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

Mrs. Geo. Barr ana TWO llltle
children who spent the past month
at Spencer, the guest of her sisters
Mrs. Paul Brown and Mrs. Jessie
Robinson arrived home one day last
week to the glad satisfaction of
Shamrock" who says patching is
the only systematic only poor one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Glazier went to
Littleport in their auto on Sunday of
last week, where they visited at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Sherman.
Clyde Watham, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Watham living east of
town had the misfortune of having
his back Injured by hay fork one
day last week. A doctor was called
and several stitches were taken to
close the wound. He is getting along
nicely at this writing.
Miss Dillon of Hazelton is the
guest of Miss Grace Platt for sever
al days.
Mrs. Ed Whipple and children spent
Sunda of last week with her husband
at Hopkinton.
Several from this place attended
the ball game at Strawberry Point
last Tuesday between that team and
Manchester. At the close of the
tenth inning the game stood / and /.
Miss Anna Story spent Sunday of
last week with friends at Hopkinton,
Miss Frances Kane who has been
visiting relatives here for some
time returned to her home at Cas-
Italia, Iowa, last week.
Mrs. Ferdinand Schultz and her
daughter-in-law spent Friday in Straw
berry Point.
Floyd Hatch was in Anamosa last
Thursday.
In our last weeks letter we stated
that Flossie Stone accompanied our
teachers to Elkader for the institute.
1t was mistake we regret. Eveah
Maxson was the party we should hav
mentioned
John Lucey of Littleport spent a
day with his sister, Mrs. Henry Will
ey last week.
The married and single men of
this place crossed bats on the local
diamond last Thursday. This time
the juniors won out by score OF
A to 6.
Mrs. Tier of Central City who has
been visiting her daughters, Mrs
Jos. Sharp and Mrs. Henry Smith
returned home Thursday.
Mrs. Will Hitchcock and her moth
er, Mrs. Stone, were visiting a
Strawberry Point Wednesday.
R. G. Cooking, the we'll known mer
chant has been enjoying yisi
from his brother of Erie, Ill.
Anton Funk and wife spent Sun
day of last week at the Dyer Hal
home at Strawberry Point.
Jake Luthers of Chicago has &C
cepted position in the Lester Bur
gins meat market.
DR.. e. B. Hanson and wife spen
Thursday in Strawberry Point TIN
guest Of relatives.
John Moran is assisting Johl
Schneider of Greeley during haying
Carl Funk is assisting his cousin
j. p. Funk during haying and harvest
Frank Sherman and wife of Little
port were business callers here one
day last week
Frank Schacherer took in thu
"school mans" dance at Elkadel
last Friday night
Athon Lynde departed for Aber
deem, South Dakota, one day las
week
Doc Coolidge suffered kicl
from a horse last Thursday which
will cripple him up for a few days.
There was an ice cream sociable
given on the Chas. Todd lawn last
Saturday evening, the proceeds O.
which were turned over to the Re
beccas.
Jim Wiley and Fred Smith tool
in the ball game at Elkader weel
ago Sunday between Elkport and Ell
kader.
Will Duncan has done some paint
ing on his home the past week which
has greatly improved it's appearance
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Hubbell were
visiting in Manchester last week.
H. F. Boyer, proprietor of the
local creamery has come into pos
session of new automobile This
makes nigh unto a half dozen OF
these machines in this place now.
Hon. R. J. Bixby and wife were Wis
iting at Strawberry Point one day
last week.
Claud Borrett is assisting Louie
Menge ST. during haying.
Fred Peick ST.. has taken con
IlaCl lOI llS SIeCLlOu Ol MUSE lOI
his son-in-law, Mr.. Fowle at Little
port.
Frank Wiley, of the firm of Thilp
& Wiley, spent day at Manchester
last week.
Beryl Coolidge, who has been at
tending summer school at Cedar
Falls returned home Saturday morn
ing.
Jas. Sullivan of Littleport was
seen ON our streets one day la.
week
The merchants of this place have
new potatoes on the market for the
last week.. They are selling for 81 90
bushel.
Anton Funk and wife were Straw
berry Poina visitors last Friday.
VIM Schnack is doing carpenter
work on the Jos. Funk ST. home at
this writing.