Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
The / |: LOCAL NEWS OF
DELAWARE I | A COUNTY
B NEWS HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST
WEEK GATHERED az OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
A WEEKLY HISTORY 1ERsELY TOLD
Interesting Compilation Of Items Of
Moment Throughout the
County. ~.
A WEEKLY HISTORY TERsELY TOLD
RYAN.

s3 RYAN. -
TIL students from the various co
VI leges and High schools are home fo
Christmas. ,5Gs5 5#
Messrs. Riley, Dolphin, McElliot
Ryan and Lyness, OF St. Joseph's Co
lege; Miss Edna King, Of the Visits
ton School,; Helen McElliott an
Francis Mangold, OF the Presentatio
OF Dubuque, Charles Dughan,, of tn
Brothers. School at Dyersville, ar
among those here for two week
Il before returning to their school dr
4 ties. /.
Miss Jessie Maley spent Wednes
day in Ryan and while here yisite'
at the Ward home. s.5.
Mrs. Catherine Houlahan, of Maso'
8 City, was in Ryan on business durin!
the week and while here she visited
her relatives.
Mrs. Erwin McCloud visited witt
+ her son. Edgar, and family, in thu
country last week.
Mrs. Thompson, mother Of Gu:
4 Thompson, has so far recovered from
her recent Illness as to be able to be
around again. Is
r. NJ. Merriam was mixed up in an
d automobile accident the other day
which might have been serious. He
was driving through the street to the
depot when his auto in some way
tipped to one side and almost turned
4 turtle. Something unusual for R. NJ.
/ to be tussling with the auto. y.
Little Miss Brayton, daughter OF
/: Mr.. and Mrs. John Brayton, was quite
3 i'll last week. IL: So
Mrs. Murray has been quite i'll for
the past few days, a fact her friends
regret very much.
Mrs. Frank Foley visited relatives
( in Anamosa last wsek. y,..... g..,,
w. H. Ward and r. N. Merriam
4 were i'll Manchester recently.
Airs. John Sheppard was visitor
& in Gear RAPIDS recently s..r-
Dennis Drummy was recently called
I to Masonville on account Of the death
Rofs his father.in-law, Mr.. C'Connor.
Mrs. Edgar McCloud was shaken up
considerably in an auto accident last
Thursday.
Glen Houston is behind the counter
insWard's drug store during vacation.
Charles Worley and Gus Thompson
spent "Wednesday in Marion, the lat,
&tcrs remaining over in Cedar Rapids
to visit friends and. attend to business
connected with the lumber yard here
John Hynes, ST., was Cedar Rap
ids visitor Saturday. s
James AfcCrey received word re.
Gently from Dubuque that his cousin,
Nike cCulloueh had died there on
Saturday. Mr.. McCrey attenl&G the
funeral. The deceased at one time
owned the Cannon farm and it passed
from his hands into those of the pres
emit owner, Patrick Devine.
Margaret Ward transacted business
I III Manchester one Cay last week.
The many friends here Of Mrs. r.
klonus will regret to learn OF hez' ser
ions illness at her home In Manches-
ter. Her daughter, Mrs. Donnelley,.
was called to Manchester last Friday.
II James Dughan and wife were In c..
dar Rsni1s Saturday and while there
took the opportunity OF seeing his
brother, John, who is in Mercy hos
pital after undergoing an operation
/ for appendicitis.
the Parlor City Saturday.
John Hines, who is working in a
factory in Kansas City getting &C,
quainted with the mysteries Of the au
to business, is at home to spend
Christmas.
Marie Thompson and Harlan Mer-
RAM, Of the Manchester High School.
are at home to spend the holidays.
p. r. McEl:iott was a Cedar Rapids
business visitor on last Saturday.
Mrs Thomas Do,an and daughter,
o. Prairieburg, Visited friends in Ry-
IN Wednesday.
George Smith and family and Mrs.
Rosa Summers were Manchester Wis
itors on Wednesday.
Mr.. Gleason. OF Akron, Iowa, was a
visitor at the Sullivan home here ant
also with the Sullivans in Hazel
Green.
Ed Mango!d and family will soon