Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-11-14


make an extended visit with friends.
/. Art French and son of Waterloo,
spent Sunday with the formers par
ents, M. and Mrs. z. S. French in
this city.
John Smith, who is at present
employed with plastering company
at Waterloo, was a guest of friends
here on Monday.
| w. S. Smarzo. formerly of this
city and who is now located at
Hoboken, New Jersey, was guest
Of friends in this city the first Of the
week.
The ground is being broken
along west Main street preparatory
to laying Of the steam conducting
pipes between the electric light
plant and the Clarence House.
II. Eldridge and family, who
have been occupying the j. S. Jones
farm for the past two years, depart
ed yesterday for Redfield, South Da-
kota, near which Mr.. Eldredge has
purchased farm.
Nathan Hathaway, prominent
wholesale produce merchant of Sioux
City, stopped off for short visit at
the home Of II. G. Smith over Sun
day after attending the meeting Of
the Iowa State Dairy Association
held last week at Cedar Rapids.
MIR. and Mrs. II. j. Schwietert
departed last Saturday,for Nashville,
Tennessee, where Mr.. Schwietert
goes to represent the; Immigration
department of the Illinois Central
Railway at the National immigration
convention held there this week.
Edward Rolfe, ST.. of Lamont
was visiting at the home of his
granddaughter, Mrs. James Refer,
for several days of last week. On
account Of his advanced age, Mr..
Role does not feel able to stand the
protracted cold of the Iowa winter,
and will leave in few days for
oxford, Florida, where he will spend
the winter.
John Milford, who is occupying
the James Hahsey farm seven miles
southwest of this city, has decided
to quit farming, and on Tuesday,
November q, will sell on the
premises his stock, farming machin-
cry, ETC., at public auction. For
particulars see announcement pub
lie sale in this issue Of the Demo-
crat.
ID. D. Minkler, a member Of
the crew operating q Shedding
machine with Jay Smith of Collins
Grove, suffered a broken arm while
working at the Swan johnson farm
west of the city. Mr.. Minkler in
some manner became entangleb in
the corn elevator connected with the
machine, and was unable to free
himself until he had sustained she
fracture.
"A shower of meteors is schedul-
ed for November IA. This is an
annual occurrence, on the occasion
of the passing of the earth through
the pathway Of these lost and wand
ering fragments of some heavenly
body, but the display is not always
brilliant. 1t may be this year.
lThosegiyen to sitting up Sunday
nights will have fine excuse for
working in q Wednesday night.
Monticello Express.
MR.. and Mrs. Herb, Harris were
the victims Of a surprise perpetrated
by about forty of their friends who
gathered at the Harris home south
of the city last Friday evening for
an evening Of social pleasure. After
the supper Five Hundred" was
played until a late hour. Mrs.
Steadman won the lady's prize and
Mr.. Geo. Keisar won the gentlemen's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris expect to move
their household goods to this city.
shortly and will make their perma
nent residence here.
"A. G. Williams went TO Man
chester Wednesday to be with his
/ mother, who is slowly failing. -.
Mrs. Carpenter and Nixon Denton,
Of Manchester, were guests at the E.
ii. Hoyt home Friday and Saturday
of last week.. Ivan Hesner return
ed to his work at Dundee Sunday.
The trouble with his knee was err
moved by an operation by DIR. G. N.
Thompson, and he is at his post as
night operator as ususl.-Lamont
Leader.
i The Illinois central railroad has
made some changes in its district
surgeons in Iowa. There are six
destrict surgeons in the pay of the
road in Iowa. They are as follows
DR.. E. j. Wa ddey, Waterloo, juris.
diction from Waterloo to Fort Dodge
and from Waterloo to AlbertLea;
DR.. Allen Staples, Dubuque, iuris-
diction extends from Warren, ILL.,, to
Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. DIR. H.
G. Ristine, Fort Dodge, exent of
Jurisdiction, Fort Dodge to Cherokee
and Fort Dodge to Onawa. DIR. J.
81. Cole, Coudcil Bluffs, Council
Bluffs to Fort Dodge. j. G. Biller
Cherokee, jurisdiction, Cherokee
division. DIR II. B. Jennings Coun.
J Gil Bluffs, assistant to DR.. Cole.
"A quiet but pretty wedding oc
!. Cured at St. Patrick's church il
this city yesterday morning at $50
!. o'clock, whom Arthur L. Lyness and
3 Katie Devine took the VOWS which
3 united them for life. Nuptial mas,
: was celebrated by Rev. Leahy as
sisted by Fathers Ryan of Lawle
: and Murphy of Argand This brid,