Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-05-18
B --Edw Hruby was a business visitor
In Waterloo last Thursday.

jsgg Ell W.fI1IubyW WAS q business YlSltOl
/ in Waterloo last Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Young Of Lake Geneva,
1 Wisconsin. arrived In Manchester Sun
day morning, and spent a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Mary Servoss.
Mrs. Servoss accompanied her daugh-
ter to Lake Geneva.
There Is to be given big dance
lin the local armory- ON Friday eve-
ming, May Goth. with Maree Skeel's
orchestra furnishing the music. Tick
cts to dance $1.O0 plus war tax. Spec
tator's 25c, plus war tax.
County Clerk O. r. Durham Is
sued marriage licenses to the follow
| ing persons during the past week:
Ilgot Hokenson and Hilda Swanson;
BByy--a., G Sherman and Grace 3. VEL
terlen; Gerhard "A. Hanson and Mar
jorie A. Taylor; Joe Tinkey and Ruth
Scovel.
Mrs. W. J. Smith and children
leave today for Eldorado, Kansas,
where they will visit with Mrs. Smiths
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Marshall,
and attend the graduation exercises
OF the High School Of that place. Mrs.
Smiths sister is a member of the
class.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Latimer OF
Caimar, Iowa. were the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. g.. Yoran, over Sunday.
Mr.. Latimer and Mr.. Yoran were
class mates in Cornell college, at Mt.
Vernon. Mr.. Latimer is the owner and
general manager Of the Calmar Elec-
trist Light Company, and mas made a
remarkable success Of his business
venture. At the present time the COM
pany in branching out In several
towns near Calmar
About one hundred of the mem
bers OF the Knights Of Pythias order
OF Manchester journeyed to our neigh
boring city Edgewood Monday eve
ming. The Manchester team initiated
seven candidates into the mysteries OF
the Third Rank. Five OF the seven
candidates were from Strawberry
Point, and two from Edgewood. The
Edgewood boys showed the visitors
a real time. The evenings program
closed with bang-up dinner which
was served by the knights in the par
lors OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
Miss Hazel Olmstead, who has
been manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company's Manchester Of
flee. leaves soon for Forest City. Iowa,
where she will spend her vacation.
Miss Olmstead has had flattering Of
.fers to accept position with the
company in a larger city. Miss Ohm
stead has been one of the most eff
ficient managers the company has ever
had In Manchester. and during her
stay in Manchester has made a host
OF friends who regret to learn Of her
Intention to leave Manchester. She
will be succeeded as manager here
by q. Miss Philip.
High School Normal Training ex-
aminations are to be held in Manches-
ter and Colesburg today "wednesday
Thursday and Friday. There are four
teen graduates In the Normal Train
ing department OF each school. The
graduates from the Manchester school
have done exceptional work, under
the very able direction OF Mrs. Hins-
dale, special teacher in Normal Train
ing. The Colesburg graduates are al
so especially trained in the art of
teaching, and from the twenty-eight
graduates many are planning on teach
ing the coming year.
Two young men, driving Ford
touring car, which, according to the
records in the County treasurer's Of
flee belongs to a Mr.. Knickerbocker
Of Edgewood, deported themselves on
Sunday evening in q manner which
was anything butt gentlemaniy. Upon
reaching Main street they drove their |
car to the curb, and asked two girls,
total strangers, to join them In a |
Joy ride. The girls entered the home
near where the car stopped and re-
ported the conduct Of the two young
men, whereupon the man Of the house
stepped up to the car. The young men
refused to divulge their names and
claimed that their home was at Ma
sonville. They were driving the car
with one number plate, instead Of
two, and were also driving about the
streets without the tail light In work.
ing order. Things have gotten to q
pretty situation when girls cannot
walk our streets In the early evening
hours without being accosted by young
fellows who have less gray matter
under their ivory domes than the
average curr that runs the streets.
We are not at all surprised that the
Young fellows refused to diyulge their
names