Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-11-13

On Saturday the road graders com.
pleted the grading and top graveling
Of the highway north of town to con-
meet with the Almoral road. This
| makes much needed improvement
for all our patrons from the north OF
town. When beaten down by travel it
will be one Of the best roads leading
into Earlville.
William Prehl of Elkport attended
the funeral of his niece, Miss Frances
! Laxson.
Cards received by friends state that
| Captain and Mrs. G. B. Rogers left
Fort Riley, Kan, and are now in Bos-
ton, Mass. Captain Rogers has taken
his overseas examination.
Mrs. Alice Garlick of Manchester
is spending few days at the home Of
her brother, Peter Haas.
The corps of kind hearted and gen.
erous women of this place who are
lending their aid in relieving and car
!! ing for the families Frustrated by ILL
ness at the present time are doing a
noble work worthy of consideration
and one that can not be too highly ap-
preciated. In these trying times when
the community is sadly afflicted by the
prevailing epidemic such kindness
tends to make the burden little light
er and the good accomplished cannot
be overestimated.
w. l. Millen and family visited their
children in Cedar Rapids last week.
Mrs. s. F. Hersey of Cedar Falls
spent Monday at the Hersey home in
this place.
Last week while Charles Cruise and
Ed. Hunt were returning from trip
| to their farms north of town they mar
rowly escaped serious accident. The
horse they were driving became fright
ened at passing gravel wagons and
overturned the buggy into the ditch.
The occupants escaped injury but the
harness was badly broken. It might
have been serious and serves to re-
mind US that autos are not the only
vehicles that may overturn and cause
damage to the occupants thereof.
Mrs. w. H. Thrower of Slocum,
Mimi, visited friends and relatives in
this place during the week. Mrs.
Thrower was former Earlville girl
and is more readily recalled as Miss
frankie White.
c. NJ Laxson, president of the State
Bank of Earlville, had business before
the court last Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Chapman and son Billie
have returned to their home in Cedar
Rapids after few days visit at the
home of her father, W. I. Millen.
The parishioners and friends of that
energetic priest, Father H. j. Dunkel,
pastor of ST. Joseph's church in this
place, learn with regret that he has
been transferred by Archbishop
Keane to the parish at Watkins, Iowa.
Father Dunkel succeeds Father Meyer,
who has enlisted as chaplain in the
army and will leave as soon as he re-
ceives his appointment. Rev. Dunkel
has been an untiring pastor Of the To-
cal Catholic church since its re-organ-
ization. The property has been great
ly improved and the church has -four
ished. His successor has not been
made known at this time.
Hon. S. w. Klaus of this place was
elected state representative by a ma
jority of 1882 over his opponent, John
Reilly, democrat.
A patriotic meeting was held in the
opera house, Saturday evening for the
purpose of creating interest in the
drive for funds for the United War
Work Commission. The speakers
were Rev. w. j. Suckow and LATE
Matthews of Manchester. Hon. S. w.
Klaus. Rev. Father H. J. Dunkel, DR..
H. A. Tobie and Rev. A. w. Virgins.
Grace Laxson arrived from Iced, S.
D., to attend the funeral of her sister.
Youthful patriots staged hilarious
demonstration Thursday night to cele-
brate the Kaiser's reported surrender.
An effigy of the Kaiser was hung on
Main street and later cremated in
big bon fire.
The relentless hand of death has
exacted heavy toll at the Herbert
Parker home near Oneida and the en-