Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-16
DELAWARE


| livered piano to the school.
Mrs. George Henderson of Arlington
came down Wednesday evening to visit
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Spear.
Edwin Larson moved his family and
household goods to the John Bateman
farm two miles north of town, Thurs
day.
Harry Inglehart of Davenport was
caller in town Friday.
Mrs. O. Swenson was a passenger
to Manchester Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Gibbs of Strawberry
Point, came Wednesday evening and
was a passenger to Independence the
next morning where she went to con-
suit a specialist, returning the same
evening and visited at the L. G. Kas-
ter home until Friday evening.
Mrs. Cramer and Mabel Talmadge
spent Wednesday in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Orvis went to
Manchester Wednesday, where they
will visit relatives before return
ing to thei home in Minnesota.
Roy Fear and Lawrence Palmer were
| business callers in Dubuque Wednes-
day.
Mrs. r. Fear and children visited
relatives in Strawberry Point last
| week
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
| Olaf Person of near Dundee was
brought here Friday morning and laid
away in Pineview cemetery. The par
ents have the sympathy of their
many friends in this vicinity.
Ruth Hall of this place and Claud
c.. Hindal of Edgewood were married
at Manchester Saturday afternoon at
the Congregational parsonage by Rev.
Goughnour. Only near relatives wit
messed the ceremony.
| Danny Person and family OF Water
loo spent Friday with relatives here.
| John Wilhelm has purchased the
livery barn belonging to the Jim Nor
ris estate.
| Johanna Larson was born in Hal
sinborg, Sweden, June %, 1912, at the
age of IA years she was confirmed to
| the Swedish Lutheran church of which
she has been a faithful member since.
July 81, 1866 she was united in mar
riage to John Ortberg, to this union
were born eight children, one dying
in infancy and one son, Oscar and one
daughter, Olga, passed away after
having grown to young man and wom-
anhood, Mrs. Ortberg passed away
Thursday afternoon, February 10, 1921,
at her home, after suffering for eleven
years, being confined to wheel chair
and her bed. She leaves husband, five
children, Mrs. Hilda Newman of Sno-
homish, Washington, Carl of Manches-
ter, Alex of Mohall, North Dakota,
Walter of Earlville One brother Peter
Larson of this place and one brother
and one sister in Sweden, 10 grand
children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Ortberg came with her husband
and children to this country in 1882
and settled in this place where they
have resided since with the exception
of few years they lived on farm
near Manchester. Funeral services
were held from the Swedish Lutheran
church, Sunday afternoon. Interment
was made in the Pineview Cemetery.
The husband and children wish to
express their sincere thanks to the
friends who so kindly assisted during
the illness and death of their beloved
wife and mother Also for the beauti
full floral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Davis and daugh-
tiers Roberta and Emogene, and Mrs.
Anderson of Manchester, Pete John
son and family of Golden, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Could, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Met
Golf, and A. E. Larson of Earlville,
! W. Benda and family of Council Hill,
Illinois, and Mrs J. Knowles of Water
loo were among those from out of
town who attended the funeral SER
vices of Mrs. Ortberg.
II Mrs. Pete Person went to her son
. Olafs near Dundee last week where
she is caring for Mrs. Olaf Person.
. Low Davis of Manchester was in
town Saturday.
. Mrs. Harry Guthormson was pass
enger to Manchester Saturday
Mrs. J. w. Meader came up from
Cedar Rapids Tuesday and returned
; Saturday as her father ]. M. Kings
ley is very much improved and able
to be about again as usual except
little weak.
DR.. Sloan was called to Strawberry
. Point Monday on business
A few of the ladies gave Mrs. Haven
a farewell party Friday afternoon as
. she will soon move to her new home
; near Hopkinton.
.. Freda Baldwin came up from Month
cello Saturday evening and spent over
! Sunday with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
, Reed Baldwin.
Mrs Van Auken of Hopkinton came
) Saturday and will remain with her
sister Mrs. Haven and assist her in
) moving.
More particulars have been received
) of the death of Mrs. Nina Sutton
Simons which occurred January rs,
at the hospital at Leavenworth, Wash
ington. Mrs. Simons was we'll as usual
when she was taken very sudden with
a severe pain in her left side Satur-
! day January %, and suffered very
much and was deliriOus at times. She
was taken to the hospital on Wednes-
day but did not live but IL hours
after, when the hand of God came
and gave her peace. Funeral services
were held at the home of a sister of
Mr. Simons, then the remains were
taken to Seattle where they were
cremated.