Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-08-30

| Rapids Monday on business.
MIR. and Mrs. Floyd Peet of
Edgewood, were in the city yester-
day.
Jay Barr, of Fayette, is the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. John
| Coolidge.
i Earl Wallace has accepted a
| position in the electric light plant
at Fl Dodge.
w. L. Perkins of Mt Vernon,
is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. G.
H. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. w. Emery Of
Galesburg, Illinois, are the guests of
MIR. and Mrs Hubert Pierce.
| E. P. Fogg of Mt. Vernon, was
the guest OF his sister, Mrs. John
Graham the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. L. N. Wolcott are
home from a several weeks visit at
New York City and Niagara Falls.
Miss Caro- Millen of Marion,
has been spendinga few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Pierce.
Miss Mabel Miller who is en-
ployed in Blake's dry goods store
is.spending her vacation at her home
in independence.
Mrs. Jennie Greenfield and lit
tie son of Hubbard, Ia, are guests at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George d. Gates.
MIR. and Mrs. Don Webb re-
turned to their home in Centralia,
Illinois, yesterday concluding visit
with Miss Eula Davis.
The Nj. r. church will hold a
picnic at Loves Grove next Friday
Any one wishing conveyance will
please see MIR. George Miller.
Miss Elsie Dietrich of Omaha,
was a guest at the home of her
uncle q. w. Keagy, Wednesday,
being on her way to Niagara Falls.
Avery Long who is engaged in
news paper work in Grand Island,
| Nebraska, is here for two weeks
visit with his mother, Mrs. Ada
Long.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Kenyon OF
| Chicago, were here the first of the
week for visit with Mr.. Kenyon S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Kenyon.
The Manchester base ball team
will play at Dyersville today and al
the Monticello fair tomorrow. The
home team was defeated at Coggon
by the Central City team last Thurs
day by a score of 5 to4.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Stiles re-
turned home last Saturday. While
Mr.. Stiles health is not as good as
his friends would like it is improv-
ing and he expects in the near flu
ture t. be back at his desk in the law
office.
Mrs. AGA Atwater arrived Sun
day from Washington, ID. G. for a
visit at the home OF Mrs. Lewis At
water. She will also superintend the
removal of her HOUSEHOLD effects to
that city where she and her son
Lewis will make their permanent
home.
-Supt. Amy Boggs has requested
us to announce that she would like
to have those who want students to
work for their board during the
coming school year to send their
names to her or call and see her al
the high school building any morn
ing next week.
DR.. j. L. Jones, of Hillsboro
do, was here several days last week
visiting at the home Of his uncle
Seth Brown, and locking up old
comrades of Co. |. I'd, Iowa cavalry
of which he was member. The
DIR. is now the county treasurer Of
: his home county in Missouri.
The members of the Junior
Outing Club are camping at Memo
Springs hear the Quaker Mill. The
party which includes, Laura Durham
Margaret Jones, Villa Richardson
Josie Lien and Annette Work is be
! ing chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs
M + Yoran and Miss Jennie Nc
Carren.
Mrs. Jennie Russell. who has
;, been visiting her daughter, Mrs
! Eugene Williams left Monday fol
New York City where she will pur.
chase goods for a ladies tailoring
g establishment at Lewiston, Idaho
r which she represents. Mrs. W. N
g Wolcott accompanied her as far a
Chicago.
j The large barn belonging t.
Put Hatfield who lives three ant
one half miles north east of thi
$ place was struck by lightning Satur
day night and burned to the groun'
k A large amount of hay, farm i'm
h plements. buggies and tools wer
!, totally destroyed. The loss is partl.
d covered by insurance.
Iowa crop bulletin for the wee
:. ending Aug. %, 1905: The pas
j week was above normal in tempera
k ture with an excess of rainfall in tn
l. larger part of the state. General
) the rainfall was beneficial, but i
several of the central counties tn
k corn crop suffered considerable dau
J. age by heavy downpours and wine
r, with hail in a limited area. Will
IS the loss is heavy in some 10 ,alitie'
IS the percentage Of damage for til
state is small. The general cond
4 tions have been favorable for til
>. rapid advancement of corn towar