Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-15
HOPKINTON

Mrs. Wheelock left Monday to
make her home in Mt. Vernon.
Miss Hay of Sisgeton, S. Dakota,
was an over Sunday guest Of Mrs.
Sanford.
Miss Maud Earhart has returned
to her work in State Agricultural
college at Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burns were
in Dubuque several days last week.
Mrs. J. c. French of Onslow, visit
ed her mother and brothers last
week.
w. H. Collar was given two first
prizes on potatoes at the Buck Creek
fair.
Donald McAllister was so unfortu-
nate as to break his right arm
for the second time this summer. He
was playing at the school grounds.
Several Of the country schools
have already commenced. Miss Bes-
sic LeClere, teacher in the Brooks
district; Miss Ethel Mckenzie, in
the Joseph district and Miss Irene
Higgs in the Lux district.
Mrs, w. S. Davis who has been
visiting for some time in Denver,
Colo. has returned. She returned
by way CT Holton, Kansas, and was
accompanied by Mrs. A. B. Wheel
ess, who had been visiting them.
The public schools opened Monday
with an enrolment of 200 and more
expected. The high school room
has A. Miss Blanch, AZ; Miss Cum
mings. 80; Miss Hall, So; Mrs. Ear
hart, 46. There were Is new be-
ginners in the kindergarten.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Reed have re-
turned from visiting the Panama ex-
position.
Mrs. Mcconnell visited last week
in Manchester.
Word has been received of the
death of Joe Donald, who formerly
Kansas. He was a. nephew of Mrs.
Moses Wheeler. He was in the
army during the war in the Philip
pines.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Anderson and
son, Howard, of Arlington, were in
town Wednesday. They were ac-
companied by a student who enter
ed Lenox Howard will go to Prince
ton seminary this year to enter up
on a theological course. Rev. Har-
old Anderson and wife are expect
ed soon on a vacation from their
mission work in South America.
Elmer Reed is visiting with his
brother, Elmer. He has been for
two years in Montana. He goes
from here to Fulton, Missouri, to
visit his parents, DR.. Reed and wife
Dubuque, with their daughter and
her husband, were over Sunday Wis
itors with the D. C. and N. A. Gear
hart families.
A. L. Barker returned Saturday
from his trip.
Mrs. Rosalie Cummings entertain
ed over Sunday her father, w. G.
Petrie and wife, of. Marion; Chester
Caldwell and wife of Kenwood, and
Mrs. Ida Petrie, of New York.
Mrs. Jennie Blanchard from In
diana, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Mary Williamson.
A large audience was in attend
ance at the missionary pageant, Civ
en- Wednesday evening by the
young people of the Presbyterian
church.. They illustrated the differ
ence in the lives Of the children in
heather lands and these in our own
Christian land.
Arthur Williamson and Miss Ma
bel Hartford surprised their friends
by being married at Manchester,
last week. The groom is the eldest
son of Mrs. Mary Williamson and
the bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Hartford. They have gone
to Great Falls, Montana, to make
their home.
A large number from town attend
ed the Buck Creek fair, where there
is always plenty of good, healthy en-
tertainment and a big dinner.
Frank Wheeless and brother-in-
law, H. S. Pierce, of Sand Spring, |
started last week to make an auto