Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-08-11
Miss Elsie Anderson of Kansas is
a guest Of her grandmother, Mrs. R.
w. Fishel.

| a guest OF her grandmother, Mrs. X.
w. Fishel.
Elmer Graft, of Graft, Iowa, spent
| several days last week with his sis
ter, Mrs. Will Bartman, and family on
East Main street.
Mrs. VIM. Wulkow and daughter
| Of Dubuque are guests of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Nieman,
| this week.
Mike Barr submitted to an op-
Grafton at one OF the hospitals in Ro-
| chester, last week and is making a
satisfactory recovery.
Mrs. ne. A. Farwell submitted to
an operation in the hospital at Ana
mosa last week and will soon be able
| to return to her home.
Mrs. M. J. Yoran, who submitted
| to an operation in the hospital at Ana
mosa, last week is at home and is re-
covering nicely from the ordeal.
MIR. and Mrs. P. Atkins of Dell
Rapids, South Dakota, drove to Man
chester last week for visit with their
relatives in and near Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Bolsinger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Kephart are spend
| ing their vacation in the lake country
| in Minnesota, making the trip in their
car.
Misses Millie and Clara Way went
to Stockton, Illinois, Tuesday for a
visit with relatives and friends. They
expect to remain until the end of the
week.
Percy Strickland, of Lavina, Mon
tana, spent a day last week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Strickland.
He returned to his home on Friday
| night
Mrs. Freeman Smith spent several
weeks at Rochester, Minnesota, visit
ing with relatives and friends. She re-
turned to her home last Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. w. d. Hoyt and daughter,
Of Omaha, Nebraska, were guests of
relatives and friends in Manchester the
first of the week and returned to their
home Tuesday morning.
Luke Scanlon spent a few days
the first of last week, with his wife
and daughter at Rochester, Minnesota.
The daughter, Mrs. Ward Walston, will
later submit to an operation for goitre.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Snodgress,
formerly of this city, but who have.
been living at Iowa Falls for some
years, left recently on trip by car
which will take them to the Pacific
coast.
Robert Barr, who has been under
the weather for some time, was at
! Rochester, Minnesota, last week, for
consultation with the specialists at
! the Mayo clinie. Nj. Barr returned
home the last of the week.
Burton Roe. who has fine posi-
ton with the White Motor and Truck
Company, spent a few days with his
brother, E. G. Roe He returned to
his duties as a salesman from the Des
Moines office on Tuesday morning.
There will be an entertainment at
the Sand Creek church on Thursday
evening, August 18th. After the en-
tertainment an ice cream social will
be held. All are cordially invited to
attend. Come and have good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miinch and
daughter, Miss Gladys, expect to spend
| fon nd inf he in, ~
| California. They have rented their
residence property to family from
Ft. Dodge, who will take possession
on September 1st.
IF. G. Hall brought down town a
stalk Of corn pulled up on his farm
northwest of Manchester, and on this
stalk there are in evidence six ears
of corn. Mr.. Hall tells us that he has
| one of the best stands of corn he
ever raised on the farm, and that
with a reasonably late fall he will
have record crop.
Fred Seymour went to Chicago.
Monday, on business connected with
his automatic feeders for furnaces and
stoves. From there he will go to Buff
falo, New York, and then to New York
City. Later on he will also go to
Toronto, Canada, to put his proposit-
ion before the furnace manufacturers
Of furnaces and stoves.
Manchester friends OF Rev. W. j.
Suckow, will be panied to learn of
the serious condition of his older
daughter, Mrs. Hunting, who lives in
Colorado. Last spring Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunting lost their little son, Bobbie,
after a brief illness. Grief over the
great loss has brought back recur-
renee of an ailment which was
threatening her life some time ago.
George Grapes Of Delaware was
brought before the board of insane
commissioners last week and sent to
the hospital at Independence for treat
ment. Mr.. Grapes suffered very
severe attack of influenza last winter,
and the mental break is said to have
been caused by influenza. His friends
hope that the treatment at the hospital
will restore him to good health once
more.
+ Miss Jane Mclaughlin, of Chicago
has accepted the position of designer
and trimmer in d. j. Meggenburg'c
Department storesand is now on the
job. Miss Mclaughlin is an expert
in her line, having owned a millinery
business for many years. Mr.. Meg
genburg is fortunate in being able to
procure the services of so capable
woman for the millinery department