Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-15

Perry and Linn Cowles of Wat
erloo are visiting at the home of E
@. and E. E. Cowles.
Mrs. John Rothport Of Ceda,
Rapids is guest at the home o
her mother, Mrs. Ellen Johnston.
Mrs. ]. F. Merry was visiting
in Roscae and Rockford, Illinois
Hast week, returning hons Wednes.
day.
Mrs. L. d. Carhart of Marion
representative of the Orphan,
home at Des Moines, was in towr
Thursday.
e. H. Chapel & Son advertise
special work in carriage painting
and floor work this week. Read
what they have to say.
Howard Comamerford returned
Monday morning from few days
visit with friends in the central
and southern part of the stete.
Mrs. @. O. Torrey entertained
at her home last week her brother,
@. B. Roe of Arlington, and her
sister, Mrs. j. j. Mace, of Straw
berry Point.
Fred Denton of Webster, South
Dakota, was in the city last week,
as guest of his brother. R. A.
Denton, leaving Friday evening for
the east on business trip.
Mrs. Fred Barton of Planking-
ton, South Dakota, arrived in the
city last week, and being entertain
ed by her sister, Mrs. G. M. Day,
to remain for some time.
Mrs. Vim. Pemble and daugh-
ter. Miss Alice Pemble, leave this
week for an extended trip to Crooks
ton, Minnesota, where they will
visit at the home of Alvin Pemble,
formerly If this city.
Mrs. NJ. e. Blair has gone to
Colfax for mineral water treatment,
to remain at the sani-
tarium several weeks. She was &C.
companied by Mr.. Blair, who re-
turned home last week. Z.
The new Illinois Central eating
house, to be managed by Mrs. Ola
Edmunds, is nearing completion,
and will make most satisfactory
and convenient restaurant for train.
men and passengers. 1t is modern
in appointments and decorated in
pleasing colors. d. r. Dennis was
contractor and builder.
Mrs. Fern Latimer Boutwell, of
Shoshone, Idaho, arrived in the city
last week, called here on account of
the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. John Latimer. Mrs. Latimer
suffered a stroke of paralysis last
week, and her condition since that
time has been most alarming. Her
many friends in this community
learn this news with keen regret.
Thursday evening Roger VOL
colt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed VOL
colt, met with painful accident.
In company with other boys he was
doing circus stunts on the iron rails
around the steps leading to the base.
ment in front of Munson's restau-
rant. While jumping from one rail
to the other he lost his balance and
fell to the bottom of the stairway,
striking his head, in. such manner
as to render him unsconcious for
about half an hour. He has been in
bed for several DAYS but is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the
accident.
Elton Roe, who lives at the
home of his brother, Harry Roe,
met with an unfortunate accident
Wednesday morning, while riding
a bicycle. The boy was passing a
wagon, in which was tongue or
pole for a carriage, and not seeing
it in time to avoid collision, he
struck the end of the tongue in such
q manner as to unseat and throw
him onto the pavement; the pole
striking him on the forehead, and
the fall causing him to strike on
the back Of his head, and luscious
ness resulted for several hours
However, the boy-is again able to
be about.
To have bucketful of nice,
juicy, red paint spilled upon ones
apparel and anatomy is a sensation
not always appreciated or often con-
sidered as a joke. and John Whit
man, who, with Hummer CONNER
ford. advertises Austin Browns Os-
termoor mattresses, is Of the candid
opinion that red, paint is not and
never was intended for spray bath
purposes, This fact, nevertheless,
did not prevent the aforesaid bucket
of scarlet liquid from covering him
last Wednesday morning, when John
was about to leave the store and
quietly make his way down the
street, but, Of course, accidently
came in contact with ladder, on
which was hung that horrid paint
and without begging the innocent
Johns pardon, hurridly deposited
itself and miserable contents upor
the person Of John. What was said
at the time and thought afterwards
could not be mentioned at pinl
tea nor at young peoples devotion.
meeting, and perhaps John himself
did not know what was said. How.
ever, red paint immersion is
authority to say thing.
The daily papers of few days
ago contained an account of his
toric stage coach, owned by Colone
VIM. Cody, which was built per
haps forty years ago, and which has
travelled 100000 miles, its journiel