Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-04-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF The PAST week

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morning for Waterloo to visit her
daughter, Mrs. e. T. Afford.
Misses Opal and Hazel Wilson Of
Il Hopkinton were guests in the Jona-
than Paisley home last Saturday.
Our readers will note what Frank
>. Keiser has to say about several lines
OF high-grade shoes which he adver-,
tises this week.
III you can pick our "Raffles" Sat
urday, May LIST, and say II have four
tickets to sell you tonight" he will
give you five dollars.
MIR Edward Bacon, International
Organizer, Nwanis of Chicago, and
Hubert G. Phenecie of Waterloo, spent
the week end at the o. NJ. Phenecie
home.
Harry Cox, who has been critical
" i'll for many weeks, was operated
ION last week, and his friends hope that
he may soon be on the road to re-
.covery now. aal,
H e. Henderson and Mr.. Stanley
OF Cedar Rapids, were in Manchester,
on Tuesday to attend the annual meet
Ing OF the American Mortgage & Sec
urities company.
z. Mrs. Blanche Matthews Of Camp
bell, Minnesota, is guest Of her sis
ter, Mrs. M. !. B Richmond this week.
Mrs Matthews has been spending the
winter in California and is on her way
home at this time.
Harry r. O'Brien, q member Of the
editorial staff Of the Country Gentle-
man. was guest Of Sheriff Z. e. Pride
- few hours on Monday, and was also q
guest at the meeting OF the CONNER
cial club that evening.
Mrs. Anna Glissendorf, who has
been 80 critically Ill at the home Of
4 her daughter, Mrs. Anna King, in
Chicago, Is very much improved at
this time. This will be mighty good
news to the many friends OF this good
woman.
* Mrs. Fred Herman is at Waverly
today. to attend 2 meeting Of represen-
:statives Of the Missionary Societies OF
the Congregational churches of north
eastern Iowa. Mrs. Williston, who
went to Waterloo, on Tuesday, also
llis In attendance at this meeting.
Mrs. H. +. !Goughnour and son,
Lynn, spent several days the first Of
the week with friends at Waterloo.
They returned home Tuesday after
u noon and were accompanied by Miss
Elisabeth Hildebrand of Waterloo, who
Is now guest Of Rev. and Mrs.
Goughnour.
The switch-men's strike in many
Of the larger cities Of the country has
1 come a. near paralyzing the business
ssOf the country as any strike that has
been perpetrated on an. innocent pub
lie. II IL next to impossible to move
Z large quantities Of freight through
l some Of the great railroad terminals,
4 and all freight shipments are subject
TO serious delays.
I George Bennett and his family
4 1eftsths firstsof the week for Nicarag-
M. Central America, to engage In the
growing Of tropical fruits and vege-'
tables. They will move onto the farm
ut one time occupied BY sC,sL. Adams,
and family. They have recently pur-.
chased this land from Henry Goodhile.
loqeA ISN'T tor Nics5sgua iaadss
The first Of series Of Community
Get-together meetings and entertain
ments was held in the Commercial
Club rooms in the Armory on Tuesday
evening, and was largely attended by
the people Of the city. A highly inter-
esting and entertaining program was
given by home talent and thoroughly
enjoyable evening was had by those
present. Mrs. W. A. Montgomery had
charge of the program.
MIR. and Mrs. Matt Coleman who
have been visiting for some time in
Indiana and other places In the east,
arrived in Manchester, Saturday night
for visit with old-time neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. 0. G. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coleman resided for a great many
years in the vicinity of Forestville.
and were neighbors of Mr.. Clark and
his family. They have many friends
: Al IudI SCCtlOu VI Iuc COuuLy WIN Will
leanr with interest that they are well,
and comfortably located at Ames, Ia,
when at home.
The Friday afternoon club par
took of their annual banquet on the
evening of April 9th, at the beautiful
new home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Jones.
The ladies were costumed to repre-
sent various noted characters and each
Z representation was aptly chosen, thus
furnishing an entertainment after din
ner accompaniment to the delicious
banquet. A story, beginning with
real life and ending with future ro-
nance, had been written by the club
members and this was read and en-
joyed by all present. The evenings
pleasures were greatly enhanced by
the cordially of our genial hostess
and the lovliness Of her new home. A
short business meeting, at late hour,
finished the work for the past year
C. B.