Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-12-13
LOCAL news
Of THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items Of q Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

"A. R. LIE Roy was Chicago visitor
last week.
The s. & F. club will meet with
Miss Olaf Beeman this evening.
Miss Julia Davis entertained
party Of young ladies at her home last
evening.
Archie Lyman was in Chicago a
a few days las tweek. attending the fat
stock show in Chicago.
-Uriah Morey of Earlvile, New
York, is guest Of relatives in Man
chester. He expects to remain until
after Christmas.
u. j. Arduser was In Dubuque sew
eral days last week, being one OF the
Federal Grand Jurors. He returned
home Friday morning.
Mrs. F. B. Assmus of Walker was
in Manchester last Thursday to at
tend the funeral services of the late
Mrs. Henry Bronson.
DIR. S. L. Seeley Of Waverly came
here yesterday to visit his brother, J.
L. Seeley, who was injured in an auto
ACCIDENT last Saturday.
naDr. H. A. Dittmer was called to
Chicago last Wednesday night on ae-
count OF the death Of his brother-in-
law, Representative A. B. Holbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sheldon Of
Frederick, South Dakota. have been
visiting friends and relatives in Man
chester the past few days. They were
Chicago visitors last week.
Miss Floy Porteous spent the lat
ter part of last week in Cedar Falls
the guest of friends. Miss Porteous
formerly attended the State Teach
ers' college at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. 1. B. Richmond
leave this week for Gallop, New Mex
leo, for visit with Mrs. Richmond's
three sons, Charles, Earl and Arthur
Newcomb, who reside near that place.
Mrs. George Keyes was called to
Harri.nnyiua, Missouri, annss.1tt on
the critical illness of her sister-in-
law. She left last Wednesday night !,
and will make an indefinite nit Il sttay, 'st H IN
her brothers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Schwietert OF
Chicago were guests of relatives in
Manchester the first of the week. Mr..
Schwietert was called here on account
of the death of his sister, Mrs. Erbe,
near Colesburg, last week.
Work on the new kindergarten
is progressing rapidly and the build
ing will be ready for use in the near
future. The exterior is practically
completed and the finishing touches
will soon be. completed on the inside.
s-Mr. and1Mrs. Byron Bronson re-
turned Tuesday to their home in Mus
kogee, ,Owlahoma, after having been
called to this place by the death OF
Mrs. Henry Bronson. Mr. Bronson
is the proprietor of the Muskogee
Printing Company, one Of the best
-
equipped shops in Oklahoma.
A large number attended the con-
cert given by the Lenox College
Glee club Friday evening. 1t was Civ
en- under the auspices Of local Lenox
boosters in order that the people OF
this community might become better
acquainted with the educational facil-
tiles offered by that very excellent
school.
The New Idea Embroidery club
met at the home Of Miss Florence
Bailey on Thursday afternoon. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs
Geo. Ford, on Thursday afternoon. De-
cember 21. At this meeting the club
vii. participate in the Christmas fes-
tivities, which will be followed by q.
dinner
The friends of Mr.. H. A. Cooper,
Instructor in science In the local high
school. will regret to learn that he
will be unable to continue his work
until after Christmas. During the
Thanksgiving vacation he had, /. his
tonsils removed and injection set IN.
Mr.. Cooper is thoroughly competent
instructor and his loss will be felt
keenly. a.
The w. r. c. ladies and the G.. A.
r. members will hold tenseent social
at noon on December goth, in the hall
over Blake's store. This is the last
of series Of socials OF this kind
which they have held the past year.
At this time they will prepare the
annual box of cushions to be sent to-
the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown,
and all are asked to turn out and
help in the good work. Xxx,
Mrs. Minnie Stoddard, who was
called here last week on account Of
the distressing accident which befelI
her father, Mr.. r. NJ. Marvin, return
ed to her home in st. Paul, Minnesota,
Friday morning. We are pleased TO
learn that the fractured hin which
Mr.. Marvin sustain few DAYS ago
Is not causing him much pain, at the
present time, although it will ccnfine
him to his bed for some time We
hope that he will soon be able to leave
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