Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-09
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that washed the cornfileds on the
rolling land to quite an alarming ex-
tent. One of our citizens who was
in Strawberry Point at the time re-
ports that hardly any rain fell there
and no alarm whatever was felt at
the appearance of the storm.
Father Hartigan of Strawberry
Point was seen on our streets one
day last week.
On Sunday of last week ball nine
from Littleport crossed bats with the
local aggregation on the dimond east
of town. The visitors came with a
willing force of rooters but in spite
of their best efforts they were COM
PEELED to return home crest-fallen and
chagrined at their achievements. For
the sake of propriety we will not
give the score. The Littleport boys
are good players and gentlemanly
lot to deal with, but had not the
physical inertia required to overpow-
er their Herculean foe.
Jas. Fitzpatrick and wife of Gree
ley were a week ago Sunday visitors
at the j. ]. Schacherer home.
Miss Laura Boyer has again been
engaged as assistant principal in our
high school for the ensuing year.
Miss Florence Mungar and Miss Ly-
dia Whitman have also been retained
for their last term places in the
intermediate departments Miss Nora
Griess and Miss Mary Meyer did not
again put in their applications. Their
places however are to be filled by
Miss Media Poets of Hopkinton and
Miss Bertha Fear Of Atkins respect
lively. The principalship. however re-
mains vacant at the present time,
but the Board of Education have sew
eral applications on hand and they
will make choice soon we under
stand.
j. Freean spent Sunday of last
week at the John Schneider home
near Greeley. We wonder why?
On Tuesday night was a dance
given at the Mike Everetts home but
owing to the raininess of the evening
only small crowd was in attendance
During the electrical storm of
Tuesday, of last week, George REIN
err, one of our citizens, while working
IN the Bill Kraer slaughter-house was
severely shocked by bolt of light
ming that struck the building and
demolished it considerably. Mr..
Reimer was rendered unconscious for
time and felt the effects of the
blow for couple of days afterwards
but at this writing able to attend to
his duties as usual. Other damage
by lightning of minor Importance is
reported by many farmers in this
locality.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hobbs on May 30, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Peet departed
for Texas last Tuesday for brief
stay.
A. w. Steele was business caller
at Monticello one day last week.
Alvin Stone and wife were visitors
in Elkport last Tuesday.
Miss Laura Thilp is assisting Mrs.
Andy Peters with her household dut-
les.
The Spain & Rose Lumber com
pany unloaded several carload Of lur.-
per at the local yards last week.
Anton Funk, prosperous farmer
south of town, is moving his old barn,
which was supplanted by new one
several years ago, to more convenient
quarters in the vicinity of the modern
structure. Myron Stone, the we'll
known and efficient building mover
Is experimenting the work.
H. ]. Lewis has been assisting his
fatherin-law,' Henry Hesner, in the
excavation work for his new building.
the past week.
A number from this place attended
the commencement exercises at
Strawberry Point Friday night.
Miss Caroline Moser of Strawberry
Point was a guest at the home of
her friend, Mae Wiley, over Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Anna Meyer of Littleport was
the guest of her friend, Martha Men.
ge, over Sunday.
Claud Barrett, who has been visit
Ing here the past two weeks, has
again returned to Waterloo to re-
sumo his school work.
Mrs. Chas. Todd and baby went
down to Greeley Wednesday night
to visit her mother, Mrs. Martin. She
also took in the commencement ex-
ercises there on Thursday night and
returned home Friday.
During the storm of Tuesday afttN:
noon the wind blew the windmill of
Chas. Clute's over into his barn dam
aging the roof to some extent.
George Sherman had three head of
cattle killed by lightning during the
storm last Tuesday.
Helene Hesner was passenger to
Fayette Saturday
d. A. Hesner and wife of Monticel-
10 arrived here on the passenger Sat
urday morning en- route to the Claud
Rulon home, where they remained ov-
er Sunday.
M. ]. Fitzpatrick of near Strawber-
ry Point has been hauling shingles
from this place the past week for
the purpose of shingling his large
barn.
Hazel Coolidge went to Strawberry
Point Friday night to attend COM
mencement exercises. She remained
with friends there over Sunday.
ID. Gilliland and wife moved into
the Thos. Fisher home for future res
idence.
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