Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
To-day is St. Valentines day.

John Carrot Lamont was in
town over Sunday.
-Kalamity advertises new lot
of ladies' stock collars.
Read a. d. Browns ad for some
timely advice is to furniture buying.
-Chas. Thorpe was in Chicago
last week with shipment of cattle.
If you are interested in washing
machines, read Simon * Atwater' s
ad.
Additional local intelligence
will be found ON the 9TH page OF this
issue
Read what Baxter says about
solid hard wood bedroom suits this
week.
Miss Gertrude Anderson and
Miss Florence Wilson were at Month
cello Friday.
DR.. L. L. Newcomb is suffering
from wrenched shoulder the re-
suit of a fall on an icy sidewalk.
VIM. Denton returned Monday
evening to Lebanon, S. d., after a
visit with friends and relatives here.
-Gildner Bros announce a spec
ial four days sale of allkinds Of over
coats, from Friday, Feb. lG to Feb.
20.
MIR. E. NJ. Carr spent several
days of last week in Chicago, on le-
gal business. Mrs. Carr accompan-
led him.
Mrs. c. w. Ferris and daughter,
Jennette, went to Chicago yesterday
morning for visit of several days
with Harry Kenyon and wife.
Mrs. j. P. James is the guest
Of relatives and friends in this city.
Miss Roberta James is expected to
join her mother here in a few days.
Lee Traver and wife Of Seneca,
South Dakota, who have been the
guests Of relatives and friends, re-
turned to their home the first of the
week.
j. W. Hunter of Newton, Grand
Chancellor of the Iowa grand lodge
of the Knights of Pythias, and DIR.
j. f. Cole of Oelwein, District Dep
uty Grand Chancellor Of that order
were in the city Monday evening to
pay an official visit to the local lodge.
Twelve candidates were given the
first degree in that order that even
ing.
The. Bacon farm of $50 acres
was sold at sherilfs sale last Monday
afternoon at the court house to salts
fly a judgement held by George L.
Lowell of Monticello. The land was
sold for S397995 and subject to a
first and second mortgage. Mr..
Lowell bid the land in for his judg-
ment which together with the senior
mortgages brings the price up to
something over S2S per acre.
John w. Ellison of Thorpe was
united in marriage to Miss Mary e.
Frank of this city last Wednesday
noon. The ceremony which was
performed by Rev. w. Fl. Ensign,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church was witnessed by only rela-
tives and near friends. The newly
married couple will make their home
at Thorpe, Washington, and they
take with them the best wishes of
the numerous friends of the bride.
Yesterday afternoon, at the u.
E. parsonage in this city, Miss JOS
ephine Williams and Mr.. B. E. Hayes
were united in marriage by the Rev
j. E. Wagner. The bride is the ac-
complished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cool Williams of this city, and the
groom is prominent young bust
ness man Of Allerton, Iowa Mr..
and Mrs. Hayes departed the same
evening for their home at Allerton,
taking with them the hearty good
wishes of their MANY friends here.
An old fashioned spelling school
will be held next Friday afternoon
at one o'clock in district No. s, in
Milo township. Another will be
held next Monday afternoon at the
same hour in the Sand Greek church.
The revival Of this old custom has
become popular among the country
schools Of the county. In addition
to the spelling contest each pupil
brings two ears of corn and the
prizes are awarded to the three re
ceiving the highest scores in the
judging.
MIR. Fred Lyman and Mrs. Eflie
Traver Joslin were united in lnarri
age at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Keiser in Prairie township
Tuesday, of last week, Rev. ]. E
Wagner, pastor of the Methods
Episcopal church Of this city, per
forming the ceremony. The bride
| is sister of Mrs. Keiser at whose
home the marriage was solemn
lied. Tho groom is son o
G. w. Lyman and is highly re
spected young man. Their hosts o
friends wish them success ant
happiness in their married life.