Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-20
THE LOCAL NEWS OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM oUR REGULAR CoRKEiPsRBEET3


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HoPkINToN.
Miss Gena Minkler was an over SUI
day guest of Miss Hazel Tibbitts.
Mrs. N. A. Gearhart and children
visited last week in Dubuque.
Miss Gladys Cramer has been visit
ing an aunt in Rhodes. ''sS
Miss Luzanne Woods Of Chicago Il
q guest OF Miss Marian Borlman.
Mr. Ferguson went to Cedar
Rapids Tuesday. She was accompan
led by her son. B. NJ. Ferguson ant
his little daughter who returned the
same day. q III
| Miss Violet Hudson OF Waterloo Is
la guest Of Miss Emily Trevarthan.
Prof. Taylor anG wife left Thurs
Iday for Brewster Minnesota, where
Prof. Taylor will have charge OF the
public schools. He was principal OF
the Delhi schools the last two years.
Prof. S. M. Evans and wife are
HERE from College Station, Texas,
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Vesey.
There were only a few attended
the Anamosa fair compared with for
mer years. n!
Rev. S. T.. Foster stopped off, on
his way from the Storm Lake Christ
ian Endeavor conference for a couple
OF days. He returned Friday even
ing to Cedar Rapids with his wife
and children who have been visit
ing here. s3:s
Mrs. Helen Joseph and Miss Mary
Thing who have been in Denver.
Colorado, during the summer with.
A. L. Barker and family arrived home
Friday evening.
This has been q busy week In
town as the dry goods merchants
are having special sales and every
one is coming to town for bargains.
Misses Anna Johnson and Lily Kin
ney left Tuesday morning for an ex-
tended visit in the Emerald Isle. Miss
Johnson also contemplates visiting
England and Scotland.
N. L. Landers has been in Cedar
Rapids the past week taking osteo-
path treatment for a severe attack OF
rhettmatism
Mrs. F. Howard and daughter.
Edna and Miss Ross Of Springfield,
Oregon, visited last week with Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Beels.
President e. E. Reed was In Straw
berry Point Friday when he gave
an address, at the dairy day picnic.
He was at Winona Lake. Indiana Fri
day where he delivered an address.
DR.. Bowie Of Akron, Iowa arrived
last week and win take the practice
given up by Dr.. L. G. Hands. he
will occupy the residence and office
which have been vacated by Dr..
Hands.
Merle Burns and Arthur Williamson
returned home last week from a trip
to South. Dakota.
Miss Mae Kelly went to Cedar Rap
ids, Thursday evening. r.
About forty ladies were present
at the missionary meeting OF the
Presbyterian ladies' held Wednesday
At Clarke Hall The program was
given by the young ladies' and q pic
mic suppe- was served.
( Dr.. Bently and wife arrived home
Wednesday from visit OF several
weeks in Minnesota.
Y Mr.. Steen and daughters Kalu and
viva visited in Elkader last week.
Ii The annual Harvest Home picnic
Will be he'd Tuesday on the college
campus. The merry-goround was
put up Saturday at the usual place
near the depot. It Is expected that
Joseph F. Newton OF Cedar Rapids
viii be the speaker. "a picnic dinner
will be held The usual list OF
will be given for tall corn,
big squashes, water melons. potatoes,
for the Oldest couple and the heayi-
est people for the heaviest baby
and the youngest one, for the old
est and newest automobiles Of Ger
tain make for the best decorated auto
mobile and SO forth.
There will be ball game between
Ryan and Delhi, horse shoe pitch
ing and boys and girls races. and NOV
ing picture shows at the opera
house all he afternoon
Extensive improvements are being
made at Lenox college preparatory to
the opening OF the fall term. A large
room has been opened up in connect
ion with the library giving much
needed room.
The old gymnasium has been re-
modelled, new hard wood floor laid
and four new rooms will be secured
and used by the commercial domectic
bath rooms for the ath-
letes are being put in under the Eng
l,sh rooom. Primary Methods viii
be given this year for those Who
wish to prepare for this grade OF
teaching, and the instructor will be
Miss v. NJ. Arts Of Alpena, Micht-
gan. The opera house will be used
for gymnasium work and we hope
It viii not be long until we see work
on the new gymnasium begun. It
is a -buildlng much needed.
DELHI.
Harry Brockman's brother visited
him the past week.
J. w. swinburne sold the Old par
sonage property to Mrs. Burkey sat
urday, who VII take possession Sep