Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-05-30

Der. All are invited to join and hel
along the work which must be locke
after. Call on the secretary, l.. N
Barnes, and give him your name
This means you, and not the othe
fellow. Get in line at once or 20,
may be forced into line and action
Help along this worthy cause whicl
must be looked after.
Mrs. Frank Most and daughter O
Mechanicsville, are guests at tn
Jakelin home.
Glen Bancroft graduates from th'
Manchester high school this week.
J. P. Holden was in Anamosa Fri
day to spend the day with Jim Beal
Harold and Marjorie Minkler O.
Edgewood, visited their friends at this
place last week.
School closed Friday with picnic
at the camp grounds. The gradual
ing exercises were held Friday even
ing in the gymnasium. The address
was given by Prof. Forest Ensign Of
the State University of Iowa. The
class consisted of five members
Frances Oehler, Leith Bancroft, Lyon.
ne Hopkins, Harold Wilson and Merle
Reinmer.
A suitable program is being pre-.
pared for Decoration Day. The ad.
dress will be given by Senator Tay.
lor of Independence.
Mrs. S. F. Kelly of Vermont was
called here by the serious illness OF
her brother, Fred Morgan.
Mrs. M. D. Stone and Miss Lizzie
Oehler spent Friday and Saturday
with friends at Strawberry Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Grapes attended
the funeral of the formers mother at
Manchester Friday.
Frank Smiths team INDUCED in a
lively runaway last Wednesday
Frank and children were thrown from
the buggy. All escaped serious in
jury but Frank, who had one of his
arms near the wrist broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Appleton (nee
Blanche Smith, of Edgewood, attend
ed the graduation exercises Friday
evening.
Mrs. John Fear and children of
Hopkinton, spent a few days last
week at Albert Meister's.
Several from Delhi attended Mr..
Fishel's funeral at Manchester Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holtsclaw and son
Paul, of Chadron, Neb., are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rim
mer.
Mrs. Blackstone, who has been
visiting the past few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Alva Smith, returned
to her home in Sioux City Saturday.
E. J. Hopkins is moving to Manches-
ter this week.
Mrs. A. Graut of Denton, Texas, and
Mrs. A. r. Cramer of Monticello, Wis
tied their brother, John N. Smith, last
week. 81.
Amelia A. Quart was born at Nor
ley, St. Lawrence county, New York,
March 3, 1858, and died at Coving-
ton, Iowa, May II, 1917. She was
married to Frank Krentzer at Delhi,
Iowa, December 4, 1878. She united
with the NJ. E. church at Shilo, Iowa,
December 10, 1903. She leaves to
mourn her death her husband and
five children; one daughter, Mrs.
Anna O'Farrel, of Cedar Rapids, and
four sons, Edward, John, William and
Elvin, all of Covington, Iowa; also
two brothers, Henry Quart, of Delhi,
and Harvey Quart of Washata, Iowa.
Also two sisters, Mrs. Ella Dillon of
Hopkinton and Mrs. Sarah Buck of
Schaller, Iowa.
Fred Morgan passed away at his
home in Delhi at $3.50 Sunday after
noon. An obituary will appear next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quart attend
ed the funeral of the formers sister
at Covington Sunday.
The first annual banquet Of the
Delhi high school was held at the
gymnasium Thursday evening, May
"a, and proved a very enjoyable az
fair. About eighty were present. The
menu was as follows: BouillOn,
whole wheat bread fingers, mashed
potatoes, sliced beef, pea patties,
pickles, buns, butter, sunshine salad,
sweet waters, ice cream, Strawberries,
angel food, devil food, coffee. The
program following the banquet was
as follows:
Welcome to graduates by Mrs. Geo.
Oehler. Response, Frances Oehler.
Life of Delhi school
Ancient school ------J. w. Corbin
Medieval school----Jessie Doolittle
Modern school------Harold Wilson
Future schOol------C. W. Currell
Song-"'America, Love YOU
----------- Mrs. Howard Cruise
Short talks by Rev. T. J. Rooney and
Rev. G. w. Skinner.