Manchester Democrat., 1908-08-05
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Cedar Rapids Thursday.
j. A. Strickland returned home
last week from ten days trip
through Montana.
Mrs. D. O. Chamberlain ia
visiting at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ina Chamberlain Van
Epps, at Belyidere, Illinois.
Rev. @. Z. Lynde went to AL
den Saturday ofternoon for visit
with relatives. and from there will
go to Des Moines on business.
"A tobacco and cigar store viii
be opened and conducted by G. E.
Gleason in the Mcintosh building
on Main street in the near future.
Mrs. Florence Troemper and
Miss Maude Duddles of Chicago,
who are visiting at the A. d. ,Long
home, were in Waterloo lasts week.
Miss Minnie Barr has removed
her stock of millinery goods to the
second floor Of the building occu.
pied by Keiser Bros. grain and feed
store.
Mrs. T. P. Jennings Of Chi.
cago returned to that city last
week. completing . visit of several
weeks at the homo Of N. Sheldon,
who lives in the east end Of town.
-Adjutant General g. A. New
man has made public the names Of
City aides.de camp TO Commander
j. Q. Milliman, Grand Army Of the
Republic. Department Of Iowa, and
among them in George w. Hickok
Of this city.
Hugh Fisher, who was in town
/: the past few days visiting with his
parents, left last week for California,
whore he is employed in an oil re.
fining station. He was accompanied
by his brother John, who intends to
remain in the west indefinitely.
Jos. Hunt and family have re-
moved to Rochester, Minnesota,
where they will reside. Mr.. Hunt
was section foreman on the Illinois
Central at Manchester, and his
position has been filled by R. g.
Buttons Of Epworth, formerly Of
this place.
Mrs. Ida Snowden and daugh-
ter, Miss Irma. Of Fayette are guests
at the homes Of Miss Ennis Bogq.
and Mrs. 7. W. Summersides, and
expect to ! ave in few days fr
Nebrasks, where they will spend
several weeks, returning to Fayette
before the opening Of the Univer-
sity.
"A special inspection train car
rying Vice President L g. Rawn,
General Manager F. B. Hartman
and General Superintendent G. 4.
Ewing passed through the city on
the Illinois Central shortly after the
noon hour one day last week, west
bound Business cars made up the
train.
{. -Mr.sand Mrs. @. A. Peterson
and Mr. and Nrs. Burton Clsrk
leave in q few weeks for most de-
lightful trip through the east, e1.
pecting to 60 from Chicago. to
Mackinac Island and Buffalo by .
lake steamer, and thence by rail to
New York City, returning home via
Washington and other larger cities.
The railroads have made effec-
tive q rate Of one and one-half cents
per mile, each way, for the State
Fair, to be held at Des Moines. Au-
gust 2O.28. This amounts to one
fare ct 3 cents per mile. the same
% was authorised last year. The
fair this season promises to be one
of great interest. At the evening
programs, q horse and stock show
will be provided, as wellas musical
entertainments.
-Mrs. A. d. McGrew, who is.
visiting at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs F. L. Crosier, in Dubuque.
and who is we'll known in this place.
having for several years made Man
chester her home, will move to
Whittier, California. in ~ few days,
and make the west her home here
after. Her son Estes has already
been in Whittier for some time.
and home has been secured for
their residence.
20. M Chapel Of New, York
City, formerly Of Chicago. and pub,
Usher of music, has been in the
eastern metropolis for several
months, and has been meeting with
considerable success as composer
Of popular music. A recent song.
entitled. "Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah, !"
made q decidedlh with the college
folk in the east, and has been heard
in the west, both on piano and by
photographic records.
The knights of Pythias are
generally interested in the fight be-
ing made for the Office Of grand
chancellor for the state. w. j. Tobin
of vinton, whose headquarters are
in Dubuque, is q prominent candi.
date for the position, and at meet.
ing of representatives Of the various
lodges throughout the state at Ce
dsr Rapids last week, certain
agreement was reached regarding
the matter, although the annua
meeting, to be held at Oskalooss
September2. will decide the con
test.
Once . year the papers Of th'
county begin q series Of articles il
regard to the annual fair, which j
always held on the association
grounds ON North Franklin stree
in Manchester. Everyone is interest