Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-17
THE LOCAL news
OF THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS

Item. Of . Personal and General
Natur. Picked Up About
Town.
w. H. Norris was business Wis
,ator in Chicago the first ct the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop
spent Monday with friends in Du,
sbuque.
Chas. Bunker went ITO Chicago on
Saturday afternoon on, a brief bust.
ness trip.
I. Miss Alma lie Roy went to Chi
caSo this morning for a brief visit
with friends.
IA. Miller attended the funeral Of
| bis nephew, William Esleben at
Clinton. Iowa. Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Seeds have
been enjoying a visit from Mr.. and
Mrs. James Appleby of Portland. Ore
gon.
Miss Bessie Erickson Of Mont.
cello was entertained at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Davis last
week.
Misses Alma Duta and Abbie
Howard were over Sunday visitors at
the home Of the formers parents at
Waterloo.
MIR. and Mrs. LII Plat enjoy
ed a visit last week from the for
mer's brother, S.. G. Plat OF Pali-
sades, Colorado.
John schacherer Of Dyersville
was a Manchester visitor Last week,
a guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. ]. Schacherer.
Mrs. Phoebe Larson returned to
her home at DELL Rapids. sotuh Da-
kota, Monday morning after visit
with relatives here.
friends. OF Dan Barnd, son ct
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Barnd, will re-
greet to learn OF his illness at his
home on the West Side.
Mrs. Harrie. Duftey returned to
her home at Waterloo Saturday, con
Guiding a several days visit with rel:
|atsvessand friends In this city. 's'.g
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Waugh re
turned to their home In Chicago ON
Monday, concluding visit OF sever
a! days with relatives IN this city.
e. N. Wolcott OF this city and A.
HOLSTER OF Williams Bay. Wisconsin,.
went to MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota,
Monday on a brief business trip.
!. Frank Ccwles, who is employed
in the Rush Park creamery at INDIE
pendence, was a guest OF friends in
the city the latter part OF last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Lash have
returned to their home at Williston,
North Dakota, after a-vtsdt of sever
a. weeks with relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Meskimem Of
Waterloo are in the city for visit
with relatives and are guests at the.
home OF Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Meski-
men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Allen Of
sanburn. Iowa, are the parents OF a
baby girl born Sunday. January Il.
Mrs Allen will be remembered here
as Miss Carrie Elder.
The Manchester highs school bas-
ket ball team was defeated by a
similar aggregation from Edgewood
at the Arnory in this city Friday
evening. The score was 20 to IA.
superintendent Ribble has an
nounced that the. first teachers ex-
animation Of the year win be held at
the Court House on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, January "a, rs
and 26.
& MR. and Mrs. r.. w. Ml1er ana
daughter, Miss Mabel left Wednes
day for San Antonio, Texas. for
visit with relatives before going to
California, where they Will remain
for several months.
At meeting Of the board Of
supervisors on January 3rd. DR.. S. 8.
Douglass OF Earlville was appointed
coroner for Delaware county to- fill
the unexpired term OF DR.. l.. ]. Bow
man OF this city, who resigned the
position.
The City Charity Circle meeting
that was TO have been held last week
with MaIble Adams has been postpon-
ed until the Goth Of January on &C
count Of sickness and the weather.
The place Of the next meeting wild be
announced later.
Miss Esther Brown of Waterloo
spent part of last week in this city,
a CUES. at home of Miss Charlotte
Atwater She departed on Sunday
for Chicago, where she wild visit
for several days before returning to
her home in Waterloo.
Mrs. Edith Fox Norton departed
last week. for Chicago, where she
Joined her husband and after a brief
visit In that city, they will go TO-
Gary, Indiana, and later to New York
City. They expect to set sail from
New York on January goth and will
rejoin the Chapman-Ale1ander evan
gelistic part at Naples in February.
The Evangelistic party will go from
Naples to Australia for a tour in that |