Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-12-11

"A. D. Browns advertisement will
be of especial interest to Chris tmas
shoppers. u si,y
f. Misses Jesse and Winifred Maley
were guests of relatives in Waterloo
last week. ne II
i. NJ. Gibson Of Waterloo arrived
in the city Monday afternoon. for
brief business visit. sea
Architect r. NJ; Mayberty of Ce-
dar Rapids was. business visitor in
Manchester Monday.
w. c. Amsden offers Christmas
suggestions In his advertisement on
page 4. Read them.
Miss Alta Daker Of Walker is as
sisting with the household duties in
the F.. E. Dutton home.
ID. F. Grove & Company suggest
a large number lof useful articles for
gifts. Read their advertisement.
y F. Graham Of this city is IN
Dubuque this week, serving as jur-
or in the United States federal court.
Mrs. John Fardy and her sister,
Miss Devlin, were guests Of friends at
Sinsinnawa Mound, Illinois, on Satur-
day, 4,
DIR. Chass Dutton, an eminent
physician OF Minneapolis, was a guest
OF his brother, F. E. Dutton, on Sun
day. 1.g#g 81
Mrs. Chas., NJ. Hanna, Of. North
Manchester, has been enjoyingia a Wis
t it from her sister, Mrs. Aucutt, OF
Greeley.
The Cecilian player piano Is adver-
tised by the J. G. Lewis Music house.
Read what Mr., Lewis has to say
about it.
The Woodmen will elect officers
for the ensuing year, at a regular
meeting this evening. Every member
is urged to be present.
Mrs. Thomas. Elder and Mrs. FL
"a Pruessner will entertain the Cur
rent Events club at the formers home
on Friday Of this week.
Glenn Strickland, a student at
the Cedar Rapids Business college.
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Strickland.
Local Odd Fellows will bear In
mind the meeting Of the lodge on Fri
day evening Of this week. Grand Mas
ter.E. w. Cutting will be present.
The women readers of The Demo
crat are especially urged to read the
advertisement Of the Tierney. Mr..
Tierney's advertisement appears on
page S.
Readers of the Democrat will find
in D. R. Lewis & Bros advertise
/ [ment on page 4, something which will
aid them in making selections Of
l.Ghristmas gifts. . sS NJ: . INK
Nv. D. Hoyt, president Of the W.
Hoyta Imga asmeht compsny and
l1nanagers OF !!!!the company Manches-
ter Offices was business visitor IN
Waterloo Friday. :gz. Is ss"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Higman and
daughter, Miss Jessie Higman. were
guests a part OF last week with their
daughter, Mrs. Lulu Keith, and her
husband at Marion.
l. Hutchinson & Atwater, the Main
street hardware dealers, in an adver-
tisement on another page, offer Christ
mas suggestions which will assist you
to make gift selections for every mem
her of the family.
On another page Of this issue ap-
pears the statement of the Farmers
& Merchants State Savings bank Pa
irons Of the bank will note with in
terest the progress the newly organ
lied institution is making. =
| The members of Mr.. Fred S.
seymour's Sunday school class were
pleasantly entertained at the home
CT Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hutchinson
on Friday evening, in honor OF their
son Roberts birthday, which occurred
on that date Light refreshments
We're served. ~
! Judge M. j., Wade, member Of ma
tional democratic committe, Of Iowa
City, was in Manchester Monday
morning. From here Judge Wade
went to Dubuque to attend to legal
matters in the United States federal
court, in session in the Key City this
week. 49, II s.
! Mrs. Sadie Lehan and daughter
Of Waterloo were guests Of the form
er.s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. d.
| Wagner, on Friday Mrs. Lehan had
been visiting with relatives at Cedar
4 Rapids part of the week, and went
4 from here to her home on Friday
afternoon. E..S
Mrs. A. B. Terril enjoyed visit
/ Saturday and Sunday from her friend
and former school mate, Mrs. l.. Raj
. off of independence. Mrs. Rafoff IS
; a sister-in-law Of Miss Rafoff, the
l. nurse from Dyersyille, and who Is at
n present engaged in; her official ca
!, pacity in the F. E. Dutton home. Mrs.
Rafoff had been visiting with rela-
) tives at Dyersville for several days,
: previous to coming to Manchester. :
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.. Prescott re-
: turned from Minneapolis Friday. al
! ter spending the week at the BEDSIDE
!, Lof Mrs Prescott's father, by whose
r illness they were called to Minneapo'
;. lis. On Saturday, Mrs. Prescott re-
i ceived message, bringing the sad
intelligence that her father, Mr.. u
!. b. Maben, passed away there on Sat
. rrdav necemher 7th Mrs Prescott