Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
:. ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items of a Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
-a the City.


j. J. Welterlen of Edgewood,
was a Manchester visitor Monday.
!. Earl Kelsey and wife of Dubuque,
were the guests of his parents on
Sunday.
The Mystic Workers will meet
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cary Friday,
July 9Th.
Mrs Joe Barnd of Chicago. is the
guest of her sister, Mrs w. Fl. LAT
ferty this week. q.
Miss Kate Singer is spending
few days with relatives and friends
in and near Winthrop.
Mrs. Sophia Marshall has been
confined to her bed for several days
on account of illness.
Ben Hamblin and his family of
Cedar Rapids are guests OF the for
mers mother, Mrs. Enos Hamblin.
Miss Jessie Maley returned home
Sunday morning from a two weeks
visit with relatives in South Dakota.
DIR. and Mrs. Harry Hoag of Ma
son City are the guests this week OF
the formers mother, Mrs. J. ]. Hoag.
Mrs Julia X. Cunningham of
Carlsbad, New Mexico, is a guest of
her brother, James Kelsey, and his
family,
Miss Anna Malone won the dia
mond ring given by the Hila Morgan
Stock company, while in Manchester
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Barr and
daughter, Miss Maude Barr, went to
Red Oak Friday to visit their daugh-
ter and sister, who lives there.
The Womens Missionary society
of the Presbyterian church will meet
at the home of Mrs. H. F. Dutton,
Wednesday, July II, at 2:30 p. m.
%. E. Huene was at Rochester,
MINI, last week to spend a few days
with his daughter, Mrs. Percil Huene
Miller, who is in the hospital there.
Mrs. A. J. Temper and son, Lis
ter Temper, of Dubuque, came Fri
day morning for visit with Mrs.
Lemper's mother, Mrs. Geo, S. Lister.
The Missionary society of the
CONGREGATIONAL church will meet with
Mrs. Carhart Wednesday, July 18th, at
2:3O Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson will be
the leader.
The Board of Supervisors have Or
dered the erection of flag pole on
the northwest corner of the court
house square The pole is to be eighty
feet high.
e. NJ. Hughes has invested in one
of the handsome eight cylinder Odds
mobiles. which he purchased from
Strickland & Strickland. The 1917
Oldsmobile is beauty.
Mildred, one of the twin daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Yoran,
dislocated her right elbow vile at
play Sunday evening. The injury
has given her much pain.
DIR. and Mrs. c. R. Weir left Fri
day evening for Philadelphia. Pa,
where DR.. Weir will pursue course
in X-Ray work He will be gone dur
ing the months of July and August.
F. P. Walker and Wayne C. Beck
left last Friday afternoon for Wash
ington, D. c., and other points of in
terest. They will also visit in New
York City before returning home.
Last week, R. D. Hooker's daugh-
ter, Ola, accompanied by her aunt,
Mrs. E. F.. Mattice, went to Grand
Meadow, Mimi, where they will visit
for several days with relatives and
friends.
Ray Glew, who recently enlisted
in the Navy, received orders last week
to report for, duty, and left Saturday
for Des Moines, from which place he
will be sent to one of the eastern train
ing stations.
Judge E. P. Seeds of Washing
ton, D. c., came Saturday evening
and is the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
G. S. Lister. Judge Seeds is the
speaker at the big celebration in
Manchester Wednesday. ,..
. H. F. Arnold and Floyd H. Arm
old were in Chicago last week and
drove home handsome Buick, one
of the large 1917 models. The car
is beauty, and has every modern
piece Of equipment imaginable.
Judge George w. Durham was
at independence last Friday, where
he attended to number Of court
items, among which were two criminal
cases, growing out of burglaries COM
mitted by two negro railroad workmen.
Miss Nina Carhart entertained a
number of ladies at six o'clock din
ner at her home Thursday evening
Guests OF honor at the dinner were
Mrs. Hills and daughter, Miss Mertie
Hills, of Des Moines, and Mrs. Clara
Haeberle of Arizona.
Mrs. A. F. Durham and Mrs.