Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-14
John Sullivan is on til,

B. Clark was Chicago bust.
ness visitor last week.
Geo. Hunt and Grant Brayton
are in st. Paul on business.
j. b. Gibney of Dunkerton, Ia,
is a guest at the home Of T. j.. JAG
obs.
-Mesdames H. l.. Ram and II.
G. Pierce were Dubuque visitors
Friday.
| A. Z. Anderson of Oelwein, was
a business visitor to this city, yes
terday.
Mrs. King Goodwin leaves this
week for visit with relatives in
Minneapolis.
Clarence Dittmer spent Sunday
in Des Moines with his mother, Mrs.
H. ~. Dittmer.
I Miss Gertrude Anderson is in
Chicago for several weeks visit
with friends.
Mrs. II. G. Haberlee went to
Anamosa Monday evening for Wis
it with relatives.
/ Father j. j. O'Meara went to
Oxford junction Monday evening
for few days visit.
Senator Durham came home
Saturday morning, and returned to
Des Moines Sunday evening.
AL Hollister has gone to the state
OF Washington to purchase lumber
for the Hollister Lumber Co.
Roy Conklin has gone to Wat
erloo where he has secured employ
ment in the Illinois Central shops.
Mrs. George Simmons enter
tanned at luncheon for Mrs. Frank
Lawrence on Thursday of last week.
The Highland Mobiles will meet
next Tuesday evening, Feb. 90, at
the Py THAN Castle. Supper will be
served.
Misses Laura Durham and Ar
nette Work went to Des Moines Sun
day afternoon where they will re-
main for a week.
Mrs. DIR. May, Mrs Andrews
and Mrs. Will W ork entertain the
members of the 500 club and their
husbands tomorrow Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. Nav
The entertainment of the high
school students, program Of which
was published in last weeks Demo-
crat, will be given at the high
school building Friday evening of
this week.
Tho Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church will give a
colonial tea at the church parlors,
Thursday evening, February 22nd.
The annual bazaar will also be held
at that time.
Elmer Purvis arrived hcme
from Chicago Sunday evening for
| two or three weeks visit. He re-
ports that he is making good pro-
gress in perfecting the boat propel-
lor invented by him.
Mrs. Byron Vibbard of North
| Manchester, slipped and fell in
/ her door yard last Friday, and frac-
! tured one of her hips. The frac.
ture is of such character that
it is feared she will be a cripple
/ for life.
The ancient mariner spoke
!, truly when he said that: "a home
grown. hand-spanked. footed
and hard listed country boy makes q
better fighter in the battles of life
than does the pampered, high-col-
Jared, creased trousered youth OF
our towns and cities whose clothes
have always been busted by whisk
broom instead of shingle." Elk.
MIR. M. Dewey died at his home
in this city Friday morning at the
advanced age of 81 years. He is
survived by his wife. three sons and
one daughter. William of Fairfax,
S. d., Alfred of Crookston, Mimi,
and Fred of this city, and Mrs. Car
rie Smith Of Clarinda. The funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon
from the home, Rev. w. II. Ensign
officiating.
The following is the program
for the meeting of the Delaware
County Teachers Association which
is to be held at the high school
building in this city next Saturday:
MORNING SESSION. 1000 AN.
Opening ...............High School Male Quartet
Observation Train.-
The Mountain Climb ....-Mlss Jennie McCarren
Valley Miss Lydia Keep
Brown. and Charlotte Atwatei
Down Grade...................M Miss Margaret Meyer
Nearing the station ........Mis. Cor. Henderson
School sextette
AFTERNOON SESSION. l:3Op.M.
Paper. NEGLECT Of English In our Publ
schools ....Prof. Clark Satterlee
Ladies Quartet
Prof John Cameron. Cedar Rapids High schoo
Miss Blanche Lawrence enter.
tanned the Young Ladies' reading
club Saturday evening.
Another wreck occurred in the
Illinois Central yards here last Fri
day afternoon, resulting in the seri
GUS injury of Elmer Gould, fire
man residing in Waterloo, and vii
liam Beddolph, an engineer also O
Waterloo. Beddulph and Goult
were in charge of train No. "a which