Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-08-30
LOCAL news
OF The week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The WEEK
Items Of q Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About the
City.

III. L. Ram WAS q business calle
in Cedar Rapids Friday.
B. w. Grems has returned from
business trip to Mason City.
Will Ward of Ryan was a bust
caller in the city yesterday.
M. E. Richardson was a bushes
caller in Independence Saturday.
Mrs. Hubert Carr was the gues
of relatives in Waterloo Friday.
Cecil Brayton of Ryan was tn
guest of friends in the city Monday.
Miss Gertrude Pierce is spending
few days with friends in Chicago.
The Misses Monica and Margaret
Goen were the guests of friends II
Dubuque Monday.
Several parties from here attend
ed the fair at Monticello the latter
part OF last week. .-.e
Miss Florence Halpin of Dubuque
came this afternoon for a visit with
her sister, Miss Grace.
John Carr Of Lamont was guest
Of friends in this city during the lat
ter part of last week.
DIR. c. r. Weir is expected home
from his vacation this week, and will
be in his Office September 1st.
John Logan left for a few days
visit with friends in Dubuque Sat-
urday. He returns home today.
Will Mccormick left Saturday
night for Chicago. where he will re-
main for sveeral days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haug left Fri
day evening for Des Moines, where
they will attend the Iowa State fair.
Mrs. E. A. Davis of G. lenwood Is
a guest at the home of her parents,
Sheriff and Mrs. Pentony Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Bradley of Glen
wo cd, Iowa, are the guests of Mrs.
Bradley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L..
Ram.
Mrs. Ray Nandell returns this
weke, after a couple Of months. yis-
It among relatives in various parts
of the state.
Miss nellie Lane Of Masonyille and
sister. Blanche, were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Leach at the fish hatch
cry, over Sunday.
Mr.. Ollie Gilchrist from Ryan,
who has been spending the summer
at Clear Lake, is the guest of frien'ls
in this city this week.
-Gilmor Cloud leaves the latter
part of the week for Ames, where he
has a position awaiting him in the
offices of the Northwestern railroad.
-Vinton Edmunds of Clarksville,
Minnesota, has been visiting at the
homes of Charles Edmunds and Mrs.
Belle Edmunds the past several days.
Mrs. Jennie Dudley and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth, left Monday morning
for their home at Webster City, af-
ter spending few weeks among
their relatives in Manchester.
Mrs. O. NJ. Phenicie is enjoying
a visit this week. from her brother, A.
O. Peters, and his family, who came
here from Uubana, Illinois. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Smith have
returned from weeks outing spent
at the Country Club in Independence.
While there they entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Burton Clark for several days.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Golden church will entertain at an ice
cream social at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Ridenour on Friday even
ing September 1st. Everyone is cor
daily invited.
Mrs. A. J. Andrews and daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys, expect to leave soon
for Cedar Falls, where the latter will
attend school this year. Mrs. An
drews expects to remain in Cedar
Falls during the school year.
e. w. Beck. former physical di-
rector and teacher of science and
mathematics in the Manchester High
school but now principal Of the Coles
burg schools, spent the first Of the
week, after a couple of months Wis
Several Manchester streets are
being treated to coat Of oil this
week. Property owners say that this
offers q better solution Of the dust
problem than sprinkling. Two coats
will, In most cases, do for the entire
summer season.
Miss Margaret Jones has returned
from Portland Oregon, after spend
ing the past three years there study
ing music. She was accompanied
home by her mother, Mrs. Will Jones,
who has spent the past several months
with her daughter.
John Scott, a former Manchester
boy who has been employed in the
Etzel pharmacy at Clear Lake, was in
the city Sunday en- route to Chicago,
where he goes to visit his parents, DR..
and Mrs. J. w. Scott. Later in the
year he will go on the road for one
of the big Chicago drug wholesalers.
An entertainment is to be given
in the Golden church Tuesday even
ing. September 5th, by home talent,
assisted by a number of friends from
Manchester. Following the enter
tainment an ice cream social is to be
given. The public is cordially in
vited to the entertainment and the ice
cream social.