Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-05
County Correspo dence.
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EDeEWooD.
With the opening OF the new sea.
son 1910, we wish our readers a glad
New Year.
Miss Kate Funk. who has been EN-.
ployed in the Claude Rulon household
at Wood for the past year and half
has resigned her position and is now
at home.
chas. Todd and Bianch Way went
ITO Greeley Friday night where they
furnished music for dance at that
place.
Henry Hesner and wife, Who recent
ly sold their town property 10 Mr..
Boyd, have purchased what'is known
as the Kirk place owned Of late by
Jas. Smith. Consideration, we be.
live, was $4,000.
Fred Densmore sold two IS in the
east end of town in the vicinity OF
the Shower home to Myron Stone,
( the local building mover, who has
purchased a house of II. Hawley and
! will move the same unto these lots
as soon as is convenient.
Henry Wiley ST.. spent several days
Of last week at Elkader, where he
consulted medical aid frsm local
physician there.
Lawrence Funk, who has been
working for Andy Peters the pe st
season Is home for. the winter. He
intends going west in March with a
band of immigrants from this place.
The U. /. U. students from this
place returned to their studies again
Monday.
Jas. Cross, who has been on the
sick slist. is slowly improving.
The ice harvest here was on in
I full blast all last week the officers
the Farmers Cooperative creamery
company have been filling Their ice-
house. The product is frozen to {
depth Of about seventeen in hes.
Mrs. verd Coolidge received wore
last Friday of the serious illness of
her aunt, Mrs. Grapes, of Des MONIES
and fastened to her bedside at once.
The Thurn boys living north OF
town delivered a;two year cd colt to
Greeley one day last week. Consid.
Grafton $265. They purchased the en-
NAL little over year ago paying
$50 for the same.
Joe Robson shipped a car load OF
cattle to Chicago one day last week (
The carpenters have completely
finished the los. Thurn home south
of town and the brush of TIE pan er
will be busy In the near future. Mr.
Thurn Will by anather spring be sit
uatcd in as cory and con enient q
home as the heart Of a rmer GU d
desire. BY the etf,rts of his own
ambition. he has erected a list CT
farm buildings tina. are a credit to
any farm and bespeak for thamsa.ye
the attitude of the mind that con
ceived them.
The lats Mrs; Eckert iof who's
death we made mention las. wee
&as lbdrn III Michigan in 1896 l.,
1856 Emily Logan came with her rar
ents to Iowa, and year later W.,
married to Henry Eckert ,wh5 pracad.
ed her to the grave several We RS age
Sine; is survived by three sons an,
three daughters: George OF 6ice er
South Dakota: Charles and Mrs. Be-
tina Bromley Of P.ainfield, Iowa; E
s !, .r Of Strawberry. Point, and Mrs
Esther Stone and Mrs. R. Firman
this place. Funeral services wer
conducted by Rev. A. B. soule Of h
ME- church. aInterment was m DR.
a. Lamont on Sunday of last week.
Mr.. Shaeffer visited his parents a.
Central City several days last week. i
Miss Geneveive Waldo, VINO h s
been visiting relatives at Earlyill
during the. holiday vacation, retu- net.
home Thursday.
On last Wednesday evening, De-
scember 20, 1909, at the home of tn
BRIDES parents Of this piece occurre
the marriage Of Miss Ruth Ru.on ,te
Mr.. Roy Alcorn two of our most ror-
;:lar young peple. Rev A. B. So, /
performed the ceremony. The brid
has been resident Of this place 70
the past several years. She is tn
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. y
Rulon. Until several weeks ago sfe
was employed in the Journal" offic
at this place and distin gu'shed he
self as one of Its factors. The groom
is the youngest son Of ,Mr. and Mrs
w. H. Alcorn and has lived in this
vicinity all his life time, having ar
ed the barber trade and prac.icec
that profession In Greeley until about
two months ago when he sod his in.
terest to his partner. May long, un-
clouded welded bliss attend them, is
the least Of our wishes.
Rumor has it circulated that Fred
Merkel has purchased the Fred Peet
house in the south part of town. We
are unable to learn the price paid.
Jos. Thilp and wife were Strawber-
rp Point traders Friday.
Mrs. Milton Alcorn. who has heen
bed-fast the past several weeks is
able to sit up a little at this writing,
news we aTeEvery glad to note,
Mrs. Adam Miller and dau liter o
1ianchcMar spent Christmas at tn
Fome Of her daughter. Mrs JOS Th.ll
Sheriff Dittmer Of Elkader tran
eeected business heresone, day,. last
week.
4 Dora Schultz of Strawberry Pom
lpent New Years Under the parental
EnPt