Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-04
-Arbor day, April 81.


Geo. Sheldon was in Oelwein a
few days last week.
DIR. H. M. Bradley was in Du-
buque, last Friday.
CLARK Satterlee was Manches.
Ter visitor Monday.
e. II. Hoyt of Lamont spent
Sunday in Manchester.
II. L. Ram was in Dubuque
last Friday on business.
Mrs. Mary Bradford spent a few
days last week in Dyersville.
The Gospel Truth Co. had a
group picture taken Sunday
Joe Strickland left Tuesday for
a trip through South Dakota.
Mrs. Bert Carhart went to Hop
kinton Monday for a short visit.
Miss Caro- Staehle of Earlville
was Manchester visitor Monday.
Miss Frances Merrill of Belle
PLANE, Iowa, is the guest Of Miss
Cooper.
w. II. Ward was business
visitor in Floyd, Iowa, few days
last week.
Allison Granger has been visit
ingat the home Of his parents the
past week.
Charles Cawley is expected
home for short visit the latter part
of this week.
g. A. Whitehead left Monday
for Topeka, Kansas, where he will
remain for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Stiles left
Tuesday for Chicago where they
will remain for several days.
W. IL. Norris and wife left Mon
day morning for Chicago where they
will remain for several days.
"A seven pound girl made its ar-
pearance at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Parker, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis of Delmar
Junction are guests at the home Of
their daughter, Mrs. E. e. GODDARD.
The Five Hundred Club met
with Mrs. W. II. Blake last Wednes-
day. The prize was won by Mrs.
S. Trenchard.
SO far this week the weather
has been very pleasant, and if it con-
tinues there will be considerable
small grain sowed in this section by
-xt Saturday evening.
Miss Ida Niederfrank returned
to her home at Strawberry Point last
Wednesday. She was accompanied
by Miss Louise Nieman.
Mrs. R. E. Carpenter enter
tanned party of twelve ladies at
dinner last Wednesday evening in
honor fher nephew, Nixson Denton.
Mr.. Ed Meskimmen returned
Monday morning from Dubuque
where he has been since Saturday
night, the guest of his son, Alpha.
Mrs. p. G. White of Omaha,
Neb and Mrs. Z. G. EgloH of Ced-
ar Rapids, who have been visiting
with Mrs. Lawrence, returned last
Saturday to their homes.
Al Hollister, of Manchester,
Saturday purchased Of J. G. Heald a
fine Winton automobile, model X.
The price Of this machine was 49,
500. Independence Bulletin.
M. w. Harmon of lndepend-
ence, referee in bankruptcy, was
here Friday, in the matter of the
appli alton OF Joseph Fleckenstien
to await himself of the benefit Of the
bankruptcy law.
Last Thursday two young
fellows about Is years of age were
taken through here from Dennison,
Iowa, to Anamosa where they have
been sentenced to a two years i'm
prisonment for larceny.
B. Wood Jewell, of Omaha,
Nebraska, was a guest of friends in
this city Tuesday While here he
attended the meeting Of the board
of directors of the M. & o. Railroad
! Of which he is member.
Robert Walker, who has been
freight agent at the M. & O. depot
for the last six weeks left Monday
to take better position in Wash
ington where he will be in the EN-
ploy of the Northern Pacific.
Miss Catherine McTavish who
is now in Havana, Cuba will return
to this city about May LIST and re
sumo her work as teacher of music
Those interested are referred to he
announcement in another column.
Mrs. George Keiser, Mrs. ia,
Lewis and Mrs. Ed. Wolcott enter
tanned the Euchre club at the hom
of the latter last Friday. An elabor
ate dinner was served at half pas
six o'clock. The prizes were wol
by Mrs. Edith Bronson and MI
| Will Works.
Marriage licenses were issue,
the past week to the following
Title Lancaster and John A. Corn
well, Ollie NJ. Cameron and job
Simpson, Louise Lehman and En-
nest Puffet, Elizabeth Behrend an
Chas. +. Myerson, Iva Stone an
BENJAMIN II. Kellogg.
"A report appeared in variou
papers last week that oil had bee
struck while drilling well nes
Clermont. The Enterprise dispose
Of the report as follows: Clermol
paopla n,ust not he oyer1v olarme