Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-13
ar. @z MANCHESTER IOWA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 49, 1918

i = Mrs. E. B. Stiles is hostess tt
a company Of ladies at a one CLOCK
luncheon today - .s'r 2..gs%&ssSf*
Mrs. G. H. Bunker went 10 De
catur, Illinois, last Saturday for
visit with friends. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Hockaday anc
daughter, were. visitors in Dubuque
on Friday. of last week. .t,&,... ..l< .
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur keenan, Of
!near Masonville are the parents OF
a son born January 9TH. & y
Mrs. c.. X. Hudson is a guest
in the city Of Des Moines. 49,,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Halbur = on
north of this city are the parents OF
a son born Sunday, January 10. =,
| Miss Nina Carhart went to Min
|neapolis, Minnesota, Saturday of last
week for briief visit with friends. &
! The 3Langford Shoe company is
conducting it's annual January clear.
ance sale Of shoes for men, women
and children "
! Mrs. M. J. Yoran and daughters,
Mildred and Margaret, and Mrs. F.
B. Johnson were visitors in the Key
City last Friday. 55:A 5:.4.sz ~,
Mrs. M. F. LIE Roy and Mrs. A.
O.. Stanger were hostesses to the
outing club, at the LIE Roy home, on
Saturday of last week. ~ "a. 57+t}
DIR. Hiiinian, one OF the promi-
nent physicians and surgeons of An
vS~{k~ TO- nh hncfn
Saturday of last week. A.,
Everett Leighton and VIII Nc
Cormick Left today for Chicago for
a several days. trip, ambining
business with pleasure, y,
| The City Charity Circle will NEE,
with Mrs. Clair Ltllibridgea on next
Friday, January 22d, instead of the
14th, as announced previously.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Henderson
delightfully."- entertained the members
Of the Tri-F club at their home on
North New street Monday evening. .T.
ID. F. Grove & Co. are Offering
big reductions on linen and white
goods, during their annual sale. Read
ment on another page. ~ z
Hutchinson & tAtwater have a
change of advertisement in this is
sue which will interest our readers,
especially those who contemplate
the purchase Of q range. 35s. @.s;;.: :.
| Mrs. Nv. H. Norris, Mrs. Percy
Strickland and Mrs. J. s. Jones will
entertain the members OF the local
P. E. o. chapter, and their husbands,
at dinner at the home of Mrs. Nor
ris on Friday evening OF this week
During the year 1914 there were
issued in the office OF the clerk of
the court of Delaware county 155
marriage licenses. During the same
period there were eleven divorces
granted by the district court. vs
| Mrs. William Hockaday sr. left
Tuesday for Long Beach, California,
to join. the Manchester party. Mrs.
Hockaday was detained at the time
the party left here month ago, on
account Of the sickness in her fans
lily. ,>s .55t, .t5t,,,5 s. '#$2 'I
Andrews, the grocer, quotes re-
duction prices on groceries. These
! reductions from regular prices are
made. in order to move the large
stock rapidly to make room for large
consignnlents which will aarravc in a
few days. ~ .9ss i -
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Jones are
expected home from Rochester, Min
nesota, the latter part Of this week.
Mrs. Jones has been in the hospital
at Rochester. for several weeks,
where she submitted to two severe
operations.
Mrs. Riley Smith of Dundee was
a guest Of Mrs. P. S. Crosby several
days last week While visiting with
her friends here on Thursday, she
| received word that her home had
been destroyed by fire early Thurs
day morning. -. ,|s 2'5'.35- =.
George Malven, of The Democrat
force, was taken violently i'll with
an attack of gall stones, while at
work in this office last Friday after
noon. He has since been confined to
his bed. His friends houe to see
him out soon. we (,
Lewis Lahey, the nineteen year
old son Of Daniel Lahey, broke his
limb last Wednesday while he and
friend were wrestling on the Wood
farm near Masonville. The young
man will be laid up with the ihiary
for several weeks. .
p. E., Thomas Of Cedar Rapids
was business visitor in Manches-
ter Monday. Mr.. Thomas formerly
resided in Manchester. He tells us
that his son, Earl, is just recovering
from the effects. Of the third opera
ton, to which he has been obliged
to submit.
Mrs. M. F. Leroy has as her
guest this week Mrs. Flora Madison
Baldwin of North Stratford, New
Hampshire. Mrs. Baldwin was a
teacher in the Manchester schools
some years ago. She will. be a
for some time.
On page six Of this issue appears
the page advertisement of the Snod-
gress Clothing company, which is
brim full Of prices materially reduc-
ed from former prices. Our readers
will do we'll to carefully read this
announcement. The big sale begins
tomorrow according to the announce
ment. ~
Miss Ruth Hockaday, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hockaday, ac-
companie6 her grandmother, Mrs.
William Hockaday ST., to Long
Beach, California, leaving here Tues
day afternoon. The young lady will
spend the winter with her. grand
parents on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gates, men-
tion Of whose marriage was made in
last weeks issue of The, Democrat,
were the guests of Mr.. Gates rela-
tives in Manchester several days last
week. The young people left Satur-
day evening for Seattle, Washington,
where Mr.. Gates is engaged in the
practice Of the law.
-Gildner Brothers announce their
annual January clearance sale, which
begins on Friday morning and con-,
tinues until Wednesday, January 27.
The prices on men 81 and boys
suits and overcoats, shoes and fur
nishing goods, cannot help but prove