Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-04-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week
WHAT MANCHESTER PEOPLE
ARE DOING AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
REVIEW AND FORECAST OF WEEK
Items Of n Personal and General
Nature Picked Up About
the City.

W. A. Abbott of Lamont was a
business visitor in Manchester on
Tuesday.
The New Idea Embroidery club
will meet this week Thursday with
Mrs. Henry Prowse.
;, -Councilmen E. H. Hoyt and E
w. Williams were visitors in Des
Moines last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Clark re-
turned home Sunday after several
days visit in Chicago.
A. ]. Bruce has purchased of the
Manchester Auto & Supply company
one of the six cylinder Bucks.
Mrs. H. M. Bradley went to Chi
cago last Wednesday for a visit of a
week or ten days with friends.
y Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Gildner went
to Anamosa Sunday afternoon, and
spent the first of the week in that
city.
w. C. Gloer spent the greater part
of last week in Waterloo, Cedar Falls
and Parkersburg, where he took or
ders for suits.
Mrs. Madge Pentony Newcomb OF
Gallop. New Mexico, is a guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Pen
tony. Mrs. Newcomb will spend
several weeks in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Hughes and
little daughter are in Cedar Rapids
this week, where the former is at
tending a convention of dry goods
dealers.
Mrs. Jennie Dudley of Webster
City was guest of her mother, Mrs.
K. Tush several days last week. Mrs.
Dudley returned to her home later in
the week.
Councilman H. C. Smith return
ed from the hospital at Anamosa last
Thursday evening Mr.. Smith is
making a very satisfactory recovery
from serious operation.
w. H. Clute left last Thursday
morning for Vivian, South Dakota, to
look after farm interests near that
place. Mr.. Clute owns a fine farm
near Vivian which his son is operat-
ing. -
Mrs. Ida Elder will entertain
the City Charity Circle at her home
on Franklin street next week, Thurs
day. May 3rd. Every member is urg-
ed to be present, and work for the
cause in which the ladies of the Circle
are engaged
Charles Barr figured in rum
away near Oneida recently and as a
result he is obliged to get about on
a crutch, because Of injuries to one
of his ankles. Mr.. Barr was thrown
against a telephone pole along the
road and might easily have been in
jured a great deal more seriously.
Harry Cross. of this city, has Sc
cured fine position with the city
of Marshalltown, and left for that
place on Tuesday morning Mr..
Cross will operate the city's street
sweeper, machine made by the
1, Manchester Machine company which
recently opened its plant at Mason
City. tats ="
sierNdfss ,yina Bfazelton, who has
Been Teaching English and Music in
the schools at Bottineau, North Da-
kota, during the past two years, has
decided to give up teaching for a
time and enter college for the COM
ing year. Miss Brazelton has been
very successful in her work at Bot
tineau, both in the school and in
her private lessons.
Charles Burhans, one of the
successful and we'll known farmers
of Prairie township, has been carry
ing number of his ribs in sling,
in order to keep them from getting
tangled up in very vital spot of his
makeup This all came about when
a horse kicked him with sufficient
force to break number of his ribs.
A few broken ribs can give man
more pain than anything we know of.