Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-05-02


Service News of Chicago, spent sew
eral days last week in the home of
his mother, Mrs. Il. e. Fleming. Mr..
Fleming was called to Manchester on
account of the death of his father, the
late DR.. #. E. Fleming. He returned
to his home on Monday afternoon.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Congregational church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Frank Hall
Wednesday, May 9th, at 2:3O p. m. Miss
Jordan, field secretary, from Chicago,
will be present and a full attendance
|is desired. Officers of the society will
be the hoStesses.
r.. B. Campbell Of Ontario, Calf.
spent few days last week with his
old time friend, Mr.. j.. w. Miles, Of
this city, leaving for trip through
the east on Monday morning. Mr..
Campbell is an old railroad man, and
is on his way on pleasure trip
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miinch and
daughter, who have been spending the
greater part of the past two years in
California, have returned home. 1t is
indeed gratifying to learn that the
daughters health is greatly improved,
and that the Colorado atmosphere
proved very beneficial to the young
lady.
Writing to his brother, DR.. e. G..
Dittmer, Mr.. Charles Dittmer of Kos
suth county, states that the prices of
food stuffs had taken unusual adj
vances, and says that about the only
one can make ends meet is to live on
OK tail soup and smoked tongue.
That would be one way of making ends
meet.
Rev, and Mrs. w. A. Montgomery
are having as their guests this week
the latters brother, Dr. H. c. Atwood,
and three children of Riverside, Cali
fornia. They came Monday evening
and will spend week or ten days
with their relatives here, and then go
to Rockford, Illinois, to visit relatives
there.
H B. Jersey and his family, who
have been visiting among their many
relatives in Manchester and other
parts of the county, left Tuesday night
for their home in Roundup, Montana.
Mr.. Hersey Is doing q little land bust
ness on the side, and informs us that
fine land can be purchased there from
$40 to $50 per acre.
Harry Seeds has traded his new
Ford car for one of the new Chevro-
let touring cars, which the Manches-
ter Auto & Supply company is selling,
in large numbers. The little Chevro-
let is equipped with electric starter
and lighting system, which is one of
the strong points in it's favor. During.
the week, the company also sold
handsome six Buick to w. c. Amsden.
Henry Hartke of Colony township,
has purchased of the Manchester Auto
& Supply company of this city one of
the Type A kerosene Happy Farmer
tractors, and will use the engine for
blowing and sgeneral farm work. The
machine will be delivered today, and
Mr.. Hartke will soon have his corn
land ready for the planter. Mr..
Hartke is one of the progressive and
well-to-do farmers of Colony town
ship.
Bradley Edmunds, who was called
here last week on account Of the
death of his father, left Saturday for
his home at Toledo, Ohio. Mr..
Edmunds, has iiaa' excellent position
with the Overland Motor company, and
informs us that his company is now
making large number Of high speed
aeroplane motors for the United States
government. The company has Of
fered the use of it's entire plant to
the government if the country needs
it to manufacture munitions and other
war equipment.