Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
THE LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND -
ABROAD. -
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS
Items Of Personal and General
Nature Picked up About
Town.

Mrs. II. L. Ram was Dubuque
visitor on Friday.
Mrs. A. F.. Slack spent Thursday
with friends in Dubuque.
Floyd Evans and little daughter
were visitors in Waterloo on Friday.
Miss Jessie Miller was a. visit.
Or in Dubuque Thursday OF last week.
Mrs. Jennie Ford and Miss Lulu
Perry went to Dubuque on Thursday
morning. Al.
. Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Carr were
guests of relatives at Lamont on
New Years day. c@.
+ Mrs Thomas Fereday Of Oelweir
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B
Higman several days last week.
Mrs. Lulu Higman Keith of Mari
on was a guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. B. Higman on Wednesday
Mrs. c. B. Baumgartner and chill
dren went to Cedar Rapids and Iowa
City Thursday, for a visit with
friends
I Mrs. J. F. Graham and her daugh
ters, Mrs. C. J. Boardway and Miss
Maud Graham, were visitors in Du-
buque Friday. ILL.,,
e.
-Vern Drew, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Harry Drew of Green, Iowa, has been
a guest Of friends in. the city for
several days. e.
Mir. and Mrs. Hubert Carr and
daughters, Virginia and Helen. spent
New Years day with relatives and
friends in Waterloo.
Mrs. E. G. Dittmer and daugh.
ter. Dorothy, and sister, Mrs. E. Err
win of Morning Sun, Iowa, were Du
buque visitors Thursday.
Mrs. w. L. Adams left Thursday
morning for Danbury, Iowa, where
she will spend several days with hel
son, Cecil Adams, and family. ~
Mrs. F.. H. Johnston Of Chicago
was a guest during the holiday sea
son Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Miller, leaving for her home
last week.
Mrs. J. B. Bywater, who had bee1
a guest of her mother, Mrs. ]. B
Durham, during the holiday season
lef+ Thursday morning for her home
at Iowa Falls. .s- ..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Hutchinson
and daughter left "Wednesday after.
noon for Gulfport, Mississippi, where
they expect to spend the remainder
O. the winter. 7
Mrs. E. A. Dunlap and Miss Jes
sic, Dunlap, who have been visiting
relatives in Geneo, Nebraska, since
before the holidays, arrived home on
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pitts and baby
who have been guests of Mr.. Pitts
mother, Mrs. Peter Pitts, for. two
weeks, left Thursday morning fol
their home in Waterloo. -'
Mrs. H. B. Fawcett of Monucel.
o has been the guest of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. ]. E. Nye, for several weeks
Mrs. Fawcett will spend the winter
with her daughter in this city.
Miss Edith Ram, who has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary A
Rann, for two weeks, left Thursday
for Chicago to resume her
work as instructor of piano in Fine
Arts building.
Miss Mabel Miller who is taking
special work in domestic science at
Detroit, Michigan, left for that place
Saturday, after enjoying a two weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Miller
Mrs. j. E. Nye enjoyed a visit
from her sister, Miss Jessie Fawcett
Of Mechanicsville, during the holi-
day season. Miss Fawcett is teach
er in the city schools of Mechanics
Vile, and returned to her school du-
ties last week.
p,~o1, 1,-1@ 10 q
student in the conservatory of music
a. Oberlin, Ohio, and who has been
spending the holiday season with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brown,
left Thursday morning for Oberlin to
resume her school work.
Edward Cook Of Coffin's Grove
township is the owner of a new 1913
Oakland five passenger touring car
The car is one of the classiest cars
sold here, and is equipped with elec.
trio lights, self starter, and every
other convenience which will add to
the comfort Of the occupants.
Archie B. Robinson of Newman s
Grove, Nebraska, who was called to
this county by the death OF. his broth
er-in-law, Charles Staehle, mention OF
whose death was made in The Demo
crat last week, has been a
guest of his sister, Mrs. w. D. Work
% this city. He left for his home
in Nebraska ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brownell en-
joyed visit last week from Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Funk and son of Nashua.
The party made the trip overland in
Mr.. Funk's touring car. Mrs. Funk
is sister Of Mr.. Brownell. Leav-
ing for their home Thursday morning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Funk were accompanied
to Nashua by Miss Mabel Davis and
her brother Percy, who have been
spending a few days with them.