Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-08

LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK / j (
WHAT NcHEsTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF EVENTS

ltxns Of Personal and General
Nature Picked up About
Town. laE
James Cavanaugh Of Ryan was a
4 business caller in Tuesday.
IN ~ - Hon. M. F. lie Roy was a bust
ness visitor in Des Moines Thurs
& day. 81
Judge a. d. Long went to Oska-
$loosa, Iowa. Monday on short bust
ness trip. ..s 81
II !. - A. H. Cleveland and H. A. Fisch-
\ er returned Monday from a business
trip to southern Iowa points. a.
s:5 Isl - Miss Bertha Horton Of Coggon
was an over Sunday guest Of her sis
. ter, Mrs. H. B. Commerford.
Mrs. II, M Gibson returned to
( her home in Waterloo on Monday at
ter a visit with relatives in this eli
ty. 81
I. Milen Of Earlville was a
business caller in the city on Tues
Il day. ijs.5 y y, .z5 5
II Miss Mary Glynn of Dubuque is
spending a couple OF weeks here as
( the guest of her friend, Mrs. e. w.
Il Il williams. N v. "a
Andrew McC arthy is here from
Waterloo for a visit through the
h carnival with obie Lyman and 9th
4 er friends.
Joseph Firestine, a former we'll
{ known resident Of Manchester, ar
rived Monday from Dubuque for a
1 short visit with friends. II
Adrs. Mary Bradford, who has
1 been the guest Of relatives in Dy-
ersville. returned to her home in
this city Monday evening. 5s
There will be meeting Of Man
chester Lodge, No. 1875, A. r. & a.
M. Saturday evening Of this week.
Work in the second degree. 4. .. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. d. a. Huene are
4 here from Monticello for visit with
the formers parents, Mr.. and o.. E.
Huene, during. carnival week.
N Mr.. and Mrs. Robert N. Allen
and children OF independence are
I here to spend the weekend with Mrs
! Aliens mother, Mrs. John Malven.
MA Jesse Pugh Of Ryan is assisting
in the Clarence House barber shop
this week. He is a skilled tonsorial
artist and may locate here perman.
! emily. MID .9s3.. q.
Alton Durham, manager OF the
Gildner Brothers clothing store at
Strawberry Point, spent Sundays in
Manchester, with relatives, returning
Ito The Point on Monday.
Ernie Heyer, farmer residing
j near Strawberry Point, and Mrs.
Jeanette Preussner, Of this city,
were united in marriage on Wednes-
y day, October /, 1918, Justice Geo. S.
Lister officiating. 3at. n
Fred Dudley and his son, c.. a..
Dudley, were here from Delhi today
en- route to southern Texas, where
the former has large farming inter.
ests. They expect to remain In the
south throughout the entire winter.
ID The Misses Floraine were advised
by telegram Monday Of the death Of
their aunt, Mrs. Chris TOPPER Killias,
whose demise occurred at her home in
Montague, California, on the
morning Of that day.
The many friends OF the vener-
able Robert Porteous will rejoice to
learn that he is greatly improved
from his recent critical illness. Mr..
Porteous Is one OF the real pioneers
8of Delaware county and his wide cir
Gle Of acquaintance has been great.
sly alarmed at the seriousness Of his
condition. ~;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Smith left
Monday afternoon for Freeport, ILL
nois, where on Tuesday their daugh-
ter, q Miss Mildred Smith, submitted
TO an operation for appendicitis, at
one OF the hospitals in the ILL
nois city. Word comes that the or
deal was successfully undergone by
the patient and that her complete, re-
covery is assured, fact her many
y friends will be more than pleased to
learn.
Miss A. Schott, formerly Of the
Postal Telegraph and Gable Com.
pany's office at Vinton, Iowa, and
"a post efficient telegraph operator.
Is now in barge of the key at the
Postal office in the M. & o. depot
here and is giving excellent salts
faction to the company's patrons.
The Postal, being easily reached
from the business district, is re-
ceiving very fair share Of the COM
mercial business, which it amply de-
serves to do.
The next meeting of the city coun-
Gil will occur on. Monday evening, Oc-
3 tober 20, which is the regular meet
Ing night. AS the notice to contrac-
tors gives 2 p. m. on that day as
the closing hour for the filing Of
bids for the construction of the
sanitary sewer to be built on West
Marion street from Sixth to First,
and on First from Marion to the
Illinois Central right Of way and the
river, it is expected the bids will
! be opened at the council meeting
that evening" and the contract for
work awarded.
F. c. Siddall, Of Chicago, CON-
mercia1 agent Of the Western Union |
Telegraph company, was here on Fri