Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-07
BRIEF MENTION.
Observation-Disclosures

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MOUNTAINEERING
Capt. j. F. Merry wss in Des
Moines on business last week.
The cold snap the first Of the
week, put smile on the face of the
iceman again.
The kids about town are play
ing marbles. A sure sign that
spring is near.
George Scott of Chicago spent
part of last week as the guest of his
brother, DIR. j. w. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Arnold of
Earlville we're guests last week of
their daughter, Mrs. j. B. Fuller Of
Independence.
w. A. Roe OF Rock Falls, ILL.,,
and son, Jessie Roe, of Des Moines
were visiting at their former home
in this city last week.
w. w. Ford has accepted a
position es travelling salesman for
A. Mcdonald & Co. of Chicago. He
will travel in Wisconsin.
Charley Williams has been Wis
iting here for the past several days,
guest at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Williams.
Seven below zero Monday morn
ing. The coolest it has been here
this winter with one exception, when
the thermometer indicated twelve
below.
S. L. Turner is expected home
this week from Rochester, Mimi,
where he is rapidly recovering from
the effects of an operation for APP
pendicitis.
The K. of p. dance which was to
be held Wednesday evening has
been postponed to Thursday evening
of this week. Kuney's orchestra will
furnish the music.
1t is very young, but decidedly
strong and thriving, as appears from
its the Dundee Savings Bank
quarterly statement in another
column Of this paper.
-Reiger, Behan and Richmond
shipped the following stock during
the past week: One carload OF mich
cows to Chrystal Lake, Ill. and two
carloads of hogs to Chicago.
The Delaware County Retail
Merchants Association will meet at
the court house in this city, this
Wednesday afternoon. A full at
tendance is desired as there will be
important matters for consideration.
The zero weather we are ex
periencing is good thing for the
ice men, and not bad thing for
other people. If warm weather had
continued all winter, there might
have been an ice famine next sum-
mer
The annual sale Of the Ladies
Aid Society, of the Sand Greek
church will be held at the home of
Mrs. Henry Robinson, on Friday
evening, Feb. 8. A l5c supper will
be served after thesale. Everybody
welcome.
Nearly half million dollars on
depositin the Delaware County State
Bank, on the 29th day Of January
1906, as shown by the quarterly
statement made to the Auditor Of
state. and published in this issue of
the Democrat.
That the management of the
First National Bank of this city, the
only National Bank in the county, is
in good hands, will be conceded by
all those who read its quarterly re-
port to the Comptroller of Currency,
published in another column.
The thirteen year old son of
Albert Hcmstead and wife, who has
been very ill with appendicitis for
some time, submitted to an operation
last Sunday morning. The operation
which was performed by DIR III. M.
Bradley, was successful and the
young man has every prospect Of
complete recovery.
The element Of thrift is sadly
neglected by young men of the pre-
sent day, and the tendency to live
beyond their incomes brings dis
aster to thousands annually. A
young man should cultivate the
habit Of always saving something,
however small the income. He
should be particular in the choice of
friends; should have the courage to
say no and mean it when tempted
to do wrong. He should aim to
earn reputation for candor, yeracity
and integrity that will win the re-
spect and confidence of all with
whom he may have any dealings
MARSHALL FIELD.
Misses Flora L. Smith anc
Maude Bortell held very enjoyable
reception last Saturday Afternoon
when they were at home to abou
thirty-five friends at three o'clock, a
tho Mrs. F. NJ. Smith home at l42:
Broad street. The reception wa
given in honor Of Mrs. nellie Cote
Carr, who has just concluded he
work as teacher in the Grinnel
public schools and goes TO Manches
ter to make her home with her hus
band, Hon. E. NJ. Carr, to whom sh
was married few weeks ago. TIL
guests were for the most part fro1
among the teachers of the cit
schools with whom Mrs Carr ha