Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-02

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clicked the bucket"
Miss Lillian Reichart spent few
days in Worthington last week.
Eli Ford packed his box last Wednes-
day and pulled for Grandville, VT,
where he will stay year or SO with
his relatives and others and then he'll
come back again.
Mr.. Donald Stevenson went to Lori
mer to help his brother Arthur some
time ago.
All kinds of hogs were shipped out of
town last week. Buyers paid all the
way from $3.50 to $500 for them.
STRAWBERRY POINT.
A gentleman from Manchester has
been here in the interest of the Iowa
Legion of Honor, the past week.
Miss Irene Thorpe, niece of G. G.
Potts, has been visiting here since Sat
urday Her home is in Manchester.
Hazel Huene, sister of Mrs. III. A.
Harrington and Charles Huene, came
up from Manchester and is visiting
here.
Harry Huene, of Manchester, rode his
wheel to this place Tuesday and is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Harrington.
Some time ago mad dog appeared
at the home of Chris Sauerbry and bit
one hog for him, which developed n.y.
drophobia and was killed. Another
hog died mysteriously. Later the dog
was seen at John Alderson's place and
was shot by Mr.. Anderson. In few
days COW belonging to him developed
symptoms of rabies and died. Last
week, Thursday evening, Mrs. Sauerbry
hearing commotion among her Cos
lings, got up and went out to investi
gate. She does not known whether she
stepped on the animal or not, but the
cat bit her just above the heel. She
grabbed the cat to pull it loose, when
she was bitten on both thumbs. The
cat was killed next morning and
whether it had been bitten by the dog is
not known. To be safe, however, Mr..
and Mrs. Sauerbry went to Chicago
Monday evening for treatment at the
Pasteur Institute. 1t is hoped that it
will not prove serious for Mrs. Sauerbry
and their fears may be groundless. A
sharp lookout should be kept for symp-
toms of this dread malady in dogs and
any dog acting queer should be prompt
ly killed.-Mail Press.
DYERsvILLE AND VICINITY.
Rev. Father Schemmel, of Bancroft
was here last Tuesday to visit his
brother Ben Schemmel, the cashier OF
the Farmers State Bank. They drove
to New Vienna in the afternoon to
visit their mother.
Mr.. ID. S. Murphy, the car inspector
of the Rock Island and Pacific at Chi
cago is here to visit his brother Jerry
Murphy of Northfork. He also called
on relatives in Wisconsin and Nebras-
ka, He will return Saturday. We &C.
knowledge pleasant call
Mrs. Christina Goedken died early on
Wednesday morning, July IS, 1899, of
old age, being over eighty-three years
old. She was native of Eisbergen.
Germany, born May 81, 1916, her maid
en- name being Christina Wilmes, and
came to America, in 1849 and first lived
at Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was
united in marriage with G. FL. Goedken,
and then they moved to Galena, Illi-
nois. In 1858, they crossed the Missls-
sippi and settled on their farm two
miles east of Petersburg, Delaware
county, Iowa, thus becoming one Of
the pioneer families of this part of
Iowa, and helped to turn the primitive
Wilds into fine farms and productive
fields. Her husband died on January
10, 1885, and since then the deceased
lived on the homestead with her
children. She leaves three sons,
Bernard, John and Gerhard; and two
daughters, Mary, now Mrs. Frank
Knueve of Templeton, and Lizzie, now
Mrs. Geo. Scherbring who deeply
mourn her loss. Mrs. Goedken was a
highly respected christian lady, and a
devoted mother and wife, and will long
be remembered for her many virtues.
Mrs Otilda Krspn died at the home
of her daughter Mrs. August Bsgge in
this city last Saturday evening, July %,
1899. Mrs. Kraph was born at Bam-
berg Oberfranken, in Bavaria, one OF
German states, on December 81, 1929,
and was therefore SO years, 6 months
and 81 days old at the time of her death
Her maiden name was Otilda Spiel
mann. In 1895, she moved with her
parents to America, and first settled in
Indiana, about so miles west of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, and in 1S49, came to Iowa
with OK teams and settled at Fort
Atkinson, in Winneshiek county. On
June 5, 1850, she was united in marriage
with Mr.. George Krapn in st. Boniface
church at New Vienna by the Rev.
Father Plathe, after which they resided
on their farm in Bremen township,
Delaware county, thus becoming pio-
neer settlers OF this vicinity. Nearly
the whole country was vast wilder
ness, and Mrs. Krapti and her husband
who died January Z, 1873, had the
pleasure of seeing the march of civil.
cation take possession of the primeval
forests and prairie, and turn them into
fertile and productive fields. She re-
sided on the farm until little over a
year ago when she came to Dyersville
! to live the remainder Of her days with
her son-in-law and daughter Mr.. and
Mrs. August Bagge. She is survived
by five sons, George, Matthias, Jacob
John and Joseph; and four daughters,
Mary now Mrs. August Bagge, Francis
now Sister Thomasina, Caecilia- now