Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-02-27

!. Miss Elva Becker, of Waterloo, has
!: accepted a position as stenographer in
!. the office of A. NJ. Cloud
|. VIM. Jones returned home Tuesday
{ from California, where he has been
!. spending the winter months.
: A. F. Slack went to Ottumwa Mon
! day morning to attend the state con-
+ vention of Ice Dealers of Iowa.
! Miss Nadine Kenyon had as her
!. guest over Sunday, her friend, Miss
Gladys Gordon, Of Cedar Rapids.
: Mrs. Alva Splitter and daughter, Miss
!. Vina Durey, of South Dakota. are the
guests of friends in Manchester this
. week.
Miss Lucille Douglass visited with
her grandmother, Mrs. A. NJ Brem-
ner, at Cedar Falls, several days last
week
! Miss Hazel Huene came home from
. Chicago the first of the week, after
. an extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
CNdS. hickman.
. Charles Keiser has been confined to
. his home by illness. His friends hope
that he may soon be restored to his
usual good health.
. H. J. Schwietert of the immigration
department of the Illinois Central rail
way company, with offices in Chicago,
) was visitor in Manchester last
. week
Glen Miller was business visitor
) in Des Moines several days last week
Mr.. Miller attended the state conven-
ton of hardware dealers.
The Mystic Workers will meet with
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Strick-
land on Friday evening, March list, at
1880 Business of Importance will be
taken up
I Fred Haug returned home the first
of last week, after having been in the
hospital at Dubuque, where he sub
mitted to an operation for the removal
of his tonsils.
NJ S. Banta will accompany the
merchandise cars which H. T. Smith
is shipping to Roundup, Montana, this
week Mr.. Banta expects to spend a
short time in the west
P. H. Drummy and his family, Of
Ryan, are about to leave the county
and, will move to Colorado Springs,
Colorado, where they contemplate max
ing their future home.
Mrs Gertrude Anderson Lee, who
has been in Manchester for several
weeks, left this morning for Cedar
Rapids, where she will spend the day
with friends, before going to her home
at Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, who has been
spending the winter with her son,
Claude Wright, left last week for her
home at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Mr. |
Wright also had as his guest short |
time last week his brother, Fred |
Wright, of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
w. NC W al u dAu JUG ihIWdIcI were
at Des Moines several days last week,
to attend the annual automobile show
and also to spend a~few hours with
the Manchester boys at Camp Dodge.
They report the Manchester boys as
we'll, and all being we'll cared for.
Will Patten, the genial and oblig-
ing caretaker of the county court
house, has been enjoying ca tussle
with tonsilitis. Will was obliged to
stay in bed for few days However
he is getting the upper hand Of the
disease, and will soon be at his post
of duty again.
Lloyd Shaffer, VINO has been book
keeper in the Lovett & Davis Produce
company's office for several months,
has resigned his position and will go
to Washington, D. c., to accept
Civil Service position with the gov
eminent. His place in the Manches-
ter plant will be taken by l.. B.
Schneider, now manager of the STAN 1
dard Lumber company at Farley. Mr.
Schneider was one time deputy treas I
urer of this county, and has host of t
friends, who will welcome him and $
his family back to this city.
On next Saturday the women Gran
gers are requested to bring sugges- =
tons on Plans on. Gardening. What
can l plant in my garden that will
best help win the WARP" Bring pen
ell and paper so that we can note v
IDEAS on how to cook without bacon, d
lard, sugar and white -four. Give @
your experience on making good bread a
without white flour and pie without "
lard and sugar. We are in the war t
and we women are the soldiers at
home. There will be Red Cross work A
or all. Bring needle and thimble. a
Howard T. Smith and his family, o
cave this week for Roundup, Montana, C.
where they will make their future S
lone. Their household goods are now s.
oaded and ready for shipment. JAS tt
<aster, who has been in the employ b
II the American Express company, for b.
some time, will accompany the car S
o Montana, and will work for Mr.. it
smith this year. Mr.. Smith and his W