Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-25

20, 1915
Miss Ruth Billingsley is a visit
or in Dubuque today.
John Gillian is home from tn
|, university Of Minnesota to spend thu
summer vacation.
The Sisters of Mercy have gon,
to Cedar Rapids where they will at
tend summer school,
Mrs S. Collard went to Cedar
Rapids Friday morning for visi
with her son, Fred Collard, and
wife. r
Misses Pearl and Stella Mutsch'
Ter enjoyed visit on Sunday from
their father and brother and his
wife of Dubuque
Dale Barr, son Of James Barr OF
Washington Springs, South Dakota,
Is a guest Of his uncles, J. c., VIM.
and Geo. Barr.
Mrs. H. G. Pierce and her moth
er, Mrs. Dudley, went to Waterloo
Tuesday morning for visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. Harry Stewart left Tuesday
evening for points in the state Of
Washington, where she expects TO
spend the summer months.
John Schneider who resides, a
few miles west OF Manchester, has
oeen confined to his home by stub
oorn siege Of throat trouble
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Dunham have
been enjoying visit this week
from Mr.. Dunham's aunt, Mrs. Mar
saret Meyers OF Cedar Rapids. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Strickland
were over Sunday guests Of Mrs.
Strickland's parents at Vinton, re,
turning home Monday morning.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Bolander;
have been enjoying visit from
Mrs. Bolander's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Jones. of Kewanee. I'LL
nois.
Miss Dorothy Hockaday visited
with friends In Waterloo last week
She was accompanied home by Miss
Catherine Whicher, who will visit al
the Hockaday home for several days.
Miss Jessie Hanson Of North
Dakota, has been guest OF her
friend. Miss Margaret Dittmer. Miss
Dittmer and Miss Hanson We're stu
dents at Oberlin during the past
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.. Smith and
children and Mrs E. II. Hollister
went to Independence this morning
for an outing at their cottage on the
banks Of the Wapsie north Of Inde--
pendence.
Geo. Malven, who has an excell-
ent position on Morrison. Illinois,
newspaper, is spending few days
with his mother, Mrs. John Malven.
Mr.. Malyen declares he will material
ly reduce the number of game fish
in the tMaquoketa before he leaves
this city.
Miss Sadie Hanna, who has been
teaching in the High school at De-
corah, has been visiting with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Hanna.
Miss Hanna left Tuesday night for
Grand View. Idaho, for visit with
her brother, Harvey E. Hanna, and
family. She intends to spend the
month of July in Idaho.
Mrs. C. j. Friend, formerly Of
this city, and who has been living
with her son, VIII A. Friend, at
Sacramento. California, has been
the guest Of friends in Manchester
during the week. Upon her return
home she will go by way Of Mon
tana and spend a few days with her
son, Asa, and children. 4
Mrs. Hanna Barr is at home
from Garrison, Iowa, where she owns
and operated millinery store our.
ing the past year. Mrs. Barr wiz
spend the summer months will
her sister, Mrs. A. L. Beardslee. re
turning to Garrison, with the open
ing of the millinery season in tn,
fall. ,t9
The Sand Creek Aid society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ernest
Durey on Thursday afternoon, July
10. A special feature being a grab
bag, the contents to be donated by
members and friends of the society.
The small sum Of ten cents will be |
charged for each and every grab.
All are invited and ally as sured Of a
good time.
{ An Ice cream social will be |
held in the new home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Luke Scanlon. west OF the city, |
on Friday evening of this week,
The social will be held under the
auspices OF the missionary society o.
the United Brethren church. The |
new home which Mr.. Scanlon Is l
erecting is practically all enclosed
and will afford very desirable space
for social gathering OF this kind.
Everyone is invited to come and en-
Joy the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E., E. Cowles and
laughter, Miss Edna Cowles, were |
at Lamont on Sunday, to assist Mr.
cowles' father, E. S. Cowles, cele
orate his Saith birthday anniversary
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.
Cowles is well along in the eighties
ne is enjoying good health. and takes
great delight In spending much OF
his time in his garden, and demon
strated to his children and grand.
children by supplying new potatoes
and peas, that he can raise garden
truck as well, if not little bet.
ter, than some many years younger
than he. His many Manchester
friends join in wishing him many
more happy birthday anniversaries.