Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19

ter. Minnesota, the first of the
week.
The buildings occupied by S. A
Steadman and j. H. Allen are being
painted on the exterior.
p. F. Madden has prepared and
is placing 125 sign boards for use
throughout the country.
Mrs. G. NJ. Coykendall of Water.
leo was entertained by Mrs. w. C.
Blake the first of the week.
The third annual reunion of the
Iowa State Elks association will be
held at Dubuque June lie and II.
Carl Rabenau went to Monticello
Monday evening as an employee in
the Standard Lumber company's yard
Saturday. May %. is the last
chance you will have to vote for the
girl CT your choice in the piano con-
test.
w. S. Smarzo of New York City.
formerly OF Manchester, was in town
the first of the week on business
"trip.
"A. l.. Seeber and Fred Kleinsorge
of Dundee were in town Thursday,
making the trip in the formers REQ
runabout.
Rev. w, II. Ensign and C. O.
Torrey were at Hopkinton Thursday
to attend the educational rally for
Lenox college.
DIR. H. NJ Bradley will attend
meeting of the state medical con.
vention which convenes in Dubuque
today, Thursday and Friday.
Miss Hattie Anderson, an in
structor in the High school, was in
Monticello Saturday and Sunday, Wis
iting with friends in that place.
Edwin Henshaw of Des Moines
IS a guest at the Paxson home, super
intending the remodeling of the
aouse which was begun last week.
Nelson j. Atwater left Wednesday
forming for Newark, New Jersey, for
two weeks visit at the home of
his grandmother, Mrs. Charlotte At
water.
Mrs. E. A. Kline arrived home
the first of the week from Kansas
City. Missouri, where she has SLeen
making an extended visit with rela.
tives.
The Misses Jessie Tyler and
.arserite Connelley were at home
sunday from Sumner where they are
,anployed in the Bright-Webster Dry
is company's store.
The engine of the Manchester
& Oneida railway company has been
frightened with several coats of paint
he work being done by Engineer
,eeman and Fireman Purvis.
III. l.. Ram went to Oelwein this
afternoon to attend the dedicatory
exercises of an Estey organ which
has been installed in the Methodist
Episcopal church of Oelwein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Polkamp,
who live south of this city, leave
this week for New York, and from
that place will sail for Europe, ex
pecting to make two months visit
in Germany.
Mrs. A. r. Bracket of Des
Moines visited with friends in the
city last week, returning home Thurs
day, Miss Mabel Dubois, who ac~
companied her mother, leaves for Des
Moines the latter part of the week.
Miss Alice Walters has beer
employed in the office of Jos. Hutch
inson to succeed Miss Ruth Crum
who is soon to remove to Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. Miss Walters will repre-
sent the Manchester Light. Heat &
Power company as collector.
Miss Maude Crum is at home
from Omaha, where she has been
spending the winter. Miss Crum
will remain in the city, with her
mother, Mrs. S. L. Crum, until they
remove to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where
they are to make their home.
S. NJ. Chase of Delhi has moved
to Manchester and will make his
home in this city Mr.. Chase has
been engaged in business at Delhi for
many years, and his retirement from
further activity allows him to re-
move to the best town in eastern
Iowa.
A waste pipe from the public
drinking fountain on the corner OF
Main and Franklin has been laid to
the large trough opposite the power
house on West Main used by team
sters to water their horses. The
pine then is carried for draining pur-
poses from the watering tank to the
river.
II. C. Hines went to Dubuque MOI
day morning to receive further treat
| ment from specialists in Mercy hos
pital, where he submitted to an op,
Grafton last week. Mr.. Hines is rap
idly recovering from the affects OF
his weeks entertainment at the
hospital, and expects soon to return
to his work at Newtonville.
George Harrison is critically IL
at his home in this city Three chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison are
expected this week: Mrs. May Douth
wait of Colorado Springs, Earle Har
rison and Mrs. Ethel Hutchinson o
Trinidad, Colorado. Edward Harriso
who lives at Lafayette. Colorado,
i'll with severe attack of small po'
and unable to visit his father.
The dry run" enacted such pre-