Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-07-07

-DeWain Thompson, Of Monticello,
was a visitor in Manchester, Monday.
Walter Langridge. of Cedar Rap
ids, is at home for weeks vacation.
Dewitt Thompson, Of Monticello,
was guest of friends in Manchester
over the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cross OF
Marshalltown, were guests over the
Fourth, of friends in Manchester.
Joe Pentony, of Cedar Rapids,
was a guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Pentony, over the Fourth.
-Alva Davis of Dubuque, spent the
Fourth with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Davis.
Miss velda Hall, who spent sew
eral months with relatives in Detroit,
Michigan, arrived. home last week.
Louis Launspach of Durango was
guest over the Fourth, of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hermann, near Thorpe.
Levi Gates, of Cedar Rapids, is
spending few days among his rel
atives and friends, near Manchester.
Mrs. Jas. Hogg and son OF Chicago,
are guests Of the formers sister. Mrs.
e. G. Dittmer, and family. this week.
An ice cream social will be held at
the Sand Creek church on Thursday
evening, July Sth. All are cordially
invited.
Mrs. Edwin Cobb, and two chill
dren, of Marshalltown, are guests OF
Mrs. Cobb's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A,
d. Brown.
George Barr and S. X. Meyers, OF
this city, have invested in nifty. Ford
sedans, purchased from j. Nj. Jones d
Sons, of this city.
Lynn Childs, who has an excellent
position in large garage at Bancroft,
Nebraska, Is spending a few days with
his parents, near Manchester.
DIR. and Mrs. B. H. Byers and sons
expect to leave this week for a few
days trip to Des Moines and other
points in the central part Of the state
Nixon Denton, who has fine posi-
ton on the s.Louisyille-C Courier journ-,
al, is spending two weeks vacation
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A
Denton.
Mrs. Mia Nutting who has been
spending nearly a year in the home OF
H. r. Holmes and Miss Holmes left
for her old home in New York state.
on Tuesday morning.
Miss Grace Halpin, of Dubuque,
spent several days with her friends in
Manchester, returning to her work IL
the First National Bank at Dubuque,
on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Harriet Amsden Sammons OF
Pennington, New Mexico, is expectel
to arrive in Manchester some time
Thursday on account of the death OF
her brother, VIM. G. Amsden.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook, Of Earl
vile. are now in the east, and are soon
to sail for England, to visit the boy
hood home of Mr.. Cook. They expect
to be abroad for several months.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Congregational church
will meet with Mrs, C. B. Baumgart-
ner, on Wednesday, afternoon. Mrs.
Jennie Nandell will be the leader.
On another page appears the ad-
yertisement of Welsh & Company. an
nouncing a remarkable reduction on
trimmed and untrimmed hats. Ladies,
be sure and read their advertisement.
DIR. and Mrs. C. NJ. Morgan and
daughter, Katherine, and Mrs. s. Il.
Beatty and daughter, Miss Katherine
will drive to Ames, the last OF the
week for visit with relatives ana
friends.
Earl LeClere left Monday morn
ing for Omaha, Nebraska, to take up
his work with the Samson Tractor
Company, his work being under the
direction of Mr.. w. d. Hoyt, who is III
charge of the Omaha branch office Tor
the Company.
Mrs. s. j. Small has been con-
fined to her bed at her sisters home
here on account of illness. Mrs. Small
and her daughter, Mrs. Harry kean.
expect to leave in few days for Den
yer, Colorado, where DR.. and Mrs.
Kean will make their home
Mrs. o. A. Stanger, who has been
spending several months with her
daughter, Miss Margaret, in Brooklyn
arrived home last Friday. Miss Mar
garet has completely recovered from
a terrible illness and is spending
few weeks with old time friends on
the Atlantic coast before resuming heI
duties in the hospital where she was
training for professional nursing.
Judge Geo. w. Durham returned
from Dover Center, Ohio, last Week.
after spending two weeks in the home
of his daughter. Mrs. John ID, Taylor.
Mrs. Dunham remained at Dover Cen
ter for longer visit. Friends OF Rev.
and Mrs. John d. Taylor will be pleas
cd to learn that the former has been
retained as the pastor of a flourishng
church in Dover Center, at hand-
some increase in salary. and that their
efforts are crowned with success.
Mayor Munson of Manchester
quietly slipped on a special cop one
night last week to take care OF the
traffic violators. The mayor had be-
come a little peeved because his. fire.
auent admonitions were scorned by
automobilists. The next morning
grist walked up to his honor's deskand
smilingly passed over the legal PEN