Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-11-03
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Peck and DIR
and Mrs. c. H. Jacobs were Dubu
que callers on Monda.
Mr.. and Mrs Brice Baker have
moved to town, taking possession o.
their property recently purchased O
Frank Stone.
A forty acre farm west OF towr
belonging to A. Schlicty Of Dyersvills
was sold at auction, Wednesday, J. 8
Brooks OF Dyersville was the auction
eer and the land was sold to Henr,
Kurrelmeyer for $40. per acre.
Mrs. Harry Plat and children con
cluded visit with relatives here ani
returned to Cedar Rapids the frs,
Of the week. The family expect te
spend the winter in Florida.
Miss Emma Chapman spent the week
end with relatives in Dubuque.
]. w. Smith lost good horse last
week three year old.
VIM. Kraus and family autoed Ia
Allamakee County, last week to at
tend the wedding OF his brother.
Misses Florence and Helen K0cher
entertained their young friends at q
Halloween party Friday evening. The
gnets appeared in masquerade attire
and the usual Halloween stunts were
the order of the evening. A most de-
lightful time is reported.
George Crop of Monticello was a re-
cent guest OF relatives and friends In
town and vicinity.
Mrs. John C, Brown has gone to
Litchfield, Minnesota, to spend the
winter at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs, John Crop.
]. H. Adams spent part Of the
week visiting his sister, Mrs. John
Moser, and family at Burt.
r. A. Gull and J. L. Prentice were
Key city callers Friday.
The Northeastern Iowa Buttermak-
ers Association met here last Sat
urday and were entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Landis. There was an
attendance Of fourteen out-of-town
guests,
The regular meeting OF the Parent
Teachers Association will be held Mon
day evening.
Mrs. w. 8. Adams and Mrs. H. Wore
hoff are visiting at Burt.-guests at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Moser.
DIR. G. M. Then of Export assist
ed DR.. Wilson with an operation for
the removal of tonsils and adenoids,
Wednesday. The patient was the sew
en-year old daughter OF Mrs. Lizzie
Kocher.
Mrs. Harriet Winship OF Shell Rock
is guest here at the homes Of her
nephews, L. s. and L. A. Kosher.
Miss Lottie Kirchbaum. who has
been employed at La Crosse, Wis
consin, is spending the week at her
parents home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Lands expect
to attend the Creamermen's Conven-
ton to be held at Waterloo on We'd
nesday and Thursday Of this week,
November 3rd and 4th.
Jno. Young of Chicago is guest
OF relatives here.
Mrs. l.. J. Strader was the guest
of honor at an afternoon party We'd
nesday given by the twentieth CEN
fury Review club. A very pleasant
social time resulted. Refreshments Of
coffee, ice-cream and sake were SER
we'd.
Mesrs. and Mesdames j. w. Plat
and Edw Smith were in Dubuque for
the day Thursday.
Mrs. Robt. Poinsell anti baby Mir
lam of GAINESVILLE have been guests
here during the week at the Kocher
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bush returned
home from Iowa City Monday eve
ming, but were Immediately recalled
by change for the worse in the con-
dition Of their son, Leo. who submitted
to an operation the previous week.
He continued in critical condition
through the week and passed away at
4 o'clock on Sunday morning. October
31st. j. Leo son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
A. Bush was born at Colesburg, Iowa,
in April 1900, and was in his 81, year.
He graduated from Colesburg High
school in 1918, and entered Cornell
College with the S. A. T. C. in October
of that year. At the beginning of this
college year he entered in the State
University where he was Junior
when overtaken by his last illness.
Leo was promising youth, ambitious'I
and studious and his untimely death
brings sorrow to many hearts in the
community where his brief life was
spent. To his parents and brother Ray,
his loss brings unspeakable sorrow
and they are assured Of the profound
sympathy OF all their many friends.
The arrangements for the funeral are
not known at this time.
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