Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-08
The LOCAL news OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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Miss Bessie LeClerc was an over
Sunday visitor in Dubuque.
Mr.. Acheson Of Cascade was :. in
town last week.
J.. D. Mac Allister has bought the
corner lot of Mrs. Anna Earhart for
which he pays $500 with the inten-
ton of erecting residence.
H. H. Bently OF Ryan Visited his
parents last Wednesday.
The Clio club held its regular meet.
ing last Tuesday at the home OF Mrs.
Knuth.
S. H. Bartlett has moved into the
house owned by Mrs. Lucy Waits.
L. Powell has moved to the J. J.
Dunlap house and A. c. Martin has
moved into the house he recently
purchased.
Mrs. Copeland and family occupy
the Morton residence during their
absence and DR.. Jeffries has moved
into the residence vacated by Mrs.
Copeland which he has purchased
and the moving has not yet come to
an end.
Miss Beatrice Gavin, who teaches
near Anamosa, was an over Sunday
visitor with her parents.
Mr.. Bateman, the monument man
OF Monticello was in town Tuesday.
The Littlefield Brothers have
bought three lots OF the Farmers
Z Supply Co. and will erect building
4 40 by 80, two stories high, to be
used by them for their agricultural
) implement business. The Farmers
Supply Co. formerly had a large
building on these lots which was
moved to their present location. q
The state bank examiner, Chas. E
Putnam Of Cedar Rapids was In town
Tuesday and Wednesday looking ov-
er the business Of the HopkintoE
banks. 81
A large number Of the scho:mates
OF Misses Helen and Esther Mackin-
E
party on last Friday evening,
as they expect to leave with their
/ mother for Shenandoah, where DR..
Macintosh has already gone to be-
come the pastor of the Presbyterian
church in that city.
The Delhi and Hopkinton high
school boys played ball here last
Saturday. Hopkinton winning Is to
Mr.. Tibbitts and daughter Thelma
and sister, Mrs. Wheelock, were in
\ Manchester Tuesday. II
Miss Nellie Campbell went to In
dependence Tuesday, returning Fri
day with her mother who had been
+ visiting there for couple of weeks.
Miss Carrie Deshaw was in Du-
buque the last OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer and Mrs.
Jenkins attended the meeting Of tho
!. 30. F. in Dubuque.
Miss Eva Keith went to Monticello
i Friday evening.
Miss Dawson, who had been caring
for Mrs. DoolitAe during her illness,
8 geturned to her home IN Center juno
{. ton last week.
Mr.. Mills leaves Monday morning
Tor caspar; Wyoming, where he has
q claim.
Mrs. Macintosh and daughters left
Monday morning for their new home
In Shenandoah.
The town was enlivened Friday and
Saturday by the law suit over tbs
town election. H. G. Smith claiming
to be elected instead Of E. F. Main.
j: The lawyers wereJ. Locher and Mr.
J. Herrick OF Monticello for Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Doxsee Of Monticello fo1
n Mr.. Main with J. Plat and r.
\ Brooks as judges. On examining the
ballot box the case lost itself The
lawyers declared it off and the coun.
Gil is expected to stand as elected.
Word was received the last Of the
week Of the deathof Mrs. Anna Pope
Of Kansas, sister Of Mrs. Adelma
Reed, Mrs. Jeffries, Mrs. J. BrokaW
and Mrs. R. L. Wallace, also the
death Of John Costing of LIE Mars
Iowa, whose wife is a sister of the
same ladies.
FIX. Barnes has received the an
nouncement Of the marriage of his
son Glenn to young lady in Canada
Rev. ]. w. Parkhill preached two
very interesting sermons in the Pres
byterian church last Sabbath.
On May II Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt
Milton will give an entertainment II
the Methodist church which will con
sist Of readings, bell ringing, imita
tions, representations, Instruments
music and ventriloquism.
DELHI.
E. G.. Adams was in Mancheste
Friday.
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