Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
Miss Elizabeth Graves was in.
Mason City the past few days.

Miss Elizabeth Graves was ii
Mason City the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy 1. Morse Of
Strawberry Point were in town Sun
day.
John Seeley of Grinnell is Wis
iting at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Seeley, this week
Mrs. A. A. Palmer and daughters
Edith and Ruth, arrived home Sat
urday night from Alexandria, South
Dakota.
Mrs. Ethel Harrison Hutchinson
OF Colorado is visiting at the home
OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Sabin and
children are at home from several
months trip through Ohio and other
eastern states.
M. Mulyehill Of Masonville, who
is at Rochester, Minnesota, is i'm
proving gradually from the opera.
ton performed last week.
The interment of Mrs. NJ. j.
Houghton. formerly resident OF
this city, who died at Waverly last
week, was made at the Manchester
cemetery Monday morning at 10 o.
clock.
Mrs. A. j. Pease was elected
treasurer of the Dubuque District
Woman's Home Missionary society
of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Il meeting of the convention held at
Inde,rmdence last week.
n. w. Johnstons horse was fright
ened Sunday morning while hitched
in front OF the postoffice, broke away
and ran as far east on Main street
az the stone barn, where he fell,
turned over the buggy, and smashed
things generally.
The choir committee of the
First Congregational church has Sc
cured Miss Maude Marshall and her
company for Friday evening, Octo-
Der 2, to give a-recital in the audi
forum Of the church. A pianist and
violinist accompany Miss Marshall.
|. Miss Maude Graham arrivd home
last week from her trip abroad,
where. in company with party of
tourists, she visited many European
cities. Miss Anderson, an instructor
in the High school, who was mem
Der of the party returned to Manches-
ter this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cruise, Mr..
and Mrs. William Hockaday Jr., Mel
son Davis and his son Edwin, Seth
Severance and Put Hatfield attended
the Minnesota state. fair last week
Mr.. Hatfield says the fair grounds
cover two hundred acres and that the
fair was success in every respect.
Miss Mildred Brown arrived home
last week from several weeks visit
at Macon, Missouri, and was accom-.
panied by an uncle, ]. w. Woodbridge
who is guest at the home of his
sister, Mrs. A. D. Brown. Miss Brown
and Mr.. Woodbridge made the return
trip by boat, from Quincy, Illinois,
to Dubuque, on, the steamer Saint
Paul"
Alton Durham leaves in the near
future for the White Owl country in
South Dakota. where he will file
papers for a homestead. Mr.. Dunbar
has been employed in Gildner Bros
clothing house for several years and
has been an efficient and industrious
salesman. His departure from Man
chester, as well as that of Mrs. Dun.
ham, who will join him later in the
fall, will be regretted.
a pleasant surprise party was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
F. Robinson in Milo township last
Saturday evening when the friends
and neighbors Of Mr.. Robinson came
in on them to remind Mr.. Robinson
Of his 50th birthday. They presented
him with handsome Morris chair
"A dainty supper was served aftel
which all returned to- their homes
wishing Mr.. Robinson many happy
returns of the day.
&C. E. Lynde is in Des Moines
where he and Mrs. Lynde will max,
their home. Mr.. Lynde has been ap
pointed as confidential man to tn,
editor and publisher of a well know
agricultural journal, "The Success
full Farmer" which is published a
Des Moines. Mr.. Lynde was at on,
time connected with newspaper ad
vertising. The friends of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Lynde wish them success an,
happiness in their new home.
IS. A. Steadman has applied for
patent on certain neck yoke attach
ments, consisting of a center piec
and twin loops at each end of necl
yoke. The center piece is doubl
the strength Of the usual leather Ger
), ter piece and is self adjustable. TIL
twin loop admits the breast stra
!, to pass through 1t. thereby holdin
it firmly in place. giving the breas
strap full strength and preventin
the yoke from catching on hitchin
posts or other objects. The improve
ment appears to be a worthy one
and will, no doubt. add to Mr.. Stead
mans other laurels as an inventor