at
the Coliseum.
-Chauncy Sager, who has been
critically ill with typhoid fever for
several weeks, is improving, a fact
that his friends will be very glad to
learn.
Judge Blair held court here last
Thursday, and adjourned until to-
morrow, when the motion for new
trial in the case of j. e Frentress
VS.. C.G w. Ry. Co. will be argued.
Will Fritz of Manchester, ar
rived here Wednesday morning call
ed there by the death of his father
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Fred
Gratke. Strawberry Point Mail
Press.
"A. Born has disposed of his
meat market business to j. G..
Schaum Of this city, but will not de-
liver pos ession until May l, and
until that date will continue the
business as heretofore.
The supreme cour. has handed
down decision, in which it holds,
that towns and cities in this state,
have authority to sprinkle their
streets and pay for same out of the
funds of the corporation.
The Highland Mobiles regular
meeting is on next Monday evening
Jan. 80, and officers will be installed
and number Of new members art
to come in. Supper will be served
All members should be there.
Mrs. Tim Sullivan, of Union
township, who was operated upon
by Doctor Sen, Of Chicago, the latter
part of last month, returned home
last Sunday feeling greatly improved
as result Of the operation per-
formed by the great Chicago
surgeon.
The ice harvest has begun
Messrs Slack and Hoag are busy
laying off and. blowing their ice
fields. If the weather permits, the
cutting will begin in day or two
The quality OF the ice is not gooe
this year owing to the warm, we
WEATHER of-the past month.
The Audubon Republican says
IAN effort will be made in the legis
lature this winter to make change
in the road laws SO as to authorize
the trustees of each township to have
the public highways under theil
control and supervision worked by
using the King road drag, not less
than ten times on each mile of roae
in one year and at cost not to cx,
coed fifty cents mile. Also thai
preference shall be given to the per
sons near and adjacent to the high
ways throughout the different town
ships"
For ten years." said physi
clan, 81 have advocated apples TO
drunkenness. In that time | have
tried the apple cure on some fort,
or fifty drunkards, and my success
has been most gratifying. Let an.
man afflicted with the love of drinl
eat three or more apples daily, ant
the horrible craving will gradual.
leave him. The cure will be great
ly helped along if he also smokes a
little as possible. / know woman
who cured drunken husband with
out his knowledge by keeping al
ways plentiful supply of good ap
pies on the dining table. The ma
ate these apples and finally stoppe
drinking all together. "-Philade
phia Bulletin.
The Iowa Association of South
ern California, as we learn from
marked copy of the Pasadena New
sent 10 this Office, is planning for il
annual gathering Of resident an
visiting Iowaos, to be held at Eas
Park, Los Angeles, on Feb. 22nt
The item further says: This reunio
enables thousands of the forme
Iowans to meet each other who coul
not otherwise come together
gives the tourists an opportunity
see friends from all over the stat
many Of whom they have not met f
years. In fact, it is a great fami
gathering of the sons and daughte
Of the grand old tat.. A cordi
invitation is extended to all 1owal
whether residents or visitors to ava
themselves of this privilege and
bring their families and their frien'
to Eastlake Park February %, 100
where a hearty welcome will awe
them.
Clarence A. Newman of Io1
City, formerly Of Edgewood has pu
chased the Mail Press at Strawber
Point. Mr. Newman is a practic
news paper man and will give t
Point good paper. The Edgewo
Journal speaking of the change say
A deal was closed last Satnrds
whereby Clarence A. Newman |