Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-22
The LOCAL NEWS or
DELAWARE COUNTY
FROM CUR Observation-Disclosures
HOPkINTON.

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=. +. Main was Manchester Wis;
r: or, Wednesday. -. 81. II. s.' I'D
IL The Clio. club was entertained a
the home of Mrs. J. D. McAllister OF
Tuesday afternoon. sa@
Mrs. Helen Joseph celebrated he
eightieth birthday Wednesday, Janu
airy 10, by entertaining the following
ladies' at dinner: Mrs. Sophia John
son, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. c. NJ. Dun
lap Mrs. NJ. l. Campbell, Mrs Nor
r1w :>na Mrs. Donahue.
~ Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs. Schneider
4 OF Monticello, visited Ears. W. 8
NJ: ..ohrsaH last Thursday.
The Housekceper club met with
4 Mrs. Stephen Deshaw Friday after:
aeon. a.. s ~, IN. 4 ,...
O. H Aiitz, wife and little son, who
have been visiting Martin Stein and
la.is:!y. returned on Monday to their
home in Oelwein
". E. Ieuch has received his APP
polntment as mail carrier and will
begin February 1st on route l, which
is the one on which Grant Keith
has been for several years, but who
will be transferred to Route 4.
Certainly the people of Hopkinton
10 not love darkness rather than
: light, for every one is rejoicing in
having the streets lighted again,
which was done last Thurdsay even
Ing for the first time for two years.
w. H. Hull was a business caller
in Elkader last week.
Allen Ravens and Minnie Barnes
came last Thursday from Loretta,
Nebraska, to visit at the home of A.
3. Wheeless and wife. ss /
Duncan McAllister is building an .ad
dition to the house on his farm south
Of town, which when finished will be
occupied by Walter. Place and family.
Mrs. A. J. King visited in Greeley
couple Of days last week.
The congregation Of the Covenanter
church have received word from Rev.
George Coleman that he will accept
their call to become pastor Of their
church. The date for the reception
and installation will be arranged lat
err. .> ....~
The new officers Of the Rebekah
lodge were installed Wednesday even
ing by Mrs. Alice Martin of Greeley. II
The large farm of 400 acres be-
longing to the Smith sisters is to
be sold in order that a settlement of
the property may be made, also the
farm known as the Milroy farm, own
i. by the two older sisters. The APP
praisers of the property are 6. H.
George, o. w. Smith and +. A. Bort.
The referees are H. NJ. Carpenter,
Monticello; and F. E. Williamson, of
Hopkinton. a-.&-
Miss Mona Tesar surprised her
friends last week by being married
to Mr.. Drenner of Water.to, while
on visit in that city.
H. L. Main and wife visited in Man.
chester Thursday.
The members Of the Covenanter
congregation took their dinners Sat-
urday to the home Of F. II. Dunlap,
and enjoyed several hours socially.
It was surprise to Mr.. Dunlap.
Mrs. Whipple was called to Edge
wood by the death of her sister, Mrs.
Ida Smith, which was the result of
Charles Green was. moving the last
# the week to the CLAM farm north
EAST Of town. This is the beginning
u a pumhers at, oNinss, which tara9a
'oon to follow ,A3.s ~ :sSs-5 III
The Aid society of the sPresbyteri-
IN church meets Wednesday with
drs. r. G. Brooks.
Word was received last week, by
WIS, 3f1eleuz w 1lldulSOH OF Tue uedCI
4 her brother-in-law, Capt. Lawrence
Webb, who formerly lived in Hopkin
on and was for short time in tn r
business He served il
he Civil war in the 18th Iowa regi
1ent. He was almost helpless from
rheumatism during the last years OF SD
is life to
w. W. Hoag of Cedar Rapids visit tit
d his brothcr-in-law, j. B. Schuster, co
nd wife last week. Nj
The stockholders of the Farmers pr
upply company held their annua va
levtlng ON Tuesday. The old Off. OF
ers and directors were reelected, pr
18th J. D. McAllisteer as manager.
he business is reported as in sat tn
;factory condition and declared an eV
[ght per cent. dividend ta'
The second illustrated lecture in
le NJ E. church will be given on ia
Wednesday, evening, January %. The He
Inject will be on Japan. ir