Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-24
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J. W. 9swinburne attended the ann
ual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Earlville bank, Tuesday.
Burglars were busy in Delhi last
week Monday, evening. They broke
into the depot, e. R. Stones hard
ware store and Il. M. Barnes drug
store, articles OF more or less value
were taken from all places. No Clue
as. to the burglars. # s a;;
Miss Louise knight OF Milford CAM
with her grand mother, Mrs. A. e
House last week. Mrs. House will
spend the winter in Delhi.
A new street lamp 1900 candle pow
er has been put on the corner o.
the park. Z:
Mrs. Gwen Bentz and daughter
Ethel OF Spencer and Miss Haze
Perkins of Gowrie: are visiting theil
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Perkins
The Garfield Memorial Bell y wal
hung in, the :belfry ot the Methodist
church last Thursday.
II School closed Friday for. two weeks
vacation, Miss Blanche Smith" went
to her home in Edgewood, Miss Anna
Comstock to Indiana, Miss Moody to
Ionia, Iowa, and Miss Ryan to Del.
aware. si&
Ollie, Mary and Clyde Doolittle are
home for the holidays. 3
Mrs. F. b. Doolittle Is on the sich
list, a trained nurse is caring for her
Mrs. Peet OF Lamont visited he,
sister Mrs. John Wheeler last week.
Mrs. E. G.. Adams visited in low,
City last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce were ii
Manchester, Thursday. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. White enter
tanned company OF friends Ffida,
for dinner and another in tn,
evening in honor OF Mr.. Whites brit
day. = III S /. E. h 5ia3 4s
Lawrence Jennings and Roy And
rews were in Cedar Rapids last week
Mrs. Charlotte Hull Of Hopkinto1
visited at J. W..Hartman's Thursday.
H. p. Bancroft visited friends a,
Maquoketa last week. s.: ..4
Mrs. Nellie Stone was shopping ii
Dubuque Thursday.
Mrs. Lorraine Keise of Corydon Il
visiting her parents REV. and Mrs
w. s. Skinner. .l,Eeey %.#s.
Mrs Josephine fHarrie land daugh
ter Helen Of Hopkinton are here t.
spend the holidays. %
+S}Mr. and Mrs. J.rD. Keith visited
their son Lewis and family at Cas-.
cade last week.
Mrs. George Oehler is visiting al
Lake Andes, South Dakota.
Glen Petition is visiting relatives
at Aurelia, Iowa. -
Sherd Shaw is moving to Delaware,
where he recently purchased home.
Jack Waddell Of Armour, S. D., is
visiting relatives and friends at this
place. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wolfe are
parents Of boy born Saturday, De-
cember, 30. -
Lawrence Jennings has bought the
r.. J. VanAntwerp stock Of goods. !.
+ MI. and Mrs. Robert Topping are
parents Of son. Il
John and Laura Werkmeister of
Earlviille were guests at the George
White home Friday, 7s
Frank Albrook of Ames is here to
spend the holidays with home folks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blake of Strawberry
Point in Visiting Mrs. LIN. Barnes.
DR.. E. G. Dittmer Of Manchester
was down Saturday to see a child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Down who is
critically i'll. : b. .~...... ri
The Annual meeting, of the stock
holders tof the Silver Spring Cream
cry Co. was held Saturday afternoon
The secretary's report showed that
the company had done a business of
800, 900 tor the year ending October
31st. \ The following directors were
elected q: L. Schnitzer, F. E. Stimson,
J. W. Swinburne, e. B. Porter, A. o.
Billings, I. c.. Miller, George Pulver.
Fred Wendt and o. A. Holdridge.
At a meeting OF. the directors the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent A. o. Billings, Vice President;
George Pulver, Secretary, E. B. Port
er, Treasurer, F. E. Stfmson, Man
ager, ]. w. Swinburns. y,a