Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-03-10
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF The PAST week
SCHOOL TEACHER MEETS WITH
4 SEVERE INJURY WHEN THROWN
FROM HORSE.
DELL RYAN FRACTURES HIP.
Manchester Boy Lands Excellent Pos
sition with Large Creamery Con-
Germ at MarshalltOwn.
SCHOOL TEACHER IS INJURED

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her bed at the ]. j. Goen home in this
city, because of an injury to her right
limb Miss Noble had been going to,
her school on horse back, and on re-
turning from her school last Friday
evening, the horse slipped on the icy
street and fell The horse fell on
Miss Nogle's right limb, and cruched
the bones just above the ankle. The
young woman was taken to the home
of her uncle and aunt, and is now rest
ing as comfortably as any injury of
this character will permit. Her friends
| will be gratified to learn that the in
jury is yielding nicely to treatment.
| Claude Gray, son Of Mr.. Harry
Gray Of this city, has just completed
a. course in buttermaking at Ames.
and made an excellent showing there.
He was selected from large number
OF likely prospects for fine position
in the big creamery at Marshalltown.
and begins his work there April 1st.
Mr. Gray had been employed in Du-
/ budue, for some time and took advan-
tage OF the course presented by the
Agricultural college, with the result
that he succeeded in landing q very
desirable position.
Dell Ryan of this city is laid up
with q fractured hip. Mr.. Ryan was
assisting with the work on the farm
several days last week, and was assist
ing his son in moving some baled hay.
He was on load, and while reaching
for a bale which was sliding off, he
fell to the cement driveway. and struck
on his hip. The injury will lay up Mr..
Ryan for some time and is causing him
intense pain.
Ralph Dutton left last Friday
afternoon for Janesyille, Illinois, and
on Monday of this week he began his
wcrk in the Sampson Tractor and
Truck Company's office. Mr.. Dutton
will move his family to GAINESVILLE, as
soon as he can find suitable house.
Weregret to have Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton
leave Manchester. but trust that he
will find his new work pleasant and
profitable.
Edward Hruby, proprietor of the
Dairy City Bottling Works, is receiv-
ing new machinery and equipment,
which he is installing In his new
quarters in the Boardway building,
which he purchased last fall. Mr..
Hruby will have one Of the most mod
ern plants of its kind in this part Of
the state, when he gets all OF the new
tmachinery installed.
Several car loads Of brick for the
new bank building which the Farmers
& Merchants State Bank will erect
this summer, are on the ground, and
before long the work of wrecking the
old building on the lot will be COM
menced. The bank will move into the
building now occupied by the ]. G.
Lewis Music House while the new
building is being erected.
-. A. Strickland has purchased
the handsome brick house on Frank
lin street from R. w. Thrill, and takes
possession Of the same some time in
the spring. Some weeks ago Mr..
Strickland purchased from Mrs. r. w.
Fishel, her residence property on
Union street. He offers this property
for sale now.
-Buel Dunham of Oneida, and c. j.
Seeds Of this city have purchased
Buick Sedans from the Manchester
Auto & Supply Company. Mr. Dun
hams car is now on the company's
floor and if you don't think it is a
nifty outfit just take look at it. Mr..
Seeds car will be here in the near
future
-. G. Lewis, proprietor of the
Lewis Music House, will move into the
]. r. Toogood building on the corner
of Franklin and Fayette streets in the
near future. Mr.. Lewis will devote the
greater part OF his time to the hand
ling of monographs, after moving into
his new quarters.
The Sales Service Corporation of
Rock Island, Illinois, has force of
men at work putting in the foundations
for their new filling stations, in the
lot just east of the Park Hotel The
corporation will erect one of the finest
stations in this part of the state, and
will be decided Improvement to that
part Of the city.
Mrs, Homer Hill of Sioux City
was visitor at the home of her sis
ter. Mrs. John A. May, the first of
last week. Mrs. Hill was accompanied
as far as Sioux City by Mrs. Douglas
May, who went to her home at Miller,
South Dakota. Mrs. May had been
here for some time.
| ED Duncan, who has been one of
the faithful employees of the w. u.
Hoyt Company for many years, has
succeeded Mr.. Ralph Dutton as manag-
er of the local institution. In Mr.. Dun
can the company has man who is
well known to the farmers of this part
OF the country, and one capable of
handling the job
! The first week in March was about
as cold a week as we had during the
entire winter. Several mornings the
mercury had dropped to the zero mark
and below. A change for the better
came on Monday. and here's hoping
that winter is over.