Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-10
Items Of a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

two days last week with Mr. anu
Mrs. Niles Bradley at Davenport.
Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Prowse are
sisters. - t..E s..
Cecil Dutton, who is a. stu
dent in the Cedar Rapids Business
college at Cedar Rapids, was a guest
Dutton, over Sunday.
w. C.. Amsden advertises a
line Of articles which are appropri-
ate for holiday gifts. We refer our
readers to this advertisement, in
which Mr.. Amsden enumerates many
articles. - f% . s. Z
. The First National bank has a
change Of advertisement in this is
sue Of The Democrat which will be
Of interest to our readers. Read what
the bank has to say about interest
paying time. fs' =. .jssaa
Mrs. Gertrude RolphN of Huron,
South Dakota, has been the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Ram for sever
al days the past week. On Monday
Mrs. Rolph went to Cedar Rapids
for a visit with friends in that city
before returning to her home. Z. -.
Miss Pearl &Mutschler, who has
been one Of the efficient stenograph-
ers in the, Manchester offices Of the
Dairy City Creamery company, has
given up her work in the creamery
and has accepted the position Of
in the law offices Ct
Carr &. Carr, beginning her work on
Tuesday morning. Miss Mutschler is
a competent young woman, and Will
Till the position with credit. No.,
Brown, the furniture man, has
two advertisements in this issue of
The Democrat. which will prove, Of
especial interest to our readers. In
one OF the advertisements Mr.. Brown.
calls attention to the merits of ths5
s4 Globe-We rnicke a book
cases, and in the other he directs
to & the line of furniture
which he carries in stock. Readers
of The Democrat cannot afford z to-
overlook these advertisements. % -.
II. M. Jones G Sons inaugurate
an advertising campaign, setting
forth the merits OF the Ford automo-
oiles for which popular car they
have secured the agency for anoth-
er year. Anyone interested in the
purchase of an automobile will do
we'll to follow up these advertise
nents from week to week. On
Tuesday Mr.. Jones unloaGed the first
carload OF a consignment OF forty
Ford cars, which will arrive from
time to time. 9yF.
& Nye, who recently
sold their hardware stock and busi-
ness to Mr.. Bert Stier, have an an
in the columns of The
in which they express
their hearty appreciation for the
generous measure Of business ac-
corded them by the good people of
Readers Of The Demo-
crat should not overlook this an
Of Messrs. Carhart and
Nye:5 &s %,q
Mr.. and Mrs. John Evans and
their, daughter, Miss Mary Evans, are
now nicely settled in their newly
acquired residence property, the Mrs.
Mary Emerson residence on East
Gay street. Mr.. end Mrs. Evans have
been residents OF Coffins Grove
township for many years, and have
come to Manchester to make their
home. Their many friends in Man
chester extend to this worthy fam
lily a most cordial welcome. ;,~ a,
Mrs. L., l.. Platt entertained the
members Of the Friday Afternoon
club at her home on Friday after
noon at one O'Clock luncheon, the
event being complimentary to her
mother, Mrs. F. F. Cary's~ birthday.
The affair was a complete surprise
to Mrs. Cary but will always remain
a pleasant memory. About fifteen
of the members and friends Of the
club enjoyed Mrs. Platt's hospitality.
The president of the club. on behalf
OF those present, presented Mrs. Cary
with beautiful boquet Of chrysan-
themumS. T7
Mr.. Floyd Morse of Mechanics
willie, Iowa, was a guest of relatives
and friends in the city over Sunday.
On Monday evening Mr.. Morse and
his son Harry left for Chicago, where
they met Mrs. Morse and from there
went to Milwaukee for short Wis
it with his sister, Miss Ella Rosing.
After a brief visit in Milwaukee Mr..
and Mrs. Morse and son Harry will
leave for Clermont, Florida, where
they expect to spend the winter.
Mr.. Morse's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
"A. A. Morse, left some time, ago
for Clermont to spend the winter.
James McCarren of Portland,
Oregon, was a guest last week Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. McCar-
rem. Mr.. McCarren haG been in the
east on business and stopped oft
here to pay a visit to his parents
and many old time friends in Man
chester. He also spent some time
with his sister. Miss Jennie McCar-
rem, who teaches in the Minneapol
is schools. Mr.. McCarren and his
wife have been living in Portland
for several years and are delighted
with the western country.
-Oba Lyman's lunch room on low
er Franklin street had narrow
escape from fire the other night. A
quantity Of matches became ignited
and werte about to blaze up. Mr.
Lyman was about to move some mer
chandise on one of the top shelves
when he discovered an odor Of sui
phur. Upon Investigation he found
that the bundle Of matches were
charred and as soon as he broke op
en- the package the entire quantit,
burst out in flames. Mr.. Lyman feels
that the only safe place for guam
tty Of matches is in sheet iron O
heavy tin recepticle. IN