Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-03-12
THE LOCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK Elk
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
~ ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF EVENTS
Items Of a Personal and General
Nature Picked up About
Town.

Fred Blair was at independence
Thursday, attending court.
| ID. ]. Meggenburg was a bus
ness visitor in Dubuque Friday.
Homer Davis of Littleport was
Manchester visitor last week.
A. D. Long was a business Wis
itor in Freeport, Illinois, Monday.
Representative NJ. F. Leroy re
turned to Des Moines last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. Pierce wer
visitors in Waterloo last Thursday.
| Albert Volt of Earlville was
business visitor in the city Monday.
Father J. J. Collins of Alta Visit
was visitor in Manchester las
| week. s.. -..s>F
Senator E. C. Perkins arrived Ii
the city Tuesday morning from De
Moines. r,--..
Mrs. NJ. R. Patty and Mrs. Geo
Wednesday,.
Mrs. Minnie Barr of Danbury, II
linois, is visiting in the city witt
relatives and friends.
Attorneys E. B. Stiles and w
Fl. Norris were at Independence las
week, attending court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis re
turned home last week from an eX
tended visit with relatives in Ohio.
Mrs. j. E. Frentress of Haven,
Colorado, is visiting at the home OF
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Robert
Fishel.
d 20. K. Lennon, who recently suf-
fered injuries from a fall at the w. c..
Amsden drug store, is able to be
around again.
ID. F. Grove & Co. announce their
spring millinery opening, in their ad-
yertlsement, for March 10, 20 and
81. Read their ad.
Mrs. S. F. Hersey Of Cedar Falls
was an over Sunday visitor in Man
chester, a guest at the home Of her
mother, Mrs. John Cruise jr.
Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence has return
ed from an extended visit in Ala
bama. She is spending several days
visiting in Waterloo with friends.
Mrs. George Thorpe went to Wa
terloo Friday afternoon for sever
al days visit with her daughter, Miss
lllene Thorpe, who is an instructor
IN the schools at that place.
W.. H. Hutchinson returned. home
Tuesday from an extended visit at
Gulfport, Louisiana. Mrs. ,Hutchfn-
son and daughter remained ! in the
south for a more extended visit.
Miss Ella Gates was down from
Waterloo Sunday, visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Gates. She was accompanied
by her friend, Miss Blanche Wells.
The attention OF the men read
ers of The Democrat is called to the
advertisement of Gildner Bros. in an
other column, in which they announce
Styleplus suits for Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hockaday re-
turned home Monday from an ex-
tended visit in southern California.
Mr.. Hockaday says that they have
been having fine winter in Califor-
mia.
:
Williams, Iowa, OF which Rev. Father
0 Meara is pastor. have completed
the plans and let the contract for the
erection OF a new church at the cost
Of $4,000.
Rev. w. H. Ensign resigned last
Thursday as a member of the Man
chester Library board. Mayor Long
appointed DR.. E. G.. Dittmer to fill
the vacancy caused by the reslgna-
ton of Rev. Ensign.
George Malven arrived in the
city Thursday afternoon from Spring
Valley, Illinois, where he is city edit
Or on daily paper. Mr.. Malven re-
Gently had two fingers of his right
hand injured in folding machine.
Carl Anderson left Friday morn
ing for Preston, Minnesota, with
shipment Of fish from the local
hatchery. Mr.. Anderson left Tuesday
morning with another shipment OF
10000. trout for Caledonia, Minnesota.
The annual apron sale and sup
per, for which the ladies Of the Con-
sregational church have been making
elaborate plans, takes place Wednes-
day, March 2G. The apron sale will
begin at 2:3O in the afternoon, and
supper will be served at $3.50 o'clock.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Burhans perpretrated a neat
surprise on them last Friday even
ing. MIR. and Mrs. Burhans have
recently moved onto the farm OF
Deputy Auditor Charles Rizer, in Cof-
fins Grove township.
DR.. George F. McEwen, son of
J. f. McEwen of this city, and who
is physicist at the Scripps Institu-
ton for Biological Research of the
University OF California, has recently
investigation in a paper on the eli
matology of California. He found that
water along the coast was several de-
grees colder than in midocean, and
that if it We're not for this fact, the
heat in the valleys of California
would be oppressive.
Lamont has. within it's borders>e
remarkable horse, an animal owned
by Thomas Durham. The animal is
now thirty-eight years old and is still
without a blemish and was driven
last summer in very good record time
If there is an older horse in this vi
cinity it is entitled to medal. This
animal has been in active duty until
recent years, when Mr.. Durham has
used it only for his light work. but
prizes the animal for the past service
Lamont Leader. e..
DIR. George F. McEwen of San
Diego, California, son of J. F. Nc.
Even of this city, has recently had
the distinction of having one of his
papers printed in the Information
al Review" published at Leepsls
Germany. This is one of the fore
most publications in the world, pub
fishing purely scientific matter. Or
McEwen's paper is a lengthy article
discoursing the subject, THE Dlstri
button of Ocean Temperatures Alons
tho Wrac+ Coast of North Amerlc: