Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-16
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF The PAST week

Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Norris were
visitors at Waterloo last Thursday.
Mrs. ]. j. Pentony and her sister
Mrs. Belknap, of Chicago, were visit
ors in Waterloo last Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. c. X. Hudson and
their daughter are moving their house
hold goods to Cedar Rapids this
week. Rev. Hudson began his work in
Trinity church last Sunday.
| Joe Rayburn of Earlville has pur-
chased the F. P. Walker residence
| property on Liberty street, and has
moved his family here. Mr. Rayburn
has accepted position in the hard
ware store of w. B. Miller & Son.
%. C. Clark, who spent several
weeks with his sister, in Des Moines,
arrived home the first Of the week.
While somewhat improved in health
he is still far from we'll, but is able
to get about among his friends down
town. ...
B. F. Hedlund, who moved from
Manchester to Madison, Nebraska,
about six months ago, writes us that
he is about to move to Neigh, Nebras-
ka, where he has accepted position
in large shoe store owned by Wolfe
Brothers. Mr. Hedlund was in the en-
ploy of p. F. Madden for several years.
Miss Jennie McCarren, teacher
in the public schools of Minneapolis,
arrived home Sunday morning, and
will remain here until the epidemic of
influenza has subsidized sufficiently to
warrant opening the schools of the
Twin Cities.
W. w. Worden, the genial sales
man for the Black Cat Hosiery COM
pany, and who has made this terri
tory for a great many years, spent a
few hours with friends in Manchester
Friday evening. Mr.. Worden suffered
nervous break during the summer,
and was obliged to take a vacation,
which he spent in the lake country in
Minnesota.
A benefit dance will be given at
the Armory on Friday evening Of this
week, the proceeds to go into the fund
for the benefit of the soldiers from
Delaware County. Carpenters Or
chestra will furnish the music. The
public is cordially invited.
Leland Cleveland of Mason City
has accepted a position as barber in
Peter Hooshagen's shop on Franklin
street. Mr.. Cleveland resided in Man
chester some years ago, when his
father was foreman in the Manches-
ter Machine Company's manufacturing
plant
&C. w. Bateman of Export has ac-
copied position in the Peter Hoo
shagen barber shop and began his
work here on Monday. Mr.. Bateman
is skilled workman, and will move
his family to Manchester as soon as
he can find a suitable residence. His
family consists of his wife and two
children Manchester people will cor
daily welcome this new family.
Dale Holroyd, little five year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Holroyd OF
! Lamont, met with a terrible injury
Monday noon. 1t appears that the lit
tie fellow was watching his
father unhitch the team from the NOW
ing machine, and before the team was
unfastened from the machine they
started to run away and dragged the
cutting bar over the little lads body
One of his limbs was terribly lacer-
ated by coming in contact with the
sickle. The child was brought to the
hospital in this city as quickly as an
auto could bring them, and the little
ones wound was dressed. 1t is be-
lieved that the child will not be per-
manently crippled, although it will
take some time for the injury to heal