Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-30
THE LOCAL news OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM our REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
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finest March In the remembrance of
the most aged residents of the yicin-
ity. Flowing and seeding is the order
Of the day and here's hoping for the
farmers bounteous season.
Mrs. d. S. Glazier has been on the
sick list the past week or so. She is
better at this writing, news we are
glad to note.
j. j. Drummer, buttermaker in the
Strawberry Point creamery, but for
merly of this place was seen shaking
hands with his many friends here on
Wednesday.
a Mrs. G. w. Barr was Strawberry
Point passenger Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Wiley enjoyed visit
from her sister Mary, of Littleport on
Thursday. a.
Clara Sackett has gone to Straw
berry Point to assist Mrs. Sheldon
during the summer.
Mary Newman closed her winter
term of school in the Weyant district
Friday.
Mrs. Anton Funk is reported on the
) sick list.
Dora Schultz returned home from
Strawberry Point last week for an
indefinite stay with home folks.
Baxter. Bros. have again commenced
corn shredding completing the jobs
they were compelled to sacrifice last
fall owing to the heavy fall of snow.
Mrs. L. s. Fisher arrived home on
Monday of last week after spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Nj.
3. Blair.
Grandma Coolidge returned home
from Manchester Monday morning at
which place she had spent the winter
Miss Stella Blair Of Hopkinton has
been engaged to teach in the VIII
Smith district this coming spring.
Miss Bertha Fear, teacher in the
Grammar department, returned from
Delaware on Monday of last week
where she had been on Sunday to
attend the funeral Of an uncle,
. Lawrence Funk sold his three year
old driving colt one day last week.
Mrs. A. Funk was reported on the
sick list last week.
j. B. Putt and wife were business
callers at Greeley one day last week.
Last Wednesday night a party of
girl friends were entertained at the
hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
]. Bixby, the guests of Miss Angie.
Those present were the Misses Boyer,
Fear, Fritz, Munger, Peats, Breed, PHI
hngton, Hubbell. Robson, Alger,.
Combs and Bixby They report very
pleasant time.
Mrs. Joe Ingersoll went to Des
Moines one day last week, where she
will undergo an operation.
Mrs. Marie Hubbell of Manchester
was the guest of friends here last
week.
A business deal was made here last
week whereby G. w. Barr Of the Barr
& Coolidge firm has sold his half in
terest in the store to Edward Putt Of
this place. The new firm will be in
future Coolidge & Putt. At this time
we are unable to state future plans
of Mr.. Barr but sincerely hope he
will see Mt to remain in our midst
for time at least
The death Of Mrs. VIM. Bacon of
whic we made mention last week was
caused from od-poisoning. At the.
time of her demise she was thirty
three years old. She is survived by
her husband and son Howard. The
funeral services were held at the res
tdence on Sunday afternoon of last
week conducted by Rev. A. B. Soule.
Interment took place in the Platt CEN
etery.
County Attorney Schultz of Gutten-
burg was here Wednesday attending
to legal matters.
Ed Gates has made conspicuous
improvement ON the roof of his feed
mill.
AT the home of her parents in the
west end of town occurred the mar
riage of Miss Virgie Boyd to Mr.. Mar
tin Matson at high noon on Wednes-
, day, March %, 1910. Rev. soule of
this place performed the ceremony
uniting them forever. The bride is
a daughter of MIR. and Mrs. James
Bod, and we'll and favorably known.
She has for some time past been a
sdenographer for a Minneapolis firm,
where she distinguished herself with
credit. The groom a complete stran-
ger to us, we are informed is mana
ger of lumber yard at Doran, Mime
sofa, to which place he will take his
wife after brief honeymoon. The
guests present were Mr.. and Mrs. M.
y. Boyd and son, Ray Boyd, Lottie NJ
son of Luverne. Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. ]. Bixby, Bessie sauerbry, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Waluo, Rev. and Mrs. L. Hubbell, Re,
and Mrs. True, Rev. and Mrs. "a. B.
Soule and son, DR.. and Mrs. Gray, Mr.
and Mrs. A Lovett of Elkport, Mr..
and Mrs. WI Wenkstein of Elkport,
Lille and Louisa Baldridge,, Rupert
Glass, otto and Roy Appleton, Bertha
Fear, Arson Lynde, Kate Hubblll,
Floy Robinson. Lou and Ethel Alger,
Lottie Breed. Angie Bixby, Grace and |.
George Pilkington, Laura Boyer and
Mrs. R. Norris of Strawberry Point.
Chas Todd. Floyd Hatch, G. B. Mad
dson, A. o. Seward, and F. Weyant
went to oelwein Thursday to be pres
ent at the Masonic lodge doings held
bhere that night. They report an
enjoyable time.
Several Of the U. 1. u. pupils were
home over Easter.
Miss Dobson of Fayette was here
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