Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-08
MASONVILLE
(Last Weeks letter.

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(Last Weeks Letter)
MissEmma Duffy visited a week in
Dubuque with her brother Alphonse
and family.
Mrs. F. S. Griffin was a business
visitor to Manchester Saturday.
| M. Mayer of Stacyville, Iowa, was
the guest of his brother Ed Mayer
here a few days last week. Mr.. Ed.
Mayer is manager of the Masonv1lle
lumber company.
! John Davis children who have been
i'll with scarlet fever for some time
past are out of danger and improving
rapidly.
DR.. H. NJ. Bradley was profession
al caller here Sunday p. m.
Miss Kathryn Mcclure, daughter OF
Mr., and Mrs. Peter MCGUIRE, re-
turned from Dubuque Sunday where
she had been attending school. Miss
Mcclure was one of the number that
was almost overcome by gas asphyS-
iation in the James Mcclure home in
Dubuque recently. Miss Mcclure
narrowly escaped death as only few
minutes more and it would have been
| fatal to all OF them in the house at
the time-six in number.
Maurice Morrissey and wife, has
mother, sister Ella and brother John
will soon move back to their orig
inal home at Hcpedale, ILL.,, having
rented their farm near town to Mr..
Masterhan for the coming year. The y
were agreeably surprised by fare
well party last Wednesday evening
friends and neigl.bors assembled and
spent a most enjoyable evening. The
Morrissey's departure from here will
be regretted by their many friends
and neighbors who sincerely hope
that they will soon return again to
our midst.
Mrs, Joseh Mulvehill and daugh-
ter Lucille were Iowa City visitors one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Secrecy of Montl
were asonville callers last Saturday.
grieved to learn of his death which
The many friends of Tom L. Slau-
ghter of Winthrop were much grleved
to learn his death which occurred
at his homo in Winthrop last Friday
after a short illness. Mr.. Slaughter
was here only recently on his usual
business trip and appeared as hearty
as was his customary state Of health.
Mr.. Slaughter wrote a lot Of fire
insurance in this vicinity and was
widely known and had many friends
who extend their sympathy to- the
bereaved family.
Mrs. Erwin Hubert, formerly Miss
Josephine Gardner of this vicinity
was buried here one day last week.
Mrs. Hubert died at home, in Ak
ron, Indiana, recently and is well re-
membered by many Of her old friends
here.
Bert Bishop and family are moving
this week to Clark County, Iowa,
where they will take up fruit rails
ing in a. farm about fifty miles south
of Des MONIES. Mr.. Bishop has been
resident farmer near here for a
number Of years,
Clarence May underwent an oper-
alton orr appendicitis last Tuesday
at the hospital at Anamosa and is re-
ported Commissioning rapidly.
Frank MCFARLAND was a business
visitor in Dubuque last Thursday.
Ray Pratt and wife will occupy
the Fred Arnold far"a this coming
year.
Vern Joslyn and family are NOV
ing to Oneida this week having been
occupants of the Peter McKeever
farm on the edge Of town.
School election will be held here
Monday evening at 8 O'Clock for the
purpose of electing a ub-director and
any other business that may come
before it.
Miss Ella Hogan OF near Winthrop
was a Masonville visitor over Sun
day.
Mike Ryan returned Saturday even
ing from two months sojourn in
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
A social evenings entertainment
was enjoyed by party of young peo-
pie at John McGraw's home Sunday
evening.
VIM. Reck's parents from near
Bloomington, ILL.,, arrived here this
week with their household goods and
are moving out on their large farm
south of town. Mr.. Will Reck has
been managing the farm for the past
two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Morrissey were
passengers to Manchester Monday
On business.
Miss Roe of Manchester who teach
es the Barry school southeast of town
was caller here Sunday.
Miss Chapman of Manchester is
teaching in school district No. 3
south of town substituting for Miss
Anna Welc'1 who is convalescing from
a severe attack of pneumonia.
The Cozad families who have had
rapidly and are all up and around
the scarlet fever are getting we'll
rapidly and are all up and around
again.
GREELEY.
Fred Hinger and family spent Sun
day at Bernard ScheEkis near Coles
burg,