Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Decorate your homes.

18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Kelsey had a
son born to them Monday last.
". d. Dolliver, brother OF
Senator Dolliver, was last week
Tuesday evening caller with Man
chester friends.
Two fine bred mares with their
pedigrees are advertised in Jos.
Huthinson's space this week.
Mrs Rodgers of Clear Lake and
Mrs Patton of Mason City are guests
in the r. Denton home, being Sisters
of Mrs Denton.
The Court of Columbian Circles
will meet at G. A. r. Hall Monday
night next, July 6. Every member
be sure and be there.
"A purse was found on Franklin
street last week. 1t contains a small
amount of money. Owner may have
same by calling at this office.
Mr. and Mrs w. H. Norris
and family and Miss Gertrude An
derson will depart today for a month
at Spirit Lake, whence they go each
year.
AT the close of the Institute
last week, Supt. Schweitert was
presented with a very handsome
leather chair by the teachers Of the
county.
Our new serial by Will N.
Hardin is charming. "Abner Dan
ieP' will keep you interested from
Chapter One to the end. 1t begins
in this issue.
Lewis Atwater will arrive this
week from Washington where he has
been spending year in the study
Of the piano and pipe organ. He
will remain for the summer.
The death of Mrs Lawrence
Matusch, daughter of Adam Miller,
of Honey Greek township, occurred
last week and burial was made Sat
urday in the Manchester Cemetery.
Miss Charlotte Davis who has
been teaching as First Assistant
principal in the Clarion schools,
last week received a flattering offer
to accept position as instructress
in Ellsworth College at Iowa Falls.
Mrs. A. R. LOOMS, accompa-
MED by NJ. 7. Leroy, Miss Alma lie
Roy and Allen Leroy departed last
Wednesday for an ali summer visit
in the east, Mr.. Leroy going only as
far as Chicago whence he returned
Friday.
Manchester will get three big
crowds this year-The first next
Saturday. The second on the
Forepaugh Fish Wild West Day
md the 3rd on the big circus day
IN August when Forepaugh Sells
show here.
Letters addressed to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Touley and family, Miss
Mary Newton, Miss Julia Olmstead,
Messers W. H Champion, .Chas. B.
Chrisholm and Charley Schnieders.
are advertised as uncalled for at the
post office in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Hoag have a
son at their home. He arrived some
three weeks ago, but being an ex-
,eptional young man of quiet and
retiring manners we failed to hear
of his presence until this week. Here
IS hoping his early modesty will de-
velop into later business stability
md worth.
The Decorating Committee
request each householder to decor
lite his or her home in honor of the
nation's birthday next Saturday,
The national emblem Of freedom
should float from every portico in
The city. Let each Of us see that our
share is done toward making July
It'll, 1908 gala day in Manchester.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Senator
rrewin was in Delaware county
Yesterday for brief visit at the
nome of Mrs. Trewin's father, A.
J. Rector who is quite i'll. Mrs.
rrewin is assisting in caring for
lim. Mr. Rector is one of the oldest
settlers Of that part of the state and
vas one of Delaware county's sue
,essful farmers.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette of
asst Friday evening contained this
Earl S. Duflin, a
banker at Gutenberg, and Miss
Elizabeth Annette, Thomas of Greedy
eloped to Valparaiso, Ind, where
hey were married." The bride has
visited Manchester on several oc-
,asions and her friends will be in
terested to learn of her happy mar
rage though the "elopement" is
hardly to be credited.
The crop bulletin for week end
ing June 20, 1908 says; Though the
average temperature was below nor
NAL, the past week was favorable for
field work an advancement of crops.
The conditions have been especially
favorable for wheat, oats and barley,
and except in limited areas these
crops are doing well. The cultiva-
ton of corn has been continued Wig
orously with but little interruption
from excessive moisture in the larg-
er part of the state, and all repor.~
indicate that the crop as a wR1.e
has made fair progress. The acer-
age of corn, including the late plant
ed area, is much greater than was
deemed possible month ago,
though materially less than last
year. Notably good progress has
been made in U ltivating the early