Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-10

sO''AA ASSSuuANAoNs
n Mrs. G. B. Eaton is in Ceda
Rapids this week.
Percy Strickland is home fror
Iowa college at Grinnell.
y Henry Klaus left last week 10
Plattville, Wisconsin, to spend til
: summer with an uncle.
Mrs. o. @. Clark, Mrs. Henri,
Bronson and Miss Ruth Gray wer
in Cedar Rapids Monday.
Two dozen carnations for seven
ty-five cents, Friday and Salurda,
! at the green house. See ad il
, another column.
&C. L. Adams advertises that h,
will sell two dozen carnations fol
seventy-Iive cents, Friday and Sat.
urday of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. jackson Of
Dubuque, formerly of this place, are
| the parents OF twin daughters, born
Saturday, June 9th.
DR.. L. d. Fleming will preach
at Masonville next Sunday morning
at Sand Greek in the afternoon, and
in this city at the time Of evening
service.
Miss Cecil Cotter of Grinnell
is a guest at tho home of her sister.
Mrs. E. NJ. Carr. Miss Cotter has
been attending the State Normal. at
Cedar Falls.
The iron work, which com
pletes the postotlice fixtures, was
finished Sunday, which permits the
Office to remain open Sundays, a
convenience appreciated by the pub
lie.
Roland Middleton and family
went to Kanawa in Hancock county
Monday and later will visit in Hin.
OILS, returning to this city the frstof
July, before going to their home in
Kansas.
William Hockaday is erecting a
lumber shed on the properly ada
cent to the NJ & O. depot. His ad !
yertisement next week will con.
tain definite information in regard
tothe matter.
There will be rehearsal Of the
choir of the Methodist Episcopal
church next Friday evening at 81
o'clock. Every member is urged to i
be present, as special music will be
gwen next Sunday
Manchester seems DESTROYS OIL
gaining name for itself in coming
to the front as first class town. A
musical organization seem desirable
at present, and several Of the boys
want to organize band. Its hop
ed that the effort will be successful. |
Mrs. Mary Milligan was unit
ed in marriage with W. L. Tomkins
OF Edgewoodat Dubuque last week,
the ceremo1y being conducted by
the Rev. Ga n. Orvis, pastor Of the
First Congregational church of that
city Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins will
reside in Edgewood.
Glen Chapman leaves for Chi
cago Heights in a few days, where
he will act as secretary and clerk to
A. Hollister in the Hollister Lumber
company located there. Mr.. Chap
man recently completed course in
stenography at Charles City and is
sMfprepared to take up the work. /
Prof J.sR. Inman leaves this
week for Spencer and Cleveland,
Ohio, where he will attend the
National Education Association
meeting, to be held in Cleveland.
He will also go to Ithaca, New York
to take special work at Cornell Uni.
versity, during the session of their
summer school.
Doctor w. E. Boynton OF Chi
cago, will, as has been his custom
ever since he ceased to reside here,
make his annual summer visit to
this city. and remain here one week
from July LIST during which time
those desiring his services will have
an opportunity to do so. For fur
Their particulars see his notice in
another column.
There will be a few changes in
the corps Of teachers for the public
schools Of this city next fall. Miss
Alice Jones, a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. s. Jones. has been elected
as instructor of music, and Miss
Bertha Winnard of Mount Vernon
and Miss Grace Rei!sbeck Of Vinton
will fill the vacancies caused by the
resignation of Miss Elizabeth
Graves and Miss Emily Otis.
The schools Of the city were
closed for the summer last Friday
afternoon, at which time the schol-
ars we're graduated from one grade
to another. A class Of about forty
who had been in the kindergarten
were transferred to the primary
grade, and it is expected that a large
number of little folk will again be
admitted to the kindergarten in the
fall.
The baseball enthusiasm contin-
ues to increase and in a practical
way. The park is being improved
this week, loads of earth and clay
being added and leveled, which, /
when complete, will make asatisfac-
tory ground, The manager desires
every young man in the city, with a
desire to try workouts, to be present
at the practice games and from the
applicants, several will be drawn for
the regular team. The first game
will be played some time the first of
July in this city No Sunday games
will be scheduled.