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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
DELHI,

Mics Opal Stoner of Edgewood is Wis
iting relatives in town.
Mrs. Maude Reeder and Mrs. Louise
Kenney of Earlvile spent Thursday at
j. W.Swinburne's..
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ii. Blanchard visited
friends at Jesup and Independence last
week.
Ed Fleming and Miss Gussle Bondur-
ant spent Thursday in Dubuque
Mrs. II. Il. Salisbury and children are
visiting relatives ut Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Jane Flsck visited her daughter,
Mrs. Bert Peterson, at Hawkeye last
week.
Miss Gladys White visited her sister,
Mrs. A. j.. Arthur at Edgewood lass
week.
Dale Blanchard lie visiting relatives at
Masonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. a. Holdrldge are the
parents Of baby boy.
Robert l'ondurant went to WauOeck
last week and purchased team to be
used on his mail route.
Baker Hersey attended the funeral Of
his mother, at Collins Grove last Thur.
day.
Mrs. Z. d. Stone and son Roy, Mrs. +.
b. Doolittle and Rev. Salisbury attend
ed commenced at Fayette.
Frank Howard is working on the pile
driver. Julius frankfurt has taken his
place in the creamery.
Miss Pearl Griffin of this place and
Mr.. Lewis Maxwell of Delaware were
married at the home of the bride on
Wednesday evening, June l8, by Rev.
II. r.. Salisbury. About fifty guests
were present to witness tine ceremony
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25


The New York city directory for the
early years of the nineteenth century
contained an almanac and other fca-
lures now considered to be extraneous
to directories. The compilation was
largely done by Abraham Shoemaker.
Mr.. Shoemaker had habit of orna-
menting the margins of the pages with
quaint old saws" of this character:
a traveller should have hogs nose,
dcer's legs and an ass back.
a little house well filed. little field
well titled and a little wife well drilled
are great riches.
A poor man must walk to get meat
for his stomach. the rich man to get n
stomach for his meat.
Tell n mlser he's rich and woman
she's old, you'll get no money of the one
nor Kindness from t'other
Love, cough and smoke can't well be
hid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
strawberry POINT.

Father Rowe was Springville, Iowa,
visitor, the first of the week.
Mrs. Ben Holbert, of Greeley. was
here, the guest of Mrs. Warren Hol-
bert and family, Monday.
Messrs. E. T. G. Wells and II. A,
Harrington left, Tuesday, for eastern
Missouri and western Kansas to look
over the country.
Mrs. Emery Bartlett, of Manchester,
is visiting relatives here this week.
James King went to Oelwein, Tues
day, to visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Opperman.
Mr.. o. N. Wilson, of Greeley, was up,
Monday, and spent the day here.
Messrs. G. F. and Henry Hesner were
up from Edgewood on business, Satur.
day.
Another one of those perennial rain.
bows concerning "Honest" Tom Upde-
graft appears in last weeks Manchester
Press, and, the same as ever, that val
liant ex-congressman is recommended to
the innocent people of the fourth dis
trict as first-class, sugar-costed arti-
Gle. The decrepit sheet also deplores
the fact that this same misguided dis
trict has given Jim Blythe the go-by.
The spirit of its ambitious editor, long
since driven from its former haunts
and after many days of lonely wander
ing, seems to have settled down upon
the northeastern district as the proper
sphere for the exercise of his dictatorial
influence. 1t would appear that de
parted shades are sometimes subject to
errors whims. Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25

Human bodies buried in limestone
countries are often turned to solid stone
by the limewater which penetrates the
graves In other soils there are ele-
ments which sometimes so embaim the
buried dead as to preserve form and
features unchanged. Many such cases
are on record. Robert Burns body was
disinterred in 1916 to be removed to u
new tomb. To the surprise of all his
friends the features We're found to be
as perfect as Mt burial. When the body
Of John Hampden, the famous English
patriot and leader, was disinterred by
Lord Nugent 200 years after burial, the
form and features were as unchanged
us if the corpse had been recently laid
in the grave.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
RYAN.

The approaching marriage of Mr.
Arthur slcEnany and Miss sadi- Kee-
gan WAS announced from the pulpit of
3elmond church Sunday.
A number of our citizens took adj
vantage of the low rates and took in
the sights at the "Key City last week.
Tony Dummy, Tim McEiliott and
Pat Behan, students of st. ,Joseph's Col
lege in Dubuque, returned home for
the summer vacation Tuesday.
VIM. Luchtrahand and wife, of Della
ware, were guests of friends here Sun
day.
Miss Annie Summers returned home
Thursday from Slnsinawa Mound, Wis,
where she has been attending school at
st. Clsra'a Academy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
MASONyILLE.

Masonville will celebrate the Fourth.
Maurice Maroney of Cherokee has
been in the vicinity the past week,
canvassing for the Mccormick Co.
Mr.. Owen Flynn took his departure
for Indiana, where he went to take
medical treatment at the Hot Springs.
We hope Mr.. Flynn will find relief, as
he has had very poor health the past
year.
Quite number from here took ad
vantage of the low rates to Dubuque
this week and attended the Elk's Csrni
val.
Mrs. Chas. Baird of Winthrop was
canvassing in our city, Monday.
Thos. Murtaugh who has been at
tending school at st. Joseph's Acad-
envy, is spending the week with his un-
Gle, Father Murtaugh.
Geo. Earnester, Thos. Garry, and
Geo. Trainor left for Desmet, South
Dakota, Monday evening, all intending
to purchase farms.
The commencement exercises here
were largely attended. The graduates
were Bessie Bogue, Clara Ives and Carl
b. Griffin.
Mrs. James Morse is entertaining her
mother and sister, Mrs. Spang aud Miss
Anna Spang, this week
Miss Emma Ready went to Oelwein
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. james
O'Brien Of that place.
Miss May McGrath is just recovering
from siege with the measles.
Mrs. NJ. Mulvehill spent Thursday
with relatives in Farley.
Mr.. O'Brien was q business caller
here last Tuesday.
Miss Wayne Ryan closed very sue
cessful term of school in the Laughren
district Friday.
Albert Donahue, a boy aged fourteen,
met with sad accident in our city
Wednesday morning. He was shooting
pigeons and the rifle was accidentally
discharged while he was carrying it. He
was taken to DIR. Joice's office and after
an examination it was found that the
ball entered his knee and lodged in his
ankle. 1t has not yet been removed.
Lewis Mulvehill, who has been a stu
dent of st. Joseph's Academy, the past
year, returned home for his summer
vacation Thursday.
Mrs. Maurice Hickey, who has been
suffering from blood poisoning in her
hands, is improving rapidly under the
skillful treatment of DIR. Joice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson and niece and
Miss Nettie Carmody, spent Saturday
at the Fishery near Manchester.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
.HOMESEEKFRS Before eay1 i.

AZ SA'AA ~ " - l. ASl-llO farm or l0
eating elsewhere, ought 10 see the good
farming and dairy lands along and con.
tignous to the line of the Chicago, Rock
Island " Pacific Railway. The soil is
rich and highly productive of grains,
and u . good stock country with mar.
kets in easy reach.
These lands are going rapidly and
another opportunity will be given to all
who desle to see them. On the first
and third Tuesdays, of June, july. Au-
gust, September and October, round
trip tickets will he on sale at principal
stations to points on this line in North.
western Iowa, southern Minnesota and
southwestern portion of South Dakota.
Call on nearest ticket agent for ratep.
ETC., and see that your ticket reads via
the G. h. !. & p. R'y.
There will also be on sale at stations
OF this company on same dates home
eeekers excursion tickets at low rates
to various other territory.
JNo. G. FARMER,
&. p. & 7. A,
Cedar Rapids Division,
O., r. /. g. p. Ry.,
2o-wls Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
MCKINLEY and His Mother.

DR.. RlNey, who for some years was
the private physician in tho Mckinley
household, used to tell that when the
late presidents mother sat down for
the first time to n White House dinner
what seemed to impress her most was
the prodigal supply of cream. She
commented on the abundance and then
added, We'll, William, at last / know
what they mean when they speak of
the cream of society,""
The president laughed. 81 admit"
said he, that there seems to be an
extravagant array of cream on the ia
BILE, but you know, mother, we can af-
ford to keep Il COW now"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
RYAN.

Q. q. Barry and family were guests at
the Striegel home here.l last Sunday.
Mrs. P. NJ. Coleman and Mrs. Nc
Enany were passengers for the county
seat Tuesday morning.
Mrs. j. Schweingruber and niece
Clara left last Tuesday morning on q
visit to relatives at Dubuque.
Henry and Dan Gilchrist returned
last Saturday from Cedar Rapids, where
they had been at work on new resi-.
dence for w. s. Guthrie.
p. w. Beacon was an over Sunday
visitor with relatives and friends in the
western part of the state.
Invitation have been received In this
city for the marriage of Miss Ona Koch
Ter and Claude A. Wright The event
is to take place at the home of the
brides parents in Manchester, July 16
at 6 pr The bride has been in the
employ of the Delaware Co. Telephone
Co., and is we'll and favorably known
In this .vicinity.-Reporter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
HARTWICK.

A gang of telephone men were here
Tuesday, putting in poles.
Mrs. Bensley and Mrs. p. Rimmer of
Delhi were here Monday.
A. Miester and wife were in Man.
chester, Tuesday.
John Hartman lost fine horse Tues
day.
Miss Lena Dsnford closed her term
of school here Friday with large pic
mic. She is teacher liked by all.
Picnickers, when you come here for
picnics, please do not drive your teams
upon the knoll, for that piece of ground
is kept for picnic purposes only. Teams
may be tied anywhere else.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Billan and chill.
dren from north of Delhi spent Sunday
at A. Miester's.
Mrs. John Bsrtsche wishes to thank
the kind friends who recently celebrated
her birthday with her for the presents
they brought and for the pleasure given
her by their coming.
Mrs. Fanny Grey of Dell Rapids, s.
D., visited at the home of Geo. Furman
recently. Her aged mother, Mrs. Penn,
returned home with her to spend the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bartsche we're in
Delhi, Friday.
Miss Sadie Trier closed her term of
school in the Clark district, Friday,with
q picnic. She then went to spend few
days with Mrs. Dolley at Rocky Nook
O. Hartman WAS in Delhi Monday.
Our mail route starts July Let.
DR.. and Mrs. Mexican, of Chicago,
are spending the summer at the Fur
man home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Petlon were in Delhi
Friday.
Ray Miester has new buggy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
HOPKINToN.

Peter Lux and wife ere visiting this
week In Dubuque with their son War.
rem.
Will Doolittlesswill go to Independ-
ence tomorrow for weeks visit with
his uncle, DR.. John Doolittle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waugh and their daugh-
ter Mamie, of Manchester, attended
the McKean-Dunlap wedding yester.
day.
The Misses Rae Beach, Lulu Milling
or, Florence and Cora Ricketts, are at
tending commencement exercises at
Fayette today.
The Hucker residence was the scene
Of 9 pleasant party last Friday night,
on which occasion the neighbors IN that
part Of town invaded the premises FOR
the purpose of giving an evidence of
their good will.
w. q. Lepley arrived Monday even
ing from Ft. Benton, Montana, and
will made an extended visit at home
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Carolyne Griess to Mr.. f.
w: De Witt Of Wyoming, Ia, June II,
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
G. Griess of this city, Rev. o. G. De Puy
of Strawberry Point officiating. Miss
Grieas is well and favorably known
here, having spent all her life in this
community. Mr.. DE Witt is pros
porous hardware merchant of Wyo-
ming, la. He attended Lenox few
years ago and has made many friends
during his visit here. They will make
their home at Wyoming.
At noon yesterday, (June 18th, J at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dunlap,
in Hazel Green, occurred the marriage
of their daughter Elizabeth to Rev. F.
L. Mexican, of Scotch Grove, Rev. j.
Irwin Smith, cousin of the groom,
officiating. The groom was attended
by Hugh McGlade, and Miss Vivian
Dunlap was maid of, honor. After
hearty and sincere congratulations, the
guests partook of bounteous dinner
served by that queen of caterers, Jennie
Langhammer of Manchester. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mexican are young people OF ster-
ling worth and the best wishes of the
whole community will go with them to
their new home at Rose Plain, Assina-
boia, Canada, at which place Rev. Nc.
Kean will have charge of the Freshly
terrain church.-Leader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
ono Of punns, Joken.

Just for joke Dumas once address
ed letter to 1.-The greatest poet in Par
is" The postotfice sent it to Lamar
tine, the idol of sentimental readers.
He hesitated to open it and took it to
Victor Hugo. who protested that his
brother bard had far too humble an
opinion of himself. After some CONVEX
sation they agreed to decide by lot
which of the two should open the Ell.
velope. The lot fell to Victor Hugo,
who. taking out the letter, read, My
dear Alfred" 1t was written to Alfred
de AIusset, =
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25

what a pretty thing cone, sphere or
a cylinder is when cut out Of wood
with lathe. They make outlines of
solid figures out of straw, with green
peas to hold the joints together, and
for the instruction of the blind fat
blocks are provided, with the Japanese
characters raised upon them. Pear
sons Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
EARLVILLE.

Miss Phoebe Morgan, of Burt, Iowa,
spent the day in town Saturday on her
way home from Chicago where she
spent the winter.
John Cattron returned from Fayette,
EThuisday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. u Millen and dauyh-
ter Caro-, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day attending the commencement ex-
ercises at Fayette.
Dairy Commissioner, Ii. II. Wright,
Of Dies Molnes. was in town on bust
hess, Saturday.
John Mclntosh, of Aurora, visited
his grandfather, John Cruise, Jr., the
first Of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Curtis EIDE attended
Commencement ut U. l. u. at Fayette.
Misses Jennie and Lizzie Staehle at
tended the Carnival III Dubuque last
week.
bir. and Mrs. Arthur LIZ Fever went
to Chicago Friday to consult some
Ph!s!ciids III regard 10 MIS-. Ls feVer
health.
Ed. Could, of South Bend, Ind, has
been visiting his brother, Chas. Gould.
Mr. and MIS-. Chas. Ruudeil returned
Saturday from their visit in Minnesota.
Miss Caro- Staehle returned from Du,
buque Friday, after weeks visit with
her friend, Miss Minnie Siattery.
Miss iva Dunn went to Dyersyille
Friday evening aGd remained over SUI
day as the guest of her friend, Mrs. Or.
Osborn
Ernie Schaller was in Dubuque last
week attending the Carnival aud visit
ing his cousin, O.car Woudrich.
Dick Sawyer, of Howard, 5 d., is
visiting at the home of John Young.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
COCOON.

Henry McEnany, son of VIM. John
Enany, is very sick with appendicitis.
Mrs. Ida Sherman is at present q
guest at the Pioneer House.
Miss Eflie Ellis, of Manchester, came
Tuesday evening for visit with rela-
tives.
The Misses Inez and Bessie Wheeless
of Hopkinton visited over Sunday with
their uncle, Urish Wheeless.
Harry Seeds, of Manchester, visited
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
Dickens Unfortunate Love.

Concerning Charles Dickens, it is well
known that though he married Gather
inc, one of George Hognrth's three
daughters, in 1886, he was later devot.
eddy attached to her sister Mary. Why
he did not marry Mary in the first
place is not certainly known, unless it
be that Mary, young woman of great
loveliness of character, had successful
ly~ concealed her own affection for
GATHERINGS betrothed in order to save
her sister from Disappointment Percy
Fitzgerald i'll Harper's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
John Young returned Saturday from

J0hn Dung returned Saturday from
his trip to Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. b. Taylor went to
Waterloo the last of the week, to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Gillian.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Pierce, of Man
chester, were in town, Sunday.
7. F. Martin is circulating petition
to be elected postmaster.
Mrs.'C. b. Rogers and Mrs. n. G.
Millen will entertain the ladies of the
M. E church on Friday afternoon from
2 till o. The ladies are requested to
bring their work and ten cents as the
object of the afternoon is to raise
money for church expenses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
.CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY
Waterloo, June % to July a.


The Eleventh. ANIMAL Session of the waterloo
Chantauqua Assembly Will be held at beautiful
Geaar River Park. Wateilo OH the above dates
The attractions are greater than ever. and in.
Glude Lectures by Gen. Jno. q. Black, Capt.
Nichard T. Hobson, Gen. Fritzhugh Lee, Dr.
lhos Il. Green, DR.. Emil G. Hirsch. Father j,
Il. Nugent, ana Miss Ellen NJ Stone on Expert
ences with the Brigands." Other attractions
are Miss updegraG, Soprano; Miss Bratnober,
Soprano; Marion Green, Basso; Gaven Spence
ana Flora MeDonald, Scottish Ballad Singers;
MIS-. Eettha kunz Baker, Reader; Rosoni. jug.
gler; Laurant, Magician. and many Others
Season tickets s3,Co For u copy Of the pro-
gram and any other particulars address Sec'y
II. j. Sessions, Waterloo Iowa,
The Illinois Central will sell excursion tick
cts to Waterloo from points within one humid
red miles on account OF the Assembly, June 20
to July 4th inclusive. limited to July 9Th for re-
turn at a rate OF
ONE AND CNE-THlRD FARE
IF. MERRY,
Asst. Gen, Pass. Agt.
2ow3 Dubuque.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
The Home of the kInderp, -.

The japanese have the most perfect
Kindergarten system in the world. In
fact they originated this method of in.
structing by entertainment instead of
by punishment. Their play apparatus
for such purposes is elaborate, but all
of it is adapted to the infant mind,
which it is designed Mt once to nmuse
and to inform. The little ones of japan
even become somewhat interested in
mathematics by seeing and feeling
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
County Correspondence.
lis cousin, !. Harry Sheldon, Friday

his cousin, !. Harry Sheldon, Friday
night.
Chss. Bacon, of Shannon City, Iowa,
visited his father-in-law, Mr.. Godfrey
Dolley over Sunday. He is thinking of
locating In Minnesota.
Miss Mag Ward received word this
morning that her brother, who lives at
Mclntire, lowe, was terribly burned
last Friday by the explosion of gaso-
line smp.-Monltor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
The Supreme Test.

"You may he Clergyman" said the
railway dignitary to the stranger who
had applied for half fare permit, but
you Invent furnished me sufficient ev-
idence of it. How do you pronounce
M-e-l-c-h-i-Z-e-d-e-kY'
"NIel-kez-c-dek," promptly responded
the stranger.
Without another word the railway
man made out the permit-Chicago
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
Her Consolation.

AT confirmation at strassburg TIE
bishop asked Of a pretty soubrette the
usual question of the Heidelberg cate
chism:
What is your only consolation in
life and death?"
The neophyte blushed and hesitated
The first question was repeated, ard
then she stammered out:
"The young shoemaker in the next
street. London Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25

stockson Bonds-Poor Lambley! He
never could get on the right side of tile
market.
Cutten kewpons-Oh, but he hns
been for the last three months or so.
stockson Bonds-Really: What
Cutten Kewpons-The outside. He's
quit.-Philadelphi Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
Aiding the Hcnthen.

Brother Highmore, are you contrib
uting anything for the benefit of the
henthen this year,?
Eyes, sir. l am having my washing
done at Chinese laundry."-Cbicnco
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
Romeseeker's Excursions.

Homeseeker's tickets to nearly all
points on sale at low rates by the Chi
cago Great Western Railway on the LIST
and Bird Tuesday of each month, June
to October inclusive. For particulars
apply to any Great Western Agent, or
j, +. Finer, G. p. a., Chicago, Ill.
25w1S
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-06-25
Notice of Appointment OF Executor

STATE OF Iowa, Delaware COunty-ss
Notice is hereby given. That the Undersigned
has beenr, duly appointed and qualified as execu-
tor OF the estate Of Helena Westemeier, late
of Delaware County. deceased. All persons In.
debted to said estate are requested to make i'm
mediate payment. and those having claims
against the same will present them, duly au.
thentlcated to the undersigned for allowance,
Dated June 18th, 1902.
JOS. H. BRINKMANN,
Executor.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-18

ents and is causing much comment here.
Mr.: Dietrich, if put on the stump, pur-
posed to defend the Cuban tnsurgent po-
sition and this the state committee did
not want, inasmuch as the republican
party of Nebraska stands by the policy of
President Roosevelt in favor of reci-
procity. !: .,....>... ~. ~ = = :. -.
- In Michigan. also, the insurgents have
had trouble. Representative Sheldon: lis
the fourth member Of congress from that
state to, be turned down for renonnina-
tion this year. The others are Henry
g. Smith, Edgar Weeks and Henry H.
Aplin. All were strong insurgents dur
ing the last session of: congress. The
principal claim which these men made
for renewed recognition at the hands Of
their constituents. was their defense OF
the Michigan beet arindustry against
the threatened 20 per cent reduction.
There are twelve members in congress
from Michigan, all. republicans. One
fourth Of them will stay at home next
time, largely because Of their hostility to
the president. ~ -, -. if
It begins to look in Washington: :as II
the insurgent cause was rapidly going te
pieces.e =. -, -, -. : e. =:
go p
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-18
GOLF IN THE WATER
Contestants Swim. Over the Glen
=. view Course. ..>..@.
TOO MUCH LIKE WATER POLO
A. Pond Stretches. Across the Fair
>-k Green 15O Yards From
the Tee. -

:. .Glenview Golf Course, Golf, Ill., July
1S.-When Secretary Hoebmer, u. S. G.
A.. and the golfers scheduled ito play in
the semifinals to-day reached the Glen
view course they found Skokie' s. normally
shallow stream swollen to four times its
usual volume, while vast ponds of water
lay on the fair green's over all the course.
and seventeenth greens were
almost entirely submerged.
After a. critical examination of the
course the officials decided against post
ponement of the championship games and
the first pair of the semifnals was called
to the first tee at 1880 O'clock. It was
decided to hold play over the first nine
holes as the flooded condition of the rest
made it impossible to use them. 3
4 When play was called the rain was com
ing down steadily, q thin mist overhung.
the sodden course and dark, low hanging
clouds gave, no promise Of improved
weather conditions. The first green, 427
yards from the tee, was barely visible.
through the rain and mist, while $50 yards
from the tee, stretching halfway across
the fair green, was a pond that promised
disaster Is 7sFl$ ~ -, ~ 5 ssSs