Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
M. E. Blair was a business visitor
II Dubuque on Monday. IS, 1. E

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in Dubuque on Monday.
(. A. E. Dunlap spent Monday il
Dubuque on a business trip.
w. H. Ward, Dr.. A. NJ. Drummy
land DR.. w. S. O.Brien OF Ryan were
Manchester business visitors Weu
nesday. s[5 s
-B. w. Grems is among the new
automobile owners, having purchased
an Abbotr-Detroit car with com.
pete electric equipment, :.i7
Walter Maley, who has been
attending St. Joseph's college in
Dubuque, has returned home for the
! summer vacation.
s---Chas. Petition and two daughters
OF Aurella, Iowa, arrived in the
| city TUESDAY afternoon for visit
with relatives and friends.
The many Manchester friends of
Miss Edith finch Will be pleased t.
learn that she is rapidly recovering
from her recent severe illness.
Assistant Postmaster F. 3. Dun
ham has purchased classy Oakland
touring car. The machine is a beau
ty ana has full electric equipment.
Miss Wlnifred Maley returned
home last week from Plaintleld,
Iowa, for visit at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Maley.
She expects to leave next Sunday for
Waterloo, where she will enter st.
Francis hospital as a trained nurse.
Those from the local Chris tian
Endeavor society who attended the
state convention in Cedar Rapids
iast week We're Miss Belle Bailey,
during the entire session and Rev.
and Mrs. w. H. Ensign and Mr.. II.
w. Phenicie during parts OF the
session.
4. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Inman left
Saturday for Lena, Illinois, where
they spent Sunday with friends.
From Lena they went to Spencer,
Ohio. where Mrs. Inman will spend
the summer with her parents, while
Mr.. Inman goes to New York city to
complete his post graduate work at
Columbia university.
@ n Delaware county friends will be
interested in learning Of the mar
riage OF Mr.. Harley Johnson and
Miss Anna Blum, both Of Dell Rap
ids, South Dakota, recently. The
ceremony was performed at Sioux
a son of MIR. and Mrs. Edward John
son, who formerly resided in this
county, north of Delaware.
w. L. Drew and family have re-
moved into the new residence just
east of the house they formerly occu-
pied. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Drew,
who have been living in the apart
ments over the Farmers G Merchants
State Savings bank. removed the
first OF the week to the house for
merly occupied by Mr.. Drew's par
ents Mr., and Mrs. w. L. Drew.
The following officers were elect
ed at the convention OF the Epworth
league Of this district, held at Oel-
vein last week: R. G, rKeagy, presi-
dent; Florence Bretnall 1nd Mary
Doolittle, vice presidents; Warren
Snoyer, secretary; L. "A. Bradford,
treasurer; Mrs. w. H. Artman, super
lntendent OF the Junior league depart
ment; and DR.. A. M. Biuingsley, M.
Locke and Earl Seeley were chosen
as members OF the executive commits
tee. NJ ;s
The Misses Edith, Mae and Al
Ice Pemble, who have been living
Eyria, Ohio, for some time. ex-
pect to soon remove their house
lold goods to Manchester to make |
heir home. The Misses Pemble for
nerly resided In this city, and their
many friends will be pleased to
earn of their return. They viii oc-
'upy the Gen. Miles cottage on the +
corner OF Franklin and Gay streets,
ormerly occupied by Superintendent
md Mrs. ]. r. Inman. Miss Mae
pemble came to this city several
weeks ago, when she accepted
'osition as clerk in the Blake dry
,oods store.
Manchester friends of Mrs, H.
J. Millen Of Marion and who formerly
esided at Earlville, will regret to
earn Of the death OF her niece, Miss
delen Godfry Of Lancaster, Wisconsin
qho was drowned in the Mississip-
u river a few miles from Cassyille,
scohsin, last Friday evening, A
'arty Of four, consisting OF Miss
iodfry, Dr.. A. R. Kinney, Miss Nora
idWards and Miss Myrtle Judd, had
'een bathing near. a summer resort.
Ihen the tragedy occurred. Miss
iodfry waded out too far from the ,
hore and sank into sink hole.
'r. Kinney saw the young lady dis
ppear and Immediately swan to her !,
He made heroic effort
} rescue her but he also sank )
nth her body. The other two young
omen in the party followed DR.. Kin
ey, and they, too, sank to their t
cath.