Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-17
Delaware county fair this week

Delaware county fair this week.
The district court is in session a
Independence this week.
Mrs. Drybread of Greeley was
Manchester visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Coolidge and childre,
of Edgewood spent few days of las
week with her sister, Mrs. j. Coolidge
October 9th is the time and til,
court house in this city the place, TO-
holding the next term of the distric
court for this county.
Mrs. Earl Bronson, ofSpencer, wht
has been the guest hero of her parents
MIR. and Mrs. John w. May for severa
days, returned home last evening.
During the week just passed, CLERK
Georgen issued permits to wed to w
q Smith and Maggie May Bebee, ano
VIM. H McCaffrey and Margaret A
Sherlock.
Judge RemIey filed his decision
yesterday, with Clerk Georgen in the
school district case of Loesche vs.
Goerdt from Bremen township, tried
here last month in which he renders
Judgement for the defendants.
Letters addressed to Mesdames E
Liza Hatch, Arsula Fisher, Lottie
Smith. Maurice Smith, Misses Eliza
beth Wilson, Bessie Wilson, Kitty
Smith, Messrs. Geo. Peters, G. Peterson
and Frederick Haussermann foreign
are advertised as unclaimed at the post
Office.
The worry about the arrival of
Jack Frost is over for this season, as he
has made his appearance and has done
all the damage he could to growing
crops. Judging from the fields we
we have inspected since his visit, we
opine that after all many farmers in
this county will have lots of good sound
corn to harvest this fall.
"A large number of Odd Fellows
and sisters of Rebekah went to Des
Moines yesterday morning via the Nj.
Il o. called there by the annual meet
ting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge now
in session there. Not only delegates
from this state are in attendance but a
large number from other states are at
the capital owing to this meeting.
Hogan Bros. have sold their 800
acre farm south of town to o. Lsfe-
blade, of Leland, Illinois. The con-
sideration was $4,000. The farm is
one of the best in Delaware county and
is worth the $75 per acre paid. Hogan
Bros. expect to devote most of their
time in the future to the cattle business
and their friends will be pleased to
know that they will continue to make
Manchester their headquarters.
The crop bulletin for the week
ending September 10Th says: The past
week was one of the coolest on record
for the first half of September. The
average daily deficiency was about
seven degrees. The rainfall was very
light and widely scattered. The con-
dttions were favorable for threshing,
blowing and general farm operations.
Frosts were reported at all the stations
on the mornings of the 18th and 18th,
with temperatures below freezing in
the northern districts. 1t was gen
orally killing e ss s..a Vegetation in
exposed localities Reports. saolSsass.
that corn In the northern half Of the
state situated on fiat or low land, suf-
fered considerable damage, but the full
extent of injury cannot,as yet be estim-
ated. 1t is probable that this unseas-
enable frost will materially increase
the amount of soft and light weight
corn that will be harvested. With ia
vora0le weather in the future, the
early planted upland fields give prom
Use of large output of corn. A large
portion of the crop in the southern half
of the state was too far advanced to be
seriously injured.
John j. Burlet died at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. f. w. Anders, on
aain street, Thursday morning from
stroke of apoplexy. Mr.. Burlet was
born at Berne, Switzerland, December
%, 1881. When he was but nine years old
his parents came to this country and To-
Gated in Ohio, later moving to La Porte,
Indiana, where on April z, 1858, he was
united in marriage to Miss Sarah A.
Bishop. In 1866, Mr.. and Mrs. Burlet
moved to this co unity locating at
Earlville where they made their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Frank An
ders. Mrs. Burlet died June 10 1888,
and upon the removal of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anders to this city Mr.. Burlet came
with them and has since made this his
home. His kind disposition and true
friendship made friends of all who
knew him and his sudden demise brings
sorrow to his hosts of friends. He
leaves to mourn. his death, two children;
Mrs. Frank Anders of this city, and
w. A. Burlet, of Hartley Ia, and q
brother, j. A. Burlet, of La Porte, Ind.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Frank Anders, Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock, Rev. H. w. Tuttle
officiating. Interment was made in
the Earlville cemetery under the aus
pices of the l. o. o. f. lodge OF that
place.
Last Friday was the fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. P. d.
Trowbridge and about ninety of their
friends and relatives joined with them
to commemorate the occasion. A spa
cious tent was pitched on the lawn in
which was served dinner fit for a king
Among the delicacies were two roasted