Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-17

OF yesterday.
Miss Sue Wood is spending a few
days at Mt Vernon.
Miss Sadie Griffin, has returned
home from Waterloo.
Miss Nellie Penny visited friends
here part of last week.
Geo. Doherty is making several
days visit at Dysart, Iowa.
Miss Belle Young arrived Friday
night from Covington, Tenn.
DR.. and Mrs. p. L. Triem returned
home Friday from their eastern trip.
w. d. Hogan departed Sunday for
Sioux City and other western points
The drouth in this section is hav-
ing long inning, altogether too long.
Floyd Wilson spent Friday in this
city with his sister Mrs. Geo. w. Storey.
Miss Kate Commerford entertained
a small party at tea last Friday even
ing.
-Kalamity, the travellers outfit
ter, has new advertisement in this is
sue.
Bert Matthews departed Saturday
morning with the Waseca base ball
team.
Mrs. Nellie Callahan and children
of Chicago, are visiting at the home of
Cal. Martin.
Miss Blakely of Cedar Rapids has
been the guest of Mrs. VIM. Hogan for
several days past.
Miss Nettie Iced, of Armenia,
North Dakota, is guest at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ford.
Mrs. Frank Benedict, of Waterloo,
spent yesterday in the city, guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Storey.
Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Norris and
children returned Saturday from two
weeks outing at Lake Okaboji.
e. n. Carr is attending the annual
meeting of the State Bar Association
now in session in Council Bluffs.
The Sunshine Club perpetrated a
surprise in the shape of party on
August Philip last Friday evening.
"A license to wed was issued to
Edward A. Taylor and Louie A. Strong
by Clerk Georgen during the past week.
Mrs. Al. Beardslee and son, Leon,
and Miss Hannah Liddy were the
guests of relatives at Export last week.
Miss Bessie Hale, of Ft. Dodge, who
was guest at the P. II. French home,
departed Monday morning for her
home.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Meis and chill
dren, and I. e. Dacy, of Fort Worth,
Texas, visited over Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Denkhoff.
Miss Birdina Tucker has returned
from California, where she has been
attending school. She was accompa-
MED byher friend, Miss Hendy.
Mrs. Chas. Gllispie was in attend.
apce on her mother, last week at Della
ware, who was Frustrated on the &C.
count of the extreme heat some few
days ago.
&C. II. Dick and brother-in-law, of
Mansion, Wis, are in the city. Mr.,
Dick has about finished the prelimin-
aries for the purchase of the Wells
grocery store.
-Scharles, the tailor, announces
great reduction sale and quotes prices
in his new advertisement in this issue.
If contemplating purchasing, now is the
time to do so and get the advantage of
the reduced rate.
II. w. Lawrence returned Monday
from HotSprings, South Dakato, much
improved in health. A. N. Smith, who
went to that health resort with him
has also derived much benefit and will
remain and continue to receive treat
ment there for two OF three weeks.
The report to the effect that Peter
Boardway has quit laying cement side.
walks and crossings, is unfounded, as
will be seen by referring to his adver-
tisenent on 4th, page. OF the many
concrete sidewalks made this season in
this city, he has up to the present time
built about one third OF them, and is
still at it. There never was time in
the history of our city when cement
walks could be be laid as cheaply as
now, fact which those contemplating
new walks should consider.
The Crop Bulletin says: "Another
week of intense heat and severe drought
muat be added to the record of this ex-
ceptional season. The maximum tenn
peratures have ranged from 100 to 1903,
on four to five days in numerous local
tiles, and the general excess has been z
to 8 degrees in the daily means. The
air has been excessively dry as well as
hot, with occasional brisk winds add
ing to the intensity of the drought.
On the evening of the 18th portion of
the southeastern quarter of the state
was favored by refreshing showers,
which brought temporary relief in the
dryest part of the state. The hay
crop has been saved in the best
condition. Harvesting has been
quite general in the prematurely rlpen-
ed grain fields, with variable results as
to quality of the crop; but generally the
small grain crops will be below stand
ard weight and less than average yield.
Potatoes, pastures, and garden truck of
all kinds have suffered greatest dam
age. Reports as to the corn crop indicate
that II has suffered some injury within
quite limited areas, aud on light, sandy
or hard=pan soils; but tho bulk of the