Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-09-07

w. II. Bush.
Russell Lands has returned from
visit of several weeks with rela-
tives at Winthrop, Jesup and DEL
vein.
Samuel Hyde came up from
Dyersville Sunday to attend the flu
neral services of his aunt, Mrs. Fan
ME Bush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bergman were
state fair visitors during the week.
Clifford Grimes and Thos. More
land departed Wednesday for their
fields of labor the coming year. They
will teach in North Dakota and at
Kaunola, Iowa, respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bush were
called home from Cedar Rapids by
the death of his mother.
Mrs. A. B. Lands, A. L. Lands
and Mrs. ]. R. Grimes and children
were Sunday visitors at the S. W..
Klaus home at Earlville.
Fred Knee is gradually getting the
better of his recent severe illness.
This news is gratifying to his many
friends.
Mrs. Cyrus Craig is guest of
her sister and other relatives at
Mason City, having stopped there
while enroute home from Goldfield.
F. C. Knee of Waterloo was e..
guest at the DIR. F. C. Wilson home
for short time last week.
Mr.. Portwine and family have
moved to town and are occupying
Mrs. Julia Strader's house.
Miss Emma Chapman was quite Ill
Sunday with an attack of Group.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Wood of Earl
vile were callers at the R. B. Hogan
and James Prentice homes the first
of the week.
| DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Tobie and
daughter, Zala, are over from Earl
vile for visit with their many
Colesburg friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Metlin returned to
her home at Russell Monday. after
having been here for several weeks
caring for her sister. Mrs. w. H.
Bush.
Fannie May Hyde was born in the
vicinity of Colcsburg May 18th,
1865, was married to w. H. Bush
April 9Th, 1886. and died September
list, 1910, aged As years, 3 months
and 16 days. Mrs. Bush was taken
i'll in March and after being treated
for time by local physicians was
taken to Finley hospital at Dubuque
where it was made known that she
was suffering from an unconquer.
able malady-cancer. After her re.
turn home she lived eight weeks
during which time she was great
sufferer Kind friends ministered
unto her and with the attending ply.
sician, DR.. Wilson, did all in theil
power to alleviate her terrible suffer
ing. Her sister, Mrs. Metlin, of Rus
sell, was present at her bedside dur
ing the greater part Of her Hines!
and cared for her with true sisterl!
devotion. Mrs. Bush expressed .
strong desire to get well and remain
with her family, but bowed submis
sive to the Divine will. On the Sun
:. day preceding her death she sum
> moned her family and relatives t,
). her bedside, bidding each goodbye
speaking words of admonition an
t comfort and expressing her thank
to those who had cared for her. Sh
then sang portions of several hymns
e and raising her hands toward heave
!. exclaimed 1T is beautiful, o! no,
beautiful" She soon lapsed into un
J, consciousness, from which she neve
: fully awakened. The end came peace
fully and gently as a child fallin
e asleep shortly after six o'cloc
Thursday evening, September Isl
e Eight children were born to Mr., an
Mrs. Bush four of whom preceede
/ the mother to the spirit world. Wit
the husband and father four susviv
to mourn the loss and revere tn
memory of true Wife and mother
Ernest, of Cedar Rapids, Mildred
vi Walter and Cecil. The deceased wa
n member of the NJ. E. church an
S of the Rebekah Lodge and Mime
haha Chapter, No. 344, o. E. S. TIL
r funeral services were held from tn
S M. E. church Sunday afternoon, Re,
Geo. Shoemaker officiating. TIL
music was furnished by quartet
7. Mesdames Maxwell and Merten an
Messrs. Wellemeyer and Smith. TIL
is floral tributes were beautiful, larg
!, large shower bouquet OF roses, car
q nations and ferns from the Rebeka
ledge, and floral star from thee
v E. S., besides numerous other offe,
II ings. At the grave, the impressiv
d ritualistic services of both order
were solemnized and our sister wa
it laid to rest to- await the ressurectio
q morn. The funeral was one of tn
ia largest, If not the largest, ever hel
here. Many were unable to gain ad
d mittance to the church. 1t is in tn
n home circle where she was ever tn
d life and light that Mrs. Bush wi