Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

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guest at the home of his brother, @
W. Keagy.
The Epworth League will Civ,
a dollar social at the home Of j. +
Merry next Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Denton were
over Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
d. II. Hoyt at Lamont.
Rob johnson of Waterloo, was
shaking hands with his friends in
this city the fore part Of the week,
Fred Ellis of New Hampton,
was an over Sunday guest at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Kate Ellis
Mrs. III A. Granger returned
Saturday from short tripto 3uper-
Tor, Nebraska, where she was a guest
Of friends and relatives.
AS a matter Of fact, says an old
bachelor, a married man does not
live longer than bachelor. He
says it only seems longer
Jacob Petition returned Friday
from Redfeld, South Dakota, where
he spent several days looking after
his realty near that place.
The excavation work on the
flume at the Hoag Mill was delayed
the greater part of last week by the
swollen condition of the river.
Mrs. Harry Sullivan, who has
been visiting with friends and rela-
tives in the city for several weeks,
returned on Monday to her home at
Waterloo
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Meskim-
men, who were called hero by the
death of the formers brother, re-
turned yesterday to their home at
Waterloo.
After visit of several weeks
with friends and relatives at Sioux
Cry and Rock Valley, Miss Mae
Roney returned to her home in this
city last Monday.
Mrs. II. Long and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Helen Bradley, arrived
home yesterday morning from an ex-
tended visit with friends and rela-
tives at Beatrice, Neb.
Ralph Jones, who has been Wis
ting the past ten days at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Jennie Jones,
left Saturday for Fortress Monroe,
Virginia, where he will atteE1 the
MISTER gnnner's school.
MIS-. Jennie Jones, City Librar-
ian, departed Monday rrr Union
town, Penn, where she will visit her
son, Lester y. Jones. While in the
east, Mrs. Jones will visit all the
larger cities and points Of interest.
Mrs. John Magee nee Hattie
IIawley, Of Fremont, Nebraska, is
the guest of friends in this city
Mrs. MAGE was resident of this
city some 70 years ago andis renew
ing acquaintance with many Of her
ol,ltime neighbors anil friends
H. J. Scheitert, Burdette Young
and Floyd Arnold who have been
attending the verious State fairs in
the interest of the Illinois Central
R. r., arrived i'll the city Saturday
from Newron, Illinois. On Tuesday
Messrs. Schwietert and Young left
forSpringfeld, Illinois where they
will remain during the week, closing
the season at that place.
The building on West Main
street built and to be occupied by A.
Hetherington & Son, is rapidly near
ing completion, and will be ready
for occupancy on or about the first
of October. The building is a two
story, steel-sheeted structure. 34x70
in dimensions. with a ground floor
of cement. The new firm will
handl the Gale line Of machinery,
the Staver Buggy, and Kentucky
wagon, all Of which are most re-
liable brande. A. Hetherington &
Son expect to keep for sale only the
very best grade Of agricultural sup
lies, and will undoubtedly secure a
deservedly large share Of the local
patronage.
! -Parkersburg Eclipse: The
Wells will case will be taken up al
Grundy Center before Judge Blai,
on Tuesday, September 25. The
will made by Geo. Wells in 1902
has been offered by the Wells heirs
for probate, and it will be contested
by the relatives Of Mrs. Wells, who
claim that Wells was Of unsouno
mind, and therefore could not legally
make a new will. Wells made {
will in 1881 in which he left the
bulk of his estate to his wife. Aftel
her death he made a new will which
practically cut off his wife's relatives
and they are fighting for division
of the spoils. The estate is valued
at over million dollars, and low;
will get an Inheritance tax amount
ling to 5 per cent Of the total yalu'
of the property as it all goes t.
collateral heirs. 1t will be hare
legal battle and an imposing ARA,
Of legal talent has been retained b,
both parties. 1t will be one Of tn
most important cases ever tried il
Grundy county, and will attract at
tention all over the state.
About three weeks ago part
of Dubuque sportsmen were huntin
prairie chickens in the vicinity {
Nashville. A Mr. Hand residin
at Omaha who was visiting at hi
/. former home in Dubuque was invit
> ed to join the party and did 81
: Deputy Game Warden Tubbs, {
3 Cedar Rapids, noted the presence {
3 a number of foreign hunters aroun