Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-16
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Matthews were
visitors in Waterloo last Sunday.

| Mr.. and MRS. L. j. Matthew's were
visitors in Waterloo last Sunday.
F. A. Peet, foreman in this office
was a business visitor in Chicago
last Friday and Saturday.
/, Miss Alice Hadley of Waterloo
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister in Manchester.
Miss Blanche Thompson Of Month
cello spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dudley are
visiting with the formers mother, Mrs
Jennie Dudley, in this city.
p. F. Britt and Dan Sullivan from
near Hopkinton were visitors at the
NJ J. Britt home one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. A J. Gildner ar
rived home from Colfax this morning,
after spending several days at the
famous health resort
The Lutheran Ladies Aid will hold
bake sale at Meggenburg's Music
Store Saturday, February 10th, 1921.
Sale starts at 10000 A. M.
Read what the Amsden Pharmacy
says in its space this week about
painting your residence property, in
order to properly protect it against
deterioration.
Elder M. W. Akers, pastor Of the
Baptist church, left this "wednesday
morning for Waterloo, where he is
attending a district meeting of the
Baptist denomination.
Mrs. G. w. Willard, who spent
a few weeks with Mrs. Ollie Hazel
rigg and her daughter. DR.. Ruth
,Hazelrigg, returned to her home at
Detroit, Mishigan, last week.
Special meeting of Rebekah lodge
on Tuesday evening, February 22nd,
for initiation. The Rebekahs of Del
hi will put on the work. Picnic supper
at TOO. Every one bring sandwiches.
Our farmer readers will be in
tersted in the announcement of Sam
Matheson, who says that all black
smithing at his shop is done at pre-
war prices. This one item means a
good deal to the average farmer dur
ing on year.
DIR. H. B. Willard of Des Moines,
spent several' days last week visit
ing with his mother, Mrs. G. w. Will
lard, who was the guest of Mrs. Ollie
Hazelrigg, and daughter, last week.
DR.. Willard is connected with Still
College of Osteopathy, of Des Moines.
The thermometer registered as
high as 6s above zero, on Tuesday,
February 18th, 1921, according to the
weather man at Dubuque. One year
ago the weather In Iowa was quite
severe, the thermometer registered IA
below zero. This makes a difference
of so degrees.
H. l.. Ram Of the Press, and the
local editor of the Democrat plan to
attend the annual convention OF news
paper men of Iowa at Des Moines
on Friday and Saturday of this week.
We give you our word of honor that
we shall try our level best to chaperon
Brother Ram, and if by chance we
need help We will send for Senator
Geo.S. Banta. Upwards of seven hun
dred newspaper men will be in at
tendance at the convention. .- ~
The Dubuque Daily News, which
has been in existance since August
9Th, 1919, suspended publication last
week and has sold it's subscription
list to the Dubuque Times-Journal.
A nupber of wealthy men of Du-
buque have found out that running |
a newspaper is not what many per-
sons seem to think it is. The Daily |
News is only one of many thousands |
of newspapers in the country which
could not make go Of it during the
past few years. Dubuque has two ex-
ceptionally fine daily newspapers, and
there really was little excuse for g.
third daily attempting to start.
The local editor received a card
from Mr.. and Mrs. M. I. B. Richmond, |
who are spending the winter in Long |
Beach, California, and on the card they |
say they are having delightful time
on the coast. Mr. Richmond says |
they have not seen snow this winter
He hasn't very much on us in this |
respect. While We have had some snow
there was never enough to make
sleighing. Just now we are having
weather which would be admirably
suited to April or May. The ice in
the channel of the Maquoketa has
melted, and a local doctor says the
roads are "out of sight. In places
where the roads are properly drained,
and where they were not plowed up
last November, they are drying off
nicely. Really, this has been a remark
able winter for Iowa.