Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-12-27
LOCAL news
OF THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEP
Items Of q Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

Miss Alma Duba spent Christmas
with relatives in Waterloo.
u. G. Lewis was business visitor
in Chicago several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haug were the
guests OF relatives at Earlville Mon
day.
-Wilfred Kerr spent Christmas in
Dubuque, the guest of his mother and
sisters.
Miss Grace Halpin was a guest of
relatives and friends in Dubuque on
Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 8. Lister spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Temper, at Dubuque.
Rev. and Mrs. R. c. Keagy of
Lyons, Iowa, are the parents OF
son. born on December 10th.
The Royal Neighbors will meet
with Mrs. Lafe Matthews jr., on We'd
nesday afternoon, January 3rd.
Miss Eva Smith of North Manches-
ter entertained the Past Matrons OF
the o. E. 8. on Tuesday Of last week.
Miss Magdalena Simons went to
,Stevenspoint, Wisconsin, last week to
spend the holidays with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Eta Loomis is enjoying a
visit this week from her son, Ed.
Smell, and his family, Of Billings,
Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Coltman and
children of independence were guests
of relatives and friends here Sunday
and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Williston were
guests of their daughter, Mrs. E. T. AL
ford, and family at Waterloo on
Christmas day. g gR
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Johnson
are enjoying visit this week from
their daughter, and two child dren, who
live in Chicago.
b Mr.. and Mrsa,H q. Pierce and son
Francis and daughter. Miss Gertrude
were guests on Christmas day Of rel
atives and friends in Waterloo.
Harvey Atkinson, who is attending
school in the Capital City Commercial
College at Des Moines, is spending his
vacation with his father, Cal. Atkin-
son.
Miss Louise Denton, who is stu
dent of St. Clara's college at Sinsin-
ava, Wisconsin, is spending the holi-
day vacation with her aunt, Mrs. E, H.
Hoyt.
Misses Josephine Hutchinson,
Margaret Stanger and Frances Clark
are at home for the holidays from
Grinnell, where they are attending
college.
Mrs. C. J. Seeds and Miss Florence
Riddell went to Chicago Tuesday. af-
ternoon to spend a few days in the
city. While in Chicago the ladies will
attend grand opera.
Herbert Phenicie. who is student
in the Illinois State Agricultural col
lege at Champaign, Illinois, is spend
ing a few days with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. o. M. Phenicie.
u. M. Vaudeville of Waterloo vis-
tied in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Enos, several days last week. We
regret to learn that Mr.. Enos is not
enjoying the best Of health.
Misses Alice and Grace Wolcott.
who are students at Northwestern
University, at Evanston. Illinois. are
spending the holidays with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. N Wolcott
Miss Anna Rowe is spending q
short vacation With relatives at Stock
ton, Illinois. Miss Rowe is sister Of
Mrs. e. M. Hughes. and Is one of the
efficient clerks in the Hughes dry
goods store.
& Miss Elizabeth Hutchinson Is
spending the holiday vacation at the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Hutchinson. Miss Hutchinson has a
very excellent. position as physical
director in the public schools at Be-
atflce, Nebraska.
4 Hunt Armistead of Doone, Iowa,
spent Christmas with his father, G. G..
Armistead, and sisters. Mrs. Belle
Piter and Miss Nell Armistead. He
left Tuesday evening for Doone. Mrs
Pitzer, who has been in Manchester
for several months. also left on Tues
day evening for her home at Red Oak,
Iowa
Arthur Hutchinson, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. Hutchinson, and who
has been on the Mclean border with
Co. II, of the First Regiment. passed
a successful examination for the posi-
ton of lieutenant in the regular army.
Arthur has not definitely determined
as yet whether he will enter the ser.
vice after he is mustered out at Res
Moines. His Manchester friends con-
gratulate him upon the fine showing
he made before the examining board