Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-10
MANCHESTER
CHAUTAUQUA
JUNE IL TO %
STILL UNSURPASSED IN MERIT
MASONyILLE.

! M. Llllis was a business visitor al
Waterloo one day last week.
DR.. Bowman was in Grand Forks
N. D., last Saturday and said it snow
ed there all day.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Beatty of Water
loo were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Penny last Sunday Mr.. Beatty is con-
ductor for the Illinois Central.
| The Patton family rented part of the
hotel and moved in lat Friday.
E. F. Mulvehill and family attended
the silver wedding anniversary at the
Heibeger home near Ryan last Thurs
day
The NJ w. A. held their regular
meeting last Wednesday night and in
itiated two more members. The can
didates were Francis and Leo Haen-
ming. Supper was served at Penny's
restaurant after lodge
The ladies of St. Mary's cemetery
association met last Friday afternoon
in the old church hall and elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year. Miss
Name Mcmahon, president; Mrs. L..
Eichacker, secretary, and Mrs. VIM.
RAIDERS, treasurer. :, The collectors ap-
pointed are the same as last year ex-
cept Miss Nora Hickey, who moved to
Waterloo. Mrs. E. F. Mulvehill was
appointed in her place.
The home occupied by Mrs. Patrick
Reidy and daughter Emma, was burn
ed to the ground last Friday afternoon
Owing to the high wind and the fierce
ness of the fire only part of the house
hold goods could be saved. There was
no insurance on the goods. The orig
in of the fire could not be ascertained
but is believed to have been caused by
a defect in the bottom of range in the
The fire went up between the
to the second story with a
roar and all was in ashes within an
hour. It was a double winged two
story house and we'll built and was
previously occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
James New
Mr. VIM Sperry of Dennison is the
new assistant at the Illinois Central.
Austin Kilmartin of Richardsville,
was visiting old friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Kane of Dubu-
que. were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Mulvehill last Friday and Saturday. |
Leo Woolworth of Waterloo and
Miss Kate Burns of this place were
united in marriage by Rev. Father
Lonergan at the Immaculate Concep-
ton church Tuesday morning of last
week. Mr.. Thomas Burns and Miss
Mary Flynn were married here Tues
day morning of this week in the same
church and by Rev. Lonergan. The
happy couples have the best wishes of |
friends of this community.
James Mcclure returned Monday |
from business trip to Bur-
lington and Dubuque.
Owen Duffy was up to CrescO last |
week to see Rev. Thos J. Murtagh,
who has been seriously i'll the past
month with pneumonia. His many
friends here will be pleased to hear |
that he is recovering from his recent
illness. Rev Murtagh was pastor here
for about 25 years and is now dean at |
Cresco.
A family by the name Of Holten is
into Mrs. McGrath's house, the
one vacated by Mr.. Gray.
The Farmers Commission company
Is contemplating building warehouse
in the near future on the John Rose
lot east of the drug store. Mr. We'll
.erlen of Manchester was here Monday
figuring on the contract
The M. W. A of this place is con-
having dance about April
26th, and the Red Cross chapter will
serve the midnight supper More de-
finite announcement will follow later.
Sank Wellman of Arlington was call
ing on old friends here one day last
week.