Manchester Democrat., 1918-06-19

Mrs. M. H. Williston entertained
a number of friends at luncheon Sat
urday.
Mrs. E. M. Hughes and daughter,
Phillis, were visitors in Waterloo on
Thursday.
County Attorney M. J. Yoran was
business visitor in Chicago several
days last week.
Miss Etna Barr, student Of the
State University at Iowa City, is at
home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Thos. McKeag and daughter
Clara, are guests of the formers son,
Charles McKeag and family, this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. AL Hollister of Della
van, Wisconsin, are guests this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Atwater and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Beeman.
Harold Dunham, manager of the
Iowa Farm Mortgage company, Of this
city, was a business visitor in Des
Moines several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Platt had as
their guests the first of the week, the
formers brother, Seymour Plat and
wife, of Grand Valley, Colorado.
! Mrs. Robert Fishel. sr. returned
home from Des Moines Monday after
having been In attendance at the an
nual state meeting of the W. R. G.
Harry Smith and Howard Hamb-
lin, two of the Manchester boys in
training at Camp Dodge, spent several
days last week with relatives at home.
Miss Sue Paxson and her brother,
Charles Paxson, of Omaha, Nebraska,
arrived in Manchester last week and
will spend a part of the summer here.
Mrs. H. A. Granger, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Kan
sas City, Kansas, is expected at her
home in Strawberry Point the last of
this week.
Mrs. Eta Fox Gilbert and four
children of Monticello, Illinois, came
last week for visit of several weeks
in the home of the formers mother,
Mrs. T. j. Jacobs,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Hunting of
Denver, Colorado, are the parents Of
a daughter, born June 18th, 1913. Mrs.
Hunting is the older daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. w. J. Suckow
Charles Cawley of this city has
| purchased classy Ford Sedan from
| j. NJ Jones & Sons. The car has not
been delivered owing to the slow de-
liveries made by the factory.
Mrs John Allyn of Winthrop
spent several days last week with her
husband, who has been in the local
hospital for several weeks. Mr.. Allyn
returned to his home Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. E. M. Hughes and
little daughter, Phillis, drove to En-
metsburg, Iowa, the first of the week
to visit the formers brother. who
leaves soon for the army.
The Misses Elizabeth and jose
phine Hutchinson, who have been at
tending school at Wellesley College,
came home the latter part of the week
to spend the summer vacation.
Miss Grace Clute of Earlville, sub
mitted to an operation for appendicitis
in the local hospital Monday morning.
She is doing nicely and will soon be
on the road to complete recovery.
Clerk O. r. Dunham issued mar
riage licenses to the following per-
sons during the week: John G.
Chrystal and Hazel Hamblin; Quin-
cey R. Fish and Anna ]. Schwandt.
The Alumni association of st.
Xaviers school held its annual meet
Ling and banquet at the school last
Thursday evening. Miss Myrtle Fray
er was the POSTMASTER of the even
ing.
j. E. Cooking spent several days
last week with his son, Walter Cock
ing, at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kan
sas. Mr.. Cocking's son is engaged in
Y. NJ c. A. work at the big army
camp. m
Miss Jessie P. Hastings, County
Home Demonstration agent, spent sew
eral days last week at her home in
Iowa City, While at Iowa City she al
so attended commencement Of the
University.
Mrs John Cruise spent several
days with her relatives at Cedar Falls
last week. She also spent some time
with her son, Mr.. Sam Pooley, at Grin
nell, and attended the commencement
at the latter place.
Mary Agnes Sherlock, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherlock of Huron,
S. D., died Tuesday morning, June
18th, with pneumonia, age II years
and six months. The family formerly
resided in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs George Keyes and
daughter Miss Dorothy, were at Du-
buque last Thursday to attend the
golden wedding anniversary Of Mr.
and Mrs. T. T. Carkeek. This worthy
couple has host of friends in Man
chester who congratulate them upon
having reached so notable an ami.
versary. We hope that they may live
to enjoy many more years of happy
married life.
The United States Food Admins.
tration reports that during the first
year of the war the United States con-
sumed more than 100000 tons of
sugar. Last August the price was
$915; now it II $3.50 per hundred.
An increase Of 1 cent per pound would
take at least $S2,O0O,O00 out of the
pockets of American consumers in one
year. This is interesting in view OF
the fact that the people Of our allies
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