Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-20
THE LOCAL news
Of THE Week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS
Items of a Personal and General
Nature Picked up About
T.. Town.

!. Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Pierce spe
. Friday visiting friends in Waterloo.
7 Hutchinson & Atwater ADVERT
their large line Of roasters and car
: ing sets. s'-fe
: Mr.. and Mrs.. James Smith ha,
:. been spending several days visith
relatives in Wisconsin.
z. T. Riggs Of Boloxi, Mississippi
Is g guest at the home of his siste
in-laW, Mrs. E. F.. Cowles.
Mrs. E. w. Dunham OF Ft.s Dodg
has been a guest at the home of M
and Mrs. H. c. Smith for sever:
|days. y
/ Bert Peterson returned to hi
home at Usage Saturday after a vii
It In the city with relatives an
friends.
The Snodgress Clothing compan
are offering many excellent bargain
in men s clothing. Read their adver
tisement. no
DIR. j. W. Scott was at Anne.
last week attending the annual con
vention OF the Iowa State association
c. veterinarians.
w. D. Hoyt, president of the
Floyt Implement company, has beer
in Des Moines. during the past weel
Oh a business trip.
M. w. Sheldon arrived In the
city Wednesday afternoon from Sene
ca, South Dakota, for visit with
relatives and friends, {
Ralph Richardson went to Ames
last Friday morning to attend the
Nebraska-Ames football game which
was played Saturday.
Mrs. F. S. Keith Of Marion was
a visitor in. Manchester last week, a
guest at tthe home of. her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. u. B. Higman. III.
Mrs. Thomas ELY Of Stonington,
Colorado, arrived in the city last
week and will spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Gildner.
Father j. J. Collins was in the
city edaesday morning on his re
turn to Alta Vista, Iowa, after n a
visit with friends at Ryan and Mason
ville
John Cruise, jr. went to Grin
nell Saturday morning, where he join
81 his wife, who has been visiting
with relatives at that place for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Taber Of
Marble Rock, Iowa, who were called
lere by the death Of Mrs. Glen Taber
.eturned to their home Wednesday af-
ernoon.
Harry scotthorn, who formerly
resided in Manchester, and who IS
raveling salesman for the Churchhill
Drug company, spent Sunday in Man
hester.
Miss Ruth Graham, who has
been employed as millner at the w.
L.: Drew dry goods store during the
past season, returned to her home at
Springfield, Illinois, Sunday.
Frank Keiser, who conducts a
branch store for the Snodgress Cloth.
ng company at Parkersburg, return
I'd to that place Friday morning af-
er visit in Manchester with rela-
ives. "' u$
George H. Barr, who spent sew
,ral days at Hanley, Saskatchewan,
Canada, where he looked after some
building operations on farm owned
" himself and w. H. Hutchinson, re-
urned home Tuesday night.
Putnam Cunningham. Of Dell Rap
lis, South Dakota, has been visiting
= Manchester during the past week.
Mr.. Cunningham was formerly engag-
n in business in this city and was
lere renewing old-time acquaintanc-
IS. sn $50
Miss Mamie Waugh has been
enjoying a visit from her cousin, Miss
Nora Van Duyer, who resides at spo-
zane, Washington. Miss Van Duyer
las been visiting with friends and
.elatives in the east, and was en-
cute home. @
Work on the High school build
ng is progressing rapidly, large
.orce of carpenters having been at
work during the past week. A force
,e workmen are at work installing
the heating plant. It is expected
hat number Of the rooms can be
placed in readiness within week or
:en days.
Charles E. Lynde Of Des Moines
spent Sunday and Monday with
friends in this city. Mr.. Lynde was
formerly pastor Of the Congregation
al church Of this city. Since leav-
ing Manchester, Mr.. Lynde has been
with E. T.. Merideth in the
publication of Successful Farming, q
farm journal with nearly a half-mlt-
lion subscribers.
Miss Bertha Schroeder, who Tor
the past few years has been the sue
cessful teacher of the Eighth grade
in the city schools, is expected to
return to Manchester next week to
resume her work in the local schools.
Miss Schroeder passed through Sc
we're siege of typhoid fever this fall.
Her many Manchester friends Will be
pleased to learn that she has suffic1-
emily recovered to be able to resume
her work as teacher in the schools.
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