Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-11-10
Miss Clara Barr was visitor
n Cedar Rapids on Monday.

john Fardy went to Waverly
Monday morning en- business trip.
Miss Dora Hendricks spent Sun
day in Dubuque, with her friend,
Miss Grace Halpin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Scovel
were at Rochester, Minnesota, for
several days last week.
Mrs. F. C. Hall was a guest of
relatives and friends in McGregor,
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. C. Blake and Mrs. E.
H. Holister were visitors in Cedar
Rapids on Monday.
Mrs. J. F. Merry, Mrs. H. F.
ArnCld and Mrs. NJ. F.. Leroy were
visitors in Dubuque on Monday.
Mrs. c.. Gross, OF Cedar Falls,
spept several days last wetk with
her daughter, Mrs: Archie Bushnell.
John Whitman left Monday af-
ternoon for Los Angeles, California,
where he will spend several months.
Miss Margaret Platt CT Oelwein,
was a "uest several days last week
Of her brother, L. L. Platt, and
wife.
several days last week with their
daughter Mrs. o. ]. Mcdonald, at
Davenport.
Mrs. Edward 'Hollister OF Will
liamsbay, Wisconsin, has been a
guest of relatives in Manchester for
several days.
MIR. and Mrs. Harlo Sheppard
Co t,,pr 10 Ny.Yl.
ing for short visit with Mrs. Shep-
pard's parents.
/ Mrs. James King and daughter,
Miss Ola King, went to Cedar Falls
Saturday morning and spent several
days with relatives and friends.
John Scott, who has a position
with a drue firm at Clear Lake, was
an over Sunday guest OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Scott.
w. c. Edmunds, of Terril, Iowa,
was a guest several days last week
Of his brother, C. F. Edmunds, and
other relatives in and near Manches-
ter.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Burnside and Mrs. c.
NJ. Burnside, Of Waukon, Iowa. were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Burn
side in this city last Thursday and
Friday.
Mrs. Vida Ford OF Cedar Falls,
! was a guest several days last week
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bushnell, returning to her home on
Thursday.
-Burnell Southall, formerly of
this city, who is nowklocated at Fair
port, Iowa. was a guest several
days last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Marshall.
The Board of Supervisors of
Delaware County met in regular
session il the county building on
Monday to transact the usual grist
Of fall business.
The Snodgress Clothing company
tadvertises somethin which = is lin N 9
great demand, now that the cold
| weather is here Note the prices
quoted on seasonab1e goods.
Mrs. Paul j. Gilbert and three
daughters, who spent several days
last week with the formers mother.
Mrs. Il. J. Jacobs returned to their
home in Elgin, Illinois, Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. S. H. Morgan returned
home last-week from an eight weeks
visit in California. Mrs. Morgan
spent several days in San Francisco,
at the exposition, before She came
home.
Mrs. Harry Barber of Grinnell,
spent several days last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Scott, and sister, Mrs. w. c. Blake.
She returned to her home Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maurer,jr.,
and children who have been spend
ing several days with relatives in
and near Manchester, left for their
home in Columbus, Nebraska, on
Monday morning.
Contractor c. K. X "ding has a
large force of bricklayers at work
on the walls OF the new Armory
building, and if the weatherman will
do his part much of the brickwork
will be completed in about two
weeks.
The beard of supervisors, in
session on Monday, awarded the
contract for lighting the court house
and county jail for the year 1916, to
the Manchester Light, Heat and Pow
er Company of this city, their bid be-
ing the lowest one submitted.
Arthur Hutchinson was at Des
Moines Saturday, and witnessed the
football game between Grinnell and
Drake Grinneu defeated Drake to
the tune of SO to 0. Following the
game an elaborate banquet was had,
which was attended by large
number Of students and former stu
dents.
superintendent F. P. Walker
returned home from Des Moines Tues
day morning, after having attended
the annual state teachers cOnven-
ton. which was in session last week
Mr.. Walker tells us that in. many
respects the meeting last week was
the most successful one ever held
by the association. Des Moines found
some difficulty in supplying suffici-
ent hotel accommodations for the
many thousands of teachers in at
tendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scanlon of
Rock Island, have leased the dwell
ing house recently completed by
Messrs. F. P. Walker and Wayne
Beck. Mr.. Scanlon is a, travelling
representative Of the John Deere
company and decided to make Man.
chester his headquarters and the
home of his family. We know of
no better place that Mr. ScanlOn