Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-05-28
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MISS jessie Thlck0LtS went 10 wa
tsrloo Thursday TOR few days visit.
Miss Ruth Smith, who has been Il
Nebraska for year, returned Thurs
day for a visit with her uncle ans
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Nash.
Mr.. Dalymple was in Independence
i last week. Z,
Mr.. and Mrs. Drake. who have beer
spending the winter in Norwood, Mis-
slssippi, stopped Oft for a day on
their way to their home in Lime Lime
Springs. Z.
Rev. John Johnston and family
left Thursday evening for the east
They were accompanied by theil
mother, Mrs. Sophia johnson for 9
visit She win also visit hers son,
Rev. Samuel Johnson. ~
Rev. Foster and WIFE Rev. Challce
and wife. Mrs. Ganders and Mpe
Mary Williamson were lin. Cedar Rap
Ids last week attending the May
music festival. !. +. 4 " &
Miss Florence woodward is at home
from Kansas. s9
Rev. George Greer occupied the
pulpit of the Coyenanter church May
Is.
Mrs. W. II. Ensign Of Manchester
and Mrs. Howard Irvine Of Jesup
have been visiting at the Greer
home. 49,:
Announcement has been made OF
the birth Of a little son to DR.. and
Mrs. Gearharta at Springvflle.
u w. c. Kirkwood and wife of Mil
i waukee have been visiting relatives
in town the past week. 3S
/ Mrs. Clarence Spence Of Carrizozo,
New Mexico, was in town Wednes-
day. She was on her way from Chi
cago to Sand Spring to visit her
mother. She will return later fowls
it her Hopkinton friends.
Mrs. Aylo Davis entertained twelve
OF her lady friends Thursday at
8 o'clock dinner.
Mrs. r. A. Wallace and Miss Ethel
Mckenzie were Cedar Rapids visitors
Saturday. @
Mrs. Sam Orr Of Savanna, Illinois,
visited last week with relatives Il
Mrs. w. S. Beels was able to return
home Saturday from Davenport.
The w. C. T. U. held its flower
mission day service at the home OF
Mrs. C. NJ. Dunlap last Friday after
tnOon. RI
The annual promotion exercises OF
the primary room will be held IN
the Presbyterian church Monday ev-
ening at 8 O'clock. Mrs. Earhart has
charge OF these little people and al
ways gives an interesting entertain
ment which Is greatly enjoyed by
parents and friends.
]. c. Kirkwood has sold the, build
ing he has used many years as
harness shop to the Hopkinton State
bank. The old building will be tax
en- away and an addition built with
a fire proof vault. A large WINDOW
will be placed in this part, it will be
great improvement on the street az
we'll as providing extra room needea
by the bank.
Miss Winona Cummings left Friday
evening for Perry to visit her sister,
Mrs. Stanley Trevarthan.
Mrs. w. r. Reeve visited last week
in Davenport with her friend, Mrs.
Minnie Inglehart.
Mrs. Ella Thomas of Elliott, Iowa,
is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. Jeffries, Mrs. Brokaw and Mrs.
Wallace.
Mrs. Hamblin OF Manchester is
guest Of Mrs. A. L. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steiner OF Monticello
WCAc OSCA oOAACAy vSoASS~S = -
Mcconnell and wife.
Mrs. Copeland was an over Sunday
visitor in Monticello.
Memorial services were held sap
bath in the Presbyterian church. me
Methodist uniting with the Presbyter-
ian congregation. Though It was
rainy day, the church was filled
There were nine veterans present ex-
cellent music was provided. Kew.
Foster preached very interestlns
sermon from Joshua 4, Ihese
stones shall be for memorial unto
the children Of Isreal forever
On Friday, Memorial Day, the
morning exercises will be as former
I ", the veterans, citizens and schoo
children marching to the cemetery
to place flowers on the soldiers
graves thence to the campus to hold
brief exercises by the monume nt. In
the evening an address will be giv.
en- in the Presbyterian church.
The funeral Of Miss Myrtle Irish.
whose death was mentioned last week
took place last Wednesday afternoon
at the Presbyterian church OF which
she was member. The white cas-
ket was placed in perfect bower OF
flowers brought by loving friends ano
it was also covered with them. The
pail bearers were chosen from hel
young friends and were Dean Nor
gan, Norman Landers. Gene Mullen,
Earl Keith, Louis King and Howard
Armstrong. In the procession which
followed besides those nearest an1
dearest were her Sabbath School,
class Of little girls. the members OF
the faculty and the students OF Len
OK college. Rev. Foster gave
beautiful and comforting address
Myrtle LaRue was the only child OF
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Irish and was born
in Greeley. February 81, 1895. In
1903 the family came to Hopklnton,
where they have since resided. Myr
tie was graduated from the Hopkin-
ton High school in 1911, after which
she entered Lenox college which she
was attending at the time Of her
death. Not feeling very well it was
thought short trip with her par
ents would benefit her and they left
on Monday arriving Tuesday morn
ing in Nora Springs. Having been
taken sick on the train physician
was called but she was not consider
ed in dangerous condition until
Saturday evening. She passed away
Sunday morning at 2:15. Those
friends who came from out Of, town
to attend her funeral were H. J. Will
son, Mrs. Howard Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Reed and Gene Mullen
from Manchester, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Firman, Lamont, o. B. Law, Calmar.
Fred Williams, Marion, Mrs. Frank
Plumb, Newton, Wilkinson Dewitt
Harris, Cedar Rapids, Mr.. and Mrs.
Art Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hutton,
Earlville, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lang,
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Armstrong. How
ard Armstrong. Ed Luense, H. L.
Sherman, Mrs. A. B. Holbert, Mrs.
! J. c.. Matthews, Mrs. John Hockaday
and L. A. Schneider, Greeley.
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