Manchester Democrat., 1921-12-07
DELAWARE
Last weeks letter

Friends and relatives here have re
ceived announcements of the marri
age of Miss Hattie Benson to Johl
G.. Coonley at Waterloo, la. Thursday
November "a, 1921, at home after De
cember 1st, 1921 at Hampton, Iowa
Mrs. L. P. Flemings entertained tht
Larkin Club at her home Friday after
noon.
Mrs. o. Nicholson will entertain the
swedish Ladies Aid at her home mex
| week. December 8. Invitation is ex.
tended to all
Lars Hokenson and Pete Nelson went
to Chicago Wednesday night to visit
relatives for few days.
Helen Boots came up from Monti-
cello Saturday night to visit friends
2 few days.
Gus Lundis and little daughter, Ruth
of Kenwood Park spent Thanksgiving
here and attended the dinner in the
hall.
Mr.. Richie of Hartwick spent Fri
day night at the Charles Brown home.
Mrs. Carrie Cramer of Manchester
visited her parents Sunday.
Albert Person took advantage of
the excursion rates and went to Chi
cago Saturday night.
Mrs. Oscar Larson and little Dorothy
of Chicago came Thursday and re-
turned Monday, her mother, Mrs. H.
Olson accompanied her home and will
Snand tho Wiptar fhoro #
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Larson will move
this week to the Sackett farm west
OF town.
Joe Paris and wife and son, Clifford,
r. c. Harvey, Nels Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Zirtzman and wife and Mrs. l.. Kaster
were among the Manchester shoppers
from here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. March are the
happy parents of little daughter
since November IS.
Bonita Shaw and friend of Anamosa
spent Thanksgiving with her cousin,
Pearl Shaw.
The Swedish Ladies made about $36
at their dinner Thursday.
F. 3. P2fSSer, wife and son, Junior
and Miss Mae Stewart Of Delhi visited
Sunday at the L. Kaster home.
Willie Benda was able to leave the
hospital Wednesday after being con-
fined there for five weeks with typhoid
fever, He came here to the Pete Mort
inson home for a few days before re-
turning to his home in Council Hill, Ill.
His family were here also. They re-
turned home, Sunday.
Mrs. j. w. Meader and Miss Eleanor
Carron of Cedar Rapids spent Thanks
giving at the j. M. Kingsley home.
L. A. Gibson of Manchester shipped
a car load of baled hay from here to
Wheatland, la. Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Sloan was a passenger
to Strawberry Point Tuesday.
]. A. Gldner and brother of Man
chester went thru to Monticello Thurs
day.
Earl wilfong spent Thanksgiving
at the Boots home in Monticello.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes Of Delhi were
callers at the Geo. Sloan home Friday.
Mrs. Geo. Book of Earlville spent
Wednesday and Thursday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Curtis Davis and family.
Nettie Ball came home from Cedar
Rapids Saturday to look after some
business, Mrs. Hefner is some better
but not well yet.
Lew Davis and family spent Thanks
ersu r,if no lot tiua in Ia ~ 1ui1 Ia
their son Clair remained until Sunday.
G.. H. Pitcher and family visited
relatives in Earlville Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan spent Thanksgiv-
ing with their son, Jesse and wife in
Manchester.
Mrs. Geo. Ham of Earlville was a
visitor at the p. Mortinson home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denure sons, Jack and
Jesse and daughter, Annie Of Delhi
spent Thursday at the Jim Oakes
home.
Gladys Roloff came up from Cedar
Rapids and spent Thanksgiving with
her mother and stayed over until Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Malmgren spen,
Thanksgiving with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Boone had as
their dinner guests Thanksgiving Day
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brayton and daugh'
ter, Iva, Julia and Annie Davis, Mr.
and Mrs E. E. Boone and daughter
Gertrude and son Forest, Mr.. and Mrs
Doyle Boone, and Nellie Kaster Of
Manchester, Lucy and Susie Braytor
of Spring Branch, and Ned Paris and
family.
Mrs. Chas. Sutton was in Manches.