Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-05-26

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manned for visit with relatives and
friends.
The school at Bethel closed Friday
and Miss Morga Craig has returned to
her home here.
The school at Park Lake, where
Miss Winnie Gull has been teaching,
was closed Friday. Miss Gull will
spend the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Gull.
L. E. Pride and his deputy were here
the fore part Of the week on official
business.
Chas. Klanm of Algona, was calling
on relatives in town Friday. He Is
proprietor Of garage in the Kossuth
county town, and was travelling by the
auto route. His neice, Miss Leila
Irmscher, accompanied him home for
a visit
Mrs. Henry Holthaus passed away
very suddenly at her home, near the
midnight hour, Monday night. She had
been q semi-inyalid far several years
but was annarantv IN her usual health
mon retiring She was seyentv-two
years Of age, and is survived by her
husband, one daughter, Mrs. e, j.
Kruemple Of Greeley, and four sons,
George. Of Greeley. Fred. BENJAMIN.
and Joseph, all of this place. The
funeral services were held from the
Emmanuel church, wednesday, after
noon. conducted by Rev. A. C. Panz-
Iau, and interfnent was made at Oak
Hill. Sympathy is extended to the
husband and the children in the loss
Of 4 good wife and mother.
The following obituary was read at
the funeral services Of John C. Brown:
John c. Brown, eldest OF the five chill
dren born to James and Elizabeth
Brown, was born in Green Couny,
Penn, August 9th, ls45, and died at
his home at Colesburg, Iowa, May 16,
1920, aged IA years and days. While
but baby, he was brought by his par
ents to Iowa, settling on farm, on a
part of which his body will be laid for
its long rest. Some years ago, after
his mothers death. his father was
again married. and to this union were
born eight children. The surviving
brothers and sisters are: George
Brown of Monticello. Joseph and Linn
Moreland. ~ this Mace. Charles. Ia
coh .James Prince. Frank. and Mrs.
Ida Knee ~ th;s Mace and Mrs. s. =.
Reddow. ~ Belmont. South Dakota
Tn 1884 following his 18Th birthday. he
he enlisted ms a soldier in the Civil
War and was ASSIGNED IN the 9Th Iowa
Cavalry "a a nnder command Of
Cant p Moreland. This repi-
ment composed largely Of northeast-
ern Iowa men while On the road to the
sontb had haen stonned al burlington
and rushed nv forced marches to the
northwast territerv IN nrotect the
small settlements there from Indian
ATTACKS They sarved nearly four
vaars an tho frontier suffering all the
INVITATIONS of soldier life along with
the nerils NJ the frontier. and the
blizzards and extreme cold Of the
nortbwestern winters They acquitted
them saIvac with glory IN several
nitcbad battlas with the Indians their
w.r ba;ng mostly indian warfare and
puard dutv Mr. Rrown was honor.
ahlv d;scbaruad a. SiouY civ Iowa
November 1st 1ss5 after met a vear,s
sorv;ca with Tho regiment and RETURN
I'D ~ b;s homo bere I'm March 12tb
1874 ba Voc un;tad IN MARRIAGE with
cbar,ot,e Rowmar 10 tb;s union n
oh;ldrar u,oro horn civ of whom with
tha wife ana mother mourn the los
80 .ha loved comn.n;on and living
fa,bar Eive ~ tho children arc q raadv
resting IN the boautifuI Rrown ceme-
tar ybara tho fathar,s ,;rod hodv viii
coon be laid 70 rost Tho children