Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-02-27
HOPKINTON.

chester Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Jones of Cedar
Rapids, were over Sunday guests o.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Duckett.
Mrs. N. l.. Landers visited a few
days last week in Des Moines with
her son, Norman, and wife,
DR.. Hurlbert preached at the union
services in the Methodist church last
Sunday evening.
John Griffith and wife and George
Griffith and wife and daughter of
Greeley, attended the tournament and
also visited relatives in town last
week.
The Prairie meeting of the Woman s
Missionary society of the Presbyter-
ian church will be held Wednesday,
February q, at the home Of Mrs. J..
j. KirkwoOd.
Miss Caroline Daniels of Indepen-
dence, will conduct Mission study
class in connection with the Womans
Missionary society at the home of Mrs
r. A. Wallace, beginning Monday at
ternoon at 2:3O, and the young peo-
pies class at 1880.
H. W. LeClere was down from Man.
chester Saturday. He is associated
with Ed. Duncan in distributing for
the Leader Oil company through the
county.
w. A. Milroy took plunge in the
river Tuesday. He was assisting Will
Garvin in dynamiting the ice below
the dam and removing some of the
ice. He stepped upon ice which APP
peared to be solid but it was not, and
in he went. He was able to keep from
being carried under the ice and so got
out.
Contributions to the student war
fund by the sLenox students amounted
to $265.25, which has been forwarded
to the treasurer at New York City.
Peter, the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner, OF Anamosa, died last week
Of scarlet fever. Mr.. Turner had
charge of the corner drug store for
a few months.
A Lenox College service flag was
dedicated and presented to the COL
lege last Friday afternoon. Miss
Pearl Dunlap presented the flag and
Dean Laughlin received it. The flag
has ferty-nine stars representing
members of the alumni and student
body who are in the service.
Guy Holres was in Delhi Monday.
Glen Bancroft of Lenox College was
in Delhi to assist in the creamery
while his father was laid up with an
attack of tonsilitis.
Stephen Deshaw, jr., was obliged to
another operation last week
through which he passed successfully.
P. r. Wheeless has sold his resi-
dence to Fred Hill and is talking Of
going to Canada.
Misses Vina Brazleton and Beatrice
Pentony of Manchester, visited friends
in town last week and attended the
Harry J. Gleason, representative of
the internal revenue office in Dubu
que, was in town last week accepting
income tax reports and collecting
what goes to the government.
Miss Mae Dunlap of Hopkinton, was
appointed president Of the county Or
ganization effected at Manchester last
week.
Wilfled Heynen, who has been hold
ing sa 2 of dry goods, has concluded
to remain in the business but will re-
move to Anamosa, where he has leas-
ed building.
R. A. Parker of Springville, has
taken over the oil station from F. X.
Barnes and will move here as soon as
be can secure house.
Norman Loomis, who has been farm
ing near Wells, Mimi, has returned
to Hopkinton and intends to rent
small farm near town.
Friday, February 22d, occurred the
95th birthday of Mr.. Peter Guthrie.
He is one Of our oldest and best es-
teemed citizens and his many friends
will be glad to know he is in his
usual health with a fair prospect OF
reaching other anniversaries.
A little son is reported at the home
If Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Reeve at TAX
ony, Penn.
On Tuesday night the I. o. o. F. and
Rebekah lodges had a reception for
r. S. Hartford, who goes to Camp
Dodge Saturday. He was presented
With service blanket.
A smoker was held Wednesday even
ng in honor of Duane Wilson and for
he other boys of this vicinity who
vent to Camp Dodge Saturday. This
s Duane's first Through since his en-
istment early in the fall. He was
me of five to be sent to Clintonville,
Wisconsin, for special instruction in
ruck work and when he returns to
)es Moines will be employed as in
tructor for new men coming in. While
t home he was one of the officials