Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-02-21
BRIEF MENTION.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


IS. K. Meyers was in Greeley
Monday on business.
Miss Rose Baker spent Sunday
with friends at Anamosa.
"A Born left yesterday morning
for Crookston, Minnesota.
Mrs. w. III. Norris has issued
invitations to luncheon on Thurs
day.
-Chas. Shultz, who resides north
of town, expects to remove to Tulare,
s. ID. next week.
Mrs. G. A. Peterson gave
luncheon yesterday to party of
women friends
Mrs. Mabel Coykendall of Wat
erloo, is visiting here guest Of her
friend, Mrs. W. G. Blake.
Miss Ethel Cooper, principal
Of the High School, is unable to be
at work on account of illness.
CLERK Jas. Bishop. wife and
daughter left yesterday for McLoud,
Oklahoma, for Il visit of several
weeks.
Mrs. NJ. Hubbell of Greeley has
purchased the n. Davis residence at
the corner of Howard and Tama
streets.
Rev. j. E. Wagnerand daughter
left yesterday over tho NJ q 0. for
Bowie, Texas, for short visit with
relatives.
Miss Caroline Ehltr returned TO
her home in Oslwein last Sncday
after three weeks visit with friends
and relatives here.
Mrs. Henry Lawrence and Miss
Mamie Waugh are visiting friends
in Chicago. They do not expect to
return for week or ten days.
Elmer Hesner, cashier of the
Dundee Savings bank, has been
obliged to go to Rochester, Mimi,
for an operation His friends wish
him a speedy and permanent recov-
cry.
Among those who are attend
ing the National Buttermakers Con-
vention in Chicago this week are
A. j. Andrews and wife, Dsmps
Elder and wife, VIM. Davis andwife,
and Gay Miller Of Delaware.
livestock of clothing, dry goods
and groceries in the Ford building,
owned by outside parties and in
charge Of j. G, Shaun, has been
traded to a party at Lohrville. The
goods ara bsing boxed aud shipped.
Il. G. Hall, druggist at Cog
gon, Ia, was found guilty by a jury
at Marion, of violating the mulct
law. 1t developed at the trial that
he had been dispensing both
soft and hard drinks in a back room
of his drug store
"A county seat contest is among
the probabilities in the near future
in Mills county. The town of.Mal-
yern It's said, contemplates making
an effort to wrest the capitol of the
county from Glenwood, the present
possessor of the plum.
According to a ruling of the
supreme court in an appeal from
Wayne county, the size of the COM
munity in which a physician lives,
as well as the state of the profession
at the time, must be taken into con-
sideration in determining the stand
ard of skill and learning required
The school board at Oskaloosa
has sprung sensation on the teach
ers OF that city. The announcement
has been made that hereafter every
teacher must hold either state or
firstclass certificate. Accompanying
this announcement was the statement
Of the 10 rer cent, increase in sal
aries for all teachers.
Robert Barr sold twenty-one
head Of fat steers last week at the
top market price of five cents per
pound in Manchester. They aver
aged in weight 1900 lbs. each and
were as fine lot as one is liable to
see in a long time. Mr.. Barr GER
tainly knows his business when it
comes to fattening steers.
"A num.er of the stock holders
of the Delaware County State Bank
and few friends of Vim. G.. Cav
ley surprised him last Friday even
ing by walking into his home unan-
nounced, and presenting him with a
beautiful electric stand lamp. 1t
was MIR. Cawley's SEVENTEEN birth
day and he VS. the recipient of many
congratulations from his friends.
Uncle A. B. Wheeless never
will give up that he is not the
youngest old boy along the Maquo-
keta. The other day he got to bragg
cling about his sprightliness, and to
set discussion at rest just lifted
himself by his bootstraps and sailed
out into space for distance of four
feet and four inches on standing
Jump. If there is another SO-year-
old kid in the state that can beat
him he can get piece of our money.
-Hopkinton Leader.
-Chas. Richardson and Miss Min
ME Young Of Manchester were unit
ed in marriage at Dubuque yester-
day. This young couple were for
merly residents of Ryan and are
held in the highest esteem by all
their acquaintance. The bride has
been a successful teacher in the
Manchester schools for several years
They will leave next month for theil
future home in Canada. Theil
many friends in Ryan extend con
gratulations.-Ryan Reporter.
"A. M. Graves, of Mason CITY