Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-11

! w. Is. Miller q SOn OileF Valuable
suggestions to help you make a Mer-
ny Christmas for you and yours Read
what they say in their advertisement
this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Bruce have gone
to Arkansas, where they will spend the
| winter. While there Mr.. Bruce will
make extensive improvements on land
that he owns in that state
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Sheldon and
Mrs. Alex. Sheldon left Tuesday for
Hot Springs, Arkansas, where they
will spend several months. Mr.. Shell
den has just returned from Seneca,
South Dakota, where he has large
land interests.
On another page of this issue ap-
pears the advertisement of S. X. My
ers, who offers timely suggestions to
the Christmas shoppers. Mr.. Myers
has the agency for the Columbia and
Edison monographs, and is ready to
fill your order for Christmas.
Mrs. Gus Muehe OF Kansas City,
Mo-, arrived in Manchester Monday af-
ternoon for visit with her mother,
Mrs. John Sullivan. Mrs. Muehe will
remain here until after the holidays,
and will be joined in her visit by her
husband at Christmas time.
This mornings casualty list con-
tains the name of Sergeant Dewey
Howick, listed among the severely
wounded, and mention of whose
injuries was made in this paper last
week; also the name of Charles J.
Waters of Greeley, is listed among
the missing.
Married, at the Methodist parson-
age on Wednesday morning, December
II, 1918, Miss Viva Stella Beebe, of
Manchester, Iowa, and Mr.. Herman
F. March, Of Earlville. S. r. Beatty
officiated. The young people will
make their home on farm few
miles from Manchester
Louis Holbert, who has been in
training at Fortress Monroe, Virginia,
arrived in Manchester last week, hay
ing been mustered out of the service.
Mr.. Holbert will soon leave for Cali
fornia, to spend the winter with his
mother, Mrs. A. B. Holbert, and sis
tiers, Mrs. Caswell and Miss Holbert.
Capt. Fred Miller, who has been in
charge of a regiment of colored troops
at Camp Dix, Virginia, was sent to
Camp Dodge with large number Of
troops to be mustered out of service
at the Iowa camp. He arrived in Man
chester and spent Sunday and Mon
day night for Camp Dix for further
service.
Mr. lobe Hussman, who recently
purchased the fine farm of A. M.
Cloud, located in the northeast part
of town, is in the city making some
improvements before taking possess
ion of the farm on January 1st. Mr..
Hussman and his son, Ben, and Joe
Nieman were in Chicago last week,
attending the fat stock show.
Mrs. Elsie Masters advertises for
sale the furnishings of the Globe ho-
tel, the sale to take place at the hotel
on Saturday, December 14th. In the
list of articles advertised are beds,
tables, chairs, stoves,- and numerous
other articles. Mrs. Masters has re-
Gently given up operating the hotel
and has moved into the building oc-
cupied by w. E. Bowen, where she is
now conducting a strictly first-class
eating house.
-Theo. Shelly received word last
week of the death of his brother,
Lyle NJ. Shelly, who died at his home
in Denver, Colorado, December 5th,
1918, after brief illness with Span
ish influenza. Mr.. Shelly visited his
brother and family here some time
ago and made numerous friends here
during his brief stay. Mr.. Shelly was
engaged in the practice of law in Den
yer. He leaves wife, and a baby
year old.
George Snyder, who has been in
the navy for some time, arrived in
Manchester Friday morning and is
spending a thirteen days furlough
with his mother, Mrs. S. Lyman, and
other relatives and friends. George
has been on one Of Uncle Sans tor
pedo boat destroyers, and had inter-
esting experiences on the destroyer as
it conveyed the troop ships across the
Atlantic. He tells us that his boat new
er sighted an enemy submarine but
was ready to get it if it ever came in
sight.