Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-15
LOCAL news
OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The week
Items OF a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About the
City.

Nature Picked Up About the
City.
Mrs. T. D. Bradley was a visitor
In Dubuque last Thursday.
Charles Smith and daughter VIII
live southwest of Manchester, were
visitors in Waterloo last Friday.
Miss Anna Kopelman of Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin, was the guest sew
eral days last week of Mr.. and Mrs
w. c.. Blake.
Mrs. E. H. Hoyt entertained a
company of ladies at luncheon on
Saturday afternoon, at her home on
East Main street.
Mrs. NJ. V. Newcomb, who has
been spending several weeks with
her son in South Dakota, arrived in
Manchester last week and will spend
several months with her daughter,
Mrs. J. A. Strickland.
Mrs. A. J. Splitter and daughter,
Miss Vina Durey, left last week for
Miller, South Dakota, where they will
be the guests for several days Of
Mrs. G. w. Wilcox. Mrs. Wilcox is a
daughter of Mrs. Splitter.
Mrs. L. E. Slauson and three
a few days last week Of the formers
sister, Mrs. L. E. Pride. Mrs. slau-
son and family are removing from
Cedar Rapids to- Moline, Illinois.
"A large number attended the Sec
ond number Of the High School lec-
ture and entertainment course on
Monday evening. Mr. Newens' pro-
gram Of readings was well received,
and proved entertaining and instruc--
tive.
The Delaware County State Bank
invites all young men and women
and the boys and girls to join these
who already have opened savings
accounts in their bank. Note what
they have to say in their space on
another page.
Miss Dora Hendricks, stenc-
grapher in the offices of the Ameri-
can Mortgage and Securities CON-
pany, leaves the last of the week
for a two weeks vacation, which. she
will spend among relatives and
friends at Omaha, and other Nebras-
ka points. s$ .3s
,s-,--sN Hiss 1ENa Nlan1ey,~ Of ,,Oberlin o.,
ls la guest o( Judge and Mrs. George
w. Durham, this week. Miss Man
ley was for many years connected
with that excellent college at Ober-
lin, and is now spending some time
among former students scattered in
various sections Of the country.
E. B. Stiles advertises a public
sale Of personal property, consisting
Of one black mare and eight mich
COWS, at the Novelty barn in Man.
chester on Saturday, December 18th,
sale to commence at o'clock sharp.
The advertisement appears on an
other page of this issue.
Rev. Henry w. Tuttle of Grin
nell was at Strawberry Point last
Tuesday and Wednesday, and attend
ed the ordination services Of the
pastor of the Congregational church.
On his way home to Grinnen Rev.
Mr.. Tuttle came by way of Man.
chester and spent a few hours with
friends in the city.
Robert Harris, the feed and coal
dealer, advertises Forrestville Mill
Buckwheat flour. This flour is always
in great demand, and Mr. Harris has
a large supply on hand and can fill
large or small orders. MIR. Harris is
also well stocked with hard and
soft coal. Note the advertisement
on another page of this issue of The
Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Middleton
leave Saturday morning for the sun
ny south, and will spend the holi--
day season with their son, Arthur
Middleton, in Mississippi. After
visit with the SON in Mississippi they
will go to Los Angeles, California,
where they will spend the winter
months. Here's hoping that the
winters sO-journ in California may
prove of real pleasure to both.
Our readers will find the large
advertisement of Gildner Brothers of
especial interest this week. Their
space is filled with Christmas sug-
gestions. The long list of articles
quoted in the advertisement will
aid the purchaser in the selection of
gifts for the men and boys. Their
window display and decorations have
been admired by the crowds on the
streets during the week.
For number of years the only
telegraphic communication with
Alaska has been via the Sitka-Seat-
tie and Valdez-Sitka cables. The
growing commerce between Alas
ka and the states has resulted, as
stated by Mr.. A. P. Carron, manager
Of the Western Unicn, in the estab-
lishment of an alternate wire
less route via Astoria, Oregon, which
furnishes telegrapFic connection
with a number of important points
in Alaska. This route, it is stat
ed, will no doubt assist in handling
the growing trade.
The Manchester Auto and Sup
ply Company is conducting hospital
in their garage on west Main street.
Sick automobiles are the only class
of patients that need apply for treat
ment however. The company has
also installed charging Station for
storage batteries, and they suggest
that all owners Of cars with storage
batteries should not neglect them,
Zero weather is liable to do perma-
nent injury to a storage battery,