Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-29

during the month of September.
Miss Julia Ruge of Dysart was
entertained at the home of Miss
Florence Hetherington last week.
Read the quarter page adver.
tisement Of Glldner Brothers, who
are holding their annual clearance
sale.
Peter Boardway left Friday for
FoMler,ille. Michigan, being called
there on account Of the serious ill
ness of q brother.
John Trowbridge of Chicago
assistant director of music in Moody
Institute, was in town last weak, Wis.
ting with friends.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. F. Parmalee
Of Sioux City are being entertained
at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. R. R. Robinson.
Mrs. T. j. Jacobs left = few
days ago for Winona Lake. Indiana
whore she will spend some time at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. R.
G. Norton.
Mrs. Atwood If Eagle Grove, q
daughter of Mrs. William Dudley
of this city. visited in town last
week, leaving for Middleburry, Yer.
mont, for an extended trip.
Miss Pauline Hamilton of c.
dar Falls, who has been q guest al
the home Of her grandparents. DR..
and Mira. E. E. Newcomb, went to
Cascade the first of the week to visit
relatives.
Mrs. William Knapp and Mrs.
s. Briggs left last Friday morning
for Chautauqua Lake, New York,
where they expect to spend several
days in their old home and with for
mer friends.
-Coggon is building school
house, an architect from Cedar
Rapids having received the contract,
and has appointed A. j. Bruce Of
this city to supervise the construc-
ton of the building.
The Home Missionary society
of the Methodist Episcopal church
will meet with Mrs.. Henry Law
renee Wednesday afternoon. A full
attendance is desired. Light re-
freshments will be served.
Mr.; and Mrs. w. w. Hamilton
of Cedar Falls will arrive in the city
the latter part of the week, to spend
several days at the home of the lat
tsr's parents, DR.. and Mrs. E. r..
Newcomb.
-Mrs. A. H. McGrew. who has
been living in Cedar Rapids, and
who is about to leave for California,
was in town Monday, visiting with
friends, leaving that afternoon for
Dubuque, where she was entertained
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
F. L. Crosier.
Trade in town has been brisk
the past week, notwithstanding the
warm days, which have kept the far
mer rejoicing and tending TO his
business strictly. The fruits and
vegetablesgaro in an almost perfect
state Of Development this season, and
tho sdenalas fer al varieties has
been constant. 9 fact appreciated by
the merchant.
The Delaware County Tele-
phone company has installed fifty
new phones since the first Of
February: ON the city exchange list,
and in the next few weeks, an adj
ditional fifty telephones will be add
ed to the exchange, which indicate
the large patronage of the local sys-
tenn. Constant applications for tele-
phones are being received by the
manager, and promp: attention is
given to the calls as fast as the
service is allowed.
-Alonzo Wells arrived in town
last week from Idaho where he is
employed by the government. for the
purpose of surveying convenient and
desirable ways for irrigation in the
arid portions of that state and Of
Montana. Mr.. Wells will be at home
for several weeks. or until the first
Of September. He reports that the
thermometer has registered excep,
tional heat, 10 degrees being ,e.
corded at one time, but the dry at
mosphere> condition allays the suffer.
ing of the abnormal temperature.
Last Thursday in response tc
an invitation from Mr.. and Mrs. d.
A. Granger for the Outing club to
sread the day with them at Greeley
eight ladies left on the 8:45 q. m,
train and soon reached that pretty
little village, where they were met
by Mr.. and Mrs. Granger and es-
corted to the Greeley house. At one
|p. m. a sumptuous dinner was serv.
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Box host and
Iihoostess Of that place. The party re-
turned on the evening train, voting
Mr.. and Mrs. Granger royal enter.
tanners.
IS. L. Cary Of Jennings, Louis
lana, who is here with his wife
was seen by a representative of Tn.
Democrat yesterday. During tn.
interview he said: after a weeks
sojourn in Manchester, / find tina
I have gained eight pounds O
proud flesh, and by her looks, wifi,
has done even better. At any rat,
we are q good advertisement for {
sanitaurium (before and after.) W.
left Jennings the 10th. just in tn
face Of rice harvest and the outlook
very GOOD for weld and price. AMI