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

There will be a horse sale at
the novelty stables next Sartuday.
Mrs. j. +. Merry went to Sioux
City Monday to visit friends there.
-R. Il. Robinson returned Sun
day evening from trip to Buffalo,
N. Y.
Read what the ad OF the Quaker
Mill Co says about adulteated food
this week.
j. I'll. Gildner of Anamosa was
in this city last week, a guest Of his
brother w. l.. Gildner.
Kalamity's koiumn this week
contains something of interest to
every woman. Read it.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Wood are
moving into the house recently pur-
chased by them of q. w. Storey.
Mrs. a. II. Loomis pleasantly
entertained Il number of friends at a
birthday party last Friday afternoon.
There will be meeting of the
Republican county central COM.
mittee Mt the court house on Friday
afternoon OF this week.
-Gildner Bros change of ad
this week contains some valuable
information for the buyer of spring
clothing and shoes. Read it.
%. G. Clark, last Monday,
bought the w. A. Roe residence
property on Union street and will
take possession of same March |.
II. j. Hennessey. w. II. Ward,
Will Lalferty, F. n Beacon and j.
j. Goen were in Waterloo Saturday
to attend a meeting of the knights
of Columbus.
Mrs. w. G. Blake very pleas
antlv entertained a number of her
women friends last Monday evening,
in honor of Mrs. Mabel Coykendall
of Waterloo.
Timothy Musgrove, until re-
Gently resident of this city, died
at the county poor farm last Thurs
day morning. The funeral was
held Saturday.
The Maud Henderson Stock
company is at the Central Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. The performance on Mon
day evening was well received by
those who attended.
Read the ad of the Manchester
Lumber Co. this week, if you are
contemplating buying anything in
its line or if you want estimates
furnished free of charge.
The Strain farm two miles
north of Masonville is great bar
gain at $3.50 per acre. A partial
description of the place can be found
in the advertisement which appears
in another column.
--P. Il. Madden announces in his
al this week that his regular Feb.
sale of shoes is now on and will con-
tinue the remainder of the month.
See him and take advantage of the
big reductions he is making in
prices.
Pitt Parker pleased his audience
at the City Hall last Friday evening.
Il was the concluding entertainment
Of the l905-l906 Star Lecture Course
which, with the exception Of the
opening number, was one OF the best
in the history of the association.
All expenses Of the course have been
paid and there is still small bal
ance on the right side Of the ledger.
Charley Cox Of Central City,
stopped off between trains at this
station last Friday. He was on his
way to Earlville to make short Wis
ii with his mother. From that
place he left for Mitchell S. d., near
which place he has purchased a
farm and will make his future home.
His many friends here wish him
success and prosperity.
The painting and paper hang
ing season will soon be here, and
the wide awake persons who are in
neel OF anything in those lines, will
make their & arrangements therefor
be fore the season opens. Likewise
the wide awake painter and paper
hunger will make his occupation
a, d whereabouts known, and that
is what NJ. A. Parker does by his
advertisement in this issue, to which
the attention Of the reader is called.
The friends of L. B. Stiles will
deeply sympathize with him in the
death of his sister, Mrs. Gertrude
Cheney, who died Friday February
l6s at her HON, in Niagara Falls, N.
Y. Mr.. Stiles had started for her
home the day before in response to
a telegrsm apprising him of her
serious illness. Her remains were
brought to her former home at ODER
lin, Ohio, where the funeral service
was held on Sunday afternoon. The
deceased was the wife of Ralph
Cheney, at one time an instructor
in the Manchester High School.
The Hoover swindle was repeat
ed at Oskaloosa last Saturday. A
fellow claiming to be a railroad man
and giving thename of Jesse Strong,
came to town desiringto buy proper
ty lie found two old colored people
willing to sell. He paid for the
property with a check and so we'll
did he play his part that he hood
winked II. w. Gleason, prominent
lawyer; NJ. b. Bennett, real estate
agent; Wilbaugh, abstractor, and T..
l r. Culver, retired farmer, who had
money to loan. He secured deed
to the property in the regular way,
no one thinking to investigate his
standing at the hank He then oave