Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-04
-Burdette Young is in Chicago
this week.

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Alex Sheldon who attends bust.
ness college in Oelwein spent last
here week.
Mrs. Eva Appleby of Monticel.
10 was guest of Mrs. ii. j. Wilson
last Friday.
Miss Clara Eek Of Spencer,
Iowa, was a guest here last week OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Edmunds.
The Misses Clara Lee and Anna
Strict visited in Farley and Du-
buque the latter part of last week.
Miss Jennie McCarren who is
teaching school in Minneapolis
spent last week here with her par
ents.
Attention is directed to R. A.
Denton's change Of ad announcing
that he carries all the latest copy
rights.
-Mesdames A. o. Long, A. d.
Long, George Long and VIM. Hull
bert spent the latter part of last week
in Delaware.
Miss Genevieve Lovelace is at
home from Tama City where she
has completed her season in a mi4-
linery department.
Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Reuben Hockaday and
Miss Belle Mcintosh were Dubuque
visitors last Friday.
Allen Leroy was. here last week
from Beloit, Wisconsin, where he is
attending school to spend Thanks
giving with his parents.
MIR. and Mrs. James Boardway,
of Lawton station, New York, are
visiting here with Mr.. and Mrs. B.
j. Lawman and other relatives.
Don't forget the orgon recital
at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Friday evening which will be given
by Ralph Mason Xix Of Mason City.
Miss Maud Bailey of Fayette
spent Thanksgiving here with Miss
Bess Fleming who is at home from
her school duties at Fayette for a
short vacation.
Roller skating enthusiasts will
enjoy learning that in few days
the rink will be open for roller skat-
ing under the management of Mes.
sers Cleveland and Conger.
The Modern National Reserve
will hold meeting Friday evening
for the election of officers for the en-
suing year. Refreshments will be
served and all members are urged
to be present.
The knights of Pyth;a's will
give dance December 25th in the
X. P. Hall. Carpenters orchestra
will furnish the music. All x. P's.
and their friends are cordially in
yited to be present.
Joe Mccormick left Sunday
for Sioux City where he has posi-
ton with the Sioux City journal.
During his residence here "Dode"
has made for himself host of friends
who feel confident of his ability and
wish him every success in his new
work.
Miss Anna Ingersoll Of Des
Moines will speak to the children
Of the Methodist church at four
o'clock on Thursday afternoon of
this week. She will also speak at
the prayer meeting Thursday even
ing. Her afternoon meeting will be
held at the church and will be de-
voted to the subject of Junior
League work.
The Waterloo High School
Basket Ball team defeated the Man
chester High School team in the
game played at Waterloo Thursday
evening. The M. H. S. team have
since then taken to singing a catchy
little song from The Time, The
Place and The Girl Thursday AL
ways Was My Jonah Day. A num-
Der from here attended the game.
Nathan Scofeld of Pocahontas.
Iowa, has found in Hon. j. w. Miles
of Manchester, Ia. a rival to the
honor of being the Oldest Master
Mason In Iowa. Mr.. Miles has been
Mason for Sc years against SO
years claimed by Mr.. Schofeld but
the latter has spent all of the SO
years of his Masonic career in Iowa
whereas Mr.. Miles has spent but
so years out of the So years of his
Masonic membership in the state OF
Iowa. Strawberry Point Mail Press.
The U. S. federal authorities
are after Sears, Roebuck & Co., the
great Chicago mail order house, and
have procured an indictment by the
federal grand jury charging the
concern with using the United States
mails to defraud. The penalty mp
on conviction will be fine of $500
on each count. The indictment is
based on three cases in which it is
alleged the company misrepresented
articles listed for sale in its cata-
logues. which were sent out through
the mails. Besides the catalogues,
it is claimed that the concern used
letters. circulars, pamphlets, order
blanks and letterheads to deceive
and defraud its customers. Don't
be mislead by pretty pictures of
shoddy goods, Trade at home
where you can see what you are buy
ling. You can save money by so do
/ ing.
Thomas Fisher, brakeman on
the Chicago Great Western. was
killed in Oelwein while he was at
tempting to make a coupling. The
accident occurred late Friday even
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