Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-07
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-Gildner Bros. advertise a re-
duction on fur coats this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Graham
were in Strawberry Point over Sun
day.
Ed Hollister went to Chicago
Monday to attend the automobile
show.
DIR. and Mrs. o. A. Durham
have gone to Morton, Miss, for a
few weeks.
Rev. J. E. Wagner exchanged
pulpits last Sunday with Rev. Troy,
of Mt. Vernon.
j. r. Toogood expects to at
tend the automobile show in Chi
cago this week.
Harry Allen of Oelwein, was al
over Sunday visitor with relatives
and friends in this city.
"A. A. Mcintosh was down from
Aurora last week for visit with
friends and relatives here.
e. +. Haven, the Hardware man
at Oneida, left Monday for Fort
Scott, Kansas, on business trip.
Pitt Parker, the cartoonist, will
appear in the City Hall February l6,
as the last number of the Star Lee
ture course.
A home talent play is to be Civ
en- some time next month for the
benefit of the Carnegie library. Re-
hearsals aro now in progress.
Mrs. E. L. Lain, who has been
spending the past two months with
her daughter Miss Cora, in this
city, returned to her home in Edge
wood Tuesday morning.
"A Runaway Tramp at the
Central Opera House Monday ev-
eniug drew fair sized audience.
The company is receiving favorable
C ,mment from the theatre goers.
Her friends will be pleased to
know that Miss Grace Sheldep is
rapidly improving from the effects
of an operation for appendicitis, per
formed at Finley hospital in Dubu-,
que last week.
The M. b. A. Lodge will hold a
banquet Monday evening Feb. II.
Each member is allowed to bring
one guest. The banquet will be
held in the Iowa Legion of Honor
and G. A. r. Halls.
Denton & Ward have purchased
the drug store at Dundee of L. M.
Barnes. Cliff Wheeler, who has
been clerking in the firms store at
this place, will have charge of the
newly acquired stock.
Marriage licenses have been
issued by Clerk Bishop during the
past week to Herman S. Wieneke
and Josephine Geistkemper, Will
Brauer and Winnie Sheppard, Ed
KrapA and Lizzie Osterhaus and
Fred Lyman and Blanche Effie JOS
lin.
Rev. w. K. Lain, of Paw Paw,
Michigan, will preach morning and
evening at the Baptist church in
this city and will also preside at the
morning service Sunday, February
Is. Mr. Lain will occupy the pull
pit at the Delaware church ON both
Sunday afternoons.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Andrews
and Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Elder ex-
pect to attend the meeting of the
National Creamery Buttermakers
Association to be held i'll Chicago
beginning the 2lst. of this month
Mr.. Elder has been chosen one Of
the judges Of butter.
The question is open to argu-
ment whether or not the grounding
saw his shadow last Friday or not.
In any event the weather man de-
cided to give us a taste Of winter
and ordered cold wave. Sunday
night the mercury dropped to its
lowest point, q degrees below zero.
The Lulu Tyler Gates Co agree
ably entertained the patrons of the
Star Lecture Course at City Hall
last Thursday evening. Mrs. Gates
was by far the best member Of the
company, bat the numerous encores
liven Miss Hjertstedt and Mr.. Ball
were proof that their parts were
meritorious.
The revival meetings will con-
tinue in the Methodist church this
week. Special services will be held
this Wednesday evening at which
there will be about twenty visiting
presiding elders and presidents Of
neighboring Epworth Leagues. The
services will be lead by DR.. E. II.
Randall. General Secretary of the
Epworth League, and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
The following clipped from the
Hawkeye Beacon may be of interest
to the many friends of VIM. Bowen,
formerly connected with the Jones
wollen mills Of this city: The Nash.
va wollen mill has just finished q
contract with the state for. 900 blank.
cts which will be distributed among
the different institutions. Another
, contract which Mr.. Bowen has Ggur
r ed on and is in hopes of getting il
r with New York firm for 6,O0(
| blankets ola fine soft texture suitable
for bath robes, smoking jackets, etc
: This will keep him and his helper
q busy for some time.
u Capt. Merry Reads Paper.
At the recent meeting Of the Amer
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