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

Tile ClIys
Mrs. A. NJ Cloud was visitor in
Waterloo last Friday.
Miss Jessie Maly was a visitor in
Dubuque last Sunday.
w. W. Worden of Des Moines was
guest of his sister-in-law, Mrs. P.
E. Triem, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heinrich of
Milo township, are he parents Of a
son, born March 9th.
Chapter No. l. of the Audubon
society met with Miss Laura Durham
on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. w. N. Boynton, who has been
spending several months in Chicago,
returned home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry scheer of
south of Manchester, are the parents
of a daughter, born March 2Sth.
Baptist Ladies Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. l.. A. Wood on We'd
nesday, April 18th, at 10 A. M.
Cal Martin enjoyed visit on
Sunday from two , friends, Messrs
Robert Agard and Ohio Freemire,
both of Waterloo.
The Thursday Afternoon Club will
meet with Mrs. Harry Seeds on April
18th There will be an election Of
officers of the club at this meeting.
Mrs. J. J. Goen and daughters,
Misses Marguerite and Monica Goen,
and Miss Irene Sullivan, were Wis
itors in Dubuque last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Keagy were
guests of their son, R. Clifton Keagy,
iand family, at Lyons, Iowa, over Sun
day.
George Durey of this city has pur-
chased the Laura Mckay residence
propert, and will make extensive i'm
provements to the some .-, a..
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Doty and Mr..
and Mrs w A Richardson returned
home from Bunnell, Florida, where
they spent the winter months
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hockaday
sr., who have been spending the past
winter in sunny California, are ex-
pected home on Friday of this week.
Miss Jennie McCarren, teacher
in the schools at Minneapolis is spend
ing the Easter vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. McCarren.
Mrs Fred Glissendorf, who has
been spending the past winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Leslie Raymond
came with her mother, for a short
visit. ..
Mrs Geo w. Durham, who was
called to Grand Rapids, Michigan, a
few weeks ago on account Of the
death of an aunt, returned to her
home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cox of Oel-
vein were visitors in Manchester over
Sunday We are pleased to learn that
Mr. Cox is doing profitable vulcan
izing business in Oelwein.
Miss Dorothy Munson, who is a
student in the State Teachers col
lege at Cedar Falls, is spending the
Easter vacation with her parents,
Mayor and Mrs. F. H. Munson.
Miss Elizabeth Hutchinson, who
teaches in the schools at Beatrice
Nebraska, came Saturday morring
and has been spending the Easter va
Eet;oo nwith her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos Hutchinson.
John Tierney and his son, Leo
Tierney, left Monday evening for YER
million, South Dakota, where the lat
err will enter the state university, to
complete his work in the law school.
Mr.. Tierney will visit other points
in South Dakota, before returning
home
The members of the Tri-F club
met at the home of DR.. and Mrs. N.
d. Wilson last Thursday noon and en-
joyed a delicious picnic dinner which
the ladies Of the club had prepared.
The affair was given in honor of Capt.
Grossn2an, who left Sunday morning
with Co. H for Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. Mcdonald have
been visiting their parents, the past
week. Mr. Mcdonald is employed by
the United States government in the
department of agriculture. They are
on their way from Washington, D. c.,
where they have been since No
vember, to their work in the southern
states.
Frank Schock, who is one of the
progressive farmers of Honey Creek
township, took advantage of the fine
weather conditions last week and on
last Saturday he sowed lot Of Min
nesota Blue Stem spring wheat. 1t
has been many year since the wealth
er man favored the farmers like he
has this year.
Miss Anita Yates, teacher in the
schools at Postville, Iowa, was an
over Sunday guest of her friend, Miss
Blanche Bishop. Miss Bishop, who
has been an instructor in the schools
at Postville, for several years, has
been reelected to her position at
-. oostville, at handsome in crease in
salary. The young ladies left for