Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-21
Local and Neighborhood News

Local and heighborhood News
1t is a courtesy to your guests to
sac that their names appear in the
local newspaper. 1t is due to your
friends and yourself that, when WIS.,
ting, their names should appear in
The paper. Some one in the family
should inform the newspaper Of
sickness in the home Remember
that the newspaper is made by hui
man hands and brains, and if the
item concerning yourself or your
friend does not appear it is largely
your fault. No newspaper worker
is omnipresent.-Sioux Valley News.
A Kansas editor was married the
other day, and writes up his we'd
ding notice as follows: This is the
first instance in several years of
newspaper work that the writer has
dared to tell the truth about we'd
ding for fear of getting licked, and
does so now with keen relish. The
groom is an editor and is not an ac-
complished and popular leader of
society; in fact he does not know as
much about it as rabbit. His hair
is red and the freckles on his face
crowd each other for room. He has
never considered the future very
bright and promising. The bride,
Judging from the job she has taken
on her hands, is a young lady of
more than ordinary nerve"
A young man fell in love with a
pretty German girl and sent her
note proposing place of meeting.
He wrote: That my darling may
make no mistake, remember, | will
wear light pair of trousers and
dark cutaway coat. II my right
hand | will carry cane and in my
left cigar. Yours ever, Jake" The
girls father got hold of the note and
sent this answer: "Dot mine son
make no mistakes, / will be dreshed
in mine shirt sleeves. | will wear
in mine right hand club. In mine
left hand | will wear asix-shooter. You
will recognize me by the way | bats
You ON de head a goaple times twice
'nltl de club. Wait form at de cor
ser, as | Something's important TO in
form you init. Your trent, Heinrich
Muller" The young man didn't
keep the appointment.
George Seward, better known as
Uncle Tom," met with a painful
accident last Friday morning by
falling and breaking a bone in shis
left wrist. He was carrying out
some ashes from the house, when he
accidently fell with the above result.
He is getting along nicely now
lsdgewood Journal
Miss Lena Willenborg died at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Heary Willenborg, near Peters,
burg, last Thursday morning. Her
illness was of weeks duration. She
was a sweet and lovable girl and her
passing away is the cause of much
sorrow, among her large circle of
relatives and friends. She was
fourteen wears of age and leaves
10 mourn her departure four SIS
tiers and three brothers. The fun
eral was held Monday morning from
her late home to st. Peter and Paul
church, where requiem mass was
celebrated by Rev. Father Sassen.
Six girl friends carried their depart
ed friend to her last resting place in
The church cemetery. They were:
Misses Kate Domeyer, Eddie Do
meyer, Grace Boeckenstedt. Aggie
k.lostermann, Lizzie ROLES and
Louise charlottesville News
Last Thursday evening at six
O'Clock at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. August Irmscher,
near Colesburg, occurred the mar
riagc of Miss Martha E. Irmscher
and Mr.. John Il. AIcrten. The rooms
were decorated with smllax and car
nations and at six o'clock the bride
and groom, unattended, took their
places beneath a beautiful arch of |
smiax and flowers. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. j. G. Erb Of
Colesburg, and the wedding march
was beautifully rendered by Miss
Ella Merten. The bride was attired
in gown of lansdcwn while the
groom wore the usual black. After
the ceremony abountiful wedding
fe st was in order and about fifty
guests partookthereof. Tie bride
is well known in this vicinity and
by her amiable amer has Won
a countless number Of friends. The
groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j ,hn Merten and is one Of the
promising young men of Colony
to vnship. The Phoenix and Clipper
join in extending hearty congratula-
tons to the happy young couple
Earlville Phoenix.
We are called upon this week to
chronicle the death of one of Della
ware county's most respected farm
ers, Carl Hawker, ST., which occurred
Friday morning March End at the
home of his son Carl northeast of
town. He had not been in the best
of health for some time but his
death came rather unexpected. Carl
Hawker was born Sept. -, 1929, in
Liebben, Germany, where his child
hood days were spent. He was
united in marriage to Sophia Burt,
Oct. 20. 1854, at Boldikow, Germany.
They immigrated to the United
States April 10Th, 1883, and settled