Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13

Wednesday,, March 9Th, son
was born to Dr. and Mrs. Byers.
Mrs. W. N. Wolcott is visiting
her brother in Indianapolis, Ind.
Benjamin Lindsay of Pierce,
Nebraska, was the guest of relatives
here Sunday.
Marriage licenses were issued
to Linda Brown and Edwin Corell;
Anna Blake and Fred Wilson.
DIR. Joseph A. Crum of Oshkosh,
Wis, visited here last week at the
home of his mother, Rev. Mrs. S. L.
Cmm.
Mrs. Margaretta Chandler Of
Galena, ILL.,, is visiting here with
her sisters, 7. w. Summersides and
Mrs. A. L. Mathers.
Mrs. Chas. Thorpe and Mrs. A.
Thorpe are expecting to attend the
Ellen Beacher 9aw concert at Water
loo this evening. Miss Yaw is a
cousin Of the Nlesdames Thorpe.
Mrs. G. 9. Bradley and brother
Jos. Hutchinson expect to leave this
week for Southern Pines, South
Carolina, where they will look after
Mrs. Bradley's business interests
there.
A number from here attended
AL G.. Fields Minstrel performance
in Cedar Rapids Saturday. Cal
Martin of this city is a member of
this company and is giving an i'm
personation of William J. Bryan
that is enthusiastically received by
| all.
i "A Spencer, Iowa, young lady,
Miss Mabel Luterman, has sued
Geo. A. Rooney, prominent banker
for $4 600 because he tickled her I'M
der the chin. The alleged atrocious
act, together with other acts, such as
patting the young lady on the back,
pinching her arms and even trying
to embrace her, was committed
while the opulent banker was visit
ing at her country home. She says
the acts caused her to be i'll and
nervous and gave her much mental
anguish 1t looks like the acts Of
the wealthy banker also kindled in
her heart desire for piece OF his
wealth 1t is not likely, had these
acts been committed by some coun-
try youth Of her acquaintance that
her nerves would have been at all
affected.-Nashua Reporter.
Two picture peddlers, says the
Monticello Express, who worked the
country in this neighborhood last
week, have come to grief. One of
them is serving a thirty days SEN
tence in the Jones county Jail, and
it is reported that the second one is
in jail at Waverly for selling with
out license. These fellows worked
through the country with a lot of
cheap flashy pictures with inferior
pine frames which they sought to
sell to the farmers wives, and in
most cases the pictures were traded
for chickens. 1t was their boast be-
fore leaving town that the day they
spent in the country around Month
cello, they cleaned up $50. 1t ap-
pears that they went to the home of
Emery Leggett north of Monticello
and finding nobody at home but the
children, reported to the children
that their father had directed them
to leave picture and take eight
Ichickens in exchange therefor. The
children took in the picture and
helped catch the chickens. When
| the father and mother returned
home, the matter was reported to
them, and they declared that they
had not seen the picture sellers and
had given no such direction. There
upon a warrant was issued for one
OF the picture vendors charging him
with petty larceny. Sheriff Hogan
found him at Waterloo. and brought
him to Monticello, yesterday morn
ing. lie was arraigned before Justice
Locher who imposed the full penalty
Of the law. towit: sentence of thirty
days in the county jail. The de-
PENDANT gave his name as Tom
!. Young.