Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-29

hael S'sttery of Masonville call
Anchester friends Saturday.
q Tom Slinmons, Who has been in st
Louis for some few we ks past, is home
New. Lawrence Of Pasadena, Cali
fornia, is making Manchester friends q
visit.
Richard Mansfield will lie heard a.
Bruins in Julius Caesar at Dubuque
May 2.
Mrs Alice Fhilipp is expected
home from her Sioux City visit today
Wednesday.
I'll. J. Van Fleet of Esrlville wa,
In Manchester saturday looking aftel
political friends.
MIR. and Mrs. Griffin of Waterloo
/, are visiting Mrs. Grillin's parents, Mr..
faY Mrs. Nate Tranchard.
Miss Eva Rector of Oneida, long
time friend of the Democrat, was a
caller on Manchester friends Wednes
I dss last.
Mr.. ami Mrs. .Ichn Smith of Forest
vile were III Manchester Saturday and
the Democrat acknowledges very
pleasant cal.
From u letter from Miss Nan g
Shaie, WHO at one time lived in Man.
chester, we learn that she is now resi-,
dent Of Portland, Oregon.
President Lawrence Doggett of the
Training school for Y. NJ. c A. work
ers at Springfield, Massachusetts, is in
Manchester for visit with parents AID
friends.
Mr., and Mrs. Eben Hills of Illinois
are WISHING relatives and other friends
in Manchester, being guests of Mrs
Hills, sister Mrs. Addie McEwen. They
are enroute west.
Letters addressed to Mesdames
Nellie Wright, E. A. Owen, Misses
Edna Becker, Rose Keammey, Agnes
Warner and Mr.. Wilson jackson are
uncalled for, at the post Office.
The handsome new porch on the
Z a. A. Anderson home is finished and 1t
is an architectural beauty. This resi-
dence is one of the most pleasantly sit
uated and prettiest homes in Manches-
ter.
Friends of Mrs. III. A. Granger
were just rejoicing over her improve
ment in health when Monday she re-
ceived quite severe backset. 1t is to
be hoped that the warmer of these
days will put an end to her continued
illness.
That little verse reading, 1.-THE time
draws near yhen no one knows just
wheE to shake. his winter clothes, for. If
you wear 'cm you feel bad and If you
don't You wish you had,n has no place
in our vocabulary. 1t showed Friday
and winter tlannels are positive ne
cessity.
The annual May Festival at Mt
Vernon given under the auspices of the
Musical Conservatory Of Cornell College
begins May 14th this year. Among the
numbers are such celebrities as the
Theodore Thomas orchestra and Miss
Carrie Bridewell, prima donna con
tralto and Sig. Campanari baritone
both members of the Grau Grand Opera
Co., New York. A number from here
usually attend the festival.
Wallace Keith, young man work
ing for Samuel Danford in Hazel Green
died last week and the funeral services
were held Sunday at the Buck Creek
church. The cause of his death coulo
not be learned definitely, several ru-
mors being extant among which were
that he had the black tongue, eryslpelai
ofthe tongue and that he was kicked tt
death by young colt he had gotteI
here in Manchester in exchange for 9
new buggy. He was quiet, hard
working young man, honest and wei
liked by his employer, and his un.imely
death is regrettable.
-"Joy reigned supreme in the Du
buque colony in this city last evening"
says the Excelsior Springs Daily Call
I, awhen j. A. Wheeler, travelling pas
senger agent of the Illinois Contra
railroad, arrived. The gentleman is
here to drink the waters, and is alb
staining from all bacchalanian pas
time. His friends regard this state.
ment with suspicion. Bewitchint
smiles Of feminnity, likewise the goo
goo eye, fail of effect, insofar as he is con
cerned. His Rembrandt complexion i
already assuming creamy hue, but hi
friends are appalled, with astonishment
But as Stuart Robson used to say il
aThe Senator" "there is always hop
for man who will take q drink"
The Iowa crop bulletin for weel
ending April 81, says: The past wee
was cool and cloudy, with light rainfall
At the central station the daily temper
AZURE was 5 degrees below norma
which was about the average deicienc
for the state Light to heavy frost
with some ice, were observed on sewers
mornings and traces Of snow were re
ported at number of stations on th
25th. The extent of damage to frui
can not be ascertainsd at this time, br
it Is probably not heavy.
The general conditions for farm wor
have been somewhat better than du
ing the preceding week. The soil
slowly dying, though there is still gres
excess Of moisture in flat and undraine
fields, some of which are not likely
be- seeded or planted this season. See
ing fsmall grain is practically con
pleted, except In portions of the mort
central and northeast districts. Ear
seeded fields generally show goo
stand, though the growth has been r
toriad Inv tho cnid Weather Wherey