Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-12-28

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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Doneghy
and children are here from Macon,
Missouri, quests in the Austin D..
Brown honl E.
Mrs. W. II. Gildner who has been
visiting NorA Springs relatives for
time, will be Joined by Mr.. Gildner
the latter part of the week.
The death of Mrs. Thomas
Briggs occurred Sunday at her home
in this city after> a long illness. An
obituary doa, notice will appear next
The II. q. Graham grocery
stock has been i purchased by w. Ii.
Laiferty and the Nstore has been clos
ed while an in entory was being
Miss HgGtie Rich was one of
hose welco.Aned home for the hoii-
lays. AIiSss Rich is taking II course
It the Sytate University to later enter
he 1a'Shks as professional nurse.
~. Il. and T. e. Williamson,
gDrs. Cummings and Hilgendorf, j.
platt, John Dalrymple, and the Mes
danes G. Nash, Geo. Harper and w.
H. Zeuch of Hopkintoh, were Man
chester visitors Thursday last.
AT the home of the brides
mother in this city on Christmas
day, Rev. II PsseiIanssidee- united in
marriage Miss Viola Stevens, daugh-
tor of Miss Emmeline Stevens, and
Harry Silker Of Lamont The young
people are most estimable and their
friends extendhappy congratulations
and best wishes for future Of pros
perity for them.
Tuesday night: A. regular
western blizzard has been blowing
for the past eighteen hours from the
north west. Snow is piled in great
drifts everywhere and it was with
difficulty one could get anywhere
about town today. The stores all
closed at six for the day and some
Of the down town workers were not
able to get home atall. Trains are
all late, telegraph and telephone
wires are down and in fact we are
enjoying the worst storm remember
ed in years.
Word comes to US to-day, Tues
day, of the death of Harry, son Of
Mr. and Mrs Bert Sheldon, former
ly of this county near Coggon, now
of Hyannis, Nebraska. Harry was
attending Business college at Grand
Island, Nebraska, when he was tax
en- sick with pneumonia and his
death occurred at that place last
Saturday. The many friends Of the
family in this county will extend
heartfelt sympathy to the parents SO
sadly bereaved Of a son just entering
upon amanhood that promised much.
-Hopkinton Leader: Hogan &
Co. took in three cars Of hogs last
Monday, among which was a lot OF
81 from Herman Mensen, which are
said to have been the best bunch
brought to Hopkinton this year.
They averaged $50 pounds each and
brought MI. Mensen a check for
$394.17. G.. M. Littlefeld also had
43 on the market which brought him
| $4S2.23; Charlie Murray 25 that
|brouht him $685. 90, and John Funke
16 that brought $25S.54. There
were several others who took home
checks amounting to nearly 500
each
Mrs. Mary A. Poskey is here
from Henrietta, Texas, for months
visit with relatives, being a guest
this week in the homo. of her uncle,
is. s. Ives, at Dundee. Mrs. Poskey
was formerly Miss Mary Ives, being
the daughter Of Nelson Ives and
Sarah McFall Ives, first settlers of
Richland township, in which town
ship Mrs. Poskey was born. AT the
age of about six months, she was
taken by her parents into Texas.
]. Very soon thereafter, her mother
died at Little Rock, Arkansas, and
| with her father she returned into
Indian Territory where when about
four years Of age she was left an
orphan by the death of the father.
Thomas Hickox, ono Of the pioneer
merchants of Forestville, who went
, south with Mr.. and Mrs. Ives, and
. who married in the territory, took
care of the baby for some time,
their home being in the Cherokee
, Nation. A number of years ago,
Mrs. Poslsey had an estate left her
and attorneys here tried to get trace
: of the lost heir and during all Of her
!, years Of absence, her relatives have
) at different times tried to get cor.
: respondence with her. But moi
!, until Mrs. Poskey arrived last week
i had her Delaware County relatives
5 the pleasure ola personal acquaint-
ance with her.