Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-07-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK
HENRY ACRES AND FAMILY on
YEARS TRIP THROUGH
NORTH AND WEST.
RALPH DUTTON TO COLUMBUS
Charles Oakley Has Close Call When
Team Runs Away. Manchester
. Men On Southern Trip.

Miss B. Ward of Rantoul, Illinois
is visiting relatives and friends in Ry
an and Manchester, this week.
Mrs. Gertrude Durey left las
week for Miller, South Dakota, wher
she will spend the summer months.
Miss Clara Wolcott who has beeI
in Boston, for many months, arrived
home last week. for the summe1
T vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts and daughter
of Waterloo were guests in the Rof
home on East Union street, seyera
days last week.
Wayne Barker and Joe Reiger wen
| to Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week tt
drive home two Nash cars for the
Cloud Motor Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harrison
have moved to Rockwell City, Iowa
where the former has secured posi-
| ton in barber shop. r.
j. NJ. Morrissey Of Indianapolis
and Dave Morrissey of Montana, were
guests of relatives and friends in Man
chester several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. NAPLES OF
Cedar Rapids were over Sunday
guests of Mrs. II. c. Haeberle and
daughter, Miss Francis, in Manchester
Miss Helen Hudson, daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. C. X. Hudson, OF Cedar
H.. sr =
mong her many friends in Manches-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Platt and
niece, Claudia Sabin, and Mrs. F. F.
Cary, left Tuesday for Creston, Iowa,
by car to visit relatives and friends
for few days.
DR.. and Mrs. n. S. Craig, Of Jenn-
ings, La, spent few days the first
of the week, renewing old acquain-
tances in Manchester. DR.. and Mrs.
Craig are old time residents OF this
city, and have host OF friends VINO
were glad to see them. ~.
p. F. Madden and Mrs. G.. A
Kinne left last Saturday night for
visit with Mr.. Madden's daughter, Mrs
Richer and family, and where Mrs.
Kline will make the acquaintance or
her great-grand- daughter, born re-
Gently to DR.. and Mrs. Richer.
j M. Jones, Harold Jones, Geo.
Cox, Walter Schwandt, Joe Phelps,
Harry Maxwell and Jos. Atwater were
in Chicago last Saturday and drove
home number of Ford cars, for the
local firm. In addition to bringing
home a number Of cars, they also
brought home a load of Ford supplies
on the Ford truck.
George Towsley and his son, Their
on, of New York state, arrived IN
Manchester last week for visit with
friends. They had been visiting with
relatives and friends in Milwaukee,
and other places in Wisconsin, and
stopped off here for short visit whlie
on their way to Gettysburg, South
Dakota, where Mr.. Towsley's oldest
son resides.
j. H. Ward and family and NJ
J.. Till and family Of Dubuque, were
visitors at the NJ. J. Britt home Mon
day. Mr.. Ward and his family return
ed to his home in Chicago. after
visit among relatives here and Ryan.
Mr.. Till is associated with the manage
ment of the James Levi Store at Du-
buque.
Friends in Manchester have re-
ceived word from Manchester folks re-
siding in Winterhaven, Florida, to the
effect that o. A. Durham has invested
in fine building lots in that city, and
contemplates building a home there
for the winter We understand that
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Whitney have also
bought home there, and will herea1-
ter spend the winter months IN
warmer climate. This is one way 10
beat the high price of coal.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph E. Dutton who
recently moved to GAINESVILLE, are soon
to go to Columbus, Ohio, where Mr.
Dutton has secured fine position
with the Sampson Tractor Company.
The new position comes as distinct
for Mr. Dutton, and the
salary he will receive will be a ma
terial advance over what he received
at GAINESVILLE. Mrs. Dutton and oapy |
had been visiting in Manchester when
she received word that her husband
had been transferred to the Columbus |
office. and left the first OF the week |
to arrange their household effects Tor
the move.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Acers lett
Monday for their western trip, making
the trip in a Ford truck which is tit
ted up about as conveniently as any
thing we have ever seen in these parts.
Mr. Acers and his family contemplate
making a trip into Minnesota, then
follow a northern route to the Pacific
Coast, then south along the coast into
California, where they will spend the |
winter. Next spring they expect to
come back home by southern route.
The truck which Mr.. and Mrs. Acers
are travelling in has complete Kit
chen outfit, and carries bedding and
tent equipment so that they can camp
wherever they happen to take notion.