Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12

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!; Fred Hruby of Dubuque was i
town Friday
Mrs. NJ F. Leroy was in Du
buque Friday.
Walter Sedgwick was in Ceda
Rapids Saturday night and Sunday
John Logan spent part of las
week at Cedar Rapids, returning
home Saturday.
i AT the First Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning, Mr.
Paul j. Gilbert will speak Shis sub
ject being "a Gutter"
MIR. and Mrs.. F. N. Beacon anc
daughters were visiting with friends
at Ryan, Sunday. p
Charlie Hayes of Omaha is q
guest at the home of his grandmoth.
er, Mrs. Mary Pa1son.
Mrs. T. w Summersides visited
at the home of Mrs. T. NJ. Eldridge
in Masonville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Pierce are
in Chicago, visiting at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Karl Buren,
Stein.
Mrs. TN. Arnold and daugh-
tiers are in Waterloo visiting with
friends, expecting to return home
this week.
Miss Laura Trip of Marion
visited at the homo Of her cousin
Mrs. Harry Roe, last week, return
ing Friday.
The Rev. Chas. r. Lynde will
leave the latter part of the week for
Minneapolis, where he will visit his
mother and sister for few days.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
have a market day in O. w. Hocka-
days meat market Saturday 18TH
Those desiring something nice for
Sunday can purchase same.
Misses Susan Paxson of Omaha
and Ruth Paxson of New York, who
have been in the city several weeks,
left Wednesday for Clear Lake, in
tending to spend some time there.
Cards were received last Thurs
day, announcing the birth of Miss
Elinor Catherine, who was born to
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Gildner at
Mason City, Wednesday, August 5
Mrs. A. B. Holbert and sons,
Thomas and Fred, of Greeley, left
from this city last Wednesday, for
New York City, intending to sail for
Europe, where they will join Mr..
Holbert.
Mrs. J. M. Morisey and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth, Of Indianapolis, In
diana, are being entertained at the
home f'the formers mother, Mrs.
Mary Paxson, expecting to be in
town tor some time
On train No. 3 Friday afternoon
was attached Business Car No. 5, on
which number Of Illinois Central
officials were inspecting the western
lines, among whom was G. 81. Par
ker, purchasing agent.
Miss Alice Stire returns to
Randolph this week, after q weeks
visit with relatives in this city. Her
parents remove to Indianola the
first Of September, where they in
tend to make their home.
Capt. j. F. Merry was in Oma-
ha last week on business, in con-
nection with an extensive corn ex-
hibition which is to be held there
this fall. and at which many wes-
tern railroad systems will be Hpre-
scented.
There will be no service at the
First Congregational church next
Sunday morning, although the choir
will rehearse as usual Friday even
ing at So'clock for special music
Sunday evening, at which time Mr..
Lewis Corning Atwater will play. in
place of the regular organist, Miss
Charlotte Atwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ford will
leave in a few weeks for South Da-
kota, where they will take up a
homestead. When the government
offers one hundred and sixty acres
to homesteader, with but one de-
mand. that the party remain on the
land fourteen months, it seems al
most too good an offer to pass up.
The newspapers of the state
are paying much attention to the
matter Of county fairs. The Daven-
port Democrat, speaking on this
subject. depreciates the decline Of
the county fair, which serves pur.
pose which cannot be substituted
by any state exhibition. The Demo.
crat says: Owing to the expense
involved and time required, the
state fair is seen by the few, and
those who live near the place where
it is held. The farmers with thei,
wives and children do not 60 in any
number worth counting. The state
fair is more and more putting on
the noise and tinsel and freak fea-
lures of the circus. The interests o.
the farm and home are secondary
The state loses more than it car
possibly gain by the decline Of tn,
county fair