Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-06-03
Mrs. g. Z. Bronson was in Du-

Mrs. Y. u. bronson was IN Du
buque Saturday;
Chas. Morley of Ryan was il
town "Wednesday.
Mrs. George Chapman was ii
Dubuque Saturday.
H. L. Ram was in Waterloo
Wednesday night.
Mrs. John Merit visited with rel
atives in Earlville last week.
Miss Anette Tush Of Sious
Falls is guest at the home of hel
mother.
Mrs. Alkaline McEwen went te
Monticello Monday to make a few
weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs Jay Dudley, Mrs. John
Hogan and Mrs. h. L. Andrews
were in Dubuque Monday,
Mrs. II. A. Granger left Mon
day for Superior, Neb. for few
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs
Ellen Smith
Mrs. A. Nj. Bremner OF West
: Branch is being entertained at the
home Of II. A. Granger, Mrs Brem-
ner being sister OF. Mrs. Granger.
j. Williamson, of Chicago, is
visiting at the home Of Mrs. Char
lotte Cunningham, aud with Mrs.
Williamson, will spend the summer
in this city.
Among those attending the
Masonic grand lodge at Cedar
Rapids this week from the local
order, are w. FL. Norris, j. b. Nye,
and P. A. Peterson.
Buell. Danham went to Cedar
Rapids Monday, for the purpose Of
purchasing a Maxwell motar car.
and will also secure the agency Of
that machine for this county.
Examinations are on this week
in the public schools. Although a
seemingly dreaded event in the life
of the average young person, yet the
actual work and worry is left to the
teacher.
Lee Richardson left the first.of
the week for Monticello, where he
enters a lumber yard, under the
management of the Standard com
pany Of Dubuque. Mr.. Richardson
has been in the local yard for some
time and his friends wish him the
best Of success in his new location.
Captain j. Il. Merry and III. j.
Schwietert leave today Wednesday,
for Birmingham, Alabama. the trip
from jackson, Miss, to be made
over the new line to the Southern
city recently completed by the Illi-
nois Central. They will visit Jack
son, Tenn, Fulton, Ky and Corinth,
Miss, as we'll as Birmingham, ex-
pscting to be gone about week.
4 At a meeting the directors of
the Star Lecture course some days
ago, new officers were elected for the,
coming year The management OF
the course left a sum Of s. lO0 in the
treasury, which is tie amount over
and-aboye all expenses OF last sea-
sons entertainment Judge A. s..
Blair was made president, James
Bishop, vice president, DR.. III. Nj
Bradley, secretary, and l.. Matthews,
treasurer.
IL is.expected that the official
taboo will be put on the opening of
collins in churches, at the state CON
vention Of embalmers to be- held in
Bloomington, June 8, 10 and H.
The practice is no longer followed
in many states. Should this he done
thenurnbeFof morbid professional
funeral attendants will no doubt be
greatly lessened. Not to be able to
look into the open coffin will take
away the greater part OF interest ia
them. Exchange.
A story is being told on a
Cherokee woman this way: The
servant girl had been going out to
meet the grocery boy when he came
with goods to the back door. The
lady ofthe house noticed the fact
and one day shs watched the girl
and tho grocery boy and say Them
kissing u, the back steps. When
the girl came in she said. Now
look here Dorothy ! saw the grocery.
hoy kissing yon when you went out
after the groceries; hereafter ] will.
80 out myself. " But it won't do no
good, NAN; he says he would never
kiss anyone else but me-
Clear Lake has long been a
we'll known summer resort and it is
stated that additional cottages are
being built on the shores Of the
lake. The interurban railway,
which runs between Mason City and
Clear Lake is to be. extended into
Minnesota and into the southern
part OF the state, according to the
latest reports from those two cities
The hotels at the lake are Of the
latest appointments and entertain
ments are numerous throughout the
summer, and it will be remembered
that during the days of Sunday
School conventions, Clear Lake was
given prominence by state officials
Of Sunday school work, and since
that time, the town has developed
into an ideal summer resort for
Iowans.
For the information of the pub
lie, the story of the Depreciation of
a twenty dollar gold piece is here
with told. A certain gentleman in
this city was given a gold piece Of
the, amount mentioned some twenty
years ago, and carried it as a pocket
piece, and during that time, every
trace of engraving and enclosing
with the exception of the head o.
Liberty, which could be discerned
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