Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-07
HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items of O Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

Nature Picked up About
the City.
Miss Blanche M. Terril was vis-
itor in Dubuque last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sheppard of South
of Manchester are the parents Of
daughter, born last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Burnside Of this
city are the parents of daughter,
born Saturday, February 3rd.
-Edw. Hruby, proprietor of the
Dairy City Bottling Works of Man-
chester, attended meeting of ice
cream manufacturers in Cedar Rap
ids last week.
Roy Todd submitted to an opera
tion at Hahnemann hospital in Chi
cago last week. His father. w. H.
Todd, spent several days with him the
latter part of the week.
Miss Ruth Paxon and Chas, Pax-
son, who had been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Morressey since the holi-
days, returned to Manchester last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Peterson Of
Usage were in the city few days last
week, visiting the formers father, p
A. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson had been
in tha hospital at Iowa City for surgi-
cal treatment.
The next regular meeting Of the
Maccabees will be on Wednesday eve
ming, Feb. 14th. Immediately after
the lodge meeting there will be pic
mic supper, and all members are urged
to be presnt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Meader will
move to North Manchester March 1st.,
Mr.. Meader having accepted position
in the -four mill operated by Mr.. Jos.
who owns and operates
the Quaker Mill.
The Missionary society Of, the Con- 4
gregational church will meet at the
home of Mrs. N. H. Williston on We'd
nesday afternoon, February 14th. Sub
ject: "New America and Old SPAIN.
Leader, Mrs. Raumgartner.
Miss Hazel Hoyt, daugnrer OF Mr-
and Mrs. w. D. Hoyt, and who has
been attending Coe College at Cedar
Rapids for several months, left Mon
day morning for Ames, where she en-
tered the state college.
-R. G. Mann, Of the Snodgress-
Mann store of Manchester, and the
managers of the other Snodgress
stores were in st. Paul last week
where they purchased large consign-
ments of goods for their chain OF
stores.
The Child Conservation League
extends a cordial invitation to the Par
ent-Teachers association to be present
at the lecture given by Rev. W. j..
Suckow on the subject: Lincoln, at
the Library Monday afternoon. Feb.
18th.
Mrs. Clifford Ryan Of north of
Manchester went to Anamosa last Sat
urday to enter the hospital at that
place for an operation for appendicitis.
The operation was successfully per-
formed, and Mrs. Ryan is making a.
very satisfactory recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Morrissey OF
Indianapolis, Indiana, came last Fri
day morning to attend the funeral OF
Capt ]. F. Merry. Mr.. Morrissey re-
turned to his home Friday night, while
his wife remained for few days visit
with her sisters and brother in Man
chester.
Capt. and Mrs. D. A. Preussner en-
tertained at a six-thirty dinner on
Monday evening, Maj. and Mrs. III. G.
Utley, Capt. and Mrs. w. F. Grossman,
Lieutenant and Mrs. Fred w.
Miller, Lieutenant and Mrs. Thos. d.
Wilson. The officers OF Company H,
and their wives enjoyed a very de-
lightful evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Malven left
last Thursday for Des Moines where
Mrs. Malvin entered the Methodist
hospital for an operation for append
icitis. The operation was performed
on Monday of this week, and was sue
cessful We hope that her recovery
may be speedy, and she be permitted to
return to her home soon.
Those of our readers who contem-
plate moving this spring will do well
to read E. M. Hughes advertisement
this week. Mr.. Hughes offers lot of
suggestions which will aid in selecting
furnishings for the new home you are
to occupy. Then too. the new spring
goods are in and all departments Of
his store are ready for your inspection.
Carl Clemans, of Snohomish,
Washington, spent several days last
week among his relatives in Manches-
ter. 1t has been some years since