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MATCHLESS Collection of Stylish Skirts Nowhere will you see so many dashing expressions of the fall skirt ideas, either as to fashion or fabric, and no tailoring could be better nor skirts more perfectly proportioned or better fitting or becoming. viewing will 'be surprising. Stylish doublet cape skirt of soft gray worsted, nine gore, trimmed with a wide fold of materialjfiniabed vr.th satin straps and buttons to match IUIU Ul $6 15 gored skirt, made of splendid voile, panel, front, trimmed with embroidered taffeta silk bands, oilors black and price au LtiiLuija $10 A. S. JOHNSON MERC.

CO. LOCAL PERSONAL March 21 In History. Ifilfi Pocalionl.iis. c-flobrnlTd Indian heroine, dfCM.l at: (Jravcsonii, liiiu'l; burn about of ruinous "Cncle Napoleon," tlui law of slnre thai dale. In the Judgment of Napoloon's sharpest rrlik'S, this code- Is a monument (o Ills fjre- ne.ss.

On Ihc dny the Duo tTIOn.Lvliion was shot, at Yineonne.s liy ISoiiiijmrlc's uriliT. Js'iipolcon's -warmest do not attempt to exr-nsi! Iliis crime. Palilo Juarez, Mexican of pure fiu'llsm bloorl, lioni; died 1ST-. Joseph K. Johnston, iiiiled Ainerlejin soldier, died; horn 1.H07.

I'niled Slalex proposed iir- liilriilion in I lie dispute with Vene- ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Svm sels rises moon sols p. moon's 1 1 dn.vs; p. new iiKiiiii. ill i-onslellaticin Pisces, with the sun: a.

moon in wilii Sal urn. pMsxin.tr from lo east ut Ihc phuiet. decrees south I hereof, invisible because too near the sun. March 22 In History. Osslon of Xew N'el'lierl-iiK'ls In the Duke ot: York fliarlbs II.

of Knjilnml. Purl BlailensluirK. between Commotlores Burro and Peenlur: both wounded, the latter mortally. I lie poet, died; bom 1749. Thomas ITu.irlies, author ot "Tom Brown's School died; born ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets rises moon sets p. moon's 1 day. BATNBR- U. S. VVentber I 111..

March -2, lyitjt DAILY FREE PBESS: Fair tonight and probably Tuesday: not much change in temperature. Cox. Bailey accompanied them as far a St. Louis. Waffle supper 15c at First M.

church tomorrow evening. John Mowery of Belleville was Carbondale; visitor yesterday. William Becker of Centralia was Carbonclale visitor yesterday. Mrs. John McMillan was the gueb of relatives in Herrin Sunday.

Miss Edna Gunning was the guei of relatives in Cairo yesterday. Mrs. Guy Tate returned a visit with relatives in Marion, Abe North and son Frank visite relatives in Carterville yesterday. Mrs. Harvey Harry went to St Louis today for a several days' visit Mrs.

William Hudson went to Eas St. Louis today for a two days' visit Mrs. W. F. Tygett and Miss Ad Miller -were St.

Louis visitors today Epworth League Waffle supper a First M. E. church Tuesday evening F. F. Rosenberg, of the Bostor store, was a DuQuoin visitor yester clay.

Hoscoe Taylor, of the Boos Tay lor clothing store, was in St. Louis today. Modern tomorrow night, Mrs. James Cxinning is on the sick list. Mrs.

James Ward visited in Cairo today. Mrs. W. G. Kclley visited in Cairo yesterday.

Mrs. F. F. Schuette was in St. Louis today.

Miss Ethel Brown visited Makanda relatives today, Mrs. Fred Penland was a passenger to St. Louis today. Miss Stella Crandell visited relatives in Cobden Sunday. Waffle supper at First M.

E. church Tuesday from 5 to 7 p. m. Mr. and Mrs.

M. Young spent yesterday in Mnrphysboro. Mrs. R. Bailey and mother left to day for a several weeks' visit with in Missouri and Kansas.

Mr. Miss Mamie Barnes of Bloomington is visiting her brother, L. T. Barnes. Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Marten, anc daughter, Lora, visited friends in Herrin yesterday. Mrs.

T. R. Bossort left this morn ing for Clifton for a two weeks- visit with relatives. Miss Bess Halstead of the Benton schools spent Saturday and Sunday with Carbondale friends. Mrs.

George G. Eagle of Evanston is visiting her brother, T. K. Mackey, and wife of West Main street. Mrs.

George Tygett and children of Herrin are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ford.

Postmaster W. 'P. Slack and James E. Smith were in Anna yesterday to attend the funeral of Frank Hall, Mrs. H.

Stover of Marion returned home today, after a visit with Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. William Blackburn. Frank Grady returned Saturday night from Fisher, where he was called a month ago by the death of his father. Mrs.

S. M. Mayhew spent yesterday in Herrin with her father Louis Calvert, who has been very sick the past few weeks. The funeral of Claude Kirkptrick, whose death at Herrin was mentioned in a last week's issue, was held at Mulkeytown Saturday, the funeral party passing through Carbondale on the early morning train. Among those accompanying the party were: J.

E. Etter, formerly of this city, father-in-law of deceased, Rev. S. S. Hall, of Herrin, who officiated at the funeral services, Mr.

and Mrs. R. T. Cook and Mr. and Mrs.

S. McGlasson. The Woman's Guild of the -First Methodist church will give their annual Easter dinner and bazaar on Thursday, April 15. Each lady of the church is asked to donate an article to be sold at bazaar. New students for the -spring term at the S.

I. N. U. are arriving on every train and an unusually large first day enrollment is predicted. Tuesday is registration day, the classes beginning work Wednesday morning.

At the entertainment at the First Methodist church Thursday night, March 25, the musical numbers will be given by Mrs. Keesee, Prof, and Mrs. Powers, Prof. Moore's double quartet male singers, Mr. Eckhard, Miss Mertz, Ellouise Sheppard and others.

With the opening of the new term at the normal, Mrs. Cordelia Kelley is again in charge of the "Kelley Club" on West Elm street. Miss Kelley, who has conducted the place since last fall, will conduct a boarding place in, the R. B. Thompson property on South Marion street.

This morning mail brought renew als of subscription to the Weekly Free Press from a number of former Car Ijondaleites. One of these was from C. 0. Barnthouse, formerly wel known as one of the Illinois Centra dispatchers at this point. He is stil located at Agosta, Ohio, where he is engaged in the grain and coal business.

Other renewals were those Mrs. J. Sickenboi'ger, Manzanola, R. Fanner and George Webb City, Mo. Governor Deneon spent a few houi'fc in Cairo Saturday morning, according to the Cairo papers.

While there he accepted an invitation to speak at the annual banquet of the Cairo Commercial Club, about the 15th of April. His subject will be On April 16th the governor will be one of the speakers at the dedication of the new state building at the Anna hospital for the insane, and his Cairo visit will be a part of the same trip which brings him to Anna. THE PEASE YACHT James Pease, the former Cook county sheriff and well known Republican politician, reached Cairo on Saturday after a trip up the Mississippi in his handsome yacht. The Cairo Buleltin "While in Cairo he was greeted by a number of good Republicans of Alexander county. Last evening he gave a dinner at The Halliday, having as his guests Messrs.

Charles McMahon of Chicago, J. D. Peters, E. E. Mitchell and Ruffin Mitchell of Carbondale, Postmaster Sidney B.

Miller and Chairman Walter H. Hood of the Alexander county Republican central committee. "Mr. Pease's yacht is one of the prettiest boats which has landed at the Cairo wharf this winter. The boat is sixty-one feet long, twelve- foot beam, and draws over four feet of water.

It contains a sitting room, state rooms, dining room, kitchen and bath and is beautifully finished in mahogany and brass; The boat cost and was launched June 16, .908. It sails under the name of Marguerite. The Marguerite is run jy a 72-horne power, 4-cylinder engine and makes ten miles an hour. "Mr. Pease has been sojourning New Orleans a hunting trip and also visited at Hot Springs, Ark.

The Marguerite will leave this morning for TO THE VOTERS'OE CARBONDALE Having been urged by many bnsi- less and professional men and other Tiends to become a candidate for clerk, I have concluded to do is you will see by my announcement ilsewhere in this issue. If elected, I promise to perform the luties of the office to the best of imited ability. As I consider the legitimate moluments of the office only fair pay or the Work to be done, I do not in- end to buy the office but will appre- iate your support. Very truly, H. R.

Searing. PROBATE COURT The following orders were entered the probate docket last week Estate of Mary J. Si vert. Letters guardianship ordered issued to C. Crewb, guardian of Lucile Sivert, or matrimonial purposes, and costs emitted.

Estate of George McGuire, W. H. jrizzell, administrator. Insolvent eport filed and approved. Court or- ers balance of costs remitted.

of William Brush, adminis- ratrix. Current report filed and ap- rovecl. TOTEPUBLIC On account of the bad weather last Saturday a great many were unable to attend our Great 99-cent Waist Sale, so we have decided to continue the sale today and tomorrow. This will give you an opportunity to lay in a supply of waists at a greafc sacrifice price. These waists are actually worth from See display in window.

It will pay you to attend this lawn waist sale BOSTON STORE EAST SIDE SQUARE my BREWER Father of 29 Living-Died Today at Home Southwest of Carbondale. Hillary S. Brewer, pioneer resi- dent'of Jackson county, and father ot a remarkable family of twenty-nine of whom are about three o'clock this morning at his hpme five miles southwest of Carbonclale, in the Rock Springs church and Brown school neighborhood. Death was due to heart trouble and old age. The funeral will be held Tuesday at eleven a.

at the Lipe cemetery, southwest of this city. A REMARKABLE FAMILY. Hillary Brewer was a native of the state of Indidana, born something more than eighty-two years ago. When about three years old his parents moved to Southern Illinois and since that date, about the year 1830, ie had lived in Jackson county the greater part if not all of the time. His first wife was Pamelia Hagler, who bore him thirteen children.

Sh died about thirty-four years ago. uater he mMi-riedjJJulia Winchester who still survives. To this unioi sixteen children were born. Of the thirteen children, seven are livinj, and six are dead, two having died ii nt'ancy. Of the sixte'en children, fourteen are living, one dying in infancy and one other dying later.

Bu one set of twins is included in this ist, a pair of boy twins being among children of the second marriage The surviving children are as folows: Children of the first marriage William Jackson Brewer, Paragould, Ark. Mrs. Ellen Hanson, East North treet, Carbondale; Mrs. Mary Tyner, 'aragouid, Ark. Mrs.

Olive Kal- jacher, Brookport, 111. Ann Pli- gor, North West street, Carbondale; Smanuel and Moody Brewer, Para- Ark. Children of the second Brewer, I. C. employe, Carbondale Brewer, of south of Carbondale; Harry Brewer, Paragould, Ark.

Maude and Libbie Brewer, of Carbonclale; and the following younger children, most of whom are still at home: Herman, Rollie, Eddie and Freddie (twins), Grover, Ray, Cora, Bert and Hal I i e. Of the first set of children the following are dead in addition to the two dying in infancy: Hannah, Brewer, Mrs. Mahala Etherton. Mrs. Harriett Culley and John Brewer.

Don Brewer, a son of the second marriage, is dead also. fjjjj The Hillary Brewer family, in point of number of children and the remarkable number still living, is probably without an equal in this regular Rooseveltian family. I Don't Place Your Order for Until FOR CONSTABLE Having decided to become a candidate for constable on the independent ticket, I take this means of soliciting the assistance and votes of ail the voters of Carbondale township. Your vote and assistance will be appreciated. Henry Myers.

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