Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-17
FOCAL HAPPENINGS
4 Of THE PAST week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items Of Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

Miss Blanche Bishop went to Post
vile Saturday to resume her work In
the schools.
Mr.. Fred Clark of Washington,
d. c., is visiting at the o. c. Clark
home, and with other relatives in
Manchester an dvicinity.
James Green, who recently sub
mitted to an operation, is making .
very encouraging recovery, fact his
friends will be pleased to learn.
Harold Manderville. of Waterloo
was in Manchester, called here by
the death OF his grandmother. Mrs. J.
B. Enos. He returned home Thurs
day.
| Mrs. Nellie Simpson Russell. who
| has been visiting relatives here for
some time, left last Wednesday even
ing for her home in Forman, North
Dakota.
p. Atkins, who was called to Man
chester recently by the death of his
mother, Mrs. Luzetta Atkins. returned
to his home at Dell Rapids, South, last
week. Mr.. Atkins is large land own
er of South Dakota.
y. G. Nieman is having another
siege with one of his knees, and has
to get about the house with the aid
of crutchss. "Joe'. has been having
one continual round of trouble with
that member.
| Mrs. L. H. Vanlaningham left for
her home in Tonica, Illinois, Friday
after spending month here and at,
Oelwein. While in Manchester she
was the guest of her brother, SAM
Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Thompson were
guests last week Of Manchester
friends. They left last week for Val
LEY Function, and will go from there to
.ESan Diego, California, where they Will
spend some time. {,
Mrs. Phila Hall. Of KanRkee, II
linois, who has been here since last
! Esnnnmar caring for. her sister. Mrs.
i (Adaline .McEwen, returned to her nome
last week. Mrs. McEwen Is somewhat
improved but is still very feeble, %
Mrs A. G. Carter suffered stroke
lof paralysis last week, and was for
La time in critical condition. We
are glad to learn that a marked I'M
provement in her condition is noted
at this time.
George Y. Keiser. who has been
Obliged to remain in his home because
OF injuries he received while doing
lsome carpenter work few weeks ago.
is now able to get about again. Mr..
IKeiser fell from staging and sus-
tanned severe injuries.
Manchester. friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. TAeo, Shelly will be greatly re-
lieved to learn that their little son.
who, was threatened with an attack
of pneumonia, is much better at this
time. Mrs. Shelly herself was also
seriously i'll for few days last. with
an attack of the grip.
Rev. C. X. Hudson read the SER
vice at the M. E. parsonage, last week.
which united in marriage Miss Hazel
lHoldridge Of Delhi, and Mr.. Oscar Will
|son who resides on q farm near that
place. Many friends Of these young
people extend best wishes.
4 Mrs. T.sJ. Jacobs, who has been
lin hospital at Dubuque, where she
submitted to an operation on her
leyes, returned home last week. We
hope that the treatment viii be the
means OF removing all of the difficuE
|ty which Mrs. Jacobs has had, with
lher eyes. a X
1 Paul Klaus, who has been the very
deficient deputy in the county treasur-
ler's office. has resigned that position
to enter the employ OF the new fac
tory which is to manufacture num-
Der Of devices patented BY G. B.
IBaumgartner. E. H. Kinne 81 this
lefty has succeeded Mr.. Klaus IN the
itreasurer's office.
| The young son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Prowse met with sickening accident
one day last week while feeding !, q
power corn cutter on the farm Of John
Prowse north of town. The boy lost
his balance and his right hand was
drawn between the gears Of the ma
chine and terribly mangled.. It was
found necessary to amputate the lit,
tie finger at once This is distress
ing misfortune and the family has
the deep sympathy Of many friends.
Word reached Manchester that
Mrs. Chloe Allyn, formerly of this city.
was critically ill at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Mazda Allyn Partridge,
at Rochester, New York. Mrs. A1lyn's
four sons, Emory, Hart and Howard of
Masonville and John of Winthrop hur-
ried to Rochester in response to the
message announcing her critical con-
dition. Friends of the family earnestly
hope for the recovery of this good