Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-21

I'VE sell good Horse Covers
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Miss Bess Fleming entertained
Miss Ruth Walker Of Fayette over
Sunday.
Mrs B. c. Mather returns this
week to her home in Des Moines, af-
ter two weeks visit with friends
here.
The street car line in Indepen-
dence, after precarious existence
of fourteen years, has given up the
ghost, surrendered its charter, and
its tracks and poles have been re-
moved from the streets of the city.
Friends here of Philip Pawley,
who resided in this city about ten
years ago, will be shocked to learn
of his death which occurred at
Charles City Sunday by drowning
in the Cedar River. The funeral
was held here Tuesday, August 20,
at the United Brethren church at
half past two o'clock.
Richard Butterfeld departed
this life Saturday evening after an
illness Of one weeks duration. He
was taken with hiccoughs and al
though every known method was
tried no relief was afforded him. He
is survived by his wife who is in
quite ill health and two daughters,
Mrs. Helen Osgerby of Emmetts-
burg, and Mrs. Norma Merwin of
Chicago. Mr.. ButterGeld lived in
this locality for the past forty years
and leaves wide circle of friends
who mourn his demise. Mr.. But
terfeld was seventy-fve years of
age. The funeral was held at the
house Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock Rev. J. e. Wagner Of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of this
city officiated and interment was
made in the local cemetery.
The Manchester schools will
open for9the fall term on Monday,
September, 9th, with the following
corps Of instructors in charge: sup
erintendent, Prof. j. r. Inman;
principal Miss Maude Graham, as
sistant principal, Miss Eunice Eye
stone. Of Springyille, Miss Nina
Carhart, and Miss Hattie Anderson
Of Jewell junction; eighth grade,
Miss Bertha Schroeder of Gutten-
burg; seventh grade, Miss Elizabeth
Graves; sixth grade, Miss Lillian
Stewart; fifth grade, Miss Jennie
Robbins; fourth grade, Mrs. Cora
Policy; third grade, Miss Della
Matthews of Earlville; second grade
Miss Hilma Sefstrom; first grade,
Miss Lydia Keep; music, Miss
Grace Griffiths of Marion; kinder
garten, Miss Anna Clark of Candor,
New York; North Manchester gram
mar department. Miss Eta Miller;
North Manchester primary depart
ment, Miss Susan Cook; West side
grammar department, Miss Emma
Otis; West side primary department
Miss Susan Rich.
Saturday afternoon Messrs. Mar
tin & Delbridge gave rehearsal of
their vaudeville sketch to some of
their friends in the City Hall. The
sketch is an original one and only
takes sixteen minutes time. A brief
outline Of it is as follows. Mr.. Mar.
tin is singer whose accompanist
has disappointed him. He goes to
the phone and calls up music
house requesting them to send him
an automatic piano player. They
have some trouble to understand
him and he repeats his request en-
forcing it with the remark "a piano
with player inside of it," Very
SO on a piano arrives but to Mar.
telle's Chr. Martins stage name is
Martelle) dismay smoke is issuing
from the top Of the piano. He opens
the top and then pulls out the pan
Ell at the bottom and finds negro
curled comfortably in the piano
smoking a cigar. He leisurely
crawls out and informs Mr.. MartelIe
that he is the awfully rheumati,
piano player he ordered. Mr.. Mar.
telle leaves the room for some music
and during his absence Mr.. Del
bridge pulls table to the piano ane
with his head on the table and his
: feet on top Of the piano plays a piece
Then Martelle returns and hands tn,
} negro piece of music and tells hin
, to play while he sings. The playe
picks up a piccolo and tries to con
vince the singer that this is bette
suited for his voice than. piano
t The singer insists upon the plan,
> being used SO Mr.. Delbridge place
a stool on top of another an
: mounting these plays the plan
8 with his feet and the piccolo witt
t his hands and mouth. He ais
t plays guitar with his feet at tn
!, same time playing one stringe'
9 banjo. The sketch is very clever
t nothing drags, and you are intel
8 ested all the way through. For a,
d encore Mr.. Martelle sang a militar
9 soug and Mr.. Delbridge, still mad
i up as coon but in military sui
v marches in with gun, which h
d shoots off and a flag flies from til
/ muzzle. Martelle & Delbridge al
# under the management Of the Yves