Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-09
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week


Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Manson attend
ed the Dairy Cattle Show at Waterloo
last Friday,
j. A. Krall. county Agent, attended
the swine show in Cedar Rapids last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Blake spent
several days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Barber at Grinell.
Mrs. Frank Stevens of Beloit, Wis
consin, was a, guest of her sister, Mrs
H. F. Arnold, several days last week
Henry Munson went to Ames last
Thursday morning to enter the State
Agricultural college for the school
year.
Mrs. E. B. Stiles, Mrs Laura Tay-
lor, Miss Florence Bailey and Miss
Blanche NJ. Terril were visitors in
Waterloo, last Friday.
Roy Hatfield of Greeley has been
severely wounded in action in France.
His name appeared in the casualty
list on Friday of last week.
Mrs. M. H. Williston went to Wat
erloo last Thursday afternoon to
spend several days with her daughter,
Mrs. E. T. Afford, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Jake Hefty and Mr..
and Mrs VIM. Walz and daughter, Miss
Clara, of Dubuque were guests of VIM.
Hermann, west of Manchester, Sunday.
Miss Jessie P. Hastings left last
Thursday for Iowa City, to begin her
work as assistant supervisor of the
Extension work carried on by the state
university
ID. J. Meggenburg went to St.
Louis Sunday night to attend the
meeting OF Iowa merchants, and the
big banquet given by the Ely Walker
company.
Louis Holbert of Greeley, who has
been training as a tank driver in
camp at Gettysburg, is spending a
few days with his mother, Mrs. A. B.
Holbert, and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs Howard Reed of Earlville
was operated on for appendicitis at
the local hospital last Friday morn
ing She is making satisfactory re-
covery and will soon be able to leave
the hospital.
Miss Lucille Klaus, daughter of
Representative and Mrs. S. w. Klaus
OF Earlville, is in the local hospital,
recovering from the effects of an oper-
alton for appendicitis, to which she
submitted last Friday morning.
Rev and Mrs. w. j. Suckow and
Mrs. E. A. Russell left Monday eve
ming for Monticello, where they at
tend the session of the Northeastern
Iowa Association of Congregational
Churches. The session began Monday
evening and continued during Tues
day and Tuesday night.
Capt. Don Preussner, who has been
an instructor on rifle range at Camp
Perry, Ohio, arrived in Manchester
Monday, and Is spending few days
here. He leaves this week for Camp
Logan, Texas, where he will instruct
troops in the art of handling the ar
my rifle to be most effective on the
Hun
Mr., and Mrs. H. +. Arnold, Mrs.
Frank Stevens of Beloit, and Mrs J. F.
Merry, drove to Indianola Iowa, last
week for visit in the home of Mrs.
T. c. Stire. sister Of the ladies'. On
their way to Indianola the party stop
ped over night with Mr. Arnold's broth
er, in Cedar Rapids, and attended the
swine show and big war exhibit.
Sundays casualty list contained
the name of Clarence Hyler, among the
severely wounded. Clarence was
wounded about month ago, accord
ing to word received by his relatives
in Manchester. Latest word from the
soldier boy is to the effect that he
is making a satisfactory recovery
from his wounds.
Frank j.. Keiser left Sunday night
for st. Louis, Mo-, where he is at
tending meeting Of Iowa retail mer-
chants, who have been invited to that |
city by the Ely Walker Dry Goods
company, and who will be their guests |
from the time they leave their home
cities. The st. Louis concern has ar
ranged for a big time for the Iowa
merchants, one Of the numerous enter
tainment features is big banquet to
be given during their stay.
e. A. Atwater, who has been
spending the summer at Carlsbad,
New Mexico, spent several days last i
week in Manchester, looking after
bushes interests. Mr. Atwater left |
again for Carlsbad on Sunday, and la
ter in the fall he and his wife will go
to California, where they will spend
the winter months. Next spring Mr.
and Mrs. Atwater will come to Man
chester to make their home.