Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-02-05
BRIEF MENTION.

4Iths
j. W. Lewis was a Waterloo
visitor last Friday.
Ed Farwell spent Sunday in
Greeley with relatives.
-Mrs. g. B. Harris was Du-
buque visitor last Wednesday.
j. B. Engstrom is a business
visitor in Western Iowa this week.
Mrs Frank Asamus was Ryan
visitor the latter part of last week.
-Dou't forget the Firemen's Ball
at the Central next Wednesday eve
ming.
-Mrs. A. Try of Aurora was q
Manchester visitor the latter part of
last week.
President DeBra Of Epworth
Seminary was Manchester visitor
last Friday.
Mr.. Mrs. B. Grems spent last
week in Fredericksburg, la, with
relatives.
Geo. Dando of Earlville and
Henry Nieman spent Monday in Ce-
dar Rapids.
David Rule of Akron, Colo
RADIO, is renewing old acquaintance
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Gleason and
family have removed into the Hol-
lister cottage.
-Messrs. j. Strickland, W. B.
and H. @. Smith were Cedar Rap
ids visitors Monday.
Vim. Wells and NJ. B. Banty Of
Aberdeen, s. D., were Manchester
business visitors last week.
Jos. Hutchinson has been con-
fined toShis home the past several
days with an attack of La Grippe.
IN. II. Hyde has purchased the
south twenty-five feet of the lot on
which his photograph gallery is To-
Gated.
Two great Americans were born
in the month of February, Lincoln
on the twelfth and Washington on
the 22d.
MIR. Blizzard who has been Wis
iting in this vicinity was a Man.
chester caller the latter part of last
week.
-Drs. Burns, Bradley aud Bow
usraa and Mrs. Bowman we're in Del
hi Sunday attending the funeral Of
DIR. Fuller.
DIR. j. w. Scott spent last week
in Cedar Rapids attending meet
ing q the Iowa State Veterinary's
Associatien..
Mics Margaret Reilly of MONT,
has accepted a position here in the
Offices Of the Delaware County Alb
stract Company.
r.. r. Robinson left Saturday
for Minot, S. D., Before returning
home he will spend some time in
i'm Texas, Florida and South Caro-
Nina.
The month Just closed is u,
ported to haye been the warmest
January since 1882, the thermom-
eter fell but once below zero during
the entire 81 days.
Mrs. Minnie Skinner is quite i'll
with Ia grippe at the home of her
daughter Mrs. VIM. Barke. Her
many friends regret her illness 'and
trust she may soon regain her usual
health.
"A npmber of friends of Mr.. and
Mia John Cruise jr, gathered at
their fakm home today and neatly
surprised them. The occasion being
. sort Of farewell party to-Mr. and
Ars. Cruise who will soon leave the
farm to reside in Manchester. A
bounteous dinner was served and O
very pleasant time was had by all
present.-Earlville Phoenix.
The Farmers Sayings Bank Of
Nashville at its recent annual
meeting declared dividend o.
twelve per cent and reserve of sew.
ssn hundred dollars for the past
wear. And this. Notwithstanding
Its hank was burglarixed and thu
reeent panic. The bank is but two
years old and the result shows I
splenAid record for its managers.
II. IL Blunt feels quite vel
Alhank You over the products Of hi
aero lot near the schoolhouse; H
has s.arketed $3.50 worth of pop
corn and still has some on hand; h
had 1.-TWO rows Of potatoes around tn
lot estimate to be worth at least s.
and the fodder crop $50, making
total of $Sl.6O. How's that 70
farming in Iowa? -Hawkeye Beacon
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Wayne
lsft Monday for Alva, Oklahoma
where Rev. Wagner will hold re
wival meeting. He was formerl
pastor of the Methodist church 8
Alya, coming with his family iron
that place when he took up ii
pastorate of the Methodist churcl
here. They will visit at varior
points in Oklahoma and Texas an
expect to be gone for three weeks.
Mrs. David Waugh has quite
curiosity in the snap of lilly. Tt
plant which is a young one, blossme
for the first time a week ago. Thel
are two flowers on it, each measu
ing g. inches from tip to tip. TIT
are star shaped and OF saline
pink color. On both flowers all Il
petals bu-. one curl downward ar
that one curls in the opposite .
rection. The lilly seems to be Gro
between the Easter and Tiger Lii
The flowers are !, very beautiful CT