Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-12
HOPKINTON

Ed Miller has moved here from Del
hi and has rented the Matheson house
in the west end of town.
Mrs. R. A. Wallace left Saturday ev-
ening for Des Moines to attend the
New Era movement Convention of the
Presbytery.. Rev. w. H. Ensign,
Marshall Neill and R. A. Wallace go
Monday to attend the same meeting.
George Libbitts and daughter Ella
are visiting this week in West Union.
Verne Wheeless arrived home last
week from Valparaiso, Indiana, where
he has been wireless instructor in the
Dodge Institute since leaving the sea
service. He has had an offer from
Fort Dodge. Mrs. Wheeless has been
here for a couple of weeks.
Ed Joseph left Saturday for Des
Moines where he will spend few days
with his brother, Frank and then go
to visit his daughter in Wichita, Kan
sas.
Donald and Doran Moline visited
Tuesday at the home Of w. c. Brad
ke
George Lench has been mustered
out of service at Camp Grant and has
resumed his former position with
Mills & Hoffman at Anamosa.
Monday, February 3, being the 32nd
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. X. Cramer, number of friends and
relatives came in to help them cele-
brate the OCCASION. They were mar
ried at the Lewis home in Union town
ship but the most of their married life
has been spent in Hopkinton.
Word has been received that Murril
Burns has arrived in New York and
hopes to be home before long.
Word has been received of the death
of Charles Nickathier in California
aged sc years. He was an early sett-
Ter of Hopkinton. He built the house
recently purchased by George Good,
having a shoe shop in the basement,
but which he left after few years
and went on farm.
The soldier boys are coming home
every week. The latest to arrive are:
Andrew Smith, George Williamson
and Leslie Gearhart. Smith has been
in New Mexico since September. 1917.
The other boys have been moving
around, but all are glad to get back
home again.
Mrs. Fred Hill has been here visit
ing for several days. She returned
to Cedar Rapids Wednesday, e..
Mrs. Ermina Dunlap has returned
home after being for couple of
weeks at the home of her son near
Masonvilie where they were all down
with influenza.
Mrs. Sterling gives an address to the
women of Hopkinton in the College
Chapel Wednesday morning.
Dean Laughlin has been taking his
turn with influenza this past week.
Mr.. Fleetwood arrived here from
Camp the last Of the week. His wife
has been at the home Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bort during his abb
sence in the service.
A double ball game was held here
Saturday evening which was attend
ed by large crowd.
The Monticello boys won from the
Hopkinton boys and the Hopkinton
girls won from the Delhi girls.
The North East Aid Society Group
of the Presbyterian church meets on
Wednesday with Mrs. l.. J. Ortman
The same afternoon the South East
meets with Mrs W. B. Morgan and
the South West with Mrs. H. NJ. Reeve.
George Masolf sent home some SOU
venirs from the battlefield. A helmet
and specimens of shells are shown in
F. NJ. Doan's window. George has
been put with others repairing motor
trucks which they are selling to the
French. He is not expecting to get
home for couple of months.