Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12
Mr.. and Mrs. o. K. Lennon are
spending their vacation with friends

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spending their vacation with friends
at Garner. Iowa. && isg, &, 81 81
joe Thurn. OF Manchester, has
invested in one of the new Stude-
ker cars, purchasing the machine OF
H. G.. Utley on. Tuesday. 4 SS
Miss Helene Fischer went to .Io-
wa Falls on Thursday morning, after
spending; q several days with her
mother. Mrs. John Fischer. Z n, i;s$
Members Of & the Presbyterian
church and Sunday school are hold
ing their annual picnic in the Joseph
Hutchinson pasture today, ,95 S. S; S.3s.z s4 Ss
h Miss May Rabcock returned to
her home at Waversy, after spending
"a few days with her friend, Miss
Bertha Ryan, eAs t OF Manchester.
&C. F. Fleming, of, Delhi was a.
business visitor in Manchester, and
also visited with his daughter, Mrs.
Geo. II, Barr, and family, on Tuesday
!. Is e i and mrs. Raya irving, Of Wa
tsrloO, were Il nests 5ofs Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph DuttonS oyer Sunday. They re-
turned to their home Tuesday MORN
ing, ,z '3Et, Y ,,[ E
w, ~ Davis, manager. Of the.
mis- sion company. left this afternoon
Tor Chicago with shipments of live
stock, VI !. & 2.S; ,fs. ,{.s} l@ss &$s
The Methodist church and Sum
day school ,5hld theireannualpicnicin
Joseph Hutchinson's pasture on Tues
day. A large crowd attended the an
nual event, and most delightful day
was spent by. young and old. 5s,s MI, !. .
w. Wright OF this city re-
cetyed the sad intelligence Sunday,
announcing the sudden death at Oar
.lington,, Wisconsin, OF his sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Wright and little son Guy
left early Monday morning for Dar-
lfngton, to attend the funeral there
this week. 81. 8. s..
CLARK Wright and his wife ar
rived in Manchester the latter part
o. last week, for = short visit with
the formers brother, j. w. Wright.
They went I'd. Darlington, Wisconsin,
Monday morning, in response to a
message announcing the death Of Mr..
Wright's sister. ..ss&.5 F.. :5ss s
r. Arthur Middleton, of Canton, Mis-
sfss1ppi, arrived in Manchester. last
Friday for a visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Middleton. His
wife and children have been in Man
chester for several weeks past. Mr..
Middleton will be in Manchester for
a week, or ten days
Capt. j. F. Merry, R. M Marvin,
F. A. Mead and E. w. Sedgwick
and B. W.%Jewell, o. Omaha, Ned,
went to Edgewood Tuesday morning
to- inspect the soldiers and sailors
monument which was erected there
last week, aid which is an exact
duplicate Of the handsome monument
on the soldiers and sailors lot in
Oakland cemetery. 5a@7
MIR. and Mrs. A., Hollister and
son, Lawrence, of 4 Delayan,H Wiscon-
sin, arrived in this city the first of
the week for avisit among their
friends. Mr.. Hollister has just re-
turned from ans extended trip through
the state OF Maine. While. in Man.
chester. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollister are
being entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Atwater. f
4 Mr.. and Mrs A. o.. Stanger ell
ioyed a visit over Sunday from their
friends, Mr.. and AIRS. A. NJ. Avery
OF Mason City Mr.. and Mrs. Avery
came overland in their car, and state
that when they left their home city
that section was, being visited with
copious showers. while the country
this side of Mason City was suffer
ing for lack of rain. .-s y5
Geo. Rogers, of Cedar Falls, was
a guest OF friends in Manchester on
Monday evening. Mr.. Rogers will be
remembered here as the leading bat
ter of the Manchester base ball club
o. several years ago. He now plays
with, that all-star aggregation of ball
players at Sumner, and came to Man
chester en- route to Strawberry Point,
where he assisted that team in a game
on Tuesday.
s. -Messrs.. Fred and Henry Keibler
and their sister, Mrs.. William Walz,,
and her daughter, Miss Clara of Du-.
buque, were the guests of their, r "a
tives, William Hermann and children,
west OF, Manchester, Saturday night,
and Sunday. A family gathering of
relatives was had at the, r. B..
Arnold home on. Sunday, when Mrs.
Arnold, Mrs. Joe Hermann and Mrs.
Henry Hermann served bountiful
dinner to a company of seventeen. $
Henry Goodhile, George Harms
and Frank Beals returned the latter
part of. last week from Seney, Mich,
isan, where thev vent to look at
land prospects,. Messrs. Goodhile
and Beals each purchased tracts of
land in that section Mr.. Goodhile
invested in 48O acres while Mr.. Beals
bought 100 acres. The men were
very fayorabIy impressed with the,
country and its nOSsihilfties szEssi ss[5