Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10

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COLESBURG.
Colesburg and vicinity sent large
delegation to the celebration at Man
chester the Fourth. Some experience
ed a strenuous time on the return trip
through the rain and mud. So far
as we know however, all arrived safe
ly.
w. r. Locke and wife of Manchester
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Durey Of
Huron, s. D., were calling on friends
about town one evening last week.
Miss Clara schwietert, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schwietert OF Burt.
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. j. B.
Schwietert, and numerous other rela-
tives.
Adrian Maxwell was here from
Bellevue during the week renewing
the acquaintance Of his young
friends. He is just recovering the Use
of his left arm which was broken
some time age.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown of Mon
ticello are guests of their numerous
friends and relatives in and about
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harbaugh are
enjoying a visit from their soldier
son, Elmer, who is home on fur
leugh.
The little daughter Of; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Funk passed away Saturday
morning, July 9Th, after brief ILL
ness of a week or ten days. The
child was eight years old and had
never been strong. Her fatal illness
was due to an abscess on the brain
and her suffering was intense. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. r. A. Riggs Sunday afternoon
and burial was made at Bethel. The
bereaved family has the sympathy Of
all in the loss OF their dear little one
Milton and Amos Keller of Cherokee
made a brief visit at their parental
home here the first Of the week.
Rosetta, the little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Keller came up from Du-
buque with them. Mrs. T. F. Keller
accompanied her sons on their return
home for visit at Cherokee and Mar
Gus.
DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Tobie of Earl
vile were in town Wednesday to see
Mrs c. A. Tobie
Russell Bush, Ted Dittmer and VIM.
Moreland, who have been working on
farms in the vicinity Of Britt, return
ed to their homes here July 3rd.
Mrs. Marian Page of Des Moines is
a guest OF relatives here at the homes
of P. D. Peck and Harley Barnhart.
Clifford Harbaugh left July eth on
return to Camp Baker, FL Paso, Texas.
He had been home on a farm furlough
of thirty days at Waymen. He is a
brother of Mrs. Bert Hammond of this
place, and has been in the service for
a year and a half, enlisting at the
time of the Mexican trouble. He Is
IN the hospital corps and expects
to 60 overseas before long.
Miss Elsie Bowman Of Toledo is Wis
iting at the home of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Harbaugh on Way
men, and at the Bert Hammond home
here.
Mrs. Margaret Myers is a guest here
of her sister, Mrs F. A. Grimes and
family.
There is to be an entertainment at
the NJ E. church Saturday evening
Of this week, July 18th, by home tai
ent of Prairie la Porte. For particu-
lars see posters about town. The
Epworth League here will receive a
part of the proceeds. All are cordially
invited to be present and enjoy an
evening of first class entertainment
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Learn had the
fright Of their lives the other day
when their small son drank quantity
of carbolic acid He was soon re-
lieved, however. as the acid had part
ly lost its strength.
Glenn Raymond and Clyde Bush had
a leave of absence from Camp Dodge
for the day of July Fourth. They were
in town for a short time Thursday
and then celebrated at Man
chester. Glenn Is just recovering
from siege of rheumatism.
After, a long period of i'll health
with heart trouble and other compli-
cations, Mrs. C. A. Tobie passed away
Thursday morning, July 4th, aged
nearly IS years. Clay Amelia Smith
was born July 2Sth, 1858, at Holli-
daysburg, Pennsylvania, and came
with her parents to Iowa in childhood.
The family lived for short time in
Dubuque county and then moved here
Mrs. Tobie became member of the
Congregational church in her youth,
and so continued throughout her life
Her husband, Dr. c. A. Tobie, passed
away about nine years ago. Her par
ents, two sisters and one brother also !
preceded her il death. She is surviv- |
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