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I. FOR THE BOYS! BEN HUR RACER FREE BOVE we show an exact reproduction of the Ben Miir Racer which we shall give away Dec. 24 to the boy collecting 1 the greatest number of coupons before time. 'One coupon is given with each '250 purchase or 12 coupons with a three dollar purchase. the and get this beautiful closes Dec.

24, at 6 o'c racer lock. for Xnv.is. B. OF L. t.

AN!) E. ELECTION The Illinois Ccnlral lodge No. 687 of Che of L. F. find E.

held their elec ion of officers for the cmn- year Sunday afternoon at the I. 0, 0. F. hall. The following were elected President Banister.

Vice C. McNeir. Recording secretary Joney, Financial L. Schrimp. T.

I. Whitacre. was elected dele the tfrand lodge whiah meets Washington, D. in June. The Family Shoe Store.

Miss Delia Lane is tivos in riarrisburcf. visiting rela- U. 8. Wnrn-n I 111., Dec. 2, 1912 DAILY KHES PRESS: Fair tonight and Tuesday coider tonight.

Cox. telephone Press. the news to the Fres Some splendid bargains building lota. R. E.

Mrs. Jessie Anderson, was the guest Herrin Snturdav square a Renfro. of Mrs. Joe Hill in and Sunday. Site room cottage near $1200, a bargain.

R. E. Advertisement'. 'Mrs. Effie Stover arid daughter, ivejyn, are visiting G.

W. Stover and family in Modern cottage southwest part of city for sale at less than cost. Owner now resident. R. E.

Renfro. Wm. Kalis, of Herrin, visited frienda here Saturday. We will sell our household goods at auction Tuesday 9:30 a. m.

Sale continuing at 1 p. in. Terms cash 0. 0. Carr, 506 Ash Advertisement.

Judge 0. A. Barker, of Champaign, was the guest of his daughter, Mrs; F. M. Hewitt, Fridav night.

You wi 11 fin'd' a- gr'aaf variety of the most de)iciou8 home made candies at the Presbyterian sale at the ch'yrch" parlors 2 to 8, Tuesday, Dec. Advertisement. DOUBLE BIRTHDAY.D1NNER The following relatives were oyally entertained yesterday at lirthdoy dinner at the hom- of VI. M. Richart on East Oak street: VIrs, E.

D. Roach and Miss Lula and and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bnicv, of Marion, Mrs. Julia Miles ind grandson, Frank, of Anna, -Mr.

nd Mrs. M. T. Wnat and daughter, liss Ruth, of Kennett, Jesse and wife, of Mcrriii, Chns. ieggs, of Memphis, and Mr anrl Mrs.

V. II, West, of this city. The affair vas in commemoration of Mr. iichart'a eightinlh birthday and hot- on, H. T.

West's sixtieth birthday, GOlilMYERNOTStRIOUS M. Cohlmeyer, of NnKhville, democratic rsptesentative-elect in this district, who is ill in the St. Elizabeth's hospital at Belleville, ia better and his physcian says he will bu oblo to be ou in about a week. It was reported Saturday that Mr. Cohlmeyer was in a precarious condition.

He is a brother to J. Colil-j meyer, of this city. A. H. Porter was in Anna Saturday SCHOOL-NO IE.S A J.

Reiuii; Sup ON TO MURPHYSBOKO DEC. 6 AND 7. Pi'OHiyrn l''ir Jackson County teficn- s' mc'iMinir -e held in the Murphysboro ruvvii'--(iif) high school, De- embur 6-7. 1912': Fridny. 'Dec, 6.

Roll. call Music Led by M. W. 9:00 9:10 Vloore. 9:30 Testing results in arith Fundamental Operations, (b) In Troy Felts.

10:00 Discussion. 10:15 In'er'nu'ssion. 10:30 Testing Results Emmetl Fisher. 11:00 Discussion. How Patrons in Read- 11:15 H.

Davfs 11 1 1 1 help Judge a 45 Intermission. 15 Roll call. 25 Music. :30 Mow the S. I.

Minnie Roberts, of Los Angeles, Mrs. C. H. Kdppel, of St. Louis, were guests of Harry House spent friends in ErooUport.

Sunday with Several dandy R. E. farma very Kenf ro. Miss Bonnie Dodd, of Carterville. wos the guest of Miss Bessie Dowel) yeeterday.

Henry Ingram i's in Sterling this attending the conference of the American Sunday School Union. Neat cottage with large barn and acre of land very cheap and on Jin'sy terms. R. E. Ken Adver- Ma- Mrs.

Eva Zimmerman visited relatives Saturday. Engineer James Saturday. Biggs and family Come and have a cup of tea or chocolate or coffee at Presbyterian church parlors 2 to 8 Tuesday, Dec. While waiting to be served you will have an opportunity of looking, over the many useful and pretty, articles on sale, which the busy woman will appreciate for Christmas Mrs. W.

G. Conner and children, of Chicago, who have been visiting the Misses Trobaugh on North Poplar street, have gone to Jackson, for a visit. There will be.eome beautiful water color pictures of scenes of Southern Illinois painted by Miss Kirkpatrick, of Anna, for sale at the Presbvterian bazaar tomorrow. Advertisement. Master Ralph Allison, Murphysboro, has beeQ visiting his grandmother.

Mrs. Anna Lincoln. A. J. Campb'ell has" returned frorr a visit with his daughter, Wilson, 'and other relatives in Sparta.

Mrs. Campbell remained for a few days'-visit. John Wright, of Marion, was the guea.t of. hia uncle, Ed Travelstaad. Saturday.

Mtss Margaret Moore, of Golcbnda. was the guest of Mrs. H. W. Patterson Saturday.

Fred L. Taylor has returned to -Valparaiso, after spending the Thanksgiving vacation at his home here. Mrs. Claude Fox and daughter, Margaret, have returned after a visit with Mt. Vernon relatives.

Louis Stockton, of Christopher, has returned'after a visit with relatives. Misses' Kate and May O'Brien visiied Carterville relatives Sunday. The Order of the Eastern Star will hold their annual election in Masonic hail tonight. The bloodhounds were taken to Mound City yesterday on No. 5 to trail a robber or robbers who entered a residence and stole a sum of money.

It is said the bloodhounds enabled the officers to get some good clews. N. U. can to Improve Local Educational Conclitiuiis D. Parkinson.

2:30 Intermission. 2:40 Duties and Opportunities of School Oarwood. Dismissjon. baturday, Dec. 7.

9:00 Roll 9 :10 9:25 Agriculture in'the Public Schools--Rr'of. Gilbert. 10:15 10:30 W. C. Bagley, Urbana.

11:45. Intermission. lr-15 Roll call. Music. 1:30 W.

C. tfagley. A meeting of the School Officers' Association of Jackson county will be held in connection- with this teachers' meeting. Teachers should encourage the attendance of school board members'. "Teachers are entitled to receive pay" for attendance' on the meeting Friday, December '6, the same as if they, should teach.

All teachers the county should dismiss and attend both days of ttte meeting. Respectfully, A. Rendleman, County Superintendent. 141 Rea-Nye Rea-Nye Fnriiinfi Teller, the onlv act of "its kind on the stage and Anna EVH F-iy's equal Cornp tonight and ask Rea Nye any qu.Hstt«m vnu wish and she will answer it. Have your Fortnnf t.ulcl FPOP.

"The Bank Lubin, Drama. "To much Wooinn of Hmdsorne Dan." Vitagraph Comedy. "So Nn-r So Far," Drama. 3 Good Illustrated Song and Vaudeville. Admission only 5 and lOc i tit PEOPLE'S The December meeting ol the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the.

First M. E. church will OP held Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 4. Mrs.

M. C. Mitchell, who recently returned from the national meeting held at Des Moines, Iowa, will give report of the convention. All members are urged to he present and a Cordial invitation is extended to the ladies of the Foreign Missionary Society and those interested in mis- work in other churches. A business meeting will be held at 2 o'clock, followed at 2:30 by program and social hour.

Flostesses Mrs. Allen, Mrs. C. for Clafsitieci Not ini-crr irm, insert per word. ivmrh.

u-nr-ri Marie JIall, youngest JVIrs. K. of B.ast Oak in riage Mr youne-; est son of William Thorpe, of Clinton, last Saturday evening in Mur- by Rev. A. J.

Rendleman. The newly married couple will go to; they immediately housekeeping in their'home eight- miles from Clinton. Subject Our Missionary Year. Keynote, "They each shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord." Hymn, "Take my life and -let. it be," 348.

Bib'le lesson, Luke, Prayer. froin national meeting- Mrs. H. C. Mitchell.

Music Miss Amon, Mrs-. Searing. Two minute reports on: Supply work 1 Mrs. Allen. Mite boxes Mrs.

Dill. Queen Mrs. Shanks. Our Mra. The Mrs Legg.

FOR RENT-Two unfurnished and one furnished room at 606 West College. FOR RENT- Five room cottage. Apply Mrs. Henry Brohm. FOR room house with water and lights.

406 N. Springer St. J. G. Wf-rnecke.

FOR room, modern conveniences. 407 Oak. Mrs. W. H.

Ashley. FOR 5: room cottage in one-half block of square, west of New Hundley hotel. Apply Mrs. hi. A.

Borger. Albert Sumner, of was a business visitor Creal Springs. here Saturday. Rev. David E.

Craighead, pastor of a Presbyterian church in Baltimore, Maryland, and brother of our townsman, Rev. Jas. R. E. Craighead, pastor of the Presbyterian church, has formally accepted the.

call recently extended to him to become pastor of the First Presbyterian church in'Cnrrni. Mr. Craighead will probably begin his ministry in Carmi sometime between now and the first of Ihe year, as soon as he can make his arrangements to leave Baltimore. Car Distributor 0. 0.

is tuk- ing a ten days', vacation and has gone -to Chicago, H. A. GranstafY is taking his place and R. W. Barringer is filling Grnnstaff's place.

Mrs. L. Malott, of Pinckneyville, haa returned after visiting Mrs. M. Mrs.

Amy Veach and family have moved into their new home on Wall street. Mrs. Robert Goodman and daughter, Ruth, oi Herrin, have been visiti'n's: her mother, Mrs. Mary Brooks. W.

H. Widdows, of Sikeston, is the guest of A. E. White: aides and family. Mrs.

J. N. Howell spent Saturday with her brother. R. Hclliday and family in Marion.

Miss Emma Wells, of Murphysbpro, ias been visiting at the home of B. Cmine and family, of West Main street. Mias Liva Karr, who is teaching in the Marriaburg schools, spent Sunday home here. Miss Lucy Kennedy, ot Murphysboro, was the guest of her uncle, Prof. S.

and wife urrlay. Lillian Hodge, of Murphys- boro.fwas the guest of and family Sunday. the last day or two we have been shown again the efficiency of our I. employes. Two trunks were missent by the baggageman of one of the large hotels' of Chicago, one trunk going to Canada and the other to Carbondale.

Our agent, Mr. Williams, and his helpers took matter up and had both pieces of baggage located-in less'than 24 hours. Good work and prompt men. service by our C. Mrs.

H. Jerdon was the of DuQuoin friends Saturday. guest Mrs. Henry Ingram is visiting relatives in Anna. Mrs.

H. L. Kunze, of Marissa, returned Satuulay after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Allen.

Miss Fay, accompanied her for a short visit. Mrs. Chas. Johnson returned Saturday £rom a visit with relatives at Goreville. Joab Gray, of Marion, was here between trains this morning on his way to Centralia.

Mr. and Mrs. Eno Karsten and Will Uohlmeyer, of Nashville; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brine and Miss Nellie Roberts, of Murphysboro, and Irwin Cohlmeyer, of Herrin, were guests of J.

GT Cbhlmeyer and family Mrs. Minnie Boucher, of DeSoto, returned today after visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Karr. Miss Lillian Teeter has returned to school duties in Collinsville after spending the vacation with home olks. Mrs.

H. Becker imd children, of Eaafc St. Louis, are guests of her sister, Mrs. A. Starzinger.

A surprise awaited M. Schraeder at the Winters store this mffrning. He found the glass in one of the doors in the rear of the building broken and quite a blood scattered.over the walk. It appears to be an attempt at robbery but it is. supposed the par.ty or parties cut themselves pretty seriously and was or were afraid of being traced by the blood.

It is not thought any goods were stolen as everything seemed to be 'in place. Miss Connie Noel, who is teaching Makanda, spent Sunday at her lome'here. Dallas Winchester and family have eturned after a Mrs. Vinchester'a parents, Mr. and Mrs.

oyis Etherton, at Etherton. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Imhoff and Master Taylor, have returned after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs.

M. B. Oliver Biggs and family, of Colp, were guests of hi? brother, Miles Bigfis, Sunday. Misaes Ethel Howe)I and Mattie Foley visited friends in Murphysboro Glenn Brown, principal of the public schools, returned yesterday from Chicago he spent his vacation. While there he visited the stock George Fox has returned from St.

Louis after visiting his grandmother, Mrs. May Davis. Mrs. E. J.

Brewater after a year's stay in Calif. has returned Long Beach, Miss Ellouise Sheppard is here from Omaha. for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

pard. She will remain Shep- until the holidays. Prof. W. T.

Felts and family visited in Marion Saturday. Frank Wilson has returned after a two weeks' hunting trip in Kansas and Oklahoma. WEST OAKJrtREEI CLUB On account of the church meeting Wednesday afternoon. Mrs, N. H.

Dowdell has postponed the entertainment of the West Oak street from Wednesday to Friday. Club DAYS OF DIZZINESS Come to Hundreds of Carftondale people. are days of dizziness; Spella of headache, languor, backache; Sometimes rbeum'atic pains; Often unrlnary disorders. Doan's Kidney Pills are, especially for kidneys ilia. Endorsed by residents of this vicin-.

ity. Mrs. P. A. Hinkley, 120E.

North Du Quoin, kidney 'Pillfl benefited mo HO greatly that I am in position to'recommend tliem; My kidneys were weak and caused' my bapk.bo ache intensely. I also bad dizzy spells and headaches and'at'times was nervous. Doan's kidney pills gave me prompt For sale by all' dealers. Price 50 cents. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United Remember the take no other, It Will Soon Be Upon Us and everyone is now looking- for the glad Christmastide.

Christmas shopping will begin soon now at our store and we are prepared to offer you the newest and most attractive line of Chrisfmas goods in toilet sets, perfumes, etc. By coming early you will avoid that usually comes time. E. K. Porter OPERA HOUSE STORE Gash market price paid 'for chick" old" or young.

Edwardar House. Furnished house or good- rooma for housekeeping by a faraiJy of within five rl blocks office. Mr. 'Cox, .118 Advfertisement. I do sewing dressmaking at my hojne, 210 South East street.

Nellie Smith. Man to wash windows. New Hundley Hotel. Girl for general housework. Must be competent.

Smalt family. Address Free Press; good boy to carry route for the Daily Free Press on east side of railroad north of Main street. Will need about $5. (JO to buy. papers start.

Phone Mr. Galbraith, or see him at Free Press office Monday morning at 7:30 o'clock. A yonng. man, Normat student preferred, to distribute samples and solicit for a local prodoet in nearby towns on only. Salary and expenses; and added commission certain amount of business.

Clean, desirable bissi- ness. Apply in own handwriting to "Business," care of Daily Free Press-- A good boy to carry route for the Daily Free Press on side of railroad, north of Marion street. Will need about $5. 00 to boy papers to start. Phone Mr.

Galbraith, or see him at Frep Press office Monday morning at 7 o'clock. the rush at Xmas rOR FOR One genile mare, good driver and work anywhere; one two horse track wagon and double set of harness. A bargain if taken at once. E. B.

Terpentiz, 214 South West St. FOR Why use manufactured acid vinegar decoctions, when you can buy pure homemade fruit vinegar for 30 cents per gallon, at Mrs. Rieth's, corner Normal ami South street. LOST package of unopened letters near the hard roads. Please return to the postoffice.

FOR SALt ON WEST SIDE Neat 7 room and bath room, newly painted and papered. Lot 50x170 feet, water, sewer and paving in front, only 3 blocks of square. House alone cost over $1500. Will 'rent for $15 a Price $1250. See at once.

W. M. Branch, 217 West Main. Say yon Saw' it in the Free Press'. Will Cauthorn was arrested Saturday night by Citv Officer Harve Hagler and placed in jail to await the charge of burglary.

It is reported Cauthorn is the party who stole the goods from the Herrin Supply Co. store last Friday night and that part- of the goods have been recovered after a search of his home in the southeastern part'of town. It is said be was suspicioned after an attempt to sell a part of the candy belonging to. the atore..

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