Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-10

/ Hon. s. w. Klaus departed Friday
for Des Moines to attend the legis'
lature
Miss Lillian Kahl is home from 9
two weeks visit with her sister ii
Waterloo.
Mrs. Louise Kenny of Waterloo
spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs
C. e. Liebe, and other relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Reyburn return.
ed Friday from two weeks visit with
their daughter in Port Byron, III! 20 s
and daughter in Davenport.
H. Il. Matthews of Waterloo spent
Saturday with his mother and sisters
in town.
Square lodge, A. F. and A. M. No
24O, held their installation Of officers
at their regular meeting Friday might
! but deferred their banquet until We'd
densday evening Of this week, when q
rousing meeting and several invited
guests will be present and partake Of
roast pig and all the trimmings. The
banquet will be served at the opera
house. Two small pigs have been Sc
cured for the occasion.
Mrs. Lily Watt is home from an ex-
tended visit with her son at Stock
ton and her daughter, Mrs. L. r. Fear
of Farley but expects to leave in a
short time for an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Hazel Dittmer and
family near Thompson, Iowa.
G. F. Curry made a business trip to
Dubuque Tuesday.
A social meeting of the members of
the M. E. church was held Wednesday
evening in the I. o. o. F. hall and
was very we'll attended. The meeting
was called to order by the society
president Mrs. Hattie LOOMS. The
ladies had been circulating tiny APP
rons accompanied by appropriate
verses of poetry, among nonresident
acquaintences AID friends, especially
those who once attended church here.
Each lady made a report of the
amount collected by her In this way
and in most instances the names of
the givers were announced as each
gave her REPORT. In this way it was
discovered that multitudes Of former
acquaintences were still interested in
Earlville and many interesting letters
were read from them, the total amount
received up to the time of that meet
ing was S475, but since then $25.OO
more has been received, making a
total of $500. After the business meet
coffee and cookies were served and
the remainder Of the evening spent in
a social time.
The next number of the High school
entertainment course was to have
been the Varsity Trio, but on account
OF the sickness Of one Of the company
the Lyceum bureau has substituted
the International Glee club. This ex-
cellent attraction is one Of the best
of its. kind, in Lyceum work., No one
should miss hearing them at the high
school auditorium Tuesday evening
January 9th, Il
I "A fast game of basket ball was play
ed at the high school gym on Monday
evening, the score being 40 to 8 in
favor of thes Earlville team
1siRobeft Guthrie Of Sand Spring was
a visitor at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. George Kenny, the greater part
Of last week, departing for visit in
Dubuque, where he will be the guest
Of his brother DR.. Guthrie, and fam
lily.
Mrs. A. j. Meythaler and children,
Wilma, Maxine, Donna and Delpha,
returned Saturday from weeks Wis
it with relatives in Monroe, Wiscon-
sin.
Charles Reth of Dundee was visit
or in town Friday.
John Werkmeister was an over Sun
day visitor with relatives in Dubuque.
w. l. Millen transacted business in
Manchester Tueday.