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

ben Hamblln OF Cedar Rapids
is visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Bernie Belknap is at home from
Vinton where he has been for the
past two weeks.
Miss Frank Lovelace is in Chi.
cago this week selecting stock for p
Newcom o's store.
-B. Clark returned last Friday
from Chicago where he made pur-
chases for the fall trade
DIR. III. ID. Gratiot, Of Dubuque,
was guest at the home of DIR. II.
NJ. Bradley last Thursday evening.
The members of the Grange
were entertained at u picnic dinner
last Saturday at the home of Mr..
John Marshall.
Glenn Tabor, son of Air. and
Mrs. j. W. Tabor, left for Cedar
Rapids Monday where he will attend
the Cedar Rapids Business College.
Mrs. Maggie johnson kellogg Of
Macon, Missouri, arrived in the city
last week for visit at the home OF
her mother, Mrs, John Kerr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rahenau visited
with relatives at Iowa City last week.
Their son, Carl, who has spent the
summer there, returned home with
them.
Miss Jane Armisteal, for the
past few weeks guest at the Armi
stead home in this city, returned to
her home in Memphis, tennessee,
last week.
Miss Mabel Edmunds, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. j. Edmunds,
left last Friday for Grand Rapids,
Minnesota, where she has a position
IN the city schools.
DR.. L. G Dittmer was in Fonda
me day last week On business con-
,ecled witt, arranging the affairs Of
lie late Prof. Walter w. Bell, a
,ru'ller of Ms Diltmcr I
Mr.. aud Mrs james. NJ. New al
Malouville who have been visiting
Mt their former llnnt. iii New York
state for the past two months, re
turned home last week.
Miss Mice Jones, daughter Of
Mr.. aud Mis-. j. S. Jones, departed
last Friday for Garner, Iowa, where
she has accepted position as in
struc.nr Of music in the schools.
MIR. Bert Ellis Of Usage, Iowa,
was renewing acqua;ntances in this
city last week alter IN absence oil
three years. Mr.. ELLIS has an ex-
:e!Ient position in a printing Office
1t tlrat place.
"A large delegation from this
it: were in Dubuque last week at
ending the rri-State Fair held
'here. Oh Thursday at that place,
he renowned pacing horse, Dan
p Itch, paced mile in l.5S. thus
breaking The track record for Iowa
The friends of Allan Graham,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Graham,
will be pleased to learn that he has
been appointed superintendent of
the gas works at Harrisburg, Pa.
He is to be congratulated upon his
rapid advancement in his line of
work.
Floyd Arm Id and Burdette
Young, who have been with the Hi
nois Central exhibit at the state fair,
we've in town between trains last
Saturday. The boys state that the
fair was the most magnificent ever
held in the state, the number and
class of the exhibits greatly surpas
sing any heretofore made, and the
attendance greatly exceeding all
previous records. The live stock ex
hibit was the largest ever displayed
1t state fair. Iowa has reason to
he proud Of such marvellous expo
sition
Rev and Mrs. Suckow and fam
ily returned last week after an alb
scence If two weeks during which
they have been visiting at Cedar
Rapids and Fort Madison. During
his sojourn, Rev. Suckow ably filled
The pulpit of the First Congrega
'ional church of Muscatine, Aug. 20.
md delivered several entertaining
md instructive lectures at the Chau-
tauqua held at Ottawa, Illinois. The
Suckow and Hall families left Mon
day for a three days trip by carriage
among tho hills Of that section popu-
Iarly known as Turkey Timber. Mr.
Suckow spent his boyhood days in
the vicinity of Elkport, and has not
revisited the scenes for thirty years.
Last Thursday, Mrs. Chas. Far
90, residing northwest Of town, was
found dead in chair at her home,
death having come suddenly. The
funeral was held Saturday, Rev.
Holden Of the Baptist church preach
ing the funeral sermon. Interment
was made at the Plat cemetery sew
en- miles southeast Of this city. Mrs
Fargo, whose maiden name was
Catherine Ross. was born at Cleye-
land, Ohio, on July 4, 1850. In 1854
she moved with her parents to Iowa
settling near the town of Milheim,
Delaware county. On July 4, 1877,
she was married to Geo. Van Horn.
One daughter, Mrs. VIM. Bacon, was
the only child of this union. Jan.
30, 1885, she was united in mar
rage with Chas Fargo, who with
one son, Guy, and the daughter, are
left to mourn the loss of faithful
wife and loving mother.-Straw-
berry Point Mail Press.
The Strawberry Point fail
proved a strong attraction for TIE
residents of Manchestar and vicinity