Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-10
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Joe Davis of Strawberry Poin
visited friends in this city last week
Miss Frances Mulvehill Q
Masonsille is a guest Of Jessie Ma
ley.
Mrs. A. Cummins Of Cedar Fall
is guest Of her sister, Mrs. I
Smith.
DIR. Sqnires of Richardsville
Ia, was a business visitor here las
week.
Hogs are now worth, on tn,
Manchester market from $3.50 t.
$500.
Burton Clark's advertisement
on this page is of interest to lad.
readers.
"A. d. Brown gives SO me timel.
advise to furniture buyers in his al
this week.
Mrs. Cornelia Atwater enter
tanned the Thirteen Club at te'
Monday evening.
Frank Merwin returned Mon
day to Los Angeles, Cal after I
several weeks visit here.
The mercury went to the loves
mark this season last Sunday night
registering IL below zero.
Miss Mary Denton returned Sun
day to Sinsinawa Mound, Wis, to re
sumo her duties as instructor O
music.
This is the fur coat season ant
Gildner Bros. ad this week contains
some interesting information in re.
gard to them.
Mrs. H. A. Dittmer leaves thi,
week for Battle Greek, Michigan
where she goes in the hope of bene
filing her health.
20. E. Huene returned last week
from Chicago. Mrs. Huene will re
main in tho Windy City for months
visit with her daughter.
Miss Ella Morse expects to re
turn next week to Chicago after Wis
it here at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Morse.
Mrs. Geo. Briggs has returned t.
home in Minneapolis after twt
weeks visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Parker.
The friends of Mrs. Robt. Fish
Ell will sincerely regret to know thai
her condition is no better and tina
there is little hope of her recryery.
The semi-annual meeting of the
Delaware County Retail Merchants
Association will be held at the Cour
House on Wednesday, February IL
H. j. Sly last week puschased
the old Tabor farm in Delaware
township. The farm consists Of 81
acres and Mr.. Sly paid $4,000 there
for.
Morris Hetherington of Sant'
Barbara, California, is visiting rela
tives and friends in this city, a CUES
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B
Hetherington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Middleton
and daughter, Pearl, leave this weel
for Mississippi where they vii
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs
ARTHUR Middleton.
-Behan, Rieger & Richmond
shipped over the NJ. &. o., one Loaf
of cattle and two loads of hogs thi
week. Mr.. Rieger accompanied thu
cattle to Chicago.
20. A. Morrison, the horse buyer
will be at Hennessey Bros. Liver
barn on Friday and Saturday, Jan
10 and 20. Bring in your horses i
you want to sell.
The second lecture to be deliver
ed before the Manchester Woman
Club will be given next Monda.
evening, January 18th at the HON
of Mrs. III. w. Graves on West How
ard street.
Geo. Simon of the firm of Simo
& Atwater left last evening for Fur
lock, California, where he will spen
several weeks with his wife who ha
taken up her residence there on az
count of her health.
"A bill has been introduced i
congress to increase the pay of tn
rural mail carriers to $840 on route
90 miles in length, and $40 addition
al for each mile iii excess Of 20 mile
This is a measure that, if passet
will do partial justice to about tt
only class Of unpaid government en-
ployes. The present pay of rur
carriers is $720.-Independent
Bulletin Journal.
In the matter of railroad tax
Liberty township, Judge Blair hi
made permanent the injunction r
straining the county treasurer fro
collecting thetax and when the tow
ship trustees take the formality
asking the board of county super,
sors to have the tax refunded and Il
board favorably respond, those wi
have paid the tax will gettheir mon
back. Thus will go up in smoke
the public aid voted by the people
this county in the latest deve,opme
of the Wapsie Valley railroad. Wo
der if it will now sleep another Iua
ter of century, to be revived
our defendants after we are gon
. Seems as though there would be gu
q road built some day. Good pla
for a road. -Independence Conser,
!, tive.
-Wh:n highway is obstruct
by snow has a traveller therein
right, in order to pass around t
) obstruction, to 90 upon land belon