Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-28

Mrs. ID. A. Huene of Monticello is
visiting at the o. f. Huene home this
week.
Rev. John Frank Moore preached
at Sand Creek church Sunday after
noon
Mrs. Jane Flack of Strawberry
Point is visiting with Mrs. Sarah
White.
Mrs. Margaret Meyers of Cedar
Rapids is guest of her sister, Mrs.
o. A. Durham.
Mrs. w. H. Ensign is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Miss Margaret
Greer of Monticello.
Miss Gertrude Bolsinger of Coles
burg is visiting her brother, Edward
Bolsinger, this week.
There were S,0O5 books in tie lib
raries of the rural schools last year.
and 9,S7S books this year.
Mrs. F. A. Grimes and Mrs. NJ. e.
Dittmer of Colesburg are visiting in
the city this week with friends.
Hon. and Mrs. E. G. Perkins of
Delhi were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
G.. Haeberle the first of the week.
Alex. Sheldon of Seneca, South
Dakota, is enjoying a vacation and
visit with relatives and friends in
town.
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Hutchinson
and daughter were in Monticello Sun
day. as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Hoag.
Rev. ]. Fred Bindenberger, field
representative of Upper Iowa universe
ty, was in the city last evening on
business.
Mrs. e. e. Farwell of Omaha, Ne
braska. is being entertained at the
home of her parents and sister, Mrs.
F. b. Blair.
Miss Henrietta Miller leaves in a
few days for California and Washing
ton. Miss Miller visited with friends
in Colesburg last week.
Mrs. Richard Sawyer left this
morning for Howard, South akota, af-
tere a months visit at the home of
the Hon. w. H. Sawyer.
The families of Charles H. Parker
and w. R. Gill go to Independence
this evening to attend a part of the
military encampmert being held in
that city,
w. l.. Drew has just received a
selection of ladies tailor made suits
and dress skirts for the early fall
trade. He invites an inspection of
the goods.
Mrs. P. G. Ingersoll and son went
to Dunlap today, concluding visit of
several weeks at the home of Mrs.
Ingersoll's parents, Capt and Mrs.
Abner Durham.
The special excursion rates to
Dubuque on account of Barnum &
Bailey's circus showing in that city
drew quite number of Manchester
TO Key City on Monday.
Miss j. Mildred Smith leaves the
first of September for Chicago, where
she will enter Hahnemann hospital
and begin a three years course in
professional and trained nursing.
DIR. H. S. Davis has installed an
electrical engine in his dental offices.
The machine is MANUFACTURED by Ritter
and is one of the latest improved de-
vices of its kind. Power is furnished
from batteries.
The forty-third national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public will be held this year, August
8 to IA, at Salt Lake City. A round
trip rate of $32.1O has been authoriz-
ed by the railroads, and transporta-
ton is honored for thirty days.
Mrs. D. ]. Crane of Volga City
has been in town several days as
sisting in the care of her father, Mr..
VIM. B. Smith, who is critically i'll
at the home of his son, H. G. Smith.
Alr. Smith was considered to be in a
critical condition last Friday, rallyxng
until this morning when the case be-
came more serious. His friends hope
that he may enjoy complete recov-
cry.
The street commissioner and a
representative of the fire department
assumed the roles of street sweepers
Monday morning when the payment
down town was flushed and washed
and cleaned to nicely which would
rival the "Spotless Town" of adver-
Using fame. A lead of fire hose at
tached to a hydrant and pulled by a
team of horses comprised the appar-
atus which SO thoroughly cleaned the
red bricks.
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