Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-05

Mrs. G. W. Keagy is a guest
of friends and relatives at Waterloo
this week.
Wallace Pettijohn of Chicago,
Illinois is guest at the home of DR.
j. j. Lindsay.
Hon. R. w. Thrill left yesterday
for Aberdeen, South Dakota where
he was called to look after business
interests.
MIR. W. H. Magill left 70 i
Winnebago, Minnesota yesterday
on business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Sweeney
of Usage, Iowa, are visiting at the
home of w. w. Ford.
Miss Sue Paxson has returned
to Omaha to resume her duties as
instructor in one of the Omaha high
schools.
Miss Nellie Hatch and Miss
llene Thorpe have gone to Cedar
Falls where they will enter the iowa
State Normal school.
Miss Hattie Griffin, who has
been visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. r. B. Griffin, returned
to) Des Moines last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berner Hayward
of Davenport are here, guests at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Yoran
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Ford.
On Saturday, September Sth,
Mrs. Geo. Ford entertains informal
ly at her home on Howard street in
honor Of her nieces, Mrs. Verne Hay
ward Of Davenport and Mrs. Fred
Hruby of Dubuque.
Mr.. Clarence Clifford of Clear
Lake, Iowa and Mr.. Claude Clifford
of South Dakota are in the city
called here by the serious illness of
their mother, Mrs. Dan Clifford.
-Mr.and Mrs. ]. Roderick and
daughter, Maud, of Rossville. ILL
nois were guests at the Meskimen
home last week. Mrs. Mes
kimen accompanied them as far, as
Dubuque on their return trip.
Mrs. j. Z. Nye was guest of
friends at Cedar Rapids for u few
days of last week. She was accomp-
anied home by her niece, Miss Ruth
McClintock who will remain in the
city for several days guest at the
Nye home.
Miss Nina Carhart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Carhart, return
ed Saturday from weeks visit at
Beloit, Wisconsin. Miss Carhart
left on Monday for Cedar Falls, la.
where she will attend the Normal
School during the year.
The School Board met in
regular monthly session Monday
evening. Miss Maud Joseph was
elected instructor for the eighth
grade. New music books were
adopted in the grades. Several bills
of minor Importance were allowed.
The celebrated Thomas Orches-
ira company will give daily concerts
at the Waterloo chautauqua from
Sept. 3 to Sth inclusive. A rate of
only one fare for the round trip for
these occasions, is given by the I'LL
nois Central as will be seen by local
in another column.
MIR. George Hines, travelling
passenger Agent on the I. @. R. r.,
was in the city over Sunday visit
ing his mother, Mrs. DIR. Hines.
Miss Clara Hines who has been
visiting at the home of her grand
mother for several days, returned to
Chicago with her father.
In the butter contest recently
held for the purpose of selecting
butter for exhibition purposes at the
Inter state live stock fair to be held
in Sioux City next week, Mr.. G. j.
Rhode, buttermaker Of the Hazel
Green creamery won first by the re-
markable score Of 80, in competition
with the butter makers of three
states.
Mrs. Robert Graham and two
daughters, Helen and Margaret, left
Sunday for Twin Falls, Idaho where
Mrs. Graham will visit her sister,
Mrs. B. A. Baker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker removed from
near Greeley to Twin Falls about a
year ago, and are delighted with
their new location. Mr.. T. Noble,
Mrs. Graham's father, accompanied
them on their trip.
"A clever rogue engaged in the
nefarious business of forging checks
and passing them upon the un
susepcting merchants, operated
in this vicinity last week. Three
stores in this city, Thorpe Bros,
Kalamity Thorpe sand Drew
8, an d that O t Adelbert Clarks
of Thorpe were successfully gulled
by the smooth CRATER. / each
pla &c a small purchase was
made, and check for ten dollars
made payable to VIM. Brown amp
signed by Matt Hutson was tender
ed in payment. protesting, Brown to
be a thresher working for Hudson.
When t h 9 check was presented
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