Manchester Democrat., 1908-08-05
Mrs, II. q. Pierce was in

Mrs. w w. M.thews was i,
Cedar Rapids q part Of last week
Mrs. F. n. Beacon and chill
dren were visiting in G. dar- Rapid
the past few days
Mrs F b Assmus left last weel
for an extended visit at Mitchell
Iowa, with friends.
Niles MildIed Brown is spen
ding few days with Miss Vim,
Brazelton at Ryan.
Glen Tabor Of Cedar Rapid,
enjoyed q few days vacation ii
this city last week.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs
F. D. Joseph, Miss Queen Ingersol
was entertained last week.
Percy Strickland entertained
Harley Booknau and Frank Morri
son Of Grinnel at his home in thil
city last week.
Mrs. T. j. Jacobs returned
home Saturday from Winona Lake
where she spent several weeks will
her daughter, Mrs. R. @. Norton.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Jacobs are
entertaining Clark Showwelter o1
Lancaster and Mr.. and Mrs. R. W
Rewey Of Pletteville, Wisconsin
relatives of Mrs. Jacobs.
Manager II. w. Conger is en-.
deavoring to make Central Opera
house more pleasing to the public
eye, and has recently painted the ex.
terror of the building, which helps
some.
Another town improvement wat
added last week, when cement
walk was started to be laid on the
west side Of the Main street livery
property, on the corner Of Tama
street.
ID. F. Hennessey has purchased
a new hotel bus from firm at
Cedar Rapids, and on Thursday,
Mr.. Hennessey was in Cedar Rapids
to close the deal, leaving instructions
for the shipment Of the carriage.
An addition has recently been
made to the assistant superinten-
dents home at the Fish Hatchery,
the contract for painting and decor
ating let and finished by Chapel&
Son last week. No other improve.
ments at the government grounds
have been made of late.
The county superintendent of
f. d. Joseph, held last
Thursday the third regular teachers
examination. which willsbe the last
before school opens. During the
months of January, June, July and
October, such examinations are held
and the one mentioned was attended
by about fifty teachers.
"A lecture will be given on the
eve of Aug. llth at the Sand Greek
Church by Rev. Barnes, subject:
Seeing Dixie Land. Ice cream and
cake will be served on the lawn at
the close of the lecture. All over l2
years old, Is cents admission to the
lecture. Everybody cordially invit
ed to come. Ladies please bring
cake.
The gullible people Of this Sec
tion are entertaining bunko peddlers
and shelling out their coins without
much consideration. This time, the
fake is about a non-explosive, to be
used in gasoline stoves, and it ia
claimed TO be aRood thing toget this
little package Of powder. which is
supposed 10 do business, and then
the purchaser rues the day when he
or anyone else ever Thought about
the matter.
The younger generation Of base
ball fans were solicited last week by
representatives of the management
for the purpose of making q nominal
contribution, which would be used
to purchase suits for the club; a
greatly needed item. If anyone
wants to hand the manager dollar
or two, Just to show they feel no i'll
against the team for not having been
invited to help along. Mr.. Grems
will not object in the least,
The real estate agencies are ad.
vertising Nebraska and Kansas land
in no small way. Tho latter state
through its department Of agricul.
,ture, distributes literature concern.
ing the states natural resources Il
land men dealing in Kansas proper
ty, and in this way, accurate inform
alton may be obtained, whereas
oftentimes, an agency or an interest
ed associate, might send broadcas
advertisements which were rather
highly colored
Deputy Sheriff John Pentony
recovered some stolen property las
week from a compile Of hoboes. VIII.
had been to Ryan and pinched {
razor or two, belonging to John Dol
phin. Mr.. Pentony received mos
sage over the telephone advising
him of the theft about ii o'clocl
Monday morning, and before 1l:30
or less than half hour afterwards
thefwo fellows had been apprehend
ed and relieved Of the sharp steel
and sent out Of town.
Fl. Il. Copeland left Monday TO
Chicago, where he has secured ,
most satisfactory position. The pos
ition of assistant postmaster caused
by Mr.. Copeland's resignation, ha
been filed by the appointment 0
Francis B. Dunham to the position
a compliment veil deserved by MI
Dunham, who is, at present, in tn
west, but who will return in a fe,
days to take up the work. Mr.. Dun
ham was employed in the Delawar