Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-17
TRACEY & PLATT,
General Insurance
Real Estate and Loans.
ZIG N. Franklin Phone 22s
Observation-Disclosures
HOPKINTON.

Miss Clara, Nelson Of Ottumwa was
guest for few days OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Foote.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Wiltsin visited
Tuesday with Mrs. M. L Campbell
Miss Mary Wilson is In Cedar Rap
ids at the home Of Rev, Montgomery
for q couple OF weeks.
The ladies' class Of the Methodist
Sabbath school were entertained Tues
day evening at the home OF Mrs. r. d.
Firestone.
Glen Clabaugh d the restaurant
sold his interest last week to his part
ner. Clarence Hageman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clabaugh have returned to Sioux City.
George Simmons was elected state
representative for Buchanan County
by majority larger than any cand-
idate except Harding. 1t is OF interest
to people down this way too as he
received his education at Lenox Col
lege as did also his parents.
Hopkintnn friends and old Lenos
classmates OF Prof. Sloan M. Wallace
will be interested in his election to
the presidency of the State Teachers
Association OF Iowa. Prof. Wallace
was member of the class of 1900,
OF Lenox College and has been super
intendent of the West Waterloo schools
for several years.
The Walker ball team called OF their
ball game here last Friday.
NJ WI
daughter Mary Elizabeth gave a re-
cital at Delhi Wednesday for the bene
tit Or the w. r. C at that place
The Clio Club met Tuesday after
noon at the home OF Misses Maud and
Franc Earhart. The papers read were:
The Constitution OF the United States.
by Mrs. Hinkhouse. The Electoral Col
lege, Mrs. B. M. Ferguson. Remnants
OF the, election. Mrs. F. E. William
son.
The Women Of the Presbyterian
church served chicken supper in the
church basement Thursday evening.
They realized little over 500. The
girl scouts had candy and pop corn
sale the same evening at the same
place.
w. H. Hull attended a landmen's
convention at Kansas City recently.
He also went to Ottawa, Kansas, to
see his sister, Mrs. Wheeler and his
father who is spending the winter
with her.
r. f. Goss was elected justice OF
the peace for South Fork Township.
Rev. e. Melchert of Ryan will con-
duct services in the Lutheran church
once in three weeks. He had charge
here about twenty years ago.
The people of this community Will
be pleased to learn that there Is again
to be chautauqua here next summer
J. IA. Roberts advance agent was in
town last week making arrangements
which were made at the close OF the
season on account of an advance ~
price. The new contracts oblige the
local committee to furnish the lumber
for seating, lights and piano. The OBJ
legations can easily be met by using
the gymnasium, which will be much
more cOHlLOTLdpic ~ S'SAy "t~s 49,
the plan should meet with the appro-
val of all.
A Westminster Guild has been form
ed in the Presbyterian church OF
the girls between fourteen and eigh-
teen. The first meeting will be held
Tuesday evening with Miss Esther
Bacon. -
Mrs. w. J. Kirkwood went to chi
cago last week to see her mother who
has been in the hospital with broken
ankle, caused by a fall down stairs.
The Southeast group OF the Ala
Society Of the Presbyterian church
meets Friday Afternoon with Mrs. y
6 Morton and the southwest on
"Wednesday with Mrs. l.. J. Ortman
The farmers down this way have
been busy husking corn though the
weather was very cold last week. The
wood saving men are also much in de-
mand. and every one is busy doing the
last things to get ready for cold
weather. Our squaw winter is now
npon us. but according to Indian love
we have some pleasant weather stiii
due us.