Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-01
Cleo. W. Barr is in Ackley on

Monday.
Earle Peterson went to Chicago
this morning for few days
w. H. Norris is home from an
extended trip through the west.
j. G. Lewis goes to Chicago
this week on short business trip,
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Kephart Thursday, June
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Land men from Waterloo are
advertising lots at Qdasqueton this
week.
Ed Harrison is at home from
Colorado, expecting to remain for
some time.
The banks of the city will close
Saturday, July 4th,as we'll as the
Postoffice and business places, dur
ing part of the day.
-E. M. Carr F. j. Gestel and
Joe Evers attended the State Dem
ocratic convention, which was held
in Sioux City last week.
Mrs. w. Fl. Goodhile and FLOYD
Copeland went to Chicago this
morning. Mrs. Goodhile expects 10
remain in the city for several weeks.
will Reardon, son of M. Rear
don, formerly OF this city, is doing a
clown and tumble stunt with Cook
& Robinson's circus, which is now
playing in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ. Carr leave
Sunday for Denver, Colora 10, to at
tend the Democratic National con-
vention, and to visit points near
that city, before their return home.
Gildner Brothers are adver.
Using the new corn colcred shirts
this week. Their advertisement
calls attention to this novelty, as
we'll as their well trimmed window.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Austin Of
Mine La Motto. Missouri, are ex-
pected Thursday for a few weeks.
visit, at the home of Mrs. Austin's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ". Law.
repce.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Carhart,
Hon. and Mrs. w. Il. Norris, NJ. F.
LIE Roy and A. D. Long leave Satur-
day for Spirit Lake to attend the
State Grand Commandery of Sir
Knight Templars.
The weeds on West Marion
street have been left to grow to an
unsightly height and the street com.
mittee have finally seen to it that
these breeders of hay fever and colds
are cut down. This should be done
all over town.
The lecture course for the COM
ing winter has secured DR.. Cadman.
Congressman j. Adam Bede, and
three we'll known musical COM
panies, and a magician. Everyone of
these numbers will please and the
management hope that four hun
dred tickets may be sold.
Grant Brayton has purchased
two milking machines for the pur-
pose Of saving time in milking his
large herds of COWS. These ma
chimes are oparated by gasoline
and are being used generally
throughout the dairy section of the
country. Mr.. Brayton is also build
ing large silo, which will be fifty
feet high and thirty feet square.
"A Centerville, Iowa, despatch
of the Goth inst. says. Theodore.
Strew. the 10 year old son Of Theo-
dore NJ. Strew, claimant to the Ser
Wan throne, died here today from
the effects of an anaesthetic admin
istered prior to an operation per-
formed for an abscess on the leg.
The Strews are well known in this
locality. Mr.. Strew has for some
time past maintained that he> is the
rightful heir to the Servian throne
aud has spent considerable time and
money in an effort to secure what
he thinks rightfully belongs to him.
The boy, Theodore. was the oldest
son in the family.
DIR. j. T. Hood Of the Redpath
Chautauqua states that some of the
salaries Of talent under the Redpath
management is nearly equal to that
of the President Of the United
States, in proportion. Captain R.
p. Hobson received $4,000 for
twelve weeks work. He is one of
the highest salaried men in the SER
vice. DIR. Thomas E. Green re-
ceives 100000 year and devotes
his entire time to Chautauqua work.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher is con-
nected with the Redpath System
eleven months Of the year, working
both simmer chautauquas and win
ter entertainment courses. J
Floyd H. Arnold. who has re-
Gently graduated from the college
of Liberal Arts at the State Univer-
sity, and who is second captain Of
the university military company,
was offered commission as second
lieutenant in the United States reg
ular drmy short time ago, and al
though declining the honor has his
name with two other young men, in
the reserve list Of Washington. Mr.
Arnold states that the country is in
need Of officers in the Philippines
and oftimes the secondSlieutenant is
in charge of the company; the cap
tain being in this country on spe-
cial business, while the first lieu.
tenant is acting as envoy to the
United States ambasador,an in that
capacity, has charge Of the staff Of
the embassy.
When it comes to mockery O
temperance, and genuine Hypocrisy