Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-05-03

Mrs. H. M. Bradley is visiting
with friends in Chicago this week.
joyed visit over Sunday from the
latter's brother, Mr.. w. C. Peters, O
st. Joseph. Illinois.
Tie Manchester bard has beer
secured for the music at the FCurtf
of July celebration at Lamont.
Tho Mystic Workers will NEE,
with Mrs. A. B. Carhart on Friday
evening of this week, at 1880.
TIL Junior Senior banquet takes
place in the parlors Of the First
Congregational church this evening.
Mrs. James Pinch and Mrs. Rich
ard Ccndcn, and daughter, Miss Mar
guerite, spent Wednesday in Cedar
Rapids
The Birthday club was delight.
fully entertained at the home of Mrs
Geo. S. Lister CT Monday afternoon
Ct this week.
Mrs. o. M. Phenicie, who has
been at the hospital at Rochester,
Minnesota, for some time, returned
home last week.
Thursday, May 4th, is the last
day for filing papers for the
May term of Court, which convenes
on Monday, May 18th.
Mrs Sherman Turner, Mrs. Henr
Gocdhile, Mrs. "A. A. Mcintosh and
Mrs. w. C. Amsden are guests OF
friends in Waterloo today.
MIR. and Mrs. A. Weir, who have
been the guests OF their son, c. r.
Weir, and wife, returned to their
home at Elliot, Iowa, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Taber, who
have been spending several Weeks
with friends at Mcpherson, Kansas,
returned home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Thrill en-
tertained sixteen young men at
$3.50 dinner last Friday, in honor OF
their nephews, Ralph and George
Richardson.
The Mississippi river s on one
Of the worst rampages in the history
Of the state. Many have been driven
from their homes on the low lands IN
and near Dubuque, and heavy dam
ages have resulted as consequence
If the unusual high water.
Il Walter Sedgw1ch, who has been
n northern Idaho, for several years,
arrived in Manchester the latter part
# the week. Mr.. Sedgwich has rent
81 his ranch and expects to remain
lere during the summer He brought
ZONE specimens of apples grown in
he vicinity Of Moscow, which are CT
/ choice quality.
Miss Emma Paige, who has been
a series of evangel1stlc
meetings in the United Brethren
church, left Monday afternoon for
Ter home at Marshalltown. The meet
ngs which Miss Paige conducted
we're we'll attended and many CONVEX
,ions and accessiions to the church
we're had.
Manchester friends Of Mrs. V. E.
Dow will keenly regret to learn that
she is in poor health and has been
obliged to enter a sanitarium at Pral-
rie du Chen, Wisconsin, for treat
nent. Mrs. Dow has furnished The
Democrat with weekly letters from
her home town and we hope that she
may soon be restored to good health
and supply us with her regular Week
" letter.
Miss Gertrude Yeager, who has
given such valuable assistance to
the evangelistic campaign conducted
IN the United Brethren church, re-
turned to Chicago last Thursday al
ternoon. Miss Yeager had charge OF
tho singing at the services, and prov.
ed herself an efficient leader CT
song. During her brief stay in the
citv she made many friends VINO WISH
her we'll in her work.
James Bishop is looking forward
to with pleasant anticipation to a
trip through the west, upon "h1ch
he expects to start next week. he
will first go to Huntington, oregon
where his daughter, DR.. Edna North
ey, resides. He will spend several
weeks at Huntington, and then go ON
tn the Pacific coast, visiting Port
land, Seattle anu numerous other
points of interest.