Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-09-18


Tuesday. Frank Deshaw also lost the
fore finger of his right hand while
clearing the clog in the knives of q
corn cutter. Jess Higgins had
couple of fingers split open and badly
smashed while working the planer at
the Bort Manufacturing plant Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Landers, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Reeve and daughters, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Beels and Miss Helen Nc
Allister spent last Sunday at Dundee
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Wilson, and
going also to the backbone.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Oehler spent
several days last week with M, H.
Macarthur and wife in Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Keith visited
last week with their daughter at
Nashua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes and Mr..
and Mrs. Morton spent Sunday with
Mr.. Barnes mother al. Monmouth.
Mrs. H. M. Reeve and daughter left
Monday for Eureka, Kansas, to visit
Mrs. Reeves parents.
F. M. Doan has been elected q
member of the council to take the
place vacated by the removal Of G. l.
Wilson to Dundee.
Arthur Wilfong has resigned his
position as mail carrier on mail route
No. 2. The disseminating Of the post
office at Sand Spring made the work
extremely heavy for one man, and
heavier than he felt equal to. There
is being an effort made at Sand Spring
to have the office restored
A very interesting and helpful meet
ing was held in the Presbyterian
church Wednesday evening relating
to Sabbath School work. Rev. Mont
gomery of Manchester conducted the
service and fine addresses were Civ
en- by DR.. Ferguson and Captain o.
Brien Of Cedar Rapids. Dr.. Fergu-
son is synodical superintendent Of
Sabbath School work Those who
had heard these good men before were
very glad to listen to them again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meinzer and children
visited last week In Davis. ILL.,, with
Mr.. Meinzer's parents. They returned
Friday morning and Mr.. Meinzer left
Saturday evening and expects to leave
soon for France.
Mrs. Adelma Reed has sold her res
idence to Joe Haigh, who will soon
take possession. Mrs. Reeds house
hold goods were all sold at auction
Saturday afternoon. She will make
her home with her daughter, Mrs. u.
G. Wheeless.
Clay Keith has been enjoying fur
Tough of a few days at home but
will return to Camp Dewey on Mon
day.
w. E. Zeuch was one OF the limited
service men who left last week for
Camp Dodge.
Gorham Nash has been quite sick
the past week.
H. r. Brink, who had been elected
superintendent of the public schools
of Hopkinton and given one weeks
service took French Leave" Monday
morning without notifying the school
board and putting them to consider
able, trouble to get a new man on
such short notice, especially when
teachers are as scarce as at the pres
ent time. They have however new
man in view to take his position.
Mrs. F. M. Brooks is visiting in
Edgewood for few days.
Mrs. George Hucker left the last Of
the week to join her husband, who is
stationed at Chilicothe, Ohio.
Harry Hill is home from Colorado
for short visit He wished to regis
ter at home.
Mrs. Eva Royden came over from
Scotch Grove to visit with her broth
er, Clay Keith.
Mrs. Hendricks has moved into the
residence formerly occupied by Mr..
Laughlin.
r. G. Crawford visited Saturday
in Monticello.
Rev. w. H. Ensign and Elder R.
A. Wallace will attend the meeting OF
the Presbytery this week at Lansing.
The death of Mrs. James Moulton
occurred early Wednesday morning,
September 18th, at the home in Buck
Creek. She had been in i'll health
most of the time for eleven years. Her
maiden name was Mary Cramer, and
she came with her parents from Ohio,
when a little child to Hopkinton,
where she lived until her marriage,
July 4, 1881, to James Moulton, and
went to Buck Creek neighborhood to
make her home. She was a member
of the Methodist church at Buck
Creek and from which her funeral
was held September 18th. There
were five children in the home. Mrs.
Agnes Todd of Sebeka, Mimi; Mrs.
Maud Flanagan, Ryan; and Clel
Moulton of Buck Creek, and two who
passed away a number of years ago.
She also leaves three brothers, Frank
Cramer of Manchester; Charles Of
Cedar Rapids, and A. K. of Hopkin-
ton; also four sisters, Mrs. w. W. Eb-
erhart, Ottawa, Kansas; Mrs. Emma
Stevens, Sioux City, Mrs. F. e. Will
hanson, Sioux City, Mrs. F. E. Bent
lev Rhodes. and Mrs. B. o. Houston OF