Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-11-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST week

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Mrs. J. J. Pentony and daughte
were visitors in Dubuque last Satur
day.
Miss Bess Caldwell leaves this at
ternoon for Chicago where she will
spend Thanksgiving with her parents
Miss Julia Robinson, secretary o
the State Library association, is here
today, the guest of Miss Margare
Lindsay. @a.#,
Miss Mabel Munson, who is teach
ing in Iowa City, is expected HON,
this evening for the Thanksgiving va
cation. .....
Mrs. Chas. Sheldon has returned
home after weeks visit with hel
sister, Mrs. H. G. Conger, at Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hintz and little
son were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w
B. Coltman, at Independence, Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Munson, a student in
the Teachers College at Cedar Falls
is expected home this evening for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
A. c. Philip advertises books in
his advertisement this week, and he
suggests after you have read a good
book that you send it to the soldier
boys in the training camps.
w. L. Drew advertises number of
articles this week which would make
mighty good Christmas gifts. They
also suggest that you make your Sc
lections while their stock is COM
plete.
Jay W. Lewis is making extensive
improvements to his store front A
part of the front is built of glazed
pressed brick, and new and up-to-
date set Of show windows will also
be installed. -
The Ladies' Kensington of the Con-
gregational church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 5th, with
Mrs Jennie Leroy Mrs. Leroy will
be assisted by Mrs. A. R. Leroy and
Mrs. VIM. Cloud.
Miss Doris Finch returned home
from Spencer on Monday and will
be at home during the winter. Miss
Finch had charge of milinary de-
partment in one of the leading stores
at Spencer during the fall.
Miss Margaret Jones, and her aunt,
Mrs. Mary J. Graham, who has been
in Manchester for several months,
left Sunday morning for Portland,
Oregon. Miss Jones will spend the
winter with her aunts, who live in
Portland.
Herbert Tuttle, youngest son Of
Rev. and Mrs. Henry w. Tuttle, who
last summer enlisted in the United
States Marine corps, went on board
ship>on October 26th, and is now with
the Expeditionary forces at "some
point in France"
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Britt were in
Cedar Rapids last Saturday evening.
Mr.. Britt went to Iowa City to see, his
brother, Thomas, who had been in the
hospital there, and who returned home
Monday not very much improved.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Sand
Creek church will hold a chicken pie
dinner and bazaar at the home Of Mrs.
Edw. Blosch, Thursday, December 9Th.
A Baking Sale will be held in connec-
ton with the bazaar. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all.
Mrs. H. S. Weber and daughter,
Mrs. G. G. Yoran, returned from Roch-
ester, Mimi, last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Webber's friends are pleased to
learn that the treatment she received
at Rochester have proven very sue
cessful and that she is now the road
to complete recovery.
George Richardson, a student at |
Ames, came home last Friday even
ing and spent the night at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Richardson He went to Iowa City
Saturday morning to attend the Ames-
Iowa football game and returned with
the rooters from -Ames, to resume his
studies
Agents and operators for the Illi-
nois Central railroad company have
good cause for Thankfulness at this
season because Of handsome in
crease in the their monthly pay. All
agents and operators received boost
Of 1913 per month, effective about
the middle of the month. This in
crease will go long way towards
meeting the high cost Of living.
Mrs. Fred w. Miller, who has been
one of the most efficient teachers
in the city schools, has given up her
work in the West Side school, and
left Sunday afternoon, for Deming,
New Mexico, where her husband,
Lieutenant Fred w. Miller, is now
stationed. She expects to stay at
Deming until the troops leave for
France. Mrs. T. D. Wilson, also went
to Deming Sunday afternoon to spend |