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W ®§1'4 -TW -1 f» DELAWARE |«if .f. •§.» ». 4.»»I« -I' »I 1-1'*»I«* The entertainment given recently 'by S. S. class No. 6, under the in struction of Mrs. A. W. Sackett, at the M. E. church, was well attended, the proceeds amounting to nearly $10. The money will l)e used for mission ary work. All the other classes are now planning for something similar to be given between now and Easter, to raise money for the same purpose. We, hope that one and all will be inter ested in this good work, as on account of the European wars, most of the missionary work now falls upon the American people. Allen Pettlon of Manchester "and Mrs. Carrie Bouholt were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Sheldon Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Knicbocker of Du buque, who have spent the past week with the former's aunt, Mrs. I. A. Spear, and husband, departed for their home Thursday morning. A few of the lady friends of Mrs. G. Pitcher gathered at lier home Thurs day afternoon and neatly surprised her. Light refreshments were served and iall enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. Among those of our little burg who are on the sick list are: Carl Zirtz man, Mrs. Filfong, Olaf Nicholson, Mrs. "Ward, Mrs. J. D. Kirchheck. Mrs. Rich Houlahan of Ryan was Have you one? Let us help you sell it or rent it, by painting it up so attractiv-ely that it will make a favorable impression at first glance. And when you say to a buyer, "I JUST PAINTED THIS HOUSE WITH CARTER WHITE LEAD AND PURE LINSEED OIL, he will know that hej needn't worry about painting for ft long time. Fischer Bros, Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators. Gold Leaf and Novelty Advertising Signs. Phone For Us—INo. 368 r- Your Spring :, Is The Careful Woman's Selection Washes Clean—Won't Tear The Finest Fabrics. here recently on account of the illness of her father, Carl Zirtzman. Mrs. Nick Moser ,of Edgewood vis ited her niece, Mrs. Sherd Shawj one day last week. Monday, March 13th, was school election. Otto Steve was re-elected as director for three years and Nels Johnson was re-elected as treasur er. Some of the friends of A. E. Larson had a "bee" Tuesday and moved his store goods down from Oneida to the Delaware County Telephone exchange building, where lie will conduct a gen eral store, also be postmaster and have the telephone exchange. At pres ent, Nels Nelson and Gladys Roloff are assisting him with the business. Rev. Carl Skinner will begin the series of meetings on Monday even ing, March 27, and will continue ev ery evening for a week. Everyone try and plan to attend. The regular cemetery meeting was held at the home of Mrs. J. M. Kings ley on Wednesday afternoon. The same officers for the coming year were re elected. A pleasant afternoon was spent by all. Miss Hazel Nieter was called to Gar ber, Iowa, Tuesday, by the death of her grandfather. Miss Nieter return ed to her school duties on Thursday. Mr. Chas. Angell and daughter Re na were Manches'ter visitors recently. Mrs. F. Voelschow of Earlville at tend German Luthern services here Friday. Houses 4 will sopi op^up,^cl|$^ have the time for tnai Talk Your Plans Now! Our. years of building experience oftentimes enaKsi us. to nlake money saving suggestions to our customers. At the same time we want to show you Our Now Spring Stock of thoroughly seasoned building material. Our stock this year is better ever before and that's saying a lot. Come in and inspect it. Manchester Lumber Company C. W. Keller, Mgr. Home of Quality and Service Plione 156 White's DeLuxe Junior White's DeLuxe Jr. Washer is built along the same careful lines as all the White Line washers, and gives the user a cylinder machine for but very little more than the ordinary dolly type washer, but at the same time a larger capacity. The revolving tub bench is a decided improvement over the sliding or swinging wring ing, both as to usefullness and floor space occupied in the laundry. When not in use the bench folds up and therefore occupies approximately the same floor space as an ordinary washer. This machine is equipped with an eleven inch roll wringer of the highest grade, with an electric motor that is built especially for it after very exhaustive tests. The washer, motor and wringer are all covered by a five year guarantee, and all de. fective parts, on account of workmanship or materials, replaced free for that length of time_ The Only Cylinder Washer With a Revolving Bench Manchester Light, Heat and Power Company. »I 4' EDGEWOOD. «fr^,.fr .fr .fr «fr «fr *fr*fr »fr *fr «fr »fr »fr *i4-5**Z* Mr. Wise from Rock Island was a caller at the John Norris, home last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood Webber of Cen tral America were recent visitors with Editor Peet and family. Harry Martin has just treated his house to a coat of. paint. As a result of the caucus held in the Electric building last week, George Fleming is up for mayor, and the five councilmen as follows: Floyd Hatch, Fred Peick jr., Joe Forward, R. C. Cocking and Floyd Peet F. L. Mink ler is the nominee for assessor and Clyde True for treasurer. Come out and vote on March 27th. There will be a chalk talk at the Methodist church next Thursday, March 23d, by Mrs. Sullivan of Kan sas City. Miss Gladys Welterlen was up from Manchester last week and spent a few days at home. Charles Todd was in Dubuque the fore part of last week. Wtarren Snover came down from Fayette a week ago Saturday night and remained over Sunday with home people. Mrs. Martha Peet was a caller in Strawberry'Point last Thursday. Jo Tilp was a business caller in Dubuque last Monday and Tuesday. Th.e class of 1916 will give their play, "All on Account of Polly," at Hesner's opera house Friday evening, March 24th. Mrs. Frank Sherman was a caller in Edgewood last Saturday. R. J. Bixby was a caller in Straw berry Point last Tuesday. Mrs. Royal Firman visited friends in the Point one day last week. The St. Patrick's dinner given last Saturday in the Woodman hall by the Congregational ladies was quite large ly attended. The school election was held last Monday, March 13th. There were two candidates in the field, H. Waldo and George W. Pilkington, the lat ter winning by one vote. Mr. Adams was' put in as treasurer again. Dwight Seward is gaining from his recent illness. Ora Hines was here from Lamont the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald have returned to Loup City, Nebraska, where the former has accepted work for the summer. C. T. Hird of Dubuque visited in the Dick Way home the lirst of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Putz were over Sunday visitors in Strawberry. ... Miss Mabel Carleton was in Cedar Rapids Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Sevey and son autoed to Strawberry Point Sunday and spent the day with their daugh ter. Mrs. Jay Laity. Miss Beeman of Manchester visited Mrs. Chas. Todd recently. Mrs. Fr«ki Peick jr. spent last week visiting relatives wein. Mrs. W. D. Davis was calling on friends in Strawberry Point last Tues day. Mrs. George Glazier spent. Saturday with her daughter in Delhi. Miss Stillwell, district instructor of the Eastern Star, was in town last Tuesday. George Barr .was here from Straw berry Point last Wednesday and Thursday. R. C. Norris of Strawberry Point was here last Thursday afternoon on business. THORPE. Among the Manchester callers Sat urday were John Moser and family, D. W. Barr and dauglite'r, Mr. Mrs. Joe Tilp, Charley Ratch, Charley Daisy, Mr. and Mrs. John Billhorn, William Robinson, Henry Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. William Rudy, Ed Wen ger, Henry Heyer, James Faust and Frank Cooledge. Mrs. Clarence Schmock and two children were guests at the G. Stuc ci home Sunday. Joe Chambers and John Briggs were callers in Dundee Sunday. Miss Benson, the trained nurse, of Strawberry Point, who has been car ing for Dale Mattice, returned to her home Monday. Mrs. Adelbert Clark and son Aden were callers in. Lamont Wednesday. Mrs. Luther Tripp of Manchester is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. George Martin, of this place. James Faust was a Thorpe visitor Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Lee of Dundee is spending the week with their daugh ter, Mrs. John Thompson. Miss Barnes of Monticello is spend ing a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Frank White. Perry Aldricli of Manchester has moved to the Charley Thorpe farm, near Thorpe. Mr. and Mrs. Ornie Davis and Miss Ona Seymour of '-Dundee ""were visit ors eft -dayv^,- rtiF 11 the Hattiii Jeffrigji. home Sun^ STRAWBERRY P0I5T. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Porter attended the graduation exercises of the 1916 class of the State Teachers' college at Cedar Falls, of which their daughter Lucy, was a member. Mr. and Mrs.. John M. Henry spent Wednesday with their son Charles, who is attending college at Dubuque. Oakley Boyd was a business oaller in Chicago the first of the week. Andrew Benson, who has been here visiting with his mother, Mrs. Anna Benson, has purchased a carload horses, which were shipped to his home near Steele, North Dakota, Sat- of this place. The morning preced-, ing her death slie left here for the hospital in Minneapolis, accompanfccl by Nurse Lena Benson, who has been caring for her for some time. Her many friends were greatly shocked to hear the sad news of her death. Mrs.' Schomberg left for Minneapolis Fri day evening to attend the funeral, which will be held there later. The nine-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Whitlock died at their home Friday. "Grandma" Whitlock is very ill. Dr. Anthony went to Wood Center to assist Dr. Guthrie of Dubume and Dr. Gray of Edgewood perforin, an operation for appendicitis upon Mr. Whitehead, of Wood Center. It Wight Be Tried. Sonny, six. is very much averse to anything that is "sissified." One day while watching me dress his younger brother in a much befrilled little suit, he suddenly blurted out: "Mamma, it's a wonder you wouldn't put a cor set on Archie." Deserves It Either Way. A New York woman wants a di vorce because her husband threw an egg at her. If it was a fresh egg she Florence Nightinaaie's Gift On her return from the Crimea Flor ence Nightingale was given $250,000, whicli she devoted to founding the Nightingale Home for Training Nurses. Optimistic Thought. The impossible becomes possible when courage spurs us on. vi Mrs. Henry Beyer spent part of last I Tom McAleer of Sioux City, Iowa, weke in Fayette. part of in Oel- on home last Tuesday evening in hon or of Miss Vada's nineteenth birthday. Alfred Funk left Thursday morning for Forth, South Dakota, where will visit his brother an$ perhaps get work during the summer. I. N. Harris came home Wednesday from Waterloo, where he had spent a few weeks with his daughter. Hugh Rizer of Earlville was in town last Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Flenniken was in Cedar Rapids the last of the week. There was a party at the Abner Eat- I moved onto the new farm last week Doc Whitehead is seriously ill at Posed of several carloads of shelled his home near Wood, having under gone an operation last Wednesday, by Dr. Guthrie and Dr. Gray. wh®n urday. A big chicken pie supper atos held shades, paints of all Itinds* inside and at County Corners Friday evening. outside, Flat-tone, varnish stains, Mr. and Mrs. O. Whitlock of Flint, floor paint, porch paint and varnishes Michigan, are here helping care, for! for all uses. Call at the drug store his mother, Mrs. Whitlock, who is! and see the line. He sells the Sher very ill. wjn Mr. and Mrs. John Burrack left for earth and universally used. Chicago Monday evening, where the latter will undergo aw operation. DELAWARE. Mrs. Munson died in Minneapolis on Friday morning, after a lingering fU-" ness. She had been making her home' with her daughter, Mrs. D. Schomberg. deserves it, because he was extrava' gant if it wasn't, ditto, because he neral services were held Monday af was a brute. I ternoon at 2 o'clock at the house. Bur ial was made in the Rosewood ceme tery. MA.SONVILLE visite(l James Derr has purchased a half-j week. interest in the Lester Burgin bowling! John McParland was a Dubuque alley, having taken possession at once. visitor one day last week. relatives south of town last Den Holland of Floyd, Iowa, spent a few days last week with his sisters, Mrs. Hugh McAleer and Mrs. Frank McParland. Clem Duffy and brother Wallace S 1 1 and will occupy the place for the coming year. Mr. J. F. Meyers of Eldora, Iowa, was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Hut sliaw, the past week. The Farmers' Commission Co. dis- corn last week. Several from this vicinity attended the funeral of Thos. Burke at Monti last Thursday. The Mises Clara Heffernen, Bertha Horton and Anna Burns attended an entertainment in Winthrop last Friday evening. Roy Delp of Manchester cried Fcr gensen's sale here last Thursday. Miss. Oma Haynes of Coggon was the guest of Miss Bertha Horton here Sunday. Messrs. Cecil Wilson and Leo Pat ten of Coggon were calling on ac quaintances here Sunday. Mr. John Heffernen of New York City visited with liis cousin, Miss Clara Heffernen here one day last week. Miss Bernice Brubaker of Winthrop was the guest of Miss Nellie Rose last Tuesday. Mrs. James Penny was a Dubuque visitor last Wednesday. Mr. Grant, who lives north of town, had just filled a load of shelled corn at the car here one day last week and a train scared his team, causing them to run away with the load of shelled corn. They struck the curb near the lumber office and upset the corn but fortunately no other damage was done. Mr. Frank Ferguson has quit the lxotel business here, having traded the property for land near Savanna, 111. Mr. Fergesen had an auction sale last Thursday afternoon and disposed of much goods and furn}ture. Mrs. P. Moore and Mrs. Mark Ly den attended the funeral of Mrs. Moore's sister, Mrs. Mike Dayly of Bankston last Friday. S. H. Morgan and ¥m. Logan of Manchester were Masonville visitors one day last week. John Wooley, special seed corn ex pert from Ames, Iowa, was in this vi cinity last Friday testing sede corn. Mr. Hank Straub of Coffins Grove has a crib of 1914 corn, about 800 bush els, which is sound and solid and bids fair to stand the test for 1916 seed. Mrs. John Fober and Miss Laura May Fober returned home last week from Chicago, where they had spent the winter with friends and relatives. Simon Culligan left Sunday after noon for the, western, part of Iowa in response to a telegMia liig brdtber-iln-law, .Mr. Calahan was pot, expected to live. Floyd Pratt is ill with an attack of appendicitis and intends going to Rochester, Minn., this week to Buh mit to an operation. Mrs. John Davis, with her two chil dren will leave this week for Galena, 111., where Mr. Davis has accepted a position as operator for the I. C. R. R. Mr. Davis has not been checked out here yet and will remain here in definitely. We regret very much to lose this family from our midst. Curry Howard's show will be.here in the'opera house for two nights this week Friday and' Saturday, March 24 of'and 25. Vaudeville, music and pic tures.- E. F. Mulvehill has in a new and full line of wall paper, window Williams paint, the "best paint on Our community war, greatly shock ed Friday evening, March 1 7th. about 6:30 when the news went out of the sudden death of Harley E. Hefner, althovgh Mr. Hefner has been in very poor health, suffering with neuritis and 'eakage of the heart. He would go to his place of business, the livery barn, every day, and had been there as usual Friday and had returned home and ate his supper, but seem ed to suffer intense pain after eating. which he usually did. so of course they were not alarmed. His helper, Mr. Livingston, had just been to the house and Mr. Hefner had .iust given him orders as to the work lie wished done, and in just a few minutes he passed to the great beyond. Harley E. Hefner was born in Delaware, Ju ly 15, 1861. making him 54 years, 8 months nnd 2 days eld at date of his death. He was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Hefner and lias spent nearly his entire life in Delaware with the exception of a few years he was in the employ of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad company. He was a kind, affectionate husband, a good and oblig in? neighbor and friend to all. and will be greatly missed among his fel lowmen. His father, mother, three brothers, namely, John, James and Frank, and one sister, Annie, have preceded him in heath. He leaves to I mourn for him his wife, one broth er, Thomas, of Cedar Rapids, and one sister, Mrs. Nellie Stone, of Delhi. Fv- Mrs. May Baker of Fairbault, Minn esota, was called here Saturday by the death of her brother-in-law, H. E. Hef ner. Minute But Malignant. The germ of smallpox, discovered by a German scientist, is so smail that it passes through the most miuute fil* ters. 7 I Men I I For Your Next See The Sunshine Washer TO-DAY Its The Best Your Money CAN BUY There's a lot of difference in washing machines—even if they do look about the same at first glance. And those differences count big in time and labor and the life of the machine itself. Of course, the poorest of washers are a great deal better than none at all—but when you bay you might as well get your full money's worth. And that means—Get a Sunshine. The "Sunshine" is the Best Washer For You. Hutchinson & Atwater I Wait for our Big Sale, Mar. 11 to 18 I and get a pair of pants free with every $16.50, $17.50 and $20.50 suit I Geo. B. Scott, City Tailor I French Dry Cleaning $ WEAR WELL SHOES. SAVE A $1 ON SHOES. MAIN ST. Buck Wheat Flour I have on hand a supply of the famous Forrestville Mill Buck wheat flour, and can fill all orders promptly. Better give us your order for the Winter's supply. Hard arid Soft Coal My bins are filled with tlie best quality of hard and soft coal, and we would suggest that you do not. delay the matter of filling your bins wliile weath er conditions are favorable. Soft coal ranges in pri ces from $4.75 to $7.50. Haed coal $10:25. ROBERT HARRIS I Phone 223 EastUainSI Tire, Supplies, Accessories Expert Repairing Bring in your car and let us look it over and fix it up so that when spring ccmes you will have the use of your Auto without a long delay. This is the time of the year when you can best afford to be without its use. Battery Service Station If your battery gives you trouble, bring it to us and let us do the wor rying. We rebuild and charge stor age batteries. Manchester Auto and Supply Company G/UM6E, WEST MAIN ST. PHONE 6IS Buick Chandler Paige Chevrolet if' «ti if. if.ifr ,{i .ft 4« Prompt attention is assured you. Your or ders are delivered gromptly and particular atten tion is given each customer. We carry a full line of McKeag Bro's. Bakery Goods. Everything that is good to eat. Give us a trial. Enright Grocery Co. Successors to H. R. McDonald. ***t .J. YES— Everything for YOUR CAR (fr.|««|« .fr 41 •{. ifr 4, Call 579 PS» -..-far