Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-22
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF The PAST WEEK

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Miss Grace Bloxham spent the
week end with friends in Dubuque.
The S. & F. club met at the home
of Miss Julia Davis Monday evening.
Judge Geo. w. Durham went tc
independence Monday morning to hold
court.
Mrs. Geo. Gibson and Mrs. Bess
De Moss were visitors in Dubuque on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Mortenson
spent several days of this week in
Chicago.
County Engineer Henry Klaus
went to Cedar Rapids Monday evening
on business.
Charles Gleason Of independence
was business visitor in Manchester
last Tuesday.
The Fortnightly club will meet
with Miss Florence Klaus on next
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Barr attended
the funeral of relative in Dubuque
last Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Houghton of Pasadena,
California, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Clarissa Houghton.
Miss Bernice Zeigler, manager of
the Western Union Telegraph office,
spent Sunday with friends at indie
pendence.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Keith Of Mar
ion were guests last Wednesday of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
B. Higman.
Mrs. Amy Bradley, who has been
in hospital in Cedar Rapids, with
Spanish Influenza, arrived home Mon
day evening.
Friends of e. H. Frentress will be
relieved to learn that he is somewhat
improved at this time. He has been
critically i'll for some time.
Mrs. M. H. Williston, who spent
several months with her daughter,
Mrs. e. T. Afford, at Waterloo, arrived
home the latter part of last week.
Archie LeClere, who has been in
training at Camp Taylor, Kentucky,
for some time, arrived home last Fri
day, having been given his discharge
from the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Keith and AL
bert Arnold of Hopkinton, and Mr.
and Mrs. w. S. Keith of Marion were
in Manchester Tuesday to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Hiram Arnold.
Henry Goodhile sold 30 acres Of
Nicaragua land to A. c., Sones, and
100 acres to Miss Alden the price of
the land being $4,000 per acre. Both
parties reside in Jones county.
The Birthday Club will meet with
Mrs. F. F. Cary for luncheon on Thurs
day noon The meeting willabe compli-
mentary to Mrs. G. G. Pierce, who
leaves on February LIST, for Chicago.
James Hanna, formerly in the en-
ploy of the Iowa Electric company of
this city, called on friends here Tues
day He has been in camp in Ell
Paso, Texas, and has been given fur
Tough.
&C. G. Yoran went to Des Moines
last week to attend meeting of Com
mercial club secretaries from Iowa.
From Des Moines Mr. Yoran went to
Chicago and spent the week end with
friends. .
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Bruce left
Tuesday night for Stuttgart, Arkan-
sas, where Mr.. Bruce has interests
in rice farms. After short stay
there they expect to 60 to Hot Spring,
for few weeks stay.
DIR. and Mrs. s. r. Beatty enjoyed
a week end visit from Representative
and Mrs. ]. C. LOckin, of Aurelia,
Iowa. Representative Lockin is
member of the Iowa legislature, from
the Cherokee district. He is brother
of Mrs. Beatty.
Lieutenant Harvey e. Hanna, who
has been In the motor truck transport
service for some time, has been trans
ferred from the camp at Jacksonville,
Florida, to camp at Ell Paso, Texas.
Lieutenant Hanna says that every now
and then Mexican outlaw shoots
down an American soldier along the
border.