Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-02-09
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.

City.
w, N. Wo1cott was a business
visitor in Dubuque last Thursday.
4. Miss Stella Mutschler spent Sun.
day with her parents, in East Dubu.
qua.
Mrs. W. J. Davis and daughter,
Miss Julia Davis, were visitors in
Dubuque on Monday.
. e. M. Hughes left the first of
the week for Chicago, where he will
make purchases Of spring stock.
Mrs. H. e. Henderson and Miss
Dora Hendricks were at Dubuque
Birth of a Nation
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Richardson
went to Colfax, Iowa, Monday where
they will spend several days at the
famous health resort.
Mrs. R. D. Hooker was at Edge
wod last week, to attend the funeral
Of her cousin, Mrs. Earl Culbertson.
A. J. Gildner is in Chicago this
week, joining his brothers in that
city to make purchases for their store
e. E. Keith Of Hopkinton has ac-
cepted the position Of linotype oper-
ator in this office, commencing his
work on Saturday.
Miss Jessie Maley was at Dubu-
que Sunday, spending the day with
Tuesday to attend the play, 'The
Birth of a Nation"
The Enright Grocery company has
a change Of advertisement which will
be OF interest to the house wives Of
Manchester. Don't tail to read the
advertisement.
w. H. Confare, who spent sever
al days with his sons at Davenport
and Waterloo, returned home the first
Of the week, and is again on the job
at Hutchinson & Atwater's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hensley,
Of Glenwood, were here last week,
bringing the remains Of Mrs. Hens
ley's daughter, Margaret Breckon, to
Earlville, for burial.
Emil Penningroth, who had been
employed in the Oba Lyman meat
left Monday morning for Aus
tin, Minnesota, where he has accept
ed position with the HORNED Pro-
duce Company.
4 Mrs. Woodford Dick who has been
spending several months with her
mother, Mrs. E. Tush, in this city, re-
turned to her home in Paducah, Ken
lucky, last Friday afternoon.
.z Archie Lyman, who has been the
obliging clerk in the w. L. Drew's
drv goods store for several years,
has resigned his position and is now
in, the meat market of his
brother, Oba Lyman
The Democrat regrets to learn
that Mr. Hiram Arnold is confined to
The home of his daughter, Mrs. H.
L.. Ram, because of illness. His
many friends hope that he may soon
be on the road to recovery.
Among those who went from this
county to Des Moines last week to
hear President Wilson were former
senator E. H. Hoyt, Representative
A. B. Holbert, former supervisor w.
B. Robinson and E. M. Carr.
Chester Langridge went to c.
lar Rapids Thursday morning to en-
;er the Cedar Rapids Business COL
ege and take course in that ex-
,ellent business college. Chester is
! hardworking and reliable young
nan, and will some day hold re-.
sponsible position.
w. r. Foster, of Williams, Iowa,
spent short time with his mother,
Mrs. Anna Foster, and sister, Miss
May, last week. Mr.. Foster was on
lis way from Warren, Illinois, to
which city he had taken the remains
# his wife, who died suddenly at
Spokane, Washington. He has many
friends in Manchester who sympa--
.hize with him in the sorrow that
las so SUDDENLY come into his life.
George Dukek, father of Mrs.
August Miller, is i'll at the home of ,
MS daughter His condition is such
IS to cause concern among the men,
oers of his family. Miss Henrietta
Miller, who has been teaching at
Wolf Point, Montana, has been cal
home to assist in the care of Mr..
0ukek. The Democrat, in common
With Mr.. Dukek's many friends,
hopes that he may soon be restored
% his former goood health.
Mrs. A. G. Philip will be hostess
% the members of the Friday After
loon club on Friday, February 18th.
The club is following a line of pro-
grams suggested in the Bay View
magazine. These programs are prov
ng of real interest. The social side
If the work is also proving a really
'leasant part of the years work. Mes
lanes Atwater, Barr, Boardway, Mum
on, Plat, Storey, Strickland and
'teadman, have each served delicious
at previous meetings.