Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-18
Miss Ethel Towner spent Sunday

visitor in Marion on Monday.
Miss Hazel Huene left Saturday
for an extended visit in Chicago.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Reiger, south of Manchester, on Apri
Sth, 1917, daughter.
Mrs. ]. J. Lindsay and daughter
Miss Florence, were visitors in Cedar
Rapids last Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Gregor, north Of Manchester, or
April 9TH, 1917, daughter.
Mrs John White of Sabula, Iowa
came last week for a visit in the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O
H. Lewis.
| Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Peet Of Edge
wood, were in Manchester last Friday
to attend the funeral of Mr.. ]. A.
Wheeler.
Claude Wright, the photographer
and John Porteous have invested in
new Ford cars, purchased of J. M
Jones & Sons.
| Edwin Goen and his friend, Carl
Dickinson, returned to Dubuque Sun
day to resume their studies in 'Du-
buque college.
Mrs. Arthur LeFevre and Mrs.
Hoyt of Earlville, were in Manchester
last Friday to attend the funeral of
the late J. A. Wheeler.
&C. E. Sager left last week for
Spencer, New York, where he will
spend a few months among the
scenes of his boyhood days.
Peter Stillmunkes of Sheriff.,
Iowa, was the guest the first of last
week of his son-in-law, Mr.. Frank
Link, and family, of this city.
August Meggenburg of Dubuque
has accepted a position in his broth
er's Variety SC and 1Oc store, and will
make his home here in the future.
Mrs. Theo. D. Bradley and baby
son of Beatrice, Nebr., arrived in Man
chester last Thursday night for a, Wis
it in the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Ram.
Mrs. Hubert Carr was the guest
Of her mother, Mrs. Afford, who on
the day previous returned to Waterloo
after spending the winter at Homo
lulu and in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Graham were
at Waterloo on Friday, to attend the
funeral services for the late Conductor
George L. Ward, who was killed in an
automobile accident near this city
last Tuesday evening. "
Over hundred persons patron
lied the rest room under the First
National bank last Saturday. This
simply proves that the rest room is
appreciated by the people who come
to Manchester to trade.
w. A. Durey left last Thursday
for Glendale, North Dakota, where
his son, Ernest lives. Mr.. Durey will
try his hand at farming for few
weeks. He went out there to assist
his son id putting in the crops.
-William> Denton, who has been
spending a few days in Manchester
with his relatives, since his return
from California, where he spent the
winter, left Monday evening for Web
ster, South Dakota, where he resides.
@esRev W. ], suckow Went to Tri-
poll, Iowa, Monday morning to attend
the meeting of the, Northeastern Iowa
Association of Congregational church
es The meetings were held on Mon
day evening and continued through
out Tuesday.
Calvin Yoran has been confined
to his home on East Howard street,
by illness. Mr.. Yoran's condition
caused much alarm to his family and
friends for a time last week. We are
gratifed to learn that there has been
a change for the better, and we hope
that he will soon be able to be about
again.
Win. and Geo. Barr received the
sad news Of the death of their neph
ew, Bert McMillen, whose death oc-
Cured at his home: at Sanborn, To-
wa, Sunday; April 18th. The young
man was in his twenties, and had been
Ill with pneumonia for only few days
William Barr went to Sanborn on
Monday to attend the funeral.
Rural Carrier G. F. Bloodsworth
is now making his route with Uncle
Sans mail each day in his new
Ford, which he purchased of J. M.
Jones e Sons. The Ford seems to be
an indispensable piece of furniture.
If the mail trains are several hours |
late in the morning, by the use of the
Ford the carriers make their deliver
les on schedule time.
Ed. Lyness, who resides south of
purchased a Ford touring
car from J. M Jones & Sons last
week. NJ E. Blair of this city, has
also invested in new Ford. The two
car loads of Fords which the firm re-
ceiVed last week lasted about as long
as a stack Of Ike McCarthys wheat
cakes would If set before a Weary
Willie, who hasn't lad a square meal
for weeks.