Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-24
TWIN TOPICS.

Curtis Hockaday was in Earl
vile Thursday.
Jay Matthews was in Cedar Ra
pids Thursday.
Mrs. j. ]. Goen visited will
friends in Dubuque Thursday.
Mrs. R. D. Graham and Miss En-
ma Noble were in Dubuque Thursday
Mrs. H. w. Lawrence and Mrs
Henry Goodhi1e were in Dubuque
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Graham
visited with friends in Strawberry
Point Friday.
a. o. Seward left for Hot
Springs, South Dakota, Thursday for
few weeks visit.
Miss Gladys Sabin and Miss
Catharine Brewer were in Oneida
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Charlotte Cunningham is
at home from Chicago, where she
has been a guest of her daughter
Mrs. Mabel Williams.
DIR. H. A. Dittmer and General
M. F. Leroy were In Charles City
last week on business.
-Messrs. Lathrop and Hoyes OF
Strawberry Point were in the city
last Wednesday on business.
Mrs. j. H. Allen visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Coltman
In independence a part of last week.
Miss Clara Haeberle was at HON
the past few days from Mount Yer
non, where she attends Cornell col
lege.
Instructor Beck of Waterloo was
In charge of the school of instruction
conducted in the Masonic temple
last week.
&c. A. Moore, a travelling passen-
ger agent for the Santa Fe railway,
was business caller in Manchester
last week.
-Harlo Newcomb left Friday for
Rogers, Arkansas, for visit with
friends and from there will return
to Portland, Oregon.
The Misses Emma and Grace
Noble Of Greeley were entertained
at the home of their aunt, Mrs. R,
D. Graham, last week.
e. G. Hesner of Lamont, former
ly assistant cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of this city, was in town
last week on business.
Charles Barr shipped a car load
of cattle to Chicago Thursday via the
Manchester & Oneida and Chicago
Great Western railways.
-Mrs and Mrs. Walter E. sedg-
wick left Thursday morning for spo-
kane, Washington, where they in
tend to remain indefinitely.
The Elkader, Garner and Water
loo High school representatives were
the winners in the oratorical cpn-
test held at Reinbeck last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence, who
is living in Dubuque, was visiting
with her friends in Manchester,
Thursday, returning to Dubuque Fri.
day.
q. w. Seaton and son Dwight OF
Usage were guests at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop Thurs
day. Mr.. seaton and Mrs. Bishop
are cousins.
Archie Pinch and Lewis Taylor
left with a car load of immigrant
goods Wednesday for Leayensworth
Washington, where they will locate
permanently.
-E. e. Gildner was in Nora
Springs Sunday and Monday and also
attended business conference O.
the representatives of the Gildnel
Brothers Clothing company at Masol
City the first of the week.
i
George Miller left Friday TO
Condor, Oregon, after three months
visit at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. August Miller. Mr.. Mile
has been living in the west for three
years, and will be employed on
ranch after reaching Condor.
The price of eggs is slowly blu
surely creeping cautiously down iron
the elevated plane on which 1t stoo'
all winter. Common folk feel tina
their consciences will not complai
when an order for dozen of egg
is given the grocer. Wholesale dea
ers were paying 16 cents last satul
day.
Rev. Robert F. Paxton of Sulphu
Springs, colorado, has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Earlvill
Congregational church, and will b.
gin his work May /. Rev. w. A. A
corn, the present minister. has r.
signed and will be succeeded by Re-
Mr.. Paxton, who was pastor of til
church about six years ago.
DIR. T. q. Fleming attended til
funeral service of the Rev. G.
Wheat of Dubuque, which was he
Friday afternoon from the Grandvie
Avenue Methodist Episcopal churc
Rev. Mr.. Wheat was well known
this Upper Iowa) conference, al
for several years was pastor of II
charge at Sand Spring. He is su
yived by his wife and two daughter
The American Express compal
has secured a lease of the Mclnto
s. building on Main, street which will
used as local office for the agesI
z. w. Williams. A partition h
been erected across the main, roo
allowing convenient room for t
employees, care of packages, and
critohJa n1ana for natrons RI ~