Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-21


Miss Ruth Billingsley is a guest
of friends in Cedar Falls.
Il. w. Lampman is business Wis
itor in Cedar Rapids today.
. Burr Finch of Monticello spen,
the latter part of last week in the
city.
An annual harvest home picnic
will be held at Dundee on next Sat
urday
Capt. j. T. Merry leaves tomor-
row for St. Louis on a several days
business trip.
Miss Jennie Holmes left for Chi
cago this morning where she expects
to remain week.
Mrs. Henry Lawrence departed
for Waverly this morning for a weeks
visit with relatives.
Miss Clara Wolcott left Monday
for oberlin, Ohio, where she will en-
ter Oberlin college.
j. w. Funk departed this morn
ing for Linton, North Dakota, for a
two weeks visit with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Earle Hutson of
Waterloo were guests of friends in
the city the latter part of last week.
Miss Mable McCollum of Stock
ton, Illinois, visited here with Miss
Name Donshue the first of the week
Miss Clara Pentony went to
independence Saturday morning, ,wher
she is to be a nurse in the hospital
at that place.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church will meet at the
church Friday afternoon of this week
at 2:S0 O'clock
Rev. w. H. Ensign is at Du-
bulue attending the annual meeting
Of the D,gbuque Presbytery being
held in that city this week.
The quarterly report of the Della
ware County State Bank of this city
will he found in another column of
this issue Of The Democrat.
win Percival was here last week
for visit with his father, Henry Per-
cival, returning to his home near
Crawford, Nebraska, Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Acers are
enjoying visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
Moffett of st. Petersburg, Florida,
who arrived in the city Monday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Alva Johnson returned to
her home in Dubuque Saturday even
ing after a visit of several days at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Rutherford.
H. f. Arnold left this after
noon for Kentucky on a business trip.
Before returning home he will visit
his rice farm in Arkansas, being
gone about two weeks in all.
City AAssrreys +. B. Blair and
Mayor A. D. Long left this morning
for Waterloo where they are attend
ing the annual convention of the
League of Iowa municipalities.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Gildner OF
Mason City arrived in the city this
morning fer visit at the home of
the formers brother, E. E. Gildner
The tri1 was made by automo
bile.
DIR. James Ball of Seattle, Wash
ington, was shaking hands with Man
chester friends last Thursday. He
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bal
OF Delaware, where he is spending /;
short vacation.
DIR. Thos. ]. Burns went to Wa
terloo this morning, where he is il
attendance at the annual meetin,
OF the Iowa Health Officers associa
tion which is being held in that cit.
this week.
| Miss Ruth Gray, who was for
merly in the employ of the Dairy Cit
Creamery company of this city bu
who now has an excellent positio
az Humboldt, visited friends here FIR
day and Saturday.
Miss Lucy Gildner of Nor
Springs was an over Sunday guest s
the home of her brother. E. E. Gilt
ner. She departed Monday morniIl
for Mt. Vernon and Anamosa, whel
she will visit with friends before +
turning home.
Bernie Belllnap arrived in IL
city Monday afternoon from Detroi
Michigan, where he had been visitir
relatives for several days, and depai
ea that evening for Sioux City
begin his duties with lumber esta
lishment at that place.
k His many old time friends we
a pleased to see Frank Hale here la
5. week. Mr.. Hale formerly resided
d Manchester but left for the we
$ about twenty years ago. He locat
in Seattle and engaged in the re
estate business and has prospered
e The new Wahkonsa hotel at Fc
t. Dodge which is to be under the ma
is agement of Robt. NJ Johnson & {
n opened for business Monday. y
% Johnson is a former Manchester bi
who has made good in the hotel bu
ness. He has conducted the Log
house and the Ellis hotel at Wat
;, loo for many years and is one of
;. best known hotel men in the state
,e Hon. John ID. Denison, jr. of
re buque, democratic candidate for G.
gress from this district will open
:. campaign in Delaware county at H
kinton, Tuesday evening, Septeml