Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-18
HOPKINTON.

HOPKINTON.
Mrs. H. F. Stoddard was in Cedar
Rapids several days last week.
Mrs. Offineer of Manila is here for
visit with her daughter, Mrs. c.. S.
Morton. -
Mrs. Amseen of Seattle, Wash, was
guest of her aunt, Mrs. F. NJ. Brooks
last week. She is an old Lenox stu
dent.
Mrs. C. F. Main was up from Mon
ticello Wednesday. ....
A daughter of Theo. Ament of Wor-
Ellington, died last Saturday. The
funeral was held Monday.
One of the large front windows in
D. C. Oehler's furniture store was
broken by the prancing automobile of
Earl Wilson, who was preparing to
start for home when the accident hap
pened.
f. Fl. Dunlap has received word of
the death of Joe Morrison of Lincoln,
Neb He formerly lived at Sand
Spring and was also in business for a
time at Hopkinton.
Mrs. Andy Loop received word of
the death of her mother in st. Paul
but was unable to attend the funeral.
Miss Irene Daniels is expecting soon
to leave for Colorado for an extended
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Elmer Martin, whose husband
was buried only few days ago, was
again called to mourn for little
daughter who died in Monticello last
Tuesday and was brought here for
burial.
Irving Oehler Of Thompson, Iowa,
visited one day last week with his un-
Gle, D. G. Oehler. He was on a fur
Tough from Ft. Des Moines where he
has been in the hospital, after having
been wounded in France. He was a
member of the Rainbow Division and
will remain at the hospital until he has
fully recovered.
Mrs. Pearson of Volga, has been here
the past week caring for her daugh-
ter, student of Lenox college, who
has been i'll.
Mrs. Ida Blanchard received a mes
sage from the government last week
that her son, Thomas, over in France
had been seriously wounded. A letter
to Editor Beels from the young man
stated that while he was still in the
hospital he was doing we'll
The death of Chauncey A. Green,
killed in action October 81, is also re-
ported. He was the son of J. A. Green
who lives near Castle Grove. Besides
his father he leaves two brothers, Sgt.
Charles e. Green, in France in the
aviation service, and Samuel of Hop
kinton, also two sisters, Mrs. Court
land Appleby and Mrs. Ed Wilson of
He was a member Of the
Castle Grove Catholic church, where
services were held in his memory on
December g.
The bazaar which was to have been
held Saturday by the ladies Of the M.
E. church, was postponed on account
Of the prevailing epidemic.
The ball games that were to have
been played Friday night by the Edge
wood and Hopkinton teams were post
poned on account Of the 'flu."
Albert Volt, former editor of the
Earlville Phoenix, has been assisting
Mr.. Beels the past week in his great
need of help.
the burial Of two children of Ed Mill
er, who lives near Delhi The chill
lren passed away within few hours |
If each other.
The sad news came to the home Of |
Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Joseph last week
hat their son, Hall, had passed away |
Turing an illness of pneumonia over in
france, for which they have the SYM
,athy Of their many friends and stu
Tents and classmates of Hall in Lenox
college. Scarcely had they received
his message when their youngest son,
Raymond, was found unconscious in
he barn, having been kicked by a
lorse.
On account of the influenza there
S little of interest taking place.
INSi yoiiS ID hCSpihS pi SlIS SlooO " |
lone, except when necessary to be
'ut.
Mrs. w. w. Morgan passed away at
he home in Hopkinton last Monday,
December 9th. Silvia J. Mccullough
vas born at Conesville, Iowa, August
!, 1888. In 1891 her parents moved to
farm near Columbus Junction. On
une IA, 1905, she was married to Wal
err w. Morgan, who with two sons,
Randall Carol, aged nine, and Charles
Albert, age four, survive her. She al
o leaves her father and mother. Mr.
nd Mrs. Albert Mccullough of Column
us Junction, and brother, Oliver, of
Vest Liberty. She had, since the age
f eleven years been member of the
Iethodist church and was faithful to
II of it's services. Her pastor, Rev.
V. G. Rowley, accompanied the friends
nd family to Conesville where she
vas laid to rest