Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-09-25
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great sorrow that has overtaken
them.
ROPKINTON.
A boy was born to John Schuster
and wife last Tuesday.
7. G. Grapes, of Milo township,
and F. o. Muckler, of Huron, S. D.
are in town today for a look about
with friends.
Glen Furman, who went to North
Dakota, is home. He says the wat
er wasn't good enough for him.
F. E. Williamson, P. R. Wheeless
w. G. Lux and T. A. Irish went to
Canada Tuesday to look up land.
j. s. Mcconnell and wife will go
to Audubon tomorrow for visit
with Rev. and Mrs. Macintosh.
w. H. Littlefeld and wife de-
parted Tuesday for lola, Virginia,
where they will spend the winter
with E. NJ. Slauson and wife.
Miss Eva Keith, who spent the
summer with her aunt, Mrs. Barber
in Herrick, Neb, returned to her
home in Hopkinton last Thursday.
Miss Margaret Greer departed
this morning for her field of work
at Selma, Ala, where she is engaged
as teacher in the mission school that
is undertaking to educate the colored
people. This school has been IN
operation since 1863 and is one of
the most important missions in the
South.
There is dispute over the owner
ship Of part of car of western
horses sold at auction at Monticello
some time ago. Parties have been
on the ground claiming that some
of the horses were stolen, and those
who bought are asked to deliver
them up. The party who sold the
horses is not resident of Monticel-
10.
The proceedings Of the super
visors say, Is usual, that the audi
tors report Of warrants issued is APP
proved. They refer to warrants is
sued between sessions of the board
The supervisors of course know
what the warrants are and for what
purpose they we're issued. The
public desires to know also, and
ought to know. But this may be a
case where, "the public may be
damned, perhaps.
Mrs. j. J. Dunlap and children
departed today for Red Lodge,
Montana, to join her husband, wi {
has been there for several months
engaged in general store. We
rather dislike to see these good
Hopkinton citizens allured away by
the prospective riches of the west
but we all wish them good luck
nevertheless.
Mrs. S. j. Wells, whose critical
illness was mentioned last week
died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. G. o. Miller last Thursday
morning after a painful illness OF
brights disease. Mrs. Wells was
born in Berrien county, Mich, in
1887, and was married in 1854
With her husband she came to 10.
wa in 1866 and settled at Greeley
Mr.. Wells died in April, 1906 and
at the home of his son-in-law, G q
Miller. then living in Delaware
The children surviving are Jud,
Will, Frank. Robert. Mrs. Hattie
Wandell and Mrs. Fannie Miller
Brief services we're held at the Mil.
Ter home in this place Friday morn.
ing, conducted by Rev. j. F. Bin
denberger of the M. E. church, and
the remains were taken to Greeley
to be inferred by the side of her
husband. The friends of Afr. and
Mrs. Miller will soroowfully sympa
thize with them in their bereaye
ment
Michael Hogan went to Chicago
last Thursday anticipating the ne
cessity of a surgical operation His
interior machinery has been out O
order, the contraction of the muscles
of some part with a long name pre-
venting the proper passage of fooe
to the stomach. 1t was expected thu
knife would have to be employed tt
correct the trouble, but the physi
clans say that they will be able tt
effect cure by other treatment ane
he is now at Mercy hospital for tina
purpose. His friends here will hop,
that he will come home entirely re
covered.-Leader.