Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-05-28
The Tourist Club enjoyed picnic
luncheon 1T the home of Mrs. F. L.
Durcy IN Prairie Township on Tues


day.
The last big dance of the season
will De held in the armory on Friday
night. June 9Th. Skeers orchestra
will furnish the music.
Dr.. H. NJ. Bradley and daughter
Mis- Agnes Bradley, went to points in
Tennessee last week, and will return
home on Thursday of this week,
Mrs. Margery Hoyt was called to
Lone Rock, Wisconsin, last week on
account of the death OF her grandmoth-
er, and remained there to attend the
funeral services.
Carl Dewey. who has been in train
ing at the Great Lakes naval station
in Chicago for some time. is enjoy
ing furlough at the home of his
father, Fred Dewey.
Mrs. William Bond and son.
Charles, who had just been discharged
from the army, also her daughter,
Alta May, were Sunday visitors in
the O. e Briggman home.
Marriage licenses were issued
during the past week to Harry Ohm
stead and Leta B. Shermerhon, May
nard J. Ham and Buelah Kruger, Paul
A. Hungate and Bessie, Brazie.
DIR. o. H. Kicker and his wife are
spending a few days with Mrs. Rick
er's father, p F. Madden. DR.. Kicker
had just been discharged from the
service after nearly year in Siberia.
Orient Chapter, No. Is, O. E. S.,
will hold special meeting Tuesday
evening, June 3rd, at 8 o'clock for In
spection. All members are requested
to be present.
Harry Harrington, who has been
with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France for more than a
year, arrived home last week. Harry
saw lot Of service and was wounded
in action.
Edward Lane, Of near Masonville,
has purchased of Mrs. NJ. D. Arnold,
the 12S-acre farm just west Of the
city, now Occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Manson Mr.. Lane takes possession
of the farm next March.
Roy Welterlen, who was one Of
the Rainbow boys and served in France
more than eighteen months, arrived
home last week. After his discharged
at Camp Dodge he went to Boone,
Iowa, for a visit of a few days with
friends.
Clarence Noyes. who had been in
France for some time, arrived home
last week. Clarence participated in
numerous battles and is mighty thank
full to be numbered with the boys who
were fortunate enough to be able to
come home.
Mrs. Laura Trout of Canon City,
and Mrs. Sarah Stewart Of Denver,
Colo, are spending few days with
Mrs. w. J. Davis. The ladies are on
their way home from Chicago, where
they were called by the serious illness
of their brother, S. B. Shilling.
Paul A. Hungate, who recently
came to Manchester to tax up his work
as salesman for d. J. Meggenburg,
and Miss Bessie Brazie, of Omaha,
Nebraska, were united in marriage by
Rev. w. ]. Suckow last Thursday.
Their friends extend hearty, congratu-
lations and good wishes.
Clair Thorpe, who has been with
a machine gun battalion for nearly a
year, arrived home this morning. hav-
ing been discharged at Camp Dodge
on Tuesday. Clair saw lot OF hard
service, in going against German ma
chine gun nests on the western front,
and he is mighty glad to get back
to his home town.
Miss Clara Messing, formerly of
this city, died at the home of her
brother-in-law, Ray Atkinson, at Des
Moines, last week. Miss Messing had
been keepin house for Mr.. At
kinson and his children, since the
death of Mrs. Atkinson few years
ago. The remains of the young woman
were taken to the old home at Dyers-
vile for burial.
Mrs. Edwin Davis leaves Thursday
night for Glen Ridge, New Jersey,
where she will visit her aunt, Mrs.
W. B. Atwater. and other relatives.
She will also visit her brothers, Fred
and Nelson, in New York, and
return home by way of Washington.
D. c., where she will spend the Fourth
of July with her cousin, Louis At
water.
A card from Corporal Francis H.
Pierce, received in this office on Tues
day morning states that he has been
enjoying the sights in the great city
of Paris, while on leave. He stated
that he was also going to visit Ver-
sailles before returning to his duties,
We also received a copy Of The Stars
and Stripes from Corporal Pierece the
other day, telling many interesting
facts regarding the American forces
still on French and German soil.
Avery Satterlee, who was in an
artillery unit in France for many
came home last Saturday
morning, having been discharged from
the service. Mr.. Satterlee tells us that
some of the 75s were throwing II
shells into the German lines per
minute. No wonder some of the Ger
man prisoners of war would say that
the damage wrought by the American
guns was far worse than that of their
own guns.