Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-09
THE III !. LOCAL { [ / NEWS ] \ !
Of TIRE: Il | WEEK VI j |;
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE.
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF EVENTS
Ite' ns Of 4 Personal and osnsral
Nature Picked Up About
Texn. I

1 Clarence Brown was q visitor II
dubuque last Saturday.
LII. Coon was a business Wis
itor in Minneapolis last week.
ID. j. Meggenberg was business
visitor in Dubuque last Friday.
Mrs. George Ford spent Saeur
day visiting with friends in Dubuque.
Mrs. Curtis Hockaday spent Fri
day in Dubuque, visiting with friends
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Graham were
visitors in Cedar Rapids last Friday.
Curtis Hockaday returned Friday
morning from a business trip to
Chicago "A
Mrs. Louise Kenney Of. Waterloo
was an over Sunday visitor in the cit.
with relatives. j pGs;Z ss
Mrs. William Barr and daughter.
Miss Etna. We're visitors in Cedar
Rapids Saturday. K .5s 81
MIR. and Mrs: W. E. Bowen went
to Mcintyre, Iowa, last week for a
visit with friends. 5555
William Barr returned home on
Friday morning from visit at
Rochester, Minnesota.
; Frank D. Joseph Of Des Moines
arrived in the city Friday morning
for a visit with friends. &54
=. Severtson OF Cedar Rap.
ids was a guest Of friends in the
city the latter part OF last week.
--Miss Leora Way returned to
her home in Edgewood Friday morn
ing, after a visit in the city with
relatives.
s35Mrs William Crosier OF Coggon
was a guest in the city at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Morse, last week.
Miss Ella Gates arrived in the
city Monday morning from Waterloo
for visit at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gates.
Mrs. Mary Raymond and grand
daughter, Miss Helen Grant, Of In
dependence were guests at the home
OF Miss Mary Link the latter part
OF last week.
n. J. schwietert OF Chicago ar
rived in the city Thursday afternoon
for a visit with relatives and friends.
He was on his way home from bust.
ness trip to St. Paul. 5. sS..
- ~ Mrs. "a. o. stanger was elected
lsecretary Of the Manchester library
the Vacancy caused hyss the resisna
ton Of Rev.: w. HI. Ensign. wv
Charles Petition returned to his
home at Aurelia, Iowa, on Thursday
morning, after a visit in Manchester
and vicinity with relatives and
friends.
Miss Mable Moyle Of near Straw
berry Point and Mr. Elam Lam
phire were united in marriage last
Thursday afternoon by Justice Geo.
S. Lister.
| Eugene Chafin, who was the pro
hibition candidate for 3 president Of
the United States at the 1912 gener-
al election, gave interesting address
es last Thursday morning at the
High school building and at the Pres
lbyterian church. !,
AZ meeting Of Dyersville base ball
fans was held last week and arrange
ments were made to bring about q
permanent organization Of team at
that place for the coming season. It
is understood that Manchester may
also have team this summer.
Rev. Father Sassen Of Petersburg
will have charge Of the pastOrate OF
St. Mary's Catholic church OF New
Hampton for the first month during
the absence OF the pastor, Rev. Faith.
er B. H. Forkenbrock, who has left
for a four months tour OF southern
Europe. .3,. S
The fitty-eighth annual confer
ence OF the Dubuque district OF the
Methodist Episcopal church will be
held in Independence, April 21-23.
Among the speakers will be Bishop
Bristol, Revs S. Earl Taylor, c. X.
Hudson, "A. Earl Kernahan, r. c.
Keagy, w. w, soule, and H. w. Art
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Austin de
parted Thursday morning for Aber-
deem, South Dakota, Where they ex.
pect to make their home in the fu-
ture. Mi. and Mrs. Austin former.
ly resided near Delaware, in this
county, and had just been in Chi.
cago visiting with relatives and
friends.
| Jesse Mcdonald, who is employed
as hack driver for E. S. Cowles, met
with very painful accident Monday
afternoon. He had driven up to the
Clarence House and as he was about
to drive away he lost his balance and
fell from the wagon, striking his
head on the cement side walk and cut
ting an ugly cash in the back of his
head. If,
Clarence Dittmer expects to ar
rive in the city the latter part o4
this week for visit at the home
OF his parents, DR.. and Mrs. H. A
Dittmer. He is at st. Paul, Mime.
sota, today. attending the wedding
of Miss Helen Stoddard of st. Pau
and Mr.. William j. Warren Of Los
IAngeles, California. Mr.. and Mrs
Warren will reside at Los Angeles.
John Raster, who is employet
as delivery man for the w. H. Laf
ferty grocery store, had narrow es
cape last Friday morning, while de
|, livering goods on the West Side. HI
drove onto q live wire and was
thrown from the wagon seat to tht
ground and the horse which he was
driving was also thrown to tht
ground, but fortunately neither wer'
injured.
} Miss Laura Durham, daughter O
t Judge and Mrs. Geo. w. Dunham, ar
rived home from Belmond, Iowa, OF
Monday, to assist in the care Of he
grandmother. Mrs. A. s. Blair. Mis-
Dunham has been teaching in tn
city schools at Belmond the pas
year. The following is taken from
the Belmond Herald regarding Mis-
Durham: Miss Laura Durham I
obliged to discontinue her classes Il
music and will leave Saturday for he
home at Manchester to assist in cal
ing for an invalid grandmother. He
departure will be regretted not onl
by the members Of her music classes
but by all who have come in contac
with her In church Or social arcles. !.