Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-02-05
COLESBURG

A movement has been started to
raise fund for jollification, when
our soldier boys have all returned
from the service. The first effort
with that end in view will be COM
munity dance on Friday night, Feb.
14th. This will be held at the Bush
hall and the Columbia Orchestra will
furnish the music. The old-fashion-
ed dances will be danced as we'll as
the new ones, thus giving old and
young chance to trip the light fan
tastic toe. The ladies of the COM
munity will serve the supper at the
I. o. o. F. shall at 75c per couple. All
are invited. Come and have good
time and help swell the fund for our
soldiers Homecoming demonstration.
The sale on the R. H. Bush farm
Friday amounted to $500. Good
prices were realized on all sales.
Mrs. Earl BuYh and children Will
make their home here in town. Char
les Bush and family of Clayton will
move on the farm thus vacated.
Franklin Phillips was at home from
Fayette over Sunday.
L. w. Maxwell Of Bellevue is spend
ing few days with Colesburg friends.
The lecturer who appeared here Fri
day evening". Smith Damron-is
personal friend of the Maxxwells ana
he and L. w. worked together at the
potter's trade some twenty years ago
at Macomb, Illinois. The meeting
here on Friday was of mutual pleas
ure.
The basketball team, made up chief-
" of subs" playe dat Delhi Friday
evening and were badly defeated
Only two members of the first team
were able to go-Russell Lands be-
ing i'll and Orson Bush and Elmer
Brockmeier indisposed.
Mrs. M. E. Dittmer visited relatives
at Manchester during the week. Her
daughter, Mrs. o. F. Greene, accom-
named her nthe visit and returned
from thence to her home In Chica-
60.
The teachers Of our public schools
attended an educational meeting at
Manchester Saturday.
Frank and William Mcmahon, who
reside on farms in Woodbury. county
visited their father, James Mcmahon,
and other friends and relatives here
last week. :,
Martin Bush has been mustered
ont at Camp Dodge and arrived nome
the first of the week.
James Prentice spent the past week
visiting Earlville friends.
Edgar Dittmer spent several days
recently with relatives and friends at
Manchester. He has had his fur-
Tough extended to fifteen days and IS
dine at New York Feb. Sth.
Mrs. Jno. Barghahn and son, Ken
meth, of Elkader, spent over Sunday
with relatives here.
Peter Schrunk has rented the }. r..
Funk property and will move to town
in the spring.
L. j. Koeneke has been honorary
discharged from the service at Camp
Gordon. Georgia, and arrived home
Tuesday. He entered the service last
July.
Miss Mildred Bush and DR.. M. B.
Guthrie were married at Spartans-
burg, South Carolina, on January H.
Both were in the service at camp
Wadsworth and have now been trans
ferred to Boston. Colesburg friends
extend hearty congratulations to the
Young couple, wishing them all man
ner of happiness.
Mrs. Edward Hodges has received
word of the death of her brother-ln-
law whose home was near Lindsay
Ca hfornia. The young man-kale
Wollet-was an electrician and was
taken i'll and died with influenza while
away from home. His wife was form
erly Miss Helen Rea, and they had
been married about three years.
Mrs. G. H. Walker has had electric
lights installed in her home.
Dale Shellito, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Shellito, of Scenic, South Dakota,
died at Kansas City recently where he
was attending school. The young
man was 10 years old and is survived
by his parents, sister and brother.
Mrs. Shellito was formerly Miss Min
ME Gore of this place and her Coles
burg friends deeply regret the sorrow
that has come to her home.
r. C. Kocher and family expect TO
locate near Goldfield and he will work
on the farm for Miller Nelson.