Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03

Saturday.
DIR. H. Nj. Bradley was in CHI
cago Monday.
j The board of supervisors al
in session this week.
20. E. Bronson is attendin,
court today at Mason City
w, N. Wolcott went to Mime
apolis Monday ON business.
Tom Hines was home Saturda
and Sunay from Newtonville.
James Morris is doing consid
cradle tile training on his farm.
Mrs John w. May is a CUES
at the home Of her son, Dir. j. A
May.
MIR. and Mrs. w. L Hunt wer
guests the past few days at the hom
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. B. Stuart.
An ice cream social for tn,
benefit of the school library will b,
held at the home Of VIM. Evans in
Collins Grove, Friday evening, Jun.
9th.
Peter Ehler Of Oelwein return.
ed to his home in this city Sunday,
and will be guest of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ehler, for some
time.
B. W. Grems advertises this
week Elkay's straw hat cleaner
This should be an interesting read
er to everyone at this season of the
year.
Bernie Belknap returned home
to this city few days ago from De
troit, where he was visiting at the
home OF his mother, Mrs. G. L.
Belknap.
j. j. Hoag and L. L Hoyt leave
this week for Columbia Falls, Mon
.tans, expecting to make an extended
visit in that place and other points
in the west.
The annual meeting of the
Manchester Cemetery association
will be held at 7:3O o'clock next
Wednesday evening at the office of
Thrill & Pierce.
Miss Zoa Bronson of Spencer
graduates this June from the semin-
at Mount Carroll, Illinois. Miss
Bronson is granddaughter of Hon.
and Mrs. G. e. Bronson.
90. l.. Adams leaves Thursday
for western Colorado, and will re-
main for several weeks in that part
of the state, and will visit his sister,
who resides in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Benda are
at home from trip through the
Dakotas. Mr.. Benda resumed his
duties as a train dispatcher at the
Illinois Central depot Sunday.
e. E. Brewer, traffic manager
OF the NJ. d y. Ry. leaves today
with the excurion special for Mon
tana The train will be conducted
by Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Strickland
Work is continuing of grading
residence streets about town, it be-
ing superintendent by Street Com
missioner Whitman. The appear
ance Of the avenues already finished
is marked, and yet were it possible
to remove the deposits Of sand and
place crushed rock and clay about
town, it would dispense with the
annual grading and scraping.
AT the home OF Mrs. I. D..
Fleming tonight "wednesday din
ner will be served by the .ladies Of
the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, beginning at $50 o'clock. A
menu Of tomato soup, waters, roast
beef and Jelly with mashed potatoes
and gravy, cabbage salad and radish-
es and lettuce, cottage cheese, rolls.
coffee, cake and fruit salad will be
served. The price Of the supper is
IS cents.
"A farmer said that he rid his
farm Of rats in the following man
ner: On a number Of pieces of
shingles put out about a teaspoon
Jul of moiasses and on that guam
ity of I've, and then put the shingles
around under the crib. The next
morning ] found some forty dead
rats and the rest had left for parts
/ have cleaned several
farms Of these pests this way and
never knew it to fail.
The excursion which leaves to-
day for Montana, in charge Of j
A. Strickland, promises to be one of
the most ENJOYABLE trips ever made
from this city. The car will betak-
en- to Marion, we're it will be carried
on Train No. lSsof the Milwaukee,
which is a firstclass Pullman train.
From the Dakotas, the trip will be
made in daylight only, it having
been arranged to leave the car at
some point during the night.
The Board Of Supervisors have
authorized the building of two con-
crete bridges in the county, the con-
tract having been awarded to N. NJ.
Stark. The bridges will be placed
at Masonville, across Collins Greek,
between Kenyon's store and the II
LIMOS Central track, and the other.
near Earlville. Both bridges will be
constructed Of reinforced concrete,
I6 foot clear, with hand rails and
wings. The Nashville bridge will
be built with so foot arch. The
Earlyille bridge will be 10 feet long
Harry Barmeier, deputy state
fish and game warden. was in town
last Friday looking after matters
along the river. Among other
things Mr.. Barmeier announced to
the Leader that he is about to Glc in
formation against Peter Milroy to
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