Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-09-08

MIR. an Mrs. Geo. B.. Lane left
Monday night for northern Minneso
Ia, where they will spend some
time. M. lanes daughter resides in
the nortllt:n part of the state, and
they will spend some time with he1
and ner family. 4
Mrs. Helen Nichols ara son,
Quaife, of Waverly, We're guests sew
eral days last week Of Mrs. Enos
Hamblin, and Mr. Lue Hamblin. They
also spent a short time with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hamblin at :Earl-
vile. Mrs. Nichols is neice Of
Mrs. Enos Hamblin. s.,it H. =.
Miss Sue Rich OF Clear Lake
has been a guest of relatives in
Manchester and at Delaware for sew
,eral days Miss Rich accompanied
her friend, Miss Henrietta Miller
as far as st. Paul, and spent few
days in the Twin Cities. Miss Rich
is employed in the post office at
Clear Lake, and returned to her
work on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Elmer Stearns and two
daughters, Misses florence and Bes'
sic, of Cedar Rapids, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Bruce, sew
.eral days last week. Mrs. Stearns,
who is q sister of Mrs. Bruce, and
her daughter, Miss Bessie, return
ed to their home earlier in the week,
while Miss Florence will remain
for more extended visit with her
aunt.
Capt j. F. Merry went to
Charles City Friday morning to
attend tn northeastern Iowa Veter-
ans association, which convened in
that city on Friday and Saturday OF
last week. A program of unusual in
terest was given. Among the speak
ers on the program were United
States Senator w. S. Kenyon OF Ft.
Dodge, Commander-in-C Chief Palmer,
and Department Commander Merry.
H. S. Tubbs and daughter, Miss
Laura Tubbs, and Son, Harry, re-
turned last week from a delightful
cruise up the Mississippi river, max
ing the entire trip in their boat.
They also spent some time on the
St. Croix river. where Mr.. Tubbs
caught some fine fish. In October, MI
Tubbs will leave Dubuque for Mem
phis, Tennessee, making the trip
at leisure with the boat, and spend
the winter in the south.
Department Commander and
Mrs.. j. F. Merry, Hon. and Mrs. R.
w. Thrill and A. j. Col
linge, of this city, and R..
J. Bixby, of Edgewood, are planning
on attending the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, which convenes in Washing
ton, D. c., the latter part of the
present month. The party will go
via Chicago, Joining a large delega-
ton which leaves Chicago by spec
ial train over the Baltimore & Ohio
Railway. 1t is likely that others in
this locality will go to Washington
to attend the encampment.
In driving through the county,
especially the southwestern part,
one can see freak workings of Jack
Frost. Much of the corn ON high
ground is not damaged in the least,
while on the lower lands some of
the corn is frcst bitten to limited
extent, while other fields are dam
aged Much of the corn along the
'ow lands along the Maquoketa river
and smaller streams in the county
is killed, and will not even make
good silo feed. 1t is interesting to-
note how ccrn on one side of the
road shows signs of frost while on
the opposite side there appears no
evidence of a freeze. With hot wea-
ther during the .reater part of the
present month much of the corn
which escaped the frost will give
a good yield.