Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-30
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(Last Week s letter.

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A moving picture show is the at
traction at the opera house each even
ing this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. kaufman and
son, Kenneth were Chautauqua visit
ors on Tuesday. 4, Il b,
Isaac Moreland is attending sum
mer school at Cedar Falls.
This section was visited by an e
lectrical storm accompanied by rain
and hail, Tuesday afternoon. Many Of
the hail stones were as large as eggs.
Some damage resulted, but as there
was no accompanying wind, it was
slight. Herman Koenecke and Henry
Hartke lost cattle by lightning. The
animals were huddled together, seek.
ing protection from the storm when
the bolt struck them, killing seven,
SIX OF which belonged to Mr..
Koenecke. x ia .33 4. .1. II
Mrs. Mrs. Margaret Myers came
over from Manchester, "Wednesday
and is a guest of relatives in the
city. \. .3..=3 =
Arthur the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Flynn is suffering from
an abscess Of the ear.
Mrs. George Brockmeier Of
Charles City, is here to spend the
summer with relatives and friends
who are indeed glad to have her
home again. Mr.. Brockmeier is
now in Germany in the interest OF
the firm employing him. He will
probably be absent until near the
close Of the year.
Mrs. Welkert has been quite sick
during the week.
Miss Roma Hofer of Dyersville is
spending few days at the DR.. c.
Wilson home. Fl
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. MNrten were
callers at Greeley, Saturday. 4
Miss Hattie Kruempel went to
Dubuque to hear Maude Adams in
peter Pan.
\ Miss Lillian Dittmer went to Chic
ago, the first of the week, where she
will enter a hospital to futher pre-
pare herself for trained nurse.
Mrs. Ed Hodges spent part of the.
week in Dubuque visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Hodges. q
Mrs. Dean Mallory has her collar
bone broken as the res ult of recent
accident. AS they were driving from
their home near Elkport, their horse
became frightened at an automobile
and started to run away Mrs. Nal
Tory jumped from the rig with the
baby in her arms, breaking her col
lar bone by the fall. Fortunately the
child was unhurt, and the horse was
gotten under control without further
damage.
Milton Rolling was a Independence
visitor during the week.
H. j. Birkholz, of New Vienna was
a business caller in town, Saturday.
: Mrs. John SEVERN and two little
sons, of Phillips, South Dakota, are
visiting among relatives here. Mrs. !!
SEVERN will be recalled as Miss
Beryl Franks whose girlhood days !
were spent in this section of the
country.
The camp-meeting which. was to
have opened Thursday evening, has
been postponed one week. Rev and
Mrs Edgington, who conducted the
'evival effort at Zoin church last
winter, will have charge of the meet
MS. On account of an accident which
'ecently befell their son, they We're /
Unable to come last Thursday, as had
'een planed. The meetings will be
leld just north of the county line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Coon and
title niece, Goldie Cole were Sun
ay guests of Dyersville friends.
Report has it that J. w. Smith has
purchased thee. w. sStrader property !
n Main ST., now occupied by VIM.
Hammond. Consideration $1,000. He ,
,ill make some extensive repairs on
he property, and plans to occupy 1t 1
y early winter. #
An ice cream social was held on
he church lawn, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, Mrs.
avid Moreland and Miss Amy Browv
lade an auto trip to Monticello,
thursday, with F. A. Grimes in his
Iitchell car. They spent the day with
elatipes.
arl and Ruth Kluckholm who had
)ent several weeks here with their
ster, Mrs. H. E. Merten, returned
} their home at Charles City, Sat I
rday.
Rev. Q. J. Teller was Fayette)