Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-07

George Malven departed last
Saturday for Carlinvillo, Ill, where
he has accepted a position with a
newspaper.
Miss Nellie Pierceof Hopkinton
came Saturday for a visit with rela-
tives and friends, being the guest
|of her cousin, Mrs. r E Crosier.
Mrs. G. Hart was in the city
last week, attending to the removal
to the cemetery here Of the body of
Mrs. Philips, who died some two
years ago in Colorado.
The Manchester Press is adding
to their up-to-date office equipment
a new Fairbanks, Morse gasoline
engine similar to the one that each
week runs off the Democrat.
The. removal this week of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Lock to their new
home at Dysart will occasion regret
among the large circle Of their
friends. Mr.. Lock has purchased a
lunch business at Dysart Here is
success to them in the new business.
Winthrop Review; DR.. Brad
ley of Manchester was Il Winthrop
visitor this morning. = 9 On
Sunday, w. b. Robinson and wife
and VIM. Carrothers Of Ryan and
Mr. and Mrs. S. f. Evans Of Man
chester were guests at the A. i.
Robinson home.
Richard Bowen, who moved
with his parents from this city to
Nashua some two years ago, was
recently married at Three Rivers,
Michigan, to Miss Doty. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowen will make their home at
Grand Forks, N. D., where Richard
is in charge of a woolen mill The
groom's many friends will wish the
newly married couple a most felicit-
GUS welded life.
The Mesdames 0. A. Durham,
G. ]. Friend, A. C. Carter and
Rebecca Otis attended the sessions
of the annual convention Of the 18th
District w G. T.. o. held in Du-
buque last week, Mrs. Durham be-
ing district president ard Mrs.
Friend secretary Of the organization.
A strenuous" day was put in by
the delegates Wednesday, dinner be-
ing served to the ladies by the Y.
w. G. A., after which they repaired
to the county Jail where interest
ing services were conducted with the
prisoners. Like services were held
at the Rescue Home by this band of
ladies, to most OF whom such work
was entirely new.
The Special Crop Bulletin says:
1.-THE past week was slightly warm
er than usual, with an excess Of
of cloudiness and rain fallin the,
larger part Of the state. About
half the week condi tions were IapQa-
able for dry s. q ripened
corn, and the belated portion Of the
crop made fairly good progress
toward maturity The greater part
of the corn crop Of the state is now
fully matured, and with normal dry
ing weather a goodly portion may
be dry enough to be cribbed by the
10Th to the Goth Of October. The
output will be unusually variable.
ranging from less than half an
average up to some record-hreaking
yields. The quality and value for
feeding and commercial purposes
will be materially above the much
larger total of 1902. Reports indi-
cate that, for the state at large, from
ten to fifteen per cent of the crop is.
still green and immature, exposed
to some measure Of damage by kill
ing frosts A week of dry, warm
weather would ripen a considerable
part of the belated portion of the
crop, though at best there is likely
to be somewhat more than an aver
age percentage Of soft and unmer-
charitable corn in the outputof this
abnormally wet and cool summer
j. R. Sage, Section Director Geo.
NJ Chapel, L. r., Asst Director.
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