Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-03-21
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.

Mrs. Orman Dunlap of Ames was
visitor in Manchester last week.
A. Marcucci of Lincoln, Illinois,
spent Tuesday in Manchester.
' The Friday Afternoon Club will
meet with Mrs. VIM. Barr, this week.
George Prayer was business CALI
. er in Arlington several days last
week. g.. ..,-....
Miss Margaret Stanger, senior
in Grinnell college, came home last
week for a short vacation.
Mrs. O. C. Clark and grand -daugh-
ter, Miss Bethel Bronson, were Wis
itors in Dubuque last Saturday.
Miss Margart Walker is enjoying
a visit this week from her mother,
Mrs. Walker, whose home is in
Omaha, Nebraska.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will
hold sale of home baking and home
made candy at Reed Brothers store
on Saturday, March oath.
Mrs. George W. Durham left on
Saturday for Grand Rapids, Michigan.
called there on account of the critical
illnes of her aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Stanger, who
spent several months in Hammond,
Louisiana, and other southern points,
returned home last week.
Judge Geo. Nv. Dunham, who is
presiding over the March term Of
court in Waterloo, spent last Satur-
day and Sunday at home.
Miss Margaret Walker, of the
Manchester high school, was at
Usage, Iowa. last week, where she
attended district contest.
jay Dudley, a. former resident OF
Manchester, but who is now living in
Minnesota, was visitor among rela-
tives and friends here. several days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Condor and
daughter are spedinsia a few days in
Chicago. Mr. Condor is attending the
Railway Appliance show, being held
| in that city: 80
u The Kensington society OF the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. A. w. Stearns next Wednesday
afternoon. She will be- assisted in en-
tertaining by her mother, Mrs, Eliza
Russell.
The next meeting Of the W. c. 7.
U. will be held Friday afternoon,
March Both, at 2:30, at the home OF
Mrs. I. w. Lampman. The leader will
be Mrs. Lampman, and the subject
"The Shameful Misuse of Wealth"
Mrs. E. A. CoCleson and daugh-
ter left Monday for Dubuque, where
they will make their home. Mr.. Cole
son has been manager of meat mar
ket in the Key City for some time,
and his family goes there to join him
and, reside in the future.
Miss Kate Singer and Miss Ada
Richardson, who had been spending
the greater part of the winter at Bum
nell, Florida, returned home last Sun
day evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Doty, the
other members of the party at Bun
nell, will remain in the south until
they are sure that warm weather is
here, and that to stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Dunning Of
Fairmont, Minnesota, spent several
days of last week in the home of the
latter's sister, Mrs. B. F. Hedlund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunning had been in
Florida the greater part of the winter.
They also visited number of points
in Cuba, and when reports were cir
culated that German submarines
were in close proximity to Cuba, Mr..
and Mrs. Dunning,. in common with
other northerns decided that Iowa and
Minnesota were better states to be in
than Florida, or the Island of Cuba
Mrs. Dunning's mother, Mrs. Harp
er also visited in the Hedlund home
last week.
DIR. E. G. Dittmer has purchased
the large barn of Henry Goodhile,
located on West Main Street, and as
soon as weather conditions will per-
nit will raise the building, and make
extensive Improvements to the same.
When the building is raised and re-
modelled it will be occupied by the
Dairy City Manufacturing company,
as factory for the manufacture OF
poultry crates, and other articles
which the company is making. The
company finds it's present quarters
on Delaware street inadequate for
the proper handling OF, the rapidly in
creasing business, and when once To-
Gated in it's West Main street building
will be able to increase it's output.
for which there is an increasing de-
mand.