Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-10-30
Miss Blanche CLARK is a guest

/ '~esS~@ASs NA'S-ANos
Mrs. N E. Trenchard visited
| friends in Waterloo over Sunday.
| IF. A. Grimes of Colesburg is a
guest here Of Mrs. o. A. Durham.
Miss Emma Farley is spending
a few days with relatives in Farley.
Mrs. Floyd Copeland and little
son spent Sunday in independence.
DIR. Il. M. Bradley is at home
from an extended visit in New York
City.
j. G. Moreland of Usage is a
guest here of Mr.. and Mrs. F. j.
Sheldon.
Jos. Schneider of Lansing, is a
guest here OF his daughter, Mrs. Il.
Stevens.
Mrs. Hattie Duffy returned the
first Of the week from a visit in
Waterloo.
Mrs. Mary Philip of Earlville
spent last week here with her son,
~. ". IHlllpp.
Glen z. Tabor was here over
Sunday from Cedar Rapids. He
was accompanied by II. G. Fergus
on.
Mrs. j. G. o'Brien of Carbon.
dale, ILL.,, who has been visiting here
with Mrs. NJ. Kelly returned home
Monday.
Miss Mertie Krass returned to
her home in Rowley Friday after a
visit here with her grandmother,
Mrs. O. Harris.
"A number from here attended
the production of Anthony & Cleo.
patra at independence last Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. Geo. P. Straub, of Carroll
county, ILL.,, is the guest of his
brother, VIM Straub, in Collins
Grove township.
Miss Avis Goodwin was here
from Cedar Falls over Sunday for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. Goodwin.
Late Matthews Jr. who has
been helping survey the proposed
Observation-Disclosures interurban
route is home for Il week or ten
days.
While one freight train was
taking water at Dyersville, Tuesday
morning another ran into it causing
a bad wreck and considerable delay
in Illinois Central traffic.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.
and Mrs. P. L. Thomas were pleas,
antly surprised by a number of
their friends who spent very en-
joyable evening with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Morgan of
Oskaloosa, who have been visiting
Yhere with Mr.. and Mrs. P. Z. Thorn
as, returned home Monday. Mrs
Thomas is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Morgan.
MIR. and Mrs. w. Fl. Smith who
have been guests here at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Mattice left Fri
day for their home in Webster City.
Mr.. Mattice is brother of Mrs.
Smiths.
Roy Miller who attends school
at Fayette visited here Sunday and
Monday with his parents, Mr.. and,
Mrs. e.. w. Miller. At Fayette the
students have school Saturdays and
holidays Mondays.
Harry Munson has purchased
the restaurant business of VIM.
Hahesy and will take possession
next Monday. MIR. Hahesy has
built up a good business and has
won reputation for square dealing.
Mr.. Munsons friends wish him every
success in his new enterprise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bremen and
two boys of keystone and Mrs. Z.
W. Buelow and little daughter,
Mabel Of Marengo who have been
visiting here at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Saurness, who are par
ents If the ladies', left Monday for
their respective homes.
Mrs Roy Davis and two child
rem left last week for Newton, Iowa.
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Davis has been there
/ for some time past in the employ OF
4 the Rock Island Railway Company.
Their friends here regret their re-
/ moval but wish them much success
in their new home.
The strike at Oewlein has col
lapsed and the strikers are tumb
ling over themselves to get their
jobs back. Some have been success
full and great many have not.
There is no place in this country
where the labor unions have been
more arbitrary and dictatorial
than in Oelwein, but when the limit
was reached the Great Western COM
pany rebelled and from now on the
shops in that town will be open to
all competent Independence
Bulletin Journal.
1t is predicted that the retail
prices of meats will soon be lowered
all over the middle west. Edward
II Cudhay of the Cudhay Pack
ing Company is credited as sying: Il
believe" he said, there will be an
immediate decline all along the line
of produce and staple supplies nee.
essary to human life. For some
time we have been buying cheeper
and we think we are justified in sell
ing cheaper. The consumer vii
get the benefit. as the retailers have
promised to pass the reduction
along. 1t will make a saving tt
every man, woman, and child in thu