Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-11

Falls was visitor in Manchester
several days last week.
Allen Barr leaves this evening fol
Chicago, to spend some time with his
son, Jay Barr and wife.
Will Denton of Webster, South
Dakota, was guest of his brother
r. A. Denton, the first of the week
John Henry and Attorney Chas
Newberry of Strawberry Point were
business visitors in Manchester to-
day.
Mrs. H. E. Henderson was a
guest of relatives and friends in Des
Moines several days the first OF the
week
Mr.. Leon Beardslee is home from
Iowa City to spend his Easter yaca-
ton with his mother, Mrs. A. l..
Beardslee.
Mr.. Earl Rolf, who is attending
business college in Waterloo, is spend
ing his vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l. L. Rolf.
Miss Etna Barr, student in the
State University at Iowa City, spent
Easter Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Barr.
Tom Norris, a student in the law
school at Iowa City, is spending the
spring vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Norris.
Edwin Goen and Edgar Van Bar
riger, students. at Dubuque college,
are spending thssEaster vacation with
their parents in Manchester.
A highly interesting program is
now in preparation and will be given
the High schol auditorium on Tuesday
evening, April II, for the benefit of
the athletic association.
The Sand Creek Ladies' Aid
Society will hold novelty shower at
the home of Gerald Simpson, on
Friday evening, April 18th. Supper
will be served for - cents.
Miss Jennie McGarren, who spent
her Easter vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. McCarren,
left Sunday morning for Minneapolis,
where she teaches in the city schools.
Mrs. Clifford Ryan, who about
two months ago underwent very
serious operation for appendicitis in
the hospital at Anamosa, returned
home last week, greatly improved in
health.
Manchester people are pleased to
learn that William H. Searles who
has been so desperately i'll in hos
pital at Buffalo, New York, is gair-
ing strength, and will soon be a well
man again. 'p2a
Francis Cloud, who is attending
school at Vermillion, South Dakota,
spent his Easter vacation with his
parents in Manchester. He returned
to Vermillion Tuesday morning to re-
sumo his school work.
Miss Elizabeth Hutchinson, who
spent the vacation in the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos Hutch
inson, returned Saturday morning to
Beatrice, Nebraska, where she is in
structor in the schools,
Prank Keiser, who is the manag-
err of the Snodgress Clothing store
at Parkersburg, Iowa, was guest Of
his mother, Mrs. H. G. Keiser, sew
eral days last week, leaving for his
home on Saturday morning.
Country roads ipIelaware county
never were better than they are this
spring. As soon as the snow and ice
had melted the King drags were ap-
piled and as a consequence we have
excellent roads in every direction from
Manchester
w. H. Williston expects to leave
about the last of this month for
Seattle Washington, where he eH-
poets to spend the greater part of
the summer. Mr. Willitson has fruit
ranch near Seattle, which he looks
after each summer.
w. C. Gloer, the tailor, Is this
week working in Waterloo, taking
orders for suits and spring over
coats. On page two Of this weeks is
Sue appears Mr.. Gloer's advertiser
ment, which is of special interest to
our men readers, in particular,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Mathesen, who
have been living at Hawkeye during
the past eleven years, have moved
their household goods to Manchester
and are occupying their home onthe
West side. Their many friends will
gladly welcome them back to Man.
chester again.
Mrs. Fred w. Miller, who spent
several days last week at Des Moines
returned home on Thursday. Mrs.
Miller says that it is easy to realize
that a state of war exists when in
the capital city. The state house,
she says, is guarded, as we'll as fed
eral and other state and public build
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