Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22

prices.
-Mr.and Mrs. @. e. Bronson
are visiting relatives in Spencer,
,tIowa.
:; Mrs. Thomas Holman of Win
throp was the guest of friends here
last week
u. W. Abbey Of llaywarden, la
is a guest of relatives and friends in,
this city.
Mrs. Harry Sullivan of Water
loo was guest of relatives here the
!, first Of the week.
james German has returned
from two weeks visit at his home
in Waterloo.
Burton Clark advertises ex-
ceedingly attractive prices this week
for his Final Clearance Reduction
sale.
In order to make room for flour
4 in transit G. H. Parker will sell flour
for the next week commencing Mon
day, Jan, 81 at cost.
I Monday, January 10th, Justice
j. M. Pearse united Annie Keohne
and Ernest Rogers Of Earlvi.le in
marriage at his office.
Miss Lillian Flemming visited
friends in Dubuque the first of tho
tl,r,oaL ord otkand.,d ~, oonoart r,sya,,
there by Paderwiski.
Last Friday night Gus Nacht-
man fell at the skating rink and
sprained his right hand. The hurt
though painful is not Of serious
nature.
Iowa College at Grinnell has
been presented with a $4,000 pipe
organ by A. B. Terril of this city as
a memorial for his daughter the late
Miss Lillian Terril.
Marriage licenses were issued
the past week to Fred w. WendaL
aud Adah.B. Croyle; AL Burbridge
and Alice Parker; John Heisermap
and Christina Huls.
Mrs. Henry Fritz and daughter
Mrs. Mamie Nelson of Cedar Rapids
were here Tuesday on their way TO
Dundee to attend the funeral of
the formers nephew Albert S.
Smith.
Fred Denton publisher of the
Webster, South Dakota Farmer was
the guest of relatives here, last
Thursday and Friday. From here
he went to Lamont to visit his sister
Mrs. 4. II. Hoyt.
superintendent Inman informs
US that all children who will be five
years of age on or before Sept. 1st.
1908, may enter the kindergarten
on Monday, Jan. 9th, 1908. A
class will begin work at that tame.
= Attorney Charles d. Pickett of
Waterloo has announced that he
will be candidate for the nominal
ton Of Representative from the
Third Congressional district of la
to succeed Congressman B. p
Birdsall.
- Father Hanley of Mont one of
the best known and best liked
priests in this diocese has started
for an extended trip through Europe
and the Holy Land May his journ-
ey be pleasant and may he safely |!
return to prosecute his life work
with renewed vigor.
TIE Combination Sale Co
has claimed Feb. Goth, 1908, as the
date for holding their winter sale at
the Novelty Stables, Manchester,
Iowa They have listed fine
bunch Of Aberdeen Angus and
Short Horn cattle also Duroc Jersey
and Poland China bred sows.
The Democrat office received
the first of this week thesl,rgest aud
best consignment Of books, to be.
given away as premiums to its adj
vance paying subscribers, that it
has ever had. Call early and pay
your subscription for another year
to the Democrat and select one of
the premiums before the stock is de-
.p!eted.
Friday Of last week, A. D.1
Lightly of Oneida was arrested by
the County Sheriff for violating a
quarantine and was taken before
Justice Newcomb of Earlville for
the preliminary hearing. lie was
bound over to the March term of the
Grand Jury and was released upon
giving 5000 bond for his appear
ance at that time.
Monday evening, Justice j. M
Pearse was. inveigled over to the Ma
sonic temple only to find that in
stead of the pretended special meet
ing the members of the Blue Lodge
and their wives had planned sur
prise party for him. The occasion
wasl Mr.. Pearse's 18th birthday and
he was presented with beautiful
leather chair as testimonial Of
their regard and esteem. Mr..
Pearse is one Of the Oldest surviving
members Of that order in this city.
The ladies had come prepared with
baskets of good things and very
enjoyable evening was had by all.
The First National Bank Of this
city elected officers for the ensuing
yerr at its annual meeting Tuesday
Of last week. M. f. Leroy was unan-
imously reelected president, A, II.
Blake was elected vice president and
L. L. Hoyt second vice president
by the unanimous vote of the direc-
torate. County Treasurer f. e. Dut-
ton and don. A. Preussner were
elected cashiers. A ten per cent
| dividend was declared S25OO0O