Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-02
TOWN TOPICS.

e. E. Gildner was in Waterlo
last weeko business.
u ID. A. Huene of Monticello was il
town last week on business.
Mrs. Oscar Sallsterg visited witt
friends in Dyersville Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Hoag of Month
cello We're visiting in the city Sat
urday.
Edward Bolsinger spent a few
days last week with hisparents a
Colesburg.
Mrs. Lore Afford of Waterloo wa
"a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Huber
Carr, last week.
Mrs. II. ]. Wilson of Portland
Oregon, formerly of this city, is Wis
iting with relatives in Chicago.
Il! W. Williams was quite ill las
week, Icing confined to his room
from an attack of acute indigestion.
Mrs. Frank Schneider, who has
been a guest at the Thompson home
left last week for San Francisco, Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. James hzer of Ryan was in
the city last week, going to Lamont
Thursday afternoon for visit with
relatives. - = -e7
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Arnold were
In Chicago last week. as guests at
the home Of the latter's brother, Chas
Shimmin.
Miss Avis Goodwin of Cedar
Falls was guest at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. King Good
win, last, week
w. S. Walker of Iowa Falls was
in the city last week. on business
Mr.. Walker is cashier of the Home
Savings bank in that city.
Mrs. Margaret j. Gilchrist left
Thursday morning for Omaha, Ne
braska, after a several weeks visit at
the home of her sister,, Mrs. c. W..
Keagy.
j. F. Jackson of Dubuque, chief
clerk to H. j. Phelps, division pas
senger agent of the illinois, Central
railroad, was in town Wednesday on
business.
-. M. Cloud was at Appleton and
Gilmore; City last week, where he de.
liyered graduating addresses before
the senior classes of the High schools
of those towns.
Claire Thorpe will fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Glen
Chapman as day clerk at the Clar-
ence house, Mr.. Chapman having beer
appointed one of the city mail car
riers.
George Simmons of Cambridge,
who has been making months Wis
it with friends in Manchester, left
for his home Monday. Mr.. Simmons
is engaged in the harness business
lat Cambridge.
Il. Matthews goes to Davenport
! today to attend the grand lodge of
.Masons in the state of Iowa which is
being held this week. Mr.. Matthews
sissa delegate from Manchester dodge,
No. 1865, "A. f. & A.. M.
Mrs. IA. j. Andrews attended the
special meeting of the Eastern Star
held at Waterloo on last Wednesday
evening. Grand officers of the state
were present and a large delegation
from the chapters over all the state.
Jay Matthews left Thursday
morning for Mason City where he
was to join Mr.. Keith Vawter, who
is one of the owners of the Redpath-
Nawter Cbautauqua system. Mr.. Mat.
thews will represent the company as
an agent, arranging dates for chau-
tauquas and doing collecting.
Miss Gertrude Anderson of To
Iedo, Ohio, is being entertained by
Mrs. Fl. T. Smith in her apartments
in the Clarence hotel. Herbert A.
Anderson is employed in the ac'
counting offices of the Fairbanks
Scale company, and will soon be ap
pointed a travelling representative
for that firm.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. ]. Lillibridge, af
ter a several months viist in the city.
left last week for San Francisco. Cal
ifornia, where they will spend the
summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Lillibridge
will spend few days at Clairemont,
South Dakota, to enjoy visit with
Jay Lillibrige, and will also stop at
Portland and Seattle. :
Mrs. T. e. Fleming will make a
ten days visit at the home of her son,
Herbert Fleming, in Chicago, leaving
for that city Thursday. Mrs. Flem-
ing will also attend an organ recital
to be given by her daughter, Miss
Lillian Fleming, who graduates from
the department of organ study in the
Northwestern university at Evan
ston.
r. NJ. Merriam of Ryan was in
town last week with his new Buick
% horse power, five passenger car
Mr.. Merriam states that the Buici
and REQ are favorite machines il
his town, and that inN Central Cit,
there are twenty-four automobiles
the people of that place being en-
thusiatic in regard to this form O
recreation.
MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Strickland
and son Glen left today for Lavina
Montana. Mrs. Strickland and Glel
will remain in the west until Sep
TENDER, expecting to spend severa
weeks on large ranch near Lavina
and also tour the Yellowstone, park
1t is their intention to visit tn
Alaska-Yukon exposition to be hel