Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-02
TRACEY & PLATT,
General Insurance
Real Estate and Loans.
11e N Franklin Phone 22s
HOPKINTON.

HOPKINTON.
Mrs. Brooks and little grand daugh
ter were in Monticello Friday.
Mrs Hattie Willard who has bee
quite i'll for several weeks is better.
Mrs. w. j. Kirkwood and Miss A
B. Spena were Monticello visitors las
Thursday.
Mrs. r. ]. Davis was called to Monti
cello Friday by the illness of he
neice Mrs. Bessie Dicky.
Orville Higgs who is working a
Sherwood was at home over Sunday.
n Mrs. Fl. Livingston was in De-
Moines last week attending a meet
ing of the State tuberculosis Associa
ton and Iowa State Housing Associa
ton of which she Is charter mem
Der.
Miss Edith Bowers daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Solomon Bowers of Hop
kinton was married January IL, at the
Methodist parsonage in Manchester tt
Frank Marten Of Earlville.
S. j. Houston and Miss Eva Burns
Of Morning Sun were married January
20. Mr.. Houston is well to do farmer
Of that vicinity and the bride is well
known here as the one who so kind
ly cared for Mrs. Hunter Johnson
during the last years of her life.
Thomas Mather Of Meader Grove,
Nebraska. is making his annual visit
to his sister Mrs. w. l.. Campbell
Rev. Percy Nickless of Cedar Rapids
and Rev. Duckett of Monticello were
in town Thursday and talked to the
students at Lenox College at the
chapel hour
There was ball game last Friday
evening. The Monticello, second team
played the Hopkinton second team.
The latter won the game. The Delhi
High school girls their game to the
Hopkinton High school girls.
The Farm Bureau met in the gym.
Friday afternoon at which time Peder
Peterson addressed the meeting. Quite
large number were present.
DR.. Hinkhouse, Rev. Ensign and R.
A. Wallace attended Presbyterian
meeting at Independence Monday and
Tuesday. DIR. Hinkhouse went on to
Des Moines to attend meeting of
College men and r. A. Wallace went
also to the same city to attend meet
ing in the interest of the Sabbath
school. A. c, Martin from the Metho-
dist Sabbath school also attended the
same meeting.
The High school declamatory con-
test was held Thursday evening in
the gymnasium. The contestants were
Huberta Livingston, Mary Carter, Ora
cia Johnson, Iris Blanchard, Doran
Bity, Roy Marolf, and Elmer Johnson.
While all did splendid all could not
win. The first place was won by HUI
berta Livingston. The second place
was won by Mary Carter. The third
place was won by Dorothy Reeve. The
winner Of the first place will repre-
sent the school at Springville.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. ]. G. French Saturday at
the Macdonald hospital in Monticello.
The little eleven months old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Williamson passed
away Sabbath morning. 1t had been
feeble since its birth, and its going
away leaves a sad home which has the
sympathy of many friends.
The Midgets won basket ball game
from the Greeley boys who came down
last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David received word
from their son Fred Of Pennington,
Montana of his marriage to Miss Mar
guerite Jones. Fred left many good
friends here who will extend their
best wishes to him and his bride.
Clarence Smith and wife have re-
turned from their wedding trip and
after spending week with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Smith left for Cascade, their
future home.
A little son arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Barr.
Mrs Higg's birthday was celebrated
by number Of friends at her home
last Saturday afternoon.
The Woman's Missionary meeting
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. w. ]. Kirkwood.
The game Saturday between Columbia
and Lenox was an interesting game
for lovers of basket ball. One OF
Columbia's men played on the Lenox
team last year which rather gave
Columbia the best of it and they won
By small count.
David Carson Gearhart was born, De-
,ember 81, 1929 at Northumberland
County, Penn. He died January %,
1921, at Hopkinton, Iowa. He was
married. September 20, 1S4S to Bebecca
Fane House. Eleven children were
,orn to them. Seven sons and four
aughters. Nine are living now, two
aughters having died. They came
rom Pennsylvania to Dubuque Coun-
'. in 1853 with one child. They con-
inued to live on their farm until