Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-05-01
DELHI

The Foreign Missionary society
meets Thursday afternoon, May 2, with
Mrs. 2. e. Prescott.
Mrs. L. M. Barnes returned Satur-
day from weeks visit with relatives
at Marshalltown.
Emmert Allison and nephew Of
Texas were visiting Delhi friends last
week.
Wednesday, May /, will be payday
for Silver Spring creamery Co. They
will pay 47c per pound for butterfat
for March milk.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Porter were Du-
buque visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Paul Oehler visited relatives
in Dyersville last week
The Alumni banquet will be held
Friday evening, May TO-
The little four-months old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hofacre pass
ed away Saturday afternoon, April
81, after short illness OF spinal
meningitus.
Mrs. H. G. Doolittle has received
word of the death of her nephew, VIM,
Cox, at his home in Plainview, Nebras-
ka.
G. H. Heuck of Davenport was Q
Delhi business visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cruise at
tended birthday anniversary on John
Cruise at Manchester last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. White, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. F. Wragg and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. H. Britt attended the funeral Of
Mrs. Wragg at Earlville Saturday.
Mrs. Lydia Lett is visiting relatives
at Dundee.
Mrs. Alice Lamb Of Dubuque and
Mrs. Brady of Hopkinton were visit
ing in Delhi Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Mitchell are par
ents of daughter.
l.. A. Jennings and Bert Sherman
went to Waterloo Friday where they
will be employed.
Misses Mary and Theodocia Doo-
little entertained the senior and jun
ior classes, the teachers and several
other friends very pleasantly at their
home last Friday evening.
Fern and Tyler Furman OF Hanov-
er, Illinois, spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Furman.
Miss Gretchen Patterson spent Sun
day in Cedar Rapids.
The senior class play miss Tenn
pies Telegram" will be given Friday
evening, May 3.
The following are extracts from a
letter dated April 81, written by Roy
Grommon of Los Angeles, California,
to his mother, Mrs. G. M. Grommon Of
this place: Il have enlisted in the
navy here although I will not 60 in
to training for couple of weeks or
So Will be stationed at San Pedro
for time at least after go into
training but don't know how long,
possibly not more than three or four
weeks. After finishing my letter
lay down on the bed and fell asleep
and about an hour later was awaken
ed by the bed surging back and forth
and finally realized that we were hav-
ign an earthquake. My room is on
the seventh floor and believe me it
was some sensation after got wide
awake and realized what it was. 1t
shook the dresser drawers out of the
dresser and some people in the no.
tel (Rosslyn) say the dressers and
some Of the other furniture in the
rooms were upset. It also cracked
the walls considerable. Most Of the
large buildings are damaged and
warped out of shape to certain ex-
tent, and heavy plate glass windows
in number Of the big bank buildings
and stores are all smashed out Was
out after it was over and took q walk
around town. I sure thought the
building would go down the way it
rocked, but while it tumbled none Of
the buildings down, it has done thou
sands Of dollars damage to some Of
the larger ones as they will now be
all inspected and no doubt some Of
them condemned. Have heard no re-