Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-06-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST week

DIR. and Mrs. H. M. Bradley wen
friends and relatives.
e. w. Williams and H. w. Pheni
Gle were visitors in Des Moines las
Saturday and Sunday.
Carl Dewey and Carl Mortensor
went to Iowa Falls last Saturday tt
attend summer school at that place.
Mrs. L. O. Rule of San Francisco
California, arrived here Saturday fol
visit with her sister, Mrs. George e
Simmons.
w. ]. Davis and his family left
Sunday by automobile for ten days
\ trip to northwestern Iowa and eastern
South Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Coltman and
children of Independence were guests
,of relatives and friends in Manchester
several days last week. a 4. Z
j. E. Cooking Of near Manchester
has invested in a nifty new Elgin Six
touring car, and is trying to become
acquainted with the beast
Mayor and Mrs. Fred Munson
have as their guest this week, the
formers cousin, Mrs. Sarah Farawil-
son of Westfeld, New York.
The Misses Agnes and Lorraine
Bradley went to Toledo, Ohio, the first
of the week for several weeks visit
with Mrs. Gertrude Anderson Lee.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Thos. Wilson
arrived home from Camp Cody, New
Mexico, last Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Wilson has been granted twenty
day leave of absence.
Carl Belknap of this city has sold
his residence property on Fayette St.,
to John Brayton, who will get posses
sion Of the property soon. The deal
was negotiated by M. 1. B. Richmond.
Miss Mabel Munson, who has been
teaching in the city schools of Iowa
. City, is at .home for the summer vaca-
ton Miss Munson completed her
work at the state teachers college last
week. &C.. ......
Ed Malmgren, for some time in
the employ Of the Illinois Central rail-
way, enlisted in the navy and is now
taking special training in wireless at
the Great Lakes Naval training sta
ton.
Loren L. Davis, formerly in the
employ of this office, but now en-
ployed as designer for Pittsburgh
company, was a guest of friends in
\ Manchester Monday. Mr.. Davis is
spending few days with his parents
at Delaware.
Miss Emma Asmussen, who has
been the very efficient stenographer
in the office of the, American Mortgage
and Securities Company, left this
week for Cedar Rapids to resume her
work for the same company in the &C.
dar Rapids offices.
Mrs. Edwin Cobb and two chill
dren of Marshalltown came to Man.
chester Sunday to spend some time
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Brown Mrs Cobb and babies were
accompanied home by Mrs. Brown,
who was Obliged to stay over at Mar
shalltown because of the washOuts on
the Great Western railway.
Hubert Phenicie, who has been in
training at the University of Illinois
at Champaign, spent few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Pheni
Gle. Mr.. Phenicie has been transfer
red from the aero school at Cham-
paign to the Belleville, Illinois, flying
field, where he will receive further
training in the art of flying.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Baungartner
and children, and Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.
Matthews and daughter Mary, leave
the first of the week for a sight-see
ing trip to the northwest, going by way
of the automobile route. Mr.. Baum
gartner will do considerable work in
the interest of the National Manufac-
turing company while on the trip,
while the rest Of the party will take in
the sights. ..
Wayne Barker, who went to Camp
Dodge with the contingent that left
Manchester on May 9th, came home
Saturday night, after having been re-
jected for physical reasons. No one
will ever accuse Wayne of being a
Stacker, for this makes only the fourth
time that he has been rejected. Wayne
would like nothing better than to
empty the contents of an army rifle
into some cowardly Hun, but fate
seems to be against him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Adams and two
children of Ocheyedan,s Iowa, arrived
in Manchester Saturday evening, and
spent Sunday with Mrs. Adams par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Pierce On
Monday Mr.. Adams and his family
went to Iowa City, where they will at
tend the annual commencement Of the
state university. Mr.. Adams brother,
Ben, is a member Of the graduating
class from the college of medicine, and
after completing his work in the uni
versity he will enter the Great Lakes
Naval Training station as a medical
man.
Lamont Leader:-Mr and Mrs. J.
D. Thompson received word last week
that their son, George, had received
his commission as second lieutenant
in the aviation section Of the signal
corps George is very fortunate in Sc
curing the commission as only small