Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-04
LOCAL news
-. OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DoiNe AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
review and FORECAST OF THE WEEK
Items OF Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

Miss Dora Leroy, were visitors il
Dubuque Friday Of last week.
Miss Gertrude Porteous was
guest Of friends in Cedar Rapids ov
er Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.. Whitne!
were guests of friends in Cedar Rap
ids on Friday.
Mrs. F, A. Peterson went tt
Usage last Thursday for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Assmus
were guests Of relatives and friends
at independence over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Prayer Of
Fayette were guests on Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Prayer in this
lefty.
Misses Ocea Norris and Marian
Briefly Of independence were guests
Of Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Norris last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. w. NJ. Crosier and son
Morse of Coggon were the guests OF
Mrs. Crosier's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. Morse, on Saturday..
Oscar Smith of Coffins Grove
township is erecting a new barn ON
his farm this fall, the building be-
ing largely of cement blocks.
Mrs. o. A. Dunham and her neice
Miss Marie Grimes, teacher in the
city schools, were visitors In Cedar
Rapids on Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Royal Mcdonald returned to
Cedar Rapids on Saturday, after
spending several days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mcintosh.
|. -Messrs Frank Barnd and j. J.
Eckert, who had been looking at
land prospects in Montana for sever
al days, returned home last Friday. "
The Never Idle Embroidery club
will meet with Mrs. Victor Collard
on Thursday afternoon, November IL,
at which time the club will re.organ-
ize.. ....,. @~ .,... . 49, ,
b.. Mrs. Edward Hollister Of Belvi-
dere. Illinois, is a guest at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Scott, in North Manches-
ter,
The Mercy and Help department
Of the Epworth League of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will give a
supper on Friday evening Of this
week. Everyone is cordially invited.
Miss Pearl Mutschler, formerly
stenographer in this office and the
offices Of the Dairy City Creamery
company, was a guest OF her sister,
Miss Stella Mutschler, last Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Sue Rich, who is a teacher
in the city schools Of Clear Lake,
Iowa, was q recent visitor in Man
chester and vicinity, being accom-
panied here by a party Of friends,
who made the trip by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Higgins
and child Of Dubuque came Saturday
of last week and are spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Strain.
in North Manchester. Mr.. Higgins
is nephew of Mr.. and Mrs. Strain.
Mrs. James Green, who had been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Kerton, at Hanley, Sask., Canada, re-
turned to her home here last week,
and was accompanied home by her
who will spend a few
weeks in Manchester and vicinity.
"A company of twenty-five young
people enjoyed a Halloween party at
the home of Miss Elva Madden last
Saturday evening. Halloween decor
atoms and costumes were very much
in evidence, and most enjoyable
evening was spent by the young
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, H. Goshorn of
Kalispel, Montana, who had been the
guests Of Mrs. Clara. Haeberle, for
several days, left last Saturday for
New York City, where they will |
spend some time before going to |
Florida, where they will spend the
winter.
Mr., and Mrs. G. H. Birch OF
Usage, Iowa, were the guests of their
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Taber, in
his city last Friday night and Sat
lrday. They had been in attendance
lpon the sessions of the state con-
'ention of the Baptist church at
Iowa, and were on their
way home. They left for Usage on
Saturday evening.
Elmer Puvis, of Berrymont,
Michigan, who has been spending
several days with his old time
riends in Manchester, returned to
lis home on Monday. Mr.. Purvis
vas at one time employed in The
Democrat office, and later worked
or the local telephone company, be-
ore leaving Iowa. While in the city ]
le was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. d
); A. Purvis. X
DR.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Bradley re-
urned Sunday morning from a sew
raj days trip to Milwaukee, Wis
onsin. DR.. Bradley was one Of the
elegates from Iowa, to attend the 4
Lational good roads meeting held in
he city Of Milwaukee. The doctor
ellis US that the meeting was one
+ the largest ever held by the asso-
iation and that the state Of Iowa
'as represented by large number
{ good roads men.