Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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town Monday.
Albert Maley of Waterloo war
in town Saturday.
George Nefgzer of Oneida
township was in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Roberts
Of Waterloo were in town Saturday
Henry Nieman is playing with
the Elkport baseball team, in the
capacity Of catcher.
". E. Dow of the Greeley Home
Press attended the republican con-
yeatioa held in this city Saturday.
Walter Kibberd and two chill.
drea Of Monticello were guests at
the home of =. A. Palmer last week.
will Blake Of Clermont was in
the city last week visiting with
friends. Mr. Blake edits the Enter.
prise.
Miss Clara Haeberle arrived
home from Mt. Vernon Saturday
morning. Miss Belle Armiatead is
expected this week.
20. d. Pitts of Alexander, South
Dakota, arrived in the city last Fri
day, and with Mrs. Pitts leave for
their home this week.
Mrs. Thos. Elder left Saturday
for Buffalo, New York, where she
was summoned, on account Of the
serious illness of sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. j m. Paris, wlho
live near this city, left last week for
Doian, South Dakota, to visit at the
home Of the formers brother, D. j.
Paris.
Howard Blanchard is in town
visiting with friends. Mr. Blanch.
ard now lives in Colorado, where he
moved some years ago on account Of
his health.
Glenn Tabor and Howard Fer
guson of Cedar Rapids were guests
at the Tabor home north Of this city
over Sunday, returning to. Cedar
Rapids Monday morning.
Mrs. William Hucker Of Cas-
cade was a guest Of her father, the
Hon. w. II. Sawyer, last week, and
on Saturday went to Britt to visit at
the home of Mrs. E. D. Dittmer.
"A special train left Manchester
Saturday morning over the Illinois
Central for Dubuque. on account of
Ringing Brothers show which gave
a performance in that city Saturday.
Harvey Hampstead recently
purchased from a party near town
the Locomobile steamer, a type Of
car manufactured several years ago,
and yet which is in good working
condition.
Miss Nellie Vance left Monday
afternoon for Madison, Wisconsin,
where she will attend the commence
ment exercises of Edgewood Villa,
a school which Miss Vance attended
some time ago. She will also visit
in Lake GeneyaS be fore returning
home.
Il. 4. Sabin, who has been in
Guam, New Mexico, for several.
years, has disposed of his interests
in trading station at GuamI and
will arrive in this city about the
25th of July and expects to make an
extended visit with relatives and
friends.
Geo. F. Potts of -Colesbnrg was
among the welcome visitors to this
office last Saturday. He is very san
guine that his town will soon be on
the line Of a railway, an improve
ment and convenience its citizens
have long been making strenuous
efforts to secure. The expected line
is what is known as the Dan Patch
road.
The streets of the old town we're
crowded with happy and expectant
people Saturday, and the shop keep
ers profited thereby. With tenn
perature of 80 degrees in the shade,
anda hot and moist wind blowing,
ice cream and cooling phosphates
were in demand, and scores of
quarts Of frozen creams were sold
during the day.
The baseball season opens in
Manchester Wednesday, July LIST,
when Ryan will meet the local team
on the ball park on Main street.
Manager B. W. Grems, together
with enthusiastic fans about town
have endeavored to make the home
aggregation strong one and it is
hoped that the people Of the COM
munity will support the games to be
played here during the summer.
On Saturday afternoon, Rev. G..
: Z. Lynde went to Waterloo, TO oc-
cupy the pulpit Of the Walnut street
Baptist church, and ON Monday
evening, left for Lake Francis. Min
nesota, in company with the Des
Moines Y. M G. A. boys, and q com;
pany Of campers from Marshalltown,
all Of whom were undor the super
vision Of the secretary Of the branch
at Des Moines. Mr.. Lynde received
a letter last week from the genera
secretary, requesting his attendance
and assistance at the camping
party.
Saturday was q lively day and
most strenuous one. With circut
and two political conventions, thu
people, who had gathered from yari
GUS parts of the county, had plent.
to keep them entertained. AT tn
afternoon performance of Gentr,
Brothers shows, large audienc
filled the tent and the trained dogs
ponies, elephants and sheep please'
the little folk, and thegrown people
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