Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-23
THE LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS
items Of > Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
Town.

The members of the Tourist elu
Together with their families are er
.ljoying their annual picnic in Coffin
Grove.
mir. and Mrs. Ed johnson of Del
Rapids. South Dakota, arrived in tn
;. city Thursday for visit with rela
. tiyes and friends.
! -Gildner Bros ad this week is
i2reminder that school is about L
begin and they quote seasonable art
cles at reduced prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Miller have
been enjoying visit from Their
daughter. Mrs. Frank Johnson, O
Philadelphia, the past week.
-Miss Lila Dennis went to Du
ouque Monday morning and W.
visit in that city for two, weeks at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Ty.
Ter.
Miss Helen Jackson Of Savannah
Georgia, who has been visiting with
her grandparents in this city, went
to Dubuque Monday for two weeks
visit.
| Mrs. Harry Barber and children,
who have been visiting with relatives
and friends in this city, return to
their home at Clarion the latter
part of the week.
Gollmar Er,s circus will show
at the ball park in this city Satur-
day. September 2. This circus has
been here before and gave very
good entertainment.
Mrs Will Lightner of Cedar
Rapids and Miss Alice Devln OF
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, were
guests at the home Of Mrs. Margar-
ct Powers last week.
Among those from here who
were in Chicago last week to witness
the aerial flights were Mr.. and Mrs.
\. w. Stearns, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Blake and NJ. j.. Yoran.
Kisses Eta Miller, Bertha Ryan
Edith Anderson and Verna Killing, VIII
kave been camping at Palisades q
summer resort near Mt. Vernon, are
expected home Wednesday.
Mrs J. W. Vosburg returned
Saturday morning from Charles City,
where she went to visit her grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Ballard, VIII
mas been in i'll health recently.
County Clerk Graham issued
marriage licenses during the asst
week to the following: o. E. Stove
and Bertha Dover; Terry Gaffney
and Miss Alta Yates; Frank Zeman-
Elk and Mary Nicholas.
Auditor w. j. Davis, Treasurer
Geo Newman and Supervisors Robin
son, Mead and Kirkwood attended
the state convention Of auditors
reasureIs and supervisors held at
Mason City last week.
Miss Bertha Dover and Mr.. o
q. Stowe of this city were united in
marriage at the home of the bride
On Brewer street Wednesday even
ing OF last week. Rev. ]. F. Black
performed the. ceremony
Mrs. D. F. Grove was in Chica-
80 last week making purchases OF
fall millinery for the store of D. F.
Grove G Company. She will have
.harge of the millinery department
of this store this season.
Miss Emma Becker, who is en-
ployed as stenographer with the
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern
Ry. Co., at Watel loo, is expected
here the latter part of this week for
/ short visit with relatives.
Secretary Higman wishes US to
announce that those desiring to tran
sact business with him in relation
to Fair matters can find him at the
State Bank Saturday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Durham
nave had as their guests the past
week, Chas. Barrett, Peter Olson,
Mrs E. B. Gilmore and daughter,
all of Vermillion, South Dakota. They
made the trip overland by automo-
bile
Mr. Frank Zemanek Of Dundee
and Mrs. Mary Nicholas of South
Dakota, were united in marriage by
George S. Lister, Justice of Peace. at
his office in this city Saturday, Au-
gust 19. The Democrat extends con-
gratulations.
Miss Monica Goen returned home
Monday after a pleasant visit with
friends at Stockton, Illinois. She
was accompanied to this city by
Miss Mere Donahue of Stockton, who
is a guest at the home of her sister,
Mrs. f. j. Schacherer.
Manchester friends of Miss Yer
ma Reardon of Fort Dodge, who, for
number of years attended St.
.Xavier's Convent in this city, will
be interested in learning that she
has entered the Sisters of Mercy
Convent at Cedar Rapids to become
a nun.
| "A special train will be run ov-
er the Nj. & o. and c.. M. & st. P.
railways on account Of the Anamosa
Fair on Thursday. August "a, 1911.
The train will leave Manchester at
S:45 a. m. arriving at Anamosa at
400 a. m. Returning the train