Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-08-26
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The Euchre ladies meet this
week with Mrs. G. z. Bronson.
MIR and Mrs Hubert Carr are
spending a few days in Chicago.
Mrs. A. F. Clark is entertain
ing Mrs. Stoner of Paris this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Schweitert
Of Stuart are visiting friends here
this week.
Born, Tuesday morning to Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Denton, bouncing
baby boy.
Mrs NJ E Blair departed Monday
for Chicago where she is the guest
of friends.
A. Thorpe is in Chicago select
ing fall and winter merchandise for
his big store.
Will Reardon of st. Louis, an
rived Monday for a visit with rela-
tives and friends.
DIR. Il. o. Won Oven Of Miles
was in the city last Friday, guest
of DR. G. L. Leigh.
Miss Bertha Seeds commences
the fall term Of school in the Durey
district Monday next.
w. Schofeld of Strawberry
Point is here today with the Point
District Fair premium books.
Miss Grace Ripby is again
guest in the Captain Merry home,
having returned from Chicago Mon
day.
-Gotlieb Abbey of Coggon,
member Of Company F. 9th. Iowa;
is visiting friends her, today, Tues
day.
&C. B. Mills has returned to
Somerville, Tenn, where he is con
4 Quoting very successful photo
graph business.
Miss Bessie Thorpe will teach
this fall in the Brayton district
where she taught last year. Her
school duties begin Monday.
Photographer and Mrs. Hyde
are attending the summer meeting
Of the Northwestern Photographers
Association at Minneapolis this week.
IS. K. Myers, who is a member
of the executive board of the Iowa
\ Music Dealers Association, is attend
4 ling meeting Of this association at
i Des Monies.
i The manufacturers, jobbers and
bankers of Dubuque are anticipat-
ling trip through northeastern
\ Iowa, and among the places to be
visited, Manchester is named. The
! The trip is planned to begin Mon
day, September H. AS usual, Man
chester will take care of these gentle
! men with a hospitality that will
make them long remember our city
as the most charming stop in their
itinerary.
"A house boat party was one OF
the pleasant social events of last
week. A crowd went up the river fol-
supper last Tuesday evening and
after partakihg Of a delicious feast,
the threatening clouds drove them
: toward home. When opposite the
> boat houses near the city,anchor wal
: weighed and until IL o'clock, M
(Which stands for midnight and no
, noon) twelve merry players whiled
! away the hours at whist.
al Marshall Sweeney, concrete In
/; spector for the |. G. r. R. was IL
> the city last week, a guest in the w
W. Ford home. Mr.. Sweeney has beel
experimenting the construction o
. a concrete bridge between Memphi
Z and Lucy, Tennessee. This is
: new work and the construction o
= such bridge is an engineering feat
:, the success Of which is greatly t
the credit Of its superintendent
% Mr.. Sweeney is now engaged wit
IT another bridge at Ripley, Tennessee
Word has been received here Q
the serious illness of L. o. Stevens
h. who for the past three years ha
IN made his home with his daughte
S" at Blair, Nebr. Mr.. Stevens is lon
,st past eighty years Of age and hi
m daughter writes that very little hop
,e- is entertained for his recovery. He
Of one Of the pioneer settlers of thi
|e- county and has host Of friend
10 among the old and young who wi
81 join us in the hope that his life ma
at be prolonged to be Of continu;
ne benefit to his children and hi
!" friends.
it Crop Bulletin for week endin
i'd August "a, l903.-The week wa
he warm and dry, the records Of tn
or Central Station showing a daily e,
n cess Of five degrees in temperatur
se Conditions were all that could /
&c, desired for ripening early plante
be corn, but late planted fields in man
as localities were too dry for best II
no suits. Asa whole the crop has mac
SO. very good progress In response
,m a circular, special reports have bee
he received as to the probable lengt
no Of time required under normal col
re- ditions to place corn beyond dang'
rty Of harm by killing frost Repor
tes show an unusually variable cor
IN, dition of the crop as to stage {
I'VE growth and prospective outpu
I'd Even in the same districts and ae
mt joining counties marked difference
al are in evidence. For the whol
m state about 40 per cent was plante
rt- early and made a fair START and tn
w, portion Of the crop on average ma
an besafe by September 10th to 2Otl
he A portion Of the later planted (poss
lat bly, 20 per cent of the whole area
is may be fairly matured by Septem