Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-09-04


week to spend few days at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Dittmer.
Mrs. Chas. Hackbarth and daugh
ter departed Friday for their home a
/ Atchis2n. Kansas.
Mr.. AID Mrs. J. NJ. Dunn and fam
I " autoed to Monticello Thursday an
ATTENDED the fair.
Martha Kannmeller of Dubuque has
been i gac { at the Werkmeiste
hone few days this week
Julia Smith, stetnographer for the
Mason Maytag company of Waterloo
spent .ou! e cf days this week a.
| the hone Of her parents
The Nj. L. Sunday School held q
picnic at Peters bridge on Wednes
day, which proved an enjoyable
event.
Hon. Maurice Connolly of Dubuque
was in town last Tuesday en- route
from the Colesburg Harvest Home.
Mr., Connolly made a fine address at
that place and delighted large audi
ence. On Wednesday he spoke at
the Dyersyille picnic and held the
closest a-'ention of several thousand
people. Mr.. Connolly is the pop
ular. candidate for Congressman on
Democratic ticket and his prospects
for large majority in this section
are very bright.
THE Girl and the Outlaw" gave
good Subtraction to large audience
at the opera house on Saturday night
Georse Hunt and family are home
from an extended visit at Morgan
town, West Virginia.
Flora Prentice of Alta is visiting
relatives at Colesburg.
School began Monday with a large
attendance. Prof. L. f. Ozias, the
newly elected principal has changed
the course of study and will make the
high school course consist Of 4 full
years divided into twto semesters for
each year. The grade work OF the
school will be finished in the first
eight grades instead of spending nine
years as heretofore. The course as
planned for the high school is the
equal of any course in the state. The |
Change has necessitated another in
structor and the board has selected
Hiss Ethel Jacks OF Waucoma to i'll.
the position. The recesses have been
dispensed with, but the noon inter
MISSION wiz be Is minutes .longer
chan before.
Miss Annie Staehle is visiting
relatives in Marion.
5s WI /. Mi" n was called to Man
chester last week by the sickness OF
his aged father. Henry Millen. The
iatter.s condition is improved, fact
his many friends areg lad to know.
Susie Burrow has accepted a posi'I
ton as stengrahepr in Epworth Sem
mary.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Laxson leave /:
this week on pleasure trip to the
Pacific coast.
Mrs. E. G. Herring Of Charles City
was guest of her sister, Mrs. Mag
gle Carly, part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Pitcher, Mrs.
Mary Williams and Mr.. and Mrs adj
am Schaller attended the Monticello
fair on Thursday.
A very large crowd from this
place were in attendance at the Dy-
ersville picnic held on Wednesday.
Glenn Dunn is home from Water
loo.
Grace Laxson departed Friday
night for Creighton. Nebraska, where
she will teach school.
d Bertha Staehle returned to Cedar
Rapids Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almond Partridge
we're visitors at the Will Hunt home
last week.
Several from this city attended
the Colesburg Harvest Home.
The Franen Verein OF the Luther
an church will be entertained at THE
home of Mrs Fred Hackarth on Fri
Gay afternoon.
The 1. o. o. F. will hold a Labor
Day picnic.
+ Minnie Laxson has gone to Crescc,
Where she will teach school.
Charles Hamblin and family have
moved into Mrs. Wesches former
residence. Mr.. and Mrs Henry SHARP
will soon take possession OF their
residence, vacated by Mr.. Hamblin.
The stranger mentioned last week
az having been found dead on the
Chicago, Great Western tracks be-
tween Almoral and Dyersville has !
,.een identified by relatives in Chi a
cago and the remains were shipped !
~ undertaken Werkme:ster to that
c:ty last Tuesday afternoon His Z
uame was Oscar Groth and it is said
he was looking for work. He was put
cfs freight at Almoral and started ,
to walk toward Dyersville.