Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19

| T. WILSON,
City Clerk.
M. Mccarthy was a guest of his
daughter last Friday and Saturday.
Stanley Atkinson attended the
state medical meeting at Waterloo
last week.
Mrs. H. G. Pierce was a visitor
with elatives at Waterloo on Friday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Dickey Of
near Manchester, are the parents Of
a son, born May 18th. 49,,
DIR, B. H. Byers was visitor in
Waterloo last Friday. attending the
state medical meeting,
W; L. Drew has purchased one
Of the handsome Overland cars OF
the local. agent, J. M. Jones G Sons.
Miss Bess Caldwell, the efficient
teacher in the Kindergarten in this
city, was an over Sunday visitor In
Ft. Dodge.
Mrs. C. c.. Bradley arrived home
last week from Florida, where she
spent delightful winter among
friends and relatives.
| DR.. and Mrs. J. A. May were at
Waterloo last Thursday, the former
attending the state meeting Of ply
sicians and surgeons.
! Special communication Of Man
chester Lodge, No. 165, A. F. & A.
M. on Friday evening of this week
Word on third degree.
Sup perintendent and Mrs. E. C..
Leach, OF the United States Govern
ment Fish Hatchery at Spring
Branch, were visitors in Dubuque on
Tuesday. ~
-Stearns & Mccormick call atten-
tion in their advertisement to several
excellent bargains in house garments.
Women readers will find the prices
quoted Of especial interest. :
Miss Grace Buck Of Chicago was
a guest in the John Fischer Sr.,
home several days last week. Miss
Buck left for the home. other par
ents, at Austin, Minnesota, on Mon
day morning. =.
The Ladies' Kensington of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs:HJ AZ; Strickland next Wednes-
day afternoon: Mrs. Strickland will
be assisted by Mrs. J. E. Nye and
Mrs. w. c. Beeman. * -
On anotherspage appears the ad-
lyertfsement tnf that excellent school.
dubuque College,, soliciting students
FOR the SIMMER course All = those
contemplating summer school work
will do well to read, this announce
ment. 'Z,-,@
Mrs. Earl Davis of Glenwood,
Iowa, arrived: in the city last week
for a visit with, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. J. Pentony, and her sister,
Mrs. Madge Newcomb, who has
been spending several days with her
many friends in Manchester. p, 80
II The game fish season opened on
Saturday. May 18th, and as soon as
daylight broke over the eastern hori-
zon, local nimrods were seen along.
the banks OF the :, Maquoketa and
Spring Branch Many good catches
We're reported by local. sportsmen.
The Snodgress Clothing Company
has a change Of advertisement in
which they have something to say
about the Ralston shoe, which has
been one of the big sellers at their
store In this city. Our men readers
should not overlook this advertise
ment.. ''-
| Her friends will be pleased to
learn that Mrs. H. II. Ports has suf-.
ficiently recovered from the effects
OF her recent operation to be able
to be about again. Mrs. Ports and
her children expect to spend the
summer months with sister in San
Diego, California. Ct
Work on the handsome country
residence which w. H. Scanlon is
erecting near the new home erected
by his father, Luke Scanlon last
summer, is progressing rapidly, and
Is scheduled to otbe completed some
time in June. The new dwelling
will be strictly modern in all Of its
appointments.
William Jewell, the Manchester
Cement man, has a changesof adver-
tisement, in which he calls atten~
tion to the superior qualities of the
cement blocks which he manufac-
lures for the building trade in this
city and vicinity. Those contem-
plating the erection of buildings
will do we'll to read his advertise
ment.
Work on the Lyric theater is
progressing rapidly, the brick work
on thesaddition to the building hav-
ing been completed. The interior Of
the old building is now in the hands
of the carpenters and Is undergoing
many changes. When completed
Manchester will have a theater as
conveniently arranged as can be
found in any city in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.. Stiles re-
turned home Friday morning from
a several weeks trip to the coast,
visiting San Francisco exposition and
relatives at Berkeley, California.
Enroute home Mr.. and Mrs. Stiles
took the northern route, which af-
forded them an opportunity of see
ing some of the finest scenery to
be found on the North American con-
tinent.
Miss Edna French, who has
been the efficient and obliging dep
uty in the office of the County Re-
corder A. E. Dunlap, has resigned
the position, her resignation to take
effect May Goth: Miss French will
pursue a course in the State Teach
ers' College at Cedar Falls during
the summer months. Miss French
has filled the office of deputy for
number of years, to the entire sat
isfaction of the patrons of the office.
Mr." and Mrs. Henry Prowse, DR..
and Mrs. c. R. Weir and ]. M. Jones
went to Rochester, Minnesota, last
Thursday, where Mrs. Weir and Mrs.
Prowse went to consult specialists.
The party passed over some fearful
ly and wonderfully made roads in
the vicinity of Rochester, and their
advice to all tourists is to be pre-
pared for, the worst in roads when
nearing that famous city. The roads
are said to have never been King
dragged, and with the heavy rains
of last week made, them such as to
make auto gravel next to impossible.
. DR.. Weir was forced to abandon his
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