Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-05-31
THE LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF EVENTS
Items Of Persona. and General
Nature Picked Up About
Town.

Mrs. W. R. Blake and son Bur
dette of Cleremont are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s. H.
Morgan.
III, F. Arnold and NJ. F. LIE Roy
attended meeting of the directors
of the American Mobiles at Waterloo
last week.
Mrs. Charles Mccormick and
Miss Josephine Thorpe spent few
days Of last week at the homes of
Dubuque friends.
'T. A. Moorhead of Des Moines,
who formerly conducted confec-
tionery store in this city. is here
for a short visit.
Miss Sarah Munson of West.
field, New York, arrived in the city
last week for a visit at the home
Of F. H, Munson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Schacheerer
We're guests at the home OF the for
mers father, John Schacherer at
Dyersgile Sunday.
Mrs. Hassel Munson departed
Friday for Portland, Oregon, where
she expects to spend the remainder
Of the summer with her sister.
AT a meeting of the school
board last week, Miss Edith Dunham
was elected Kindergarten teacher
and Miss Hazel Smith, assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hetherington
have returned home after a pleasant
tisit with their daughter, Mrs. Fred
iraybill. at Bartlesville. Oklahoma.
Mrs. H. H. Lawrence of Waver-
ly arrived in the city Sunday for a
Jew days visit guest at the home
o. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. A.
Steadman.
Mrs. John Powers of Green
River, Wyoming. is visiting in this
city with relatives and friends, a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Thorpe.
nellie ffatoh, who mas
oeen an instructor in the public
schools at Ackley. Iowa, arrived
home Saturday to spend the sum-
ner vacation.
Miss Jessie Maley of this city.
and Mrs. Albert Maley of Dubuque
returned to Isabelle, South Dakota,
Thursday morning. concluding a sew
eras days visit in this city.
Miss Kathryn O'Hagan, who is
employed as stenographer at Water
loo and her sister Bernadine OF Ma
sonville spent Saturday at the
lome of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Goen.
Mr. Nick Delsh and Miss Mae
Stickney, both of Hopkinton were
united in marriage by George S. Lis
ter, Justice of the Peace, at his of
ice in this city Saturday after
noon, May q, 1911. The Democrat
extends congratulations.
Miss Mae Dolan, who has been
employed in the w. l. Drew milli-
merry department, during this season,
lett for her home at Coggon We'd
nesday morning. Miss Carrie Copp,
who is employed in the same de-
partment. will spend few days OF
next week at Cedar Rapids, before
returning to her home at Freeeport
Illinois.
John U. Schelling fell while
carrying a door about ten days
ago, and his injuries are more seri
Gus than they were at first suppos
ed to be. For several days it was
thought that he was only badl,
bruised. but a more complete exam
nation has disclosed fracture O
the hip bone. Mr.. Schelling's man,
friends will hope for his permanen
recovery.
4 Mary Belle, the three year oil,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Don
ahue, died at the home Of her pa,
ents on East Main street Friday al
ternoon, May 26, 1911, after
Il IwpnlSfc i11rncc
taken to Dubuque Saturday morning
and interment was made in Mt. Oh
vet cemetery. The parents have tn
sympathy of their friends in thei
bereavement.
"A deal was closed last wee
Whereby Hon. R. w. Thrill be-
came owner of the Lewis Atwate
residence ON Franklin street, col
sidera.;on being s3.4OOOO. Mr.. I'll
rill purchased this place in order
complete his plans for improvement
os Thrill park. We understand tn,
, Mrs Susa Rreckon, who becam
+ the owner of this property at til
I death of Mrs Cornelia Atwater, hi
Q purchased the Butterfield house
J. North Manchester. and expects
( take nossession in the near future
Mrs Roberta James wiegan
II died at the home of her brother, v
it H. James, in San Francisco, Califo
L mia, on May 13, 1911, death resul
ing from uraemic poisoning, aft
z an illness of a few days duratio
3. The body was placed in Cypre
e Lawn cemetery. San Francisco. al
A. will be brought to Manchester f
Il burial later. She was the younge
daughter of Mrs. James. formerly
e lthiS city and is survived hy H.