Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-06-09
PIANO TUNING
DELL C. WRIGHT
At Wright's Studio, Phone 654.
MANCHESTER, IOWA.
COLEsBURG.

A. M. Rea of Lindsay, California, is
here for a visit. His many friends are
glad to see him.
This section of the country was Wis
tied by a heavy downpour of rain,
with some hail, Tuesday afternoon.
There was a hard wind, also, and
shade trees about town were broken
At the l.. A. Kocher place, one of the
large windows of his new house was
| blown in and demolished, and the
chicken house was turned about on its
| foundation and made to face west in
stead of south, as originally. The
| west door of the M. E. church was
blown open and torn from its moor
ings. In the country, nearby, several
windmills were blown down. There
was another heavy shower Tuesday
night, which washed out some of the
| gardens about town. Lightning
struck a large tree on the j. II.
Kruemple farm, during the storm Of
| the afternoon.
Leo Bush returned home Tuesday
/ "
attending Cornell College. He will
work for G. F. Gorkow, at carpentry,
during the vacation.
r Misses Rpsadel Taught, Coral
Smith, and Mae Hogan went to Cedar
Falls, the first of the week, to attend
the state normal school.
Colesburg sent delegation to Fair
grounds at Manchester Friday. The
contestants in the spelling match,
Chester Shaffer and Pearl Hansen,
were present, the former winning 4th
place.
The Zions Missionary Society held
the regular meeting Thursday, June
3rd, with Mrs. Robert Schwaub. AT
the close of the regular program and
business session refreshments were
served. There was a good attendance
and pleasant and profitable meeting
is reported.
Kenneth Kuhlman has gone to
Charles City to work in the Hart-Parr
factory.
Mrs. Clyde Tidball and son, of
Brookings, South Dakota, are visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. Tidball will be better remem-
bered as Miss Florence Miller, at one
time teacher in our schools.
Mrs. Anna Plummer, of Lime Spring
met with Minnehaha Chapter No. 344,
O. E. s. Thursday afternoon, and
evening. A very pleasant and profit
able session resulted and at the close
of the work, refreshments were served.
Mrs. Plummer went from here to
Hawkeye.
Mrs. Emma Chapman is improving
The Charles City District Mission
airy Convention, is being held at La
Crosse, Wisconsin, and a number OF
delegates from Colesburg are in at
tendance. &ts A'tl15 tj#lG
Mrs. A. C. Panzlau, Mrs. A. G.. Wess
sci and Mrs. Henry Kurrelmeyer rep
resented the Zion Missionary society,
while Miss Lizzie Brockmeyer was
delegate from the Standard Bearers.
Miss Estella Klaus also attended the
convention, asS she is the District
secretary.
Mrs. George Sampson was called
to Giard, last week, by the serious
illness OF her sister, Mrs. Nettie ALERT.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Schwietert and
baby, Doris, were Monday callers at
Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Fenniken, of
strawberry Point, and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F.sFlenniken, Of Edgewood, were
calling upo n friends in town Mon
day.
S. w. Klaus. and family, of Earlville,
were among our over Sunday visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simms, Of bellevue,
who are to have charge of our schools
next year. arrived here on Saturday,
to look over the field.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Bloom were Sunday
callers at the A. l.. Lands home.