Manchester Democrat., 1921-03-30
TRACEY & PLATT,
EARLVuLE

.~.. EARLVILLE
Ula Jones and Emma Mertz of Du-
buque were over Sunday guests at the
Werkmeister home.
Mrs. A. ]. Meythaler spent Satur-
day in Dubuque.
Mrs. Josephine Rector of Manches-
ter, has been at the home Of her son
Andy Rector assisting in the cure of
little Roberta Rector who is very i'll
with pneumonia.
Mesdames VIM. and James Smock
were Manchester callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Budden are the
parents of baby girl.
The senior class of the Earlville
high school are rehearsing the class
play entitled, Brown Eyed Betty.
The Epworth League cleared thirty
five dollars by the entertainment CIV
en- by Mr. and Mrs. McCalley; which
pleased $40 house.
A number of this place attended
the Spangler feast held at the county
farm.
The passenger train No. 2S on the
I. C. r. r. due to arrive here at 10:5
A. M. has changed time and now ar
rives II minutes earlier or at 10:4S.
The Monday afternoon club was en-
tertained at the home Of Mrs. Alice
Kenny.
HolbrOok's Electric Park Jazz or
chestra Of Waterloo will play for
dance in the Opera House Friday eve
ming, April 1st.
The Young Ladies Society of the
Congregational church was entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. r. w. Burrow.
A Woman's Auxiliary to the Ameri-
can Legion Post Of Earlville has been
organized with Mrs. Marie Snyder as
president Meetings will be held as
soon as the charter is granted.
Mrs. Isa Fitzsimmons has returned
from Edgewood where she remained
with her daughter, Mrs. Herman Voel-
schow while the latters husband was
in st. Lukes hospital, Cedar Rapids,
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis.
A number of young people from this
neighborhood went to Worthlngton
Sunday evening to attend the drama
"From Darkness to Light" which was
creditably given by Worthington home
talent.
Baseball fans are jubilant at the
prospect of having a baseball team
organized in Earlville. A rousing meet
ing was held and it is proposed to
organize one of the best ball clubs
the town has ever had. A committee
was selected to 60 ahead with the
work of organizing the team and as
there is good timber here for such
an organization it is expected the play
ers will soon be chosen and booking
for dates will soon be made. 1t is
also proposed to hold baseball
tournament in Earlville giving ali
the teams in Delaware county chance
to compete for the championship.
Mrs. Mary Harris has returned from
Cedar Rapids where she spent the
winter with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Dudley of Man
chester visited friends in this place
Sunday.
Mrs C. l.. Hamblin spent part of
last week visiting relatives in Man
chester.
The Out Look Club was entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. Opal Swindle,
Thursday afternoon. Following an
interesting program the member SER
we'd delicious luncheon.
Bonita Seger who suffered an at
tack of infamatory rheumatism Is
much improved and able to be about
again.
Miriam Stubs who teaches in the
school in Story City spent the Easter
vacation at the home of her parents
Rev. and Mrs. L. d. Stubbs.
The Earlville merchants have de-
cided to close their places OF busl-
ness each evening at $50 except on
Wednesday and Saturday nights
The friends of Earl B. Moore, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore OF Ep-
worth. who has been scout executive
at Colorado Springs, for number OF
years, will be interested to learn that
he has accepted the position OF scout
executive at Dubuque to succeed W.
II. Gum who has accepted a similar
position in Chicago.
Earl Crandell of Sturgis. South Da-
kota, spent few days visiting at the
home of his grand mother, Mrs T. T.
Pierce.
Lily Reid of Mt. Vernon is assist
ing in the care of her aunt Mrs. Sarah
Arnold, who is very i'll.
John Healey and son John OF Mt
Auburn and daughter Mrs. Jennie
Hubbard of La Porte City, were here
to attend the funeral Of the former
sister, Mrs. Isadora Carly.
Mrs. George Ham is expected to ar
rive home soon from Lewiston. Idaho
where she spent the winter visiting
her sister, Mrs. Nettie Gibbs.
of William Rrnrkmey-