Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MASONVILLE

Tom McAleer of Sioux City, Iowa
visited relatives south of town last
week.
John Mcfarland was Dubuque
visitor one day last week.
Den Holland Of Floyd, Iowa, spent
few days last week with his sisters
Mrs. Hugh McAleer and Mrs. Frank
Mcfarland.
Glenn Duffy and brother Wallace
moved onto the new farm last week
and will occupy the place for the
coming year.
Mr.. J. F. Meyers of Eldora, Iowa
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Hut.
shaw, the past week.
The Farmers Commission Co. dis.
posed of several carloads of shelled
corn last week.
Several from this vicinity attended
the funeral Of Thos. Burke at Mont
last Thursday.
The Misses Clara Heffernen, Bertha
Horton and Anna Burns attended
an entertainment in Winthrop last
Friday evening.
Roy Delp of Manchester cried Fer
gensen's sale here last Thursday.
Miss Oma Haynes of Coggon was
the guest of Miss Bertha Horton here
Sunday.
Messrs. Cecil Wilson and Leo Pat
ten Of Coggon were calling on &C.
quaintances here Sunday.
Mr.. John Heffernen Of New York
City visited with his cousin, Miss
Clara Heffernen here one day last
week.
Miss Bernice Brubaker of Winthrop
was the guest of Miss Nellie Rose last
Tuesday.
Mrs. James Penny was Dubuque
visitor last Wednesday.
Mr.. Grant, who lives north of town,
had just filled load of shelled corn
at the car here one day last week
when a train scared his team, causin 6
them to run away with the load Of
shelled corn. They struck the curb
near the lumber Office and upset the
corn but fortunately no other damage
was done.
Mr.. Frank Ferguson has quit the
hotel business here, having traded
the property for land near Savanna,
Ill. Mr. Fergesen had an auction sale
last Thursday afternoon and disposed
Of much goods and furniture,
Mrs. P. Moore and Mrs. Mark Ly-
den attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Moore's sister, Mrs. Mike Dayly of
Bankston last Friday.
s. H. Morgan and VIM. Logan of
Manchester were Masonville visitors
one day last week.
John Woo1ey, special seed corn ex-
pert from Ames, Iowa, was in this VII
entity last Friday testing sede corn.
Mr.. Hank Straub of Collins Grove has
| crib Of 1914 corn, about 800 BUSH
lis, which is sound and solid and
lids fair to stand the test for 1916
seed.
Mrs. John Fober and Miss Laura
Nay Fober returned home last week
rom Chicago, where they had spent
he winter with friends and relatives.
Simon Culligan left Sunday after
loon for the western part of Iowa in
'esponse to a telegram st Ste citing that
iis brother7in-law Mr.. Callahan was
lot expected to live. IN 5sfasss
Floyd Pratt is i'll with an attack of
appendicitis and intends going to
Rochester, Mimi, this week to sub
nit to an operation.
Mrs. John Davis. with her two chill
lren will leave this week for GaIena,
H.. where Mr.. Davis has accepted
position as operator for the T.. C. R.
Z. Mr.. Davis has not been checked
,ut here yet and will remain here in
definitely. We regret very much to
ose this family from our midst.
Curry Howard's show Will be here
n the opera house for two nights this
week Friday and Saturday, March "a
md 25. Vaudeville, music and pic
ures. E3Tr%.* ,., 4
E. F. Mulvehill has in new and
ull line of wall paper, window
shades, paints of all kindss inside and
outside, Flat-tone, varnish stains,
1oor paint, porch paint and varnishes
.or all uses. Call at the drug store
md see the line. He sells the Sher-
win Williams paint, the best paint on
earth and universally used.