Manchester Democrat., 1921-06-08
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EARLyILLE.
Mrs. f. Millitxe and children of Du.
buque spent the past week visiting al
the Werkmeisetr home.
Mrs. Mary Barr OF Manchester spent
part of last week visiting at the home
Of her brother, C. L. Hamblin.
The Senior class repeated the class
play Tuesday evening and was again
greeted by capacity house. The
play was considered one of the best
yet given here by High School stu
dents.
John Cattron, who Is engaged in
Army Y. M. c. work at Cincinnati, o..
Is enjoying visit at his home In Earl
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carly returned
home Friday from Mt. Vernon where
they attended commencement. Their
daughter Vera, student In Cornell
College. accompanied them here to re-
main during the vacation.
Donna, De!pha and Maxine Mey-
thaler are visiting relatives in Inde-
pendence.
Searles Bisgrove is the owner Of a
new Ford touring car.
Florence Winistofer visited friends
In Mt. Vernon a few days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burke and two
children and the Misses Annie Ede
and Nellie Clute spent Tuesday in Du-
buque.
Four sisters, Mrs. S. X. Virtue of
Webster City, Mrs. j. Gaylord OF Mo-
line. Mrs Kate Martin of Chicago, and
Mrs L. c. Buol of Detroit, are enjoy
ing a few days reunion and visiting
among their relatives.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Luth-
Seran church was entertained at the
home Of Mrs. Will Salow in Manches-
ter Thursday afternoon.
1t is reported that grain and live
stock sharks are getting in their work
among the farmers OF this vicinity. A
public mass meeting with moving pic
lures was held in the opera house on
Monday evening, explaining to the
farmers the advantage of dealing with
local firms.
Dorothy Mueller OF Cedar Falls, a
niece of Mrs. E. e. Carly, OF Earlville.
graduated with high honors from the
State Normal in that city. She had
the highest average in general school
work and won four year scholarship
to any college Of her choosing in the
state.
Mrs. w. G. Snyder and children
spent few days with home folks at
Belmont, Wis, recently.
Mr.. Jerry Murphy, well known
farmer of Northfork township, COM
tilted suicide Saturday afternoon by
hanging himself In q cattle shed on
his farm. He was in the best Of
health and spirits and had been work
ing In the garden most of the, day.
Shortly after dinner he came to the
house for a jug OF water and inquired
as to whether q son Leo, who was
working in the field, had been taken
any water, and stated that he would
see that the boy was provided with
some. When Mr.. Murphy left the well
was the last seen Of him alive Later
In the afternoon he was discovered
hanging in the shed with life extinct.
Mr.. Murphy was ga years of age and
had always enjoyed the best OF health
and his home life. was IDEAL No
cause can be advanced as to the cause
Of the rash act. The deceased was
born in York, Penn, in 1862 and came
to Iowa in 1882. In 1887 he was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Anna Page and
they located on the farm In Northfork
township which has since been their
home. He is survived by his wife and
the following children: Mrs. Frank
Grogman Of Bloomington, Wis. Mrs.
J. P. Grief OF Hopkinton; Frank Of
Worthington; Leo and Eleanor at
home. The funeral was held in st.
Paul's church, Worthington, Tuesday
morning, the Rev. Schillmoeller of
ficiated, and interment was made in
the church cemetery.
John Werkmeister arrived home
Friday from Indianapolis where he
had been called to attend the funeral
OF his friend, Frank Wheeler.
Children's Day will be observed In
the Congregational and M. E. churches
next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Baskerville and
Edith Voight motored to Dubuque on
Sunday and visited relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Clute has joined her hus-
band in visit at the home of their
son at Vivian, s. d.
Peas and home grown strawberries
raised by people in town are being
picked the past few days.
Relatives received word of the birth
OF a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Kaltenbach of Dixson, Iowa. Mrs.
Kaltenbach was formerly Alma Hahn
Of Earlville
The Good Cheer club was delight
fully entertained at the home of Mrs.
Mary Wright Friday afternoon. The
venerable ladies spent the afternoon
in social manner and at the close the
hostess served luncheon.
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