Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15
The LOCAL news OF
DELAWARE COUNTY
NEWS HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST
WEEK GATHERED BY OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
A WEEKLY HISTORY TERSELY TOLD
Interesting Compilation Of Items, Of
Moment Throughout the
County.
HOPKINTON.

Mrs. Mary DOOHLL1e TeIuIheu uOuo
Thursday morning from Madison, Wis
consin, where she has been for about
two months at the home OF her son.
| Mrs. R. G. Brooks and daughter Co.
"a left Thursday evening for trip
through the west, visiting IN Los
Angeles and other Californian cities,
also with relatives in Washington
| They will be gone several months.
| Mrs. A. J. King was a Greeley Wis
itor Monday.
Mrs. J. l.. Morrow returned Satur-
day from Illinois, where she had been
the past week with a sister who is
ILL., ''.'~'
Mrs. Kate Wheelock visited last
week in Independence with her niece
Mrs. Jay Gemmell.
Miss Ethel Mckenzie and Ruth Dun
lap visited in Cedar Rapids last week.
Miss Carrie Brooks left Tuesday
for Battle Creek, Michigan, after a
months visit at home.
George Millen of Ann Arbor visited
his sister, Mrs. c. H. Ricketts, Thurs
day.
Mrs. F. S. Bowen and mother, Mrs.
Chaplin, visited in Cedar Rapids last
week.
Mrs. F.. M. Wheeler left Thursday
evening for Ottawa, Kansas, for a few
days visit with relatives. Mrs. Mo-
ses Wheeler, who has been there for
some weeks, will return home with
her.
Mrs. J. D. MacAllister and children
visited in Onslow last week.
E. 3. Tourtellot was here from Ell
kader last week for a few days visit
with his parents.
c. H. Ricketts, went to Iowa City
Saturday evening to stay over Sunday
with jamie, who is not yet able to re-
turn home.
Mrs. Ellen Lux went to Dubuque on
Monday to be with Mrs. Clara Lux
while her daughter, Mrs. Viola KELSEY,
was in the hospital, where she was
operated on for appendicitis.
The new mayor and councilmen are
preparing for work and the following
committees have been appointed:
Streets and alleys, Beels aud Little
field; sidewalks and curbs, Hogan and
Reeve; waterworks, fire and pumping,
Reeve and Beels; cemetery and parks,
Littlefield and Wallace; supplies and
finances, Wallace and Hogan.
Mrs. H. A. Philip was an over
Sunday visitor with her sister in
Davenport.
There was meeting of the school
board last week and Prof. Truesdell
was reelected principal, Miss Orr,
assistant principal; Mrs. Hinkle, 9Th
and 7th grades; Miss Cummings of
Coggon, 4th and 9Th grades; Mrs
Earhart, LIST primary. The teacher
for the End primary has not yet been
elected.
P. B. Hartford, father Of William
Hartford, and Mrs. Hattie Jenkins of
died at his home in Oel-
vein on March 21, aged 50 years.
Mrs. Jones came down from Delhi
Wednesday evening to take care of
Miss Jennie Dunlap, who has been
confined to her bed over two weeks.
Alfred Marolf, who lives about three
miles west of town, lost ten head of
cattle last week by lead poisoning.
The new bridge being built across the
river rests on his pasture land, and
Gus Barnd had used white lead about
The work and left an opened pail near
the bridge. The cattle licked the
paint out of the pail and died in few
hours. The loss to Mr.. Marolf will
be $500 for the cattle alone, not
counting what he received from their |
milk. It was an unfortunate affair.
The ladies Of the Methodist church !
gave an Easter supper Friday even
ing in the opera house.
Communion services were held in
he Presbyterian church on Sabbath
with preparatory services on Thurs
lay evening and Saturday evening. APP
oropriate Easter music was given at
he services both morning and even
ng-
In the Methodist church an Easter
program was given in the morning.
~ the members of the Sabbath
school, also sermon by the pastor
IN easter in All Lands" In the even
ng a sacred cantata was given and
he story of the first Easter was told
~ Mrs. H. L. Main, assisted by Choir
IS choir led by A. c. Martin. K
Clarence Hill, who has made a good
ecord as city clerk, has been re-elect-
d by the council.
The Women Workers of the Pres
yterian church were entertained by
he Northwest group Wednesday af-
ernoon at the home Of Mrs. Living
ton. The little folks Of the neigh
orhood gave a short program Of