Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
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e Largest Mem
y Miss Idell Miles wass. in Dubuqu,
Monday.
Mrs. J.; w. Benda visited at Del
aware last week. sA.a
r. Leonard Brender of,Chicago wa.
in the city Sunday.
M. H. Williston was in town 9
part of last week and over Sunday
1 Mrs. q. H. Hollister returned te
her home at Belvidere, Illinois. Mon
day.
Il w. 2. Lepley returned home Mon
day night from trip into South Da,
kota. near polan.
Mr.. and Mrs S. K. Myers enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Oehler Of Hop.
kinton the first of the week.
Mrs. L. G. Tucker visited at
Coggon and Cedar Rapids part OF
last. week and, returned home Monday
evening. q.
The river has been very low for
the past few weeks. the recent rains
tseeming insufficient to bring the wat
er up to normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.-F. Cary and Mrs.
L. L. Platt Of this city returned home
Sunday night from weeks visit at
Pecatonica, Illinois. with relatives
Mrs. Frank Boardman and son Of
Nevada is a guest at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Lepley. Mrs.
Boardman and Mrs. Lepley are cous-
Tins.
Mrs. Bessie Edmunds Of Califor-
MIA who has been visiting in Iowa
for several weeks, is a guest of rel
atives in Manchester, and will remain
lin town some time. =
William Mcintosh is seriously Ill
at his home on Main street Mr. Nc
fintosh suffered stroke Of paraly-
l II
sis. on Friday of last week, and since
that time has been under constant
care of his physicians.
WIN Cass. who lives south of
town. met with an unfortunate acct
dent last week.. In operating a corn
shredder, his hand was drawn into
the machine and the fore finger of
Lis left hand was torn and lacerated.
Fred Kruger, who lives near
Greeley. made quick trip to indie
pendence Monday mighty w. H. Gill
taking him to that city in his Cadillac
Mr.. Kruger had received word OF the
serious illness OF sister, who is
at independence, and not being able
to make the trip. by train until 1892
P. NJ. secured Mr.. ellis car.
A party of about twenty-five peo-
iple left the Manchester & Oneida sta
ton this morning at S:45 on the c.
M. & st. P. tourist car, Red Wing,
destined to spend three nights, and
two days on a long Journey to west
ern Montana, via the. Milwaukee,s
new extension to the coast. ]. A..
Strickland, travelling immigration ag-
ent for the Milwaukee, was in charge
of the car. which was a twelve Sec
ton and drawing room sleeper.
A meeting Of the Northeastern
Iowa short course committee is to
be held in this city today (Wednes.
day. at the office of F. D. Joseph,
county superintendent. Messrs. Hen
lay Brayton. H. E. Robinson. George
Lister. G. "A. Clute. J.oE. Frentress,
of this city Henry George of West
Union, JOS. Baird Of Peosta and Lew
lis Fisher Of Edgewood are members
of this committee. and will discuss
plans asato advertising the course
which is to be held in Manchester the
last week in February. which is about
one week later than Tue course OF
last winter. This seasons study will
be more extensive than that of {
year ago because. Of permitting new
4 students,.to enter the first year worl
and give the members of last winters
classes an Fopportunitysiof taking ad
vanced work At meeting of thu
various short course associations o
the state. which was held at Des
AIoines September 4. the Iowa Shor
Course association was organized
! Judge H. 3. Deemer of Red Oak cleo,
ed president. Hon. j. H. Trewin o
Cedar Rapids. vice president; Sena
tor w. B. Seeley of Mount Pleasant
secretary, and Hon. G. W.. Dunbar
of Manchester chairman of the execu
tive committee. \ An annual meetin
4 OF this association will be held a
4 Des Moines in December of each yea
4 the first convention to be held De
4 cember 9, 1908, at the state capito
4 building at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
4 At the recent meeting held at Des
Z Moines September Ar, plans for ct
: Geavoring to induce the extension de
partment to put on, a car of live stoc
! (which would be taken to the variou
short courses for, class work, and tina
this car would be used to carry e,
cess baggage and other paraphanali
now transported by express, eac
: course bearing its proportionate shar
.Ecf expenses. in the event 1T coul
J, not be borne by the extension d.
partment.