Manchester Democrat., 1921-09-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
OF THE PAST WEEK
j. C. NIEMAN FIGURES IN AUTO
ACCIDENT IN DUBUQUE
FRIDAY
STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL
J. J. Pentony, j. p, Accepts "N0 Good
Check as Fees for Performing
Marriage Ceremony

Miss Stella Mutschler spent Mon
day at her home in Dubuque.
The Fortnightly Club will meet
with Mrs. d. B. Bogaard on next Mon
day evening.
Orient Chapter No. Is O. E. S.
will meet next Tuesday evening, Sept
-tember 18th, with supper served al
$50. Work
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Malmgren left
this week for Wilmar, Minnesota, fol
a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Stanger drove
to Marion this week to visit with the
Millen family of that city.
DIR. and Mrs. A. L. Beardslee anJ
baby daughter of Chicago leave for
their home in Chicago tomorrow,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j, Pitts and
daughter Of Waterloo visited at the
/. L. Rolf home Sunday and Monday
Mrs. j. Graft of Peosta, Iowa, was
guest in the home OF her daughter
Mrs. William hartman, the past week
Mrs. Graft returned to her home Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. Holbert and daughter Mar
jorie and Mrs. Charmion Caswell and
little daughter drove to Ames this
week.
Mrs, l.. L. Coon and son Edward
of Strongs Prairie, Wisconsin, are
visiting at the H. A. Coon home in
Manchester.
Some of the Audobon club mem
bers spent most of Tuesday in the
Joe Jones woods north of town reveE
ling in nature.
Miss Jennie McCarren, who ha;
been spending the summer vacation
at home, has returned to her schoo
work at Minneapolis.
Miss Gertrude Pierce left this
week for Alton, Iowa, where she will
be an instructor in music in the public
schools of that city.
Dan Ballard was summoned tt
Cedar Rapids last Saturday on accoun
of the very critical illness of hi:
mother, Mrs. Allen Schoffner.
Mrs. Geo. Malven OF Long Prairie
Minnesota. arrived ir Manchester Mon
day evening for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Buffers.
Miss Alma Hutson left for Cedar
Falls Tuesday to take up a course
in public school music at the lowe
Teachers College.
Mrs. Weston Squires and son Wes-
ton of Canada are at Mrs. Squires
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Petition
Weston has entered the Manchester
Public Schools. %
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Jensen OF
Waterloo spent Sunday and Monday
visiting at the ]. p. Sloan home. They
drove to Legion Day picnic at Delhi
Tuesday with the Sloan family.
Members OF the Baptist church had
their annual meeting and election OF
officers at the church Tuesday. About
thirty-five members were present anC
chicken dinner was served
Baseball fans who have been ar
dently and enthusiastically following
the performances of Babe Ruth ars
now eargerly watching to see how fai
above the fifty mark he goes in his
home run scores.
We notice that-for the first time
In many years New York had no Labor
Day parade. Over half million are
out of employment in that city. Tn.
doubtedly that accounts for the lacF
of demonstration.
p. F. Madden has an announce.
ment this week which will interest
the boys. Mr.. Madden is going tt
present each boy with pair OF stills
who buys pair of shoes at his store
on Saturday, September 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grant wers
in Cedar Rapids last Saturday ano
Sunday. called there on account ol
the critical illness of the latter's Sis.
ter. Mrs Schoffner, whose condition is
such that hope of recovery has beer
given up.
The Board of Supervisors are in
session this week, grinding out the
usual grist of work, and allowing the
usual grist of bills. The September
session is always one of the mosi
strenuous of the years work, and
many items of important business ART
up for constellation.
The annual Thank offering meet
ing and program of the Missionary
Society of the Congregational church
will be held in the church parlors
Wednesday. September IA. A luncheon
will be served at one o'clock. Tne
members of the Strawberry Point so
ciety will be present.
Mrs. Paul Miller and two sons
of Morris, Minnesota, arrived In town
last week to spend few weeks at
the home of Mrs. Miller's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Jones. The Millers
will also visit relatives in cedar Rap
ids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Galiger and
two children Of Fallon, Nevada, are
guests this week of the latter's grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A Under
wood. Mr.. and Mrs. Galiger are travel
ing over the country in their car and
are headed eastward.