Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-12-12
BRIEF MENTION.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Spring Branch is struggling in
the throes of whooping cough cpl
demic.
wAttorney Melvin Yoran was
business visitor at lndeI Evidence
Monday.
The Misses Florence Hethering-
ton and Grace Walters were Dubu.
que visitors yesterday.
Harry p Toogood arrived
Thursday from Chicago for a visit
with relatives and friends.
Hon and Mrs. r. w. Thrill were
the guests OF friends at Mason City
= for several days of last week.
Mesdames Ida Crosby and NJ
Coeof Earlyille, were guests of rel
.-atiyes and friends in the city Satur-
J. day
Arthur Fox, an employee of the
< American Express Company, visited
with relatives at Waterloo over Sun.
day.
"A special meeting of Orient,
chapter No. Ia, O. E. S. will be held
Friday evening. December Ia, for
work.
Miss jeanette Douglas, a trained
nurse in the hospital at Waterloo.
/, was guest at he j. w. Scott home
last week.
DIR. and Mrs Oscar Dorman and
children, of Manchester visited Mrs.
Dorman's parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Hubbell, Thanksgiving.
e R Rolf of Lamont was in the
city last week making preparations
for his departure to Tampa, Florida,
where he will spend the winter.
The members of Company D..
are requested to attend services at
the Baptist Church Sunday morning
in body. Appropriate services will
be hold.
Mrs. NJ. F. Leroy was called to
Lamont last week by the illness OF
Sher mother, Mrs. A. r. LOOMS, who
is at present staying at the E. II.
Hoyt home.
Mrs. H. F. Arnold went to Chi
cago Monday to meet her husband
who has been making an extended
trip in the south looking after land
interests.
Messrs. NJ. T. Leroy and VIM.
Gill were in Chicago last we.k pur-
chasing radiators in connection with
the heating apparatus recently in
stalled.
Miss B.ss Fleming entertained
a company of young people at the
home OF her parents, Rev. and Mrs
i, D Fleming, on Main street, last
Friday evening. A most enjoying
time was reported by those present.
Miss Alma Leroy has accepted
a position as instructor in the High
school at Sio X City,and illleaye the
7Hsigst Of the year Is takeup her work
With her experience and exceptional
qualifications, Miss Leroy will I'M
doubtedly be most successful in her
work.
"A. II. Oberschmidt, for several
years an attorney at Dyersville, but
who is now located at Troy, Idaho.
was united in marriage last Wed.
nesday with Miss Susan Bush of
Dubuque The bride is sister Of
Mrs. j. B. UT of Dyersville.
Through several specific pro-
visions passed during the past week
prohibiting the use of "simplifed
spelling" in the writing Of differen,
bills and documents, Congress has
signified its intention of ignoring
the recent crusade for simplifed
spelling inau1 arated by Pres. Roose-
welt. &s
-Chas. L.. Adams, Manchester's
progressive florist. has recently add
ed an attractive and up-to-date do
iixery wagon to his facilities for
delivering flowers. The wagon was
made by Chester Scott and painted
by Will Chapel, both Of whom have
reason to he proud of their work
manship. Mr.. Adams has had an
Unusually successful year, and is an
ticipating Tremendous trade dur
ing the holidays.
is is rumored that the Illinois
Genital and Union Pacific railroads
will soon put on a fast through
transcontinental train between Chi,
cago and San Francisco, via the ILL
nois Central and Union Pacific
roads. The proposed train would
pass through this city and would
increase the excellent railroad ac-
commodations already enjoyed by
the people of this community.
Capt j. F. Merry, in company
with General Passenger Agent Ham
son and General European agent
Rose. was at New Orleans last week
to confer with representatives Of the
! q government, in regard to. and further
AHsgotiationsfor the establishment of
branch immigration depot at New
Orleans, Louisiana. the rapid indus
trial Development of the south, and
the growing tendency to supplant the
Negro laborer with the accllmated inn
migrant from the Latin countries
have impressed the government with
the necessity of releaving the situa-
ton by establishing the depot in
question. tn. reby facilitating the
prompt arrival Of the class Of immi-
grants desired!
According to a dispatch from
Washington anorder has been is
sued by First Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock, effective on JAN
uary l, looking toward the adoption
IF uniform rates in rent for boxes in