Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
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d EDGEWOOD.
5 After a week of cold rainy weathe
: the sun has again put in its appear
II ance, as have also the threshers an
h shredders. About another week {
good weather and the threshing i
r this locality will be finished. w
t understand that most Of the farmer
d around here intend to shred some Of
! account of the shortage of hay, 9th
ers for the convenience of handlin;
j, the fodder.
DR.. Stella Mason of Mason Cit.
was in town Wednesday calling OF
, old time friends and also transactin!
business.
John Wiley and sister Mary O
: Littleport We're visiting relatives il
our community on Sunday of las1
week.
The Misses Hazel Wheeler ant
Hazel Coolidge returned to Fayette OF
last Monday to resume their school
duties at the U. I. U. after pleas.
ant visit at their parental home.
AIRS D. C. Gilliland returned home
from Manchester Wednesday morn.
ing after a pleasant visit with her
sister, Mrs..lWill Robbins.
! DR.. Sloan Of Strawberry Point was
a professional caller in this vicinity
last Thursday.
Mrs. Anton Funk and daughter
Kate were recent traders at Straw
berry Point.
Adolph Schultz left for La Crosse,
Wisconsin, last Tuesday for an ex-
tended visit at the home Of his Sis
ter, Mrs. Louisa koehler.
| Mrs. Fred Merkl and Mrs. Ike
Fisher were Oelwein visitors Wednes-
day.
Mrs. George Funk was an over
Sunday visitor at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pohlkamp of
Ryan.
Many from here attended the mar
ket day sale in Elkport Saturday.
Mrs. v. ]. Coolidge returned home
from Dubuque Wednesday morning,
where she had spent a few days Wis
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery, who have been
wishing at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. c. Cooking, returned to
their home at Erie, Illinois, the
first Of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hob Waldo and son
Fred returned home Saturday after
several days absence. They We're at
Waterloo to attend the convention an
visit relatives. From there they
went to Cedar Falls to visit their
daughter Myrtle, who is attending
school at that place.
Prof. and Mrs. E. F. Wisdom and
daughter were over Sunday visitor
with relatives at Bloomfield. Profss-
sor Wisdom arrived home Monday
morning but we understand that Mrs.
Wisdom remained for longer visit.
Mrs. Gilliland. who has been visit
ing her son, D. c.; and, family, re-
turned to her home at Pennsylvania,
the first of the week.
A land deal was closed last week,
whereby Joe Sharp becomes the own
er of 80 acres Of land, which he has
recently purchased from VIM. kram-
er. Consideration, $4,000.
Mrs. Bert Stone and Mrs. Basquin,
spent several days of the past week
with relatives at Manchester.
On Tuesday, October 10, occurred
the marriage of Miss Blanche Way
to Mr.. Cuthbert Hurd of Dubuque.
The ceremony was performed in Du-
buque at high noon in the presence
of few immediate relatives OF
the contracting parties.
The bride. who is q daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. c. Way, VS.
reared in this vicinity and has
host Of friends who wish her the
best Of success in her new vocation.
The groom is stranger to us, but
we feel confident that he will prove
worthy helpmate to the one he
has chosen as his bride. Immediate
ly after the ceremony MIR. and Mrs
Hurd left for Chicago, where they
will spend a few days. They will
be at home to their many friends af-
ter December LIST in Stillman flats,
Dubuque.
That their welded life may be a
long and happy one is the wish of
Edgewsod friends.