Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-07-17

vantage Of some Of the beautiful
picnic spots around here went to
Hartwick, Dyersville, Manchester
and Independence and all report a
good time.
Miss Luella Stoddard left for her
home in Bunker Hill, Ill. after a
two weeks visit with friends in town.
Miss Ethel Virtue left for her
home in Webster CITY after a visit
with relatives here.
Arthur Murley and vile OF Win.
throp, arrived Saturday for a short
visit at the home Of his father, Thos.
Murley.
Erskin Mcconnell returned Sun
day after weeks visit at Arlington,
his old home.
Martin Nieman and bride spent
Sunday at the Henry Nieman home.
Mrs. Frank Smith and son, Carl,
of Arlington spent Sunday at the
home of j. s. Mcconnell.
Miss Edna Young of Dubuque,
arrived Saturday for visit at the
NJ. v. Newcomb home.
Mrs. Kate Martin of DUBUQUE,
spent several days at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Georgia Zeitler, last
week.
Miss Mabel Rogers spent Satur.
day at Manchester.
Mrs. Flynn and daughter, Gene.
yive, were over Sunday visitors at
Masonville.
Mrs. Abbie Kahl left Saturday
evening for visit with relatives at
Cedar Rapids.
LAMONT.
Edward Rolf is home from q visit
of several weeks at Manchester and
Oneida.
Mrs. G. F. Durham went to indie
pendence Wednesday to visit her
brother, Ed Chesley, and family.
G. H. Jakeway was at home the
past week from his work on the
road for the Cedar Rapids Supply
COMPANY, leaving yesterday for his
work.
Carl Greenawalt came yesterday
from Springville, Iowa, to spend a
week with his brother, DIR. R. A..
Greenawalt.
Clifton Brady is here from Sioux
City for visit with relatives and
/ friends.
Frank Dozark who has been at
work at Hospital in Madison, is
here visiting home folks.
Claire Kenyon came down from
Calmer to spend the Fourth at home
and remained the balance of the
week.
Frank Sheldon arrived here Sun
day from Chicago to visit his family
and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim.
| Sheldon.
Mabel Retz was home over Sun
day from the summer school at Hoy
kinton. She was accompanied by
her friend Miss Henry of Straw
berry Point who is attending school
there.
Mrs. Fred Retz went to Saratoga,
N. Y, Thursday for an extended
visit with sister. She will visit
the jamestown Exposition before
her return going by steamboat from
| New York Civ
Roy Tuttle returned Tuesday
morning to St. Louis to continue
work in the factory of the Hamilton
Brown Shoe Company. Roy will
begin his initial trip on the road as
salesman for the company Aug. l st,
and his friendsshere will be interest
ed in his success.
Vern Brown was up from Man
chester the evening of the Fourth to
attend the dance.
Earl jerks, Earl Retz, Harold
Davidson and the Perry Thompson
family are camping at the Backbone
this week.
4 E. H. Hoyt and wife welo guests
of Manchester friends over the
Fourth and also attended the Chau-
tauqua in session there.
4 Mrs. Cora Mccormick was a
guest Of Mrs. G W. Hoffman one
day last week. She will be remem-
bered here as Miss Cora Cotant a
former principal Of our school who
lived in this county and she is on a
visit here among her old friends at
Aurora, Lamont and Winthrop.
One of our citizens who occasion
ally wipes the dishes for his wife
! became tired of the job and refused,
saying that sit is not a mans work. !"
} Not feeling disposed to lose his
help she brought the bible out to
convince him Of his error and read
as follows from II Kings 81: IL,
"And will wipe Jerusalem as a man
} wipeth dish, wiping it and
turning it upside down." It is
needless to say he is doing his oc-
casional stunt.
Simon Cole brought pair of
prairie dogs home with him from
Texas which afford no end of amuse-
ment. A box has been filled with
dirt for them to burrow in and be-
fore rain they are seen to shove
out dirt and make circular bank
around. the hole evidently to pre-
vent the water from entering it. If
the wall of dirt is thrown downthey
exhibit anger and will mend the
wall at once. This is wonderful
instinct for an animal.-Leader.
GREELEY.
Miss Snow of Lamont has been a