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


town Saturday.
w. B. Robinson and son were il
Greeley Thursday.
p. NJ. Draper was in Dubuque
Thursday on business.
of Dubuque were in the city Saturday
Miss Mabel Drexler of Coggor
was guest of Miss Mildred Smith
the first of the week.
earle Durey arrived home Thurs
day from Chicago where he hat
.been visiting his brother.
MIR. and Mrs. A. G. Johnston Of
Dubuque We're guests of relatives in
town the first of theweek.
Il. J. Boyce and family left Mon
day for Cass county, Minnesota, for q
ten days visit and vacation.
Mrs. H. G. Utley was visiting
with friends in Marion last week, re-
turning home Saturday morning.
w. G. Williams of Des Moines
formerly editor and publisher of The
News, was in town Sunday on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Williston
were guests of relatives and friends
in the city from Saturday until this
morning,
Miss Olive Tucker of Chicago is
home for months vacation, as a
guest at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. Tucker
M. X. Brown is at home for a
vacation, and with his family are en-
joying the summer at their country
residence north of the city.
Miss Florence Riddell returned to
Strawberry Point Thursday morning
after a weeks visit at the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. G. A. Peterson.
Fred Rabenau has been in town
few days from Iowa City where he
is connected with the state tubercu'
losis sanitarium, being a medical stu.
dent at the university.
Mrs. Florence Hetherington-Gray
bill of Bartellsyille, Oklahoma, arriv'
ed in town Friday evening for visit
at, the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hetherington.
DIR. and Mrs. e. T. Afford and so
of Waterloo were guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Carr last Tuesday, max.
ing the trip in their studebaker tour
ing car. Mrs. Alex Stearns accompa
MED them on their return to Water
loo.
Harry Tucker of Minneapolis was
visiting at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. q. Tucker, the past
week. Mr.. Tucker is a representative
of a machinery concern, with ter
ritory lying in the northern part Of
Wisconsin.
Mrs. G. r. HOLSTER and daugh
ter, Miss Grace Hollister, and son
Master Earle, of Waterloo, have beer
visiting at the home of w. H. Hollis
i ter on Franklin street. They go TIC
Arlington today for few days, and
later to Fayette.
IS. L. Cary of Jennings, Louisiana
was in town Thursday for shor'
visit with friends, having arrived IL
the north last week, and is visiting
in Dubuque for few days. He ant
Mrs. Cary will remain in Iowa fol
about Two months.
-B. w. Pierson has returned from
two months vacation and resumed
his position as an operator in tn
Illinois Central depot. Mr.. Piersol
has been spending part of ihs tim,
in the State of Illinois as deputy TO
! the Modern National Reserve.
Mrs. l.. b. Carhart of Marion wa
in town the past few days. Mrs. Car
hart formerly lived in Manchester
but for several years has given he
time in finding private homes TO
parentless children, and her wor
is recognized by the churches of tn
state and charitable institutions.
B. T. Jackson of Cedar Rapid
who, with Mrs. Jackson formerly vii
tied at the home of Mrs. Jackson
parents, the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. H. {
Pratt, during their residence in TIL
city, was in town a few days la'
week on business. Mr.. Jackson ws
recently elected president Of the N
tional Grocery Mems association.
Last Saturday John F. Carr
Lamont was operated upon for an e
ceedingly serious internal malady
st. Mary's Hospital in Rocheste
MINI. Doctor William Mayo pc
formed the operation, and no /livil
man could have done it better tn,
he did. Mr.. Carr is recovering fro
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the operation better than it was e
pected that he would, and he h
fully nine out of ten chances 1
complete recovery.
Fred Hensey visited at the>ho1
Of Henry Meyers in Dyersville Sat-
day. Many Manchester people Q
not aware that Mr.. Hepsey condut
small but a very busy cooper she
which gives employment to numt
of workmen. Mr.. Hensey told a
porter of this paper that the dema
for butter tubs was SO great that
shop was unable to turn out finish
products fast enough. Co-operat
creameries from all over the coun
buy of Mr.. Hensey, and call for
goods at the shop. More than eigl
tubs are manufactured a day. ant
reasonable profits realized fr