Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-04

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1902.
ID. F. McEwen is visiting in Chi
cago.
Miss Reba Splitter was at home over
Sunday.
DIR. Louis Beehler returned to Chi
cago, Monday.
Miss Jennie Smith, of Oneida, was
in Manchester Friday.
"A. Stone, of Dundee, wss Man
chester visitor, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lusk are par
ents of a boy, born Saturday.
LATE Matthews Jr. has accepted
position as clerk in the Globe Hotel
Mrs. John Hampstead was at
Cedar Rapids last week to visit broth
or.
The weather man promises the Des
Moines excursionists fair day this
time.
Mrs. Armour Ielly, of Dundee, is
guest of her parents, MIR. and Mrs. S.
Toney.,
Miss Pauline Grouse of Waterloo,
was guest of Miss Birdena Tucker,
Monday.
Miss Pearl Stewart is enjoying
visit from Miss Maud Higbee of Fair
bank, Iowa.
Mrs. d. Ryan and daughter Mrs.
Boyer, of Edgewood, were in town
shopping Friday.
w. E. Graham attended the meet
ing of Masonic Grand Lodge at Du-
buque, the first of the week.
j. j. Pentony departed Tuesday
morning for Minnesota. He was &C
companied by party of landseekers.
Miss May Baker and her cousin
Fred Holbert, of Greeley, were guests
of Manchester friends part of last week.
-E. W. Sedgwick and family have
moved into their new home south of
the railroad track recently purchased of
the w. II. Seeds estate.
-Itis fair to presume, Howard, that
though you are weeker politically
than you we're prior to the late republt-
can circus, you are wiser
Marriage licenses were issued to
Axel e. Larson and Blanche Bailey and
Lawrence c. Smith and Lillian Reich
art by Clerk Georgen during the past
week.
Letters addressed to the following
persons are unclaimed in the post office
at Manchester: Miss Edith Whitaker,
Miss I'll. Barr, Miss Helen Britt, Mrs.
w. j. Sowtt, Rev Henry Meyer, Mr.. G.
A. Brinkerhaff.
w. q. Kenyon, of Manchester, Ia,
was in Platte again last week. He
came back to tell US 1t was none of our
business If he put house and other
Improvements on each Of his 16 quar-
ter sections. plate Is. b. Epitome.
Wood Jewell is business visitor
in California. Mr.. Jewell informs us
that he intends to move his office to
Omaha in the near future. 1t is to be
hoped that his numerous friends here
can prevail upon him to retain his head
quarters in this city.
Albert Lea defeated Oelwein in
three games of base ball at Oelwein
last week Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. Frank Klaus pitched the last
game of the series and held the shop
city aggregation down to three runs and
allowed but four hits off his delivery.
Rev. II. w. Tuttle is in Des Moines
this week, attending the Congregational
state association and reunion of Yale
students. Next week he will go to Grin
nell on business connected with the col
lege of which he is trustee. The SER
vice. at the Congregational church next
Sunday will probably be Children's Day
exercises.
The Crop Bulletin for week ending
June 2nd, says: The average tempers-
ture of the past seven days was from
two to four degrees below normal, with
light rainfall, except in scattered local
tiles. The week closed with higher
temperature and showery weather
The conditions were generally favor
able for farm work, and the dry wea-
ther afforded opportunity to cultivate
the corn fields, which were becoming
very weedy in all sections where rain
fall had been excessive. The north
western counties need copious rains
but the bulk of the state would be bene
fitted by q week or two of warm, dry
weather, to facilitate the cultivation Of
corn and prevent damage to small
grain by gsa.g-ss too sscs. The corr
acreage 3 practically all planted, ent
generaliya good stand has been Sc
cured, with fair prospects, if condition
are favorable for timely and thorough
cultivation. Pastures, meadows, pota
toes and garden vegetables are making
fine growth. There are variable report
as to apples, plums and cherries, bu
the average is below normal.
Reports have come to this pape
from various parts of the country, say
the Cedar Rapids Republican, that tray
cling statesmen, or peddlers with Wagon
are securing the country taking orders
and the notes of the farmers. TT
farmers who buy dresses for their wiv'
and suits for themselves from such pa
ties need not be surprised to find tn,
they have been swindled. There
little or no responsibility that attach
to such go-about merchants. The be
way to buy goods is to buy of hous
that are reliable. Pedd!ers of the XIII
described are often able to make pc