Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-08
u. W. Barker was in Cedar Ra-
pids last week.

u. w. Barker was in Cedar Ra.
pids last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Stangel
and Margaret are in Cedar. Rapids,
as guests at the home of w. ]. Mil.
| len.
Miss Frances Carroll of Chi
cago is visiting at the Mrs. Boards
lee and D. w. Barr homes for few
days.
Wade Long leaves this evening
for the farm Of his uncle, Jake PETIT.
Ion. where he will assist during
hayipg.
+. N. Beacon left this (Tues-
day morning for an extended bust
ness trip through the Dakotas, Ne
braska Colorado.
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Will
son of Colfax. Iowa, and formerly
residents of this city, are parents Of
boy, born Friday, July 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Bronson,
and Mics Gail and leave this week
for Lake Okaboji, where they will
spend several weeks. at Iowa's most
delightful and popular summer re-
sort.
The president Of W. A. Morse
W. II. G. wishes the attendance OF
all the members at their next regus
lar meeting. July 10Th, as there will
be initiation ceremonies and after
the meeting ice cream and cake for
the corps members.
Mrs. Louis Dopp of Ocheydon
is guest at the home of e. G. Cow
les. Mrs Dopp has been visiting
in Lamont with relatives and was
accompanied here by Mrs. Ed I'm
derhill of Ashton. both of whom are
sisters Of Mrs. Cowles.
The three new Buick roadster
cars arrived Monday and are being
enjoyed by their owners, j. r. Too
good, @. j. Seeds and 81. j. Wilson.
The car is white in color, "a horse
power and considered durable
country machine, adapted to all
sorts of roads and grades. 1t is
graceful in appearance and will, nc
doubt prove efficient.
"A number of base ball teams
transfer from the Cedar Rapids
train to the main line at the Illinois
Central Station in this city every
week. The men are prosperous lock.
ing lot. and if fat salaries paid to
crack players are what they are said
to be. the young chaps quite fire.
quently strike q good thing during
the summer. even those playing out
side of league teams.
The people who attended the
celebration q at Independence Sat
urday were stnng. Our neighbor-.
ing town had advertised extensively
as a feature of the days entertain
nent, the collision Of two engines,
and the spur track was the only evil
dence that the celebration commit
tee really intended to have the affair
pulled off, but owing to the fact that
the fellow who was to provide the
engines had not paid for them, the
construction company, still owning
the locomotives, refused to allow the
advertised collision, and after the
large crowd had paid their so cents
|admittance fee, they were at liberty
To welt and Hnaily retrace their
'steps. yowing things against the
town and management. The man
King who was to make the exhibit
ton, was nearly lynched, and had it
not been for a few wise, heads, Mr..
King might have regretted the day.
Indications Of renewed business
activity seems even apparent in our
town. H. j. Wilson, manager of the
Clarence House, states that on Mon
day night of this week, number of
translents we're necessarily turned
away, on account Of no room, and
that there were thirty-fve out of
town business men at breakfast this
morning, besides the regular patrons
of the house. This fact is interest
ing, as Immediately after the Fourth
business is usually quiet, but as one
salesman remarked, where year
ago there were four states given to
him as his territory, now there are
four men alone in this state, which
lis on account of excellent business.
In connection with hotel accomoda-
tions in Manchester. although there
has been nothing said authoritiyely
concerning the matter, yet the idea
Of erecting modern hotel on Main
street, probably on the corner Of
Madison street, has been conceived
and is receiving some thought. The
building would be built for the &C.
commodation Of fifty sleeping rooms,
half Of them fitted with bath, and
complete with telephone and electric
connections. A hotel on this style
would rent for perhaps $3.50 or
$l75 per month, and would receive
the majority of home and foreign
patronage.
The parishioEers of the First
Congregational church learned with
keen regret Sunday morning of the
future contemplated resignation Of
the Rev. Charles E. Lynde, as pas
tor of the church. Mr.. .Lynde's
reasons for this declaration are
purely personal among which
is the question Of i'll health.
While pastor of the local church,
Mr.. Lynde has won the admiration
and esteem Of the townspeople, and
has especially made the boys feel