Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-06-27

Clyde Wilson spent last week
in Chicago.
Tom Hines was Dubuque Wis
itor Tuesday.
See local, girl wanted to do
homework, in another column.
Bert Crosier spent Sunday in
Dubuque at the home of his brother
Forest.
Mrs. s. E. Crosier is guest at
the home of her son, Forest, in Du-
buque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpha Meskimmen
are spending the week in Dubuque
with friends.
Miss Marie Storey was the
guest of Mrs. III. O. Harris of Prairie
township several DAYS last week.
Mrs. j. Mitch OF Chicago is Wis
iting here at the home of her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Mitch.
w. @. Cawley and Miss Nellie
Vance left Tuesday for Sioux Falls,
South Dakota. for a short visit with
G. 9. Cawley.
Allen Leroy returned Monday
from a visit with friends and rela-
tives in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky
and Illinois.
Miss Lillian Fleming went to
Grinnell Tuesday to attend State
Musical Convention Of the music
teachers of Iowa.
Ed Atwater left this week for
Kalispell, Montana, where he will
remain for some time with his
daughter Florence.
Miss Blanche Lawrence very
pleasantly entertained eight of her
young lady friends Saturday by a
picnic up the river.
Tony Hotter Of independence
was guest over Sunday at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Schilling.
Mrs. Jane Rich and daughters,
Harriet and Sue went to Dubuque
Tuesday where they will visit with
friends for several days
II The report of the condition of
the First National Bank Of this city
at the close Of business June Is is
published in this issue.
Miss Bertha M. White who has
been the guest OF friends in this city
for some time past. returned Tues
day to her home in Chicago.
Mrs. Abby Kahl who has been
the guest of her neice, Mrs. G. p.
Trip the past week returned yes
terday to her home in Earlville.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for grand Fourth of July
celebration at Coggon, under the
auspices of Coggon Camp NJ. w. A.
A fine program has been prepared. A
dance will be given in the evening,
the music for which will be furnish
ed by Kuney's Orchestra.
L. G. Clute 4 Sons are one of
the most enterprising and successful
farming firme in Iowa. Recently
they shipped seven carloads of cattle
and hogs to Chicago. These netted
them the handsome sum OF $1,000.
The Clutes arc thoroughly scientific
farmers Register and Farmer.
General NJ. L. Leroy came
home Saturday from two weeks
visit with relatives and other friends
lin Indiana and Illinois. Two Of his
cousins, Miss Florence Bowers of
Moore's Hill and Miss Lchah Porter
of Vevay, Indiana, returned with
him and will be guests at the Leroy
home for several weeks.
A picnic, to which all are in
vited, will be held on Mr.. Hersey's
premises in Collins Grove, on July
4th, under the auspices of the ladies
society Of the Sand Greek church. A
fine program has, been prepared.
Rev. Wagner. pastor of the M. L.
church will deliver an address,
music has been provided for, and
two games OF base ball, one in the
forenoon and the other alter the
picnic dinner at noon.
There is some truth in the state.
ment of an Ohio editor that: Mans
business requires haste. The aver.
age business and professional mar
eats in a hurry and gers dyspepsia
He walks in hurry and gets apo.
plexy. He talks in a hurry and gets
the lie. He does business in hurry
and becomes bankrupt. He reads
in hurry and is superficial. HI
votes in a hurry. and produces cor
ruption. He marries in a hurry ant
gets divorce. He trains his chill
dren in a hurry and develops spend
thrills and criminals. He gets re
|7igion in hurry and forgets it in
hurry. He makes his will i'll
hurry and leaves a legal contest: II
dies in hurry and goes to the dew
!, and his tribe increase"
1t is a short, uneventful day
says the Cedar Rapids Gazette,whel
some one is not able to dig up
new species Of graft. Here is tn
latest story, SO far as heard from
! There is a brand of computin,
scales made that shows an article t
weigh l6 ounces, when as matte
f of fact, it weighs but Is. If a
| article weighs an even number Z
ounces it shows that fact accuratel,
r but it simply refuses to show a
b od.l number OF ounces. 1t is i
a great favor with retailers, for sci
1 ing purposes only. because it a