Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-02
~. A. Strickland was in Chicago

81 u. A. Strickland was in Chicago
Thursday and Friday ofslast week. s
l Read the notice regarding mod
( ern cottage for rent on Union street.
Jack Tierney and Garry Thorpe
!. visited at Stone City and Anamosa
t last week. ~
h DIR. and Mrs. H. A. Dittmer were
in Chicago last week, returning home
j Wednesday night. 49,;
j DIR. H. Hcykens hass located at
Charter Oak, instead of at George,
) Iowa, as was his intention when
J, leaving this place.
The county board of supervisors
| met in regular session last Saturday
| lat the court house. ~
Miss Irma Snowden returned to
i this city Monday afternoon from an
j, extended visit at Omaha and other
points in Nebraska.
The union services were discon-
ltinued last Sunday evening, COM
plotting a series of eight sermons by
! the various pastors of the city.
II An ice cream social will be held
on the Cathloic church lawn, We'd
nesday evening, September 2,for the
benefit 70 the church. Everybody in
vited.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Brown and
son, Clarence, returned home last
lweek from Hannibal, Missouri, where
lthey had spent several days with
friends.
AT the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning, the pastor will
speak on christian Completeness,
and in the evening. Spiritual I'm
Outstanding"
The armory will be the scene 70
an old fashioned hop on Thursday.
night Of fair week, "Bill's' orchestra
from Oelwein having been secured
for the evening.
Mrs. Grace Walters Willard re-
turned to her home in Montour Sat
urday being accompanied by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Walters,
to Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. A. j. Andrews, L. L. Hoyt,
DR.. and Mrs. H. NJ Bradley, Mr.-and
Mrs. r. A. Denton and Rev and Mrs.
r. A. Barnes were in Dubuque We'd
nesday of last week.
ID. W.. Clements of West Union,
attorney for the estate Of the. late
banker. Thoss Cole, was in town Mon
day attending to matters connected.
with tile probate Of the will Of
said decedent.
Services on Sunday at the First
Congregational church at the usual
hours. Mr.. Lynde will preach both
morning and evening. Prayer meet
ling on Thursday evening followed by
choir practice.
The state papers report an I'M.
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Des Moines last week. lightweight
tickets were sold over the Manches-
ter & Oneida railway for Des Moines
during the fair.
Fred Rabenau was at home the
latter part of the week and over Sun
!! day, visiting with his father, R. W..
Rabenau, who. was called to Iowa Cit.
"wednesday. on account of the funer-
q, of relative. .a.
Mrs. Geo. W. Storey, who is at
tending the convention Of Pythian
Sisters at tuscaloosa this week, will
visit at the home of Mrs, Grace Walt
Iers Willard at Montour, and at Ce-
dar Rapids before returning home.
DIR. James Ball of Seattle, is the
guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
| r. Ball at Delaware. His many FRIEND
in this county, where he was born
and lived until his early manhood, arc
extending to him hearty greeting
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Risher and
Mrs. A. j. Atkins left last Wednesday
evening for Dell Rapids, South Da-
kota, where they expect to visit for
two weeks. Mr.. Fisher intending to
remain several days after the open
i ing of the chicken season.
At Central Opera house last
Thursday afternoon, Ralph Riggs,
with his. excellent company presented
"It's All on the Quiet" The play was
one of the best seen at Central OPP
era house for some time, and the
|interpolated dancing and singing were
clever features Of the. show.
\ Mrs. Jennie Jones and daughter,
Miss Elsie, leave next Monday for
their new home near Zeal, South Da-
kota, in what Is, known as the White
Owl country. Mrs. Jones has secured
a homestead and expects to remain
indefinitely in Dakota. For many
years, the city library has been very
ably managed by Mrs. Jones.
i Mr.. and Mrs.v John Smith en-.
joyed a few days visit with Their
son. Edgar 6, Smith Of Chicago. last
week. Mr.. Smith is general mana
ger Of, the Kimball PIANO company OF
that city, and has recently returned
from business trip through the east
where, he reports, the financial con
dition about the same, and a marked
stringency in business activity very
noticeable. :
/ Mrs. c.. w. Dorman returned
home last week from a several days
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ]
NJ Dorman. at Peoria, Illinois. 1t will
be rendered that the papers of the
city contained accounts, of the acci
dental shooting of Mrs. ]. NJ. Dor
man, which occurred some time ago