Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-12-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK
ITEMS OF A PERSONAL NATURE
GATHERED ABOUT THE CITY
BY LOCAL REPORTER.
DALY,s FUN MAKERS ARE HERE.
Miss Ethel Lessenger, County Red
Cross Nurse, Leaves Friday for
Her Home at Harlan, lows.

last week with his sister. Mrs. A. p;
Muehe, at Mason City.
Mrs. A. NJ. Cloud and sister. Miss
Sue Fleming, were visitors in Chicago
several days recently.
II. H. Ward and family Of Chicago
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
M. Britt, in Manchester.
Miss Irene Gartner of Dubuque
was a guest of her friend, Miss Magda-
lene Simons on Thanksgiving Day.
Jones Mill Grange will hold its
regular meeting in their hall Satur-
day, December 4th. Dinner at noon.
Followed by a program.
The Missionary Society OF the
Presbyterian church will hold their
regular meeting Wednesday, Decem-
Der 8tn, at the manse with Mrs. A.
o. Knapp. This will be our annual
prayer meeting and thank offerings
will be received.
On Friday evening, December 10,
In the /. O. o. F. hall will take place
the annual roll call and home coming
OF the order and all members are
urged to be present. Work in First
degree will also be put on. Refresh
ments will be served.
Days Fun Makers have been
meeting with success in the daily
performances in the local Alprory this
week. Good sized ~audiences have
greeted the actors. and those who have
been attending have received their
moneys worth In fun and entertain
ment.
Miss Katherine Gabriel of Du-
buaue has been the guest of Judge
and Mrs. E. B. Stiles for several days
the first Of the week. Miss Gabriel
leaves today for Allison, Iowa, where
shSSswill be located while engaged
III Hed Cross Public Health work In
Buffer county.
Mrs. G. A. Wilson of Minneapolis
was called to Dubuque last week to
attsAd the funeral of her uncle, the
late q. M. Orvis. Following the fun
eral she spent few days with her
sister, Mrs. John Cook. at Earlville.
and with friends in Manchester, be-
fore returning to her home in Mimi
eapolis,
Miss Gladys Mcintosh is in the
hospital at Anamosa, where she Is re-
ceiving treatment for an infection In
her throat, The Democrat hopes that
the disease will soon be brought. under
control and Miss Mcintosh restored
to her usual good health. Mrs. w. D.
Mcintosh, is at Anamosa to be with
her daughter.
The all day meeting Of the Ladies'
societies of the M. e. church will be
held In the church parlors, Wednes-
day, December Sth. The Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society will meet
at 1880, followed by picnic lun-
cheon. at noon. The l.. A. S. will Meet
at i: 80 and the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society at 2..3e.
Readers OF the Democrat will note
with interest the large advertisement
of B. w. Grems on Page 4 Of this
issue Mr.. Grems announces one Of the
popular Rexal One Cent Sales, and
we suggest that our readers give his
advertisement careful consideration
| There is a chance to save money by
taking advantage OF this sale.
Alton Muehe, formerly pianist al
the Plaza Theater Of this city. and
Mr.. Thomas Ignou, son of wealthy
dry goods merchant of Mason City
few days ago announced their mar
| riage which was solemnized nearly
q year ago, but which they sudeeded
in keeping profound secret. They
are making their home in Mason City
Mrs. Percy H. Strickland and bah,
OF Lavina, Montana, arrived In Man
chester Monday evening. for an ex
tended visit with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
Strickland and Mr.. and Mrs. Glen R
| Strickland. Mrs. Strickland and baby
had been guests Of her people at Vim
ton for several weeks, before comins
to Manchester. We understand tha
Mr.. Strickland expect to join his fam
! ily here in a visit later in the fall
and will then accompany them home
Mike Mccarthy went to Canton
! Illinois, today on business, and expects
to be out of the city for several days
Mike has made more real money dur
ing the past two years than all of th'
newspaper editors and publishers II
(. Delaware County, and the way he ha
made all of this money was by col
Iecting papers and selling the SAM
when the prices were outrageousl,
/ high. while the newspaper boys hay'
been paying five times what the.
should have to pay for print paper
| -E. W. Williams and Henry klau
were in Cedar Rapids on business II
i connection with the construction o
the new cement bridge across tn
| Maauoketa river at Manchester. MI
Williams represented the city coun
Gil. and Mr.. Klaus the Board of Super
visors of the county in conference
with representatives of the Iowa Elec
tric Company, with view of lettin,
the water out of the mill pond whil'
the footings of the new bridge ar
being placed and the mill race deep
ened below the dam.