Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-18
LOCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF THE WEEl

Items Of Personal and Genera
Nature Picked Up About 4
the City.
&C. 20. Noble was a business vist'
or in Dubuque last week. ,.$ HI
Mr., and Mrs. D. F. Grove art
visitors in Chicago this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W., L.. Drew ar
visitors in Chicago this week.
John Wood OF Earlville was
visitor in Manchester on Tuesday 81.
Mrs. M. P..H Hennessey was
guest of friends in Dubuque Tuesday
IF you are interested in wall pa
per, read what w. G. Chapel has Z
say in his advertisement this week,
R. NJ. Marvin left Monday foI
Minneapolis, for weeks visit VIII
his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Stoddard.
Mrs. Charles Hermann returned
to Waterloo Thursday, concluding
several days visit with relatives her hers
The ladies Aid society Of the NJ
e. church will meet in the parlors o.
the church on Friday afternoon O
shis week.
Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence has pur
chased of Will C. Chapel the dwell
ing owned by him on Franklin street
opposite the library
Mrs. John Haltmeyer of Collins
Grove township is suffering from
blood poison, caused by slight IN
jury; to one of her fingers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Keagy enjoy
ed visit last Thursday from Mrs
keagy's nephew and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Dietrich, of Waterloo
Miss Fern Baxter, who is EN-
ployed in a millinery store at Cedar
Rapids, was an over Sunday VISITOR
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Drew.
Royal Mcdonald returned 70
her home in Cedar. Rapids on Thurs;
day after visit here &at the nome
OF her parents, Mr.. and~Mrs. a, 4. 6! =. =
Mcintosh. J. Z.
The Barryvil,e Creamery com
pany's building and contents will be
sold at auction on Wednesday, Feb'
ruary 25. See the announcement on
page 8.
!. Ray Howick, who is a linotype
operator at Belle Plaine, Iowa, VS.
tied the latter part of last week III
the city. guest Of his parents and
yogpg fraends.
The Langford Shoe company is
continuing the sale during the month
81. February and still has some very e
sbarga ihss
their advertisement on page 8. @
c. Bort Of Monticello and 2,
j. Lynch of Chicago will be at the
Novelty barn in this city Saturday
February 28th, to buy horses. Reao
their advertisement on another page.
Il Frank Lestina of Lamont sue
ceeded in trapping a timber VOL
north Of the Backbone last week
The animal is a good sized one and
Mr.. Lestina will receive a bounty OF
$40. h. 4.
The rural mail carriers Of this
county will hold their annual assoc1a'
ton meeting in this city on February
%. AS Washington's birthday fails
on Sunday this. year, Monday Will be
given the carriers as holiday.
The Lux bridge in South Fork
township is nearing completion and
will probably be in use the latter
part Of this week. The bridge is OF
steel superstructure and is one Of
the handsomest in that part of the
county. "A.
25sR. M, Marvin received word from
his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Stoddard
of St. Paul, announcing the death OF
her grandson, infant child Of Mrs
Helen Warren, the baby's death oc
curing at the home Of. its parents ir
Los Angeles, California, on February
Sd. &tr
$. R. Young was in the city the
latter part OF the week, guest OF
his parents, Hon., and Mrs. p. n
Young. He has been located at Pa
ducah, Kentucy, for several months
and was on his way to Colorado
where he has a newspaper propose
ton in view. 3.
B. F. Hedlund and family re
moved from their home on East Ga!
to the r. A. Denton residence OF
West Gay street. the first Of tn
week. Mr.. Denton and family ha,y'
moved into the Carpenter residenc'
On the corner of Gay and Franklil
streets. ss ,.ss
-Messrs. Ray and Will Jewell an
families, who have bene living ii
Richland township, leave this Wee
for Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, wher
they will make their future home. ).
surprise party was held at the u
| Jewell home on last Friday evenin
| and all present enjoyed a very pleas
ant social, evening. Mr.. and Mr.:
Jewell were pres ented with a mes
sum of money. as a reminder Of tn
occasion.
Miss Jennie Holmes is conduc
ing school, of instruction to
class of pupils in sewing az. he
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