Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-06
EARLVILLE

There was a double-header basket
ball game at the Earlville High School
Friday evening when the girls con-
tested with the High School girls Of
Manchester who fell easy victims
Score, IL to in favor Of the Earlville
girls. The boys game was won by
the Earlville boys by score Of AZ
to 8. On Wednesday evening March
6, the Earlville High School girls will
contest with the Monticello girls at
the local gymnasium. The Monticello
girls claim the championship Of Jones
County and the Earlville girls the
championship of Delaware county.
Zala Tobie was home from Bayless
College the past week on account of
sickness.
The monthly missionary society Of
the Congregational church met with
Mrs. H. ]. VanFleet Tuesday after
noon.
Mrs. M V. Newcomb has returned
from her extended visit at the home
of her son at Woonsocket, S. D., and
is preparing to vacate her house
which she recently sold to Mrs. Opal
Swindle. Mrs Newcomb does not in
tend to leave Earlville, news which
her many friends will be glad to
learn.
Fire completely destroyed the house
on the Connell farm west of Oneida
last Tuesday afternoon. The place
was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs Dan
Pearson and they lost nearly all their
household goods. But little insurance
was carried on the house and con-
tents.
Mrs. Thompson went to Farley
Wednesday for a few days visit with
friends.
Miss Louise Spalding, of Delaware,
was the guest at the M. E. parsonage
of Rev. and Mrs. Mcintosh last week.
Miss Spalding lost her home and all
its contents by fire the past winter.
She expects to go to Los Angeles CAL,
to reside with relatives in the near
| future.
Part of the household goods Of the
late Mrs. Mary E. Burning were dis
posed of at auction Saturday after
noon. C. r. Rhoades will move his
family to Earlville in couple Of
weeks and occupy the house made
vacant by the death of Mrs. Burning.
Frank Niedorf was at Monticello a
few days the past week, attending the
tractor school of instructions con-
Quoted by the International Harvester
Company.
Arthur Eide, of Courtney, N. D., is
here for visit at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Jane Eide, and sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Slattery and
Mrs. AL Cousins of Dubuque, were
in attendance at the funeral of Mrs
Sarah Jane Healey, Tuesday.
The basket social held in the M. E.
church Wednesday evening was we'll
attended and netted the Young Mems
Sunday School class over $40.
Mrs. William VanDevere, Of Mar
shalltown was visitor in town the
past week. Mrs. VanDevereS sold her
S0-acre farm, known as the Long
farm, to Frank Cramer
James H. Trewin, of Cedar Rapids,
visited his farm north of town Sat-
urlay.
Senator T. E. Taylor, of Indepen-
dence, was a guest at the Meythaler
home Thursday.
Mrs Howard Crosby and baby son,
of Clear Lake, spent the past week at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Henry
Wesche.
w. o. Gienapp and George Hob
weller, of Chester, S. D., arrived
Thursday for visit among their rel
atives here.
Mesdames John Book and Voel
schow went to Delaware Thursday to
attend the fortieth anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Johann Yelden.
Mrs. I. S. Hutton and Mrs. p. L.
Schaller and S. w. Klaus were Man
chester passengers Wednesday eve
ming.
Charles Allen and family have
moved to the VanFleet farm east of
town.
W. H. Matthews of Waterloo, has
been here the past two weeks on ac-
count of the serious illness Of his
Mrs. G. W. Matthews, who is
with uro-pneunouia. She
is showing some signs of improvement
at this writing.
!Irs. c. G. Dake spent the greater
part of last week at Dubuque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Noonan and