Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-07-26

Delaware County Fair, Septem-
Der 5. 6, and s.
Z, NJ. Carr has returned from
his tlip to Mexico
-Kalamity advertises % cent
corsets in his ad this week.
Clara Bing is spending week
with relatives in Maynard.
20. A. Durham has returned
from his trip to Battle Greek, Michi.
gan.
MIR. and Mrs. j. U. schelling
went to Ryan yesterday for a visit
with relatives.
Miss Alice Beaver returned to
her home in Nashville yesterday
after visit at the home of William
Ryan.
JAS. Toogood and Lewis Preus-
ner made a trip to Dennison. last
week, in the formers auto, returning
Friday.
Miss Gertrude belong of
Colesburg came to-day (Tuesday) for
a visit with her friend, Miss May
Crosier.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Smith and
daughters Katharine and Mildred re-
turned home Monday from a six
weeks tour in the west.
w. l.. Drew and children are
expected home TIL last of the week
from st. Johnsbu,y, Vermont,
where they have been the past
month.
Attention is called to the local
of j. F. Mccormick in another
column advertising another eighty
acre farm in Coffins Grove for sale
or rent.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hogan were
in the city the first Of the week. They
were on their return to Aberdeen, S.
d. from Maquoketa where they
visited it'll relatives of Mrs. Hogan's.
The Ladies Aid Society of Onei-
da will have an ice cream social at
the home Of Mrs. Abe Hoag next
Saturday afternoon and evening. ~
one fare rate will be given on the M.
& o. Railroad.
The Ryan baseball tournament
to be held at Ryan next Friday is
to be a large affair. Three games
will be played during the day
Castle Grove w. MiddleGeld; Ryan
VS.. Nashville and Manchester VS..
Central City. A fine new ball park
with large grand stand has been
built there lately and the proceeds
will go towards defraying those ex-
penses. Excursion tickets will be
sold on all roads and large ball in
the evening will complete the affair.
The Hawkeye Centennial Assoc
citation is the nameof an organization
recently formed at Colorado Springs,
Colo, and, as the name implies, is
composed of former residents Of
Iowa who are now residents of Colo
RADIO. The Association includes all
"Hawkeyes" residing in Colorado
Springs and vicinity, numbering
between 5000 and 1000. The
First Annual Reunion will be held
Wednesday, August I'd. At noon
there will be good, old-fash-
oned picn dinner, and in the after
noon an interesting program will be
carried out consisting Of speeches by
prominent Iowa and Colorado ora
tors, and other features of interest
Those planning to attend this gath.
ering should notify the Secretary.
Treasurer of the Association as early
as possible, SO that an estimate car
be made Of the probable number o.
guests to be provided for. Any
further information regarding thu
Association or the Annual Reunion
will be given by Art B. Waterman
Secretary-Treasurer, 3l6 S. Hancock
Ave-, Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Iowa crop bulletin for tn
week ending July "a, 1905. is a
follows: This has been the mos
favorable week Of the season 70
rapid growth Of corn and harvesting
hay and small grain. Tho period Q
extreme heat and humidity whic
began in the latter half of the pre-
ceding week eliminated in electri
Storms on the morning Of the 19tf
with heavy local showers in tn
eastern half Of the central section
/ At a few localities the rainfall wa
from two to three inches, but
four fifths Of the state it was muc
below normal. The corn crop ha
made most excellent progress, an
the larger portion is very nicely u
to the normal size for the last decad
of July. In a considerable pa
of the state surface is becoming quit
dry. and rain will soon be needle
: for corn. potatoes and vegetables
Fine progress has been made in ST
, curing the heavy hay crop, and j
= harvesting oats and barley In til
southern and central II districts ii
oat crop is nearly all in the shoe
) or stack, and the harvest is we'll III
t der way in the northern section
Spring wheat is ripning we'll al
t much of this crop is about ready
). be cut. There are but few repor
n of damage by rnst. Pastures a
9 good; potatoes and garden truck a
d doing well. Apples are about
d previously reported. The Der
n crop has been abundant and crap
are promising.