Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week

Ralph Work and Charles Cawley
have purchased nifty Ford Sedan cars
from j. M. Jones & Sons.
Mrs George Ford leaves tomorrow
morning for Davenport, where she
will spend several weeks with friends
IT. j. Jacobs went to Des Moines
Monday morning to enter the Meth.
odist hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Durham Of
Waterloo were guests Of relatives and
friends in Manchester over the Fourth
Charles Barrett of Vermillion
South Dakota, joined his family here
for visit among relatives and friends.
Miss Anna Mattice of Indepen-
dence spent Thursday and Friday in
Manchester visiting her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Peterson and
son of Usage, were guests Of the for
mer's father, P. A. Peterson, several
days last week
Mrs. Henry Littig and three chill
dren of Westgate, Iowa, are spending
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mer's father, Otto Haug.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Coltman and
children of Independence were guests
over the Fourth in the Ernest Lawman
and Louis Hintz homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hersey of
Alberta. Canada are the guests of
relatives and friends in Manchester
and vicinity.
Miss Inez Walker, one of the
teachers in the high school at Elkader,
is spending a few days with relatives
and friends in Manchester.
Gerald Smith, who has been
spending the week end visiting rela-
tiyes and friends at this place, left
Sunday afternoon for his home in
Waterloo SO
Charles Barnette and children of
Farley spent the Fourth in Manches-
ter. Mrs. Barnette is spending few
weeks with her people at Sabula and
Savannah.
Miss Louise Gates left Sunday
afternoon for her home in Winthrop
after spending the week here. Her
friend, Miss Grace Scott, accompanied
her as far as Masonville.
Mrs. John Sullivan, and Mrs.
Harry Sullivan and daughter, of Bat
tie Creek, Michigan, spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives at Water
loo.
-Burdette Griffin, who is employed
in the quartermaster's department at
Camp Dodge, spent several days last
week with his sisters, the Misses Liz
zie and Mary Griffin. He returned to
Camp Dodge Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Hermann, who was
called to Eldorado, Kansas, last week
by the critical illness of her father,
Alex Marshal, returned home Sunday,
leaving her father somewhat i'm
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones return
ed from their wedding trip and will
spend few days among their relatives
and friends in Manchester before go
ing to Los Angeles, California, where
they will make their home.
Mrs. o. M. .Phenicie and Mrs. H.
w. Phenicie have been confined to
their beds with illness for several
days, while the latter's husband has
been getting some experience as a
nurse and chief cook in the home.
Mrs. Oscar Hockaday returned
from Anamosa last week where she
submitted-to an operation. Her friends
will be pleased to learn that the OPP
Grafton was entirely successful, and
that she is rapidly recovering her
former strength.
Miss Ruth Pride and Miss Ruth
Mcintosh, both Manchester girl stu
dents at Ames, have registered for
war work for the summer and are
helping Miss Hastings, the home DEM
onstration agent, in her work about
the county. These young ladies are
to be commended for their loyalty and
patriotic spirit and should be looked
upon as true soldiers of Uncle Sam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Barr and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dietrich of Alfred,
North Dakota, drove to Manchester
last week, and are spending few
days among their relatives and friends
in Manchester and Greeley They re-
B port the roads in fairly good condition
and crop conditions were also prom
Using
DIR. F. J. McCabe, who has been
practicing, in this city and Dyers-
willie for some time, has disposed of
his practice, and will locate at Nc
Allen, Texas. DR.. McCabe had built
up promising business and made
many friends during the time he prac-
ticed his profession here. His friends
wish him success in his new field
Clifford Jersey, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, are visiting at
the home Of his father, Capt. Jersey,
four miles west of Manchester. Mr..
Hersey has disposed of his interests
in Alberta, Canada, and expects to
make his future home in the States.
Clifford left here twenty years ago,
soon after graduating from the Man
chester high school and his many
old friends are pleased to see him
again.
DIR. c. R. Weir expects to leave
here about July 18th, for two
months vacation. The doctor will not
to-