Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-21
THE LOCAL news OF
DELAWARE COUNTY.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
DELHI.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Swinburne at
tended the wedding OF Miss Eva Rec
tor fof Oneida to Mr.. P. M. Cloud o.
Earlville last Wednesday.
Misses Rose and Gladys Quart Wis.
tied their sister, Mrs. Ralph Jamison
north of Manchester, last week.
e. G. Adams has purchased fine
Stanley Steamer automobile.
1 G. M. Himmel sold his dray team
last week for $500.00.s y
Walter Richie Of Waterloo visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Rit-
chic, last week.
Is Miss Dorothy Danford visited her
cousins, the Misses Moline, in Du-
buque last week. HI
Mrs. P. H. Rimmer and daughter
Burnette were shopping in Manches-
ter Wednesday,.
Misses Mary and Ollie Doolittle en-
tertained the graduating class of 10
last Friday evening. The rooms and
tables we're decorated with the class
colors, scarlet and gray. A most en-
jOyable evening was passed.
t Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cruise were
over from Earlville the first of the
week.
Roy Powell has purchased the prop
erty in town that J.. w. Rimmer sold
to Bert Sherman.
Miss Leone Morgan visited her sis
ter. Mrs. Frank Coats. in Delaware,
last week Wednesday.
I 7 Little Irene Michael was four years
old last Wednesday. Her mamma in
vited in fifteen little girl playmates
to help her enjoy the occasion.
George Maul6On and l.. Jennings
were In Manchester Thursday. Re-
turning home, their team INDUCED in
a lively runaway. Very little damage
was done.
P. e. Thompson of Minneapolis Wis
tied at the home of his brother in-iaw,
+ E. G. Adams, last week.
A suitable program is being pre-
pared for Decoration day, May 80.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Simons are par
ents OF a little daughter, born May
Is.
Mrs. Erwin Porter spent Wednesday
in Strawberry Point.
The graduating class and several
other of the young people enjoyed a
picnic at the fish hatchery last Friday
afternoon.
Miss Anna Comstock and Corrinne
Perry visited friends at Hopkinton
Friday evening.
Mrs. Bryce Saunders and Mrs. R. |
P. White were shopping in Dubuque
last week.
Mrs F.. E. Stimson's Sunday school
class of girls and Miss Comstock's |
class of boys picnicked at the riverson
Saturday.
Mrs. G. NJ. Himmel is seriously i'll.
A trained nurse from Dubuque is car
ing for her.
s. Alva Smith was able to come to
town last week for the first time since
his serious accident.
Reports speak very favorably OF
hibit at Manchester on L Wednesday,
May 49, Quite number are plan.
ming to attend from this community.
P. +. Mooney and Harvey Wolfe
were in Manchester Saturday.
Arthur Wilson attended the funeral
of relative at Buck Creek Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Jackson are
visiting relatives in Ryan.
The M. E. Aid society meets We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. Laura
Fuller.
n Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop of Man
chester were at the county home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierce were in
Manchester Saturday.
Il The ladies of the Relief Corps are
furnishing funds to paper and paint
the G. A. r. hall. They have made
the park more beautiful by making L
several large flower beds.
In the fall Of 1912 Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Doolittle presented to the town
council Of Delhi petition asking
that sidewalk be built on the north
side of Market street from the south
west corner of the G. A. ( r. park to
their residence, three blocks east.
The petition was granted and a walk
ordered to be built before the fall
Of 1913. At a meeting of the coun-
Gil May 10, Mrs. Doolittle offered to
build walk five feet wide around
the park, also walk to her residence
on the north side of market street and
the south side Of Franklin street, the
town to do the grading and put in
the crossings. The council accepted
her proposition. This will be nice
to the town and Mrs.
the thanks of every citizen Of the
Town for her generous offer. We un-
that work will commence
soon on the walk
The following is the program for
Tho CONNER cement exercises at the t
Delhi High school. May 20, 1919:
Methodist church. 8. p. M. !,
Il. {. Mrs. .WintenbergI {
Commencement song II
Invocation. w. S. Skinner
Excellence Without
Labor. Mary Barnard Doolittle
Piano solo-La Filence,.... RoT
Elsa Martha Hackbarth
Class history. Ola Edna Jakelin
Class prophesy: Gladys Leola Bancroft
Class will Ona Edith Jakelin
Class song
The Invention Of Printing
........ ...---..--.. William Joseph Britt
The Feudal System
: Walter George Hackbarth t
The Industrial Revolution
' Roy Henry Willard I