Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-12-20
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.

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Rev. II. F. Mcdonald is a brsi,
ness visitor in Des Moines.
Mrs. Mary Prowse is visiting
with relatives at Rockford, Illinois.
Mayor D. w. Armstrong OF Dyers
Vile was business visitor in this
city last week.
Mrs. Lore Afford Of Waterloo
was Sunday visitor at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Hubert Carr.
John Mulvehill of Masonville was
business. visitor in this city Thurs
day.
-Rev.8P. H. Ryan of Lawler was
business visitor in this city Thurs
day.
Mrs. j. A. May went to Indepen-
dence Monday morning for brief
visit with friends.
Mrs. H: G.. Pierre and daughter.
Gertrude are visiting with relatives
at Chicago this week.
Mrs. A.. w. Stearns will be hos
tess to the Friday afternoon club
at its meeting this week.
George Clemens leaves Friday
for Hot Springs, Arkansas, whsre he
will remain fer several weeks.
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The dry goods stores of this city
viii. be open on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings OF this week.
Alex Sheldon went to Hot Spring
Arkansas, Wednesday, where he viii
spend the: remainder of the winter.
Harold Dunham and Allen Leroy
went to Beloit, Wisconsin, Saturday
for brief visit with friends in that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Liepe enjoyed a
visit last week from MIR. and Mrs.
Joseph Z Dress and son Victor of Du-
buque.
The Manchester High school bas-
tket bali tenn, were defeated at Ana
mosa Friday evening by a score CT
IS to 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lepley VIII
spend Christmas at the home OF the
,atteris sister, Mrs. NJ. c. Sweeney, at
Usage.
Miss Ressa Banta, instructor in
domestic science in the Usage High
school, is expected home Friday for
4 weeks visit.
The friends Of Mrs. Hugh Mid
lleton will regret to learn that she
had the misfortune TO fall and break
her ankle Monday.
Mrs. w. B. Coltman and children
Of independence arrived here Friday
for short visit at the home ct her
father, B. ]. Lawman.
Walter Maley, who attends st.
Jcseph's college at Dubuque, will
spend Christmas vacation with rala-
tives and friends in Manchester.
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The roller skating rink at the,
Central Opera house opened Friday
evening. There will be Ling on
Christmas afternoon and evening.
Ned Seeds. Thos. Wilson and Levi
Gates, Manchester students at, the
Iowa State College at Ames, are at
home for two weeks visit in this
city.
Miss Alma Leroy is at home
from ST. Joseph, Missouri, for
several weeks visit at the home of
her parents, Mayor and Mrs. NJ. F.
Leroy.
Mrs. Madge Leonard returned to
her home at Pekin, Illinois, Saturday
morning, after weeks visit at the
home Of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Thorpe.
"A. HOLSTER, NJ. F. Leroy, w.
H. Norris, H. P. Bellows and A. D.
Long attended a meeting of the
shriners Of Ell Kahir temple at
Cedar Rapids Wednesday.
Misses, Mildred Brown and Clara
Wolcott, who are attending Oberlin
college at Oberlin, Ohio, are expected
home later in the week to spend
their Christmas vacation.
Misses Barbara and Angie Rierce
and Florence Miner, who attend Up
per Iowa university at Fayette, will
arrive here later in the week, to
spend Christmas With reatives in the
city.
Miss Nina Carhart Of Seattle,
Washington, arrived homo Thursday,
for visit with relatives and friends
in this city, guest at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Car
hart.
Miss Winifred Maley arrived here
Saturday for a visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Nal
ey. Miss Maley is studying trained
nursing at the Mercy hospital in Du-
buQue.
Noel and Douglass May, who at
tend college at Beaver Dam, Wiscon-
sin, are expected home Thursday to
spend their Christmas vacation at the
home of their parents, DR.. and Mrs.
J. A. May.
jay c. Barr, Edward Williams
and Clair Thorpe, who are students
at the State University at Iowa City
will arrive home the latter part of
this week to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends.