Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-04

III. ID. ioulltn is spending u
few days in Cedar Rapids.
st. Xavier's convent school
opens next Monday for the fall term.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Strickland
were Cedar Rapids visitors Monday.
Mrs. F. N. Beacon and two
children visited friends at Monti
the first of the week.
Lee and Roy Traver of Seneca,
rs. d., were called here last week by
the death OF their sister, Mrs. VIM.
Keisar.
The banks will be closed We'd
nesday Thursday and Friday after
moons of this week. The Delaware
County Bank will be open from FIVE
to half past each afternoon for the
accommodation of-patrons.
Manchester is soon to lose one
of its leading business men, Mr..
Bert B. Baxter, who has decided to
close out his business in this city.
To that end he is now Offering his
large stock of furniture, etc, at
greatly reduced prices in order to
save the expense of removing them
from this place. The attention of
those interested is called to his new
advertisement for particulars.
Monday. September second at
two o'clock occurred the death of
Mrs. William Keisar at her home
five miles west of Manchester. Mrs.
Keisar had been seriously ill for
some time past and her death is a
great blow to those who knew her
intimately. She is survived by her
husband and fopr young children.
Alice Estella Traver was born in
Ohio August Goth, 1875, coming to
this locality some years later with
her parents. The funeral will be
held Thursday, September fifth at
ten clock from the house, Rev. J.
2. Wagner will officiate and inter.
ment will be made in the Manches-
ter cemetery. The many friends
extend their heartfelt sympathy to
the family in their bereavement.
The opening night of the Mer-
shon Stock Company at the City
Hall Opera House was fairly we'll
attended. The company is good
one and are playing line of new
and interesting plays. They played
the Girl of the Rancho Monday
night, Tuesday night, Facing the
Music. They introduce musical
melo-drama which is very we'll re-
ceived. Both the leading man and
lady are clever actors and receive
good support from the rest Of the
company. Tonight wednesday,
will be a musical comedy en-
titled For Million, and Thursday
night Under the Harvest Moon.
Each night there will be vaudeville
specialties between acts and Kineto-
scope pictures and illustrated songs.
The price will be the same every
night Is, 25 and 35 cents. Reser-
we'd seats on sale at B. Grem's drug
store.
With the cooperation of the
weather man this week the Della
ware County Fair is an assured
success. Every race is booked up
to the limit and the horses are
bunch of fast ones that will I'M
doubtedly hold the attention of the
crowds. The exhibition of stock
will be an unusually large one and
among the many deserving of notice
are Is head of horses entered by A.
B. Holbert of Greeley which were
recently imported here from France
by him. The ball games are sure
is be winners as the teams are
worthy rivals and have the reputa.
tation of pulling up close exciting
games. Kid Mccoy Simpson Of
Chicago who is visiting relatives
here will umpire. Mr.. Simpson
has been for some time Associate
Telegraph Press Reporter on the
big ball games in Chicago and what
he doesn't know about base ball
rules and jargon would not amount
to much. The Keetch Carnival
Company made good when they
were here two years ago and we
are credibly informed they've got
themselves beat just forty ways
since that time.
Porteous-Clark.