Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-23
A. M. Cloud spent several days of
st week at Spirit Lake, Iowa, on a

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fishing trip.
Thomas Norris, student in the
University, at lowe City, is home fol
the summer vacation.
Rev. S. r. Beatty went to Fayette
on Monday to attend the Dubuque
District Conference.
Mrs. Fred Hermann is slowly re-
coveing from four weeks illness OF
tonsilitis and neuralgia.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schacherer OF
this city! are the parents of son, born
Monday June 21st, 1920.
| Miss Ruth Douglas, of Cedar Rap
| ids, was a guest of friends in Man
chester, the first of the week.
/ Miss Frances Mexican was guest
several days last week of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Dunlap.
Charles Harrison left last week
for Rockwell City, Iowa, where he has
| secured a position in barber shop.
Mrs. Ethel Bywater, and son of
| Iowa Falls, are guests this week of
| the formers mother, Mrs. L. B. Dun
ham.
The Ladies Kensington of the Con
gregational church. will meet with
Mrs. w. d. Mcintosh, Wednesday, Jane
&c. She will be assisted by Mrs.
Chas. j. Seeds and Mrs. VIM. Jones.
| Mr.. and Mrs J. M. Jones are look
ing forward with pleasure to visit
from their neice, Miss Jeanette kletz-
wig, of Eugene, Oregon, who will ar
rive here next week and remain a
month.
| The New Idea Embroidery club
will hold picnic in the grove near
the Oscar Smith farm, in Coffins Grove
| on Friday evening The husbands
Of the club members will be guests at
the picnic.
| Mrs. Florence Bear, of Indianap-
oils, Ind, is guest of relatives and
friends in the city. Mrs. Bear will be
pleasantly remembered here as Miss
Florence Miller, the very popular
teacher of piano.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Duncan were at
Iowa City. last week, called there on
account of the illness of Mrs. Duncan's
sister, who submitted to an operation
in the university hospital, and is still
in critical condition.
The members of the class Of 1918,
1919, and 1920, of the Manchester High
school enjoyed most delightful pic
mic at the Fish Hatchery, last Friday
evening A large number of the men,
| bers of the three classes were present.
Mrs. Vivian Hudson, who spent
last week with her father, Mr.. P. +,
Madden, LETT Monday night for Seattle,
Washington, where she and her hus-
band will make their home. Mr..
Madden accompanied his daugher as
/ far as Cedar Rapids.
Mrs. H. M. Williston left on Mon
day night for Cuba, New York, here
she will visit with relatives for some
/ time. She was accompanied as far
| as Chicago, by her nephew, DR.. Bred
| ley, who returend home the following
day.
| Miss Josephine Hutchinson, Rob-
ert Hutchinson, Robert Atwater. and
the Misses Gail Amsden, Dorothy
Hockadayi and Isabel Pentony are all
at home from their school work at
Grinnell, and will spend the summer
vacation with the folks at home.
! Joe Allen was called tolBenton,
Wisconsin, last week on account OF
1 the critical illness of his wife. Mrs.
Allen went to Benton several days ago
to visit with friends, and while there
was taken critically i'll. Her friends
will be pleased to learn that her con-
dition is materially improved at this
time.
] The American Legion Post has ar
ranged with the Commercial club ex-
ecutiye committee to take over the re-
freshment stand under the large ampi-
theater on the fair grounds, and will
operate the same at the Fourth OF July
celebration and during the fair. The
Legion boys will be able to make a
neat sum for their treasury,
Mrs. Ann Paul. the aged mother OF
Joe Paul of this city, died at her home
in Masonville, Tuesday, June %, 1920.
Funeral services will be held in Ma
sonville, Thursday, and interment will
| be made in the Catholic cemetery in
this city. Mr.. Paul has the sympa-
thy of his friends in the sorrow oc-
casioned by the death of his mother.
The Congregational church and
Sunday School are today having their
annual picnic, ana jubilee celebration
over the successful financial campaign
for funds to complete the new church
edifice. The picnic is being held in
Joseph Hutchinson's pasture, north OF
the city, and is attended by large
number of the members and friends
of the church.
w d. Hoyt, formerly of this city,
and for some time resident of Des
| Moines, has moved his family to Oma-
| ha, Nebraska, where he has charge. of
the branch office of the Samson Trac-
tor Company. Mr.. Hoyt's territory
includes the western part of Iowa, Me-
braska, third of South Dakota, and
parts of Wyoming, Colorado and Kan
sas. Mr.. Hoyt has force Of fifteen
in his office and six travelling sales
| men. This move comes to Mr.. Hoyt
as an advance in position and no doubt
carries with it handsome increase in
salary.
Karl F. Dewey. of Winchester, Ia,
| who has been serving In the United