Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
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.

of relatives at Des Moines several
days last week.
Clarence Brown and Lucien Ram,
students in Beloit College, are at home
for short vacation.
The Et Virp Club will meet with
Miss Laura Dunham, on Wednesday
evening of this week.
Mrs. A. B. Carhart was guest
of Rev. and Mrs: J. F. Moore, at Wat
erloo, last Saturday.
Mrs. M. II. Williston was a guest
of her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Afford,
at Waterloo last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Timmons and
Miss Gertrude Long were visitors in
Cedar Rapids last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Johnson Of
this city, are the parents Of a ldaugh-
ter, born Saturday, March oath.
The New Idea Embroidery club
will meet on Thursday afternoon at +
the home of Mrs. A. C. Philip.
j. ]. Dudley left last week for
his home in Stewart, Minnesota, after
spending the week with his sister, Mrs.
H. G. Pierce.
Mrs. F. c. Hall and Mrs. j. A.
Strickland were guests of relatives
and friends at Cedar Falls the first
of the week.
Mrs. M. J. Yoran and Mrs. Min
ME Clough of Strawberry Point went
to Dubuque Tuesday evening, and are
spending today in that place.
Miss Josephine Hutchinson. stu
dent in Grinnell college, is spending
the spring vacation at the home Of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JOS Hutch
inson.
Mrs. A. L. Beardslee, who has
been passing through a severe siege
of the grip is greatly improved, a
fact her many friends will be pleased
to learn.
Mrs. Gus Muehe, who spent sew
eral days last week in the home OF her
mother, Mrs Catherine Sullivan, re-
turned to her home at Mason City
last Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Millen of Mar.
ion were guests several days last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Pierce. Mr. and
Mrs. Millen are moving to Mitchell.
South Dakota, where the former will
engage in the banking business.
Grant Brayton shipped bunch
of cattle to one of his farms in ALA
makee county the first Of the week.
Grant owns a fine farm ia Allamakee
county, which he will stock this sea-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Pierce and
daughter, Miss Gertrude, were Auto
show visitors in Cedar Rapids last
Thursday. Judging from the interest
Mr.. Pierce manifested in the various
cars on display at the show, we are
inclined to believe that the automobile
fever is growing on him.
DIR. H. M. Bradley left this morn--
ing for New Orleans, Louisiana, to
attend a meeting of the surgeons Of
the Illinois Central railroad. Dr..
Bradley will give paper before the
convention, which will be in session
during the latter part Of the week The
doctor will be home next week.
The Democrat said last week that
Dr. E. G. Dittmer purchased the barn
of Henry Goodhile, on Main street
We should have said that DR.. Dittmer
and Grant Brayton were the purchase
ers, and that both are equally interest
ed in the transaction. The barn Is
being raised and cement floor will
be laid soon.
A goodly number of Manchester
people attended the Auto show at Ce-
dar Rapids last week. The various
manufacturers had fine specimens OF
cars in the exhibition hall. The gold
plated $25, 900 Studebaker car was on
exhibition at one end Of the hall, and
in another booth was 12-cylinder
Packard and Ford Touring car,
The Lend-A-Hand class of the
Congregational Sunday school held a.
well-attended business and social
meeting at the home of Miss Helen
Porteous on last Saturday afternoon.
March "a. Final plans for the ap-
preaching Easter sale were discussed,
and with games and refreshments a
very pleasant afternoon was spent
The April meeting will be with Miss
Elizabeth Baumgartner.
| On March 18th at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Amel Keiser was observed
the 5Oth wedding anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Morse, and the 30th
wedding Anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
George Durey, and Mr.. and Mrs. An,e
Keiser. 1t was also the birthday o
Mr.. Freeman Smith and Mrs Cha
Burhans. All these were present a
the meeting as we'll as abort AZ
their friends. The guests broush
we'll filled baskets for the picnic din
ner, and the day ives very mucl en-
joyed by all present