Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-25

nesday in Earlville.
. IS. B. Shilling of Mason City,
was in town the first of the week.
Mrs. A. W. Kramer has accepted
a position in the S. X. Meyers music
dept.
Mrs A. W. Caul is here from
Parkersburg, Iowa, visiting with
friends.
Mrs. voohess of Monticello is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Hayden. II
i Miss Annette Tush is now en-
ployed in the millinery dept. ofP.
New combs store. g
-Rea Durham, Jay Matthews,
Arlo S:mon and Garry Thorpe spent
Sunday in Coggon.
i CLARK Cooley, who accidentally
|shot himself through the hand last
week is doing nicely.
u. b. Skimmerhorn, manager Of
the Produce dept of Swift & Co.,
was visitor here Monday.
IS. j. Edmund and wife return
ed Saturday from California where
they have been all winter.
H. d. Hannis, Of Dubuque, was
a guest at the home of Miss Nell
Sullivan the first of this week.
Miss Nell Sheldon, who was
confined to her home last week by
illness, is now able to be out again.
Mrs. John Hetherineton was
called to Belgrade, Nebraska, last
week by the serious illness Of her
grandson.
Last Tuesday night Henry Me
man was agreeably surprised by q
crowd of his friends at his home
east Of town.
The home talent play met will,
very good success in Lamont, play
ing to crowded house and making
about $1,000 over expenses.
IN. L. Kelsey, who is returning
from Pasadena, California, to his
home in Milton, Mass, was the
guest of j. L. Kelsey last week.
Geo Hawley of Lamont and w.
B. Smith left this week for Ill.,.
where they will visit with relatives
in Elgin, Sycamore and vicinity.
The excursion train to Anamosa
via the M. & o. leaves here tomorrow
(Thursday) at 7:15 a. m. Round
trip rate only $l.35.. See Notice.
Mrs. Margaret Roche left Sat
urday for Mercy Hospital, Dubuque,
where she will receive treatment.
Mrs. John Maley accompanied her
Nelson Atwater has recently
been promoted and is now night
operator and ticket agent for the
Illinois Central at Usage. His many
friends will be gratifed to hear Of
his advancement.
Luther Sly recently sold a team
of geldings to H. G. Smith of this
city. The team was sired by Capri
corn owned by the Manchester Horse
company and weighed 5000 pounds,
The,pprchas prits was $500.
Your attention is called to the
locals IN another column of S. K.
Meyers, announcing that he will ac-
cept piano certificates from anyone
holding them, as cash payment on
the purchase price Of any one of the
high grade pianos which he handles.
"A. G. Wallace and family are
removing this week to Sioux City,
where they will make their future.
home. They have lived here for the
last three years and have made
many friends who will sincerely re-.
greet their departure.
IS. K. Myers, the music man,
has a change of advertisement on
the first page Of this issue that will
be of interest!o all who contemplate
purchasing musical instruments. Mr..
myers has been in this line for over
thirty years, and certainly is an au-
thority in the instrument business.
Last Monday afternoon Sheriff
Meecham of Dennison ar d two
deputy's came here over the Ill. Cen
trail on their way to Anamosa, hav-
ing in custody a young man senten-
ced to the penitentiary for an at
tempt to murder young woman
They left the same evening on the
M. & o.
"A grip containing burglar tools,
dynamite and a mask was found in
a shock Of corn on the Mccarthy
farm near Spring Branch Monday
morning. The find was reported to
Sheriff Hennesey who forthwith went
andstook charge of it, and now he is
anxious to learn the name and
whereabouts of the owner.
The Independent Order Odd
Fellows will hold their S7th an
niversary at Anamosa, Thursday,
April 26th. There will be special
train via the M. & o. and @. NJ. &
st. P. R R., which will leave Man
chester at 7:l5 a. m. and Oneida at
'lS:45 a. m. and will arrive in Anamosa
at 1910 a. m. The state peniten-
tiary will be open to visitors that
, day. The return train will leave
!, Anamosa at 1l:l5 p. m. the same
night.
"A little girl was afflicted to ex-
aggeration and one day informed her
mother that she had seen an elephant
in the back garden. Her mother
thought this an opportunity to shut
down on the little girls immagin-
alton, 80 she told her to go to her
room and ask Gods forgiveness for
: the false statement. Five minutes
, Later. tho child returned chaerfnlly