Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-14
EARLyILLE.

The two year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. r. Rhodes was seized with
q strange affliction last Thursday
and was hurried to the hospital at To-
wa City, where after several hours of
work by specialists the child was
given relief. There was no foreign
substance in the wind pipe and just
what produced the attack could not
be accounted for.
A committee of women from the Du-
buaue Women's Clubs visited the coun-
ty home at Delhi last Thursday, to
indulging in tour of inspection. They
found the institution in "apple-pie"
order and the inmates given the best
Of care.
Rev. F. I'utz, pastor of the Lutheran
church in this place, has rendered his
resignation, and will soon move to
Waverly. Rev. Mr.. Lutz will retire
from the ministry, having rounded
out more than fifty years of minister
ial work. He is one Of the most prom
inent ministers of the denomination
and held the high office of president
of the synod and one Of the instiga-
tors of the improvement and building
up of the various Lutheran educa-
tional institutions in this section Of
the country. He has earned a much
needed rest and his many friends hope
his declining years will be spent in
happiness and pleasure. His success
sor has not been chosen at this time.
MIR. and Mrs. S. W. Holscher and
son of Memo, South Dakota, are visit
ing relatives in this place.
Joseph Garrett is making some ex-
tensive repairs on his mill north of
town and will install type Of water
wheel similar to that used for electric
plant at Cascade. Mr.. Garrett anti
cipates brisk trade this fall on &C
count of the extensive raising of wheat
in this vicinity and which will be
ground into flour.
The Farmers Cooperative Com
mission company has installed a new
Reliance scales which has been placed
opposite the Rogers building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bruggeman
are the parents of baby boy.
May Powell of Manchester spent a
couple of days last week In this place.
Rev. Father Scherbring Of Shaw,
Oregon, is visiting relatives in this
neighborhood.
Rev. J. H. Klaus Of Charles City
visited in this place Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook and Fred
Orvis autoed to Dubuque Tuesday.
They were accompanied home by John
Orvis and family who remained for a
few days visit.
Ray Millen, of Greeley, was in town
Wednesday posting bills announcing a
big movie show at that place.
Mrs. George Harper Of Sioux City
and Miss Lottie Box of Greeley were
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Julia Free
man, few days last week.
Mrs. Rose iBucholz and children of
Chicago are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Bucholz.
Mrs Herman Welso departed FRI
day for South Dakota, intending to
remain for some weeks with relatives
in that state ...
y Guy Virgins and family and Miss
May Soule of Wayland, Missouri, are
guests of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A.
w. Virgins.
3 The Ladies' Missionary Society OF
the Congregational church was enter
tanned on Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Grace Wood
Herbert Douglas, who enlisted In
the army and is now stationed at JET
ferson Barracks, Mo-, as an auto driv-
er.
Axel Larson moved his household
goods from Delaware Tuesday and
the family are now at home in the
John Ham cottage in the east part OF
town.
Grace Strickland of Cedar Rapids
is spending few days visiting at the
home of Mrs. Grace Gibbs.
Lafe Matthews of Manchester was
a caller in town Friday.
Patriotic and apprecfative farmers
of this vicinity voluntarily subscribed
the sum of $22 to the Red Cross as an
appreciation of the work done by the
corps of Earlville business men who
assisted them in harvesting. 1t is ex-
pected the service will be increased
later on.
Lawrence Boeckenstedt has enlisted
as an auto mechanic and will leave
for Ames August 18th.
Rural Route Carrier T. G. Parkin
accompanied by his family left on Sat-
-urday by automobile for a three
weeks vacation which they will spend