Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-24
LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK
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WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
~ ARE DOING AT HOME AND
. .-gsT. ARROnn
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The WEEK

REVIEW And FORECAST OF The xEEl
Items Of: Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
n.y. the City.
DIR. T. E. Fleming went to st.
Paul Tuesday morning on business.
County Recorder A. E., Dunlap
was a business visitor in Waterloo
last Friday. Hl'
Mr.. and Mrs. John Briggman of
this city. are the parents of son,
born February II.
-Lindon Brown of Epworth has
accepted a position in the barber
shop of o. M. Greenwood.
Charles Mccormick was a bust
ness visitor in Des Moines and Wa
terloo several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sommers, who
reside near Manchester, are the par
ents of a son, born February 18th.
Mrs. w. +. Grossman returned
she was the guest of her mother for
several days - -p'--I IL giEt'
Leon Beardslee was a guest Of
his mother over Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Beardslee is student in the
university at Iowa City.
Ben Adams of Iowa City was a
guest of friends for several days last
week. He returned to his school
work or Monday evening. .s
John E. Farragher of Jones coun'
ty, has purchased the Elder farm
south Of Manchester, and will move
on the same in the next few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Jordison Of
Prairie township will move from
their farm to Manchester, where they
will make their home in the future. \.
Rev. J. F. Moore of Waterloo
was in Manchester Saturday, called
here to assist with the funeral SER
vices of the late Mrs. L. c. Dudley.
=" The, Others Glass Of the Congre-
gational Sunday school were delight
fully entertained at the home of Mrs.
Jay Matthews on Friday evening Of
last week. -.
John Bigger of Bloomington, H.
linois, has purchased fine farm in
Honey Creek township and will take
possession OF the same during the
next few days.
Miss Mary Gates, who is attend
ing the university at Iowa City, was
guest of home folks over Sunday
and Monday. She returned to Iowa
City Monday evening. g..
IF. B. Johnson has a change O.
advertisement this week which will
be Of interest to- farmers who are in
the market for clover seed, and
ground feed for cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Carr and
daughter, Miss Helen, went to Wa
terloo Monday evening, and have
been spending a few days with Mrs.
Carr's mother and brothers.
Homer Burhans, who has been
living On the Chas. Rizer farm west
of Manchester, will move on his faith
er's farm in Prairie township, and
operate the same the coming season.
~ Henry Schmidt left Monday
morning for McGregor, Minnesota,
where he has land interests and
where his son, William Schmidt and
family, are just getting settled on
their farm.
Z Misses Julia and Nellie Davis
went to Boone, Iowa, last Friday ev-
ening fora visit with their brother,
Harry Davis, who has an excellent
position with an electrical company
at that place.
Stanley Atkinson went to Nor
way, Iowa, Monday evening for a
visit with his friend, DR.. Edward
Williams. From Norway Mr.. Atkin-
son will go to Chicago to resume his
studies in the medical school there.
WIN. Bawden, who recently pur-
chased the J. E. Cooking farm in
Prairie township, will move on the
same during the next few days. Mr..
Cooking and family will come to
Manchester to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Her
mann, who spent last week among
their relatives in and near Manches-
ter, returned to Waterloo Sunday eY-
ening. The young people will go to
housekeeping on farm north Of Wa
terloo about March LIST.
Roy Parsons of Manchester has
been released from Park View hospi-
tai, after having submitted to an op-
Grafton for appendicitis. Mr.. Par
sons was operated on early last week
and has made remarkably rapid re-
covery from the effects of the ordeal.
William Prayer of Fayette was
guest of his brother, George Prayer,
Of this city, several days last week.
Mr. Prayer met with a serious acci-
dent month ago in which he lost
several fingers on his right hand.
The injured member is healing nice
ly at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Seeley, who
have been living at Waverly for sew
eral years, have disposed of their
property in that city, and are spend
ing a few days with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Seeley sr. Mr..
and Mrs. Seeley have not definite
ly decided on future location.
About thirty young people of the
peighborhood enjoyed a pleasant ev-
ening at the Burch home in Coffins
Grove township on February Is. The
evening was spent in games and 9TH
er forms of pastime. Luncheon was
served at midnight and all departed
for their homes at a late hour. Xxx
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cooking Of
Coffins Grove township entertained
a company of friends on Thursday
evening, in honor of Mrs. Cocking's
cousin, and bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
E. Hermann, who were married in
Waterloo the first Of last week. A
delightful evening was spent by the
young people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Adams of
Ochyedean, Iowa., mourn the death of