Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-26
j. E. Nye was in Cedar Rapids

Mrs. II j. Wilson was in Gree
ley Thursday
Mrs A. B. Carhart and Mrs.
Oscar Sallsberg were iu Cedar Rap
ids Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. III. Chapel en-
joyed visit from their son, the
Rev. b. O. Chapel Of Arena, Wis
consip, last week.
The birth notice in our last
issue reading baby born TO Mr.
and Mrs. Il. l.. Cowles should have
read Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cowels.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Wilson
were in Monticello last week and on
Friday evening attended banquet
given by the Masonic lodge of that
place.
John Haight of Frankfort,
s. D., who has been visiting rela-
tives at Ryan, was in town Friday,
and left that day for his home in
the west.
Burt Simpson was in town last
week on his way to Chicago where
he again begins work with one of the
telegraph companies. Mr.. Simpson
has been in ST. Paul the past few
months.
The Youths Companion of last
week contained a short story writ
ten by Paul Triem, which described
scenes along the Maquoketa river
and in.and out of Hopkinton num-
Der of years ago.
The sale, advertised in the
Democrat last week by E. H. Claus
for Tuesday, was postponed until
Friday, the 18th instant, on account
of the storm which visited this sec
ton the first of last week.
Ross Fierstiue and Ed Smith
left last week for Heppner. Oregon,
where they intend to locate. Frank
Winnard, formerly of this county,
is residing near Heppner and is
more than delighted with that por-
ton of the State.
: A bankers group convention
was held in Cedar Falls Saturday.
These group meetings are COM
posed Of representatives from var
ious banks In certain territories of
this State. The banks of this city
were not represented.
Miss Lorraine Bird left Thurs.
day morning for Mount Vernon to
make visit of several weeks with
her mother. From there, she will
go back to Joliet, Illinois, intending
to make her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. New, formerly of this
city.
John Pohlman and family leave
the first of the month for Seneca, S.
d., where Mr.. Pohlman has rented
a farm. They have lived for sever
al years on u farm owned by A S.
Coon, which place will be rented by
Mrs. Rose Romig the first Of the
week
"A. NJ. Ball and family left Tues
day morning for Manchester where
they will make their home. They
have rented their house and five
acres of ground just west of town to
VIM. Smola who with his family are
moving here from the place they re-
Gently sold near Hills Mill. Cen
trail City News Letter.
The Central City Newsletter
says" Miss Carrie Brown attended
a masquerade ball at Manchester
Friday evening. She was Mas
queraded as a Cheyenne girl and
was voted the prize for having the
best rig, but latter it was decided
by the judges that she was not en-
titled to it because she lived outside
Of Manchester"
The Quaker Mill Company,
controlled by the Quaker Oats Co. Of
Cedar Rapids, has been making
some changes in their force of help
at the mill. Alex Marshall has been
appointed second miller, filling the
vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Jasper Harrington, who may act
as overseer of Chas. Thorpe's farm
near Thorpe, or who may engage in
farming near Masonville.
The Manchester Heat, Light
and Power Company have new 90
candle power light in use, which is
proving very satisfactory. The
lamp is of differet shape than the
l6 candle power light which are
commonly used, and is so construct
ed as to burn 1871 less voltage than
l6-candle power. The metalized
film in the new lamp has more
lighting service than the l6.candle
power light. These lights are in
use at the Clarence House and
several of the different shops in
town.
"A story Of hardship and griev-
GUS trial was brought forward the
other day, when q family consisting
Of the mother and several children
returned from Milwaukee. where
they had sought employment in
earthenware mills. A number of
months ago, these people arrived
here from Germany, through mis-
guided reports of opportunities for
accommodating wealth, and after
having endeavored to make living
on number Of farms near this city
they were advised to go to Milwau-
kee, which they did, returning sew
eral days after, having been I'M
successful in securing employment.
They we're taken to the poor farm
near Delhi and will be cared for in
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