Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-08

Ter, MIS-. Claude Coon
Miss Jessie Franks of Gutenberg {
was recently a Colesburg visitor In
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wordehoff and
Bertha and Miss Rose Link Of Dyers- s
vile were Memorial Day visitors in 1
town.
S. w. klaus of Earlville was az call /
er in the burg Saturday
Mrs. Quinn and little son, and
Mrs. Canada of Elkader were Coles
burg visitors during the week with
their mother and sister, Mrs. Ryan
and Mrs. William Adams.
Ed Moreland and George Cramer
and the Misses BERTHE Moreland, Luz
cile Lands, Jennie Frey, Gertrude
Moreland, Gertrude Bolsinger and
Kate Moreland were at Elkport on
Thursday night to attend the com
mencement at the high school and
the dance that followed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lands of
New Vienna were among Sunday
visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Putt and child
rem, Marie and Linus, paid Edgewooe
friends a visit the first Of the week.
Twin girls were recently born tt
Charles Carlow and wife of Upde
graph.
Chris Miersen, wife and children OF
L TNryo i1,se, h;
on Sunday.
Gilbert Irmscher and sister, Miss
Alice, drove to Graid Saturday to Wis
lit their sister, Mrs. VIM. Wicker
sheim and family.
The funeral services of Mrs. j. D.
Bristol were held at her late home
Wednesday afternoon in charge Of
Rev. R. T.. Westren. Interment was
made at Oak Hill cemetery beside low
ed ones gone before. The following
obituary was read at the service.
Mary Decker was born in New Jer,
lsey February 20, 1926. She lost her
mother in infancy and was taken to
live with her grand parents. They,
when she was quite young NOV
led to New York. On the first Of Feb
ruary, 1S47 at Port Jervis, New York,
Il she was united in marriage to John
ID Bristol. In the spring Of 1855
Ishe with her husband and three chill
dren came to Iowa and settled on a
farm three miles west of Colesburg.
They knew the hardships and priva-
lions of pioneer days But they pos
! sessed such courage. industry and
other sterling qualities that merit
success of which goodly portion
came to them. With three more chill
dren.to brighten the home the fam
/ lily continued ,lnbroken until June 80,
: 1894, when the husband and father
! died. Amelia, the youngest daughter
soon followed the father and was
9 laid to rest in the fall of 1897. The
! five other children are still living
{ Louisa, Leavitt, William and Peter
4 lat Colesburg and Mrs. Mary Ellen
Gates at Laurel, South Dakota The
+ deceased came from the good old Ply
s mouth stock. In 1866 she united
j, with the Congregational church Of
which remained faithful member I'm
a til her death May 20, 1910, at the
$ ripe age of "a years, 3 months and
10 days. The five children, three CRANE
vt children, with other relatives an,
w friends mourn. the loss of one wht
e was a great lover of home, a devot
ed mother and kind neighbor.
]! Eve miss thee from our home, deal
l. mother,
e We miss thee from thy place,
y A shadow DER our life is cast,
L. We miss the Sunshine of thy face
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
h. Thy fond and earnest care.
l. Our home is dark without thee
We miss thee everywhere.
wi The family desires to return thank
;. to the kind friends and neighbour
who assisted them during the Hines.
Of and death of their dear mother.
IS Mrs. ]. A. Bush has gone to Win
1t ona, Minnesota, to see a frined whit
t. is seriously i'll in the hospital at tina
N place.
AZ Miss Bertha Fear closed he
e school at Edgewood Friday and /.
e paying her Colesburg friends a visi
n before returning to her home a
Webster City.
r Howard Dittmer is at home from
is the U. l. U. for the summer vacation
IA Thos. F. Martin of Dubuque was
a visitor at the R. B. Hogan home dur
d ing the week.
y The Memorial day services called
:, out goodly number and the program
; proved interesting and impressive
0 The church was decorated with flags
e and bunting, songs by the choir in
J, vocation by Rev. L. j. Bremen and
J. short speeches by Revs. Hursch ant
o Western and Cyrus Craig made u4
y the program. The Oak Hill cemetery
. was then visited and graves of the
/ departed heroes decorated.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wordehoff OF
Y Dyersville were among our Sunday vi
e itors.
: s. w. Klaus and family We're over
5 from Earlvil!e to spend Sunday with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Grimes. Mr..
and Mrs. J. R. Grimes and daughter
, Bernita and Miss Blanche Grimes
were Key City visitors one day last
week.
George Herman and his force OF
lemsyer.