Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-09

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AIRS Henry G. Keiser was at Ce-
| dar Rapids Friday.
u. B. Allen of Independence was
/ in the city Monday.
| Mrs. P. F.. Madden and Mrs. Earl
/ Beels We're -puhuqAe. today.
Mrs. J. D.. Durham WIS al Earl.
vile Friday visiting with friends.
The government thermometer
registered below zero Monday morn
| ing.
Mrs. w. N. Boynton is quite SER
iously ill at her home on Union
street.
The First National bank of this
city publishes in another column al
very creditable report.
ID. B. Young leaves this week with
H. j. Schwieetrt to attend the expo
sitiol at Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Irene Jones Bonnall of Cleve-
land, Ohio. is a guest at the home of
her parents; Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Jones. |
Frank Sedgwick of Independence
visited at the home of his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. e. w. sedgwlck part
oflast week.
There will be special meeting
OF Manchester Ledge No. 1866, A. f.
& A. NJ. Thursday evening. Decem-
ber TO-, forl,woi't.
Mir and Mrs. Charles Meyers Of
Cedar Rapids We're guests at the
lfomesof Mrs. Meyers aunt, Mrs. o. A
Dnnham, Thursday and Friday.
w. c. Chapel.has been at Dundee
the past two weeks decorating in oils
and water colors the residence and
banking house of Arthur SeaDert
Mrs. Mary Phares of Clinton, Ili-
nois, who has been entertained at the
homes of Mrs. Rebcca Carpenter and
Mrs. J.. j. fentony, leaves this week
Mrs. Croker of Eads Grove left
Friday morning for Clinton, Illinois.
wher shee goes to spend the winter
at the home of her son, Ernest Crock
er.
Mrs. j. |. Dickinson of Fayette
visited at the home OF George and
oscar Dorman the first of the week,
leaving Monday night for Memphis,
Tennessee.
"A roadway has been opened
through the Illinois Central right-of-
way back of the passenger depot, for
the. accommodation of draymen
| Miss Lucy Wilson is recovering
from an operation performed at Iowa
City last week, and expects to be
| able to return to Manchester in few
days.
M. E. Coltman of Benton Wiscon-
sin, was in the city Wednesday and
Thursday. as guest of his sister,
Mrs, j. II. Allen, and his nephew, w.
b. Coltman.
AT the City Opera house Sunday
afternoon were gathered nearly four
hundred people to hear Mr.. Bicknell
| Young of Boston explain the doctrines
| and teachings of that religious body.
The board of supervisors has
authorized the construction of a new
4 bridge three miles west Of Greeley
In Hazel Gren township, Contractor
Gus Barnd is experimenting the cree
\ ton of several bridges.
Mrs. A. e. Sands of Chicago was
lin the city the first of-theweek and
also at Masonville on business, con-
nected with the Thos. Cole estate
Mrs. Sands left Tuesday morning for
Council Bluffs for a short visit.
| The lecture given by Mr.. Bick-
nell Young at City Opera house Sun
day afternoon was attended by par
ty from Dubuque, which included
Afessrs. and Mesdames Brad Hopkins,
Nvithers; Mesdames Baird, Parker
and Carkeek; Miss Hopkins and
Messrs. Bradley and Moore
> Once more the Maquoketa river
is frozen solidly from bank to bank,
Z and Thursday afternoon signaled the
:, announcement that the ice was safe.
A score of kids took early advantage
: of the skating afforded, and on Fri
day and Saturday the recreation was
enjoyed by hundreds of young and
older people.
Mrs. G. l.. Adams is preparing
: boxes for the children's homes at
: Omaha and Council Bluffs, and those
FL desiring to assist in this act of char
: ity are requested to leave their gifts
j at the A. q. Peterson grocery store.
. where they-will be collected and sent
the latter part of next week to their
destinations.
e The newspapers of the country
g and state published accounts of the
/. death Of Henry B. Roney, director of
y the, Rooney Boys Concert Company
s An authentic denial of this report has
L been received during the week, and
G Mr.. Roney and his boys are touring
the United States this season and de
( lighting the people.
i Mrs. Helen Pratt of Huron, South
o Dakota, who has been gaest of her
st sister, Mrs. Mary A. Ram, for sew
l. eral days, left this morning for Huron
a opd NIrv Ii M Conpar who has