Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-02-16
THE LOCAL news OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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10 to IL degrees below several morn.
.ngs last week. "A
Berle Coolidge, whose school near
Communal was closed on account of
sickness, has again Assumed her
work there after spending her vaca-
tion here.
Mr. True of Denver, Colorado, was
n guest of his friend, Laura Boyer,
several days last wsek.
j.. B. Putt and family spent Sun
day of last week at the Balluff home
in Strawberry Point.
Mike Lucey and wife were business
callers at Greeley last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Alcorn spent
several days of last week in Man
chester.
Mrs. Rebecca Peet of Hopkinton
spent several days of last week with
relatives and friends here.
Anton Funk and wife returned
home from Ryan last Monday where
til " had been visiting at the Wilks-
meyer home Miss Gladys Wilke-
meyer returned home with them to
remain for an extended visit.
George Lillibridge Of oelwein is
spending a few days under the par
entail roof.
Alva Rhines and Stephen Funk
we're at Wood Saturday night
Maud Wheeler, who is attending
school at the U. 1. U. was home
over Sunday last week.
Chas. sReimer moved onto the Rob
1 inson farm last week, which. he has
rented for the following season.
John Grassmeyer of Strawberry
Point transacted business here sew
eral days last week.
Ed Helgermann has moved his
family into the Bacon house east of
the Congregational church.
Miss Jennie Pee. was the guest
OF friends in Strawberry Point one
day last week.
Prof. Gates, the phrenologist, who
has been here the past two weeks,
giving free lectures in the Opera
House evenings has his office over
the bank building during the day
where he can be consulted. He is
doing lucrative business.
Glen Peet was a Manchester Wis.
itor one day last week.
Jos. Thurn one of the men in
whose hands is placed the obligation
of raising funds for the maintenance
and keeping up OF the Catholic Gem.
etery at Greeley recently received q
check to the amount of two dollars
for that purpose from q. J. Ullman
of Paulina, Iowa, for which he feels
sincerely grateful and shows much
appreciation.
The M. q. church is now lighted
with gasoline lamps, the new plant
having been recently installed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caas. Blanchard
spent Sunday of last week with the
latter's parents at Eoi,i..nron.
Another business change OF some
interest has been made il cur burg
in The past few days. Mr.. Hatch ol
the firm Packard and Hatch has
sold his half interest to Mr.. Pack.
ard. The implement house, will, as
in the past sndeavor to supply the
wants Of the farmers in their line
Mr.. Packard quit the farm life and
came here last year to enter in this
business and is in sposition, from
experience, to know the farmers
needs and we see only success fol
him as we desire. Mr.. Hatch, We
under stand will retire from active
work, and enjoy vacation, vel
earned by the endeayors of his
past
John Sieve, one of our rural mai
carriers came very near meeting will
serious accident one day last weel
while on duty. His team, a span o.
Z young colts became frightened ant
in some manner broke the cutie
tongue. Mr. Sieve was thrown ou
ard the team then had full sway tx
flight, but missing the road that turn
into the fields at the DeForest Al
corn home they kept the blockadet
highway and after spending all theil
latent energies in the deep snow
they finally became stalled and were
extricated from their dilemma befor,
] any further damage was done
Francis Schultz is reported on the
sick list.
Wayne, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Farmer is quite sick at this
writing with pneumonia.
Abner Eaton and wife were Greel
ey visitors last Tuesday night.
The SPAIN Sand Rose Lumber Co.
unloaded several car load of coal a
the local yard last week.
Mr. Kellogg from Greeley came vi
last week to care for Mr.. Tubbs, who
is slowly improving.
The friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs. w. d. Sevey gave them {
very pleasant surprise at their home
north of town on Monday OF las
week, the event being the. anniver
sary o. their twenty-third marriage
Dinner was prepared by the self-in
yited guests to which the majority
testify as having done more thar
ample justice. Those present We're;
Mr.. and Mrs. Borton, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Wait, Mr.. and Mrs. Yves Alcorn
Mr.. and Mrs. John Seyey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs
v. J. Coolidge. Mr.. and Mrs. Jess
Richards, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bas,
sett, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhines
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Eaton, and Mrs
Carlton.