Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-03-01
COLE BURG.

COLE BURG.
Last Weeks Letter)
Rev. O. ]. Felter and family at
tended a reunion of the Robinson
family at Edgewood Wednesday ant
Thursday Of last week. The child
rem of Mrs. Jane Robinson were al;
at home-Herbert Robinson of White
fish, Montana, Mrs. E. E. Reed OF
Kansas City, Missouri, Mrs. Clute ant
Mrs. Felter. The prayer meeting
service was held at the H. H. Ev'
ers home Thursday evening.
Mrs. Elmer Funk has been dang
erously i'll with rheumatism for sew
eral days. At the present writing
she is reported better. Mrs. Fan
ME Bush has been caring for hel
during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hammond and
D. B. Elledge and wife were at
Dubuque Wednesday to see 'The
Birth of a Nation" Others going on
Saturday were DR.. and Mrs. C. H.
Jacobs, P. D. Peck and wife and the
Misses Coldren, Brennan and Pep
per.
A. A. Schilling was transacting
business in Dubuque one day last
week.
Wylie Miller who is to move from
Edgewood to the J. T. Huffman farm
about March list, has recently taken
bride. Miss Alta Barnhart of this
place. The couple were married at
they live long and be very happy.
The young folks were entertained by
Miss Ethel Schilling at a Valentine
party, Monday evening. They had
a good time as a matter of course.
VIM. Schwietenberg. a brother Ct
last Wednesday at his home in
Gamer. He had cancer of the
stomach and had been i'll for long
time. Mr. and Mrs. Brockmeier and
Mrs. A. G. Vessel went to Gamer
to attend the funeral which was held
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Grimes and
Miss Blanche Crimes entertained a
company of guests at progressive
finch, Monday evening" The affair
was given out of compliment to
good old st. Valentine, and the dec
orations, score cards, etc., were APP
propriate to the day. A very en-
joyable evening resulted with the
games and refreshments. A. L. Lam
dis and Miss Clara Potts carried off
the honors-each with five games to
their credit.
On Friday, February 18th, at the
faily home north of town occurred
the death of Mrs. A. H. Mallory af-
ter an illness of five weeks. Her
maiden name was Rose Knee and
she was born at Martinsburg> Pen,
coming to Iowa when young. She
has lived in town and vicinity ever
since-nearly forty years on the farm
where her long and useful life came
to close. Her husband proceeded
her in death about nine years. One
son died in infancy. The remaining
children are S. G.. and H. A. Mall
lory, Mrs. Kate Palmer, Mrs. Alta
Smith, Mrs. Leta Brown, all of
this section and Mrs. Bessie Lee of
Britt. To these who have lost
kind and loving mother our sympa-
thies go out. Three brothers and
three sisters also survive-Georg
Knee Of Idaho Falls, Idaho, David
Knee Of Chelsea, Indian Territory,
Mrs. R. M. Grimes CT Burlingamee,
California. James Knee, Mrs. Amelia
Palmer and Mrs. Ella Davis CT this
place. Funeral services were con-
1ucted at the home on Monday, and
he remains inferred at the Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kaufman and
children of Millvi1le were Sunday
guests of her mother, Mrs Fan
lie Bush.
Upon a bright and moonlight eve,
when stars shone in the sky, Coles
burgers donned their new attire and
they did HE. Their des-
,ination was the home of Maxwell's
around about and Cassville cross
he river. Their numbers We're a
score or less. so our informants say.
they took some gentlement along to
1eep the spooks' away. They gided
DER the snow, less smoothly
through til mud; and soon in Tur-
Key River town, they landed with i!
| thud From there the railroad track
ed on along the bluff and round it,
where nesting on a steep side-hill
he Maxwell cot-they found it. They
net hearty welcome there, and all
we're blithe and gay. With merry
chat and badinage, soon passed an
lour away. The hungry mob at length
appeared around the dining table.
md ate of oyster-soup and "sich''
Is much as they were able. The pi-
mo then pealed forth sweet notes,
" tn singing a la Brinton, and then
he guests their farewells said, and
soon were homeward sprintin'. They
cached the burg at early morn, all
light side up with care; for they
we're all good sports of course, and
lot much worse for wear.
little Pitchers"
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