Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-26
The | LOCAL NEWS
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REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS

Items Of a Personal and Genera
WI ,Natur. Picked up About
Town.
-Miss Edyth Lyttle of Coggon ha
been visiting in the city with ne
sister, Mrs. Rae Durham.
p. M. Cloud and w. /. Millen o
Earlville were business visitors il
Manchester Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Meyer
Of New Hampton were guests o.
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs Richard Con
don.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Beeman lef
Tuesday for -Mannsville, New York
to visit the formers mother and 9th
er relatives.
III. H. Lawrence returned to hl
home at Waverly Tuesday afternoon
after visit in the city with rela
tiyes and friends.
Miss Ruth Graham of Springfield
Illinois, arrived in the city Sunday
and has taken a position as milhnel
at the w. L. Drew store.
.Thos. Madden OF North Battle
ford, Saskatchewan, Canada, arrived
in the city Tuesday afternoon for 9
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Jennie Holmes leaves next
Tuesday for Chicago, where she vii!
attend the dres smakers convention
which will be held March 3 to 8.
Benjamin Adams returned tc
Cornell college at Mt. Vernon Tues
day morning, after "a visit. tn Man Mar
chester with relatives and friends.
Repres entative M. f. Leroy is ex
pected to arrive home the latter parl
Of the week, the legislature having
.adjourne for five days vacation.
Harold Hoyt, who is a student al
Ames, arrived in -he city Friday
evening for a visit at the home Of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. p
,Hoyt.
and Mrs. Edwin Cobb Of
,Marshalltown were over Sunday visit
ors in the city, at the home Of IN,
.latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. =. p
Brown. 95s
The Manchester basket ball team
met defeat at Marion last Frida!
evening. The next game to be playet
by the local team will be at OelWell
next Friday evening.
A committee of business men II
Dyersville in charge Of raising sub
scriptions for the purpose Of install
ing electroliers in that city has been
meeting with excellent success. It Is
expected that the boulevard lights
will be installed in the near future.
Mrs. NJ. E. Kerr and daughter
Miss Blanche, of Dubuque were visit
ors in Manchester over Sunday. Miss
Kerr appeared in solo numbers al
9th the Sunday morning and even
ing services a. the Congregations
church. She possesses a pleasing so
prano voice.
The ladies' Of the Presbyterian
church wish to announce that they
are collecting ole papers, books, and
magazines, and anyone having any
Of these will please deliver them tc
the home OF Mrs. Waugh on NORTH
Franklin street, or report to the Off
GERS of the society.
DIR. Al. M. Billingsley was at Du
buque Sunday assisting in the re-dedi
cation services Of the Grandvle"
Avenue Methodist -Epicopal church a.
that place Rev. r. w. Cooper, D. D.
president of Upper Iowa university a.
Fayette, delivered both the morning
and evening sermons.
Charles ]. Seeds, G. w. keagJ
and H. c. Seeds, of the Delaware
County State bank of this city, We're
in Waterloo on Saturday, attending
meeting of bankers from eastern
Iowa. Following the business ses
sion an elaborate banquet at the FL
lis hotel was enjoyed by the bankers
in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Holler, who
reside three miles northwest OF this
city, mourn the loss of their foul
months old child, whose death occur
red on Monday, February "a, 1913
The funeral services were held Tues
lay from the Mallory home, near Ma
souville, Rev: Mcdonald officiating
Interment was made in OAKLAND
cemetery.
Capt. and Mrs. J. F. Merry, wh1l'
on their way to Des Moines, stopped
off at Toledo, Iowa, where they Wis
tied with Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Black
Capt. and Mrs. Merry found Rev. MI
Black and his good wife busy as ever
and apparently enjoying their "orl
at Toledo. While at Toledo, Mr.. an
Mrs. Merry also had the pleasure Q
meeting, at the Rev. Black home. D1
and Mrs. H. O.. Pratt. so pleasant
remembered bv many MancheSte
people. Both of these estimabie lam
lies wished to be kindly remembers
to their Manchester friends. At De
Moines Capt. and Mrs. Merry Wer
the guests of Representative and Mrs
M. F.. Leroy. Mr.. Merry inform
The Democrat that Representativ
Leroy is one of the busiest member
Of the lower house. Before return
ing to their home, Capt. and Mr:
Merry spent q short time with tn