Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-04-24

tend the Woman's Missionary meet
ing of the Dubuque Presbytery.
| S. J. Pooley Of Grinnell was the
Iguest of his mother, Mrs. John Cruise
and other relatives and friends ir
Manchester several days this week
! Alfred Durey has been home for g
short visit with his brother and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Mcdonald. He re.
turned to Neenah, Wisconsin, Sunday
evening.
I John l.. Anderson of Camp Dodge
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Manchester. Mr.. Anderson
returned to Camp Dodge Monday
night.
Mrs. B. E. Brindsmaid of Topeka
Kansas, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs
Calvin Yoran Tuesday evening. Mrs
Brindsmaid was classmate OF Mrs
Yoran at Fairfield, New York
/ Judge and Mrs. George W. Durham
are at Coifax, Iowa, where the former
is taking treatments, in an effort to
get the upper hand Of an attack OF
the grip which has about foored him
!. The Junior class play was given at
the City Opera house last Friday night
and was attended by a full house, The
young people carried out their paris
in such way as to reflect much cred
it on themselves and their Instructor.
The Misses Amelia and Laura Good
rich~o Epworth were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Yoran several
days last week. They returned to
their home last Saturday. The Miss
es Goodrich were former teachers in
the Manchester schools.
Mr.. and Mrs David Conklin enjoyed
visit from the formers brother, Al
bert Conklin, and his wife, of Har-
rison, Illinois, several days last week.
Mrs. Emma Harvey of Rockford, H.
linois, was also guest in the Con-
kiln home last week.
Will Patten, the genial and oblig-
ing caretaker of the court house, is
again confined to his home with an ill
ness that is causing him excrutiating
pain. Mr.. Patten is suffering from in
flammatory and sciatic rheumatism,
and was in a serious condition the
first Of the week
About two hundred books have been
received by the public library of this
city in response to the call for books
for camp libraries. Every cantonment
library needs more books and as long
as that condition exists the Manches-
ter public library will receive and ship
all books donated for the soldiers.
Mrs. L. G. Miller of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Mrs. s. F. Hersey, of Cedar
Falls, and Mrs. Clara Cook and Mrs.
Louise Kenny of Waterloo were the
guests of Mrs. w. G. Amsden the first
of the week, also attended the birth
day celebration of their father, John
Cruise.
Forest Jones spent Sunday and
with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. M. Jones, and returned to his
duties at Camp Dodge Monday night
Mr.. Jones intended to drive back to
camp in his little runabout, but was
obliged to give up that part OF his
plans because of the muddy condition
Of the roads.
Rev. w. A. Montgomery of this city
was elected moderator of the Dubuque
Presbytery at the meeting held at In
dependence last Tuesday and Wednes
lay. The Dubuque Presbytery includ-
IS the churches in the seven counties
n northeastern Iowa. Rev. Mr. Mont
,omery will be the moderator OF the
for the next six months
ind will be the presiding officer at
he fall meeting.
Henry G. Utley was at Cedar Rap
DIS Thursday to look after the dis
posing of some of the horses belong
Sg to the officers of the 133rd regi-
nent, of which Co. H, Of this city is
part. In this shipment Of horses
we're the horses owned by Major Har-
y Utley and Lieutenant Fred W. Mil
er, of this city. Later in the week
large number of boxes, trunks, and
uit cases containing property belong
ng to the men of Company H were
lso received at the Manchester &
oneida station. All this would indi-
ate that the Manchester boys who '.
ave been training at Deming, New
Iexico, would soon be moving for the
asst, and possibly leave soon for
rance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Mcdonald have
cen visiting at the home of their c
arents in Prairie township the past e
7eek, enroute to Fargo, N D., where ?
If. Mcdonald has been assigned by
he Federal Department of Agricul- n
IRE to be in charge of a permanent )
ranch office of the Bureau of Mark 7
is. In addition to the work that Mr.. Il
IcDonald has been doing for the de-
artment he has been designated by '
ne Secretary of Agriculture as Food q
roducts Inspector, with authority as '
iven in recent act Of congress. Mrs. II
[cDonald has qualified through the
ivil service examination for the po-
ition of chief clerk of the Fargo Of p
ce. e
The lots in Sunnyside should sell s
lst and at good prices as they are n
ell located and fine property in the
est section of the city.
The U. S. Real Estate and Develop "