Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-02

IS. L. Cary spent Wednesday
and Thursday last in Chicago.
Mrs. Harry Wolcott and chill
dren were Sunday arrivals from
Milwaukee.
Mrs. Geo. Simmons and Miss
Laura Mckay are the guests of
friends in Chicago.
Mrs. Raymond of Waterloo is
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Glissendorf
Geo. Parker has joined his wife
and children in their visit with rela-
tives and friends in Manchester
and vicinity
-Chas. Richardson, who has been
farming Canadian land for more
than a year past, is here for visit
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. j L. Nethercut and
daughter of Lake Geneva, Wis. are
visiting friends here, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ward and son
Kenneth passed through here Sunday
afternoon enroute to their Carbon
dale, ILL.,, home from a visit with
Waterloo and Fort Dodge friends.
Those who want to see Thurs
day nights performance of the Van
Dyke Co had better call early to
reserve seats for same. Reserved
seat board at the w. w. Moore store
MIR. and Mrs. w Barr and little
daughter arrived home Saturday
evening from Rochester, Mimi 1t is
a pleasure to Mr.. Bars friends to
knoM that he is fast recovering from
his operation for that dread trouble,
appendicitis
Invitations have been received
here for the wedding of our popu-
lar townsman, John d. Hogan and
Miss Annie Lane of Monticello. The
ceremony will be solemnized at
Sacred Heart church, in the brides
home city, at six o'clock on the
morning of the 10th. The bride
and groom will visit st Paul and
other places of interest in the north
on their wedding trip.
AT recent meeting of the NJ,
& o. board of directors, the annual
report was made and it was a
gratifying showing OF a years
prosperous business. This was
a part of the report: receipts
from passenger business, 5,62S.65;
receipts from freight business, So
3lS.9S; express S567.24 and re-
ceived $340.23 for carrying mail
and 5000 of miscellaneous bust
ness; making a total of Sl4,92l 10
business done during past year, The
expenses of the year were Sl0,65l-
&c. One of the pleasant features of
/ the report was the fact that nc
accidents of any sort had been re-
ported to the company John l.
Sullivan to whom the credit is
largely due for this exceptionally
good business year, was unanimous
| " reelected to his position as
General Traffic Manager at the
meeting of last Tuesday evening
This will meet the approval of the
patrons Of the road and Mr.. Sulli
van will no doubt be able to worl
to better advantage and next years
report will note doubling Of thi,
years profits.
The crop bulletin for week end
ing August 81, 1903. The weel
past brought three days of warn
weather, and the balance of the
week was cloudy wet and cool Tn
average daily deficiency in temper
allure was 2 to 4 degrees. The rain
fall was above normal in all parts o
the state, and reports show phenom
email down pours at numerous sta
tons in the West Central and South
ern districts, ranging from 5 to II
! inches, the larger part of which fel
on the afternoon and night of til
26th. There was a general need Q
, showers especially in the southern
: part of the state, and it is probabl
> that the beneficial effects of tn
copious moisture will exceed tn
damage to the corn crop resultin
from local floods and high winds
! AS a whole the crop made some ad
vancement, and with month Q
g good ripening weather consider
1 able portion of the acreage plant
Y ed may reach maturity. In tn
!. present variable and critical cor
S dition Of corn no one is wise enoug
$ to forecast the final output. Thel
i, is absolute certainty, however, as
$ the urgent need of dry weather 70
Q the greater part of the comm
il month. The copious rainfall a
6 sures ample pasturage and facilitate
: fall blowing, which is well begul
). Late potatoes have been benefits
IS though there are numerous repor
$, Of damage by rotting. The fall a
is pie crop is quite good in the mort
a ern half of the state. Winter a
ples very lipht