Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-26
Observation-Disclosures
BRIEF MENTION.

MIR. and Mrs. Will Barnes are tn,
parents Of baby boy born Monday
The Democrat wishes each ant
every one of its patrons Happ.
New Year
Will Tierney is enjoying visi
from his friend, Richard Agnew, o
New York City.
Bern last Friday to Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph A. Durham of Clark, South
Dakota, q baby boy.
Allan Leroy and Harold Dun
ham, students at Beloit, Wis, are
spending the holidays here.
Frank lIelknap. who is at pres
ent located in Chicago. spent Xmas
atthe home Of his aunt, Mrs. j. j
Pentony
Mics Isabelle Mcintosh, assistant
librarian at the Normal is spending
the holiday vacation at the home Of
her parents.
Roy -Coulthard departed yester'
day for Benton, Wisconsin. where
he wiilsremain for several days Wis
ting friends: and relatives.
Supt. and Mrs. J. R. Inman left
Monday for Lena, Illinois, where
they will visit with friends and rel.
atives durinl the HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Mcintosh Of
Tyndall, South Dakota, arrived in
the city last week to spend the holi.
days with relatives.
Dolph Huene and wife of Enid
Indian Territory, are making visit
at the home of the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs % F. Huene.
MIR. and Mrs. Karl b. Stein Of
Cedar Rapids are making a holiday
visit at the home of the latter's par
ents, M.:r. and Mrs. G G.. Pierce.
The MissSs Nina Carhart, Nellie
Hatch and Ilene Thorpe, all of who
are attending school at the State
Normal, have returned for their holt
day vacation.
Mrs. Edna Northey, who has
been visiting at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bis
hop, returned today to her home at
Huntington, Oregon.
"A. Hollishr and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Z. II. Hollister departed
Saturday for Delevan. Wisconsin,
where they went to spend Christmas
with Mr.. HOLSTERS aged mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miles and
daughter arrived last week from
Choctaw, Oklahoma, for a short visit
at the Miles home on Union street.
Ben has disposed of his banking in
terests in Oklahoma, and has ac-
cepted q position as cashier in q
bank at Kansas City where he will
make his future home.
Prof, w. B. Guthrie of Column
6ia University, New York City, will
delisena leisure st zAhs City Hall
Friday evening, December %: Mr..
Guthrie; will have as his subject,
1.-The Man with the Hoe" This
lecture is given for the benefit Of
the Public library. Tickets will be
on sale at. Smiths drug store this,
Wednesday morning.
"A number of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. ]. McEnany were in
vited to their pleasant country home
last evening to party given in
honor of Miss Mamie Fee, of South
Dakota, who has been visiting with
them. Cards were the principal
amusement and delicious repast
was served at midnight. Those at
tending enjoyed the affair and voted
Mr.. and Mrs. McEnany the best Of
entertainers.-Ryan Reporter.
About thirty-ive Of the friends
and neighbors Of Mrs. Sherm
Turner gathered at the Henry Good
lille homi on Marion street last Wed.
nesday for an evening of informal
sociability. The gathering was in
the nature of surprise upon Mrs.
Turner, who leaves for South Dako-
ia the latter part Of this week. Az
material expression Of their friend
ship, thd friends Of Mrs. Turner
presented her with one dozen silver
knives, forks and desert spoons.
She was also the recipient of a
beautiful baking, dish, the gift Of
Messrs. l. MCGEE, B. Acres and s.
Harris.
Judge G. E. Ransier will enter
upon his official duties January l.
and by request Of the Delaware
county attorneys will open court in
Manchester for the trial of several
important i cases. on January z
Judge Rsnsier's first term of court
in this city will open May 81. He
has reappointsd Mrs. Nellie Corlit
court reporter. Mrs. Corlis has oc
cupied this position with Judge
Blair for the past five years, and ii
counted by the judges and attorney
of this district as one of the mes
accurate aud best court reporters O
the Independence Bulletin
Bulletin Journal.
We have heard fish stories tolt
by A. NJ. Sherwood, George Stor,
and Joe.Allen, deciples of the lat
departed Isaac Walton, but the fol
lowing from an exchange lays theil
4whoppers" in the shade. "a re
markable CASE" it says, has JUS
come to light at the headwaters o
Gander creek. Ten years ago Col
umbus Allsop went to that point t
fish and cut a willow pole and sc
his hook and line, sticking the pol
in the bank. He then got engage,
in something else and forgot hi
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