Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Graham were

Il "A. y. peterson was IN dubuque
Friday.
/ Miss Margaret ward Of Ryan was
in town the first of the week.
George Simmons and c. H. Refs
ner are in Chicago this woke.
4. James German is visiting at the
home Of his parents. at Waterloo.
&c. H. Parker was at Dyersville
and Colesburg the first of the week.
Ray Robinson is at home from
Cedar Rapids this week for vaca-
ton.
"A. Hollister was in the city the
past few days. returning to Chicago
Monday.
Mrs. J. w. Wise of Watesloo is a
guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
G. w. Keagy.
-Mr.and Mrs. M. Barr attended the
dairy convention which was held at
Waterloo last week.
\ The meat shops quote a price on
turkeys at IS cents per pound, and
chickens at shilling.
Cecil Adams will attend the Inter.
national Live stock show to be held
at Chicago the latter part of the
week.
Miss Ethel Durham has returned
from Los Angeles. California, where
she visited with friends for several
weeks.
The five months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Ryan, who lives south
Of Masonville. died Sunday. November
%, 1908.
Earnest Durey returned to Chi
cago Monday after several months
visit with his parents near Man
chester. Mr.. Durey will remain in
Chicago during the winter.
Mrs. Earle. Davis arrived home
from Detroit, Michigan. the first of
the week, where she was guest at
the home of Mrs. Belknap and OF her
sister, Miss Madge Pentony.
w. L. Campbell is erecting fire
escapes on the county poor farm
near Delhi. This precaution and i'm
provement will meet with the ap-
proval of the people of Delaware
county.
20. Thompson of Nashua was in
town Monday, and visited Nelson At
water. Mr.. Thompson is attending
school at Epworth seminary, and has
been actively engaged in state Y. M.
C. A. work for several years.
e. H. Hoyt was in town the first
of the week, from Lamont, and left
Monday night for Des Moines. Sena-
tor G. w. Durham is also at Des
Moines this week to attend the adj
journed session Of the legislature.
DIR. H. Heykens has gone to Knox
vile, where he will practice dentist
ry. DIR. Heykens has been at Ackley
for several weeks. enjoying vaca-
ton at the home of his parents, and
this week opened his new offices at
Knoxville.
III. Dowden was in the city last
week, and left Thursday for Water
leo. Dowden was the popular short
stop for the Manchester base ball
team the past season, and since the
/ close of the season, has been at Mum
Gle, Indiana.
Miss Maude Heckert Of Red Oak
will be a guest at the home of Hon.
j. w. Miles this week. Miss Heckert
attends girls school at Rockford,
Illinois, and intends to spend part
of her vacation in this city, from
Wednesday until Sunday.
"A challenge has been sent to the
IDyersville fire departments hose
] team by the company from Dubuque.
Dyersville has won the state champ
! ionship three times. although their
l last victory at Council Bluffs is be-
ling contested, on account of an over
sight on the judges part.
Il Il. A. Reynolds has resigned his
position as fireman on the Manches,
!, ter G. Oneida railway, to accept an
offer made by the Chicago, Anamosa
&. Northern railway to take the po-
, sition as engineer on that road. Mr.,
II Reynolds and family will remove To
4 Anamosa in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Hoag are in the
city from Kalispel, Montana, and In
Itend to visit here until after the first
OF the year. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoae
have been, living at Kalispell and Co
!. lumbia Falls for the past few years
, and during the early part Of the fall
Mr.. Hoag spent few weeks on an II
dian reservation In western Washing
ton. s.
The Young Peoples society o.
Christian Endeavor Of the First Con
gregational church will have for
: sale Of second hand school books
story books, bound magazines, ant
other literature at the H. H. Lawrene
shoe store on Saturday, Novembe
y %, beginning at 10 o'clock that morn
y ing. Some very good bargains y
; books may be obtained at low prices
The reading rooms Of the Car
q negie library have been decorated b
! Carter & Purvis.- The walls wer
n done in green. and the ceilings in
IS cream color. The hall will be fres
q coed In two shades of brown to hal
p monize with the burlap wainscotint
. This improvement has been needle
n. for several years. and will add mi
70 terially to the appearance OF tn
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Strickland g
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