Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-04
LOCAL news .. !
j. OF THE I week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD
review and FORECAST OF TIE vEEI
Items Of Q Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

!, The Thursday Afternoon club +
e, last week at the home Of Mrs. II.
Farwell.
y Mr.. and Mrs. J.. M. Jones we
:, visitors in Cedar Rapids on l;
1 Saturday.
Frank L. Simmons is spendf
> several days visiting with relatives
! Lena, illinois,.
W. l.. Drew returned home
, Monday night from business tt
) to Tuttle, North Dakota.
Tony Cass and family are at "
dena, Minnesota, spending sever
: days visiting with friends.
Mrs. Henry Bronson, Mrs. f.
Denton and Mrs. Edward Hruby we
visitors in Dubuque on Saturday.
William Penfield and Leslie Du
ham of Lamont were in the city Ia
week painting the city's standpipe.
Joseph Codner removed his far
lily to Delhi last week, where M
Codner is to open blacksmith sho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Assmt
left last week for Stickney, Sout
Dakota, for a several days visit wit
relatives.
Mrs. William Penfield returned
lher home at Lamont on Monda
evening after visit in the cit
with Friends
Mrs. Theron Crosier and daugi
ter, Mrs. Cal Bishop, left on Tues
day for San Francisco, California
u,horo +I,ox, 1y;l1 ottoud tho oYnoS II iOl
The Il, 900 Day" celebration vii
be held at Dyersville on Thursda,
August 18th. The Manchester bas
ball team is scheduled to play
game at that place in the morning
-Stearns; & Mccormick have
change of advertisement this weel
in which they quote some very at
tractive prices on children's vehicles
Read their announcement on another
page. -f'7'
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Hamblin anC
daughter, Miss Fac Hamblin, left or
Sunday morning fer Chicago, where
they will spend some time visiting
at the home of Mrs. Hamblin's sister
Mrs. q. D. Henry. D.
George A. Newman and daughter
left on Monday afternoon for Mar
shalltown, where they will visit for
a brief time. From Marshalltown
they will go to Des Moines where
they will spend several days before
home. -
p. F. Madden has an advertise
ment on page eight Of this. issue IN
which he announces an oxford sale:
FOR the: remainder Of the week. Some
very attractive prices are Offered, and
The attention OF the readers is direct
I'd to this advertisement. =, 's.''
The water has been out of the.
lam at Forestville for several days
n order that repairs might be made
n the mill at that place. William
'enfield of Lamont has 4 recently
eased the Forestville mill of Bert
sowers and will remove his family
o Forestville in the near future.
The large advertisement of the
nodgress Clothing Company will be
ound on another page of this issue
I which they quote some very at
ractive prices on clothing. Their
ale began on last, Friday and closes
n August 18th. Read what they
ave to say in their announcement.
Miss Edna Crichton Of, Algon.
lin, Illinois, has been a guest at
le home Of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
nd Mrs. Henry Bushnell, in this
ty for several days Of the past
eek. Miss Crichton, who is a
enographer for McNeill G Higgins
Chicago, is spending part of her
lcation in Manchester.
Misses Ruby Long and Blanche
arbird left on Wednesday evening
last week for San Francisco, Cal
ornia, to attend the exposition.
hey went by way Of the Canada
ute and will return home by the
uthern route. They will be gone
out SIX weeks and will visit with
latives and friends at several diff
rent places.
DR.. and Mrs. c. r. Weir and Dr.
d Mrs. j. A. May and son, Noel,
t on Saturday morning for Spirit
Ike, Iowa, where they will enjoy a 9
veral days outing. The trip was
lde in Mr.. Weir's automobile. From
irit Lake, DR.. and Mrs. Weir go {.
Omaha and several other points IL
the west, where they will visit be-
l.
The Democrat is in receipt of q
s premium book of the Buchanan 81
lnty fair and races. The books 5
re printed by E. w: Raymond of ?.
who formerly resided :,
and are compiled in
excellent manner. The Buchanan
nty fair will be held the third NJ
ak in August. Many new and nj
'el. features and displays will be e1
n at Independence this year. 20
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.. Wheeless r.
e returned from their wedding o,
to Colorado, and will have
rye of the formers fathers farm
r Hopkinton during the absence 81
Mr.. and Mrs. U. T. Wheeless, who cnL ca
attending the exposition at San eI
eeless go to Sloan, Iowa, at the ~;
ming of the school year, where W.
f. Wheeless will resume his posi- 'e
as sup erintendent of the city
3ols. ~."s.Es n'E. Ge
last Monday, all new in
purchased after the first M,
August can be registered for half tn
regular fee. Evidently new auto CO.
ers have been waiting for> the ca,
rate as the number of registra- int
s has been dropping off during ho
past several weeks. There has
| $4,000 cars registered up to
present time. Plates numbering ma
700 are being used, but the first tht
numbers of the issue were re- en-
ed for motorcycles. " we
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Caul VIII
mes, Iowa, were in the city dur inc
last week visiting with friends. his
Caul is enjoying vacation the
-ft his pastorate of the Baptist win
ch at Ames and last week assist
dF. Henry Duffey in holding re- ~
/ meetings at the Duffey school ma
8 south of this city. Rev. Caul Tor
Med the pulpit in the. Baptist the
gh in this city ON last Sunday n:
ling. The trip to Manchester MO
made by automobile and Rev. del
Mrs. Caul left on Monday morn. mo-
For points in Minnesota, where ane
: will visit before returning to car car
home. st, l.. -. SClt