Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-07
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Miss Cecil Cotter was in d,
buque Saturday.
Rae Durham and Glenn Chapnia
We're in New ViennaSaturday.
Mrs. H. J. schwietert was l
Chicago Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. C. NJ. Day and Mrs. Nelso
Bishop We're in Cedar Rapids Satul
day.
Mrs. David Malvin returned HON
Saturday from visit at Newton witt
friends.
Mrs. Mary p. Hines visited a
Newtonyiile Sunday with her son
T. H. Hines.
Mrs. Robert Allen of Indepen
dence was in the city Saturday, Wis
iting with relatives.
IT. T. Carkeek of Dubuque was i,
the city Sunday. as a guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Reyes.
"A. j. Temper of Waterloo was .
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
G. s. Lister Saturday.
Henry Brayton was in town Sat
urday. going to Iowa City that even
Ing to consult an eye specialist.
w %. Hoyt has purchased from
Dr. p. e. Triem the white Jackson
20 horse power car, the sale being
made last week.
Miss Elsie Scott and Lyle Scott
enjoyed a week's-end vacation with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Scott, from Waterloo, where they
attend the college of commerce.
IL. F. Bradke. who until recently
conducted the automobile repair bus.
mess here, has filed his petition in
bankruptcy. He lists debts to the
amount of $4,000 and assets at 1884.
Up. H. Eyers, Jos. Evers,y F. e.
button of this city. and w. II. Ward
Of Ryan left this (Tuesday) morning
for Dallas, South Dakota, where they
intend to file for homesteads. The
Messrs. Eyers will spend a few days
at O'Neil before returning home.
On the Taft special train, which
recently passed through Iowa, VIII
liam Arnold Shanklin, d, D., president
of Upper Iowa University, was a
guest of the party. Dir. Shanklin is
a personal friend of John Schoolcraft
Sherman, candidate for vice president
of the republican party, and was u
college friend of his. DR.. shanllin
Is charming and forceful speaker
and was scheduled to give several
short speeches during the trip with
Mr.. Taft.
Miss Edna Aloser of Fort Dodge
was a guest at the home of A. A.
Loop in this city the past few days.
DIR. H.. Heykens, who practiced
dentistry in Manchester several years
and who removed to Charter Oak
recently. has discontinued the prac-
tice of dentistry. He will begin al
commercial course in the Cedar Rap
IDS Easincss coHhegc, and expects t..
enter cish serpice or lailr6ad work.
Dr.. Heykens was in town Sunday re-
turning to Cedar Rapids Monday
morning.
"A girls. athletic association has
been organized in the High school,
Miss Sue Fleming being elected pres
ident, Miss Mildred Brown yice-pres-
ident and Miss Aida Hyde secretary.
The association plans to play bas-
ket ball during the winter, and is
endeavoring to secure coach to In.
struct them in the indoor game. For
several seasons past, the High school
girls have played basket bali very
successfully, and it is hoped that
they develop a team for this winter,
which will make good the defeats adj
ministered by the Waterloo girls al
year or two ago.
II. w. Lampman purchased the
interest owned by Mrs. Harriet DUFF
fey in the Main street laundry last
Saturday. Mr.. Lampman has been
unable to attend to active business
for nearly u year, on account of i'll
health, but being much improved, will
again snperintend the work OF the,
laundry The establishment employees
nine people, and enjoys satisfactory
business Mrs. Duffey has no inn
mediate plans for the future. but may
possibly go to Dolan, South Dakota,
during the winter. where her broth
ers, Jesse and Louis Young have Sc
cured homesteads.
The United Amateur, bi.month-
ly publication and official organ of
the United Amateur Press association
of America, has recently made Its
first appearance under the editorship
of Clarence e. Dittmer of this city
Mr.. Dittmer was elected official edi-
tor of the Amateur" a. the annual
meeting held at Milwaukee during the
summer, and publishes a very credi-
table and interesting paper, of TWEEN
ty-two pages. in pamphlet form. The
organization which this paper repre-
sents is one of no small proportions.
and is endeavoring to promote fra.
ternal spiri. in amateur newspaper
dom and make means effective. where
by literary productions Of the mem
bers may be produced through the
columns of the Amateur.
Material improvement is being
made by r. w. Thrill on his property
on West Union street, which extends
TO the river. Concrete workers have
built an extension on the retaining
wall along the bank of the Maquoke-
tn, both on the west and north sides.
The wall is about two feet in width
and has been raised a foot In heighth