Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14
TOWN TOPICS.

me misses DORA anu AlIud LIE
Roy were in Dubuque Saturday.
II D: Matson Of Cedar Rapids
was in town last week on business
Miss Mildred Smith and Mis-.
Grace sheldon were in Dubuque
Thursday.
&c. II. Bloodsworth was In Dubu-
que Saturday and Sunday, visiting
with his family.
IS. n Young, Ray Atkinson and
Claude SGhapel were in Waterloo
Thursday afternoon.
N. p. Davis has returned from
chichester, Minnesota, and is much In
byed IN health.
Mrs: S. X. Myers and Mrs. Jen-
Rlie Reynolds were in Cedar Rapids
fTnhursday and Friday.
Edwin Davis and James Gates
were at home Saturday and Sunday
from Coe college at Cedar Rapids.
Burt Laity went to Marble Rock
Thursday to make visit at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs Earle Tabor.
X. Myers attended the annual
Upper Iowa conference at Mount Yer.
Lon. leaving for that place Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. e. Blair left last
week for Rochester, Minnesota, where
Mrs. Blair is receiving treatment Of
the Drs. Mayo.
"A. NJ. SOLVE and VIII Cass re-
1 4,rned from Dallas, South Dakota.
! FRIDAY night, where they registered
5 Tor government land.
Mrs. William Dudley was in Earl
vile Saturday, to attend the annual
bazaar, given by the ladies' of the
Congregational church.
Mrs A. NJ. Cloud and Miss Sue
Fleming visited in Earlyille satur-
y day, Mrs. Cloud returning to her
&. home In this chity Monday.
Mrs. A. A. Palmer entertained
her sisters, Mrs A. W. strainer and
Mrs. Nathan Smith Of Hopkinton al
her home in this city last week.
Mrs. j. C. Nett and children, lone
and Francis, of Waterloo. were enter
l, tanned at the home Of Mrs. Nets
~ mother, Mrs. E. P. Smith. last week,
returning to Waterloo Friday even
ing.
4 MIR and Mrs, M. c. Sweeney and
children of Usage are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs: william 3.
y Lepley, arriving in town Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Blanche Lawrence Austin
Visited in Strawberry Point several
ssssdays last week, and leaves for Den
yer. Colorado. in the nSAr future. to
join Mi. Austin.
q Miss Nina Jennerjohn is now In
$he employ of the w. L. Drew dry
goods house. beginning her duties in
that establishment last week. Miss
Jenneriohn's home is in Richland
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Trowbridge
3 left Thursday for Hoytyille. Caltfor-
MIA, after having spent several
months in Delaware county with
i lends and relatives.
Mrs. Harriet Duffey left last
Thursday for Wasta, South Dakota.
where she joins her brothers. who
have settled nea.. that nlFce on
homesteads. Mrs. Duffey will remain
indefinitely in that locality.
The Illinois Central station has
!lbten rooted with. slate during the
pest, week. The slabs of slate are
about a foot wide and perhaps IS or
20 inches long, pierced by two eye
lrts, through which the nails are driy-
en-, whereby the slate is fastened tc
tile roof boards. 81.
With the unprecedented interest
in baseball, as well as the national
game of politics, the average man
has plenty to occupy his thoughts.
I nowadays. The result Of each days
J game was received last week by b
w. Grems, and the same accomoda-
ton will be given by him during the
pest season series now being played.
The football season has opened
generally, and the State High
Schools, as well as the colleges and
universities, are striving to make
credible showings. Iowa City has an
unusually promising squad of men
J this fall, and the teams victory last
\ Saturday enables 1t to- be carefully
considered by the big Nine" an as
ISOLATION comprising several of the
niddle western uniyersities. The
Les Moines, Marshalltown and Wat
erloo High school teams each are con;
fident Of the state pennant at the
conclusion of the seasons games. i,
Leslie Burke was accidently in.
jured Tuesday afternoon. by being
rlns down by Nelson Sullivan, who
was riding bicycle south on Frank
lin street. Leslie is little fellow
and in trying to cross the street, hes
came confused as-he saw the bicy-
/, Gle approaching. Mr.. Sullivan was
unable to stop In time to prevent his
running into the boy. He was knock
ed down. onto the pavement and was
unconscious for lew minutes. Mar
shall OLIVER carried him to a physi;.
clans office and it was found that
he had escaped without serious IN.
8 jury.
Among the many homeseekers
and proposed land investors who hay;
left Manchester the past few weeks
for Dakota, are George W. Ford and
d Burdette Young, who returned to
manchester Wednesday Of last week