Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-11
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.

Mrs. James Cameron is i'll at hel
home in this city.
Miss Ennis Boggs was guest o1
friends at Crosby, Illinois, Minnesota
last week.
Mrs. Della McClelland Of Onslow
was a guest last Friday of her friend
Mrs. Jennie Ford.
Mrs. Margrette Becker Of Califor-
mia is a guest this week in the Nix
home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Carr and Mr.
and Mrs. c. s. Lister were visitors
in Grinnell last Sunday.
Mrs C. H. Bunker and Mrs. M
]. Mortenson were visitors at the Ex-
position in Dubuque last Saturday.
"A. C. Johnson and wife and Mrs
]. B. Rutherford Of Dubuque spent
Sunday at the home of F. B. Johnson
Mrs. c. A. Smith of Dyersville was
a guest of Mr.. George Link and Miss
Mary Link, several days the first OF
the week.
Mrs. C. X. Reading and daughter
who spent several months in Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado, returned home
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Stearns and
son, Bryce, and Mrs. E. A.. Russell and
Miss Blanche Terril were visitors in
Waterloo last Friday.
H. B. Commerford left Tuesday
night for Waterloo to attend a meet
ing of the, Iowa Royal Arch Masons,
III session there this week.
DR.. Harry S. Davis attended the
meeting of the Dubuque District Den
tai Association held in the Key City
last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. P. A. Peterson is visiting with
relatives and friends at St: Paul and
She will also visit with
relatives at Usage before returning
home.
Mrs. Frank Whitney is i'll at her
home in this city, threatened with an
attack of pneumonia. Her friends
hope that she will soon be restored TO
good health again.
Z. H. Hoyt has let the contract tC
C. X. Reading for the, erection of a
large ice house on one of his lots ad-
jacent to the Manchester & Oneida
railway company's tracks. -,
The Democrat regrets to learn
Of the very serious condition Of Mr..
H. A. Granger. His condition has
caused the members Of his family
much concern of late.
Mrs. John Fairfield Of Guthrie,
Oklahoma, was a guest Of her cousin,
Mrs. I. w. Lampman the first Of the
week, leaving on Tuesday for Des
Moines, where she is attending con-
yention of the Christian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don A. Preussner
left this morning for Jacksonville,
where the former goes to
engage in a competitive shoot OF
some of the best marksmen Of the
United States army. Mr.. Preussner
ranks among the very best shots in
the country, and will give a good
account Of himself at the shoot.
w. J. Davis, manager Of the Farm
ers Commission company. has in
vested in Ford car, which he pur-
chased of ]. M. Jones & Sons. Mr..
and Mrs. Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Paris of Delaware left last week for
a pleasure trip to Dolan, South Da-
kota. making the trip in Mr.. Davis
new car.
Charles K. Reading enjoyed a visit
last week from his father, Augustus
Of Davenport. Mr.. Reading
was a member of the Goth Iowa Regi-
ment. He was drummer in his regi-
ment and can handle the instrument
today that would make some of the
young drummers Of today turn green
with envy. After visit here he went
to Marion to attend reunion Of the
Goth Iowa.
Friends of Mrs. J. A. Strickland
will be pleased to learn that she Is
from the effects Of Sc
we're operation to which she submit
ted some weeks ago. While her re-
covery Is slow, her family and friends
have every reason to believe tn the
treatment she is now receiving at
will ultimately restore her
to good health.
Secretary N D. Wilson, of the
Commercial club, asks The
Democrat to state that all those who
have slogans to submit to the club,
must have them in the Office of the Sec
retary not later than noon, on Mon
day, October 16. The next meeting of
the club will be held at Bow
ems restaurant on Monday, October
10Th. A suitable slogan will be Sc
lected from the list presented, and
the prize awarded to the person whose
slogan will be adopted by the club.
The initial meeting of the Fri
day Afternoon club was held at the
home Of Mrs. H. B. Atwater on Sep
tember 18th. and since that date meet
ings have been held with Mrs. Z. j..
Boardway, Mrs. VIM. Barr and with
The president, Mrs. w. n. Roynton.
The Bayview course is to be the work
aiken up and "Training Of Citizen
ship" is the first text book. The men,
oers are expecting to be lawyers at
the bar by the end of the year. Mrs.
F. F. Cary is to be the hostess to the
,lnb on October 18th. Xxx.