Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF The PAST week


the parents of daughter, born Sum
day, July 2Sth, 1918.
Miss Olga Pieper and Miss Alma
Bees of Cedar Falls were guests Of
Miss Rebecca Sconlon last week.
Installation of officers of the Re-
becca lodge will take place on Aug
ust 9Th Refreshments will be served.
Mrs. c. A. Pierce and daughter,
Miss Helen, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Adams, at Ocheyedan, Iowa, this
week.
Mrs Chas. J. Seeds and the Miss
es Elizabeth and Josephine Hutchin-
son are guests Of friends in Des Moines
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Gildner arriv-
ed home last Friday night from a
delightful vacation trip at Duluth,
Minnesota.
Frank Lux has sold his residence
property near the Carnegie library to
Otis Stone, and possession will be CIV
en- about August 18th.
Mrs. H. c. Haeberlee, who sub
mitted to an operation at the hospital
4 at Anamosa, returned home last week,
greatly improved in health.
Mrs. H. G.. Eggerss of Lawrence.
Nebraska came last week, and has
been assisting in the care Of her faith
er-in-law, Mr.. King H. Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Stearns and
Fred Ford were at Anamosa Sunday.
Mr. Ford went there to see his son,
who is in the hospital at that place.
Mrs Hubert Carr and daughters
and Mrs NJ. H. Williston drove to
Waterloo this afternoon and are spend
ing few days with relatives there.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Golden church will have an ice cream
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Sheppard Friday evening, Aug
ust 9th
George Lyman and Harry We'll of
Ames were at home over Sunday. The
boys have been taking special instruc-
tion along mechanical lines prepare
tory to entering the army.
Editor and Mrs. Earl Davis and
children from Glenwood, Iowa, are
guests this week of Sheriff and Mrs.
J. J. Pentony Mrs. Davis is a daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pentony.
Mrs. James Killing and daughters,
Misses Ola and Dorothy, left Satur-
day morning for Sioux City, where
they will be the guests of relatives
and friends for several weeks.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society
and Missionary society will hold their
usual all day meeting Wednesday.
August It'll, at the home of Mrs. L. L.
Hoyle. Conveyances will be provided.
Mrs. Thomas McKeag is enjoying
visit. from her sisters, Mrs. G. 0.
Figland, and Mrs. j. c. Olson and
three children of Grinnell, and Mrs.
A. o. Ringo, of Williston, North Da-
kota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ryan were
at Ames to see their son, Ben, who
has been in school there for several
weeks, taking special training along
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army training camp.
Capt. Fred Holbert, who has been
in training at Camp Cody, Deming, N.
NJ, spent few days in Greeley and
Manchester last week. before going
to the east. Capt. Holbert will sail
for France in short time.
in letter to his father, Corp |
E. P MNvehill, Of Co. E. 356th In
fantry, announces his safe arrival
lover there" Corporal Mulvehill is
son OF John Mulvehill, and was
born and raised in Prairie township.
Mrs. Grace Rigby Cameron Of
vicksburg, Mississippi, came Tues
day evening and will be the guest Of
Mrs ]. F. Merry for a week. Mrs.
Cameron has been visiting friends in
several places in Iowa for more than
a week.
Walter Livingston, who was grant
ed time to report for service in the
cantonment at Camp Gordon, because
of the critical illness Of his mother,
left Monday for the southern camp.
Clarence G. Cowell of this city. also
left Monday for Camp Gordon.
John R. Wood of Grinnell is a
guest of Cal Martin. Mr.. Wood has
Just returned from delightful trip
through the east, making the trip in
his Cadillac touring car. While in the
east he enlisted in the navy, and is
now awaiting his call into the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Frost of Call
up, New Mexico, arrived in Manches-
ter, last week and are the guests Of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Miller. Mr.. Frost expects to be
called to the colors soon, but his wife
will remain in Manchester for some
time SsM
Mrs. Maude Langridge and her
son, H. r. Langridge, went to Cedar
Rapids today. The young man has
enlisted in the navy and will be as
signed to training station at once.
Mrs Langridge's other son, Chester,
will be Obliged to enter hospital for
an operation.
Sheriff Pentony is going about
these days with two Of his ribs caved
in, as result of fall in bath tub.
Sheriff Pentony has a bum" knee :
and every once in a while that mem
Der gets tired of holding up it's load
and doubles up under the owner.