Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14
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their son have gone to Mitchell, S
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Mrs. Albert Reeves departed
last Friday for Condor, Iowa, wher'
she will visit with relatives.
Miss Olive Chase, instructor
in the High school, visited at tn
home Of her parents over Sunday.
Miss Edith Ram Of Chicago
was an over Sunday visitor at til.
home of her mother, Mrs. Mary A
Ram. &
The Misses Rose Sullivan ant
Mildred Smith were the guests O
Miss VIVA Brazeltonat Cedar Rapids
over Sunday.
Mrs: IL. NJ. Conger Of Los
Angeles. California. arrived in the
city last week for a visit with friends
and relatives,
{ Mr.. v. A, Young of Charles
City, President Of the Modern
National Reserve insurance com
pany, was a business visitor in the
city last Friday.
The senior class of the Man
chester High School was entertained
last Friday evenir at the home Of
Edwin Davis mes were played
until a late hour.
Mr.. I. B. Jennings, who was
guest at the +. j. Sheldon home,
east Of the city, for several days Of
last week. returned Saturday to his
home in Chicago.
Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Bert B. Baxter to six thirty
dinner to be given next Friday
evening. The evening will be spent
in playing Five Hundred.
The Young Ladies Society OF
the Congregational church will hold
their annual bazaar and supper early
in the month of December, the place
and date TO be determined later.
The Highland Mobiles regular
meeting next Tuesday evening, Nov.
90. j. l.. Rose will be here and
oysters will be served. and every
member is requested to be there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Kramer,
who have been making their home
1T Castalia for several months past,
returned to this city last week and
will again take up their residence
here.
Postmaster Summersides has
appointed ; John Mcintosh. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A A. Mcintosh Of this
city, to the position of clerk recently
vacated by the resignation of Garry
Thorpe.
III. O. Harris has rented his
farm in Prairie township and on
Nov. goth will sell on the premises
his horses, cattle, hogs. grain, farm
ing utensils, etc. at public auction
tits now the intention of Mr.. Harris
to beco@e o resident Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. q. Dice Of
Monticello, we're guests at the Han.
ma home west Of the city for several
days OF last week. Mr.. Dice was SO
favorably impressed with this com.
rlunity that he is strongly inclined
to take up his permanent residence
in this locality.
The Christian Endeavor society
of the Congregational church held q
Seven" SOCIAL in the church parlors
last Friday evening The method
Of entertainment was unusually
unique, everything being governed
by the magic number z. The finan-
cial resultswere entirely satisfactory
Mrs. M. R. Melrose, whose home
is at Marcus, and who is at present
home on furlough from mission
work in Hainang, China, addressed
the congregation at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning. Mrs
Melrose was born at Farley, and has
many friends in this vicinity who
were greatly pleased to renew hel
acquaintance.
VIM. Hockaday, Geo. Shultz ane
w. B. Smith departed Monday TO
Vicksburg, Mississippi, where the,
will attend the memorial exercise!
connected with the unwilling of til,
Vicksburg monument to be held a
Vicksburg this week. From Vicks
burg, Mr.. Smith will continue OF
his way to Hammond, Louisiana
where he will remain during tn,
winter.
AT the Iowa State Dairy Asso
citation held at Cedar Rapids las
week Earl E. Mittlestast OF Ryan
was awarded the gold medal 70
the best tub,of butter exhibited a
the convention, and by this token
says the Gazette, he has the homo
Of being designated as the cham
pion buttermaker of Iowa, at leas
until the next contest takes place
Mittlestast's score was as follows
Flavor, Al; body, 20; color, ID; sal
10; package, S; total 96.
"A union meeting will be he'll
in the Congregational church {
this city on Thursday evening, No,
Is, to commemorate the beginnin
of foreign missionary work in tn
United States by observing the Gel
,tennial Of the "haystack prays
meeting. The following program
has been arranged. "The Origin
American Missions" address
Rev. w. II. Ensign. "The Grow,
Of American Missions" address |
Rev. E. g. Clements. "The Gu
look for Missions address by, Re
j. E. Wagner. Rev. w. j. Suckc
will preside over the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs.S. Earl Taylor
New York City were guests at IL