Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-07-27
EDGEWOOD
Louie Zahrndt was caller in Straw
berry Point Thursday evening.

Chicago, spent last week with his fan
lily.
Miss Mildred Reed Of Waucoma
visiting in the Eischeid home.
. Miss Ines Day OF Oelwein is yisitin
her sister, Mrs. Frank Welterlen.
Miss Alice Putt spent few day
OF last week with Dyersville friends
Fred Peick and children were call
ers in Littleport Tuesday,
Mrs. Elsie Ward has returned to he
home in Waterloo after spending sew
eral weeks in the E. L. Noble home.
Mrs. Ralph Camp came home from
s Elkader last Tuesday where she ha'
been for few days taking treatmen
from DR.. Brown.
Mrs. Dell Glazier and daughter spen
last week in Clarkesyille visiting he
sister.
Miss Laura Peet was here from low;
City the first Of the week VISITING
friends,
Messrs and Mesdames Grassmeyel
and Dorman of Strawberry Point were
callers in the Wheeler home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Welterlen spen
Tuesday in Dubuque.
DR.. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick and sons
were here last week from Fairfield
visiting friends.
Mrs. Jack Stone was called here
last week from Glazier, Texas, by the
death OF her mother, Mrs. circuit.
Attorney Holmes OF Strawberry
Point was in town Thursday.
Mr. Cloud OF Manchester was in town
Thursday.
Mrs. Richard. Just was up from Mar
ion the first Of the week calling on
friends.
Mrs. Fred Caller and daughter were
up from Greeley Wednesday. Miss Ar
lene Caller remained for a few days
with her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Cooking and
daughter came home Thursday from
spending few days with relatives in
Illinois.
Little Dorothy Fisher is spending a
few weeks in the Shirley Fisher home
In Dubuque.
The Ladies Improvement Club gave
an Ice Cream Social and Bowery Dance
at the McGaffin home south OF town
last Wednesday night. 1t was an ideal
night and large crowd was in at
tendance.
Our community was greatly shocked
Wednesday morning when they heard
that Ferd Merkle, west Of town, had
taken his life by shooting himself
Tuesday evening at his home. There
seems to be no definite cause for his
act, so far as known, and the family
have the sympathy Of the community
in their sorrow. The funeral SER
vices were held in the st. Marks
church Friday morning and burial took
place in Strawberry Point
Miss Hazel Hobbs is here from Cher
okee visiting relatives.
Mrs. Iva Elkshire and two children
are spending few days with sister
at Belmont, Wisconsin.
Prof. FL Crates is home from st.
Paul fqsA few days with home folks.
Mr.. kif9in Madison made a trips to
Stray cry Point last Tuesday.
MsIand Mrs. Jessie Tyrrell and
chit fen were in Manchester the last
oftlhe week
Dr. and Mrs. Newman and son
autoed {. Jelwein last Sunday and
spent he day in the Vern Garrison
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faye Ashline south OF
town are parents Of a daughter born
July 18th.
Miss Cora Elliott was home from
Fayette over Sunday.
Mrs Sophia Humphrey, who has
been visiting in the Harry Martin
home for several weeks left Thursday
morning for Rock Island.
Miss Margaret Holtz OF Greeley Wis
tied her s.ster, Mrs. Will Beohm, last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bacon are
parents of daughter, born July 18TH.
Mrs. Doc Coolidge and daughter
went down to Hopkinton Thursday
evening to see her sister, Mrs. Richard
son, who is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martin and
little son came home Thursday from
Rock Island.
Messrs Rulon, Fleming, Hatch, Pix
ington, Adams, Bixby, Putt, Lyle,
Downey and Hagensick autoed to Ell
kader Tuesday evening to attend
bankers meeting.
Mrs. Newman had her house painted
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehead and son
came home Monday from fey days in
Cedar. Rapids.
Mrs. Combs is having her house
raised and a new wall and cellar put
under it. fj
Mrs. Dwight Newman, Mrs. Perry
and the Misses Ruby Pogue and Hazei
Hobbs were at the Fish Hatchery Fri
day.
Mr.. Dwight and Will Smith were
called to Manchester Friday by the
death Of their brother, Charles Smith.
Lynn Todd had the misfortune to
break his arm last Thursday.
Miss Barbara Utley Of Manchester
visited in the Perry home last week..
Mrs. John Beohm and daughte- OF
Greeley spent Thursday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holtz were up from
Greeley Wednesday and spent the day
with their daughter. Mrs. Will Beohm.
Mr.. Roy Delp made bushes trip
to Elkader the first OF the week.