Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-03-04
DIR. g. D. Boyce of Waterloo

Fred Hruby OF Dubuque was IN
town Saturday evening.
Miss Hazel Tucker was in Ced-
ar Rapids the first of the week.
Floyd A. Morse was in Rein
beck this week on business.
--E. NJ. Carr was in Chicago and
Detroit this week on business.
William Robinson of Ryan ha d
business in this city Saturday.
The Hon. |. M. Gibson of
Greeley was in town last week.
w. A Lang of Greeley was in
town last Saturday on business.
Mrs. A. f. Pillard of Coggon
with her son, Norman Ackley, the
first of the week.
August Natchman returned
from Chicago Monday afternoon
after ten days visit in that city.
-Messrs. G. R. Williams, s. w.
Holschor and W. 7. Kennedy. of
Earlville, were in this city over
Sunday.
1t continues to grow. We refer
to the Dundee Savings Bank, and
the reader to its quarterly state
ment in this issue.
w. T.Wood and George Heyer
of Earl,ille were business visitors
to this city yesterday and made
this Office pleasant call.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Steeman of Des Moines last
Thursday, Feb. 9th. Mrs. Stee-
man will be better remembered as
Miss Katherine Commerford.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert II. Pur-
Wis of Crookston, Minnesota, who
were here in connection with the
law suit between himself and Messrs.
Schaum and Born, returned to their
home Saturday.
The spring vacation for the
Manchester public schools will be
effective from Friday, March 81, to
April 6, the dates being approved by
the meeting Of the school board on
Monday evening.
H. G.. Goss, who has been act
ing as city editor Of the News, has
left the employment OF that news
paper, and is, at present, assisting
in presenting the home talent play
at Strawberry Point.
There will be a union school
caucus at the Firemen s hall Friday,
March 6, at 7:30 o'clock for the nom
ination of directors to succeed j. s.
Jones and r. W. Rabeneau and fl.
G. Haeberle as secretary.
Garry Thorpe returned from
Chicago Friday, having spent
week in that city. August Nacht-
man, who accompanied Mr.. Thorpe,
decided to remain in Chicago. secur-
ing employment in the Swift Pack
ing house.
Rev. and Mrs. W. j. suckow
of Grinnell arrived in the city Mon
day evening to attend the ordination
sercice of the pastor of the First
Congregational church, Charles
Ensign Lynde, which occurred this
(Tuesdap) afternoon and evening,
an account of which will be given
in next week issue.
The deposits in the First Ma
ton Bank of this report to the Au-
ditor of State, published in another
column, was at the date of said rs.
port considerably over three hundred
thousand dollars. II has surplus
fund of $l2,500 and undivided prof
its Of over $4,000. All of which in!
dicates that it is doing a safe and
profitable business.
Sunday afternoon, while at
tempting to make a flying switch at
Oneida, the engine and tender on
the M. & o. was thrown from the
track and slid into nearby ditch,
thereby tying up traffic on that road
until Monday afternoon, when a
Milwaukee engine, No. 1878, was
put into commission. The rear
Journal of the engine was damaged,
which were repaired Monday, SO
SO that the regular equipment is
again in use.
Miss Ruth Paxson, who is
General Secretary of the Students
Volunteer movement of the United
States, will be in tho city March Is,
and on that Sunday afternoon will
address mass meeting Of women
which will be held in the Methodist
Episcopal church. Miss Paxson is
a we'll known worker in both Young
Women's Christian Association and
Students Volunteer work, and her
here on that date, will,
no doubt. attract large attendance
at the afternoon meeting.
Word received from j. A..
Wheeler, formerly Of this city and
engaged as travelling passenger
agent Of the Illinois Central, who
moved to Seattle some years ago.
states that Mr.. Wheeler is now
interested in an electric interurban
line of road between Seattle and
Portland Letters have been sent
to many of Mr.. Wheeler's friends to
interest them in the project and as
he is one Of the directors and trus-
tees of the proposed road, people in
this community trust that his efforts
are successful.
The many friends will regret to
learn that Mr.. and Mrs. A. HOLSTER
and son, Lawrence, will shortly re-
move to Chicago. Mr.. Hollister has
recently become identified with
large business concern and his dut-
les will require his residence in
Chicago. Mr.. Hollister has been a
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