Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26

on our streets one day lastweek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Funk were in
Manchester last Thursday.
] Rue Smith, who has been working
for Will Robins until recently has
gone to Montana to join his folks who
moved there last March. He says
they are progressing nicely and are
| well satisfied in their new location.
Miss Meyer, our grammar depart
! ment teacher, who was called to the
bedside of her brother several days
ago has again resumed her school
duties to the glad satisfaction of all
concerned. Her brothers condition
turned to the worse. He was buried
on Tuesday of last week.
Zelda Farmr was a Strawberry
Point visitor one day last week.
On Monday of last week the Allen
liansel home came very near being
the scene of conflagration. In
some mysterious manner fire original
ed in one of the upper room sleep.
discovered in time to prevent any
ing departments, but the fire was
serious damage being done to the
house. With the exception of some
wearing apparel that was destroyed
completely, the loss was slight. The
fire was quickly quenched by mem
| harS Of tho houcabo1d
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wiley ST.. spen
last Thursday in Littleport
Nate Hatfield is working for j. j
Schacherer south of town.
Carl Funk, who has spent some
time in Texas, returned home one da.
last week, much to the surprise O
tives there are suffering extremel,
his many friends. He says the ma
from a draught which seems to b,
the main drawback to that country
He also hays that the price for labo
is higher here than tere and for tina
reason he returned home. His man,
friends were glad to see him one,
more.
i Chas. Amling and wife We're a
Strawberry Point last Thursday.
Mrs. Jennie Breed is suffering
: siege of rheumatism at the presen
writing. We sincerely hope she vii
be out and about again soon.
The intermediate teachers her
by's park last Friday afternoon.
I gave their pupils an outing at Bi.
t Francis Funk was business cal
: er at the Point one day last week.
j. ]. Schacherer and family sper
4 Sunday of last week at the ia.
e Fitzpatrick home east of Greeley.
Frank Wiley, the well known no
and cattle dealer of the firm Thil
n & Wiley, spent a few days of Las
! week in the vicinity of Export.
). Chas. Wheeler, the poultry dealer
has commenced work on the foundt
!. ton of the new brick building he il
: tends to erect on the ground the oil
meat market building once occupied
1--we understand he intends to rem
the same but are unable to learn t
whom or what line of business tn
new structure will accommodate.
On next Friday night the Com
mencement exercises will be held a
! Hesner's Opera house. There vii
be dance given after the exercises
Tickets will be so cents. Home mt
sic will play.
Mesdames Alvin Stone and Free
Robinson spent last Tuesday il
Strawberry Point.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Putt spent las
Thursday at the F. v. Balluff hons
near Lamont.
Ed. Helgermann, the popular black
. smith, who has been laid on the
shelf, owing to felon on the fore
; finger of his right hand, for sometime
is again able to resume work at hi!
anvil as usual
Claud Rulon of Wood was seen OF
our streets on Sunday of last week.
j. F. Schacherer was at Strawber
ny Point last Thursday.
| Mrs. Ruff Morris was here Frida,
to visit her mother, Mrs. Breed.
John Thurn and lady friend tool
in the ball game at Greeley week
ago Sunday.
| Will .Merkel who is working neal
Strawberry Point was seen on oul
streets one day last week.