Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-04
The LOCAL ! /! ! EMS [ !. OF
della | Ware COUNTY ! IN
NEWS HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST
WEEK GATHERED BY OUR =.
CORRESPONDENTS.
IA WEEKLY HISTORY TERsELY TOLD
Interesting Compilation Of Items Of
Moment throughout the
County.
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Father Malloy had business in In
dependence the first Of the week.
Will Underwood returned home on
Sunday morning after spending sew
eral days in the east on business con,
5mected with his work in building.
VIM. McElliott has purchased the
Rose McCusky and A. Clark build
ing on Main street. It is rumored
brick block is to be built on the site
in the near future.
James Weller attended the play,
..Fiske O'Hara in Old Dublin Pat
Greene's opera house in Cedar Rap
ids Wednesday evening. e
r.. C. Vending demonstrated a
number Of his new cars on the
streets Of Ryan last week. ia
William Dennis of Manchester is
doing the finishing work on the p.
McElliott home near Ryan.
Mrs. Julia King and son Elmer Wis
tied in Ryan on W ednesday.
Miss Edna King, who is attend
ing school in Dubuque, is home for
"a short vacation. a.
Misses Loretta Dughan and Elsie
Heiberger were in attendance at
the teachers examination in Man
chester. las week. Ess5
Winifred O'FIara was guest of
her sister, Mrs. Riley, over Sunday
.s555 E. E. Greene, who lives east OF
Ryan, was a passenger Saturday for
independence. a5:S ,5S.5 81.
Maize Dolphin is teaching the P.
M cEnany school Mr.. Fitzpatrick OF
Greeley resigned in order to take up
college work. 4; III,
Dr. O'Brien was a business visit
d or in Manchest er Saturday.
Jim Duffy fell from a ladder one
Z day last week, while working on the
French residence and was quite ser
iously injured.
Miss O'Connor, who teaches the
intermediate room in the public
school, was business visitor in Du-
,buque Saturday. g VI.
Miss Hannah Dolan, who has liv-
ed in the vicinity of Ryan for many
years, was married to a Mr.. Nc
Keever Of Cascade on last Wednes-
day, in the Catholic church at Wa.
terloo. Y, 1;
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy re:
4 turned home from Ft Dodge Thurs
Z day evening after spending several
!. days with friends there. They will
go to their farm northwest Of Ryan
about the first of March.
Owen Casey had business in Ced-
/ ar Rapids recently.
a basket social will be held at
the Tower Hill school house Friday
evening All are invited. @
Harry Chrystal is quite i'll with an
& attack of rheumatism.
George and Gladys Bender of Wa
4 terloo are visiting at the Rich home
\ here in Ryan. ;;.5 .,:-s
Chester, Grace and Dorothy Will
4 son and Gladys stoner of Delhi are
visitors at the p. Smith home. 4
;Winifred, Zeta and Dorothy Houla-
han have been i'll with the grippe.
Lucius Uhl was called to Strawber-
Try Point last week on account Of the
Illness OF his father, who resides at
that place. RAJ $s
Jim Haight was assisting with the
work at the telephone office this
week. u Il
Tom McAreavy was taken to the
hospital at Anamosa Saturday and
was operated on for appendicitis on
Sunday. III.
y, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Clancy, who
live west Of Ryan, are the parents OF
a baby born last Thursday.
Eva Worley was shopping in &C.
dar Rapids Monday. ~ % j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed who have re-
sided on the Hoyt farm, are ship
\ ping their goods to near Des Moines,
where they have purchased farm.
Their neighbors and. friends will re-
gret to lose these estimable people.
Jimmy Smith is in Chicago at
present on business, connected with
automobiles. Va
ri Mrs Fred Houston visited her
mother at Coggon one day last week.
Harry Utley of Manchester had
business in Ryan last week. e.-s
DR.. Dummy was a guest of friends
in Castle Grove Sunday.
Mrs. Heiserman returned home on
Tuesday from the state hospital, at
which place she has been for two
weeks, receiving treatment for
thrort trouble.
George Sly has been marketing a
large amount of corn at this place.
Mrs. Edward Kehrli has been quite
4 i'll for several days but Is some bet
ter at this writing.
Rt Thomas Houlahan was Cedar
Rapids business visitor one day last
W. H. Ward was quite ill with the
{grippe the first o. the week.
q Emma Iluffey visited home folks at
MasonvilleS Sunday.
Mrs. Neil Sullivan and Mrs. P.
Flanagan were in the Bay Settle
,,ment several days last week, called
there by the illness of their brother.
p. Britt.
John Tarleton was in Cedar Rap
ids recently. ,..-.
Rome on Christmas day, he had an
audience with the Pope.
Valentine social at the home OF
r. M. Merriam's week from sat
.urday night. sr.-afa=
Harry Merriam, nephew of R:
NJ. Merriam, was here last week, Wis
-, 3,,nc1o op5 ia r1i1v Mr. Mer-