Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of the PAST week

w. S. Beals of Hopkinton was a
visitor in Manchester Tuesday.
F. c. NAPLES of Cedar Rapids was
a visitor in Manchester last Saturday
Miss Eva Van Anda spent last
week with Ler sister, Mrs. Chas. Kay,
at Farley.
F. e. Williamson of Hopkinton
was a business visitor in Manchester
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Plat of Oel-
vein were guests of their son, L. L.
Plat, and family.
Fred Koehler of Sheriff., and John
Launspach Of Durango. were guests
of VIM. Hermann, in Coffins Grove
township, Monday.
"A young soldier arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. luther Wiltsle;
on Monday, September 18th, ~ isNs
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J.SWelterlen Of
Edgewood were guests Sunday of
their daughter, Mrs. Clarence Jones.
Dell Waltermeier, Clyde Meffert,
Ned and Fred Hickman, all Of Win
throp were guests of Cal Martin on
Monday.
Miss Emma Hutchinson enter
tanned a number of friends at her
home Monday evening at six-thirty
dinner. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Jones were
guests Of their son, Ray, at Storm
Lake, Iowa, last week, returning to
their home here Monday morning.
Bert Peterson of Usage came on
Sunday evening and has been spend
ing few days with his father, P. A.
Peterson, who has been seriously Ill.
Manchester Lodge, No. 149, l. o.
! o. F., requests full attendance at
the meeting next Friday night, Sept.
GOTH Special business is to be tran
sacted
Edward Putnam, who has been
employed in the furniture store of A.
D. Brown. has resigned his position
there and has gone to Waterloo where
he will work in one of the manufac-
turing plants.
Mrs. M. Kelley has received word
that her son, Ambrose Kelley, who
left Manchester with the contingent
for Des Moines on May the 9th, has
arrived overseas.
Mrs. Edwin Davis will entertain
the Ladies' Aid society of the Con-
gregational church Wednesday after
noon, September 25th. She will be
assisted by Mrs. Will Dudley and
Mrs. C. ]. Boardway
Mrs. J. ]. Goen and children have
gone to Dubuque, where they will
make their home during the school
year. The young people will all at
tend Dubuque college this year, and
Mrs. Goen will keep house for them.
p. A. Peterson, one of the few re-
naming Civil war veterans of Man
chester, was taken seriously, iii Sun
day. For time his condition was
serious. His friends are pleased to
learn that change for the better is
noted in his condition today.
Miss Belle Kearney national lee
turer, will deliver an address in the
Methodist Episcopal church on Friday
evening, September 9th, on the sub
ject war Time in Europe" Miss
Kearney has been in France and has
studied war conditions at close range, |
and is well posted on the subject |
The public is cordially invited.
Arthur Burns, one of the stu
dents Of the High school, met with a
painful accident Monday afternoon,
while attempting to start stubborn |
auto. The young man attempted to
crank the engine, and had neglected |
to retard the spark lever. The en-
CINE back-fired and sent the crank |
across the young mans arms, break
ing the bones.
Corn has been ripening rapidly
with the favorable weather of the
past few weeks. Only small patches
in the low lands, and the late plant
ing would be harmed by frost at this
time. In some sections farmers have
commenced filling silos, while others
II.
The corn crop in this section of the
state will be one of the biggest in
many years.
"A. J. Gildner went to st. Paul
last Saturday, where he joins his
brothers, w. E. of Mason City, and
Edward, Of Marshalltown, and the
other managers of their stores, in
purchasing trip. Gildner Brothers
own one of the largest chain of cloth
ing stores in the middle west, and
when they go on purchasing trips
they buy in immense quantities for
their fourteen stores.
Mrs. Henry G. Smith and daugh-
ter, Miss Kate Smith, and son, Harry
E., who have been spending the sum-
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard T.
Smith, at Roundup, Montana, arrived
home Saturday evening. They
brought home with them Henry and
Jack Smith, sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
T. Smith, to give them the advantage
es of the Manchester schools. Mr..
Smith will drive overland with his
car about the first Of October
Residents. of Manchester were
without water for some time Mon
day night due to break on the deep
we'll pump at the pumping station.
One of the rods which operate the
pump broke, and necessitated draw
ing the numn in ordor IN rako tho