Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
Attorney W. i. Fitzgerald Of
Marion transacted legal business in

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ing at the home of his sister, Mrs. S
j. Edmunds, for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lampma1
and infant daughter are guests at tht
Lampman home in this city.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Nj. Bradle,
left yesterday for Chicago wher,
they will remain for several days.
Miss Blanche Terrell arrived
home Monday evening from an
extended visit at Des Moines anc
Grinnell.
Miss Caroline Wilson of Ceda,
Rapids was guest of her friend
Miss Helen Bradley, for several days
of last week.
Mrs. Walt Williams went to Chi
cago Sunday to consult with special
lists in regard to the condition of hel
health. Her son, Gene, accompan.
i. ID her.
Mrs. S. L. Crum and daughter
Faith, arrived home Saturday from
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where they
have been making an extended visit
with relatives and friends.
-Harlo Coon, who has been
employed in a jewelry store at Peoria,
Illinois, for some months past. is
visiting at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. S. Coon.
M g s d ames E. NJ. Carr,
Henry Bronson and Sherm Harris
entertained the ladies of the Euchre
Club and their husbands at an elab-
crate six o'clock dinner served at
the Carr home Friday evenig. The
evening Was spent in playing Five
hundred
Rev. Graves; pastor of the First
baptist church of Dubuque, and Rev.
A. McGeorge, pastor Of the First
Baptist church Of Waterloo, were in
the city last Friday to confer with
Rev. Rumsey, pastor Of the Baptist
church in this city, in regard to
committee work.
The Ministers League Of Man.
chester and vicinity met Monday
morning in this city. The follow
ing officers were chosen; President,
Rev. Ensign; Secretary, Rev. Wag-
ner. Rev. Rumsey addressed the
League with a carefully prepared
and powerfully written speech.
"A meeting of the county retail
merchants associations for this
district was held last week at New
Hampton, w. E. Gildner: M. +. Le-
Roy, Late Matthews, B. W. Green's
and Bert Baxter being in attendance
from this city. Arrangements we're
made by the local delegates for the
appearance in this city in the near
future of W. B. Pilkington. editor of
the Merchants Trade Journal of Des
Moines, who gave an address before
the association last week.
The thirteenth annual session
of the Northeastern Iowa Teachers
association will be held at Cedar
Rapids this week, in consequence Of
which, the public schools will be
closed during Thursday and Friday
to permit the teachers to attend the
meeting. County Superintendent
Joseph will address the association
on the topic "The County Superin,
tendent on his Tour Of Inspection,
What He Should See,. What He
Should Do" The program promises
to be one Of the most interesting
ever held in this district.
One of the most interesting
series of base ball ever held in the
history of the great national game
was held at Chicago during the past
week. The Chicago team of the
National League and the Chicago
team Of the American League had
each won their respective leagues
pennant; and the recent series was
held to determine the Champion
team of the world. TIE American
League team won the series by some
of the most phenomenal playing
ever witnessed on a ball diamond.
Each player of the winning team re-
ceived but a few cents less than ST.
924 as their reward for capturing
the much sought trophy.
The country is flooded with
$l.OO and $500 bills and there is
said to be general scarcity of silver
dollars. 1t has been the custom OF
the government to pay the express
on silver when bankers want it, but
Of late, Secretary Shaw has required
them to stand this expense them
selves. The bankers fnd that the y
can express $5,000in paper for the
same charges as asked for $500 in
silver and are ordering paper when
they need currency. This accounts
for the increased use in the western
states Of the smaller denominations
of paper money. Exchange.
Capt. ]. F. Merry returned Sat
urday from an extended trip through
the south in the interests of the
Illinois Central. The diversified
farming special, of which Mr.
Merry took personal charge, appeal.
ed to the agricultural interests
throughout the state. and extremely
gratifying crowds were present al
all stops made. This effort on the
part of the Illinois Central to dis,
seminate the exact knowledge Of ,ex
perts among the actual tillers Of the
soil is laudable endeavor to in
crease the individual efficiency o.
the crop-growers.
"A few days ago peddler from
Charles City applied at the home o.
| Geo. Todd. east Of town fur n nj obt's