Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12

BE at the Armory tonight to wei
come the boys in khaki and blue who
have returned from the army and
navy.
sPeter- Hooshagan has invested in
fFhs{sy sisctflt --37shtsd4barber pole,
the first one,'to adoens dhe n front toi
any OF Manchester's~ tonAAS9tafallo 'p psaff
Tors. X ysfo4go
Mr., and Mrs. Ed Coleson of Biz
mingham, Alabama, were called to
Manchester last week on account OF
the death of the formers fathers Isaac
Coleson. - I'd 800 4, 80
Rev. w. A. Montgomery is at Des
Moines this week attending the New
Era Conference. This meeting is fbei
ing attended by many of the pr0mfhent
men of the denQminatl9nn MOI" 70 iii, fnay y
Miss Ether HAZE n Entertained ia
companyiOf High school students at
the home of her parents, Supt. and
Mrs. Hare, at the government fish
hatchery last Saturday evening.
The Thorpe Sunday School will
have a basket social at the church on
Friday evening, February 14th. for
the benefit of the school. Everybody
come. Ladies bring baskets.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Yoran and
little daughter, Dorothy. were visit
ors in Des Moines, several days last
week. Mr.. Yoran had business in
the city while Mrs. Yoran visited
friends.
Ed Gibbs and Hugh Clemens treat
ed the men who assisted in saving their
farm buildings from destruction by
fire recently to an oyster supper, Civ
en- at the Thorpe hall last Wednes-
day night. Following the supper the
young people enjoyed the evening in
dancing.
Our farmer readers will be more
than interested in the announcement
of A. C. Philip this week. MIR.
Philip advertises Avalon Farms Hog
tone, the liquid hog conditioner, that
made of one pig in the illustration
a nice fat animal, while the other that
did not get the conditioner, remained
a runt.
Capt G. w. Summons, who has
been an assistant surgeon of the 9th
division at Camp Sheridan. Alabama,
for several months, has received his
from the service and is now
on his way home to Pennington. New
Mexico. DR.. Sammons stopped off
in Manchester for a short visit with
his mother-in- Mrs. b. NJ. Ans
den, and sister-in-law. Mrs. A. O.
Stanger. The doctor has a fine prac-
lice in Pennington, and Will take up
his work there again upon his return.
home.
The Manchester Auto & Supply
Company received shipment of six
new Buick cars last week, and four
more are to come later in the month.
The Company says that the Buick
factory is far behind with its orders
now, and it will be some time before |
It's mammoth plant is changed to an
automobile manufacturing plant after |
having been doing war work during |
the greater part Of the past year.
II any one is contemplating purchas-
ing a Buick car they will do well to
place their order now.
Mrs. Vera Peck of Muscatine,
Iowa, has accepted the position Of
and operator Of the city Of
ice of the Western Union Telegraph |
company and began her work here
asst Friday Miss Berniece Zsigler,
who has been the efficient manay ger Of |
he office for several months, has
been transferred to the office ut In
dependence, and left for that place
Friday evening. The Independence
office pays neat increase in salary
,ver what the local office paid and
therefore the change. comes in the
way of promotion for Miss Zeigler.