Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-07-05
LOCAL news
Of THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW and FORECAST OF The WEEH
Items Of Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About the
City.

Wednesday, June 2Sth, 1916. daugh'
ter.
Mrs. Thomas Elder spent several
days last week with friends in Du-
buque.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. l.. Ballard and
baby were visitors in Dubuque last
Friday.
Mrs. James Burns has as her
guest this week, her mother and Sis
ter, from Dubuque.
Supervisor w. H. Clute shipped a
carload of choice sheep to the Chlca-
go market Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hedlund Went
to Ft. Dodge Saturday to spend their
vacation season with friends.
Mr.. annd Mrs. Frank Keiser and
baby were guests of relatives in Man.
chester several days last week.
Mrs. Lyle Conger of Cedar Falls
came last Friday for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Todd.
Mrs. H. w. Lawrence Went to
Waterloo Monday to spend several
days with her son, H. H. Lawrence,
and wife.
Miss Ora Bishop OF Deyersville
sepent several days last week with
friends in Manchester, returning to
her home Friday.
The Misses Katherine and Ger
trude Enright went to Tama. Iowa,
the first of the week to spend two
weeks with friends.
Bert Peterson and his family OF
Usage, Iowa, came Sunday afternoon
for a visit Of several days with the
for r.ner's father, P. A. Peterson.
Mrs. J. F. Merry entertained a
number of friends Thursday after
noon, Mrs. David Leroy, Of Streator'
Illinois. being the guest of honor.
DIR. and Mrs. Edwin Cobb and
baby Of Marshalltown were guests OF
Mrs. Cobb's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Brown. the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Steadman Wen
to Waterloo Thursday morning for q
visit with her daughter, Mrs. "A. Il.
Lawrence.
Mrs. E. NJ. Nix, who spent Sew
era; days with relatives here last
week, departed for her home at
Hudson. Michigan, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Goen spent
the 4th in Waterloo, being joined
there by their two daughters who
are attending summer school at Ce-
dar Falls.
Henry Pierce, who has been at
tending school at Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, and spending some time with
his aunts, returned home the first OF
the week.
Mrs. M. F. Leroy entertained a
number Of friends at dinner Wednes-
day evening in honor OF Mrs. David
Leroy. who has been her guest the
past two weeks.
Contractor c. X. Reading is erect
ing a large lime and cement store
house for the Manchester Lumber
company, the building being located
next to the Illinois Central tracks.
Mrs. Frank Smock of Thorpe is
enjoying a visit from her brother, Wes-
ley Barr, of Alfred, North Dakota.
He is accompanied by his wife and
her sister, Mrs. Betrice. They will
go from here on an extended tour Oh
the Pacific coast states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Storey had as
their guests last Saturday Mrs. F. A.
Amy and Mrs. Frank Benedict Of Wa
terloo, and Mrs. Willard Of Pipe
stone, Minnesota, and Mrs Bowerman
Of st. Anthony, Idaho. The ladies'
drove here in Mrs. Amy's car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Beels Of East
Rochester, New York, arrived in Man
chester on Tuesday. making the en-
tire trip by auto. They will spend
several months in Delaware county,
visiting friends and relatives, and
will also go to South Dakota for a
months stay.
DIR. and Mrs. H. NJ. Bradley and
daughters left Sunday morning for
Lake Jefferson, Minnesota, where
they will spend a month, They will
drive across country in their car. DR..
Bradley will spend week at the
lake and then return home, but may
return latter in the month for more
extended outing.
t Mrs. Frank Thompson and daugh'
ter, who have been residing in Man.
chester for several Years, leave this
week for Castalia, Iowa, where they
will make their future home. Mr..
Thompson has been at Castalia for
some time. Their friends regret to
see them leave Manchester, but wish
them we'll in their new home.
Harold Jones. Hobart Evans, Mel.
son Su;iiy an Gecrsa Eigenberg, Lyle
Miller, and William F. Bates return-
ed home from Camp dodge last week
having aeel rejected by the examln'
Ing physicians WHO made the rigid
examination OF All militia men at the
camp. The boys iiat all taken the
federal oath and were ready and more
than willing 20 go t. The Mexican
border, or into Mexico if need be
That they failed 10 pass the rigid eX
animation is IA source cf keen regre'
to themselves Only two boys II
Company II refased to take the fedel
a; oa'h ami were reiec' ed. The!
were Frank Sands and Arthur With
erall.