Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-01
LOCAL news
'' Of THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
review and FORECAST OF The WEEK
Items of Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.


Iowa, Tuesday morning to look after
business matters.
Mrs. J. F. Graham and Mrs c. j.
Boardway were visitors in Dubuque
last Saturday.
Miss Jennie Holmes entertained
number of ladies at dinner at her
home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. P Madden had as
their guests over Sunday the +. p.
Pilpz family of Dubuque.
Miss Maude Graham was visitor
in Cedar Rapids last Wednesday even
ing, returning home on Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haug have moved
into the cottage which Oscar Sailburg
has just completed on Tama street
Mrs. Laura French, who has been
spending some time in Virginia. has
returned to her home in Manchester.
Miss Myrtle Prayer was a guest sew
eral days this week of her friend,
Miss Pearl Mutschler, in East Du-
buque.
Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence went to
account of the critical illness of her
sister.
Mrs. Madge Conger Leonard of
Bloomington, Illinois, was guest last
week of her grandmother, Mrs. Chas.
Thorpe.
-Twenty-three of the Manchester
K of p Boys attended the district
convention at Monticello last Thurs
day night.
The Missionary Society Of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. c. J. Seeds this afternoon. Mrs.
Seeds will be assisted by Mrs. Jones.
Miss Grace Wood of Earlville was
guest of her cousin. Thomas Wilson,
last Thursday, and left that day for
California, where she will spend the
winter months.
Miss Clara Keith, one of the eff
cient operators of the Delaware Coun-
ty Telephone company, spent a few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Bulls, at Nashua, Iowa.
Miss Jessie Harper, a teacher in
the Ft Dodge schools, was an over
Sunday guest of her sister, Mrs. B.
F. Hedlund, and returned to her
school work on Monday.
Mr. John Mulvehill of Dubuque
was a business visitor in Manc chester
on Monday Mr.. Mulyehill resided for
two years at Superior, Wisconsin, and
will spend the winter in Dubuque.s
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Preussner re-
turned from Jacksonville, Florida, the
first of the week. Mr.. Preussner at
tended the national shoot at that place
and captured the most coveted prize,
The Ladies' Aid society Of Golden
will serve dinner on Election day at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Tracey.
Dinner will be served promptly at
noon. The public is cordially invited.
Mrs S. j. Hilliard is enjoying
visit this week from her mother, Mrs.
Thompson, of Vinton. Mrs. Thompson
came Friday morning, and will spend
several days with her daughter and
family.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society Of the United Brethren church
will meet with Rev. N. B. Naly on
Tuesday afternoon. November Z, at
2 o'clock. All members are urged to
be present.
Mrs. l.. J. Harper and Mrs. J. T.
Dunning, of Fairmont, Minnesota. left
for their home Monday morning, af-
ter spending several weeks with the
formers daughter, Mrs. B. F. He'd
lund, and family.
John Fisher went to Dubuque last
Saturday morning to bring his wife
home from Finley hospital. Mrs. Fish
er is In discouraging state OF health
and may have to return to the hOsplt-
al for a second operation later on.
\ DIR. J. A. May has purchased Of
]. M. Jones & Sons one Of the 1917
Ford touring cars, which he proposes
to use in his business during the win
ter months. The Ford will go where
even a Steamer dares not venture.
Mrs. Ella Morse Rosing and her
mother, Mrs. A. A. Morse, left last
week for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mrs.
Morse will spend some time In the
home of her daughter at Milwaukee
and later in the fall go to her home
at Clermont, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 3. McClung o.
! Portland, Oregon, were guests OF Sen
ator and Mrs. E. H. Hoyt severa
days last week. They had been on al
extended trip to the east, and wer
enroute home. They left Mancheste
Il for the west on Monday.
/ Douglas May, son of DR.. and Mr..
y, A. May, who has been spendin
iseveral weeks here, left last week f0
| Philadelphia. where he resumes hi
work on the Battleship Michigan, afte
a short furlough. The Michigan wi
soon start upon cruise in souther
swaters, visiting Cuba and other Il
land possessions of the United States.
Mrs. John Cruise, who has passe
/ Through trying weeks Of illness, ha
returned to her home, and is great.
| improved. She spent several month!
, lat Colfax, Iowa, and was the guest O
her son at Grinnell for several weeks
Her host of friends in Manchester arf
ipleaSed to note that she is much tEn
proved, and hope for her complete re
: Covery.
Work has ben commenced on fhf
: new city Jail to be erected to the rea,
!, Of the engine building. The fourda.
ton has been laid for the building
and the structure will be rushed II
completion as weather conditions will
permit. Manchester has been withou,
Jail for some time, and officers
were at decided disadvantage IN
handling what few disorderlies drift
our way.