Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-01-17

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"A. Funk of Edgewood transact
ed business in this city Thursday.
CHARLES Richardson of veger
vile, Alberta, Canada, is visiting
fermer friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred, Rundell 0
Clinton, Ill, were guests at the j
]. Pentony home in this city Thus
day.
The members Of the X. P. Lodg,
will give dance at their hall OF
Friday evening. Kuney's orchestr;
will furnish. the music.
Folks up Willow Greek" a
the Central Opera house Frida,
night drew fair sized crowd. The
company gave general satisfaction.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church will hoe
its regular meeting Wednesday Jan
"a at the home Of Mrs. S. K. Meyers
On Thursday evening the girls
and boys basket ball teams Of Hop
kinton and 3, Manchester will pla,
games at the Central Opera House
Mrs. Z. ]. Friend received !,
i telegram Sunday announcing tn.
death of her infant grandson, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mast o
Graham, Iowa.
Owing to the increasing pat
ronage the Proprietor of the Novelt,
Stables is contemplating an addition
40 x 100 feet to the east side of th,
stables. Work to commence as soon
as the weather will permit.
Carter. the magician, entertain
ed q large crowd at the City Hal
Saturday evening. This entertain
ment is pronounced to be the hes,
yet given by the lecture course an6
his efforts were highly appreciated
by the audience.
Harris Fishel, the five year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fishel
of near Greeley, and a grandson o!
of ex-Sheriff Fishel, while coas-
ting in his fathers farm yard las,
Saturday ran onto colt, causing it te
kick him vicious blow on the head
fracturing the skull, from the effects
of which. he died Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Fishel have the sym
pathy of all in their sad bereavment
Mr.. Barney Faske recently pur.
chased the Barney Vessels farm Of
100 acres at 1927 per acre. This
farm is about two miles west Of
New Vienna and adjoining Arnold
Bockenstedt's farm on the north.
We predict that it will not be long
until land will be sold in that Vi
cinity for $3.50 per acre. Iowa in
vestors will soon refer to 5000 Iowa
land as they do now to 5000 Illinois
land. During the summer E. Lucke
bought the Barney farm of SO acres
in this vicinity for $l36 per acre.
Eaalville Phoenix.
The firm of Gildner Bros. is too
well known in Manchester and the
country tributary thereto, to need an
Introduction, for they have, during
the several years they have been in
business here, by good business
methods, fair dealing and courteous
treatment Of their patrons, establish
ed wide acquaintance and large
trade. The reader will not fail to
see, and Of course, read their large
advertisement on the first page Of
this paper, announcing their regu-
lar annual clearing sale, which is to
begin next Monday and continue for
ten days. At this sale, as has here
tofore been their custom at such
sales, they will make large discounts
from their regular prices, and the
thrifty purchaser will take advan-
tage thereof.
"A number of Delaware county
people will read with special salts
faction the following dispatch from
Sioux City: III. A. Richie, j. A.
Tracey and j. II. Featherstone,
members of the real estate firm OF
Richie & Co., were arrested here
this afternoon by Deputy United
States Marshall Tracey, on charge
of using the mails to defraud. They
we're released on bonds of $4,000
each. 1t is alleged that by means
of printed contracts, containing
misleading paragraphs. the firm has
deceived and deirauded many per-
sons, and that ]. A. Tracey. one Of
the defrauders, who is an attorney
took advantage Of the similarity Of
his name to that of ]. A. Tracey,
United States marshal, to enforce
collection on claims of the real es-
tate companies"
Mr.. Maurice Henneseey and
Mrs. Abbie Dutton Dunlap of this
city were married at dubuque on
the Sd inst. The wedding was a
quiet one, so quiet that the Demo
crat failed to learn of it in time for
last weeks issue. Mr.. Hennessey is
one of the leading business men Of
this place and is deputy sheriff OF
this county. The bride is daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. g. II. Dutton of
Milo township and is an estimable
lady, and enjoys large circle Of
friends. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Hennessey went to MINI.
eapolis and while there we're guests
Of Mr.. Q. E. Dqtton. a brother o.
the bride. After March l they
will be at home in the residence re.
Gently purchased from Mrs. w. w
Young by Mr.. Hennessey. The
many friends of the bride and groom
extend hearty congratulations.
Mrs. Tunis Gearhart is here
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