Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-31
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Mr.. N. l.. Landers visited Tuesda
with her son Norman in Iowa City.
Mrs. w. j. Kirkwood entertained
few friends Wednesday evening in hon
or of her sister, Mrs. Will Emslee.
Mrs. A. M. Mcdonald was at Ana
mosa Tuesday to attend the funeral Q
her uncle, Mr.. Brown.
Miss Day of Monticello visited Sat
urday with her friend, Mrs. H. C. Fred
erick.
Mrs. A. K. Cramer. Mrs. Lewis an
Mrs. Stone went to Delhi to atten,
the funeral Of little Bette White.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. r. Kirkwood spen
Wednesday at Anamosa with the form
er's mother who is still in the hospital
Mrs. Julia Ricketts, who has beer
visiting here since the holidays ant
Mrs. Will Emslee Of Logansport, Ind.
left Friday morning for Dubuque.
N L. Landers attended conven
ton at Cedar Rapids last week.
Mrs. Crosier of Manchester and he1
neice, Ellen Fish, visited last weel
with Mrs. Hanna Barnes. Mrs. Corr.
Ter returned to her home Monday
morning, while Miss Fish remained
for q longer visit.
(. w. H. Hull has become owner OF
the residence occupied by w. H. Zench
and formerly owned by G. w. Preston
Of Belle Plain.
0. w. Heynen went to Miles, last
week to attend the funeral of his sis
ter-in-hw, Mrs. "A. c. Heynen who is
formerly Miss Harah Ray and attended
Lenox College many years ago, a
student of the musical department.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Smith attended
an annual meeting Of agents Of our
insurance company at Des Moines last
week.
& Mrs. D. 3. Kehoe is in the University
Hospital at Iowa City where she had
an operation last week for the remov-
al of a tumor which weighed 10 pounds
and it is hoped she may speedily re-
cover.
Clay Keith has returned from Louis
lana where he spent several weeks.
1t is stated on good authority (The
Hopkinton Leader) that F. 3. William
son has an automobile.
John Sommers who has been attend
ing Lenox College left Thursday eve
ming for his home in Illinois. He was
oblidged to leave on account Of the i'll
health of his father. 4
Mrs. Hendricks spent Monday in
Delhi.
The high school basket ball team
was defeated at Edgewood last week,
but won the game here last Thursday
evening
c. S. Morton has been laid by for
several days with the grip. Mr.. Magee /
Of Monticello is doing his work.
The funeral of Thomas Boyles, who
died Sunday night of Pneumonia, was
acid Wednesday afternoon in the Meth
Ddist church. In the absence Of Rev.
Bradford the services were conducted
by Rev. w. H. Ensign. The young man
was twenty-three years old and had
been in the home of r. e. Goss since
he was eight years Of age
Elliott Good who recently returned
from the Mexican border where he had
been member of a Cedar Rapids COM
pany, was visiting last week with his
uncle George Good.
Mrs. H. E. Gill OF Iowa City is here
with her mother, Mrs Kelson who is
ILL.,
The Livingston will case which has |
been court for some time was decid-
ed last week in favor Of Lenox Col
lege. Archie Livingston made a will |
and left his estate comprising Of a |
farm Of 24O acres and $4,000 in cash
to Monticello for a hospital. Later |
he became interested in the plans O
DR.. Reed who was then president of
Lenox College to extend the scope of |
college work by the addition of an ag-
ricultural course for the benefit of the
farm boys and he added a codical to
his will which laid certain conditions
upon the city of Monticello and in the
event Of a noncompliance the property
was to go to Lenox College. Month
cello declined to accept the conditions
and the property would thus go to
Lenox College. The heirs, nephews
and neices entered protest claiming
Mr.. Livingston was not in a mental
condition to make a will and that UNI
due influence had been brought to bear
upon him. The estate is now valued
at $4,000.
Miss Bessie LeClere expects to leave
for South Dakota, Tuesday where she
has a position in store. She was
called home by the illness and death
of her sister.
Mrs. Hurst with her daughter from
Moscow, Iowa is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. Marolf.
Miss Eva Kurth has been having
an attack Of quincy.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Smith, Mrs.
stoddard and Mrs. Kate Schuster have
all been down with the grip the past