Manchester Democrat., 1908-08-05
Jay Dudley was in Central City

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i james Rogers of Farlville was
III the city Saturday.
Miss Anna Ward Of Ryan Wis
tied in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Hutson
were in Dubuque Friday.
Mise Grace Horton Of Coggon
is visiting with friends in town.
Miss Susie Breckon spent the
weeks end with her relatives at
Earlville.
Mrs. w. j. Suckow and Miss
Emma Suckow of Grinnell are
guests of friends in town.
j A. Strickland returned home
the first Of the week from an e1-
tended trip through the west.
w. Il. Norris returned to Spirit
Lake last week, to spend several
.|days at the Lake with his family.
! Mrs. Hubert Carr was in
Waterloo Monday, for visit at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. L. Afford.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. L. Walters re-
turned home Saturday from Mon
tour where they visited their daugh-
ter.
Miss Mildred Smith and Miss
Jeannette Young we're entertained
by Miss Vina Brazelton in Ryan a
part of last week.
Mrs. F. S. Walker of Fayette,
who visited in Cedar Falls last week,
was a guest at the home of DIR. and
Mrs. I. 3. Fleming over Sunday.
Mrs. N. S. Craig and daughter,
Miss Clara, arrived in town last
week from Jennings, Louisiana, to
spend several weeks in the north.
Mrs. A. @. Philip and daugh-
ter, Vera, returned home Sunday
morning from an extended visit in
Sioux City and in points in Mime.
sofa.
Miles Blair went to Waterloo
Friday to meet Mrs. Blair, who has
been at Colfax for several weeks,
receiving treatment at the sanitar-
ium.
Miss Gertrude Porteous left
Saturday for Aberdeen, South Da-
kota, where she has secured q po-
sition in an Office in that city as ste-
nographer.
Miss Ora Cooper If Marion is a
guest at the home OF her Cornell col
lege friend, Miss Belle. NJ. Asmistead,
and expects to be in the city for sew
eral weeks.
The Misses Fannie and Clara
Haeberle returned home Friday from
several days visit in Saint Paul,
where they visited with their broth
er, L. d. Haeberle, and at Waterloo
with relatives.
The white robin has been seen
again; this time on Howard street,
between Franklin and Madison
streets. The bird is spotted with
white feathers and is a most freak
ish looking specimen.
Mrs. Anna Cotter Of Grinnell is
o guest Of her daughter, Mrs. 2. M.
Carr, expecting to spend several
days in town. Miss Grace Cotter
returned today "wednesday TO
Grinnel, after having spent several
days in town. 49,
Miss Ida Snowden and daugh-
ter. Miss Irma. left Monday morn,
ing for Omaha, Nebraska, expecting
to visit in that city and other points
in that state until the first of Sep
tember. While in Omaha, they
will be guests of Mrs. Louis Hun
gate.
20. A. Dunham returned home
from Mississippi Saturday night,
after several months business trip.
IMr. Dunham reports the corn and
cotton in excellent condition., that
daily showers keep the crops grow
ing finely. Mr.. Dunham's planta-
ton has doubled in money value
since his possession, and he is we'll
satisfied with southern soil and
climate.
-"The Mysterious Mr.. Raffles" !,
the man whom the Waterloo papers
are at present advertising, wac in
town Friday night for few minutes
having eluded his pursuers by
taking train No. 2 from Fourth
street, Waterloo, and coming to this
city. returning on a freight. His
followers quit the chase at Inde-
pendence, as "Mr. Raffles" made a
part of the ride on the bumpers" !.
"A. Thorpe, ir., has resigned his
position in the pos:office, which va
cancy has been filled by Floyd
Evans, who has already begun work.
The newly appointed assistant post
master, F. B. Dunham, arrived in
town Sunday morning from the
west, and is becoming acquainted
with his work. The force in the
local postal station is again COM
plete and will be most competent to
carry on the business of the post
Office department of the govern
ment.
An accommodation has been,
discontinued which, for some time
has been greatly appreciated by the
people of the town and travelling
men, namely, the package OF letters
which has been sent from the Clar-
ence house every night to be sent
either west or east on the midnight
and early morning mails. The
night operator refuses to handle
this matter, as complaints have been
entered that certain letters were
, never received, hence, his refusal to