Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-23
COLOSSEUM

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Dodge, G. A
Dodge and son Glenn made n auto
trip to Dubuque Friday. "
Henry Evers made a business triI
to Manchester Thursday. -,
L. A. Kocher was confined to his
home by illness the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miersen and
son Herbert were up from Dyersville
tO spend a couple of days with rela'
ttives. Miss Rose Birkholz Of New
Vienna was a recent Colesburg visit
Tor.
Miss Mary May is .convalescing
from her recent illness, which for a
time was quite serious.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Coon, Claude
ECoon and wife were. Sunday visitors
at the home Of MIR. and Mrs. Alex
Moser near Lamont. "
w. S.Y.Page is at home from q
business trip to South Dakota, where
he. has a farm. az
The house ON R. A. Gulls farm,
formerly the Frank Stone place,
burned to the ground early Friday
morning. The house was occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Hansel, who
discovered the fire about four o'clock
and who were obliged to leave the
burning building without an effort to
save the contents, which we're a to-
tai loss. Insurance Of 5000 partially
covers his loss. r. A, Gull had the
house insured, but for how much we
know not. The fire started in the
kitchen, presumably from a match,
accidentally dropped while still burn
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. HHansel are tenn
porarily living with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Taught, near Osterdock.
VIM. Adams was up. from Dyers-
vile during the week. !.
Mrs. Benz. WeidtE and Mrs. Clarke
Hubbard and baby daughter Of Cedar
Rapids are visiting at the home Of
their mother, Mrs. O.. p. belong.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Schenke made
an auto trip to Manchester Thursday
in the formers Buick car.
Miss Lulu Toomer Of sDyersyille
spent the latter part Of the week
here with her sister, Mrs. Claude
Coon. r. n
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Brown are
the parents. Of a young son born
September 10. Congratulations are
in order. Mr.. and Mrs. Watham Of
Greeley are with their daughter for
a few days making the acquaintance
OF the newly arrived young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Grimes, Mrs. y.
r. Grimes, Miss Harriet Kruemple
an Miss Blanche Grimes were sat
urday callers in Dubuque.
Rev! and Mrs. w. H. Rolling visit
ed relatives at St. Paul during the
past week. BY the action of the
German M. p. conference recently
closed at Crandon. South Dakota
Rev. Rolling has been assigned to.
the pastorate OF the Zion and Eman-
uel churches here for another year.
James Mcmahon is visiting his
sons who reside near Merrill and
Sioux City. Iowa.,
Cyrus Craig and James H. Haven.
were at Waterloo during the week,
a reunion Of the 21st3 Iowa.
The Hinont-verdi Co. will appear
here Saturday evening, October 3rd,
the initial number OF the lee
ture course. The other numbers are
DE-. r. E. Hopkins, November 21st;
4l uSAC QucbnC1o 0udlICtp JoA4uol JILL
Company, March 18th.
The annual dinner Of the Oak Hill
cemetery association will be served
Saturday, October 3rd, to which the
generally is invited. At this
time officers will be elected and
such other business transacted as
nay properly come before the meet
ing. The ladies of the Aid Society
will serve supper at the basement of
he church, Saturday of this week,
26th. All are cordially in
lited.
Rev. and Mrs. o. J. Felter are at
Cedar Rapids this week, where the
annual meeting Of the Upper Iowa
is being held.
Mrs. Wilbur Phelps has returned
rom Nashua, where she went to at
tend the wedding of q niece, Miss
Phelps, daughter Of VIM. Phelps,