Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

The members of w. A, Morse Pos
and all ex soldiers are requested to NEE
at Post room Sunday, May 25th at 1
a. m. sharp to attend memorial service
at M. E. church.
4 Uncle Toms Cabin show Away
draws big crowd As will be seel
by locals in another column, it will b
produced here next Wednesday, Ma,
20, by Perry Il Pressleys Co.
The Y.P.C.U of the u. b. Churcl
1 will have an ice social at the home o
Miss Mertie Smith one half mile soutl
of town next Wednesday evening Ma.
90. Ice cream and cake 10 cents. al
are Invited to attend.
Letters addressed to the following
named parties are advertised at the pes
office In this city: Miss Allie E. Waller
Mesdames Ella Davis, Sadie johnson
Alice Stone, Lizzie Hume, 9. H. bud
ley; and Messrs. S. b. Loren, VIM
Anglin, E. b. Sawyer and Morgan Par.
son. ri
The very instructive and entertain
ing article, in the Heart of Pecos Val
ley on the second page of this paper
is from the pen of Miss Ellen f. Dan
tells, who recently returned to this city
from years sojourn in the valley about
which she so pleasingly and graphically
writes.
The prospects for good baseball
cam for Manchester is brighter than
ever before, over $500 having been rails
ed by subscription to back the enter
prise during the season. Manager Alb
bolt has several good men on the string
and Jack" Brown who pitched for the
locals last year is already here ready to
start the season next Thursday at
Edgewood, when the home team plays
the Elkader aggregation at the Wood
man picnic. The baseball park will be
put in condition as soon as possible and
the patrons of the national game may
reasonably expect to see some good
games during the summer.
The time of the district court from
last Wednesday to Friday evening was
principally consumed by the trial of the
case of w. H. Resrdon ct. al. VS.. Mary
M. Beitz. The plaintiffs are heirs at
law of Sybel Reardon late of Union
township this county. The defendant
is grand daughter Of Mrs. Reardon,
and lived with her for twenty years
prior to her decease. Mrs. Reardon
was the owner of forty acres of land in
Union township worth about $4,000.
She had been an invalid for several
years, and for several months proceed
ing her decease was helpless. Last
August she made q will giving the de-
PENDANT all of her property at her de-
cease, on condition that she remain
with and care for her. Mrs. Reardon
died last December, and this action
was brought to set aside the will, the
alleged canse being that the defendant,
by undue influence caused her grand
mother to make it. A large number Of
witnesses were examined on both sides,
and last Monday Judge Blair rendered
his decision holding that the will was
valid and taxing the costs against the
plaintiffs.
The crop bulletin says: the week
ending May Goth was somewhat warm.
er than usual, the mean temperature at
the central station being AZ degrees
above normal. The rainfall was gener-
ally light and unequslly distributed,
amounting to little more than trace
in the larger part Of the state. Corn
planting is now well advanced In all
districts, with prospects of early COM
pletion under favorable conditions of
soil to insure quick termination. Early
planted fields show fairly good stand
and cultivation is in progress in the
southern and central districts. There
are some complaints of damage by wire
and cut worms in fields recently in grass
and some replanting will be necessary.
Rain is much needed in nearly alfsec-
lions to prevent material damage to
oats, barley and spring wheat. Several
reports indicate that the oat crop is thin
in stand, and likely to be below average
in yield. Grass is generally doing fairly
well, but rain is needed to insure good
hay crop and maintain full supply OF
pasturage. Fruit has been injured ma
terially by frosts. Some reports state
apple, plum and cherry trees did not
show usual amount Of bloom, and the
yield will be light.
District Court"
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