Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1910 — Daniel Coleman Has a Coal Black Eye That is Artificial. [ARTICLE]

Daniel Coleman Has a Coal Black Eye That is Artificial.

Way back some time Dan Coleman bought goods to the amount of $4.76 of William Eger. When Mr. Eger died the bill was unpaid and the heirs thought that Dan would pay it. Dan thought Mr. Eger’s death cancelled the bill. The bill went through a collection agency and came out with long whiskers on it. Dan was obdurate and refused to pay. It is hard to get blood from a turnip, but it is worth a trial once in a while, for the turnip might undergo a rejuvenation. Cleve Eger, senior member of the firm of Eger Bros., sons and successors of William Eger, decided to make a try at collecting the ac- > count. He informed Dan that he ought to pay the bill. Dan thought he “oughtenter.” Just what happened in the next few minutes could be told by nothing but a moving picture machine, but this morning Coleman has a hand-painted eye and still owes the $4.75.