Manchester Democrat., 1921-10-12
mere on Sunday.
John Werkmeister spent Thursday

| III dubuque.
The friends in Earlville of Mrs. J. p
Boil will be interested to learn tha
she departed Thursday for Tacoma
washington, where she will remair
indefinitely at the home of her son
DR.. James Ball.
Mrs. Emma Moore of Waterloo
spen few days at the home of he,
sister, Mrs. Herbert Carly, who is
| critically i'll.
Edith Volt was hostess to the Out.
| look Club Thursday afternoon. The
| program was as follows: Roll call
| Iowa News; Trail of Lewis anG
Clarke" Mrs. Emma Dickson; BLACK.
hawk and Indian Wars" Mrs. Iona
Dunn; Song, Iowa" by the Club;
Birth of a State, Mrs. Lucetta Tobie:
Music, Edison.
AT the Northwest Conference OF
German NJ E. churches and ministers
Rev. J. H. Klaus of Charles City
District Superintendent, was changed
and succeeded by Rev. Il. H. Theil OF
Charles City and Rev. Klaus takes the
latter's charge at Charles City.
The Good Cheer Club was delight.
fully entertained at the home of Mrs
Rozetha Newcomb Friday afternoon
The venerable ladies enjoyed a socia
afternoon and at the close the hostess
served luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Baskerville and
Mrs Frank Cattron visited relatives
| in Dubuque Saturday.
| Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt, Forrest
and Feryl, and Mrs. Sidney Hunt a,l.
toed to Anamosa Thursday.
Mrs. H. j. Vanfieet received a New
York paper last week containing ar
account of destructive storm which
struck Auburn, n Y. and caused ;
great deal of damage to the fine estate
owned by her brother, Matthew Gibbs
some large EN- trees on the lawr
Die" over on the roof of the old man
sion and completely wrecked the
| building. The house had stood 100
years and was one of the attractive
landmarks of Auburn
Alex. Prentice is making extensive
improvements on his farm in COLONY
township
A large gang of road builders are
toned in Earlville and are engaged
n graveling the Hawkeye Highway be.
tween here and Dyersville.
Lawrence Powell of Waterloo is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dickson were
ester callers Tuesday.
clifford Millen has been elected
president of the Senior Glass of Cor
nell College at Mt. Vernon.
The pupils of the Earlville Consoli-
'ated school had two days vacation
the teachers attended the teach
ers institute held in Manchester last
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jones of Day-
enport' Ula Jones of Dubuque, Mrs j.
3. SWinburne Of Ft Madison, Mr.. and
MRS, George White, J. P. Holden and
the Misses Beal and Clough of Delhi
were guests at the Werkmeister home
Sunday.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Congregational church held an in
teresting meeting at the home of Mrs,
Elizabeth Prentice Tuesday afternoon.
The Monday Afternoon club was
entertained at the home of Mrs Louise
Hutton
Mrs. Annabird Wilson and daughter
or Minneapolis spent few days Wis
ting the formers sister, Mrs. Frank
Gibbs and Mrs. John Cook.
". e. Snyder has been appointed
local agent for the Natioaal American
Life Insurance Company of Burling-
ton, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Hackbarth and
Mrs. Edith Mahlos OF Milwaukee and
Charles Hackbarth of Atchison, Kan
sas, are here to attend the funeral of
their father, Carl Hackbarth.
MI. and Mrs. Alfred Wunder and
Emma Mertz of Dubuque spent Sun
day at the Volt home.
Relatives received word of the
death OF Mrs. William Cattron at Ia
coma, Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fitzsimmons
entertained a number of relatives at
dinner party Wednesday.
Mrs Herbert Carly lies in a critic
al condition at her home in this place
and her death is hourly expected, a
fact her many fl lends are grieved to
learn.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the Congrega tional church fair
and chicken dinner and supper to be