Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
81 BRIEF MENTION. !

IN dubuque.
Mrs. @. B. Harris was a Du
buque visitor Monday.
Extensive repair work is bein,
donein the Globe Hotel.
4 Fred Atwater returned Mon
day to Newark, New Jersey.
Miss Ella Smith spent last weel
in Cedar Rapids with friends.
Mrs. j. A. Griffith visited rela
tives in Waterloo last week.
Miss Franc Lovelace was
Cedar Rapids visitor Tuesday.
Marx Sheldon went to Ho
Springs, Arkansas, the first of thu
week.
Mrs. Earle Hutson and child
rem spent last week with relatives
in Dundee.
Mrs. M. F. Leroy and daugh
ter Dora leave this week for Hot
Springs, Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greg Robinson
returned Monday to their home in
Pearl City, Ill.
Miss Josephine Powers and
Miss Bess Thorpe are spending the
week in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Hollister
spent last week in Delaware Nth
Mrs. A. w. Sackett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton E. Hamb-
lin are the parents of a baby girl
born Saturday morning January
18th.
Miss Zelle Shurtleff Of Ute,
Iowa, spent last week here with her
uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. j. Nj.
King.
Mrs. VIM, Blake returned the
first of the week from a visit in
Belvidere Illinois with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Hollister.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Huere Of
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, are visiting
here with the formers parents Mr..
and Mrs. o. E. Huene.
Sunday several # Sam Evans
relatives surprised him by coming
to spend the day with him the oc-
casion being his Seth birthday.
John Smith died at his home in
this city last Thursday at the age of
IS years. He was buried in the
Manchester cemetery, January 18th.
". A. Young the supreme Presi-
dent of the Modern National Reseve
Insurance Association was here
Friday to attend the installation Of
new members. IS
Miss Ethel Lawrence is taking
aseveral weeks vacation from her
telephone duties and is visiting in
Dundee and will spend some time
in. Dubuque. Her place here is
taken by Miss Linda Ortmann Of
Elkport.
Miss Blanch Woodbridge Of
Sioux City was a guest here the
first Of the week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Brown on her way
back to Sinsinawa Mound, Wiscon-
sin, where she attends ST. Clara
College Miss Woodbridge is Mrs.
Browns niece.
MISS Vina Brazelton returned
Monday to her school duties in Du-
buque. She was accompanied
there by her mother and Miss Mil
DIRE l Brown and they attended a
concert that night given by
the celebrated pianist Paderewski.
"A new panatorium has been
opened in the Wolcott building over
j. G. Lewis's music store by Mat
Cronan and John Williams. Mr..
Cronan was formerly in the employ
Of j. Il. Allen in his tailoring estab-
lishment. See their ad in another
column.
Kinsley Foster of Armour,
South Dakota. is visiting here with
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Trenchard.
His father, K. G. Foster will come.
here from Chicago the latter part
of the week for few days stay be-
fore returning home. Mrs. Trench
ard is sister Of Mr.. Fosters.
About two o'clock Saturday
morning fire was discovered in the
stairway adjoining Gleason's cafe.
The alarm was sounded and the fire
extinguished before any consider
able damage had been done. The
cafe is now undergoing thorough
cleaning, papering and painting.
Judge Ransier is confined to
his home for few days, owing to
an accident which occurred in Chi
cago Saturday. He was crossing
State street, and in some way was
accidentally knocked down by a
stranger who was, passing him hur-
riedly. Mr.. Ransier sustained a
ruptured tendon in the Aeshy part
Of the left leg, the same member
which was hurt three years ago, al
enough his present injury is not SC
severe as before. Independence
Bulletin Journal.
Seventeen years ago a Winthrop
business man sold a bill of goods tc
man who did not pay for it at the
time. Last week the man, now {
stranger. happened in WinthroI
and offered the money. He had t
be identified but was finally recog
nized and presented the $500 t.
clear up the old and forgotten book
Of the other days. He did it of his
own free will and suggestion, saying
that while it was outlawed, it was
yet good with him. Surely there i
yet among us some good. Con