Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

: from iowa City where they attend the
state university.
Miss Frances Dorman of Fayette
has been guest of Mrs. A. NJ. Cloud
for several days, returning home the
first of the week
MIR. and Mrs. Glen G. Conger and
Mis-. Gertrude Conger. Hoffman OF
Dubuque We're entertained at the
home of Mrs E. j. Conger Thanksgi.-
Ing Day.
Mrs. Ellen Johnston returned
home Saturday evening from Cedar
! Rapids, where she had been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Mildred Roth.
ford.
Mrs. Alma Mosher of Fort Dodge
was q guest at the Loop home on
Butler street last week, leaving Mon
day morning for visit with friends
at Dubuque Monday.
Mrs A. Hollister went to Bel.
syidere, Illinois, Mond..y for few
days visit at the home of her son,
Edward III. HOLSTER and will go to
Chicago the latter part of the week.
where she will remain until next
week with Mr.. HOLSTER.
II. E. Frentress and family left
Wednesday morning for Denver, Col
orado, near which city Mr.. Frentress
si1tends to liye for perhaps two years.
He has rented his large farm east
Of Thorpe, and has purchased from
the government a tract of irrigated
farm land near Yuma
The Carnegie library has recent
ly received some new fiction, the
books being placed on the shelves
& "Wednesday. November %. The Sc
lection includes 1.-THE Prospector" by
Ralph Conner, The Little City OF
Hope" Marion Crawford, THE Cen
! tlemen from Indiana" Booth Tarking-
ton, .Rejnvenation of Aunt Mary
Anne Warner, and THAT Printer Of
Udell' s." H. B. Wright. The Re
1uyenation of Aunt Mary" has been
staged during the past year and is
one of the popular productions now
entertaining theatre goers. The book
Is accordingly as interesting. The
works Of Alice and Phoebe Cary. AS
Chinaman Sees Us" by Grafton
{ and History of Greek Art by F. B
Tarbell are among the number o.
volumes which the library offers to
Its patrons. Then the children have
"a Girl, Of &c" by Amy e. Blanchard
"The Hoosier School Boy" by Ed
ward Eggleston, "sunbonnet Babies
by Eulalie Grover, "Raftmates" b.
Z Kirk Munroe, and 1.-THE Merry AID
ventures of Robin Hood" by Howard
Pyle.
The second annual short cours'
in agricultural and domestic scienc
OF the Iowa State college will be hell
ut Manchester February Is to u
1909, under the dictatorship of Prof
r. G.. Holden. The officers Of the l.
cal association are Henry Brayton Q
Manchester, president; Frank Brook
of Hopkinton, vice president; Jo'
Hutchinson of Manchester, treasurer
and Frank D. Joseph Of Manchester
secretary. The department superb
tandents are t. H. Carrothers. Ryar
live stock (horses and beef cattle)
L. s. Fisher. Edgewood. live stoc
(hogs, sheep and dairy cattle); !
E. Robinson, Manchester, agronomy
Cbas. Cute and j. E. Frentress. BOZ
of Manchester. grain contest; Geo.
LISTER Manchester, domestic scienc
The county representatives are 10
Hurd of Peosta, Henry George
West Union, and W. B. Warburton
Independence. The value OF sho
course in agriculture was fully del
onstrated to the farmers Of this Sc
ton last winter. The work was vel
successful from every standpoiI
About two hundred farmers attend
last year. In addition, more thu
fifty school boys realized considerat
profit from their work ut the she
course. The second annual meeti
M will ne held on the dates nam
above. Advanced and beginnt
classes will be formed to accomada
both divisions. The executive co
mittees and faculty are planning me
s extensive and elaborate cours
which will be more helpful and pro
able The Northwestern Iowa sh
course district is one peculiar
itself. Diversified farming Is mari
as in no other district. Arrangeme
are being made to give each Dral