Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.>
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items of a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.
old Sol is we'll on his way north

| old Sol is we'll on his way north
again.
M. J. Britt had business in Cedar
Rapids, Tuesday.
Jack Woods is Chicago this
week attending the Automobile show.
Note the change of advertisement
of the Central Pharmacy on another
page of this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Sherrer of this
city are the parents of son, born
Monday, January 10th.
Maj. and Mrs. Harry G. Utley went
to Chicago Tuesday morning to attend
the Automobile show being held there
this week.
j. II. Derflinger, formerly Of this
city, was a guest of friends in Man
chester Tuesday. Mr.. Derfiinger and
his family now reside in Kenwood
Park, near Cedar Rapids.
| Mr.. A. S. Green of this city, has
the sympathy of friends in the sorrow
that has come to him recently in the
death of his mother, who passed away
at her home at Coggon.
Housewives will find the adver-
tisement of Neiswanger & Lynn of es-
pecial interest this week. Read their
advertisement on another page. The
suggestions offered are Of value in Sc
lecting quality groceries.
i There will be an oyster supper at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Scan
Ion Friday evening, February End, serv
ing to commence at o'clock. Con-
eyances will be at the U. B. parsonage
at o'clock. Every one welcome.
w. L. Drew offers prices on fur
coats and fur sets which ought to make
them move rapidly. Our readers should
not overlook this advertisement this
week. These prices are unusual, con-
sidering the rise in price of all furs.
1 Joe Sramek, proprietor of the Pal
ace cafe, begins a series of adver-
tisements in this weeks issue Of The
Democrat Mr.. Sramek carries a COM
4 plete line of candies and tobacco, and
lis giving special attention of meals,
fshars orders and Sunday dinners:
!. The Manchester High school bas-
ket ball team was set back a few
. points in a game with the fast Month
cello team, at the local gym last
i. Friday evening. The Monticello team
scored 80 points while our boys man man
aged to get away with 13.
Mrs. A. M Bremner and grand
daughter, Miss Inez Walker, who have
been at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas at Spring Branch since the
holidays, left Sunday for their home
at Cedar Falls. Mrs. Bremen and
Miss Walker came to the Douglas
home at the holiday time for the va
cation season and while there the lat
ter was taken i'll with scarlet fever,
and was in quarantine for several
s weeks.
, -Haug & Son, owners of the
Hawkeye garage, started a series OF
advertisements in this weeks issue OF
, The Democrat which are unique and
will attract the attention of car own
ers Messrs. Haug are experts in the
repair game, and owners Of cars arg
urged to have their repair work done
at this time of the year. It will SOON
be time to. use your cars constantly,
when you cannot afford to have your
car stand idle for want of repairing.
-Messers. j. M. Jones and Harold
B. Jones were at Independence one
day last to attend meeting OF Ford
dealers; located in eastern Iowa. The
dealers were informed at that nneting
that owing to the unusual demah0 for
4 Ford cars, the factory could only sup
ply such cars as dealers had signed
orders for. Consequently II you are
contemplating buying Ford you had
better see ]. M. and sign up. It ap-
pears that the little Ford is growing
more popular every day. and the fact
ory is crowded to its capacity in keep
ing pace with the orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gildner re-
turned from Mason City Monday morn
ing after weeks absence from, the
city. During last week Mr.. .Giliner
and the managers Of the Gildner stores
met In st. Paul, where they purchased
furnishing goods for the stores. It
may be Of interest to our readers to
note that this firm spent over $4,000
in the purchasing of furnishings alone.
The Gildner Brothers own and operate
fourteen stores, and when they place
an order for stock it is Of such pro-
portion that the representatives of the
wholesale house are anxious to land;
and can afford to give rockbottom
prices. Mr.. Gildner tells us that the
wholesale prices of many Of the items
which enter into complete stock of
mems furnishings have advanced, but
buying these in such large quantities
enables them to get prices which will
enable their stores to retail at prac-
tically the same price as before, al
though on some articles they are