Manchester Democrat., 1921-10-05

best the land affords.
1t will be of interest to the friends
in this place of Miss Pearl Fear TO
know that she has been. chosen presi-
dent of the Promatheans, new liter
airy society of Cornell College, Mount
Vernon.
Mrs John Cook and her Sunday
School class of girls enjoyed pic
mic supper at the d. G. Hunt farm
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Barr, Of Manchester was
visitor on Friday at the home OF her
brother, c. L. Hamblin, while enroute
home from an over land trip to Du-
buqHe.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
served a missionary tea at the home
of Mrs. Frank Gienapp Friday af-
ternoon which was very largely at
tended.
Hester Hamblin visited relatives IL
Manchester Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Laxson is visiting rcla-
tives in Waubay, South Dakota.
Marie Hackbarth spent the week end
visiting friends in Dubuque.
Julia Kaufman of Wayerly is guest
of her sister, Mrs. Henry Wendt.
Mrs. DeFontaine of Dubuque visited
Mrs. Lewis Hartwig Friday.
The ladies of the Congregational
church are making extensive prepare
tions for the annual church fair and
festival to be held on Saturday, Oct,
20. A fine line of useful and fancy
articles will be on sale and boun-
tepus chicken dinner and supper viii.
be served.
Rev. C. w. Stark returned home
Saturday from Mason City where he
went to- officiate at the wedding Of
his neice.
Frank Diesch is in Finley hospital
Of an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Gurke and daughter
OF Oelwein attended the funeral Of
the formers granddaughter, Velda
Gurke.
The Outlook club held the first
meeting of the calendar year at the
home Of Mrs. Iva Koehne, Thursday.
A Ssumptuous club dinner was SER
we'd at noon. In the afternoon an in
teresting program consisting of Roll
Call. miscellaneous, presidents adj
dress, Mrs. Alice Meythaler. social af-
ternoon The Out Look club was or
ganized in 1896 The officers at the
present time are: Pres, Mrs. Alice
Meythaler; Vice-president, Mrs. Mih
ME Laxson; Treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth
Prentice; Secretary, Mrs. Lucetta
Tobie. The subject for study this year
will l,e History of Iowa. Americaniza
ton. The members of the club are,
Mrs. Iva koehne, Mrs. Elizabeth Prem
tice, Mrs. Lucetta Tobie, Mrs. Iona
Dunn, Mrs. Minnie Laxson, Mrs. Opal
Swindell, Mrs. Eliza Vanfleet, Mrs.
Winifred Lowe, Mrs. Emma Dickson,
Mrs. Alice Meythaler, Mrs Lucy Van
Gergen, the Misses Bertha Staehie,
Edith Volt and Dora Luers.
"A patch of acres of melons planted
by James Gearhart of Sand Spring
netted the owner $1400 this season.
Mr.. Gearhart intends to raise melons
more extensively next year,
Miriam Stubbs was the recipient
of surprise miscellaneous shower. al
the home of Mrs. G. B. Rogers Tues
day evening. A large number OF young
people were in attendance and the
guest of honor was presented with
many useful gifts. Refreshments were
served and the evening was one. of
much enjoyment to all in attendance.
c. A. Liebe has been very sick
man with lead poisoning. A trained
nurse is caring for him and his COIL
dition is now improving.
w. /. Millen was a caller in Man
chester Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howeihler in
tend TO. leave during the week fer
their h0ne at Chester. South Dakota.
Mr.. Howeihler was taken sick whil,,
here and their visit had to be pro.
longed few days until he was feel
ing better.
John Medland, Ed Bisgrove, Jolr
Cook and Searles Bisgrove transacted
business In Manchester Wednesday.
Hazel Reeder was home a few days
last week from Dubuuqe where she
is nurse in Finley Hospital.
The other day while Ray Robinson
was hunting squirrels in the grov1
q q OF nf hn oh lor ',
wolf He latter took the hide to Man
chester to collect the bounty, which
amounted to ten dollars.
A largely attended service was hetd
in the Lutheran church on Sunday
when the annual mission day feast
was held. The morning service WAS
conducted in German, the Rev. +
Knapp Of st. Sebald preaching the
sermon. In the afternoon, Prof. George
Zellinger of Dubuque, Seminary gave
an interesting address. At the close
of the services substantial mission
Offering was taken.
A number from this place attend Ell
a Harvest Home Festival held at the
Colesburg. M. e. church Saturday If
ternoon and evening. The Earlyille
quartette took part in the program in
the evening.
Rev. L. ID. Stubs leaves on Tues
day for Davenport to attend the NJ
E. Conference. 1t is understood that
Rev Stubbs will quit the ministry and
will not be returned to this charge
a fact his many friends here regre;
to know.
The mayor and town clerk have
been authorized and instructed to en