Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-06-13
EARLVILLE.

Mrs, Rudolph Vending died Sun
day morning at her home southeast
Of town after a short illness of pneu-
monia At this writing no funeral ar
rangements have been made A COM
plete obituary will be given next
week.
The Children's Day exercises at the
M. E. and Congregational churches
were nicely rendered by those taking
part. The churches had been suitably
decorated for the occasion and were
filled with large audiences and liberal
collections were taken.
Miss Ivy Hunt was Cedar Falls
visitor the past week.
Miss Ruth Johnson was hostess to
the members of the young ladies' So
ciety of the Congregational church
at her home Monday.
Mrs. Grace Lynch entertained as
her guest Tuesday, Miss Anna Still
we'll, of Waukon. .....
Mrs. Alice Meythaler spent Satur'
day at the parental home in indie
pendence.
Mesdames Will Hunt and Mary
Bining were Waterloo visitors We'd
nesday.
Mrs. D. o. Harrington and two
children of Grenfall, S. D., are. here
for an extended visit at the home of
her mother, Mrs Minnie Laxson, and
other relatives.
George Book transacted business
in Dubuque Friday.
Mrs. Charles Thorpe and Miss Cole
man of Manchester, were guests at
the home of A. L. Prentice and wife
Friday Mrs. Thorpe is recovering
from her recent severe illness
A. C. Sneed and family have stored
their household goods in the Dennis
Holdren building. preparatory to NOV
ing out Of town.
Tyler Palmer of Edgewood, is visit
ing among his relatives in town this
week.
Mrs. Louis Schaller, Herbert and
Mildred, departed for East Dubuque
to remain during the summer months
on their farm.
Mrs. Pauline Noling has departed
for her future home in Springfield.
ILL.,, where she will make her home
with her son. Frank Monahan.
Albert Clemens and wife mourn the
death of their eleven-day-old baby son
who died Thursday and was buried
Friday morning from st. Joseph's
Catholic church. Father Dunkel had
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis EIDE of Boise.
Idaho, have arrived for visit of sew
eral weeks at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Jane Eide, who is not in the best
of health.
Orly LOOMS and family of Epworth,
have moved to town nd are occupy
ing the P. l.. Haas residence. Mr..
Loomis has accepted the job as JAM
tor of the Earlville consolidated
schools and is already onto his job
taking care of the school grounds.
Will Bush, who has been employed
at the F. Werkmeister undertaking
parlors for the past few months, de-
parted Saturday for Des Moines to
accept a similar position.
A large meeting was held in the
Earlville opera house Tuesday after
noon, when Mrs. Bertha Lister OF
Manchester, addressed the women in
the interest of the Red Cross chapter.
a county organization with head
quarters at Manchester. The chapter
here is in charge of Hon. S. w. Klaus
and Mrs. Grace Lynch. who have chos-
en- the following committee to solicit
members: Elizabeth Staehle, Mrs.
Edith Rogers, Mrs. Maurice Morony,
Mrs. Henry Yelden, Miss Florence
Young and Mrs A J. Faust, Of Amor
al. The town has been districted and
they are supposed to make a house to
house canvas for names. Let every
woman join the society and make the
Delaware county chapter a meritor-
ious one by doing your bit. Very lit
tie effort has been made so far on ac-
count of previous engagements, but
up to date 70 names have been sub