Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
BRIEF MENTION.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

John Nachtmann of Bremen
township was business visitor IL
this city last "Wednesday.
Mr., Joe and Miss Lizzie Storm
OF Greeley were Manchester bust.
ness visitors last Saturday.
Ex-Sherriff John Cruise and
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cruise visited relatives in Nebraska
last week.
Mrs. j. P. Atwood, for many
years resident Of Delaware and
Delhi. now residing in Minneapolis
has been for several days the guest
Of friends in this county.
"A kind word spoken in favor Of
Governor Cummins in the hearing
Of the editor OF the Manchester Press.
has the same eifec upon him as does
tile waving of a red rag at an uply
bull.
The county board of pension ex-
amlners, composed of DR.. G.. I'll,
Fuller Of Delhi and DR.. G. @. Bradley
and Dr, j. ]. Lindsay Of this city,
held its regular session here last
Monday.
We can furnish to the subscrib-
ers OF the Democrat, nearly any one
Of the leading periodicals published,
at 9 discount from the regular price.
We make no profit in the transaction
but do tito benefit the Democrat sub
scribers.
Henry NJ. Mcrwin, a resident OF
4 his county ever since 1866 died
Monday at his home in this city. He
was born in Connecticut in 1920, and
resided there until his removal to
this state. For a number Of years
after coming to this county he was
engaged in farming. Since the
death Of his wife, several years ago,
his home has been in this place
The funeral services will be held
this Wednesday, afternoon at the
N. 3. church in this city.
DR.. and Mrs. John A. May and
children VINO occupy the Sherman
residence on Butler street spert
Thursday evening away from home.
Ontheir return they discovered an
sincipient fire in their sitting room,
caused by defect in chimney.
The fire was promptly extinguished
and but little damage was done. Tt
was close call however, for if the
fire fiend had had it's way for a few
moments more, the building would
undoubtedly have been destroyed.
Owing to the prevalence o.
pneumonia AMI the great mortality
which attends its ravages during the
winter and spring, several boards Il
health in northern New Jersey have
been taking measures to protect the
citizens of their towns from disease.
The health board of Washington, N.
]. has published remedy which
is said to be a sure cure for pneu-
amonia; and other health boards are
looking into the matter with view
Of having the same thing published
for the good Of the general public
This is the publication as it has APP
peared in tho papers of w ,shing.
ton: Take six to ten onions, az
cording to size, and chop fine, put in
9 large spider over a hat fire, then.
add the same quantity of rye meal
I and vinegar enough to form thick
paste. In the meanwhile stir il
thoroughly, letting it simmer five o:
ten minutes Then put in cotton
bag large enough to cover the lungs
and apply to chest as hot as the
patient can bear. In about ten min,
utes apply another, and thus continue
by reheating the pou,tices, and in a
few hours the patient will be out Of
danger. This simple remedy has
never failed to cure this too-often
I fatal malady. Usually three or four
applications will be sufficient, bu,
continue always until the perspira-
ton starts freely from the chest
This remedy was formulated many
years ago by one Of the best physi-
clans New England has ever known
who never lost patient by the dis.
ease, and won his own renown by
simple remedies"
Early Tuesday morningMrs 1
N. Harris discovered flames shooting
out from the roof of the Tompkins
building, formerly occupied by DR.
Donaldson and family, and the alarm
was given. A crowd of men were
soon on the scene and succeeded in
e1tinguishing the fire before it gain.
ed much teadway A large hole was
burned in the ceiling and roof, how.
ever. which will necesitate extensive
repairs. The most startling feature
Of the whole thing is the undisputec
fact that the building was set afrt
by some person who seemed to BIZ
we'll acquainted whit. The person
whoever the culprit is, gained ad
mission to the building by reaching
through albroken window on GLOVE,
floor, pulling out the catch and rails
ing the sash enough to crawl in. FL,
then went upstairs, carried a chat
across the room and placed it unde
the trap door where it was found by
s. T. Richards, who was the frs
man to enter the building after til
alarm was given. Mr.. Tompkin'
had gone to Colesburg some time
previous to this and left the key will
Mr.. Richards. with whom he hat
been boarding, After pushing VI
the trap door the man deliberatel
kindled fire in the attic with ole
papers. kerosene, etc, and applie'
the match. Thinking he had &C
complished his dastardly deed, h
made his escape through one of thu