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

aud Harry McElligott of Huron, S.
d., are gueats this week ut tho home
of their parents, Hugh McElligott
and wife.
W. F. Dummy is attending the
Tri-State Fair i'll Dubuque this week
and at the same time is exhibiting
some of his famous Poland China
and Duroc Jersey swine.
r. @. Vending and wife left
Tuesday for Des Moines to attend
the State Fair. Rich will get posted
up while there on everything late
in implements and vehicles.
j. N. Gloden is about the hap
piest man in town this week. A big
baby boy that arrived at his home
Sunday is the occasion and Joe has
been handing ont cigars with a Law
ish hand.
Mark Shaw who works on the
Hoyt farm accidentally cut an artery
in one Of his arms yesterday and
came near bleeding to death before
the flow Of blood could lie stopped.
He is out of danger now and will
recover. IA
John Hines attended the fair in
Dubuque yesterday.
| Rev Father Ryan of Lawler was
a visitor with friends in town Tues
day. He is looking fine and seems
| we'll satisfied with his location. II
James Freeman son of Lawrence
Fireman formerly of this place, was
united in marriage one day last
week to Miss Nellie Kern, at Cedar
Rapids.
A farewell party will be given at
the opera house this evening in hon
or of Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Blinn.
The Houlahan & Beatty livery
stock and building were purchased
today by Ed ,Dolan. He has already
taken possession.
| Anton johnson was passenger
for Des Moines yesterday to attend
the Iowa State Fair.
| Ed Miller, Pat and Miles Nc
Donald left Monday for South Da-
kota on a prospecting trip.
Mamie Hines, the sixteen year
old daughter of Mike Hines who
now lives near Rowley, nearly met
her death last Thursday evening.
She in company with couple Of
companions was driving home from
Rowley when couple of fellows
who were under the influence of
liquor drove rapidly up behind
them. Miss Hines thinking it was
a runaway jumped out of the bug
gy and alighted on her head. She
was unconscious when picked up
land remained in that condition un-
til the next day. At last reports
her chances for recovery were good.
Mrs. R. Leftwich who has been
spending the past few weeks at the
home of her mother, Mrs. NJ. Bea-
com here, was in Chicago last week
making fall purchases for her large
millinery establishment at Burlipp-
ton. Kansas.
| Early Saturday morning some
candidate for the penitentiary broke
"a window in the rear of Dolan's bar.
Der shop and entered the place. He
took some small change out of the
money drawer and also touched up
the slot machine for a few nickels.
Suspicion points strongly to young
fellow living in neighboring town
} but the evidence is not strong
J enough to convict.
John M. Brayton of this place
and Miss Mae Davis daughter Of
County Auditor w. j. Davis of Man
chester, were united in marriage at
II o'clock today, at the brides
country home at Bailey's Ford, Rev.
Edward Lee, pastor of the Ryan N.
D. church performing the ceremony.
We are not in possession of the par
ticulars for this issue but join with
the many friends of this happy
couple in wishing them all the Joys
J and happiness that married life can
bring. They will make their home
here.
Gerd Hinrich Husmann was born
in Leerhofe, Germany, June 10th,
1888, and was baptised in the Luth-
eran church. He came to America
in 1872 and settled near Monticello,
making his home with his brother
Harm. In 1900 he moved to Linn
county near Coggon where he has
since made his home. He suffered
an attack of heart failure last Thurs
day evening and passed away before
medical assistance arrived. He is
survived by three brothers. The
funeral was held from the Lutheran
church here Sunday and were large
ly attended. The services were CON
Quoted by Rev. Melchert and the re-
mains inferred in the Lutheran
cemetery.
/ The base ball tournament held at
Sunnyside park last Friday was a
big success in every way, although
ehO aGGCuuduCo WIS u llGGlo SQOrC OF
the two previous years. The fore
noon game between Hazel Green
and Castle Grove was good one,
but owing to the late hour of start
ing had to be called at the end Of
the twelfth inning, the score stand
ing Z to Z. After dinner the Gree
ley-Ryan game was put on. These
teams were matched to nicely and
not a man crossed the plate until
the ninth inning when an error on
the part of the locals allowed the
visitors to run in two scores. the
game finishing 2 to 0 in favor OF
Greeley. Chamberlain and Clement
formed the battery for Ryan and
did excellent work. The last game
OF the day was between Coggon and
] Middlefield and was hard fought
one, Middlefeld winning by a score
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