Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-21


A the Rebekah and Odd Fellows
4 lodges at Greeley Thursday evening
Mrs. Smith, D.. D. p, installed the
4 Rebel1ah officers and II. w. Swim.
\ burne, D; p. G. NJ, installed the l. Q.
70. f.. officers
Il Mrs. Geo. White and Miss Louise
White were Dubuque shoppers last
\ week. "a y
Elmer Reed has gone to Strawber,
4 Try Point to take charge Of a cream
cry
! Miss Sadie Harris came Wednes-
! Gay from Nebraska, called here by
4 the illness of her sister Ella,
\ |wh6 is some better at. this time. ri
I r. ]. VanAntwerp is able to. walk
down town these pleasant days.
Mr. and Mrs. Jakelin went to Tip
ton Thursday, returning Friday.
$ Joe Norris from Colorado is visit.
ing his relatives at this place. F
Mrs, o. j. Jamison is on the sick
| list, ID
John Pierce has been hired as the
steward Of the County home for an
l 2ther. year. g
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mcclure arriv--
cd with their household goods from
II Minnesota Thursday.
\ Mr.. Van. Sickle, father Of Mrs.
Trezona.z Of Elsin Illinois, and Mrs.
Ludy Of Strawberry Point, were call
Ell here Friday. q.
ice Taylor from near Dubuque is
visiting relatives in town.
II John Heiserman is shipping a car
OF hous ehoId goods and stock to
Minnesota, where he will make his
|Ihcme.
7 Hazel, the eight year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John 'DoWns, died on
Saturday, January II, after pain
Hui iilness5yo of several weeks The
funeral was held at Hopkinton on
IMonday afternoon. .sl .3: :.59s.2
t Winthrop White, had the ends OF
two fingers cut off in the cogs Of
1 a washing machine, while playing on
ISunday. ss. {. IA
( Geo. Durham of Nyack. New. York,
came Saturday to attend his fathers
funeral
/ VIII Gehler is sick with pieurisy
and his young son with pneumonia.
Mir. and Mrs. Lem Boardman are
1.-The parents OF Il son, born Sunday
January 18th. NJ. 5s..s
James Moline Of Montana is visit
| ing relatives in town. "a ,-i5 II .,5s
Mr. and Mrs. d. J. Schnittier have
a little daughter; at their home, born
Sunday. January 18th, s,rs .-.ss
| Hiram Alber. Durham was born
lin Madison County, New York, All
.sust :,th, 1885. Here he was educated
LAND grew to manhooa. when the first
! cali FIR volunteers cam asking for
tninsty Ii days service, Mr.. Durham
twas one Of the first TO respond to
This country's cal. and served the
time Of his enlistment with honor
ito himself and his country. # He
Twas united! in marriage with Miss
ILouises Peckham OF Madison, New
York, March 81. 1864, and To this
Union were born two children Lor-
lena NJ. at home, and George, OF
New. York state. who. together with
his grandchildren, one brother. two
/ sisters and d large circle Of friends,
isurvive; to mourn his death. Mrs.
.fDunllam preceded her husband in
tslaath en- December 5, 1903. After
'Itheir marriage Mr. and Mrs. Durham
Remained in New York until in 1870,
slwhen they moved to Virginia, COM.
line, to Iowa the following year. Up
ION their arrival in Delaware county
they settled on a farm two and one
lhalf miles west OF Delhi, where they
Iresidea untik 1908, when they came
Ito Delhi Here he resided until his
tdeath, which occurred Thursday
4 morning, Jan. 10, 1914, at the age OF
LIS years months and Q days. a
Hong, active and useful NE. his day
lily done, his earthly sun is set. In
3 early life Mr.. Durham was a me EN-;
! lber Of the Universalist church. q
imam Of no small literary attachments
always giving evidence Of breadth
$Iof character and depth Of profound nd
Thought An honest, conscientious "n
%rhard working man, reliable in all his
dealings with his fellow men, A lknd
!. father, a devoted husband, always az
tending strictly to his own, affairs
, Though being spared beyond his al
2 tloted time, he will be missed, Th hee
funeral service was held at the hons lt
ION Sunday afternoon, conducted .,
! the NJ. e. pas tor, Rev. S. Westfali i
4 RYAN.
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