Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-11-01
LOCAL news
''''' Of Of THE week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING At HOME AND
ABROAD.
review and FORECAST OF The WEEK
Items of q Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

&. j. HOckaday went 10 Lansing,
Iowa, Tuesday morning to look after
business matters.
Mrs. J. F. Graham and Mrs. c. J.
Boardway were visitors in Dubuque
last Saturday.
Miss Jennie Holmes entertained
number of ladies at dinner at her
home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F Madden had as
their guests over Sunday the F. P.
Pilpz family of Dubuque.
Miss Maude Graham was visitor
in Cedar Rapids last Wednesday even
ing, returning home on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haug have moved
into the cottage which Oscar Sailburg
has just completed on Tama street.
Mrs. Laura French, who has been
spending some time in Virginia, has
returned to her home in Manchester.
Miss Myrtle Prayer was a guest sew
eral days this week of her friend,
Miss Pearl Mutschler, in East Du-
buque. 5
Mrs. Lizzie Lawrence went to
Birmingham, Alabama, last week, on
account of the critical illness of her
sister.
Mrs. Madge Conger Leonard of
Bloomington, Illinois, was a guest last
week of her grandmother, Mrs. Chas.
Thorpe.
-Twenty-three of the Manchester
K. of P. Boys attended the district
convention at Monticello last Thurs
day night.
The Missionary Society Of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. C. J. Seeds this afternoon. Mrs.
Seeds will be assisted by Mrs. Jones.
Miss Grace Wood of Earlville was
a guest of her cousin, Thomas Wilson,
last Thursday, and left that day for
California, where she will spend the
winter months.
Miss Clara Keith, one of the eff
cient operators of the Delaware Coun-
ty Telephone company, spent few
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Bulls, at Nashua, Iowa.
Miss Jessie Harper, teacher in
the Fl. Dodge schools, was an over
Sunday guest of her sister, Mrs. B..
F. Hedlund, and returned to her
school work on Monday. n
MI John Mnlvehill of Dubuque
was business visitor in Manchester
on Monday. Mr. Mulvehill resided For
two years at Superior, Wisconsin. and
will spend the winter in Dubuque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Preussner re-
turned from Jacksonville, Florida, the
t first of the week. Mr.. Preussner at
tended the national shoot at that place
and captured the most coveted prize,
The Ladies' Aid society Of Golden
will serve dinner on Election day at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Tracey.
Dinner will be served promptly at
noon. The public is cordially invited.
Mrs. S. J. billiard is enjoying a
visit this week from her mother, Mrs.
Thompson, of Vinton. Mrs. Thompson
came Friday morning, and will spend
several days with her daughter and
family.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the United Brethren church
will meet with Rev. N. B. Naly on
Tuesday afternoon, November z, at
9 o'clock. All members are urged to
be present.
Mrs. l.. J. Harper and Mrs. j. T.
Dunning, of Fairmont, Minnesota, left
for their home Monday morning, at
ter spending several weeks with the
formers daughter, Mrs. B. F. He'd
lund. and family.
John Fisher went to Dubuque last
Saturday morning to bring his wife
home from Finley hospital. Mrs. Fish
err is in a discouraging state OF health
and may have to return to the hospit
al for a second operation later on.
= DIR. J. A. May has purchased o
: ]. M. Jones & Sons one Of the l9l'
. Ford touring cars, which he proposes
, to use in his business during the win
ter months. The Ford will go wher'
, even a Steamer dares not venture.
Mrs. Ella Morse Rosing and he
mother, Mrs. A. A. Morse, left las
week for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mrs
Morse will spend some time in tn
! home of her daughter at Milwaukee
: and later in the fall go to her nom
t at Clermont, Florida.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. McClung {
) Portland, Oregon, were guests OF Sci
ator and Mrs. E. H. Hoyt sewers
? days last week. They had been on
, iextended trip to the east, and wei
5 ienroute home. They left Manchest,
+ for the west on Monday.
5 Douglas May, son of Dr.. and MI
il. A. May, who has been spendi1
a jseveral weeks here. left last week &
= Philadelphia, where he resumes b
E work on the Battleship Michigan, aft
= a short furlough. The Michigan W
S soon start upon a cruise in southe
n waters, visiting Cuba and other
Stand possessions of the United States
a. Mrs. John Cruise, who has pass
h through trying weeks OF illness, h
<. returned to her home, and is great
d improved. She spent several mont
Tat COlfaX, Iowa, and was the guest
G her son at Grinnell for several weel
Her host of friends in Manchester a
ipleased to note that she is much /
e. proved, and hope for her complete
l. covery.
S Work has ben commenced nm !
r new city Jail to be erected to the re
y OF the engine building. The fnnpd
l. ton has been laid for the buildir
N and the structure will be rushed
y completion as weather conditions w
- permit. Manchester has been witho
- Jail for some time, and office,
/ were at decided disadvantage
n handling what few disorderlies dri
our way.