Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-12-18
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE E
ARE DOING At HOME AND
.4@ ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS
Items Of Personal and General
. Nature Picked up About
+ .-t.s5a Town.

William Crosier of Coggon was a
Manchester business visitor Thurs
day.
Miss Jennie Holmes and nephew,
H. R. Holmes, spent Saturday in Du-
buque. >-
Miss Alma Duba spent Sunday
visiting with friends and relatives in
Waterloo.
Mrs. J.. A. Strickland and Mrs.
A. J. Andrews were Cedar Rapids Wis
ittors Friday. IS
Your attention is called to- the
change Of advertisement Of the j. C.
Lewis Music House.
+ Mrs. J. L. Kelsey and daughters,
Misses Donna and Euntce, were Du-
buque visitors Saturday.
"A number OF the young people
have been enjoying skating on the
river during the past week.
Harry Logan and Millard Purkey
bagged seven jack rabbits and one
goose while out hunting Sunday.
S George w. Sudmeier and Catha-.
Erlne Sudmeier OF Dyersville were busi-
ness visitors in Manchester Friday.
Read what Myers & Sphinx kave
to say in their advertisement this
week about pianos, player pianos and
|victrolas.
John Hruby, who is now living
in Dubuque, spent part Of last week.
visiting with relatives and friends in
this city: i.
Mr. 3and Mrs. y A. Dunlap leave
this siweek for Geneo, Nebraska,
to visit relatives and friends during
the holidays. "a
Wayns Dutton, Harold Lien and
Irving Long accompanied the High
school basket ball team to Cedar
Falls Friday afternoon. ,5. II
4 AZ, e. The mayor and councAmen Of In.
depend snse were in Manchester Mon
day 'l9dMhg over the paving which
has been laid by the city.
Clarence Klaus was at: Dubuque
last Friday, where he attended the
second annual poultry convention,
held In that city last week.
ID. r. Lewis & Bro. advertise
wireless umbrellas as suitable Christ
mas gifts3, For particulars read their
adverttsehmaent on another page.
Miss Charlotte Atwater returns
home from Oberlin, Ohio, this tues
day. afternoon to spend the holiday
vacation with relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. H. Prowse returned on
Thursday afternoon from Rockford,
Illinois, where she was called by the
death OF her mother, Mrs. John Tol-
mie. fttjg !
Dr. and Mrs. A. NJ, Billingsley
returned home Wednesday from Wis
it at. Oberlin, Ohio, with their daugh-
ter, MISS Ruth, who is student at
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. NJ. Jones have
been enjoying Wis during last
week from Miss Mary Gring Of Storm
Lake. Miss Gring returned to her
home Saturday morning.
Mr., and Mrs. Lester Hughes Of
Hopkinton were guests during the
past week OF Mr.: and Mrs. O.&W.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes were
on their honeymoon trip.
Loren L. Platt has been ap-
pointed rural carrier on route No. 4,
out>of Manchester, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation OF Car
rier Maurice. G. Hetherington.
Miss Josephine Thorpe, deputy
county recorder, leaves shortly afoer
the holidays for Cedar Rapids, where
she will pursue a stenographic course
at the Cedar Rapids Business college.
Mrs. B. R. Murray was called to
vermillion, South Dakota, Thursday,
on account of the critical illness OF
her brother, P. H. Sullivan. She was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Thos.
Duggan, OF Dubuque.
: Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Langford Of
Peterson, Iowa, returned to their
home Friday morning, after a visit
in the city at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Wright. Mr.. Langford
is a brother of Mrs. Wright.
"A. d. Brown, N. E: Davis, P.
Swenson and E. H. Hoyt went to
Cedar Rapids Wednesday to attend
meeting OF Ell Kahir temple, Noble
OF the Mystic Shrine. The trip was
made overland in. Mr.. Browns Chal-
mers car.
Fred Spangenburg OF. Franklin
county is visiting with his brother,
Henry Spangenburg of Richland town
ship. Mr.. Spangenburg moved from
here to Franklin county and purchas-
ea a farm about three miles from
the city Of Hampton. He is now one
Of the prosperous farmers of that VI
cinity, and we acknowledge an agree
able call from him at this office: He
says that the farmers Of that section
os the state have raised nearly, a
double crop this year, and are all
feeling good over their bounteous har
ivest.