Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-16
HOPKINTON.

Miss Wyliss Gearhart has been a
home the past week on account G
:, the closing of the schools at CARR
son.
Harry Hill left Wednesday for F
: Morgan, Colorado.
Word has been received that Stuar
Brokaw has been transferred iron
the Infantry into the Chemical Corps
and is now stationed at Cleveland, C
Mrs. C. S. Morton visited last weel
in Manila, Iowa.
Mrs. E. G. Talmadge and children
were over Sunday visitors in Monti
cello. ..
Mr.. Everett Stuart of jamestown
N. Y. visited last week with his cou
sins, J. H. and F. A. Brokaw.
Mrs. Green of Cedar Rapids ant
Lewis Hinton and family of Coggol
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs
Fred Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Reed visited fol
a couple of days in Manchester will
a brother of Mr.. Reid.
Mrs. Sophia Johnson visited las
week with her daughter in West I'm.
lion.
| Mrs. George Good visited for 6
couple of weeks in Cedar Rapids.
| A large number of friends and
neighbors of Mrs. J. J .Kirkwood
surprised her Monday afternoon on
the occasion Of her birthday anniver-
|sary.
Mrs. Klees, of Waukon was in town
Monday. She met the young people
of the Presbyterian church at the
home of Mrs R. A. Wallace in the in
lterest of the Christian Endeavor.
Mrs. Steger of Canton, Minnesota
who had been visiting at the home OF
Henry Soppe near Worthington left
Monday morning for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Lands visited
several days with their son at Camp
Dodge.
Mrs. J. w. Gaad is here from Cedar
Rapids for couple of weeks to visit
among relatives and friends.
Miss Carrie Brooks, a graduate
nurse, went to Mt. Vernon Tuesday to
care for Earl Deshaw, who has the
| Influenza.
Rev. w. G. Rowley has returned
| from conference. The community is
glad to know that he is to be the pas
tor of the Methodist church for the
coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Smith went
to Waterloo last week to attend the
funeral of Antony Smith, a brother
of John Smith.
Shirley Smith of Central City is i'll
at the home of his father, o. w. Smith.
He and his wife came over for Wis
it and he was taken suddenly i'll with
Influenza. Mrs Smith and son, How
ard are also i'll.
The public schools have been or
dered closed for couple Of weeks al
so the churches and places of amuse-
ment. 1t is wise to adopt this mea-
sure before there is a spread of the
epidemic and it may thus be checked
demic and it may thus be checked.
Miss Mary Wilson received word
that her brother, Ira, at Fl. Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia was seriously i'll with
Miss Lille Orr train
ed nurse left the next day to care for
him and sent word Saturday that he
was better.
Mrs. q. M. Wallace returned We'd |
nesday from the hospital at Anamosa
Rev. W. H. Ensign went to West |
Union Wednesday to assist in the in
'tallation of Rev. Gustave Winter as
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
hat place.
Mrs A. L. Reid passed away Friday
morning at the home of her daughter,
hrs. U. T. Wheeless. She had been in
IL health for long time and her
leath was not unexpected. Her maid
n name was Adelma Martin, eldest
laughter of Henry Martin, one of the
arly settlers near Rockville. Her
died many years ago and
he with her sons carried on the farm
or number of years, and then NOV
d into Hopkinton which has since
cen her home. She is survived by
i've children, Mrs. U. T. Wheeless,
rthur, Clifford and William of Hop
inton and Frank of Manchester, an
Their son, Ray died a number of years
go. She also leaves several sisters,
Irs. Costing of st. Louis, Mrs. Thorn
S in the southern part of the state,
[rs. o. p. H. Jeffries and Mrs. J. H.
rokaw of Hopkinton. She also leaves
yO half sisters, Mrs. r. A. Wallace
Hopkinton and Mrs Jay Merriman
Berkeley, California. There are
lso nmber of grandchildren, two Of
HON are in the service, one of them
| France. The funeral was held at
lie residence Of U. T. Wheeless, Sun
ny afternoon and burial was made
Rockville beside her husband and
ev w. G.. Row1ey, pastor of the
ethodist church of which she has
ing been devoted and faithful men,
or and also teacher in the Sabbath
'hool as long as health permitted,
,nducted the services. She was
he of those faithful mothers whose
emory will always remain in the
carts of her children