Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Mrs. j, A. Strickland was in
Earlville Thursday.
Larry Dobbins was in Winthrop
Thursday evening.
II. w. Anders was in the city
Thursday on business.
Mrs. w. Nj Crosier of Coggon
was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs III. j. Schwietert
were in Cedar Rapids Thursday.
Miss Lurrene Walker is in the
city, as a guest.at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. s. A. Steadman.
Mrs. A. j. Temper of Waterloo
is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Lister.
MIR. and Mrs. L. II. Hoyt of
Lamont were in town Thursday, as
guests at the hons Of L. l.. Hoyt.
Hon. and Mrs. Charles Z. Ran
sier were in the city last Wednes-
day, as guests at the Norris home.
Miss Fannie Duren Of Waterloo
was guest Of Miss Idell Miles
Sunday. Miss Duren is librarian
at Waterloo.
Mrs. w. +. Newcomb of Chi
cago returned to her home in that
city Thursday, after having spent
several weeks with Mrs. Ida New
comb.
The colleges at Mt. Vernon,
Grinnell and Coe college at Cedar
Rapids will close the second week
in June, after which time the stu
dents will be at home for the sum.
mer.
Mrs A. W. Stearns and Mrs.
E. b. Stiles were in Waterloo
Thursday, attending the State Asso-
citation of Congregational churches,
which convened in that city last
week.
Mrs j. w. Brazelton Of Ryan
was in the city Thursday morning,
on her way to Dubuque, where she
is visiting her daughter, Miss VIVA
Brazelton, who is attending school
at Sinsinawa.
The Gildner Clothing house
advertise the Merry Widow necktie
this week, new creation by the
Golden Rule Neckware company Of
Chicago, The Lusitania quarter
sized collar is also feature Of their
advertisement.
AT the Chautauqua to be held
in this city next month, there will
be class in Indian bead work, to
be conducted by a competent in
structor. In this connection, field
agent for the Rsdpath Lyceum Sys-
fem. was in the city Saturday and
arranged for the sale Of costumes
for children who will attend this
class, to be held during the morning
hours Of each day. The costume
will be for sale at ons ofthe clothing
stores and will consist of two
piece suit, together with leggings
and head gear, all of which will
tend to increase the happiness and
satisfaction OF the youngster.
Il. Il. Gildner went to Ottumwa
Monday to attend the Iowa State
Retail Merchant association. which
convenes this week in that place.
The association is made up Of groc-
erymen, clothing men, hardware
merchants, furniture dealers and
representatives, Of every line of goods
sold, and meet together at stated
times to discuss the best policy to
pursue in common. The members
Of the association spay small fee
esch year, which is used for legis-
lative purposes. etc. The law pro-
vides that a merchant has the right
to garnishee the wages of single
man, but not that of married man,
which they wish to alter slightly,
or to such am extent that certain
per cent of any mans wages may
be secured to apply on a debt to the
retailer. The association provides
Insurance. for their members on
their stock of goods, up to and in
Guiding $4,000.
When stock cat, standing in
the yards of railway company on
perfectly level tract Of land, is
started by the wind, and blown
nearly mile at the rate of twenty
miles an hour, the mind of man dis
credits such statement, but such
was the case on last Thursday
morning, when Palace stock car,
LEFT near the coal sheds west of the
Illinois Central passenger depot
suddenly made get away and
started down the track at twenty
mile an hour clip, and crashed
through a locked switch, demolish
ing that innocent offender, and
racing through another switch neal
the bridge and out onto the right-o
way eastward bound, and after j
City Passenger and Ticket Agen
Pierce, who declared that he wa,
within hundred feet Of it at on
time. However, the genial passen
ger representative Of the company
owning this hayward car, was re
minded that sprinting was not al
endowment given him, sufficient TO
a mile run, and concluded that tn
car would fnally-somewhere an.
somehow--stop Of its own accord
and perhaps before meeting anothe
train. Fortunately, the miniatur
cyclone, driving the lone car lessen
ed its fury and allowed the alread
tired piece Of rolling stock to res
on the crossing at Loves Grow
east Of town, and there again
caused considerable annoyance an
anger with the farmers driving |
town, who were unable to move IL