Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-11-25
Mrs. A. ]. Pease visited at Straw

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town last week on business.
Mrs. A. D. Brown and Mrs. j.
w Lewis were at Dubuque Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Williams
were at Dubuque Wednesday of last
week.
"A number from this city attended
sale held at Strawberry Point Sat
urday.
Mrs. Susie Breckon and daugh-
ter visited with relatives at Earlville
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Roy Morse of Strawberry
Point visited In the city last week,
returning to her home Saturday morn
ing.
Miss Jennie Holmes went to
Waukon last week to visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Percy Lang
RIDGE
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Williams, A. l..
Sheppard and Miss Mabel Curry of
Hopkinton were in the city last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. VIC. Cawley arrived home
a few days ago from an extended WIS.,
4. In Indiana, Chicago and other
points in Illinois.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Everetts and
Miss Amy Dudley we're at Waterloo
Friday to attend the Iowa Dairy AS
ISOLATION convention.
Mrs. T. ]. Jacobs left Thursday
for Duluth, Minnesota, where she will
be a guest Ct her daughter, Mrs. Paul
j. Gilbert, for several weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. c. W. Keagy will
attend family reunion to be held at
the home Of H. R. Keagy at Indepen-
dence on Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Ella Morse Rosing leaves
this week for Ell Paso, Texas. where
she and Mr.. Rosing are to be asso-
ciated in settlement work in that city.
Miss Laura Hyde went to Grin
nell Friday, and from there to -Scran-
ten for short visit. Miss Hyde will
return home the latter part of the
week.
Herb G. Swan Of Independence
was a guest at the home of H. C..
Smith last Friday. Mr.. Swan is as
ISOLATED with one Of the furniture
houses in independence.
"A new bridge to span the Ma
quoketa river southeast of Hopkinton
is soon to be built. The supervisors
Of Delaware and Jones counties now
have the matter under consideration.
Mrs. A. A. Palmer and daughters,
Edith and Ruth, leave this week for
Alma, Michigan where they will make
their future home. Mr.. Palmer being
employed in large creamery at that
place.
j. F. McEwen is at home from
Grinnelf and Fulton. Missouri, ar,
irving in the city Thursday. Mr.. Nc
Even accompanied his mother to
Fulton, where she intends to spend
the winter with sister.
DIR. and Mrs. E. G. Dittmer and
daughter have gone to Chicago, wher
the Doctor will take a course in
surgery at the Northwestern Medical
college. They have rented apart
ments at ,225 Warren avenue. and will
be In Chicago for several weeks.
The store windows are taking on
a holiday aspect. The merchants are
getting out their Christmas goods and
the wise buyer is making his selec-
ton before the rush begins. Do you
realize that there are but twenty-five
shopping days before Christmas. Get
busy.
AT meeting Of the Delaware
County Farmers & Mutual Fire and
Lightning Insurance company held
last week, A. D. Long was appointed
president Of the company, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of A,
S. Coon. Geo. S. Lister was ap
pointed secretary.
M. /. B. Richmond purchased
from j. NJ. Beddow thirty-two shoats
last Wednesday, the shipment leav
ing that afternoon for Chicago. The
animals weighed sixty-five hundred
and sixty pounds; the average weight
being $50 pounds. A price of $5.2S
| per hundred was paid.
ID. R. Lewis & Bro. advertise the
Stouffer brand of hand painted china
IL this weeks issue Of The Democrat
Each holiday season this firm carrier
o complete line of china, cut glass
and silver, and the line purchased
and now on exhibition at thier stor'
| is we'll worth inspecting.
j. A. Strickland, travelling immi
grafton agent for the Chicago. NIL
waukee & st. Paul railway, will oc
cupy offices in the Hruby building OF
the corner Of Main and Madison
streets. Mr.. Strickland has conduct
ed his real estate business in the Cit
Hall block for several years. bu
his new rooms will be more comme
dious and convenient.
4 Fish Car No. 8. of the Unite
States Bureau of Fisheries. left Maj
week for points In Illinois. While !
this city. Capt. E. X. Durham. who
in charge Of the car, superintende
the removal Of several thousand crol
|pies from streams in Wisconsin,
the Fish Hatchery at Spring Branc
Garry Thorpe, Jay Matthews an
Charles Hruby Of this city are men
bers of the cars crew.
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