Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-24
Will Blake was at Waterloo the

aI 0Teeley one uay laSG week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arnold
returned from Chicago Saturday.
Miss Clara Commerford visited
Strawberry Point friends last week.
The W. G. 7. U. will meet with
Mrs. II. G. Haeberle Friday afternoon
at 2:30.
Geo. Krapa, on Route No. 9,
Earlville, spent last Friday in Man
chester.
Mrs. H. A. Granger attended
the funeral of a friend at the Point
Tuesday.
Mrs Chas Thorpe will entertain
the six handed euchre club this
Wednesday afternoon.
Major and Mrs. G. H. Morrissey
of Washington, d. G. are here to
spend the summer with relatives and
friends.
Mrs Bradford and Mrs Sher-
wood spent the day Saturday very
pleasantly with Mrs William Russell,
north of town.
+. n Beacon, M. Eldredge,
D. d. Mulvehill and z. NJ. Carr are
delegates from this county attending
the Democratic State Convention
at Des Moines to day.
Bent Hoag spent last week at
Quasqueton, coming home at $40
Wednesday evening for the Too
good party and returning the same
night to piscatorial pleasurings
Upon the organization of the
Iowa Music Dealers Association at
Des Moimes last week, SIX Myers of
this city was made one of the men,
bers on the Executive Committee.
Harry Allen has accepted posi-
ton with the AdamsE Express Company
at New Castle, Wyoming, and will de-
part for that place Immediately after
the 4th. The work now done by
Harry will be taken up byDon Preuss-
ner and Clarence Boardway in addi-
ton to their present duties in con-
nection with the NJ. & o. railway and
the Wells Fargo Express.
delaware county is sending
forth her official seal on many mar
riage permits these days. During
the past week licenses to wed have
been obtained by Lester NJ. Pierce
and Rose McElmeel Of Hopkin-
ton, Roy W. Hamblin and Flora
Eggeman of Ryan, Geo. Dolley and
Harmie Bacon of Hopkinton, Geo.
D. Mitchell and Clara Debold of
Edgewood, N. S. SWolney of Hold
ings Ford, Mimi, and Julia Slattery
of Masonville.
-Vinton defeated the Manchester
team at the ball park in this city Mon
day afternoon by score of 9tol. The
first seven innings of the game was
as pretty contest as one could wish
to see, the score at the beginning of
the eighth inning standing l to l.
In their half of the eighth Vinton,
with three hits aided by several err
rors made seven runs, cinching the
game Jansen pitchedsa good game
for the locals but was weak in field
ing his position. The home team is
decidedly weak in base running
and hitting. Allen at third and
Miller at short, won the hearts of the
fans by the mastery manner in
which they handled the chances
which came in their territory. Powell,
formerly Of Earlville pitched good
game for the visitors. The same
teams are contesting for honors at
the ball park this afternoon as we
go to press.
Crop Bulletin for the week
ending June 90, 1903: The dairy
mean temperature for the past week
ranged from 4 to 6degrees below
the normal. The first half was
generally clear and dry; the last
half was partly cloudy, with showers
which brought timely moisture to all
sections, and excessive downpours
in some localities. The rains were
generally beneficial, softening the
clods and encrusted surface Of fields
that were previously saturated or
flooded On the whole the general
crop conditions have been improved.
Field work has been vigorously push
ed in all sections, with relatively
little hindrance from wet weather.
The area Of the corn crop has been
considerably enlarged by continued
planting, while in early planted
fields good progress has been made in
subduing the weeds and putting the
soil in better condition for growth Of
the plant, which now shows a healthy
lcolor, though smaller than usual
at this season Of the year. Spring
wheat, oats and barley are in the
heading stage Of growth, and are
doing fairly well, considering all
the vicissitudes of storms and floods.
The heavy hay crop is nearing the
time for harvest and clover cutting
is in progress in many places. The
apple crop appears to be doing
fairly well, with less than the usual
complaint Of damage by blight OF
dropping. Berries and garden truck
are very thrifty.