Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-26

and son, Jack, Mrs. Al. Thorpe, and
daughter, Miss Bess Thorpe, spent,
Sunday in Edgewood. s
Jake Nye returned to- Lincoln.
Nebraska, Saturday evening, after
weeks visit with relatives and.
friends in Manchester.
james Gates, who is studying law.
at Seattle, Washington, arrived home
The latter part OF last week to spend
the summer vacation.
Mrs. F. IS. Sheldon and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Fred Blair. are visiting at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Far
rell at Pocatello, Idaho.
Archie Glenn has returned from
his trip to Kentucky. and has re-
sumed the duties Of night operator
at the Illinois Central depot.
The school board has employed
Miss Flora B. Rees Of Madison, Wis
consin, as teacher Of Latin and al !.
zebra in the High school next year. 3.
Z. Leo Tierney. who has been attend,
ing ST. Mary's College. at st. Mary's,|
Kansas, arrived home Saturday morn
Ing to spend his summer vacation: II
Rev. ]. J. O'Meara of Williams,
eormerly pastor of st: Mary's church
II this city, spent the latter part
IF last week with friends in Manhes-
ter.
Miss Fannie Haeberle, who is
an instructor in the Epworth semin-
ary, arrived home last week to re
main here during the summer vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Annie Rafoth and daughter
Nettie Of Sprague, Washington, are
visiting the formers mother and sis
ter, Mrs. Bootcher and Mrs. John
Mertz.
-Mesdames Fred B. Johnson and
NJ. ]. Yoran entertained at luncheon
at the formers home Saturday after
noon. There were twenty guests
present A5t
Miss Clara Wolcott, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Wolcott. who
is a student at Oberlin college, OBJ
erlin, Ohio, is at home to spend her
vacation.
s. Orient Chapter. No. 10, Q. p.
S., will meet in regular communic'a--
ton Tuesday evening. July End. Ow-'
ing to Chautauqua there will be no
work or supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Burrell, re-.
turned to their home in Pennington,
Nebraska, Saturday, concluding a
pleasant visit. here at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Sabin.
y Mrs. Drew of Minneapolis, who
has been visiting at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Henry Goodhile, return
ed home Saturday. Mrs. Goodhile ac-
CON panied her as far as Waterloo.
Hubert Carr was present at the
last session of the republican nation
al convention, and watched the, nerve
wracking roll call which resulted IN
the denomination of President Taft. |
-Theo. Shelly, leaves this even
ing for Illinois, where he will re-
main for several weeks. Mr.. 0. G.
Thompson of Wilmington, Illinois,
will have charge of his business dur
ing his absence
Miss Alice Jones, Margaret Den
ton. Mr.. Bert Hoag and Mr.. E. H.
Hoyt went to Waterloo Friday to
bring back the auto they were forced
to abandon there during the rainy
weather Of last week.
The Ladies' Society Kenshgton
of the Congregational Church will
meet with Mrs. H. G.. Pierce We'd
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Pierce will
be assisted by Mrs. Jos. Strickland
and Mrs. Fred Munson.
j. G. Lewis went to Chicago
Monday. Before returning he will
&c to Holland and Detroit, Michigan,
and other factory centers to pur-
chase car load of pianos for his
music store in this city.
Mrs. Joseph A. Gardner and son,
Forrest D. Gardner, and wife, were
visitors Monday. Man
chester was the former home of
these people and this was their first
visit here in twenty years. They re-
turned to their home in Fairbury.
Monday evening.
Mr.. o. f. Volkhart, wife and sis
ter, and Mrs. Helser of Independence
spent Friday in Manchester visiting
old friends. Mr.. Volkhart was a for
mer resident of Manchester and this |
was the first visit that he had made
the town of his boyhood in twenty
five years. He reported many changes
in the appearance Of the place but
that all seemed for the better.
ID. J. Meggenburg, proprietor OF
v q .
the Variety Five and Ten cent store
and the Millinery Annex, has; an
nounced his intention to move the
former store to the Sherwood bui,d.
ing on Franklin street now occupied
by the Howland grocery, and the
Millinery Annex will be moved from
its present location to the building,
now occupied by the Variety Store.
The Illinois Central Railroad
company is planning to begin work
on it's passenger depot in the near
future. They expect to raise the de-
pot to a height of eighteen inches
and the old wooden platform will be.
removed and a brick one will be laid'
in its place. The change will be great-'