Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-24
HOPKINTON.

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Gray were Monticello visitors We'd
nesday.
Miss Mona Hogan was in Manchester
last week
C. r. Gearhart and Robt. Wilson ar
rived home last week where they have
been assisting I. T. Wilson during
harvesting and threshing.
Word has been received that the
little son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Hill at Fort Morgan, Colorado,
only lived three days. Their friends
in Hopkinton unite in extending SYM
pathy to them in their bereavement
Miss Christine Fiben of Monticello,
visited her sister, Mrs. Charlotte Gull
dice, last week.
Curtis Thing has resigned his po-
sition as assistant in chemistry at the
Kansas State Agricultural college at
Manhattan, Kansas, to accept the posi-
ton of Professor of Chemistry in the
high school at Pasadena, California
Duane Wilson left Tuesday for Des
Moines for the purpose of enlisting He
will endeavor to be enrolled in the
heavy artillery branch.
Mrs Mary Williamson stopped off
for short time Friday. She was on
the way to her home in Minneapolis
from Toledo, where she had been Wis
iting her sister.
DR.. John Doolittle of Des Moines
spent a few days last week at the
home of his sister, Mrs. F. E. William
son.
Claude Reed, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. N. Reed, is the first Delaware coun-
ty boy to arrive in France. He is in
the aviation corp, and notified his par
ents some time ago that he was leav-
ing for somewhere" and he has EVIL
IDENTIFY reached that place for his par
ents received this message: Some
where in France Dear Folks. Arrived
| O. K. Am we'll l cannot write much
but expect to hear from you as usual.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the M. E.
church will hold their chicken pie sup
per on Wednesday, Octiber "A, in the
opera house.
The dry goods store OF F. B. Tlbbitts
was entered Monday night and goods
to the value OF $500 were taken. The
articles missing are four ladies cloak3
which had been sold and were await
ing delivery and bolt of silk. They
were all there when Mr.. Tibbitts left
the store late Monday evening. 1t is
supposed some one entered by using a
key as some one gained entrance last
year in the same way. Mr.. Tibbitts has
offered a reward of $4,000 for infor-
nation leading to the arrest OF the
burglars.
The Red Cross here shipped to Man
chester last week sweaters, s pairs
of socks, 9 mufflers and Is bath robes
The storage tanks for the Standard
Oil Company near town have arrived
and have been put in place. The local
station will be in charge of F. X.
Barnes.
A letter received from Harlan Hop
kins says he failed to pass the final
physical examination given to the boys
before their departure for France. A
recently discovered goiter barred him
from being accepted. If there is not
some other work for him to do, he will
probably return home.
The friends of H. M. Johnson were
much surprised to hear OF his death
early Thursday morning. He had been
i'll but a few days. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon at the family
residence.
F. E. Williamson has been appointed
member of the Federal Fuel Com
mittee for Delaware County His du-
ties probably will be concerning the
overcharging and making profits be-
yOnd the limit laid down by the Ma
tional Commission, and the negligence
of railroads concerning shipments.
Mrs. Fred Hill received a message
from Los Angeles, California, of the
death of her brother-in-law, Charles
Dutton, who formerly resided in Della
ware county.
Mrs. Robert Donahue visited last
week in Fairbanks.
F. l.. Doan and family expect soon
to remove to Marshalltown, where Mr..
Doan has purchased drug store. They