Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-24

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,, The Priscilla club will meet with
Mrs. Geo. w. Miller on Thursday OF
this week. #,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Commerford
are the parents Of son, born Sun
day, March 81 st. nj. -. z (; "A M
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Malven are
the parents of a son, born ON Mon
day morning, March 22d. III
Mrs. f. E. Richardson and dangh.
ter, Miss Villa Richardson, were vts-
itors in Dubuque on Tuesday. 81
Mrs. j. J. Lindsay and daughter,
Miss Florence Lindsay, are guests
of friends in Chicago this week.
Mrs. J. R. Dell of Dubuque was
a guest of her aunt,M RS. Adam Mil
ler, OF this city on Monday of this
week. t.5j ~,
B. F. Page and little daughter
Of West Union were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Petition over
Sunday. ..4 "
Miss Sturtz, one of the teachers
in the Manchester high school, Is
spending the vacation with friends
at Dysart, Iowa. ~ -.
Our farmer readers who have
horses to sell will be interested in
the advertisement of William Hol-
Land and T. B. Armstrong. Er &.
Don't forget the ChiNamel DEM
onstration at the w. G. Amsden drug
store. Read the announcement OF
Mr.. Amsden's on page 5. es 7.s
A pie social will be given at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Scanlon!
in Coffins Groove township on Fri
day evening of this week.
| The announcement Of the Low
ett & Davis Produce company will
interest every farmer and his wife.
Read it on page eight.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Wilson, who !
have been spending the winter with
their daughter, in Cedar Rapids, re-
turned to their home this morning. &
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Sand Creek church will meet with
Mrs. Roy Duffey on Thursday, April
1st, 1915, at o'clock. All are vel
come. ,zs, =. - = .. y. 3
Miss Ida Fjelde, who has been
: supply teacher during the illness
of one Of the teachers in the high
school, is spending the vacation with
relatives at Usage. .sss5 ,% # * 3ss III:
Miss 4 Alvin !. Pemble, who has
been the guest of the Misses Pemble
OF this city for several days, re-
turned to her home at Miles City,
Montana, Tuesday. M, I 81 \
w. y. Davis, manager OF the
Farmers Cooperative Commission
Company, went 0 Chicago this att
ernoon with two car loads Of hogs
for the Chicago markets. !f-s !!ssf-$.
Mrs. w. G. Amsden and two
daughters, Misses Gail and Virginia,
went to Waterloo Tuesday morning
for q few days visit with Mrs. Am
sden's sister, and family. 5s<s
County Treasurer Geo. A. New
man asks The Democrat to STATE
that there is only one more week IA
which to pay taxes, without pen4lty.
Penalty attaches on April LIST.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and;
Mrs, A. M. Cloud has been dapxer-
ously i'll for several days. We ~ are
gratified to learn today that the b.
Iby's condition Is much improved.
-Gildner Bros. call attention IN
their advertisement to the tact, thai
IEaster win soon be here. sand 5A thlae' by
they have just the kind Of suits our
tmen readers will need Tor this rs sea- sea-
son. ssss3:. $5:. q 5... r. 4. Hi ..s
Now is the accepted time to buy
an ~ overcoat, s If our men readers
want to make good interest ON such
an investment. Read the offer the
Isnodgress Clothing Company is
making. ,3. .t s 3:t
George H. Malven left this morn
ing for St. Paul, Minnesota, for q
visit with his brother, N. Malven.
From there he will go to Long
Prairie, Minnesota, to take charge
of a newspaper. ;sz iss5 re- $ sst..
w y Wheeler OF Hopkinton, and
Miss May Burgin of Lamont, were
united in marriage at the Methodist
parsonage in this city on Tuesday
morning. Rev. G.. X. Hudson per-.
formed the ceremony. Y
The Tri-F club was pleasantly en-
tertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Grossman, by Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Ports on Monday even
ing. An elaborate six-thirty dinner
was served, and pleasant evening
was spent by the club members. @
Mrs. Margaret Wibben spent sew
eral days with relatives at Dallas
i City, Illinois. She returned to Man,
chester Tuesday evening, and was
accompanied here by her. mother.
Mrs, T. H. Walker, who will spend
several months with her daughters.
Manchester friends of H. D.
Wood Of Oelwein, will keenly regret
4 to learn of his critical illness. Mr..
Wood was a resident of Manchester
and Delaware; county for many years.
and his friends earnestly hope that
h may soon be restored to good
health. =. .-.I@ - 1..
| Arrangements have been made to
have the State University Glee club
OF Iowa City give concert and en-
tertainment in the High School Audi
torium in this city on Thursday
evening, April 1st This organization
will no. doubt be accorded large
audience when they appear here.
| Mrs. Charles Thorpe and daugh-
tier, Mrs. H. Conger, left Saturday
morning for San Francisco, Caifor-
mia, where they will visit the exposi-
tion. From there Mrs. Conger went
to her home at Los Angeles, and Will
be accompanied to her nome Dy ner
mother, who will spend several
months in Los Angeles. -
Mrs. M. ". Newcomb of Earlville
arrived in Manchester on Tuesday
evening and will spend several days
with her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Strick-
land Mrs. Newcomb Is past seven
ty years Of age, and for a time dur
ing the winter was in dfscouraging
state Of health. Her many friends
over the county will be pleased to
know that she is In the enjoyment
OF reasonably good health at this
time. y! -
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Childs, north of Masonville, was the
scene ION Saturday of last week, of
a lively gathering of about fifty Of
the relatives Of Mr. and Mrs. Irl