Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-13
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md for visit with friends.
en- Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.. Cooking were
guests OF friends in Oneida and
Greeley last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Ilene Thorpe left Saturday
for Denver, Colorado, where she viii
spend part Of her summer v va "a.
ton.
L Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Plat went
to Oelwein Saturday afternoon, to
visit with Mr.. Piatt's parents, over
Sunday. & /. .y.:5 a3.,5
& Mr. and Mrs. Christi Brogotti Ct
1T. Dodge were guests of the latters
cousin, Mr.. Ca' Martin, part Of
last week. .,3s,,t 33.3
I, Milo township has awarded to ~.
c. Chapel Of this city, the contract
for painting all Of the school houses
Of the township. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 2. Morse were ere
over Sunday guests of their daughters
Mrs. W.. M. Crosier and Mrs. FL p -
Patton, at Coggon. ,ij
Mr.. and Mrs. :Arlie Hamblin and Erts !
Mrs LII Hamblln left Tuesday morn no
ling for Davenport for a week Wis vi
| it with relatives. 81, 81 (. q
Miss Marguerite Condor has re-.
turned from a visit with the Misses
Jennie Meyer and Violet Hockstler
at New Hampton.
-Luense Barr left Tuesday morn
ling for sleighton, Minnesota, to su 4
perintendent threshing operations on
their farms near that place.
Miss Lima Pierce OF Belmond,
and Miss Winifred Wilmer of EN-
mettsburg; have been guests Of Miss
Laura Dunham during the week.
Mrs Ida Snowden went to Cedar
.IRapiGs Monday for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Donald ERNST. From
there she will go to Lincoln, Nebrask
Mrs. HI; T. Smith and children
i returned home Tuesday from indie.
.Ipendence, where they have been
spending several weeks at their cot
tage. Ssgs$5es
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry Sullivan
i and son Eugene Of Chicago have
been the guests this week Of Mrs.
\ Jas. Cameron, and Miss Sadie
| Cameron.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. D.. F. Grove left
Sunday for Chicago, where they will
lspend a few days on a purchasing ex-
.lpedition and vacation from the
. duties of the store. VI az
rs. Ella Gardner and son Of
tWinnebago, Illinois, are guests Of MT.
and Mrs. James Bishop, and other
RELATIVES in and near Manchester
Mrs. Gardner is a sister-in-law Of Mr.
Bishop, :.s.. 8
Mr.. and Mrs. Alison Granger of
Jacksonville, Florida, are guests Of
Mr.. Changers sister, Mrs. m. J. Yor-
an They expect to spend two weeks e's'
with relatives and friends in Man
chest ter. .; HI, ai:
-. ~ Miss Ruth Newcomb Of La Crosse
WISCONSIN, has been a guest OF her
cousin, Mrs. J. "A. Strickland, for sew
eral days. Mrs. Strickland has also
been entertaining this week another
cousin, Mrs. Ida Nungasger Of
Binghamton, New York: s5 4 !. n {
Chas Whitman is nursing sore
knee. Mr.. Whitman accidently step
ped off his porch and fractured the
knee cap when he struck the cement
sidewalk. The injury has caused Mr..
Whitman much pain and will lay
him up for some little time.
Mrs. Jennie Frentress and daugh-
tier, Mrs. Lois Davis, OF Dubuque, are
guests Of Mrs. Mary Prowse, and
other relatives and friends in Man
chester. The ladies arrived in Man
chester Friday evening and expect to
remain for week or ten days. Is
Mrs. H. c. Lyle Of washington
Springs, South Dakota, arrived in
Manchester Friday afternoon for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Barr Of
this city. Mrs. Lyle had been in Rock
!! ford, Illinois, where she visited for
some time with relatives and friends.
DIR. and Mrs. B: H. yByers have
let the contract for their new resi-
dence on East Gay. street to H. W.:
Welterlen, the Manchester contractor,
who has begun work on the exca-
vation The work will be pushed
as rapidly as weather conditions will
permit. E
Miss Zella Hampstead Went to
Waterloo Saturday morning for
visit Of severa' days in the Charles
Hermann home near Waterloo. Miss
Elnora Haltmeyer also spent
few days in Waterloo at the home
Of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hermann. FIX q
Mrs. Will Salisbury Of Usage
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
Durham last week. Mrs. Salisbury
left Monday for independence for
a visit with relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Durham are enjoying a visit this
week from Miss Marie APPEL of Shell |
Rock, Iowa.
Mrs. c. A. Bradley and, daughter,
Miss Doris, who have been the guests
of Mrs. Bradley's mother, Mrs. w. H.
Long, and brother, Judge A. D. Long,
returned to their home at Beatrice,
Nebraska, Thursday night. Mrs.
Long accompanied her daughter home
for a visit.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather of last Thursday a fairly
good sized crowd attended the first
Harvest Home picnic which the mem
bers of St. Mary's church held. Many
from the. nearby towns were in at