Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07

y Mrs. c. A. Peterson was in
Strawberry Point last week.
Hon. W. ]. Bryan will speak at
Cedar Rapids this evening.
II Mr.. and Mrs., F. w. Klaus OF
Colesburg were in the city Saturday.
] Mrs. A. A. Palmer and daughter,
Miss Ruth, were in Hopkinton Sunday
i Additional local will be found on
the seventh page of this weeks pa
per.
Miss Lydia Keep and Miss Anna
Schroeder were in Dubuque satur
day.
Miss Laura Hyde will spend a
few days at Grinnell with friends this
week.
Mrs. E. B. Stiles visited in La.
mont last week. as guest of Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Hoyt
Miss Jessie Butler Of Pasadena,
California, is guest at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. G. ,A.Boggs.
Mrs. Charles Miller of O,Neil,
Nebraska, Is guest at the home Of
her sister. Mrs. L. NJ. Davis, expect
ing to remain in the city several
weeks.
Mrs. Sarah Bradley is remodel
ipg the exterior of her home on Fay.
Cite street. having the roof re-shing-
led. and new porch built on the
three sides of the house.
Harry Seeds and Percy Strickland
intend to leave for Grinnell this at
ternoon or tomorrow morning in Mr.
Seeds Buick car: expecting to be
away until the latter part Of the
week.
Scott D. Prowen OF Waterloo,
who formerly was a teacher of violin
~ Manchester, passed through town
this morning from Chicago. Mr.. Pow
ell is conducting the. Waterloo Con.
seryatory of Music.
&c. L. Adams. the florist, calls at
tcntion this week to bulbs for win
ter plants which he has for sale.
Nearly fifteen hundred chrysanthe-
mum plants are In bud at the green
house, and three thousand carnations
are being cultivated for winter use.
The ladies aid society Of Saint
Paul's church is making an autograph
quilt. which, when completed will
bessold to: thhe highest bidder. 1t
requires four hundred and twenty
names to make the quilt, and sigma
lures are accepted for cents piece.
On Friday the members of the so
ciety will meet withMrs. Frank Cha
pei to resume work on this quilt.
Mrs. Charles Gleason and childre,
will remove to this city the first part
of November from independence
where they have made their home for
several months. Mr.. Gleason intend
ed to settle in the state Of Wash
ington. but having decided to re-
main here, will bring his family to
Manchester. He has rented one Of
the A. J. Bruce houses on Eayette
street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel jackson OF
Chicago. who have been spending the
summer in the city, are parents Of
son. which was born recently. Mr..
Jackson is a graduate of the Moody
institute at, Chicago and evange
listic singer. He leaves in shor,
| time with Evangelist Scott for worl
during the winter. Mr.. jackson pos
sesses clear and pleasing tenor
voice, and has been heard In song
several times while in Manchester.
Hon. Claude r. Porter will speal
at Manchester on Thursday evening
Of this week at the Central Opera
house. This Is the only opportunit,
during the present campaign that Del
aware county people will have t,
hear this gifted man. The state com
mittee is flooded with application.
from every part of the state asking
). for him and 1t was only after mucl
effort that he was secured for
speech at Manchester. It will b,
remembered that in his race for gov
/, ernor, two years ago, he received ,
majority of the votes in Delawar,
county. This is his first speech ii
Delaware county. Come and hea
him.
AT 10. o'clock this TUESDAY
morning, fifteen members of the De
! aware County Farmers Mutual Fir
and Lightning insurance associatio
met In annual session in the cour
room at the county building, and tral
sacted routine and considerable in
!, portant business. The election {
officers was held this afternoon, n
snlting as follows: A. S. Coon, pre-!
: ident; A. D. Long. vice president
K Thos. Wilson, secretary: F. NJ. Bul
BRIDGE treasurer, and R. G. Brook.
t director. Mr.. Coon has served tn
: association for twelve years as II
president, and Mr.. Blair has faitl
h fully performed the duties in til
e office of secretary for eight year
d Mr.. Burbridge was reelected. as ws
: Mr.. Brooks, whose term expired TIL
fall.