Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-08-06

i this city are the parents OF son
born July 9th.
DIR. James Brown and Homer Dav.
is OF Littleport we're guests Of friends
in Manchester last Wednesday.
Joseph R. Hermann was a pa
|tient in, the local hospital on Tues
day, where he submitted to an oper-
alton for tonsils and adenoids.
Joe Pentony, who has fine posi-
ltion in the Snodgrass store at Iowa
Falls, is spending few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Pen
tony.
The handsome new Hudson Super
Six, which Senator and Mrs. r. w.
Thrill ordered some weeks ago. ar
rived last week, and Is going to be
driven by N. e. Davis.
Howard Drew has purchased the
j. M Jones residence on East Union
street, and will get possession as soon
as the present occupant can get into
his new home, work on which is pro-
crossing nicely.
Friends OF Senator r. w. Thrill
will be, greatly relieved to learn that
he is very materially improved at this
time. Mr.. Thrill has been under the
weather for some time, but is getting
the upper hand of his ailment.
"A party residing near here owns
a 200 acre farm in Humboldt county
He leased It last week for $4,000 cash
IN advance. Fourteen dollars an
acre seems pretty high but at present
prices the tenant can afford to pay
it and the land owner must have much
higher rent than heretofore to get
reasonable return on his investment.
Manchester friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Wellman sympathize with
them in the great sorrow that has
come to them in the death Of their
only child, a son, Wayne, a young
man of much promise. The family
formerly lived in Manchester, Mr..
Wellman being at one time postmas-
ter. Assesses of the lung caused
the young mans death, few weeks
ago.
Ray Howick OF 1Glenwood, Iowa.
was guest of his mother several days
last week. Ray is member OF the
fire department Of Glenwood and at
tended the tournament at Marion. Ray
was linotype operator in The Demo-
crat office some years ago, and dur
ing the past five or six years he has
been machine operator for the news
paper edited and published by Earl
Davis.
George Eigenberg, son of John
Eigenberg Of this city. met with
distressing accident In Dubuque last
Friday, while at work. 1t seems that
some years ago the young man, while
playing with pocket knife, inflicted
an injury to one Of his eyes SO as to
destroy,the sight. Last week he sus-
tanned an injury which threatens to
destroy the sight In that eye. He is
confined in a hospital in the Key City.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Hall and Mrs.
B. c. Hall and Mrs. NJ. I. B. Richmond
leh Monday m6rntng fcrs-tas little
trip which will take them
to points In Wisconsin. Mr.. and MRS.
Frank Hall will visit the formers old
ground at Edgerton and
Milton, Wisconsin, while Mrs. B, =.
Hall will visit relatives at Edgerton.
Mrs. Richmond went with them as
far as GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, to visit
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and. Mrs. r. e. Peterson and
baby were guests of friends at Post
vile, Iowa, several days last week.
Mr.. Peterson and his wife were both
teachers in the Postville school be-
fore their marriage, and during the
time that he was In the service
abroad the latter made her home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bish-
on, in Manchester. They will leave
about the last week in August for
Oregon, where Mr.. Peter
son has been elected as superinten-
dent of the public schools for the
coming year.
Mrs. A. M. sherrer entertained
OF 'twenty-four little folks
from $3.50 to o'clock last Thursday,
the occasion being the sixth birthday |
Of the little daughter,
Avis Marion Sherrer. Among the lit
lie folks present at the party were
Florence Kline, Louise Barr. Eliza
beth and Katherine Vogt, Eunice KEEL
sey, Nina Keller, Nina Robson, Vio-
let White, Mabel Hussman, Hazel
Hussman, Thelma Abbott, Anna Carr.
Louise Rizer, lone and Alice June,
Grace Toms, Fern Toms, Charles KEEL
Ter. Charles, Gladys and Avis Sher-
rer.
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