Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-31
HOPKINTON.

Mrs. Bollman left Thursday for {
weeks visit with her son in Chicago
Mrs. Hattie jenkins of Oeiwein is
visiting among old acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landers left Wednes.
day for few days visit with theil
son at Camp Dodge.
r. e. Fiddler has sold the property
he bought of W. E. Doan to G. H. De-
shaw who expects to occupy it as a
residence and move into town.
A large number from this vicinity
went to Manchester to see the soldier
boys off,
Mrs. Eliza Bebb and daughter,
Louise, are. visiting at the home of
A. D. LeClere, brother of Mrs. Bebb.
Miss Bebb has been engaged for some
time in home missionary work and at
present is In the Ozark region in Mis-
souri,.
D. N. Bongers and wife of Des
Moines and Joe Clark Of DeSmet. s.
D., have been guests this week OF their
sister, MIS- II. IL. Main.
The pastor of the Buck Creek
church, Rev w. N. Baker, was in
Lebanon, ILL.,, last week to take charge
of the Rural Life work at the Ep-
worth League institute held there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Smith were at
Manchester Tuesday to see their son,
Ray, who was on the special train, TAX
ing the soldier boys from Woodbury.
and Plymouth counties. Ray had been
at Remsen for couple Of years and
so went from the western part Of the
state.
F. E. Morrison, who came last week
from the Great Lakes Station, to see
his wife, who is at the home Of her
parents, was granted an extension of
a few days, His mother and sister OF
Viborg, S. D., came here to see him.
Mrs. Dr. Wood and children OF Del
aware visited last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Clifford.
The result of the canvas for tickets
for next years chautauqua was very
8 oNCl SfOV WI III VI IShSlS
were pledged and a larger number of
men signed the contract so the coming
of the Chautauqua is assured.
N. A. Gearhart has installed an cleo
trio corn poper and peanut rooster
which will be doing business evenings
when the stores are open and the peo-
pie down town.
Mrs. Alice Barnes visited in Coggon
several days last week.
w. E. Reed went to Manchester to
attend the funeral of M. D. Arnold.
Mr.. Arnold at one time resided in Hop
kinton and was in the grocery bust
ness.
A letter has been received from Lew
Is Cramer and also one from Tommie
that they have arrived safe
ly overseas.
Mrs. Angelina Wheeler, mother Of
F. M. Wheeler, was so unfortunate as
to break her arm last Sunday after
noon. She was alone at the time. AS
she is not able to be around much she
spent her time in knitting and sewing,
but which she will not now be able to
DO for some time.
Miss Nella Naley, pastor Of the Unit
ed Brethren church at Manchester,
will speak to the young people and
children in the Methodist church on
afternoon, on the subject
Of Temperance.
A number Of the business men have
during the past week been working in
the harvest field. helping out in place
of the boys who are in the service.
The students of last year Of LenoX
college will all feel regrets at the sud-
den death OF Samuel Dodds OF Du-
buQue, who was one of the athletic
boys. The college service flag has
fifty-three stars, and the first one to be
changed to gold will be for Samuel
Dodds.
The funeral services of Mrs. D. D.
bucket were held Tuesday morning,
when brief service was held at nine
o'clock. Rev. w. G. Rowley conducted
the services, assisted by Rev. S. E.
Bretnall "a former pastor at Lamont.
The body was then taken to the home
at Lamont, where services were held
at o'clock, the church there being
filled with friends of the Borrowing
ones. The music for this service was
by a Hopkinton quartet composed of
Miss Jennie 'Deshaw, Mrs. J R. Boots.
Rev. w. G.. Rowley and A. c. Martin.
Miss Deshaw also sang as solo,
Jesus Lover of My Soul" Emma
Katherine McAllister was born in Fa-
yette county, May II, 1892 Her life
was spent near the place of her birth
until the fall Of 1916, when she came
with her husband to Hopkinton, who
had become owner of the former Liv-
ingston drug store. Besides her hus-
band she leaves her father, Robert
and three sisters, Mrs
August Shelter, Mrs. Bernard Wes-
sells, and Jennie, all of Lamont Mrs.
Duckett had made many friends dur
ing her brief residence in town, who
were deeply grieved over her suffering
and DEATH
When the Cowboy tainted.