Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

The LOCAL NllE| /: Of
DEL j ] | |! COUNTY |, \ | !
NEWS HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST
WEEK GATHERED BY OUR
.s..si CORRESPONDENTS. 5|5.2
/ WEEKLY HISTORY TfR IS j TOLD TOLD
'nt.r..uns Compilation = Z. tom. = =
Msm.ns Thr.usheut The
Cent.
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DELAWARE.

Silas And rson of Manchester was
calling here Sunday. IL
William Sutton was a business call
$er in Earlville Wednesday.
|: q; Troy Rain visited friends at d y-;;
ersVille on; Thursday. Mr.. RAIN is
the assistant at the Illinois Central
depot who came here a short time
ago to replace Clyde Hopkins.
AZ u. G. Raster transacted business
at Delhi on Saturday. aSs5
Eric Carlson Of Manch hester was in
h town Sunday. ia;
The rain Sunda stopped the ball
game between Delaware and Delhi
here. Play was stopped in the second g
inning with the Delhi aggregation in
the lead. Continued rains prevented
4 the finishing Of the game with a
three to nothing score. n y .,si@y
j. Weldon was a business caller in
" Earlyille on Saturday.
Mrs. August oelschow was a Man an
8 chester visitor on Saturday.
Robert and Burney Davis were pas.
sengers to Dubuque Thursday. }5
iss vina Raster returned Sunday
evening from Greeley where she was
y the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar N an
8 son on saturda y and Sunday at their
home northeast Of town. " 81
Mrs. James Guthornson returned
to her home at Rock Island after a
brief visit with Harry Gqlth ornson3
and family at this place. Mrs. Guth-:
Il ornson is the mother Of Mr.. Gqlthorn-i
son. Z E 81 53 Va
George Jacker Of Minneapolis, Min
nesota, arrived Monday to attend the
funeral Of his sister, Mrs. Ida EUhl:s
= Mrs. UhA died at the home Of her
mother. Mrs. Justin Mccarthy, three
miles Swest Of here, on Sunday and
astburied at Manchester Tuesday
aff.efnGon.
and Mrs. g. w. Ortberg and
SONS we're Manchester callers satur-
sbfiss Nellie Raster Of Manc chester
sturned to her home Tuesday after
moon. Miss Raster has been visit
N Ing friends and relatives in and about
Delaware since Friday. III s5 Il; 5 fi
Gean Dawson returned M onday
from Waterloo where he was the
weekend gnest Of friends
Olaf Ande rson was%a Manchester
visitor On Monday.
The site of Delaware's new bank
was staked on Tuesday afternoon.
The contract for the erection Of the
structure Will be let some time next
week it was nnounced here that af-
ternoon by, one Of the promoters of
the enterprise. The building will be
Of brick and it is understood that #
viii be duplicate Of the one at
zz Oneida. M .ssf $5
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G. Raster were
surprised at their home on Tuesday
isgof last week when a number of their
neighbors appeared, announcing they
had come to assist them In celebrat-.
4 Ing their eighteenth wedding anni-
BSyersary Owing to the rain, quite a
y few were unable to attend the large
dinner the visitors prepared: The at
ternoon was spent in informal talk
4 and music. In the evening the young
people made raid on the place and
Il proceeded to hold it until a late
4 hour. Dancing and games were the
principal features Of the evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Raster were the recipient
b Of a large leather rocker, the gift OF
the young people. 5a &
Work is progressing on the new
4 motor mart being erected in the east
ern part OF town by T.. G. Raster for
"A. w. Sackett Mr.. sackett stated
Tuesday that the pouring Of the
concrete in making the floor, which
win cover two thousand square feet
\ 5ofs space, will be started on Thursday
d If the rest Of the work will permit.
Mr.. 3 Sackett intends to put in a line
7 Of high class cars this summer and
viii place competent mechanic in
charge of the repair department. Mr..
a Sackett will be in charge of the sales
rooms. W
Olaf Anderson and family moved
into the Hensley house in the south
part Of town Tuesday. Mr.. And
was at one time a citizen Of Della
II ware and comes here from Miami,
y Florida Iowa, Mr.. Anderson states,
is good enough for him in the future.
Mrs. e. Coils Of Manchester visit
X ed her daughter, Mrs. L. G. Raster,
at this plcae on Tuesday.
Mrs. George Guthornson of Du-.
buque came Tuesday for a short Wis
4 4 it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Il.
H. Davis. Mrs. Guthornsoni return
4 ed to her home on Thursday. I
"A new roof has been put on the
Central hotel at this place and 9TH