Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-02
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visitor Saturday.
Henry Nieman returned las
week from Illinois
Miss Cad Bing spent Sunda,
with friends in Greeley. 3
Mrs. Jeff Miller left last weel
for Leadville, Colorado.
John Ford OF Davenport visitet
with friends III this city last week
&C. A. Peterson left Tuesday TO
a business trip through South Da
kata.
Clyde Wilson is visiting thi.
week ut the home OF his parents il
Monticello.
Rev. and Mrs. King of Morley
are the guests Of relatives and friend,
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ban,a Of
Lamont were shopping in this city
last Thursday.
"A. II. Sullivan OF Iowa Falls is
a guest at the home of his sister
Mrs. j. Latimer.
Tom Hines has received his new
automobile and it is a line appear
ing machine.
Smith Cowles of Lamont was
a Manchester business visitor the
first OF the week.
Mrs. Mary Merton, Of Aurora
Iowa. is visiting at the home OF
AIR. and Mrs. Frank Smith.
Mrs j. J. Lindsay and daugh-
ter Florence left Tuesday for Chi
cago where they will remain a short
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Ii. Hruby are
moving into the Miles cottage on
Gay street, recently occupied by the
flmily Of A. G. Wallace.
Frank Whiting of North Fork
township was TRANSMITTING business
iii this city last Saturday. and was a
guest Of Theodore Hatch.
Miss Kate Mertz, who has
been in the Clarence House for the
last two wears, will leave this week
for her home in Ossian, Iowa
Several of the Masonic members
from this city attended "a special
meeting Of the Mystic Shriners at
Cedar Rapids Monday evening.
Miss Ora Gates leaves this
Wednesday night Tor Independence
where she will take the position of
head nurse in the state hospital.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church will serve dinner and supper
at the Manse next Tuesday, May s.
Everybody is cordially invited.
The Women's Foreign Missions
airy Society Of the NJ. +. church will
meet at the home of Mrs. IS. X.
Meyers next Friday at $50 p. m.
There is a May dance this
Wednesday night at the X. p. hall.
The music will be furnished by
Kuney'ssor orchestra and there will be
a special dance with the May pole.
Mrs. G. j. johnson left Tues
day morning Tor Chicago in response
to summons from her daughter,
Mrs. Martin Peters, whose two year
old son is very III with pneumonia.
Il Tho district Court OF Delaware
cuunty conyered Monday, Judge
Blair presiding. There is no jury
at this term, equity and probate
matters occupying the attention of
the court.
"A basket social will be held at
the Gates school-house next Friday
evening for the benefit OF the Spring
Branch base bali team. Everybody
is cordially invited to come and
bring their basket.
There was an exhibition of fan
cy rifle shooting given in the Ball
park Tuesday morning at 1000 a.
m. by representative of the Hib-
bard-Spencer Bartlett Co, dealers
in sporting goods.
In a letter from Mrs. Ada Nc
Kee, OF San Francisco, to her sister,
Mrs. e. Kenyon OF this city, she
says that herself and two sons, Writ
and Fletcher escaped with their
lives, but their home was ruined,
and they were compelled to camp
out with the thousands of others.
She also says they will probably re-
turn to their former home at Den
yer.
Much interest is being mani
tested throughout this country ow-
ing to the arrest of Chns. Ell. Meyer,
w. d. Hayward and Geo. A.. Petit.
bone, members of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners, on the charge Of
numbering ex-governor Stennenberg
of Idaho. Chas. III. Meyer resi-.
dent Of Colorado, is said to be an
able and eloquent orator, will deliv-
er an address on the subject at the
armory in this city next Monday
evening, NJ ay Z til. Admission
free.
The time was four o'clock in
the afternoon Of the last Saturday in
April in the year 1906. The sun
was shedding its effulgent rays DER
hill and Gale, and the crowded
streets of the most beautiful city in
Iowa. known as the Dairy City,,
when long, lank and cadaverous
individual, with lighted lantern in
his hand might have been seen,
rushing hither and thither, apparent
ly earnestly looking for something
he was exceedingly DESTROYS to find.
His looks betokened that he was in
sore distress, his features were sadly,