Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-04-21

LUUhL Hal LlvIlyuO
Of The PAST WEEK
Mrs. Charlton Shannon Of Wood
\ ward, Iowa, is guest in the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Barr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis and
Alva Davis, of Dubuque, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davis on Sun
day.
I'd. J. Meggenburg went to Ana
mosa this morning to enter the hos
pital for treatment and possibly an OPP
GRAFTON.
Mrs. Jennie Ford Is recovering
nicely from an operation to which she
submitted at the hospital at Anamosa,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Y. Keiser,
who have been spending several
months in Long Beach, California, ar
rived home Tuesday morning.
Burdette Griffin, who has been en-
joying a two weeks vacation from his
work in Chicago, returned to his duties
for the government, this morning.
Tom Brady. who has been employ
ed by the Manchester Lumber Com
pany for more than a year, has gone
to Waukon, Iowa, to work for lum-
Der company at that place.
Dave Conklin, who lives at Water
loo, was visitor in Manchester, last
Sunday, Mr.. COnklin tells us that
there is plenty OF work for everyone
and he likes his new home in that city.
The Montgomery orchestra gave a
concert of musical numbers and read
ings at the Oneida church, last We'd
nesday evening. The program was
most cordially received by those pres
ent.
Paul Young, student at Coe col
1ege, was a visitor at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. f. Young,
last Saturday and Sunday Mr..
Young has recently been appointed an
Instructor in the wireless and radio
departments Of that college.
w. H. Anderson has purchased
his fathers dray line business and
equipment and is rustling freight now.
Mr.. Anderson had long seige Of the
FLU last winter, and has not fully re-
covered his usual strength at this
time.
On another page appears the adj
vertisement OF Henry Goodhile in.
which he gives in detail the property,
OF large ranch In Central America.
which he offers for sale. Our read
ers should look up what, Mr.. Goodhile
says about the proposition.
The members Of the Eastern Star
will have family" picnic at $50,
Tuesday evening, April 9th, at the
Masonic Temple. The present officers
will act as supper committee; the Past
Patrons as arrangement committee,
and the Past Matrons as entertain
ment committee. A jolly time Is an
ticipated.
John. e. Hermann; who recently
completed course in Automobile en-
. cheering at Sioux City, has accepted a
position in the repair department Of
the Manchester Auto & Supply COM
pany in this city, beginning his work
On Monday morning
Mrs, Hubert Carr, and her mother.
Mrs. Afford, Of Waterloo, went to Chi
cago last Friday and spent several
days in that city. They went by, way
OF Mt. Carroll, Illinois, where they
were Joined by Miss, Virginia Carr.
who spent two ,days nth her mother,
and grandn1otlisr in Chicago. go
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton F. Durham,
who have been living in Waterloo for
several years, are contemplating max
ing their home in Miami, Florida. Mr..
Durham has given up his position iE
the clothing department at Blacks
store at Waterloo, and he and his wife
are spending some time in Manchester
before going south. ~
The Farmers Commission Com
pany brought in a change of adver-
tisement too late for insertion this
week. The company desires to state
that they are selling potatoes out of
the car at $4.75 per bushel, and flour
at $3.50 per sack. They also have a
large shipment of soy bean seed for
silage, which they are selling at rea-
sonable prices.
Miss Elizabeth, Carrothers, State
Supervisor of Iowa Red Cross Public
Health Nurses from Chicago, spent
Thursday and Friday Of last week
with Miss Ethel Lessinger, nurse for
Delaware County. The Red Cross
nursing activities committee of Della
ware county met and had luncheon
with the nurses, Friday noon at Mas
ter's restaurant.
Mrs. Sarah Huftalen, member Of
the staff of Upper Iowa University, at |
Fayette, was a visitor in Manchester.
last Saturday. Mrs. Huftalen is the |
assistant to the director Of the educa-
tional department at the university. |
She says that U. L. U. is a fine school
and is doing excellent work for the |
young people who are seeking an edu-
cation at that school,
Mrs. Maude Langridge was at
Maquoketa last week, called there to
attend the funeral of Mrs. A. Brox-
am, formerly Miss Alice Langridge.
daughter Of the late Rev. r. P. Lang
ridge, at one time pastor of the, Bap-