Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12
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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Z Dakota, this morning.
John Dodge and daughter, Mrs
Julia Mansfield, returned to thei
homes at Waterloo Saturday after
nopn.
Miss Mae Dolan. OF Coggon, is
visiting with Manchester friends, 8
guest at the home Of Miss Gather
inc Healy.
Joe Cassidy Of Omaha, Nebras.
ka. arrived in the city Saturday
morning for a short visit with
friends here.
Mrs. j. NJ. Morisey and daugh-
ter Ruth Of Dubuque are visiting
with friends in this city, guests a,
the Paxon home.
Miss Sarah Straub of Dubuque
arrived in the city Saturday evening
for a weeks visit at the home OF
Miss Nlable Pinch.
a. J. Bruce left Monday evening
.or Gibson, Iowa, where he has
the contract for the erection of a
large school house.
Miss Bertha Winnard CT Mt. Yer
non is visiting with Manchester
friends, guest at the home Of Rev.
and Mrs. VIII. Ensign.
Miss Harriet Reinman returned
to her home at Chicago Friday
morning, concluding a pleasant visit
with Miss Mildred Smith.
Miss Pearl Middleton, who is an
instructor in music in the schools
at Missouri Valley, is at! home to
spend her summer vacation.
Angie and Barbara Pier
Ice had as their guests: last week
Misses Elizabeth Aiillen of Earlville
and Berenice Claxton OF Fayette.
Miss Josephine Thorpe returned
home Monday evening concluding
4 pleasant visit at the home OF Miss
Margaret Fuller at Cedar Rapids I.
~; iss E. S. Wilcox returned to
Ter home at Ambay, Illinois, Fri
day morning, concluding short Wis
It in. this city with her cousin, ],
Z. AIcEwen.
Miss ,Nelle Sullivan expects to
go to MINNEAPOLIS vt. ~ week, i
where she win remain for a
months tisb. at the home of Mrs
II. D. Allen.
Mrs. c. A. Gale Of Chicago, ar.
rived in the city the latter part of
last week, for "a months visit with
her sister, Mrs. Henry Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis J. Kearney
returned to their home at Green
River, Wyoming, Saturday afternoon,
concluding visit in this city at
he home of the formers mother,
hrs. B. kearney.
Mrs. VIM. Jefferies Of Les Ang-
eles. California is guest at the
home, of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ F. LIE Roy
Mrs. LIE Roy will entertain comp
any of friends Thursday afternoon
in honor of her guest
Miss Mary Burk left Monday ev-
ening for Bridgewater, South Da-
kota, where she will visit at the
home of her brther for about two
months. She was accompanied by
her nephew, Hugh Ryan.
The seven-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mitch suffered fracture
Of the left arm last Monday even
ing as a~result Of fall from a fence.
The fracture was just above the, el-
bow and was a severe one.
Hon. R. w. Thrill is enjoying :.
visit from his brother. Frank THRILL
and wife and a, sister, Mrs. Mary
Shumway, all of whom reside at
Lodi, Wisconsin. They arrived here
last Wednesday and expect to- re-
turn home tomorrow.
Delaware county got another.
good wetting down Sunday afternoon
In some places the rainfall was
quite heavy. Can anyone remember
when the corn crop in Delaware
county looked Better at this time OF
the year than it does at the pres
ent time?
viii Blake. editor of the C.ere-
mont Enterprise, arrived in the
city Friday morning for a short
visit, guest at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Morgan. Mr. and
Mrs Blake and son Burdette expect
to visit the formers parents at
Elizabeth, Illinois, before return
ing to their home at Cleremont.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Norris
and daughter Miss Laura, are
attending the annual conclave of
the Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar of Iowa at Templar Park,
Spirit Lake, Iowa, which began to-
day and will continue during the
week. The election of officers will
occur on the 18th and the installa-
ton on the 14th. It is anticipated
this meeting will be one of the
largest ever held at Spirit Lake
that there are more than 300 dele
gates present and the guests, in
Guiding the families OF the dele
gates and others, will be much larg-
er than has ever been seen there
before.