Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Of THE PAST week

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Bonnell of Bon
durant, Iowa, are guests Of Mrs. Bon
nell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Pierce.
Charles Hermann of Waterloo
was a guest of bis brother, VIM. Her
mann, west Of Manchester last Fri
day and Saturday.
Rev. Father Thomas Conroy of
Dubuque and his sister, Mrs. Ryan of
Lamont, were visitors at the ]. j.
Reiger home during the week.
Thomas McKeag was in Chicago
last week and purchased a large
amount of new machinery, to be in
stalled in his new place of business
later in the season. -
Mrs. Caroline Lepley, the aged
mother of Mr.. w. E. Lepley, suffered
a stroke OF paralysis early Tuesday
morning, and is in critical condi-
ton. Mrs. Lepley is 81 years Of age,
and on account of her advanced
years, the outcome is very doubtful.
Mrs. James Ward of Cleveland,
Ohio, arrived in Manchester Monday
and spent the day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs NJ. j. Britt, and left in the
evening for Ryan, where she will VS.
it her mother, Mrs. Duggan, who is
quite i'll at her home in the country,
Saturday morning there will be a
meeting of the directors of the Della
ware County Agricultural Society and
the Delaware County Fair Society to
arrange financial matters between the
two organizations which have control
of the County Fair grounds.
The school Board met Monday
ming and the oath of Office was
4 Ken by B. w. Green's, reelected
member and Chas. B. Baumgartner,
newly elected director. The members
then chose DR.. E. G. Dittmer to sue
ced himself as president of the board
and adjourned after a general dis
cussion of school affairs.
The Forestville mill dam gave
way under the. flood of water in the
Maquoketa river last Saturday night,
and on Sunday the river at this point
was almost to the point Of overflow
ing its banks. The storm in this Sec
ton on Saturday evening came with
In one Of being a tronado, and con-
siderable damage was done to trees
and buildings.
On another page of this issue ap-
pears the advertisement of w. A. Alb
bolt Offering for sale at auction the
residence of the late Augusta
KlOnus. This sale will AXE place
on Thursday, March 9th, at 1880 P.
NJ. Anyone interested in the pur-
chase of desirable residence property
should be on hand, as it will be sold
the highest bidder. The property is
located on the corner OF Wayne~and
Delaware streets: ~~'~e~,~ 49," sr.~-.'"-~-'
--GeorsHBlosch.s who lives south of
Manchester, on Monday afternoon
brought the remains Of his baby, and
burial services were held in Oakland
cemetery. The little/one succumbed
to Influenza at the home of MIR.
Blosch's sister near Dubuque on Sun
day. Soon after the twin babies were
born last fall. the mother succumbed
to Influenza and last week one of the
twin babies fell victim to the same
disease, and on Sunday the other baby
also succumbed to the dread disease.
-On Friday there will be- meet
ing in Chicago ~ the Liberty Lean
organization Of the Seventh Federal
Reserve District to plan for the VIC
tory Loan. Delaware County will be
represented by A. O. Stranger who has
been chosen county chairman
for this campaign, Fred H. Munson.
chairman of the County Council Of
Defense, A. R. LIE Roy, county chair
man for preceding Lbery Leans and
C. G. Yoran, vice chairman. The new
Secretary of the Treasury, Carter H.
Glass will be the chief speaker at the
Chicago gathering which will be held
In the La Sale Hotel