Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-08
LOCAL news. "! Il.
r.. OF THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
~ ARE DOING At HOME AND
t.~s ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The WEEK
Items Of a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About "
the City.

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terloo Friday night for visit with
her friends over the Fourth. ca
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Evans were
guests of relatives at Coggon over
the Fourth. 9. II
II. T. Smith has purchased a new
six cylinder Studebaker car from G.
H. Utley. The car is beauty. (
Miss Daisy Lawrence. of Dubuque
was a guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie
Lawrence, on Saturday and Sunday.
Harry Way Of Cedar Rapids was
a guest Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs:
S. E. Way, last Saturday and Sun
day. = :
Mrs. Sadie Lehan and daughter Of
Waterloo were guests OF Mrs. Le-
hans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. D..
Wagner, on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Melissa Irving and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph Dutton, are guests
OF Mrs. Irving s mother, at Alvinston,
Ontario, Canada.C They expect to
be away about two weeks. E&
Miss Hazel Chapman was at home
from Cedar Falls over the Fourth.
She is a student in the Teachers col
lege at that place. " a. T.
Mrs. M. H. Williston, who has
been the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
E. T.gsAford, at Waterloo, for sew
cral weeks: Is at home.
Ray Howick, who has a position
as linotype operator with one of the
newspapers OF Belle PLANE, Iowa. waf
a guest of his parents and friends ov-
er the Fourth. at, -
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Keiser Of
Parkersburg. Iowa, were guests Of
their relatives in Manchester on SAT-
urday and Sunday. They returned to
their home on Monday morning.
Misses Blanche Otis and Grace
Wilson. left Monday morning for. Ce-
dar Falls, where they are attending
summer school, The young ladies' had
been at home for the Fourth
4, Robert McNabney and wife were
visitors in Manchester over, Sunday.
Mr.. McNabney returned to Cedar
Rapids on Monday morning, while his
wife remained for longer visit with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. H.. D. Wag-
ner.55 iS &. .tsi I.
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" Mrs. w. C. Amsden was called
to Waterloo on Monday morning, be
cause OF theScritical illness. Of her
sister. /. Mrs. e. Miller, rho left
here last week for, her home at Min
neapolis, and was taken violently Ill,
while the guest OF her sister,, Mrs.
Cook, at Waterloo. 3 81 ...&
Capt. and Mrs; :. F. Merry left
Tuesday night; for months visit in
the west. They will be the guests a
part Of. the time OF DR.. and Mrs. Ern-
est c.. Wheeler, who resides at Ta-
COLI !. Washington. They will visit
MAI point OF interest on the trip.
Here's hoping that Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
ry may have a most delightful trip.
The Cedar Rapids Republican Of
recent date contained the following
item regarding a former well-known
Manchester boy: Joe Mccormick,
who broke into newspaperdom by
publishing the Manchester Herald,
which had the distinction Of being
the smallest paper on searth, has,
resigned from the city editorship Of
the Cedar Rapids Gazette to become
secretary OF the Iowa Mutual Liabil-
ity company, Of Cedar Rapids. Psior
to becoming associated with the Ga.
zette he occupied the, city deck on
the Sioux City Journal. Although he
began his newspaper, career by turn.
ing out a dimunitiye sheet, Joe soon
developed into one. Of the biggest
men in Iowa. In his new
position he will undoubtedly prove as
successful as he was in Journalism.