Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-08
EARLyILLE.

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Everything was done for him but tC
no avail and death came as a relief
| Deceased was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Haas of Earlville and he
was born in North Fork township on
January 10Th, 1889, and was therefore
nearly thirty years of age. He receiv-
ed his education in the rural and
| parOchial schools and later assisted
his parents on the farm until his
health began to fail Beside his par
ents he is survived by three sisters
Luella and Evelyn at home, Mrs. Tom
Norman, residing south of town
and one brother, Edward, of North
Fork township. The funeral took
place last Tuesday morning from the
family residence to St. Joseph's church
where requiem mass was read for the
repose Of his soul by Rev. Father Dun
KEEL, a cousin of the deceased, after
which interment was made in the
Catholic cemetery. The pail bearers
were William Reittinger Of Dyers-
vile, William Haas, Jay Mitchell, Joe
Ward and James Arnold. Among the
relatives from out of town present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dunkel
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Arens, Mrs. Tom
Brunkan, Mrs. Kate Reitinger and
son Will, and Miss Emma Dunkel. all
Of Dyersville. Friends of the family
extend sympathy.
The Congregational church Sunday
school has elected the following off,
GERS for the year: Ralph l.. Schaller,
superintendent; Carl M. Laxson, as
sistant superintendent; Graca Hunt,
secretary; Gladys Smock. assistant
secretary; Searles Bisgrove, treasur-
err; Zala Tobie, chorister; Anita
Tietge, assistant chorister; Grace
Laxson, pianist; Marjorie Faust. as
sistant pianist.
Born on December 31st, 1918, to Mr..
and Mrs. Will Holdren, son.
Mrs. Fannie South Of Manchester
assisted in the care of Mrs. Henry
Sharp last week. The latter we are
sorry to state remains in a very low
state of health.
c. r. Rhodes, cashier of the Far
mers State Bank spent a couple of
days in Des Moines last week.
An Indian man and woman, dressed
in their native regalia attracted con-
siderable attention on our streets a
few days last week. They also ap-
peared in the vaudeville bill at the
Memo theatre couple of nights.
Maurice Sawyer has rented the John
Medland farm for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Koehne of
Milo township have rented their farm
and in the spring will move to the J.
NJ. Dunn farm south of Earlville.
Announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Mr.. Andrew
Domayer and Miss Frances Won
Lemden of New Vienna.
Mr.. Culbertson of Washington, Wis
tied his sister, Mrs. I. S. Hutton, a
part of last week. .....
Lois Irmscher is visiting relatives
in Memo, South Dakota.
! A. H. Peterson of Manchester, was
a caller in this place Tuesday.
Mrs. John Taylor and two children
of Louisburg, Wisconsin, are spend
ing few days at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hackbarth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Davis and chill
dren of Delaware spent Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Davis parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Clemons.'
Nels Goranson of Thompson, who
made business trip to Chicago stop
ped here and joined his family in a
visit with relatives and accompanied
them home Thursday.
DR.. Robert Swindle of Chicago, is
spending few days at the home of
his relative, Mrs. Opal Swindle. Mrs.
Swindle has been critically i'll for
several days with pneumonia but late
reports from her bedside state that
there is now change for the better
and hopes are held for her recovery
Grace Hersey is recovering from an
attack of the FLU"
The friends of Beryl Work of Man
chester are pleased and little sur
prised to learn of the belated an
nouncement of his marriage which
has just leaked out, to Miss Hazel
Clark, which took place last summer
prior to his enlistment.
Miss Anna Willenborg, r. N, of
Chicago, who was visiting relatives
in this neighborhood left last week to
resume her work in Chicago.
James Norris of Delhi was a caller
in this place Wednesday.
Hon. S. w. Klaus leaves this week
for Des Moines to take up his duties
as representative in the general as
sembly. Representative Klaus has
been asked to assist in cutting down
insurance rates which are getting
higher with startling rapidly.
John S. Merten of Colesburg was a
caller in this place Friday.
Private Earl Klaus concluded a
five days furlough with home folks
and returned to Camp Dodge.
Up to December 30th, PA names
were enrolled in the Red Cross drive
John Cattron departed Wednesday
night for San Francisco, from which
port he will sail for Siberia to engage
in Y. NJ c. A. army work as secre-
tary. He expects to be gone ten
months or year.
The Anderson children Of Dubuque
spent the week end visiting theil
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. l. s. Hut
ton.