Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-22
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EDGEWOOD.

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Old winter assumed a most siren
uous hold upon this community the
past week, and we hope he will be
more lenient in the near future.
Tho merry jingle of sleigh bells is
all the go nowadays.
The correspondent, while enjoying
an idle time one day last week saun.
tered down to the poultry house con-
Quoted by Bell & Hatch to note the
progress of conditions there. An
undue amount of poultry has been
brought in the past several weeks
and comparatively all Of 1t is dressed
before t is shipped out. The COM
pany is employing continually from
eight to ten pickers whose checks,
as Mr.. Hr. Hatch himself informed
us average about fifteen dollars per
week, according to- the ability Of the
picker, they are paid certain prcie
per fowl. The majority too are
adopts at the work. Before we left
Frank Way, prosperous farmer OF
this vicinity brought in Just one nun
dred spring cockerels to thin out the
ranks in his poultry house, and he
received approximately seventy-five
dollars for the same. He also says
his wife had exceedingly good luck
with her spring chicks, having hatch
ed tree-hundred in an incubator and
to her knowledge there is only one
that died. We defy any Of our read
ers to site superior record.
Louie Menge jr. Of Elkport and
lady friend spent Sunday at the
Chas. Amling home.
j. J.. Schacherer and family spent
Sunday of last week at ]. B. Putt
home.
Chas. Todd spent Thursday night
in Greeley.
Last Wednesday night a goodly per
cent OF our young attended the
Edgewood High school trio of de-
baters, Miss verda Clemens, Henry
Funk and Fred Smith to Strawberry
Point where they witnessed the de
bate between similar team from
that place composed of Mis- Draper
Arthur Graf and JOS Gill. The ques
ton, "Resolved that indefinite sen
tence is preferable to capital pun
ishment for murder in the first de
gree" Edgewood defended the a.
firmative and marched home with
the laurels of victory to their credit
The arguments were thoroughly mas
tered and ably presented. In credit
for Henry Funk it must be said ths
he distinguished himself by the sin
cerity and earnestness Of his efforts
displaying latent energies Of orator
ical ability, which II cultivated quite
thoroughly, might open to him thu
doors of glowing opportunity in the
approaching future.
Martha Menge spent Sunday witt
her friend Miss Blanch Way.
Ruth Rulon, who is working in the
printing office at Strawberry Poin-
spent Sunday under the parenta
roof. ls
Clarence Elliott lost horse on
day last week, having taken stcA
while in the harness and at work.
Henry Hesner and wife have solo
their residence property in the ives
part Of town to Jas. Boyd. Consid
Grafton $3.50. Possession to be givel
4 the first of the year. We are unable
to learn where Mr.. Hesner will re
side in future, but are unaer infor
nation that he has retained couple
Of lots and will in all probability
erect modern cottage upon then
another summer.
Miss Ida Ellidge went to Creole!
Tuesday night to visit ner sister
Miss Lille, who is working at tha'
place.
Roy Alcorn arrived home from
Graettanger, Iowa, Saturday even
ing at which place he had gone some
time ago to visit his brother, Lew
and family.
William schnack was an Elkpor,
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Barr and daughter, Helen
spent Sunday Of last week at thu
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Martin at Greeley.
Mr.. Jake Noble arrived here from
South Dakota, last Tuesday morn
ing to visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Morey Of Armour
South Dakota, arrived here Monday
morning to visit relatives in ant
around Edgewood few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Putt were Straw
berry Point traders Saturday.
Miss Ruby Boone, who is work
ing in Greeley spent Tuesday with
her sister Mary at this place.
Mrs. Neya Hesner spent Saturday
and Sunday with her mother, Mrs
A. r. Smith.
Mrs. DR.. Reed Of Storm Lake ar
rived here Wednesday morning to be
in attendance at the funeral of hel
brother, Mr.. Ave Robinson.
Mr.. Chas. Wheeler of Mancheste,
spent few hours at this place las
Thursday.
Mrs. Rhoda James entertained {
few Of her lady friends at Flinct
last Tuesday evening.
q Miss Maggie Alcorn went to Dav
export last Saturday night to visi'
her sister, Mrs. Chauncey Williams O
that place for some time.
Miss Bertha Putt, who has beer
teaching near Earlville is home fol
the holiday vacation. She informs u.
bar ,oohoo1 hoe haap oIocad f6r fbt