Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-09
!. The ! LOCAL ] ] NEWS '||| ! / OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
RYAN. .

to Adams township, this county,
about sixty. years ago, II and settled
on the farm whore he lived .continu,
ously for alt those yeAgs only at
times to take short vacation and
that was in late years. Mr.. Donnel-
~ was a man who was continuously
to be found IN his farm toiling fer
lis family. and. con Sunday he was
found occupying his ,e" i'll the Cath
Oh, church Of which he was good
member. Late. Yeas. f:.wever, he
became 50 roorly that the trips back
and forth % church was more than
his weakened condition could stand.
Mr. Donnelly was ono OF the early
pioneers and few who are now enjoy
ing the luxurles. OF this county. anu
knows what it. means to look back
ward to forty or fifty years ago The
facilities for obtaining large for
tune by hard work meant a great
x deal, but the. subjee.. Of this sketch
toiled on and educated a large fam
lily in some Of the best colleges in
s this country, and saw them settled
4 in their various vacations, some OF
/. which the most people would well
feel proud Of, but to Mr.. DonneH!
it was only what he thought was
common thing He was humble
man In his position in life. He hat.
4 as much respect for the poorer class
as for me more fortunate in life
Il We dos not think such a thought O..
wealth ever. entered his mind. Hi
Wifi. Mrs. Donnelly, died about eigh',
years ago and since that time he b:
lived with his son and family, MI
and Mrs. Thomas Donnelly. Fur
while he lived with. them in theil
home, and thinking he would like &c
go back to the ho1ae where he an
his wife and family lived for so mar
years, Thomas, to make it agreeabl
for; his father, rented his own far
and he and his own family went c:
the Old Homestead, u shor. dts.anc<
where the subject Of this sketch pass
ed away about $3.50 O'clock Tu2 sd
afternoon He leaves sfter him
large estate. owning land in low
Minnesota and Dakota. He was Q,
Of the stockholders in the bank tei
4 in Ryan: He was a man you wout
like to talk with-;olly; good matt
ed soul. He leaves a family sroW.
ITO man ana womanhood. all sstt.t
I'm life: DR.. Donnel!y Of Ryan; Jam 6
holding a government position in O.
lahoma; Sister. Mary Columbia al
Sister Mary Albin, instrtctcrs
Catholic schools Of Chicago; Julia
Donnelly, superintendent OF The ~,
roe street hospital, Chicago; Josepi
P. Donnelly, a prominent attorney Q;
Helena, Montana; Mrs. Frank Rya
living ON large farm about mile
northeast OF Ryan; Thomas Dome
~, a prominent farmer near Ehler.
The funeral procession consisted OF
about one hundred and fifty teams.
This alone testines the respect the
people held for Mr.. Donnelly.
Archbishop Keane Of Dubuque was
a visitor at the Father Milloy home
Friday.
Mrs. Mcclure, mother of Mrs
O'Hagan. visited with her during tn
week.
Miss LEILA Donnelly Of Wellman
was home to attend the funeral oi
her grandfather, Mr.. Donnelly. sht
came Thursday morning, returnin
Saturday.
Miss O'Donnell OF Monti visitet
with Miss Waugh Sunday. Both &C
ing to Dubuque on Monday.
Patrick Ney was a Ryan caller o.
Sunday.
Mr.. Cawley, Of the Delaware coun-
IT, State Bank, was in attendance a,
the funeral Of the late Patrick Con
nelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goss will soon re-
move OF their farm near Willon Grovt
Mrs. Thomas King was Manches
ter caller one day during the week
Father Milloy was in Waterloo,
called there by the Archbishop to as
sist in the confirming Of a class OF
children.
Father McElliot was a Manchester
caller recently.
The Foley family went to Independ-
ence Sunday afternoon.
W.. H. Ward and R NJ. Merriam
we're Manchester business visitors or
last Wednesday
Father Behan Of Charles City VS.
I home visitor last week.
t.dr. Duffey, our dentist, entertain
ed his two sisters from Farley lasl
Saturday. t%.5
William McEnany and son Herr.
were in Waterloo Saturday on bust
ness.
Charley Worley is in Nebraska at
present, looking after land interests.
William O'Brien, our veterinary,
entertained his sister from Minneap-
oils last week
Mrs. Catherine Regain. who IS stay
ing at the Thomas Holluhan home,
was in Manchester on business Sat
urday. @
John Smith Of Coggon was visiting
his sister, Mrs. Mike Morrisey, Sun
day.
THE sympathy Of the community Isl
with the Zimmerman family as Mr.,
Zimmerman has had the sad mlsfor-
tune OF losing one Of his eyes. He
is now at Mercy Hospital. Cedar Rap
ids.
Frank Fooley and John Riley have
recently bought farm near Man
chester.
Father Ryan Of Lawler was recent