Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-02
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST week

Miss Josephine spent a few day
In independence last week.
Miss Stella Mutschler spent Sun
day with friends in Cedar Rapids.
"A. d. Long attended meeting O
republican politicians at Waterloo
Monday.
Miss Juliette Mcintosh went tt
Iowa City last week to enter the state
university.
Walter Cooley and Lloyd Halferty
went to Cedar Rapids Saturday to en-.
ter Coe College.
P. F. Madden left Saturday night
for points in North Dakota, to look at.
ter land interests.
Miss Margaret and Irene Wiley
of Greeley spent the week end visit
ing relatives and friends here.
Mrs. ]. M. King received word
last Friday from her son, Floyd King
stating that he had arrived safely
overseas.
w. A. Macer and daughter, Mrs.
Eunice Reidburn Of CLARK, s. D. are
guests at the w. ]. Davis home on
Union street.
Mrs. c. j. Boardway went to Ana
mosa last week to enter the hospital
for an operation. She returned home
the first OF the week.
Mayor and Mrs. F. H. Munson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wilson were
visitors at the Dairy Cattle Congress
at Waterloo Tuesday.
Rev w. j. Suckow went to Gutten-
berg Friday afternoon and on that
evening delivered an address in the
interest Of the Fourth Liberty Loan
drive.
Mrs. Fl. W, Phenicie left last Sat
urday morning for Kirksyille, Mo-, to
enter the American School of Oste-
opathy, while her husband is in the
service of his country.
Miss Emma Jaycox left last week
for Iowa Falls, where she will pur-
sue her studies in music at Ellsworth
college. Miss Jaycox has a pleasing
voice and has been heard on numer-
Gus occasions in Manchester.
Mrs. A. w. Stearns attended
meeting of the United War Work
Council held at Des Moines last week.
There were more than nine hundred
present Mrs. Stearns was the only
representative from Delaware coun-
ty.
"A large number Of Manchester
people went to Almoral Saturday in
order to get a real feed, furnished by
the good ladies of the Almoral church.
We have been told by one of the men
that the meals which the ladies pre-
pared and sold at 35c would cost about
So on diner. or Chicago cafe.
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde A. johnson
and little baby have moved to Man
chester from Tama, Iowa, and will
make their home In this city. Mr..
johnson is druggist, and has ac-
cepted position in A. G. Philips
drug store. Manchesteryspeople will
extend Mr.. and Mrs. johnson cor
dial welcome
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Smell of
Billings, Montana, were in the city the
first Of the week for short visit with
Mr.. SHELLS mother, Mrs. Eta Loomis.
They are returning home from
months trip through the eastern
states and Mr.. Smell will soon enter
the army service as Y. NJ. G. A. or
ganizer. He will have charge Of the
Reorganization of the western divis-
ion and will make his headquarters at
San Francisco.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the United Brethren Church
will meet with Mrs. Chas. Harp, a
short distance south of town Satur-
day, October 9Th, for an all day meet
ing. Dinner will be served at noon.
will be at the church at
II o'clock for all those who have no
means of going and would like to at
tend. An interesting program will be
given. Mrs. w. J. Walston will be the
leader. Cordial invitation is extend
ed to ALL
Lieutenant Hubert Phenicie, who
completed his training as an aviator
last week, is spending ten days fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. NJ. Phenicie. Lieutenant Phenicie
finished his work by making cross
country flights. He accomplished all
OF his training without the slightest
1nishap of any kind. He returns to
Belleyille, Illinois, as an instructor
in the aviation camp, and may remain
there for some time, before being sent
to the battle fields of France.
John Naber and John Ovel, two
Of the well-to-do farmers of Bremen
were business visitors in
Manchester last Saturday. They tell
US that the farmers who planted their
corn. before the rainy spell in May
will harvest one one of the biggest
corn crops in years. The section in
which .Messrs. Naber and Ovel live
Is one Of the richest farming commun-
tiles in the entire state, and the farm
ers who till the fertile fields are GER
tainly doing their part in supplying
generous supply of food stuff for a
hungry world.
Edwin Goen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. J. Goen of this city, has been sent
to vermiliion, South Dakota, where
he will be one of the military instruc-
tors in the University at that place.