Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-31
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie BroW n
and daughter, Mae, spent Chris tmas
at Nashua, Iowa. B. 4 B,

lat Nashua, Iowa. I. i23 I: 81 ,3s s +. IS
Mrs. NJ. L. Pierce OF Superior
i Nebraska, is a guest at the W.$.5D
mcintosh home this week. 5.5 II
4 Carl Rabenau, who formerly re
s|sided in this city, arrived thi
morning for a visit with friends. Il
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank NAPLES re
turned today after q holiday visit#ts
\ friends and relatives at Castana. low
MI and Mrs. Wayne Ives an.
little daughtersof Cedar Rapids Wer
guests at the VIM. Jones home q q
!, Saturday. "a
Mrs. Howard Commerford ana lit
tie daugh liter returned last evening
latter a weeks visit with. her parents
at Coggon. s5ss5s5
y Mr.. ana Mrs. Ray Newcomer, o
Strawberry Point, left this nornins
for Ind epend ence, concluding a pleas
ant holiday visit at the home Of Mrs
newcomers mother, Mrs. D. Carney.
Miss Augusta schott,IWho Ehlaa''
l.been in charge Of the Postal Tele
graph key at the M. & o. station in
this city since september 81 5 th. re
signed her position, and leaves today
for her home at Kenosha Wiscon
| sin i{ n ..iSs.
The, condition. OF Mrs. lillian
Russell, who has been confined Is
her home west Of the Quaker mil
for some time, following a stroke o1
apoplexy, is reproted as improved, 4
fact her many friends are glad t
learn. "a ri I. Il 4s$. III 81
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evans o.
Omaha, who have been visiting will
relatives in Manchester, went tt
lCoggon, on Friday; morning, for q
Visit with relatives and friends
They left for their home in Omaha
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. q. Hintz and
Laughter went to Independence or
Tuesday for a visit with relatives
Mr.. Hintz has been laid up for the
past week with an attack Of rheuma.
|tism ani is still hobbling about with
the; aid|of a cane. Y; q .$3 n. isS5 q.
Beverly OF Graustark, a drama
Itization OF Geroge Barr McCutchen''s
famous novel, will be the attraction
I at the Central Opera house on Fri.
kday evening Of this week. On next
MONDAY the Lyman H. Howe motion
pictures will be shown at the Cen
tral. 53. Il \, 6. sf
REV. Herbert French, a former
Manch hester. boy, who has recent.
been located at Algona, Washington
is the guest Of his mother, Mrs. u
E. French. Rev. Mr.. French occupied
the pulpit OF the Presbyterian church
on Sunday and will remain here fol
an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Brown and ;ba-
by of Thorpe were guests on Mon
day Of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Brown. They were en-
route to their home at Thorpe, aftfr
spending few days with Nj Mrs
Browns parents at Coggon. Nj.
Brown is manager Of the stearns &
Mccormick branch store at Thorpe. "
AN oyster. supper will be held al
the home of Chas. Rob inson, on the
Irving MCGEE farm in Collins Grove
township on Tuesday evening, Jan
lary 6. The proceeds are to be aps
piled in payment upon a new organ
recently purchases by the CoffiIls
Grove Sunday school It is hoped a
large attendance will mark the event..
N, - Among those who were in D Iu
buque yesterday to attend the eighth.
annual presentation Of Han5el's Mes
siah", which was sung by eighty OF
Dubuque's foremost singers at ST.
Luke's Methodist Episcopal church
last evening, were Mr.. and Mrs H
L. Ram, Miss Amy Ram, Miss Edith
V. Ram, Lucien Ram and M. J. Yor-
an.
:. Miss Winifred Maley, who came
from Waterloo last week to spend
a few weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Maley, was called =
Waterloo Friday afternoon to take
charge of an important case. Miss,
Malcy's services as a trained nurse
are IN constant demand. Her. Mani
chester friends are pleased to know
hat she is meeting with marked suc-
cess in her chosen work.
The many friends Of Mrs. Rob
art N. ALLEN will be- sorry toyslearll
f her serious illness at her home
n Independence. Her ailment has
'ean pronounced as pleurisy, with a
attack of pneumonia. and
It present her condition is most crit
cal. Her mother. Mrs. John Maven.
5 at Independence assisting in! car
ng for her. ri
Mr.. AMI Mrs. w. J. Burke r.
eiveG a very welcome Christmas
lit last week in the shape Of a |
ice box of oranges and grape fruit. +
he consignor being the formers sis L
,r, Mrs. w. w. Skinner of Porter
lille, California. Mrs. Skinner is
Specte1 here for. visit at her
rother's home about the first Of the I,
ear, and as it is her first visit to
wa in over twenty years. it is
waited with marked anticipation.
Contagious. f.
Be good to the depths of you, and I
'u will discover that those who sur q
'und you will be glad ever 70 the e
me deuths. Maeterlinck. y