Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-15
John Nix was in Cedar Rapids

i John Nix was in Cedar Rapids
!. Saturday.
Rae Durham visited with
friends in towns in illinois last week.
Mrs. G. j. Boardway visited in
I Farley last week returning home
Friday,
Allen LsRoy raturasd home
Friday afternoon from trip
through the eastern states
Mrs. /. L Walters went to
Montour Saturday. to spend several
weeks at the bomeof her daughter.
I Miss Name Saterlee Of WASH
ington, ID. c.. arrived in town last
week for an extended visit with
4 friends.
i Mrs. Alba Schneider of Mimi
eaqolis is visiting with friends in
this city expecting to remain for
several weeks
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Lepley
leave this week for Winochi. Wash
.|ington, and expect to visit at Fort
Clinton and other cities en- route.
Manager Myes of the Dyers-
vile ball team was in town Faiday
to witness the game betw en- Man
! chester and the Minneapolis Key
stones.
1 DIR. Ell. Heykens was visiting
with friends in Nashua and points
in the southern and western part of
the state last week. returning home
Friday.
Tho Ben R. Walker comedy
are in the city this week, playing
their opening date Monday evening
in the City Opara house. They
close tomorrow "wednesday night.
"A cement walk has been finish
ed on the 0. G. Clark property on
the corner of Howard and lama
streets, and cement crossings laid
across both streets from the Clark
corner.
The fishing season still holds
the close attention of the sportsman
about town. In past years, the bass
croppies and the rest of the fish
have feared only few Jealous en-
thusiasts, but for some reason the
serson of 1908 has been one of gem
eral activity for fish catching,
Miss Susan Paxson left Satrr-
day for Des Moines, on account of
the death of Miss Helen Henshaw,
who died Friday. Miss Ruth Paxson
was with Miss Henshaw during
part of her illness. Miss Henshaw
was well known here and her death
is sincerely mourned by her friends,
The marshall received from A.
b. Blair, sheriff of Benton county,
a card, notifying him of hotel rob-
berry in hotel at Vinton, Iowa.
Two we'll dressed young men, en-
gagged rooms in the hotel and dur
| ing the night gathered together al
bag of jewelry and money. making
their escape without attention.
James Robertson was brought
to this city Sunday for burial, hav-
ing died Friday at Lincoln. Nebras-
ka, as result of an accident in gas
plant. Mr.. Robinson formerly lived
at Thorpe and is we'll known in the
county. He leaves a family, as we'll
as brothers and sisters, to mourn his
death. The funeral was held Mon
Iday morning in.sthe Uniyersalist
church, the Rev. Mrs. S. L. Crum,
officiating.
The Royal Chef. a musical COM
edy, to be presented by Frazee &
Wade at City Opera house on Satur-
day night, August 10Th, is one of the
most chaming of the many comedies
being produced on the stage of to-
day. The music is written by Ben.
I'M. Jerome, who is also author oithe
Isle Of Spice" and the Yankee Re-
gent Further particulars in re-
gard to the matter will be published
from time to time.
AT the union service, held in
the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday evening, the Rev Chas. E.
Lynde pastor of the First Congre-
gational church, spoke on the sub
ject of settlement work in the lar
ger cities in our country. Mr.. Lynde
was actively interested in this work
for several years in, New York City,
Chicago and Des MONIES. DIR. Ora
ham Taylor, who is well known in
connection with settlement work,
was at the head of the movement and
with whom Mr.. Lynde was associa.
ted. The address was most interest
ling and listened to approximately
| by large audience. On next Sun
day evening, at the First Congrega
tional church, Rev. r. A. Barnes
will preach.
| If business activity and GER
tain amount of satisfaction in regard
to this seasons sales is true in any
i location, an evidenc of this fact is
vouchsafed by statements made by
4 p. E. Gildner of this city, Manager
of the Manchester branch of Gildner
Brothers four large clothing stores
in the State. Mr.. Gildner stated to
| The Democrat this week that never
before has the local clothes shop car
u ried such an extensive line of wear
ling apparel and realized satisfac-
tory business, as was done this year.
The four stores have purchased of
one clothing house in the east, SO,
100000 worth of goods, which is the
second largest order given this firm
anywhere in the United States. The
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