Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-09-01
MANCHESTER, IOWA, SEPTEMBER l. 1920.
Mrs. Sarah Bradley entertained a
company OF guests at her home last
Thursday afternoon,

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| Regular meeting of Jones Mill
Grange hall on Saturday of this week.
Dinner at noon.
Mrs. Lloyd Jones is spendign the
week with .her mother. Mrs. I. E.
Fleming, In Manchester.
William Payne of Winthrop is a
guest of his granddaughter, Mrs.
Sam Townsend, this week.
Miss Dorothy Douglass of Cedar
Rapids, spent several days last week
with her friend, Miss Ruth Moser.
The Epworth League of the Meth
odist church will begin its fall services
with a special program next Sunday
evening at $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Brazelton and
baby Of Cedar Rapids are guests this
week Of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Brazelton.
Claude Wright and his family
spent last week in Milwaukee, where
Mr.. Wright attended the meeting OF
the American Photographers Associa-
tion.
The FIVE year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Conklin is in very crit
fcal condition at this time, and for a
time grave fears were entertained for
the little lads recovery.
Judge E. B. stiles was called to
st. Croix Falls. Wisconsin, last week
on account of the critical illness Of
Mrs. William Stiles. Mrs. Stiles was
later taken to q hospital at st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Jones spent
last week visiting with the formers
brother, at Storm Lake, Iowa, and at
Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake. They
made the trip In their Ford Sedan.
Miss Cecil Cotter. who has been
spending the summer vacation with
her sister, Mrs. E. M. Carr, left Tues
day morning for Des Moines, where
she will teach in the high school this
year.
The ladies OF the Congregational
church will hold their Woman's Mis-
sionary Society Wednesday afternoon,
September Sth, with Mrs. Clarence
Yoran. The leader will be Mrs. Geo.
Dunham
County Clerk o. r. Dunham is
sued marriage licenses to the follow
ing persons; Tony ], Cush and Elsie
A. Sands; Dennis B. Coleman and
Caroline G. Duggan; D. c. Abrams
and Dollie NJ Oakley.
Mrs. Atkins Hubbard of Council
Bluffs, and Mrs. Hattie Wenk and
daughter, of Pala Alto, California,
were guests Of Mrs. Frank Smith sew
eral days last week, and left for their
Ehomes last Friday morning.
u. w. Miles had as his guests
several days last week his sister. Mrs.
Alma Rigby, and her grandson, Duel
Maxwell, of Mt. Vernon. and Rev. Mr..
Lockard and wife OF Anamosa. Mrs.
Lockard is niece Of Mr. Miles.
Miss Hazel Huene returned home
from st. Louis the fore part OF the
week after spending the summer there.
She was accompanied home by Mr..
aud Mrs. Hickman. who will spend
several weeks in the O. p. Huene
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bronson OF
Muskogee, Oklohoma, drove to Man
chester last week and have been visit
ing the formers mother. Mrs. 9. F.
Bronson, and brother, Henry Bronson,
Mr.. Bronson is managing large Job
printing establishment in Muskogee'
and Mrs. Bronson is the secretary OF a
large oil company.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold their regular all day meet
ing. wednesday, September Sth,- in
the church parlors. The w. H. M. s.
will meet at 10:30, followed by pic
mic luncheon at noon. The L. A. s.
will meet at go and the w. F. NJ s.
will meet at 2:30.
Capt. and Mrs. Don Preussner
who have been at Camp Perry, Ohio,
| for several weeks. are expected home
this evening. Capt. Preussner has
been one of the instructors in the
rife matches which were pulled on at
the camp He also did some fine shoot
ing in some of the contests.
Mrs. C. w. Hayes Of Omaha,
Nebraska, was guest in the home OF
Mrs. ]. F. Merry several days last
week, and on Monday went to Roches-
ter, Minnesota, to be with her sister,
Miss Sue Paxson, who was operated
on last week Mrs. Hayes had been in
New York City, called there on ac-
count of the illness of her son, Charles
Hayes, and stopped off in Manchester
for visit with her friends while on
her way home.
1t is claimed that Amana lake in
the territory of the Amana Society
southwest of Cedar Rapids, is one
OF few places in the Whole United
States where the water lily is found
The lake covers approximately 200
acres and fully three-quarters OF
this space is covered with lilies. A
record crowd gathered at the Anana
lake Sunday to see the water lilies
in bloom. 1t is estimated that about
1900 different cars stopped there dur
ing the day.-Ex.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Platr and Mr.
and Mrs. F. F. Cary returned Monday
night from delightful automobiles
to Caledonia, Minnesota, where they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Sabin. Mr.. Sabin and his family have
moved to the progressive little city OF