Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-04
TOWN TOPICS.


week for IA trip through the west.
Miss Grace Keiser left Friday TO
Washington, Missouri, for visit wit
relatives.
"A. c. Forrest of Ames, special
list in milk production, was in tn
city Friday.
II. C. Hines of Newtonville wa
in town last week. going to Chicag,
Friday on business.
Hon. and Mrs. r. j, Bixby o
Edgewood were in town last weel
to attend chautauqua
R NJ. Bates, an inspector of pos
offices, with headquarters in Waterlo
was in town last week.
Mrs. j. w. Brazelton and daueh
ter, Miss Vina, of Ryan visited in the
city Friday of last week.
w. A. Lang and son, Elmer Lang
of Greeley are expected home from
Europe within the next few days.
Mrs. N. II, Hyde and daughter
Miss Laura, are visiting in Chicago
going to that city Friday morning.
Charles Hoag of Charlotte, Mtch
igan, is visiting in the city at the
home of his mother, Mrs. e. Hoag.
Mrs. ]. C. Matthews and Mrs. W.
j. Wroushton of Greeley were in the
city last week to attend thechautau.
qua.
j. w. Lewis was in Waterloo last
week on business, inspecting watches
of the employees of the Illinois Cen
trail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert o. Harris,
of Aberdeen, South Dakota, are Wis.
iting with relatives and friends in the
city.
Rev. ]. r. A, Hammer of Epworth.
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church at that place, was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. II. II. Lawrence and son
are here from Waverly for Wis
1t at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Steadman.
"A new floor of hard wood has
been laid in the hallway and corri
on the second floor of the City Opera
house block.
Miss Belle Thrill of Rosendale
Wisconsin, is being entertained al
the home of her uncle and aunt. the
Hon. and Mrs. r. W. Thrill.
Fired Skinner has gone to ST
Lawrence, South Dakota, where he
Will remain for some time as a guest
of his brother. Miles skinner
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Blake and
granddaughter, Miss Marion Blake.
are expected home from Chicago this
week, where they have visited for the
past month.
-Earnes'. B:lce of Palestine, Mi
nois, is visiting his brother, A. j.
Bruce. NJ Brace is employed as an
engineer by the Illinois Central rail
road company.
Miss Martha Hartwell of Fayette
has been a guest at the Rev. T. E.
Fleming home for the past several
days going to Staceyville Friday for
visit with friends
Miss Helene Stoddard left Thurs
day for her home in Minneapolis, com
pleting Il visit of several weeks at
the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. NJ. Marvin.
Il. Il. Pride has bought the dray
line of G. e. Gates, the trade being
completed last week. Mr.. Pride has
resigned his position as engineer in
the Illinois Central pump house.
Miss Lurenne Walker of Goodwin,
Kansas, is a guest at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. S. A. Steadman, arriv
ing Friday morning, and expecting tc
remain in the city until the middle
of September.
Percy II. Strickland arrived home
from Lavina, Montana, Thursday, and
will remain in the city until Septem-
ber when he expects to return to
the west. He has ben working on a
large ranch near Lavina.
II. NJ. Preston of Fort Dodge. for
merly of this city was guest of
Capt. Abner Durham last Saturday.
Mr.. Preston was member of Com
pany F. 18th Iowa infantry, and en-
listed at the Clarence house.
B. Il. Hamblin of this city, a men,
Der of the firm Hartman & Hamblin,
real estate agent for Kansas land,
left for the Arkansas river valley this
morning, being accompanied by DIR.
H. A. Dittmer on business trip
Captain 7. j. Joseph of Quincy,
Illinois, is guest at the home of his
nephew, r. ID. Joseph. Captain Joseph
was an officer during the civil wal
and is vigorous and well preserved
veteran. His visit is being enjoyed by
his nephew and relatives in this and
other towns in the county.
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AT the recent meeting of church
men held at Ocean Grove, New Jer
sey, representing the various bodies
of the Methodist church, Rev. DR.. T
q. Fleming. superintendent of thu
Dubuque district, was elected mem
Der of the executive committee which