Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-04-19
LOCAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The week
Items of Personal and Gencra
Nature Picked Up About the
City.

City.
Senator r. w. Thrill was a
business caller in Dubuque last
Friday.
Mrs. o. A. Dunham and Mrs. A..
F. Durham were visitors in Dubuque
last Friday.
William Hockaday Sr., spent a
few days last week on his farm near
Lansing, Iowa.
Mrs. A. E. McGee and daughter
Miss Blanch McGee, were visitors
in Dubuque Saturday.
Miss Jennie Holmes entertained
a company Of friends at her home
last Thursday evening
Mrs. Jennie Jones delightfully."- en-
tertained company Of relatives at
her home last Thursday.
Mrs. O. c. Clark and Mrs. Henry
Bronson and daughter, Bethel were
visitors in Dubuque last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Jerome Sabin of
near Thorpe are the parents of a
daughter, born Thursday, April 13.
Miss Gladys Kramer of Hopkin.
ton was guest of her cousin, Miss
Hester Rolf, several days last week.
The Social 16 club will meet at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Boil
singer On Thursday evening of this
week. -
Mrs. M. H. Williston went to
Waterloo last Saturday to spend a
week with her daughter, Mrs. E. T.
Afford.
Mrs. Henry Welterlen and daugh
ter, Miss Elma Welterlen, spent
last Saturday with friends in Dubu-
que.
Mrs. E. T. Afford of Waterloo
spent Thursday of last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Fl.
Williston.
Ed. Smell of Billings, Montana,
spent last week with his mother, Mrs
Eta Loomis. Mr.. Smell returned to
his home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. King have
purchased the John Annis residence
property on North Iowa street, and
viii take possession Of same during
the summer.
Miss Pearl Mutschler. Who has
been stenographer and bsokkeeper
lin the offices Of the Dairy Cream
.Iery company, has returned to her
home In East Dubuque. s-ss Z. :. go =.
IN. H. Williston left Friday
morning for Seattle, Washington, neal
which city he has 4 dairy farm and
fruit rancho MI. Williston expects
to be gone for several months.
F The Epworth League Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will con-
duct sale CT home baking in the
Earl Seeley optical parlors on Frank
lin street on Saturday, April 20.
Irving Long, who is a student in
the law department in the University
O. South Dakota, at Vermillion. is
spending his Easter vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Long.
&C. r. Howland left Friday morn.
ing for Seattle, Washington, where
ha will spend the summer, il he can
find suitable employment. He may
also go to Alaska, before returning
next fan. "
Mrs. w. F. Grossman spent
several days last week with relatives
in Chicago. Mr.. Grossman Joined
his wife for a short visit In the
city. and took in the opening ball
game Of the season.
Mrs. VIII Jones left Friday for
Los Angeles, California, to spend sew
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Margaret Jones, Mrs. Jones and
her daughter will return to Manches-
ter later in the summer.
The Ladies Society Of the Con-
gregaticnal church will meet with
Mrs. Jos. Hutchinson on Wednesday
afternoon, April 26th. Mrs. Hutch
inson will be assisted by Mrs. w. E.
Lepley and Mrs. Henry Bronson.
The friends CT Geo. Minch and
family will be interested in learning
that they do not plan to return
hcme this spring. They have been
in Denver for several weeks and
will soon &c from there to Califor-
mia for visit of several months.
Tho Outing Club will meet with
Mrs. Geo. w. Durham on Thursday
afternoon, April 9th. This will be
the annual meeting and election of
officers will be held. All members of
tho club are urged to be present at
this meeting.
Mrs. w. c. Squires and little
baby left Friday morning for Plum
mer, Idaho, where they viii join Mr..
Squires, who went out there a few
days before with a car of household
goods. Mr.. and Mrs. Squires will
make their home on a timber claim
near Plummer Mrs. Squires' moth
er, Mrs. Fred Petition, accompanied
her as far as st. Paul.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Benson, who has been in the
University hospital at Iowa City for
nearly two years, has been brought
home, and is able to get about
with the use Of crutches. The treat
ment at the hospital has done won
ders for the little one, and the par
ents have been given assurance that
in course cf time their daughter will
be restored to good health.
VIII Jones has purchased lot on
Liberty street and has already laid
the foundation for handsome resi-
dence which he will erect at once.