Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-12-06
The LOCAL news
OF The WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS
Items Of 4 Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
Town.

Haute. Indiana, Monday on bushes
trip.
Mrs. S. A. Steadman will b,
hostess to the Friday afternoon clul
ON December 8.
Miss Vera Black. was at home
for Thanksgiving from Mt. Vernon
where she rs a student at Cornell
lcollege.
/ e. B. Bolander, manager O
the Eclipse Lumber company, vis.tet
with relatives at Lohrville part Of
last week.
Miss Pearl Dra1ney and Harley
Killian Of Lenox were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs John Porter
Last week.
Mrs. w. F. Merrill and niece,
Bessie Robertson Of Sioux City spent
part of last week with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A, Steadman are
enjoying visit from their grand
son, Lucille Lawrence, OF Waverly,
who arrived here Monday
Miss Genevieve Harris returne,
to her home at Union, Iowa, Satur-
day after a few days visit with the
Sisters OF Mercy in this. city.
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Miss Amy Ram and her brother
Lucien Ram returned home from
Webster City Monday after shor.
visit with relatives in that city.
Misses Frances Lawman, Nell
Armistead and Charlotte Atwater
spent Monday at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rae Durham at Dubuque.
Mrs. Leslie Meskimen, who has
been visiting here at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw, Meskimen, re-
turned to her home at Waterloo on
Saturday.
Miss Margaret Neary returned to
her home at Omaha Friday morn
ing, concluding BRIEF visit in this
city at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
John Donahue.
Mrs. Bertha Shagun and George
Kelly were united in marriage by
Justice George S. Lister at his Of
flee in this city Wednesday, Noyem-
Der q, 1911. The Democrat ex.
tends congra tulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al M. Cloud entertain
ed a company of twelve guests at a
delightful dinner party in honor of
Mrs. Clouds parents, DR.. and Mrs. T.
E. Fleming OF Marshalltown.
MIR. and Mrs w. N Snodgress
and children spent Thanksgiving at
Anamosa at the home of Mrs. Snod-
gress' parents. Mr. Snodgress re-
turned Friday. Mrs. Snodgress and
children remaining until Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Walker OF
Goodland, Kansas, Mrs. Laurine
Clark and son Walter Of Waterloo
and Fl. H. Lawrence and wife OF
Waverly We're guests at the S. A.
Steadman home the latter part of
last week.
Christmas shoppers who are
Of making Christmas pres
ent Of jewelry will be interested in
the new advertisement of J. G. Lew
is in this issue. He gives some good
advice as to quality and reliability
in the selection Of these goods.
County Clerk Graham issued the
following marriage licenses during
the: past week: Daniel l.. Wiley,
aged "a, and Miss Lena Taft, aged
25; Thos. E. Irwin, aged ~, and
Mabel NJ. Kennedy, aged "a; Bert
Crippen, aged p, and Margaret Til
;on, aged "a.
AT a meeting of Manchester
Lodge, No. 165, A. F. & A. NJ, last
Saturday evening, the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: J. B. Higman, w. NJ; Geo.
NJ. Dorman, S. W.; M. J. Yoran, J.
W.; Seth Brown, treasurer, and Geo.
5. Lister, secretary.
Last Wednesday afternoon the
team driven by Charles Whitman be-
came frightened when near the OLE.
bridge at the foot OF Franklin street,
and started running, throwing Mr.
Whitman from his wagon and drag
cling him a considerable distance.
His head was severely bruised. and