Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-04-21
The Ladies Society of the Congre-
church will not hold their reg
ular meeting during April

The Ladies Society of the Congre-
gational church will not hold their reg
ular meeting during April.
Mr.. A. r. LOOMS, of TT. Dodge,
was guest OF his sisters, Mrs. Julia
Bailey and Mrs. Mary Servoss, last
Wednesday and Thursday. Mr.. Loomis
had been in New York with shipments
Of eggs and poultry and stopped off
here. on his way home. He left Thurs
day noon for his home, going by way
Of New Hampton, to look after some
improvements that are being made on
farm which he and his son, Fred
LOOMS, own.
-E. e. Douglas, who recently moved
to Cedar Rapids from Spring Branch.
was business visitor in Manchester
on Monday. Mr.. Douglass tells US
that he and his family are greatly
pleased with their new home in the
'Parlor City. He has q position with
the Welsh Cook Wholesale Company,
and his daughter, Miss Ruth. who was
employed by J. M. Jones & Sons, for
some time. has q fine position as book
keeper for the william Haskell Coal
Company.
The many friends here Of Harvey
Reyes, Of Minneapolis, Minnesota, will
be greatly relieved to learn that de-
cided change for the better Is being
reported Of late. MI. Reyes is son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reyes of this
city. For some time he has been In
wretched health, and a few weeks ago
he suffered a severe attack of diabetes.
He was taken to a hospital ut Wau-
kesha, Wisconsin, where specialists
are giving his case every atteution,
with the expectation that he will be
a well man before long.
Miss Luella Morse, who with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Morse,
have been spending the winter months
in California, arrived home early
Tuesday morning. Her parents
stopped off at Des Moines for a short
visit with relatives before coming to.
Manchester. Mr.. and Mrs..I. W. Lamp
mas who havs been IN California for
more than year, also came to Man
chester, and are packing their house,
hold goods for shipment to California.
Mr.. Lampman has invested in q home
on the Pacific coast and he and his
family intend to make their home in
the West.
A line from Mrs. Karl Buren, Stein
of Chicago, received at this office last
week conveyed the fact that Mrs.
STEMS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Pierce, have been having rather
sorry time for some weeks. Some
time ago Mrs. Pierce and the Stein
family figured in an automobile ac-
cident in which the former was quite
severely injured, and Mr.. Pierce had
suffered a slight stroke of paralysis.
but they are both recovering nicely at
this time. Manchester friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce will be pleased to
learn that they are on the road to re-
covery.
A correspondent from Monticello
to the Telegraph Herald says: "A sur
prise party was given to Mr.. and Mrs.
N. G. w. Winner, the "Midgets," at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Lang, last
evening. The party was given by the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
and Anslex Guild of the Methodist
Episcopal church, on this day. Mr..
and Mrs. Winner have lived in and
near Monticello the greater part OF
their lives, except during the time
when they have been travelling with
circuses giving exhibitions. They plan
to go to Seattle, Washington, to make
their future home." Mr.. and Mrs.
Winner have visited Manchester at
nearly every fair and fourth of July
celebration to operate their popcorn
wagon.