Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-08-07

Miss Katherine Lewis visited
friends in Earlville last week.
Mrs. Hubert Carr and children
are visiting relatives in Waterloo.
The Star Bloomer girls play
here today Wednesday, at the Bal
park.
Miss Lois Runko of Lisbon,
Iowa, is guest here Of the Misses
nellie and Belle Armistead.
81. NJ. Morrissey Of indianapolis.
Indiana, spent Sunday here with his
wife and daughter who are guests of
relatives.
The Keetch Exposition Shows
will give free acrobatic acts every
day at the Delaware County Fair,
September 3-4.5.6.
MIR. and Mrs. w. W. Hamilton
of Cedar Falls, were guests here last
week at the home of Mrs. Hamil
toms parents, Dr.. and Mrs. E. L
Newcomb.
%. U. Hockaday, the meat mar
ket man, has purchased the j. b.
Thorpe farm, which lies across the
road from the North Manchester
school house, paying therefor 800
per acre.
Monday afternoon the Mes
danes Z. M, Carr and Henry Bron-
son were hcstesses at "a very delight
full lawn party in honor of their
guests, the Misses Bethel and
Miriam Huffman of Des Moines and
Miss Cecil Cotter of Grinnell. The
guests were entertained in very
unique manner. Shortly after
their arrival they we're given sheets
of tissue paper of various hues and
each one endeavored to fashion a
paper hat that would outrival all
others. Hammocks had been
swung in inviting spots and chairs
placed under shady trees. A very
merry afternoon was passed and
about 5 pm. many dainty and artistic
specimens OF the young ladies han
diwork were displayed. Mrs. G.. A
Huffman and Mrs. John Whitman
were Judges and after much deliber-
alton a dainty handkerchief was
awarded Miss Charlotte Atwater for
making the best. Miss Atwater's
hat was clever creation in blue
and white. Luncheon was served
on the lawn and the guests departed
voting Mesdames Bronson and
Carr right royal entertainers.
{ The vaudeville given here Mon
day night drew q large crowd the
hall being practically filled. Owing
to some detection in the lights
things were a trifle delayed. The
first on the program was the mental
telepathy stunt Of the Herberts.
Nine. Herbert sat in chair near
the front of the stage with a bandage
over her eyes. Mr.. Herbert re-
quested some member of the audi
ence to select man to aid him on
the stage. Howard Commerford
was named and going on the stage
he asked Nine. Herbert number
of questions relative to different ar
ticles in his possession, such as date
of coins, number on checks, num-
Der of watch, etc. All of which the
lady answered correctly, also telling
Mr.. Commercials age, even to the
exact hour and month Of birth. She
also added up correctly, without
once seeing, rows of numbers placed,
by Mr.. Commerford on blackboard.
Her husband went through the
audience and as people indicated
to him she named them.
Their performance received and
merited much applause. Dixon
& Fields did some clever team work
as German sailors and were well
received. Cal Martin played the
piano. Miss Emily Nice did some
creditable singing and dancing.
Will Fowler sang a popular song
illustrated by the Edison Kineto-
scope. The sleight Of hand per-
former was very good. Foster &
Foster were enthusiastically received.
The name of their act is the Volun-
teer Pianist. Mr.. Fowler is a singer
and is going to give a recital. He
receives, word that his pianist can
not come. A man is shown in who
says he is a piano tuner. He starts
to tune the piano with a pair Of ice
tongs but is hurriedly stopped by
the singer. The piano tuner hears
the singer lament the absence of his
pianist and offers his services which
rather amuses the singer. The tun-
er rushes to the piano and although
he is wearing a large pair Of nit
tens proceeds to play very we'll and
is gladly engaged by the singer.
He says then he will have his nit
tens removed but this the singer
does for him only to find another
pair underneath. Several pairs are
removed. The tuner has little
husky voice but informs the singer
that he can sing and sitting at the
piano demonstrates that fact much
to the singers amusement. Their
act is clever and original all the way
through and made a great hit. The
conclusion Of the vaudeville was
The Drunken Mattress given with
the Edison kaleidoscope.
Strike at Dairy City Creamery.
Sunday morning the Dairy City
Creamery was the scene of a strike.
The canning force of shat concern
being dissatisfied with their wages
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