Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-18
Mrs. j. W. May is visiting
friends in this city.

Mrs. j. W. May is visiting
friends in this city.
Mrs. Earl Bronson, of Spencer,
is the guest of friends here.
The ladies of Sand Greek
church will hold a Chicken Pie sup
per at the home of Charles Bur-
hans Friday evening, September
Goth. Supper from six till all are
served. Every body come and have
good time. Proceeds for the bene-
fit Of the church. Ladies please
bring, cake.
Mr.. Zebediah Mcfarland of the
state of Washington was the guest
yesterday Of his brother, James, of
Collins Grove township. The broth
ers had not met before and until a
few days ago had not known Of each
others whereabouts since 1862. At
that time they resided in Indiana,
and Zebediah enlisted in the army,
and before the expiration of his
term of service his brother came to
Iowa. During a recent visit to his
old Indiana home to attend re-
union Of his regiment, Zebediah
learned that his brother James was
resident of this county, and stop
ped here on, his return home as
above stated. The visiting brother
was a schoolmate in Indiana of
Lieut.. Abner Durham of this city
and until yesterday, when by chance
they met here, had not seen each
other since the battle of Shiloh, in
which engagement they both were
participants.
The surveyors, who have in
hand the location of the proposed
interurban railway between Man
chester and Davenport, are working
towards Monticello, and are expect
ing to reach here in few days.
Leaving Manchester, the route
traverses Hazel Green township,
and strikes in by the old cemetery
at the Evers' place, and runs with
in about 80 rods of the Catholic
Church at Argand, thence it fol-
lows the hollow down past the old
Peak place, and runs in between
theJohn Mclaughlin place and the
Hasler farm. 1t comes onto the
highway in front of the Quaintance
house, follows the creek to the old
John Stevenson house, thence it
proceeds along the side Of the high
way to the Calkins corner, and
crosses the Milwaukee Railway
track, coming to the highway in
front of the Sandhouse home. 1t
then follows the highway past the
duster factory, and turns into town.
Monticello Express,
May LOOMS was born near
Manchester August II, 1885. At
the age of two years she moved
with her parents into this city and
received all her public school edu-
cation here with the exception Of
the last year in high school which
she completed in Ann Arbor, Michi-
gan, in June, 1908. She was &C.
companied there by her mother,
Mrs. Z. e. LOOMS, and brother, q.
E. Smell, who was taking a course
in law at Michigan University. The
same year Mrs. Loomis and May
moved to Cedar Falls where the
latter attended normal, graduating
from there in 1905 with the degree
Of NJ. Di. She accepted a position
to teach German and English in the
Shell Rock High School and taught
there for two years. Although she
was offered the position a SECOND
time she declined and accepted {
similar one in Carroll, Iowa, but
her health failed rapidly and OF
September 10. 1907, May LOOMS
departed this life in Carroll, Iowa
at the age Of % years. The funera
was held here from the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. S. j. Edmunds, Rev. j
r. Wagner officiating, and inter
ment was made in the cemetery
here. Owing TO the defective tele
graph service many of the relatives
could not be notified. Those iron
away who were present were he
mother, Mrs. e. E. LOOMS of Car
roll, her brother, G.. E. Smell an
his wife of Billings, Montana, tw
cousins, Mrs. Stella Van Duser AM
Mrs. Cora Zimmerman of Chicago
Mrs. Taylor Of Carroll. Iowa, an
A. w. Moore, Principal of the She
Rock High School. May Loomi
was the youngest child of Mr.. an
Mrs. Clark @. LOOMS and was
young lady sincerely beloved by he
wide circle of friends. At the az
: of five she became a member of tn
!. Methodist church here and ID
,, been a Jealous supporter of that fait
,, and was active in Junior Leagr
! ! and Sunday School work. Blesse
with a cheerful and sunny dispos
: ton, ever generous to and though
!, full Of others her going is gre
) bereavement to her surviving fan
. lily who are her mother, Mrs. E.
! LOOMS, her sisters, Mrs. Sam Or
! stead of Orwell, New York, al
: Mrs. Chas. Edmunds Of this cit
. and her brothers, Harry Loomis
. AnGover, South Dakota; Charl
= Loomis of Cheyenne, Wyoming, a,
a r. Smell ar R;llinos Nnonfana