Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-19

Raymond Houston OF Cornell Col
lege was a guest Of friends in Man.
chester Monday
The Audubon club will meet or
Friday. February 21st, at the home Of
Mrs. c. J. Seeds.
Miss Lillian Todd of Cedar Falls
was guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Todd over Sunday.
Mrs Earl Davis and children OF
Glenwood are the guests Of Mrs. Da-
Wis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Pen
tony.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Huene, who
bhave been spending several weeks with
their daughter in Chicago, are expect
ed home next Monday.
-Ellingsen-Di Pilla & Co., who last
week purchased the l.. Jacobsen tailor
shop, announce that they are now
ready for business, and solicit your
trade.
Miss Jessi Maley and Mrs. E. H.
Croskey have been appointed delegates
of the Lady Maccabees, to attend the
convention at Des Moines Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Williams left
Tuesday morning for Chicago, where
they will spend several days. While
there Mr.. Williams win attend num-
Der of conventions, among them being
that of the Outdoor Showmen of the
World and the National Association
of Fair Secretaries
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Phenicie re-
turned home the latter part of the
week from Fl Sheridan, Illinois, where
they had been called on account of
the illness of their son, Lieutenant
Ross Phenicie, who was operated on
for appendicitis. They left Ross max
ing a satisfactory recovery from the
ordeal
Mrs. Irving Long of Des Moines
came the first of the week, and will
attend to the packing of their house
hold goods preparatory to moving the
same to Des Moines, where they will
make their home. Mr.. Long will come
to Manchester the latter part of the
week, and spend Sunday with his peo-
pie here.
will Dudley, who recently opened
poultry house east of the Globe ho-
ter, purchased the 2. L. Atkinson
building on Delaware street, the deal
being made last week. Mr.. Dudley
will conduct his poultry and egg bust
ness In the Atkinson building after
March LIST, when he takes possession
of the same.
Mr. Samuel Pooley, of Grinnell,
has the profound sympathy of his many
friends in Manchester in the great sor-
row that has come to his home recent
ly because Of the death of his daugh-
ter. Elizabeth, beautiful child of
twelve years. About year ago Mrs.
Pooley succumbed to influenza, and
now the daughter falls victim to the
same disease, while the other two
children, aged two and four years,
are lying in critical condition. Mr..
Pooley Is son Of Mrs. John Cruise.
of this city, and lived for many years
in Earlville. sssZ q
Mayor A. A. Schilling and num-
Der of the other good boosters Of
Colesburg were here Tuesday in the
interest of the new Colesburg-Earlville
road. MIR. Schilling advises US that
only small amount Is yet required to
insure the building of the road this
summer. A big box social will be held
in the Colesburg school building on
night, February 26th, for
the purpose, Of raising funds to aid in
the road. Prizes will be Of
fered for the best double boxes, adults
boxes and children's boxes. There will
also be basket ball game between
and Colesburg town teams.
friends are cordially invit-
ed to attend and the ladies to bring
boxes. There should be goodly at
tendance from this city if the roads are
at all passable.