Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
William Barr was in Dubuque

Thursday and Friday.
II F. W. Anders of Des Moine
was in town last week.
Mics Leah Barry visited be
father at rairieburg last week.
Attorney w. F. Fitzgerald Z
Marion had business in this. cit
Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Norris an,
family arrived home last Thursda
from Spirit Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Fultz o
| Chicago are visiting at the home Q
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Clark.
Richard Hoolihan and sons o
Ryan were in town Thursday, ant
were callers at this office.
DIR. If. T. Afford of Chicag,
was here last week for short visi
with his sister, Mrs. Hubert Carr.
Fred Johnston is travelling TO
q coal company of Chicago, thi,
state having allotted to Mr.. Johnston
as his territory.
Mrs. F. B Assmus left Satur
day for Mitchell, expecting to spent
several weeks near that place on
camping trip with friends.
Miss Mary Joiner of Maquoket,
concluded a weeks visit at the HON.
Of her college friend, Miss Clar,
Haeberle, Friday morning.
Hutchinson & Atwater have il
their show window a demonstration
in the creation ola merry Widdel
Hal" which is most amusing.
-Farlville txl erienc.d a bad fire
which consumed a large stock yard
east of town last week. It is under
stood that the Illinois Central will
rebuild the yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCor-
mick left Saturday morning for Bel
videre, Illinois, where they will
spend some time at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Irving New
comb.
Miss Florence Fleming. of the
State Normal at Warrensburg, Mis-.
souri, is guest at the homo of her
parents, DIR. and Mrs. T. E.. Flem.-
ing, expecting to spend several
weeks in town.
"A. =. Peterson appeals to those
who enjoy juicy and lucious wat
ermelon by having placed an excel.
lent likeness Of a colored boy in the
window, where ne seems to be look.
ing longingly at two large melons.
The Union Gospel Brigade,
which have been conducting evange-
listic meetings in a tent on Marion
street ana holding street services,
go to independence Friday of this
week, where they will continue their
re- ligious work.
III. Il. Lawrence's big slaughter
sale of foot wear is in full blast. You
will notice by hi large ad in
'ther columns that he is offering for
sale every shoe in his store at q 25
per cent discount from former
prices. Read what he says and it
will be of profit to you.
&c. E. Lynde was defeated by
Carl Sender Of Des Moines, at the
'tate tennis tournament, held last
week, 9-3; SO and 81 in the pre-.
iminaries, while M. j. Yoran won
rom B. F. Geunand 6-3; ga, but I
vas defeated in singles with W. E..
3latherwick, 60 and 6-2.
"A number of times of late, the
in town have called at
ention to the swampy condition
lear the NJ. & O. yard tracks, north
Eest Of the depot. This pool Of
'tagnant water is covered with al
hick green scum, whore the mos
Iuitos and flies breed and carry dis.
'ase germs innumerable. This water
night easily be drained into the riv-
n near by, aad thus avoid any likeli-
lood of typhoid fever contagion.
Both the Illinois Central and
Manchester & Oneida railways are
'bipping large quantities of coal in
o town this week, and the electric
light plants and creameries are fill
ng their immense bins. The price
# Illinois soft coal is about $4.75
delivered, while hard coal is quoted
It $3.50 per ton. The trade jour-
lals predict an increase the first Of
he month of twenty. five cents on all |
grades. This week and next are
he most advantageous times to lay
n your supply, as with the ad-
,ance of the season, the price will
continue to increaee.
20. I. Adams has just installed
20 horsepower boiler, manufacture
ID by Kroeshell Brothers of Chica.
20. in his green house in North
Manchester, which supplants a small
" boiler. The improvement will
accommodate the needs of Mr..
Adams very satisfactorily, heating
he building with hot water. MI.
Adams informs The Democrat that
he public demand for vegetables
his season has been unusually large,
md that the coming fall orders for
.hrysanthemums will be met by him
conveniently. as several thousand
plants are now growing, while near
y a thousand carnation plants still
supply the trade for that variety of
not house flower, although q thous-
and new sprouts have been already
set out for next winter.
in conversation with number
If local physicians. representative
Of this paper was told that several
cases had been reported from North
Manchester, in which SYMPTOMS Of
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