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

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cago on business Monday.
Mrs. j. E. Davis was Straw
< berry Point visitor last week.
Mrs. r. A. Hamil of Cascade j,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. P. E
Tilton.
Mrs. Klonus was in Lamon
i Saturday visiting Mr.. and Mrs
s w. Abbott.
Mrs. Claude Addison was tn
{ guest OF friends in Strawberry Poin
/ last week.
Father Ryan Of Lawler, Iowa
was the guest of Father O'Mear'
last Thursday.
Mrs j. j. McAreavy ant
daughter Anna of Coggon were Man
chester visitors Saturday.
Mrs. R. A. Fishel, :ho ha,
been confined to her home with /,
) severe cold. is improving rapidly.
Rev. ]. o. Rumsey of vinton
Iowa, has accepted a call to'the pas.
torate Of the Baptist church here.
Theodore Slant IN, Editor Of tn,
Perry Journal. Perry, Iowa, was il
this city last week greeting Ole
! friends.
Monday evening the Manches
ter Woman's Club held its annua
meeting at the home of Mrs. H. w
{ Graves.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Allen are OF
the look out for new sixteen foo
gasoline launch which they ordered
\ recently.
Dave Malven and Henry Me
man left Wednesday for Moline, Ill
= where they will try to make good
with the team.
H. j. Schwietert left Monday
for Hammond, La, and New Orleans
+ on business connected with the
Illinois Central.
Mrs. L. A. Knapp, who has
+ been the guest of her cousin, Mrs
I J. A. Strickland, left Friday fol
Fremont, Nebraska.
Mrs. N. T.. Clemens left We'd
I nesday for Cedar Rapids, where she
3 will remain couple of weeks at the
home of her son, Will.
y The Ladies Aid Society Of SAND
Creek will meet with Mrs. Ear
Meadstad on Thursday May Sd at 2
o'clock sharp All are cordially in.
i. vited.
AT recent meeting of the 1irec.
!: tors of the Delaware County Bank,
! Francis B. Durham was elected TIC
1 fill the position Of assistant book
keeper.
Garry Thorpe, Jake Nye, Floyd
! Evans, Theo Bradley, Charlie New
combe, Charlie Walters and Homer
Davis attended the Gospel Truth
at Lamont last Thursday night. Is
i MI anSs M d. charley Lamp
man Of Knoxville. will remove to
Manchester in then near future. Mr..
Lampman lived here formerly and
will be employed IN the Main St
laundry.
The contract to supply the
United States government with 81
600 (three hundred seventy five
thousand) pounds of butter was
awarded to the Diamond Creamery
at Monticello.
Forest G. Ensign. Inspector Of
schools. from Iowa University was
in this city last week. Professor
Ensign expressed himself as very
much pleased with the condition Of
the school here.
Milo 7. Skinner claims the re.
cord in swine raising in one respect
During the past year he has raised
twenty two pigs from one ANNA
and sold them for $23S.OO and has
the old hog left.
Miss Mae Coleman, who hat
been studying in a Chicago Hospital
returned last week to the home Of
her aunt, Mrs. Chas. Thorpe. Miss
Coleman's return was caused by i'll
health and she will not resume hel
hospital duties until fall.
AT present the School Boarc
have their hands full trying to Sc
lect the best all around candidate
for superintendent from the fifty OF
more they have to select from. They
expect, however, to make their fina
decision some time this week.
Harley Evarts was in luck las
Monday, He caught nine young
wolves on the Edmund's farm cas-
of this city, for the skins which h,
will receive $500 from the county
He had his gun with him and saw
an adult wolf but failed to get
her. IL he had her hide he would, up
on presenting it to the county audit
or, have been entitled to $500 for il
The Phoenix Fire ms. Co. Q
Hartford informs its agents in thi
city referring to the San Francisc
disaster shat the Phoenix is abun
daptly able to meet all its obligation
in the afflicted locality, and to ampl
protect and safeguard its large in
terests elsewhere" and that, lit
representatives and policy holder
need therefore feel no uneasines
over the outlook"
Clerk of the district cour
James Bishop. has been sorely wol
ried ever since he heard of the Sa
Francisco. calamity fearing for til
safety Of his daughter, Mrs. Edn
=, Norttey, who is student in til
College Of Physicians and Surgeon
l.