Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-03-04
lhr LOCAL news OF
DELAWARE D +: |, v 4 ! COUNTY o ] l
NEWS HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST
WEEK GATHERED BY OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
4 WEEKLY HISTORY 1 Il:l' TOLD D.
Interesting Compilation Of Items Of
Moment Throughout the
County.
4 WEEKLY HISTORY TERsELY TOLD
HoPkiNroN,

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brooks visite
n at Oelwein over Sunday. ~
Mrs. Margaret Tibbitts has store
her household goods and It'll she ca
get rooms will stay with her daughte
Mrs. Lang, in Monticello.
The Methodist ladies' held their al
ternoon social Thursday at the hom'
i OF j.. C. sKirkwood. s
III Daughters were born last week Il
2 MI. land Mrs. Will Ross and Mr. .ant
Mrs. Asa Green. .,...
Mrs. F.. A. Tibbitts visited las
week with relatives at Morning Sun
Iowa.
Mrs.. Bollman has moved to rooms
inF Mrs Mae Arthurs' house.
F. r. Tesar made business trip t
Dubuque Wednesday.
About thirty friends Of Mr.. and Mr.
: Ernest Gearhart surprised them al
their; home south of town Thursday
evening, it being their first wedding
! anniversary. s3 Nv
Miss Rebecca McNeilr entertained
8 q company of friends at her home on
"Wednesday evening.
Ralph Milroy has returned from his
trip 20 Parkston, S. D.
Miss E. euler is visiting her sister,
Mrs. E. G. Talmadge. She is grad
!, uate Of Van SAINT college, Omaha.
George Zeuch. who has been in P.
Wheeless' store for some time,
goes to Anamosa, where he will 60 in
] 70 the grocery store Of Miller &
HOlton. -, ..-rE.
Arthur Wheeless was in Cedar
Rapids to take the civil service exam
I nation for railway mail clerk.
Shirley Smith entertained number
OF his school friends last Tuesday ev-
ening. F A,
The Clio Club entertained their hus
bands and few friends at the home
Of Dr.. and Mrs. Parkhiu Tuesday ev-
ening.A silk o'clock dinner was serv-
ed, and a program of readings and
music entertained the guests.
Editor Kenney, Of the Oxford juno
ton Mirror, and also postmaster at
Oxford, was in town Tuesday.
The Epworth League gives an en-
tertainment on Wednesday evening OF
this week In the church, consisting
Of vocal and instrumental music, read
ings and refreshments.
A son was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Doolittle, of Madison,
Wisconsin. .1s
Ray Billings begins work this week
with Wallace & Ferguson. He has
sold his panatorium business to F.
NJ. Wheeler.
Mrs. w. r. Reeve planned birth
day surprise on her husband last week
by inviting a number Of his friends
to dinner. The guests were all pres
.ent when he came home after. closing
the store. A fine dinner was served,
and a pleasant evening followed. Mr..
Reeve was presented with a Masonic
ring.
n. Wheeless has purchased the
residence of H. Moulton, at the east
end Of Main street, for which he pays
$500, the purchase including several
acres of land. Mr.. Moulton has re-
served the house on the southwest
corner known as Finley house. but
does not give possession of his, pres
ent home for year. AS part pay
ment, Mr.. Moulton takes eighty acres
owned by Mr.. .Wheeless near Miller,
South Dakota. 5l
DR.. Howard, of Iowa City, was
here last week 70 see Charles Holmes
who has been in poor health for some
time. 4s}s35.
Mrs. l.. l.. Bowie went to Iowa City
Monday to attend the wedding OF a
sister Of DR.. Bowie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Boris will soon
move into the Macarthur cottage.
J. L. McNeill, foreman of the Leade
office will occupy the Bette house.
4 Mrs. c. H. Ricketts, came home |
from Iowa City Saturday morning,
She reports James in a fair way to |
recovery. She will return to Iowa
City Wednesday.
Mrs. Neill was in Manchester last
week at the home of her brother, Mr.,
Marshall, in whose home there is i'll
ness. She was at home over Sunday, !
but returned to Manchester Monday
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