Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-29
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Mr.. and Mrs. Milton j. Waugl
and family of Chicago, are visitin,
at the home of his sister, Miss Nan
ME Waugh, for couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davis and chill
dren Of Glenwood, Iowa, were guest
several days last week of Mrs. Davis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Pentony
Isaac Glow, wife and four chill
dren of Paullina, Iowa, started TO,
home Monday, after spending a weel
visiting with Mrs. CLOVIS mother
Mrs. W. B. Elsbury and other rela
tives in this vicinity.
Two quarter sections of land
were sold in Grundy county the past
week for prices that look high to us
One sold for $245 per acre and the
other for 1928 per acre. Both were
cash sales.
Mrs. Florence Atwater-Lippert
of White Fish, Montana, and Mrs
Jesse Jackson and children Of Savan.
nah, Georgia, are the guests of their
father and brother, e. A. Atwater and
H. B. Atwater.
Sergeant D. j. Howick and Pri.
Yates Hyler and W. A. Aldrich OF
Company H, Des Moines, spent sew.
eral days last week as guests of rel
atives and friends here. These men
are among those selected to be trans
ferred to the Third. Iowa regiment
for service in France.
Miss Abbie Howard returned
Monday from Omaha where she has
been spending her vacation Miss
Howard also attended as delegate,
the convention Of the Grand Lodge
of the Pythian Sisters which was
recently held in Des Moines.
&C. M. Hanna returned Monday
from a weeks visit at Chepola, Florida,
going in company with General Agent
C. c. Hobson of Olin, and about As
others. Mr.. Hanna states that nearly
all the party purchased land, and that
the price of land ranges from $35 to
$50 per acre.
VIM. Kennedy, who has been in
California for nearly year, return
ed to Manchester few days ago and
is enjoying himself with his many
friends in this city. He was for a
good many years one of the most ex-
tensive farmers in Prairie township.
"A. J. Gildner went to st. Paul,
Minnesota, Sunday, where he Joined
the managers Of all the other Gildner
stores and where they will buy large
stocks of spring goods for the 1918
season. They expect to be in
St. Paul during the greater part of the
week.
Mrs. James Pinch and daughter,
Luva, returned the first Of the week
from a visit with the Rev. Miss M.
Lulu Hinder, of Cascade, Wisconsin,
former; pastor of the U. B. church
of this city. On their return they
were met in Chicago by Mr.. Pinch.
stopping there for few days with
the latter's brother, Harry and fam
lily.
j. M. Jones and Sons have re-
ceived another load Of Ford cars
which they are unloading and assemb-
ling this week. In the shipment were
three roadsters and four touring cars.
The touring cars were all signed for
and are being taken out as fast as
the firm can assemble them. Any
one wishing to purchase roadster
will have an opportunity to get one
if they see J. M. at once. ..
Byron Bronson of Muskogee, Okla
homa, was the guest OF his mother,
Mrs. Jennie Bronson, and brother,
Henry Bronson, several days last
week. Mr.. Bronson had been on a
business trip to New York City and
Washington; D. c., and was on his way
home. He left Saturday morning for
Spencer, Iowa, where he visited for
a few days with his brother, before
leaving for Muskogee.
Harry Drew Of Greene, Iowa, was
guest of friends in Manchester last
Saturday. Mr.. Drew was formerly en-
gagged in the stock buying business
in Manchester and moved with his fam
lily to Greene, where for a time he op-
Grated an elevator and handled live
stock. He has disposed Of the eleva-
tor business and devotes all of his
time to stock buying. He was accom-