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

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The Woodmen will hold their pi
mic today, (wednesday).
w. 3. wolcott and daughter Mis-
Clara, were in Cedar Rapids Thur,
day.
Mrs. L. B. Deyo is visiting q
Floyd. expecting to remain for som
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Ball of Dels
ware were in the city Friday of las
week.
The sewer on Franklin street /
in process of construction, Carhal
& Nye being the contractors.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. T.. Carkeek o
Dubuque were guests at the hom
of George H. Reyes last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Clark are a
home from a pleasure trip through
the east, arriving in town last week
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Lister wer,
il, Waterloo recently, visiting at tn,
home of their daughter, Mrs. A. j
Temper.
Thomas Lindsay left Wednesda!
morning for Spokane, Washington
completing months visit in this
city and immediate vicinity.
Miss Ruth McClintock of Cedar
Rapids is a guest at the home of hel
amt, Mrs. ]. e. Nye. expecting te
remain in the city some time.
Mrs. John T. Simpson and two
children of Epworth was guest
OF her brother, the Rev. w. H. En-
sign. Of this city. Thursday and Fri
day.
Mrs. H. c. Parsons and children
o. Anamosa are guests at the home
of Captain and Mrs. Abner Durham,
expecting to remain in the city sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Dolph Huene of Monticello
is guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. Huene. Mrs. Charles
Huene and daughter of Chicago are
also visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. E. Brewer ar
rived home Friday from West Union,
where they spent a few days with rel
attves. Mrs. Brewer also visited at
LeMars during her absence.
The condition of certain streets
about town are unkept and distaste-
fill to the eye. Weeds have been
permitted to grow in the middle of
the streets to heighth permissible
only in unpopulated districts.
Mrs. Amy Patty was a guest at
the home of Miss Olive Chase in
Iowa City last week. Miss Chase
vas an Instructor in the High schools
Of this city two years ago, and is
now teaching at the State University.
"A. L. Strain brought to town last
week a garden beet measuring "a
inches in circumference and weigh
ing five pounds and half. Another
proof of the fertility and productive:
ness of a soil, unequaled,. such as is
found In Delaware county.
About thirty round-trip tickets
We're sold by the agent of the Man
chester & Oneida railway for Month
cello Friday. on account of the fair
and the ball game between Manches-
ter and Monticello, the score result
ing in favor of Monticello bySa score
Of to 2.
Mrs, Ida Snowden and daughter,
Miss Irma, returned to Fayette Thurs,
day morning. Mrs. Snowden and
Miss Irma have spent several months
In Omaha and Manchester, and are
again at home in Fayette, where
Mrs. Snowden is preceptress of Won
ans Hall at Upper Iowa University.
-Alonzo A. Wells has been elect
cd as assistant to the instructor in
at Cornell this fall, and
leaves for Mount Vernon this week.
Mr.. Wells has spent some time in the
west with construction gangs and sur
veying parties, and his course at Cor
nell some years ago, will ably fit him
for. the work of teacher.
James Cavenaugh of Ryan ar
rived in this city Saturday morning
from an extended trip through Man
itoba, Canada, and at Brandon, he
entered three Of his blooded racing
horses in the events held in the Ca
madam city. His horses were en-
tered at the Monticello fair. and will
race at Strawberry Point this week.
Mrs. CIV. Dorman left Thursday
for Peoria, Illinois, where
she intends to remain for several
weeks, assisting in the care Of her
Mrs. J. NJ. Dorman,
who is recovering slowly from the &C.
wound caused by the dis
charge of a revolver in the hands of
q burglar, who had entered their
home one night several weeks ago.
The attention of the committee
on sidewalks of the city council
should be directed to the condi-
ton of the walk west of the Clar-
ence house sample rooms and the
Main street laundry. The wooden
planks and boards are broken loose,
while quantities Of sand and gravel
cover portions of the walk. This is
one of the most frequented parts st
our village, and certainly ought to
possess a suitable and convenient
walk for the pedestrians.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul railway adyertises special train
service from this city to Strawberry
Point next Thursday. on account Of
the fair to be held In the neighbor
ing town. A special train leaves
Manchester at 1925 A. NJ, while the