Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-02-07
HOPKINTON.

who has been having the grip.
F. r. Williamson was business
caller in Delhi Thursday.
Miss frankie Brokaw gave a box
social at her school in district No. 8
last week Thursday. There was also
musical program. The proceeds
were $23Oo.
Kirk Kramer was obliged to drive
car load of cattle to Ryan, Monday
not being able to get cars of the G. NJ
& st. p.
Ed. Smith is again at home from
Montana where he has been for sever
al months in railroad work on the Mil
waukee extension.
]. S. Mcconnell was here for few
days last week from Iowa City on
business connected with the telephone.
J. C. Edgar and family have arriv-
ed from Anadarko, Oklahoma. They
will occupy the Edgar Homestead west
of town, on which Walter Hough has
been living.
Mrs. John Davis of Sunnyside,
Wash, is here to assist in the care of
her mother, Mrs. Tibbitts, who is in i'll
health.
The Arlington High school basket
ball team was defeated here Friday
evening by the Hopkinton high school
team.
The annual praise meeting Of the
Presbyterian church will be held We'd
nesday afternoon February Z, at 7:30
at the home Of Mrs. H. w. Reeves. Mrs.
Hendee of Dubuque will be present
and address the meeting.
Arc Sheppard, who at one time had
charge of barber shop here will
come back from Manchester and go
into the business with Jay Boots.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tollar went to Month
cello Tuesday to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Zoller's sister-in-law, Mrs. Han
son Bort.
C. S. Morton went to Bassett to
spend a few days with his son Milan.
Mrs. Bowers went to Greeley, Mon
day, to assist in caring for brother
in-law, who is ILL.,
Mrs. M. Riley of Nimrod, Minnesota,
is here for visit of several weeks
with her. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Loop.
Mrs. A. K. Cramer was called to
Wickliff, Ohio, last week by the serious
illness of her brother-in-law.
J. A. Dalrymple has been i'll the
past week with the grip.
DR.. w. H. Ensign was at Monticel-
10 Tuesday and assisted in the SER
vices at the funeral of Mrs. A. Bort.
The next number of the lecture
course will be given next Wednesday
evening by the Bohemian Orchestra.
A great treat is anticipated in the OPP
portunity to hear these musicians. By
Saturday evening most of the seats
had been taken,
Mrs. Ida Andrews and daughter Of
Nirnrod, Minnesota, are visitors at the
home Of Mrs. C. NJ. Dunlap.
Mrs. Alason Bort, mother of F. A.
Bort of Hopkinton, died Sunday at
the home OF her son, c. G. Bort in
Monticello. With her husband, she
lived on a farm near town for twenty
two years. In 1896 they moved to
Monticello which was their home until
June "a, 1914. Mr.. Bort passed away.
Mrs. Bort has since then made her
home in that place with her son, c.
C. Bort. She leaves besides her two
sons, c. G. Of Monticello and F. A.
of Hopkinton, one daughter, Mrs. Cecil
Dent of Rockford, Illinois. The funer-
al was held at the home. The services
were conducted by Rev. c. E. Cush-
man Of the Congregational church of
which she was a member, assisted by
by Rev. w. H. Ensign of Hopkinton
Editor w. S. Beels and wife were
in Cedar Rapids last Friday to attend
a meeting of the Franklin club, gath
ering of editors of the surrounding
counties.
Several new students have entered
Lenox College the past week.
Miss Bessie LIE Clere left Thursday
for Viborg, S. D., where she has a posi-
ton in store She was called homo
a number of weeks ago by the illness
Of her sister Luella
J. r. Kirkwood suffered, quite, loss
Sunday afternoon when his house
about three miles from town burned to
the ground. He was at the barn do
ing his evening work when the roof
was found to be on fire. The neigh
bors gathered as soon as possible, but
with the wind blowing a gale it could
not be saved and very few things
could be moved from 1t. The barns
were saved.
Clay Keith returned last week from
q trip lasting several weeks down in