Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Fred Hruby OF Dubuque was in
own Thursday.
20. H. Parker was in Dubuque
last week on business.
Capt. j. Il. Merry arrived home
Friday from Washington, ID. G. and
Chicago.
Ii. X. Andrews of Strawberry
Point was in town last Wednesday
I and Thursday.
Mrs. j. +. Merry, who was in
Chicago last week, returned home
Thursday evening.
Burt Hockaday was in town
last week, returning to his home in
Greeley. Thursday.
Mrs. r. w. Graham and Mrs.
G. H. Parker were in Greeley last
week visiting with friends.
A public sale was held yester-
day tuesday, al ]. j. Carruther's
consisting of farm implements and
stock.
Mrs. George Hitler, who re-
sides Just south of town, is critically
i'll, and chances for her recovery are
very small.
--B. b. Schwietert of Colesbura
was in town Saturday Of last week
as guest of his brother, III. j.
Schwietert.
Floyd H. Arnold was home Sat
urday and Sunday from Iowa City,
where he is attending the Uni
versity of Iowa.
Miss Ilene Thorpe, who was
home last week on account of illness
returned to Cedar Falls Friday to
resume her studies in the Iowa
State Normal school.
John Hockaday, who has been
conducting meat shop at Cuba
City, Wisconsin, has disposed OF his
market to an employe and is as yet
undecided as to suitable place to
10 cate.
The remodeling of the Gleason
restaurant on Franklin street has
been 10 process the past week. and
the management are now prepared
to serve meals and lunches as pre-
viously.
Thursday afternoon the regu
lar stock sale was held at the Novel
ty Stables. A good attendance as
sisted in making prices fair, and a
large number Of hogs and cattle
were sold.
Tho Modern Woodmen of Amer
lea will initiate about fifty new
members to their lodge on Tuesday,
March 10th. The meetings are now
held in Ford Hall, over Stearns &
McCormick's department store.
An editor of western exchan e
recently began worrying how he
would get his shirt over wings after
reaching paradise. An envious
contemporary sarcastically observed
that his difficulty would likely be ia
finding how he could get his hat .on
over his horns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Snyder OF
Lansing were entertained at the
home OF. their daughter, Mrs. Harlo
Stevens last week, going to Greeley
for few days visit with friends
there, Thursday. They returned to
this place the first of the week, go.
ing from here to Lansing
F. NJ. Hubbell, the richest man in
Iowa, announces that hereafter he is
going to invest money in Iowa ex.
clusively as he believes this state
the soundest and most permanen mt
field. Mr.. Hubbell has had invest
ments all over the west and his
statement is a splendid tribute to
Iowa.
1t will not be safe this year
for q man to take drink out of a
bottle with candidate. The pri-
mary law makes it crimeSfor a can
didate to treat and the fellow accept
ing stands the same chance of
punishment as does the fellow who
offers the observation-disclosures Demo-
crat.
No stock was shipped from Man
chester markets Wednesday, on ac-
count of the severe snow storm
which tied up freight trains along
the railroads. Consequently, the
market went up ten cents on hogs
and cattle, as receipts were light,
but resumed their former prices as
traffic was again restored.
The Rev. James Z. Wagner and
family, who have been visiting in
the states Of Oklahoma and Texas
for the past few weeks, will return
home Friday of this week. Mr.
Wagner has. been conducting re-
wival meetings in. a former parish
of his, and has written that the
meetings have been successful.
IT. Z Ssdgwick and family and
Richard Smith. leave the first of the
month for Pierre, S. D. and will
purchase land near there and en-,
gage in farming. Mr. Smith has
been employed in the Dairy City
Creamery, but will be connected in
business with Mr.. Sedgwick on their
ranch. Mr.. Smiths daughter, Miss
, Ella Smith. expects to leave about
the first of April for Pierre.
Prof. j. r. Inmsn gave an il
Illustrated geography lesson to Glass
B in the Sixth grade Thursday ev.
ening at Central school house. The
class enjoyed the work and a con.
tinuance of such outside lessons will
be carried on for the present. 9th
ar cjasses have had the hanefit nj