Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-21
LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK
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WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
r& ARE DOING At HOME AND -
fs# ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The Week
items Of Personal and General
~ Nature Picked Up About
- the City.

q$&:-Mrs. C. R. Weir was a visitor
in Dubuque last Saturday.
Mrs. o. K. Lennon spent Satur-
day with friends in Dubuque.
Mrs. Fred Haug was a guest of
friends in Earlville on last Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Munson and Mrs
Louis Hintz were visitors in Dubuque
Tuesday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Carr is guest of
hen mother and sister, at Grinnell,
thi$ week.
| #-tAttorney H. F. Arnold went to
Waterloo Monday morning to attend
to business matters.
fMiss Stella Mutschler went to
East Dubuque Saturday afternoon to
spend Sunday with her parents.
Judge Geo. w. Dunham went to
Waterloo Monday morning, to hold
court, after spending Sunday at home
Mrs. J. J. Lindsay and daughter,
Miss Florence Lindsay, went to Wa
terloo on Monday morning to visit
with friends for a snort time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Hall have
been enjoying a visit for several
days from Mr.. Halls aunt. Mrs. Mar
tina Atwood, Of Northwood, Iowa.
Mrs. Lou Hamblin went to Burl-
ington, Iowa, Monday morning to at
tend meeting Of the Iowa Rebecca
Assembly, in session there this week.
Mrs. Henry Gcodhile went to
Chicago Monday morning to spend a
few days with her sister, Mrs. J. H..
Stewart, and other relatives and
friends.
Miss Emma Glew of Salt Lake
City Utah, is a guest of her rela-
tives east of this city. She will re-
main here for an extended visit with
her people. a@
The Manchester Lumber COM
pany has timely advertisement in
which every reader of The Democrat
is interested. Be sure and read It
on another page.
Mrs. H. B. Commerford has been
enjoying visit from her mother,
Mrs. Horton, of Coggon, for several
days. Mrs. Horton returned to her
home on Tuesday morning.
There will be big dance at
Masonville, in the opera house on
Friday evening, October 23rd. 1914.
Music will be furnished by the Kun
ey'ssrharp orchestra. Every one is
invited: ,.5. .s,.. A. ..jg,s + - ~
Geo. Y. Kejser went to Charles
City Monday morning to bring home
his car, which he was obliged to
leave in that city several days ago
on account of the unfavorable condi-
tions Of the roads.
Miss Nan Clack Of Clear Lake,
who has been the guest Of Rev. and
Mrs. j. F.. Moore for several days,
left Tuesday morning for Dubuque,
where she will be the guest Of an
aunt, before returning to her home.
Capt. and Mrs. ]. F.. Merry en-
joyed a visit On Sunday from Mr..
Charles Rigby of Stanwood, Iowa.
Mr.. Rigby is the youngest son Of
Capt. and Mrs. .Rigby, and has many
friends in this city who were pleas
ed to see him. ~
Miss Iden Miles went to Mar
shalltown Monday. to attend the an
nual meeting Of the State Library
Association, which convenes in that
city on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week.. Miss Miles
was elected as delegate by the To-
cal library board.
Ed Duncan went to Burlington,
Iowa, Monday, to attend the grand
lodge Of the l. o. o. F. Of Iowa. Mr..
Duncan is the delegate from the To-
cal lodge. John Seeley ST., is also in
attendance upon the sessions Of the
grand lodge. Mr.. Seeley is a men,
Der of one OF the committees and
went to Burlington last Saturday.
-Stearns & Mccormick have an
announcement on another page of
this issue Of The Democrat in which
they state that demonstration of
the Arcadian Range is now in pro-
gress at their store on West Main
street. They invite their patrons to
visit the store and see for them
selves what the stove is capable Of
doing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Dit
mer, whose recent marriage was men,
toned in these columns last week,
arrived in, Manchester Saturday af-
ternoon and have been guests of
the formers parents, DR.. and Mrs. H.
A. Dittmer. The young people leave
this afternoon for Columbus, Ohio,
where the groom has an excellent
position on one of the large dailles.
l.. A. Moreland went to Colesburg
Tuesday morning to look after the
farming interests he has near that
place. 1t will be remembered that
Mr.. Moreland lost all of his farm
buildings last summer in the cyclone.
which visited the northern part of
Delaware county. Mr.. Moreland has
nearly all Of his buildings replaced
with new ones. He tells us that the
lumber in the buildings wrecked was
total loss to him, nearly ain or
which was reduced to kindling wood
by the force of the cyclone.
The w. D. Hoyt company gave a
corn husker demonstration on the c.
Lundell farm in the northeast part
Of the city on Saturday afternoon.
The machine is marvel in the
mechanical line, and did the work
designed in most satisfactory man
ner. 1t is strongly built piece of
machinery, and under favorable con-
ditions is capable Of husking large
amount of corn in a comparatively
short space of time. A goodly num-
ber farmers were present at the DEM
onstration.
Robert Harris, who recently pur-
chased the coal and feed store so
long conducted by Charles Keiser,
and his brother, the late Henry
Keiser, has an announcement in
this issue Of The Democrat which
will be Of interest to all of our read
ers. Mr.. Harris will conduct the