Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-08-18
County Correspondence
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nc SloWSI VI rain III tulS vicinity
on last Thursday night was as well
coined as were the flowers of May.
1t was the first of its kind sicne July
8 and plant life of every description
was beginning to suffer. Its arrival
was prompt enough however to save
the corn crop which no doubt will
yield an abundance if Jack Frost's
hostility isn't felt too soon. The late
potato crop seems to have suffered
most by the dry spell and we are
hardly able at this time to make any
favorable predictions for it, although
it is positively certain it will not be
a complete failure and perhaps even
better than we now anticipate.
Jacob Amling ST. of Elpkort spent a
few days of last week visiting his
son Charles and family.
DR.. e. B. Hanson and wife spent
Sunday of last week with relatives
in Strawberry Point.
Chas. Menge and sister Martha
spent couple of days last week with
relatives at Littleport.
J. B. Putt and wife and j. j. Sch
acherer and wife were in Dubuque
last Tuesday to be in attendance at
the funeral of Jos. Leibold sr. He
was an uncle of Mrs. Putt and Mr..
Schacherer.
H. H. Wiley and family spent Sun
day at the Elmer Micheals lone.
George Sloan, the veterinarian OF
Strawberry Point was seen on our
streets last Friday.
Ruby Bixby spent a few days of
last week with her aunt, Mrs. Has
kins, at Farley, Iowa.
Eugene Schacherer, who spent a
few days with relatives here last
week has again resumed his work in
the lumber yards at Winthrop.
Alice Putt and sister Inez went to
Dyersville last Thursday to visit at
the home of their grandfather, John
Schacherer sr. for few days.
Miss Ruth Ruion, one Of the assist.
ants in the Journal force enjoyed a
vacation the past week. Miss Jen
ME Peet has taken her position dur
ign her absence.
1t has long been the expectation OIL
our citizens to have a system Of
waterworks put in in the near future
but they have recently been dissa
pointed. The mayor has gently re;
ceived a letter from the 1 IS Moines
Bridge and Iron company stating that
their attorney had advised them that
in his opinion the election held here
sometime ago for that purpose was
illegal as the law requires a two
thirds majority where town is is
suing in excess of ia per cent. OF
the assessed valuation. The vets
1t will be remembered carried only by
a margin of thirteen votes. Conse-
quently the proposed waterworks sys
tenn will be dropped for the present
at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Peck jr. spent
a day in Strawberry Point last week.
Mrs. Malay OF. Elkader and her
daughter, Mrs. Hyde, were visiting
with the formers sister, Mrs. Frank
Wiley and family for several days
last week.
Miss Lottie Fitzpatrick of Greeley
spent several days Of last week with
her sister, Mrs. John Schacherer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clute, who have
been spending sometime in Tennes-
see for the benfit of the latter's
health returned home last week. Her
condition it is said is not much i'm
proved.
While adjusting one of the large
plate glasses in the Henry Hesner
building, which is nearing completion
the workmen, in spite of their care,
had the misfortune of breaking it
The loss is valued at about thirty dol
lars
A number from here took in the
I. Woodmen picnic at Arlignton last
Wednesday.
L. B. Blanchard went to Sioux City
last Monday as representative of the
Pythian Sisters in a meeting held
nv Them at that nIacp
Floyd Hatch returned from Marion,
Indiana, last week where he had
been the guest Of his cousin, Ed.
Durlin.
The Warner Comedy Co. is billed
for this Town on next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, tights, August 10,
20 and 81 at Hesner's Opera house.
Chas. Peters is reported on the
! sick list.
A number from this place were at
Elkport last Sunday to be in attend
ance at the First Communion SER
vices held at the Catholic church of
that place.
G.: H. Beckner, wl,o has been in
Montana since early spring where he
took up claim retu,siel home one
day last week to make definite ar
engagements To rr"iov: his family
thitllar in the near fr.'re. He he d
an auction sale las; Saiiraoy AMI
disposed of Ills cnnecs:s;ly belong
:ngs.
DR.. sleeter of Decatur, Illinois, has
purchased an interest in the medical
practice of DR.. l.. II. Hlanscn. DR..
Hanson leaves for Chicago soon, to
take up course in special diseases
after which he will join DIR. sleeter.
DR.. Hanson has worked up good
practice and the new firm has the
best wishes Of this community with
them
Jos. Thilp went tc Chicago on
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