Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. George Newman
and children spent Sunday at the
F. ii. Parkhurst home in Mason
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Doty re.
turned home Saturday from an ex
tended trip through the eastern
States,
Mrs. w. H. Searles of Denver
was gvest at the home Of Johf
Clemans at Cedar Rapids the first Of
the week.
Miss Blanche Otis arrived in
the city Saturday afternoon from
Hammond, Louisiana, where she
spent the winter.
Miss Madge Hurd of Fayette
was a guest Of Miss Lillian Fleming
the first Of the week. Miss Hurd is
a graduate from the musical depart.
ment of Northwestern University al
Evanston, Illinois.
"A windmill on the Gillian prop
erty south of town was blown over
by the wind storm which visited
this city Thursday morning. The
steel tower had been but recently
erected, and after it's encounter with
the wind was an entire loss.
Harry p Toogood went to
Minneapolis Friday far several
weeks visit with Glen Dixon, who,
with his father, are managers of the
Hotel Majestic. Mr.. Toogood will
| go to Chicago from there, and later
leaves for his chautauqua work in
the south.
Miss Jessie Stearns of Rutland,
Vermont, is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William McIntnch on
Main street. Miss Stearns expects
to complete her journey next week
to Nebraska, which is her destina.
ton, but for few days was visiting
with relatives in this city.
The Illinois Central pay car
passed through the city Thursday
afternoon on No. 8, during the time
ola very heavy shower. However,
the expectation of receiving the
months salary check did not for a
moment cause hesitation on the part
of the section men, clerks, agents
and foremen.
M. S. Van Deusen received a
post card Monday from a relative
living at Richmond, Indiana, on
which was photograph Of an old
residence, which was owned at one
time by Levi Coffin, who conducted
the famous underground railway
for fugitive slaves previous to and
during the Civil war. The house
mentioned was one of the union sta
tons for the railroad.
"A practical joker had Marshal
I. I. Oliver guessing for q minute
the other morning. The gentleman
alighted from Train No. 5 at the
passenger depot and approached
our Marshal, asking him if he had
seen Mrs. Guinness that morning.
The officer plead not guilty, and
didn't tumble to what the fellow
was driving at until the questioner
had again boarded the train and
smiled very sweetly at Mr.. Oliver
as the train pulled out
Clarence Strain, who lives with
his mother north of Nashville,
met with q very serious and most.
unfortunate accident Sunday after
noon. With companion, lie was
target shooting with rife from a
shed. He left the building to ex-
anime the target, and in returning,
came in range of his companion's
rifle, which was fred as he passed
a window. The ball entered his fore
head, but cannot be located. His
chances for recovery are very small.
announcement is made by the
Independence Bulletin-Journal of
the candidacy of e. H. Hoyt of La
mont for nomination at the republic
can primaries as senator in the gen
eral assembly from the thirty-third
district, composed of the counties of
Buchanan and Delaware. The place
has beenmost ably and acceptably
filled by Hon. G. w. Durham Of
Manchester, who is not candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Hoyt is presi-
dent of the Lamont Savings Savings
bank. He will have no opposition
for the nomination in the primaries,
and not much more than that at the
general election, for the district is
strongly republican, and the name
of MIR. Hoyt appears to meet with
the most hearty approval so far as
the newspapers of the district are
able to speak for the people. In
these days of factional fighting it is
| a fine thing to witness the name Of
a worthy candidate being warmly
welcomed by newspapers that have
been more or less at war with one
another in the strife that has so UNI
seemingly divided and dissipated
the strength of the republican party.
-Wsterloo Reporter.
The latest swindle, anda very
clever one at that, has been worked
recently in Kossuth county. Owing
to the fact that it may be worked in
! Linn county next, it will be just as
we'll for the farmers to keep the
matter in mind. and to be prepared
for the fellow if he shows up. News
of the swindle comes from Algona
and is to the effect that q we'll dress
ed chap, wearing glasses, recently
went through the northern part o.
! that county, stopping at severa
places and stating that he was au
thorized to test COWS for tuberculosis
r He then went on with the test, OF
3 mock test perhaps, and told tn
farmer that ten of his fourteen COWS
the pick of the herd. were tubercu