Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
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Budden home at Petersburg.
Chas. Menge and sister, Martha,
spent few days of last week with
relatives at Littleport and vicinity.
Dr. kirkpatrick, the dentist, spent
Tuesday of last week between trains
at Strawberry Point.
Jake Ludy and wife of Strawberry
Point spent Sunday of last week at
the j. j. Schacherer home.
Henry Wiley jr., John Moran, and
Mayme Wiley and Mae Taylor of
Masonville spent Sunday of last week
at the j. H. Weidert home in Dy-
ersville.
Jos. Thilp and wife were business
callers at Strawberry Point last
Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Ross and Miss Ruth
Rulon were Sunday afternoon callers
at the Frank Schacherer home. Frank
says come again.
Harold Beckner had the misfortune
of cutting a severe cash in his right
hand with razor on last Saturday
afternoon. The injury, though not
serious proves very painful at this
writing.
Francis Funk was business call
er at Strawberry Point one day last
week
Miss Sadie Fowler of near Greel-
ey spent several days of last week
with her sister, Mrs. Henry May of
this place.
Lee Way was at Strawberry Point
on business one day last week.
Fred Brown of Oelwein visited
under the parental roof over Sunday
of last week.
DR.. Breed of Rock Elm. Wis. has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. Jen-
ME Breed and daughter, Lottie, the
past week.
George Pilkington and lady friend
were Strawberry Point visitors last
Wednesday,
Henry Hesner has contracted the
building mania SO prevalent of late
by purchasing DR.. Newman's lot
where his old office stood. He sayl
the structure will be a two story
brick 20xs0. We are unable to sa,
with certainty what business will bt
conducted therein, but are positivel.
aware that our citizens who ar,
not in direct sympathy with the pro
hibition move, are not backward ii
expressing their opinion of what bus
mess they would deem suitable
Miss Sadie McGarvey was Straw
berry Point passenger Thursday morn
ing where she spent the day will
friends.
Ed Durlin of Marion, Indiana, who
has spent several months past in the
employ of his cousin, Floyd Hatcf
an the egg and poultry business here
departed for his home on Monda,
of last week.
Roy Alcorn of Greeley was seer
on our streets Friday night.
Frank schacherer took in the dane,
at Littleport Thursday night.
Frank Stone who moved here from
photograph last spring has purchase,
the Durston property in the soutl
part of town.
j.. J. Schacherer, prosperous farm
Ell living south of town had bee
last Wednesday for the purpose O
rodding down his barn. 1t will be re
membered that this fine structure
was RACED to the ground by the Sc
we're windstorm of June 20, 1908
Since that time John has entertained
the idea that it would be wise prop
osition to secure the barn more firm
ly to the foundation. The work wa.
superintendent by Fred Peick ST.
Supt. T. R. Roberts of Elkader de
llvered the baccalaureate address t,
the graduating class Of the Edgewoo,
high school at the Methodist churcl
on Sunday evening of last week. The
class though not under his charg,
since New Years has been under his
supervision for the past four year.
and the interest he shows toward
them is by no means small, and he
no doubt, enjoyed the. privilege OF
giving this address which was very
well prepared speech
Claud Barrett who has been at
tending school at Waterloo has beer
taking two weeks vacation witt
relatives here.
Miss Zahendt of. Elkader was {
visitor at the home of her brother, l.
Zahendt and family.
Mrs. Jas. Sharp was an Elkpor
visitor Friday.
The Excursion Business Mems trail
of Cedar Rapids which was SEIZED
uled for this place on last Friday
from 6:30 to 700 p. m. was abou
one hour late and consequently thei,
stop was limited to a few. minute.
only but nevertheless they were treat
ed Hospitality while here. and left IL.
IN the hope that we might see then
again at some future date.
George Lillibridge was at Littlepor
last Thursday.
John Schacherer ST. of Dyersville
was visitor here Saturday. On Sun
day night, accompanied by his daugh
ter and son-in-law, j. b. Putt ant
wife, he left for Dawson, Minnesota
to spend few days visiting his son
A. e. Schacherer and family.
On last Thursday a number of the
neighbors and friends of Ed Hatfield
living southeast of town, dropped il
upon him by surprise to help hin
celebrate his birthday. Although con
pletely unaware of the event, Et
managed to show them all goot
time. Before repairing to thei,
homes they wished him many returns