Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-15

Willis Cunningham of Water
loo was in town Monday night.
w. K. Pollard of Mason City
is visiting with friends in town.
Frank Stone left the first Of the
week for Raymond, South Dakota.
Jessie and Winifred Maley
are visiting friends in Masonville.
Fred Afford of Fl. Collins,
Colo, is a guest of his cousin, Mrs.
Hubert Carr.
Mrs. Charles Mattox and
daughter Nell are visiting in Water
loo this week.
Smith Cowles of Lamont was
IN town yesterday, shaking hands
with old friends.
Hugh Clemans departed Mon
day night for Snohomish, Washing
ton, on business trip.
James Brazelton of Ryan was
IN town the past few days, going to
Greeley this morning on business.
Miss Amy Dudley returned
Monday from Cedar Rapids, after
having spent several days with
friends.
john Cassidy, who is located at
Iowa City, visited with relatives in
town last week, returning to his
work Saturday.
Rev. w. H. Ensign was in
Jesup Sunday, called there for a
baptsmal service of son of the
Presbyterian minister at Jesup, the
Rev. G. E. Irwin.
Mrs. Linn Smith..and daughter
OF Oelwein, who have been visiting
at the Sloan home in town, left this
morning for short visit with her
parents in Strawberry Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ford and
son Edward left this morning for
Usage, where they will visit at the
home of Mrs. Faye Ford Sweeney
and from there will return to Elk
point
The pulpit Of the First Presby-
iterian church was occupied Sunday
morning by Rev. L. A. Allan of Ep-
worth, on account of the absence Of
the regular minister, who was out
of town.
DR. William Arnold Shanklin,
president of Upper Iowa university,
was entertained at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. F. Arnold Monday
night, returning to his home in Fay
cite this morning.
The Warmers Comedy company,
showing at City opera house, pre-
sented tennessee Monday night,
a comedy in four acts, with vaude-
vile attractions as special features
The manager advertises the show in
this paper, reading notices of which
may be found on another page.
Miss Alice Wolcott celebrated
her twelfth birthday Monday after
noon, and inviteda number of her
little girl friends to enjoy the affair
with her. Mrs. w. N. Wolcott and
her daughters served refreshments
during the afternoon, and the little
folks thoroughly enjoyed the party.
Clerk James Bishop has been
paying some attention to his farm
the past few days. Last week, MIR.
Bishop and his carpenters laid
o,o60 shingles on various buildings
as we'll as conducting the >work Of
the farm with his regular help. He
reports the corn in excellent con-
dition, and the hay and barley crop
very satisfactory.
On monday morning, while
Frank Dudley milk team was stand
ing on the paved section on Frank
lin street, the wagon containing sew
eral barrels of skim milk was sud
denly deluged and the milk stream
ed down to the pavement, as result
Of the lower boards of one of the bar
rels falling out. "A miniature Niagra
Falls of milk was seen for couple
of minutes. until the barrel was emp
tied.
DIR. Louis A. Thomas, secretary.
of the state board of health is quot
ed in saying, ''More deaths resulted
from measles than from scarlet fever
in Iowa, and as many deaths result
ep from it than from some of the
other more dreaded diseases. Com
plant has been made that the board
of health has been too stringent in
requiring restrictions to be placed
over cases Of measles, but the reason
ought to be obvious when it is known
that the mortality from that disease
is SO great" During the first five
and a half months of the year there
were 4,l9l cases of measles in Iowa
or just 40 per cent of all the cases of
infectious diseases reported to the
state board of health. The total
was lO,39S.
The ministerial association Of
the city are planning for open air
meetings during the summer, prob
ably to be held on the east side of
the Central school house ward.
Benches and seats will be provided
for the accommodations Of the PEG.
pie, as well as having the ground
illuminated with electricity. This
matter should prove satisfactory
with the church going people, and
if the weather proves pleasant, this
manner Of holding Sunday evening
service will be entirely approved Of
by everyone. The services will be
conducted as previously stated in
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