Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-28
BRIEF MENTION.


IS. x. Myers was Chicago
business visitor last week.
e. Nj. Carr was in Cherokee the
FIRST Of the week on business.
Your taxes unless paid before
April LIST will become delinquent.
Mr.. G. D. Wheeler Of Dundee
was Manchester visitor Sunday.
ID. w. Barr went to Chicago
Tuesday with two cars OF fat cattle.
John Mcintosh of Aurora, Iowa
is visiting with his grandparents in
this city.
Mrs. A. Hollister has been con-
fined to the house by illness the
rast week.
Mrs. H. A. Granger has been
confined 10 her bed with a bad attack
Of the grippe.
DIR. Leigh stopped here a few
hours Tuesday, of last week, on his
way to Davenport.
Mrs. Frank Farley returned
last week from Cedar Rapids where
she has been visiting her sister.
Miss Pearl Middleton has gone
to Mt. Vernon where she will enter
Cornell College for the spring term.
will Eldridge. arrived here
Sunday from Denver Colorado,
where he had been working since
last fall.
Mrs. Cornelius Scott went tic
Waverly last Wednesday for two
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs
Harry Barber.
Clarence Yoran who is student
in the Law Department Of the Uni
versity Of Chicago spent last week
with his parents in this city.
MIR. F. L. Durey and daughter
Isabelle, were in Dubuque last
Thursday and Friday attending the
Baptist Christian Conference.
Last Saturday night Miss Waite
Todd entertained thirty of her
friends. Light refreshments Were
served and very pleasant evening
was passed.
MIR. Joseph Nye, Jr., of Man
chester, who travels for hardva are
firm, visited with his grandmother
Mrs. Mary Fawcett, last Monday =
Monticello Express.
The Jones County Fair will be
held at Monticello August 27-3l
inclusive. The dates OF the .,Ionti
cello Fair and Strawberry Point
Fair will be the same this year.
Claude Chapel entertained
twenty of his young friends at a
calico party Friday night. Refresh
ments were served and the Young
sters all report merry time.
Passenger train No. 6 ON the |
G. ran into a freight train near Dun
combe last Thursday doing much
damage to both trains. killing fire
man and injuring several passen-
gers.
The Five Hundred Club me,
with Mrs. C. q. Bronson last We'd
nesday. The prize was carried of
by Mrs. E. NJ. Carr. The club will
meet with Mrs. w. G. Blake this
Wednesday.
-Chas. Livingston went to Platte
vile, Wisconsin, last Tuesday even
ing where he will visit relatives be
fore joining the Wausau, Wiscon.
sin. league ball team for the com
ing season.
The Masonic Lodge gave re
ception last Monday night to Mess
ers. George Hunt and G. d. Eide
who left Tuesday for Columbus
Falls, Montana, where they will re
side in the future.
DIR. j. w. Scott departed Thurs
day for Chicago where he will I'M
derge an operation for appendicitis
His many friends hope that til,
operation will prove successful and
that he will be restored to his usua
good health.
Miss Pearl Middleton wa.
agreeably surprised last Tuesda.
night by party Of her friends. Re
freshments were served and good oil
fashioned games were INDUCED in
The costumes worn were A la Reu
ben fashion.
John Reagan, of Ehler, me
with bad mishap Monday aftel
noon. He was delivering corn t
John Ashby near Coggon and i
driving up to the crib one Of his fee
got caught between wheel and til
crib, badly MASKING it and break
ing several bones The injury is
painful one and will doubtless la
him up for some time. Ryan RI
porter.
w. B. johnson, forseveral year
OuttoTuudhcF db tIo DlulAOuo OiouH
cry at Monticello has been appointe
state dairy commissioner to succee
P. H. Kieffer of this city, who recen
ly resigned. Mr.. johnson, says IL
Monticello Express, is an intellige,
student of dairy affairs, and wi
bring to his office the preparatic
and knowledge requisite for its be
administration.
James Turley died at his hon
near Masonville, Saturday, age
about ninety years. His aged wi
survives him. They had seven sor
of whom six are living. James +
sides in Nashville; Thomas on u
home place; Michael in Dubuqu
Peter near the home place; and Da
id in Dubuque county. The fune
al occurred, Tuesday afternoon, fro
Winthrop, with interrment at Dub