Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-19
DELHI.

Inc oliver opTluS CIeduleTy Has
made it's footings for the year ending
November /, and it makes a showing
of the most creditable kind. There
was received 2,S71, 406 pounds of milk
for which was paid $39,O35.50; and
5S7,O37 pounds Of cream for which
was paid $7S,2S5.25. The total re-
ceipts for the year were s12S,3S9.19
and after deducting operating ex-
penses there was paid to patrons the
magnificent sum of S117,32075. The
next pay day will occur on Saturday,
December %, when the November re-
ceipts will be disbursed. They will
pay SIC per pound for butterfat
Miss Avis Grommon entertained a
few young people last Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Doolittle have
received word of the safe arrival of
their son, Clyde, in France.
Chester Burrell, who has been work
ing in New Orleans the past year.
visited his sister, Mrs. E. ]. Winten-
berg, last week. He goes to Lake
Charles, La, where is first lieutenant
in the aviation corps.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harris of
Greeley, are parents of twin daughters,
born, Dec. H. Mrs. Harris was form
erly Miss Elsie Hackbarth of Delhi.
r nj
Oehler were Dubuque visitors Wednes-
day.
]. w. and II. w. Swinburne visited
at the O. w. Smith home in Hopkin-
ton Wednesday.
F. J. Blake of Fort Dodge, and Mrs.
Sloan of Marshalltown, were at L. NJ.
Barnes last week. They accompa-
MED their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Blake to Iowa City, where she will
submit to an operation for the re-
moval of cataract from the eye.
DR.. May was down from Manchester
Thursday to see Mrs. E. Hartman.
Leith Bancroft is teaching the win
ter term Of school at Pleasant Valley
and Francis Oehler near Ryan.
Mrs. John Smith is on the sick list
The young people held a party ii
e township hall Thursday evening.
H. H. Porter of Roundup, Montana
, made short call on Delhi friends las
, week.
Mrs. J. B. Smith went to Manchester
Wednesday to remain for some time.
Rev. E. E. Prescott went to Greeley
Sunday to officiate at the funeral o.
Rev. Alexander.
i Mrs. E. J. Wintenberg visited rela'
tives in Epworth last week.
John Porter has joined the hospita
corps and is at present stationed IL
Kentucky.
Miss Myrtle Pierce is on the sicl
list. assE
Our community was shocked tt
learn of the sudden death on Sunda,
morning of Mrs. Oscar Holdridge. Sht
had been about her work as usual OF
Saturday and was in her usual health
with the exception of a cold which
was not alarming. Toward morning
she grew worse and doctor was sum
moned but she passed away before hi
could get there. Her death resulted
from bronchial pneumonia and hear
trouble. Alice Jackson, daughter o.
Wilson and Clara Jackson, was borr
in Delhi July 1, 1869. She was united
in marriage to Oscar A. Holdridge OF
March 25, 1891, and Delhi has since
been their home. She is survived b!
her husband, six daughters, Mrs. Ger
trude Reed, Mrs. Rose Davis, Mrs
Hazel Wilson, Mrs. Verla Sands, ant
Hope and Alice, and two sons, Donald
and Darl, also by her mother, Mrs
Clara Jackson, two brothers, Frank
and Cliff, all of Delhi, two sisters
Mrs. Jay Marshall of Battle Creek
Michigan, and Mrs. e. E. Penningroth
of Waterloo, Iowa. The funeral SER
vices will be held this Wednesday af-
ternoon at the M. E. church in this
place.
The stockholders of the Silver
Spring Creamery company of Delhi
and Delaware held their annual meet
ing Saturday afternoon. After listen
ing to the report of the secretary and
auditing committee, the following di-
rectors were elected: D. J. Schnitt-
jer, IT, r. kuth, o. A. Holdridge, ]. w
SWinburne, J. p. Sloan, E. B. Porter
: A. A. Billings and George Pulver. AT
the directors meeting the following Of
; ficers were elected: A. O. Billings,
president; Geo. Pulver, yice-presi-
dent; J. P. Sloan, treasurer; E. B
Porter, secretary; Billings, Sloan
Porter and Pulyer, committee. H. P
Bancroft was elected buttermaker and
: J. w. Hoffman, assistant.