Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-07-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
items of q Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

the Fourth.
Miss Dorothy Keyes went to Wau-
kon, last Friday to spend few days
with her college friends.
B. c. Hall attended the Northeast
ern Iowa Bakers convention in Du-
buque last Friday.
w. H. Norris has been in attend
ance at the knight Templar meeting in
Cedar Rapids this week.
Commodore A. M. Sherwood pilot
ed a company of ladies up the river
in his launch Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Susie Bennett of Epworth
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. NJ
D. Arnold on the Fourth.
Miss Marie Storey left for Chica-
go Sunday afternoon for three weeks
visit with her friend Miss Bess Cald-
well.
Col, T. E. B. Hudson and daugh-
ter, Ruth, of Hampton, Iowa, are
guests in the home of Rev. C. X. Hud-
son.
Miss Anna Williams and Miss
Janet Morrison of Philadelphia, Pa,
are the guests of their cousin, Mrs.
Eliza Russell.
George Reyes was a visitor in Du-
buque last Friday, going there to see
his brother-in-law, Mr.. T. T. Car
keek, who is seriously i'll.
Miss Madge Towner left last Fri
day for her home at Charles City
after spending several days with her
sister, Miss Ethel Towner.
Ben Thorpe, who has a position
in manufacturing plant at Rockford,
Illinois, spent the Fourth with his par
ehts, Mr. and Mrs. A. Thorpe.
Mrs. John Marshall left Friday
morning for Fairport, Iowa, to spend
q few days with her son-in-law. Mr.,
Burnell Southall, and his little son.
Mrs. Edwin Cobb and baby daugh
ter of Marshalltown were the guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Brown, several days last week.
Mrs. w. A. Slaughter of Grand
Mound, Iowa, was the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W H. Magill,
several days last week Mr.. Slaughter
joined his wife here on the Fourth for
a short visit in the Magill home.
" Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Barr and daugh-
ter returned the first Of the week from
a trip to Red Oak, where they visited
with relatives for few days Mr.,
Barr reports crops looking fine in
southwestern Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Keagy and
baby of Lyons, Iowa, were the guests
if the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. w. keagy, several days last week.
On Saturday they went to Waterloo to
remain over Sunday with Mrs. Keagy's
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Relf of De-
corah came last week to spend the
Fourth in Manchester with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Han
ma. Mr.. Relf returned to DEBORAH on
Friday afternoon, but his wife remain
ed for a more extended visit.
John Baker and his family of
Houghton, South Dakota, have been
spending a few weeks among their
hosts of old time friends in Manches-
ter and vicinity. Mr.. and Mrs. BAKER
have a large number of friends in Del
aware county who are always glad to
see them.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Hanna and
three children of Cedar Rapids were
the guests of Mr.. Hanna's parents, Mr..
and Mrs c. M. Hanna, several days
last week. They returned home on
Friday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna
also had as their guests on the Fourth
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Savage and fam
lily of Coggon, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace DeWoody of Colorado.
There will be benefit for the
Red Cross at the home of DR.. H. A.
Dittmer on next Friday evening, July
49, program consisting Of reading,
aesthetic dancing, music, both vocal
and instrumental, will be given by our
home talent entertainers. A free will
offering will be received for the en-
tertainment. Ice cream, ices, and cake
will be served on the lawn. Every
one welcome Come and help swell the
Red Cross fund.
-Thos. McKeag was in Dubuque on
Friday of last week, to attend the
Northeastern Iowa Bakers convention.
The Iowa bakers are launching
campaign along the line of conserving
the products from their bakeries. In
the past large amounts of bakery
goods which the retailers did not sell
was taken back by the bakers, causing
a heavy waste of valuable food pro-
ducts. Efforts are to made to stop
this waste, and turn the food stuffs to
better advantage
Manchester friends of Mr.. T. T.
Carkeek, of Dubuque, will regret to
learn that he is in a critical state of