Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-26
til THE LOCAL NEWS OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM our REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
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N. D., visited for a couple OF days
with friends in town last week Z,
Mrs. Wheelock and her two nieces
Misses Hazel and ,Thelma Tibbitts
LEFT last Monday morning for Wash
ington, where they expect to spent
I the summer. They were accompan
led by. Miss Eva ,Brazleton, Of Mon
\ ticello. IA ..5
VI Miss Gertrude Hamilton returned
to this city Monday from Mt. Vernon
and will spend the summer here.
Miss Eva Keith visited couple
OF weeks at the home Of Tom: keith
near Delhi.
Rev. j. w. Parkhill went to Edge
wood Tuesday. %@5
Miss Dora Sheppard returned from
1 Greeley Wednesday. :.
Mrs. Whipple and daughter spen
Wednesday and Thursday in Edge
4 wood. 5#s ST - 81
Esss Mrs. George Collins and DaDy
Il Council Bluffs, is visiting her mo
,+her, Mrs. Sophia Johnson.
E,;. Miss Mary Lord Taft Thursday ev
ering for visit with relatives a
\ Massena,3 Iowa. IA: .yi l5 ID
s228 Mrs. Robt. Hathaway, with her sol
Donald, OF LaPorte, Indiana, is here 1
Tor q few weeks visit with her mo
Their. sisters and brother. J,
iiDr. w. G. Cummings and family
4 81 Ryan, visited the last Of the weei
with Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Doan.
s$555 M. W. Campbell Of Bedford, Iowa Iowa
visited Friday and Saturday viii
his mother and sister. He was OF
his way back from Chicago, where h
had been attending the Republican
I. convention. X 4 II. 81,
The members Of the Covenant'el
church enjoyed a social evening a
the home OF Mrs. Sophia Johnson OF
Tuesday evening. Entertainment was
provided by Mrs. A. L. Barker, Mrs IT'S
John johnson, Misses Leila Morrow l'1o,'
and Helen Joseph. iiE
III Dr.. E. E. Reed and wife have been
d IN Fairfield the past week, called Dy
the sickness and death Of mrs AZ 3
Reeds father.
Erastus Smith and wife Of Central
City, visited few days last week '
with his son, o. w. Smith, and NJ ram ram
lily. i N. INV lsgsS @s5
Mrs. Mary Williamson took her
son. James, to Dubuque Wednesday
to a hospital for an operation.
Charles steen and daughter, Hen
rietta, Of Elkader, visited with Mar
tin SSteen and family last week. 5ag
Dr.. Thing went to Edgewoodl Fri
day to conduct funeral service.
..f Some Of those in his par OF he
county interesed in Sunday School
work have been wonderingg why no
notice Of the county convention was
given in the county papers. Was II
not of as much Importance as the Pc
.litical conventions, Of which nouce
is made for several weeks beforehand
and attention called to them be
tween times. There were two ioffic-
ers Of last year who received no no
tice whaever, and being in the pri-
mary rooms heard no notice given IN
the main department. If such meet
ings are expected to be a success and
draw people from all parts of the
county they must, like other conven-
lions, be advertised.
Mrs. White, who had been visiting
for three weeks at the home Of her
brother, Mr.. Copeland, left on We'd
nesday for her home in Volga. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Copeland
and little son.
Mrs. lone Swanson, Of Council
Bluffs, came Friday to visit her par
erts, Mr.. and Mrs. Westcott.
Mrs. Fear visited her son in Della
ware last week. #..t ......
The funeral Of Robert Strane was
held Thursday afternoon at the fam
lily residence The services were
conducted by Rev. Foster, of the Pres
byterian church. Mr.. strane was
born in Fairview, Pennsylvania, in
1884 He was married to Miss Mary
Wallace in 1878. To them were born
twelve children, three of whom with
the mother have already beeen called
away. He served in the Civil War,
in the 21st Iowa Volunteers. He came
to Hopkinton about four years ago,
and was active in church, and town
and had many friends. There were
present at the funeral his sisters,
Mrs. Jennie Acheson Of Pernassus,
Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Henry LeClere
and husband and two daughters, of
Manchester, two brothers, Rev. A. X.
Strane, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and
jackson Strane and daughter, Of Min
neapolis. The remains were taken to
Zwingle for burial beside his wife and
children, and those who are left be
hind without father or mother have
the sympathy of the entire commuc-
ity. It is number Of years since tn
band Of old veterans here has been
broken by death until now. Mr.. c.
E. Merriam was the last one taken,
which was ten years ago. Mrs. Ed
LeClere, of Monticello, also Mr.. I'll
tus, of Prairieburg, were here 10 at
tend the funeral.
Mrs. Minnie Evans, of Col e2e
Springs, Texas, is visiting her par