Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-16
TOWN TOPICS.
Additional news on seventh page.

huque Monday.
Key. and Mrs. II. A. Barnes were
at Dubuque Monday.
-. N. Wolcott was at Cedar Rap
ids today on business.
George Clemans is in Cedar RAJ
pids this week on business.
Mrs Floyd Copeland visited with
relatives. at Dundee last week.
Miss Florence Hetherington ar
rived home last week from Oklahoma.
Miles Blair and Luther Sly were
at Davenport on business last week.
John Prouse left this afternoon
for Clark, South Dakota, on busi-
ness.
The Chicago Daily Rscord-Asraid
ana Manchester osrros. at both for
one year for $3.50.
Mrs. A. j.. Andrews and Miss
Ruth Gray were at Chicago last week,
: returning home Saturday morning.
H. j. New, who lives near Mason
! vile, has recently completed an ad-
dition, l6x24 feet, on his residence.
Edward Rolfe and MIR. and Mrs.
John Rolfe Of Oneida left today for
! Tampa, Florida, where they will spen
I the winter.
.4 Miss Maude Crum is at home
from Monticello for the holidays.
/ where she is engaged as teacher
An the public schools.
.@,-Mr. and Mrs.. L. ]. Frye. who
: l,ye north Of Manchester. leave to.
! day for Dacoma. Oklahoma. to spend
!. the holidays with Mr.. Fry's brother.
At Central Opera house Wednes-
day { night, the Manchester High
school defeated the basket ball team
from Hopkinton by score of s6 to
{ 90.
John Tierney will be at home
from st. Mary's, Kansas, this week
for his holiday vacation. Mr.. Tierney
attends the college located at st:
Mary's.
s-se. our special prize offers in
this issue. Now is the time to enter
the Democrats piano contest. Every
airl can get one Of the beautf9'
special prizes.
-Mrs. w. G. Blake is at home
Y from two weeks visit at Waverly
With her sister, Mrs. Harry Barber.
and at Waterloo. as guest OF Mrs
Geo. Coykendall.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Brewer were
at independence Saturday to attend
the funeral services of Mr.. Brew
er,s uncle, David Cooke. lnterment
was made at West Union.
Mrs. Chester Scott returned home
Monday afternoon from Waterloo.
where she had been visiting with
her son and daughter. Lyle and MISS
Elsie Scott, who attend the 0nsi-
ness college at Waterloo.
( st. Mrs. Jay Lillibridge Of Claremont
South Dakota, who has been visiting
II the city for several weeks at the
home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. 7
4 T. Given, left Wednesday of last wee
\ for Clarmont.
Capt. and. Mrs. ]. F. Merry went
to chicago Saturday, and from thai
1 city, Capt. Merry left for the souti
on business trip. Mrs. Merry viii
|, spend several days with her sister
who lives In Oak Park.
DIR. e. G. Dittmer returned home
: from Chicago Friday morning for
few days visit. DIR. Dittmer is takini
postgraduate work in surgery in Chi
( cago. and expects to complete TN
course by the first Of the year.
a Mrs. H.. c. Parsons OF Anamos'
4 visited at the home of her parents
Capt and Mrs. Abner Durham, las
week. and departed Friday for Clark
q South Dakota, where she will De
guestFSo MIR. and Mrs. R. A. Durham
Thomas Pope and family inten
! to remove to Tampico, Illinois, ate
B the first of the year. Mr.. Pope ha
= sold his 80 acre farm to Peter Boart
3 way, and will hold sale Of farm IN
plements and stock on December u
Tom sedgwick returned frol
South Dakota the first Of the weei
and viii spend several weeks In Mai
chester. Mr.. Sedgwick has been ~
4 ing near White Owl and is please
With conditions as they exist In the
country.
You can get that beautiful psar
In lewis Music store window u 70
J: swi,I do = little hustiino. The Ma
ehestsr Democrat is going TO give
away and another just like u TO u
two most popular girls. They a
we'll worth the effort.
:. Peter Boardway left Friday 4
s. Rochester, Minnesota. where he a
81 companied Mrs. L. Smith and daug
si;.t tor. Miss Ada, to this city. MI
Z; smith is now at home and recoye
Il Zig satisfactorily from an operate
performed at the Mayo hospital "
weeks ago.
The office of the traffic manas
in the Manchester & Oneida railw
station in this city has been enlarge
- the partition on. the east now
tending to the outside door Of 7
\. waiting room. Commodious locke
and shelving room is being constru
ed in the office.
Cal Martin met with painful
cident Thursday afternoon. while
tempting to lift coffee boiler m
the range in the Colonial cafe. !
kettle was upset, and its steam
!, contents poured out and upon
Martins left leg. which was ba'