Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-26
WHO will win the piano?
Town TOPICS.

eHce Vlsltof fTfudy.
E. Gleason was an Independ
ence visitor last week.
4Air. and Mrs w. G. Drake were
Dubuque visitors Thursday.
III. d. Wagner was a business Wis
itor in Waterloo last week.
MIR and Mrs. George Clemans
We're Dubuque visitors Thursday
The Misses Edith and Bess An
derson were in DUBUQUE Monday.
Miss Blanche Clark was visit
ing with friends in Aurora last week
-. S. Jones returned Friday morn
ing from Ames whore he had been
spending several days.
Mrs. Geo. w. Long left last week
for visit with relatives in western
Iowa and South Dakota.
-pe,ty Strickland, who attends o
business college ct Cedar RapiN.
vas at home over Sunday.
Mrs. H. A. Granger is seriously
iii Mt her home in 4thic city, much TO
the regret of her friends.
&C. S.. Lister returned Friday al,
ternoon from South Dakota where
he had been looking after land inter.
~ests.
Clarence Jones, an employee Of
the Delaware County Telephone COM
pany, was in Dyersyille last week on
business.
Mrs. q. NJ. coykendall returned
TO her home in Waterloo Monday
morning, after few days visit with
AIRS. w G. Blake.
Late Matthews and son, L. B.
Matthews, returned home from Cedar
Rapids Saturday morning, where
thsy had been on business.
The store building occupied by
Gildner Brcs has taen treated to .
coat Of paint improving the looks
Of the building considerably.
B. Hcag of Monticello return
ed to his home Friday afternoon be-
ing called here on account of the
death Of his father. il. Hoag.
The Bloomington ball team OF
the Three.I league passed through the
city on Friday morning from Dul
bnque on their way to Cedar Rapids
Mrs! VIM. gremner and daughter
moved into rooms in the q. D. Gates
residence last week. They have been
living in rooms in the H. A. Granger
house.
DIR. Harry Hoag returned to his
home at Garner, Iowa, Thursday at.
ternoon as he was called hereson ac,
count OF the death of his father, the
late j. j. Hoag.
General j. w. Miles and Colonel
w. N. Boynton are building a new
boat house just south of the base
ball park for gasoline launch which
they recently purchased.
Roy. Crabb of Greeley, who play
ed third base for the Manchastel
baseball Team last Eyeag was iriAfUwn
Thursday on his way to Dyersyiile
where he played with that team.
+ The Lenox College Summer
school will he held from June q e
July 30. Superintendent J, R. lnman
of this city and Miss Jarman OF
Monticello have been added to this
years teaching corps.
Mrs. E. W. Grant Of Cedar Rap.
ids enjoyed weeks visit at the
.5n.e Of her son, Charles Grant, re
turning to Cedar Rapids Monday
morning, where she resides with 9
daughter. Mrs. F. C. Flint,
w. S. smarzo Of New York City
who has been in Manchester severa
days on business and enjoying yisa'
with former friends, left Monday fol
st. Paul and other cities In Minnesot'
expecting to leave for his home tht
first of the month:
The second section OF train NO
2 on the Illinois Central. which passe
through Manchester Monday morning
carried a large party of Swedish
Americans who are returning to tn
fatherland for a visit with relatives
and friends.
strawberry Point is to have
strong baseball team this year wit
.Messrs Belknap and Vanice as tn
battery. They have already mum
her Of games scheduled Of which tn
first will .be between Greeley an
that place on Decoration Day
"A team belonging to Arthur 4
Wagner ran away last Friday morn
ing causing considerable excitemen
They became frightened in the vicii
ity of the Dairy City Creamery an
ran east on Main street for abor
one mile. No damage resulted frol
the runaway.
Rev. w. H. Ensign, pastor
sthe First Presbyterian church
this city, attended the Buchana
FCounty Sunday School conventie
(which was held at Aurora last wee
Rev. Ensign spoke Thursday afte
noon on Use of the Word in Eva
gelisucal Work"
III. Fisher and family, who ha'
been Manchester residents for MAJ
years. left for Wayerly Thursda
where they expect to make their I
ture home. As Mr.. Fisher is ira
cling salesman with his headquarte
at Waverly this will enable him
be at home more of the time.
III. Z. Ram was in Chicago Mo
day on business. meeting represent
tives Of the Estey and Hutchint
votey Organ companies, who are
sirolls of selling an organ to