Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 8

at Uy Dress Goods To Be An Interesting Issue Just Now. BECAUSE THE WE ARE UKi-ERlXG AKIC EXCEl'TIONAL. $1.15 shadow stripe Taffeta is scllinp fur 850. lixlra Black Navy, Blue or Brown. $1.35 Panama, 52 inches wide, vi-ry pn-lly quality for Blue or Brown.

Price only yard 54 inch Mohair, extra wide splendid $1.00 value. Pretty shade of Brown for only 75c. 38-inch all wool Venetian Cloth, all colors, (Hack. Brown, Blue; Red. Price only 5oc.

New Dress. Ginghams from inc. to 25c. yard. New Colored Embroidery for trimming Ginghams.

New White Goods, sheer and pretty, from inc. to 6oc. yard. LOW PRCES ON MUSLIN AND SHEETING. D.

G. 111 West 3d Alton, 111. You Can't Afford TO GO-WIT MOUT AN oat and" Underwear this, csjlccially when yoli can purchase them nt below their real value at the earing Sale The Ground Hop has seen his shoclaw and'we will have weeks more winter antl you con't afford to go unprotcct- against'such changeable weather without being properly clothed. Everything wintery reduced at The Hub. 630-632 East Secbnd street, DR.

O. O. iPhyHlclan hathy DR. a. JOSEPH H.

BAUER The East End Was moved his stock into the. new store room, 724 E. Second street he is now prepared to meet his old and many new customers, lie has now a vcl'v complete line of WATCHES, CLOCKS. DIAMONDS PAINTED CHINA, STATUARY and RINGS, in fact everything usually found in a FIRST-CLASS JEWELRY STORE, and at surprisingly low prices. Von will do well lo look over his slock.

Bast Second Street H. H. Strulf left last oveiling for Soeloy. Tex. Assistant Supervisor Trabiio Is recovering from an attack of the grip.

Mrs. Josnpli Park has returned from a visit wH1i Mends In I'pntlao. Mrs. Charles Stoermor left to-day for Uniting, to visit her parents. Mrs.

Parker ID visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Neltbzel, 'Alby stront. IMlsHCB Emima Button, Bva MtaNely and Viola Poor left last evening Hlggln'son, Ark. Phil Peyser returned today from a hunting trip of several days d'uru- tlon up tho-'river.

(Mr. and Mrs. JoBeph Stelner entertained a party of friends evening at their home In Prospect street. Henry Jackson who has been In Mississippi for the last six months returned to Alton last evening and will remain here. Mrs.

Patrick Magulre Is xory 111 at her home. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mnguire, Is very 111 with rheumatism. Mrs.

Pearl T. Jordan of Hfllls, arrived for a visit with tier parents, 'Conductor and Mrs. Oharlqs Tralbue. Gcq. CuHter 'his 7Gth Mrthd'ay, yesterday, and Is still In the best' of health, being a fine specimen of vigorous old age.

John Wefts, the Staunton street grocer, has recovered sufficiently from Ws recent Illness to be aJble 10 resume discharge of his duties. HVnvoUng, of the. park on State street to Hawley avettue there Is no slde- wfl.lks on 1 Side of the street. There never was a sidewalik therp that amomntbdMto much, but on ona side a good oln'aer walk was maintained. Thils'-hfis not been repaired In any way for a long time, and a result pccles'trialis on Stoite s'treot between the always In the nrud.

iftts mentioned are becoming stuck to water and flre ftolcs Oliver Channel at Draw Span, Snpt. Lpuilcn, of the Alton bridge, says that if a channel all the way up the Mississippi could be maintained as deep as some holes which have been found in the neighborhood -of the draw span of the there wuld be no trouble about getting big boats up and down the river. Recent soundings made at thp Alton bridge draw showed a depth of 18 feet to 20 feet. The efforts ot the bridge builders to turn-the channel through the draw span seems to have been very successful. The steamboat was formerly on the other side of the river.

Thomas Plggott Arrested After Delay. Thomas Plggott, who took a shot at J. 'Cllfiton Douglas of the Salvation Army In Alton over ago, was arrested today on a bench warrant by Deputy Sheriff G. P. At the time 1 of the oJffonBei CJbpt.

Douglas said he woulJ c'ome back at any itlme to prosecute PJgigiptt, who was trying to Ibreak up Salvation Army meeting. Pi'ggovt returned to Alton, hoping to escape prosecution. UPPEI UPPEB ALTON protection street resfdcrtits need a good'' brltik sidewalk on at least one or the street and theyi should have been 'given the chance to builld that last summer or fall. A good of a mud path would" of unqueptloned benefit and a djisMnct Improvement generally. ''Notes, (Nobody hefteyfsaSh 'remember when so many peopje.iw<>re aflflkited wilth slcknees at or another and the number doifts ftot decrease, very for as Ttepldly as one becomes "half one else becomes wholly 1 Some of the cases are serlouB.

Strulf, who arrived yesterday morning from Seeley, Texas, returned, to thjiV pmco'last nlglit and he carried with' him about the purchase imlco of a 1,500 acre tract of land 'the young man haJ sold to J. F. iStarr, Strulf, Win. Snyder and John; 'Sriyder of Alton. The owflfifs-of'the lan-d had received a better oBfer and Giis made a hurried trip home abstracts of title, aiid closed the deal.

Ho says -money commands 8 iper cent Interest In the part jbf Texas he ts In and bwners £xf are carrying mortgaiges arei anxious to seill In or- to -get jildjvof that interest. (The plant Is doing eome- thlng umnimml 8ii the mutter of needed Usually the entire plant shuts down for three or four weeks in ibut this rear one detpaijtmenit-Is kept operat- injc wlhUe anataer one re- pailred and there 1 he no comiplete shut down at is said, a recent lllnesai':" lApcprdlnig to grocers and meat dilPtrlbtiitoTS 'wih'o liave occasion to ma.ke daily Wp? itb''CilPtbn or near there, say there Is at least one sick memiber in every family De- tween here slid The pond dee which afforded good skating'Ja. few days ago In this vlcilnity 'has ia.ll' d'leappeared same of the boyis iWho have not quit playing marbles all winter are wondering If the is too cold for coniforta'ble swlminiling. J. Stiites 'h i ls liome In 'Delmar ave.

has relaipse' aiid is quite sick. Justice Cooper did not hare time to go home to get today. lie had telephoned for his family supplies and He jimt the of justice grinding steadily, Justice Cooiper is probftlbly t3ie busiest, man in his line in.iMttdlflcn coUttty, tihe Wood River reifliiery to be the principal cause of hla perJty, Judging from the unpronounceable names he handles. Mo getting to be to wrHlhg the naimes and is learning to epeftk nineteen languages at ohce. Today he fined Jow $35.

costs for huwtlng without a Hcense. Afterward came tho case of Pater Dl- vlyak, 'who wias fined $3 for assaulting Stef Oapolo, and afterward he fined Qaipolo for retuttiihjs the compliment to Dlviyak. Ikirber Shops to Close on Sundays. iAll the East Alton barlwir shops will toegln closing Puiiday, March i. The barkers have decided they mlg'ht enjoy a day off 'every week as well as their Alton tonsorlal brethren.

Notes. The son of Henry steiis is recovering from an attack of scarletlna; iR. E. Douglass has Installed a connputfn'g scale 1n his (place of bus- IneBS. iiC Vaudeville Beif Bill of Season.

JtiB 4 Kiinityfta i- Living Jap Acrobats. Jpueg Itomoudo, Novnlty Musical Sketch. Hirgh, UPPER ALTON POLICE 'v-' The men in this community wear S. shOcs because of their matdiless style and incomparably BUILT IN QUALITY. nnd winter styles now showit.

Priced at $5, $6.00 opcr pair. have the exclusive agency. rVlorrissey Bros. fijigli Gra'de Sftore closes at 6 and COURT OKTTING BUSY. 'rank Foi'd, Hiipcn-lsor, Police Ma- KiHtrutv, Juftico of tho I't-ut-e, Sud-, (iViily More Work Thau Can Do.

Things have been rushing In the ollco magistrate's office In Upper Alton the last few days. Yesterday ftoruoou the whiskey case was fin- shed up and Magistrate Ford placed fine with costs upon Jacob 'uescher for selling intoxicating li- uor ito Frak Few, the minor son of len C. Few, The case against D. lusse Son was dismissed by Mr. 'ord and Mr.

Few says ho will sue dr. BUKBO for damages. Mr. Few up- lied to Mugitjtrute Ford today to suit for $200 against Mr. Bu.sse.

The suit of Mrs. Mary Stanley gainst her son-in-law, C. H. Moe, omes up for trial tomorrow after- oon In tho village hall. Mrs.

Stan ey claimed Moe knocked her down nd broke her wrist. "Cy" Slaughter wna arrested this oon by village ninrshall J. H. Dalloy 11 a warrant sworn out by C. olinBon, of Park avenue, charging Im with stealing the workmen's coats at the glass works.

Slaughtei claimed when arrostod that was hie brother and tiint mistake hat boon made In tho boya' tirnt names. Slur I'liones Will Have Niimlx'i'H. When tho new telephone directory conies out about the first of April the Star telopimuo tmbscrlbers wil bo up rlr'ht with the IJell Biib- scrlbors y.n«l will have numbers foi their of having call tho name of (lie puny wanted. Much Inconvenience has been experienced on account of having to call thn names and the number system will be a groat help. The Upper Alton lines will commouco with 1000 and run up.

Tho Star company Is busy putting In now 'phones now and many new subscribers will bo listed. A party of Upper Alton murksinon wont out, 10 tho now gun club grounds this afternoon on the Vuhlo Farm and did the Initiative shooting, Thoy found tho ground was all right but awfully soft. i Tho high school hutiket ball team dofeatod the Conoordlu team In the attar's hall In Alton by a score of It was a hard fought ganio and at (ho end of firm half the KCOTO was 19-14 in favor of the Alton boys. tho liiat half tho high school team did Home good playing and succeeded winning. Mr.

T. Durnlnllo, of was iere on hunluesa, He re- urned home last night. The high school will play the Alton iiialnem college Thursday evening at he pkatlng rink. B. Stocker moved yuHterday to he Yerkes.

uqttage on Main street. August Hendrlcks, of Kuat Alton, He second mail out for the office no, Eugene Blfgen nip with the grip at the home Ms parents. Mv. and Mrs. B.

Miss Clara BlBgen la' reooverlne slowly from her grip experiences. John ho, was very 111 for several days, at 'the home of his sister. Mrs. 'Ignatius Walter, le 1m- (fostinaater Rain Is also veco'vertogvL'but yet confined to hie hoime. William Leonard, to-day sold a team of black mules to a man named Johnson living near West Alton.

The consideration' being $260. Mrs. Newton Parker, who has been very ill IB recovering. G.i Osbortifi principal of the is recovering nicely from severe attack of the grip. Humors qf all kinds ar.e prolific of worse troubles.

They may be entirely expelled by a thorough course of Hood's Sarsaijavllla. Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills. They are easy to take. Sold by all Druglsts. TUIIK1CV WITHD.R^WS SO Not Now Urged to Seiid 60,00 Troops to Frontier.

Si'. Petersburg. Feb, withdrawal of Turkish Iroops from the Persian territory to the west of Tabriz, as well as the more conciliatory spirit shown at Constantinople, Is regarded here as Obviating necessity, for the present, of taking further precautionary measures on the Turkish and Persian! frontiers, and it is probable that the'dispatch of troops from the Interior of Hussia to the Caucasms will be Abandoned fending further developments. Thus the alarming statements that Russia was concentrating a force of 60,000 men for a military demonstration against Turkey can be dismissed, for today tho Is decidedly better and more peaceful. The Etitidg Contest at the Electric Ther8j.jwlll.be a pie eatink contest at the electric theatre on Thursday night.

The prizes will be awarded to the boy getting his pie down first. First prize. will be $2, second prize $1., They also have some very fine pictures, comic and pathetic. On Saturday afternoon will ''be' a matinee and every Saturday' following. The price for children is 6 cents.

Don't miss the pie eating contest. Join the merry crowd and give them a visit. Women In Happy Hollow. Cox. and Mrs.

Ella Gleason, living in Happy Hollow; have been arrested for fighting: ''The Oox man says that the Gleason woman attacked her a razor, but cut herself only, and then pursued two men who Interfered In the flgihit and chased them into'a saloon two locks away. The Cox woman claims to have 'been Idcked under the chin by her agile assailant. The case, will be tried tomorrow. "The Dainty Singing IlJusf raterf Songs. KMW PICTURES 10c.

DAILY MATINEE at 3 p. SUNDAY ami NIOHT I0c. nnd 26c' Performauces 3. 7:30, 8:45 i seats reserved, Bell Main ANNOUNCEMENTS. NlgSit" for' night.

for- the Ciilldveu, 2 Doughnut Eating Contest Friday RT THE LYRIC The funniest thing ever the stage. The rules governing this contest arc as follows: Each contestant must, hold their hands 'behind them and stand at a table, on which 1 is placed a 1-2 dozen doughnut's. Two' prizes will be given and the two first eating all their doughnuts: will receive the money. Five -well known Alton young men will participate. Friday, 14 2t BIG HIT JULES SEE THE GREAT BOAT" RACE SCENE BETWEEN VALE AND HARVARD.

1 PRICES Seats on Sale Now. ,4 LADIES FREE At Craivford's Rink. Curd to the Public. Wishing to notify life public that I will leave the restaurant I have been so long conducting at No. 26 West Secbnd street to give all my time and attention to my fine new.

hotel and restaurant at No. 208 Plasa street (formerly the Star Inn.) I wish aVso to thank the people for the'liberal- patvonage given me in the past and that all my old 'patrons and many new ones will call at the restaurant'. I promise therm the best of service. 'Richard Bcki COAL WHY wear your patience out trying to burn an Inferl- i or grade of Coal when you can have the very best Oil- losple and old liillsboro mine Coal that came to Alton for it cento per bushel. On apcpunt of the mild wlutpr thai, mines selling thlg that U' can be retailed at this price.

Satisfaction guaranteed with every load. Prompt delivery made anywjjere in the A1 tons, A foreign la'lwrer fell off a scaffold at the Wood River refinery thile morning was brought to Alton wdtto injured struck on his back and shoulders and Is very: dangerously hurt. He waa put in St. Joseph's SATURDAY, FEB Matinee and Night James Kyilo and a big Company In the sRletadld Jl flC Clothes! Vaudeville, i Physical' Ouljture Drama of, Great High-Class Specialties out 9f the ordinary features. The Representative'Boxers DANNY IT KID DOUGHERTY HHAUICEV who appear as a Special feature! in the Arena Scone of tin Last Act.

Boxing Exhibition is' ifcrfectly proper for LadyJ Audlenpes. A PRICES: and 50c. isc. And 25c. Mtttluco.

Open ''Wednesdaj, Friday and night'. BASKET Thursday Big iinsquerude Valentine rD.ay, eyenlng, February 14. skates each for prize winners. More Leap Year, Birtlulay Alderman Harry chafer and er'Deputy Sheriff Saim Laughlln are members of the Leap Year club Whose birthdays fall on February 30. Moore, a former resident, who has lived in South Dakota, or several years Is spending a few days amid old scenes and with old time friends.

A CHIIIIOII Story. it Is told of Speaker Cannon that one day last week lumbering.down Pennsylvania avenue, pn his way. to the capitol, he encountered Representative Sherman, of New York. 'Morning, Uncle said Sherman, "I congratulate you. Now Roosevelt Is out of it, nothing can prevjpu your being nominated for President.

"Jim," said the speaker, as 'he en- twisted his arm in that of the sturdy New York member, "I am reminded of old Bill Devine criit in my district. "Devlne Was on his way home from a political rally, and his skin fairly oozed alcohol. Passing through field, he kicked up a rattlesnake, which emitted a warning. Bill drew himself up with dignified solemnity, eyed the reptile with lofty contempt, and said: 'Strike, darn you; you will never find me better To Fortify Vladivostok. St.

Petersburg.Feb. Ministry of War Is preparing plans for the speedy conversion of Vladivostok Into first-class Involving expenditures of about $5,000,000. This Is held to be Imperative In order that Russia may not be caught napping as at Port Arthur In case of future trouble with Japan. SiJfty engineering officers will be employed on the work, Russian strategy In any future war with Japan will depend on the ability of Vladivostok to bold out for a year without assistance. The mobilization plans worked out by the contemplate the concentration of troops on the line of Lake Baikal! and the abandonment of the Intervening parts of Siberia and Manchuria Hhe army IB strong enough to usume the offensive successfully.

Httdlk IH-uk'H London, Feb. special dispatch, 'from, Vienna to a news agency says that Count Alexander Htt- dlk, through his legal adviaor, has Issued an aniplmtio denial of hie reported engagement to Cornelius of Nfw York. Lots SALE, In the city of Alton cast of Elm street, and on a njacada- mlzed thoroughfare, adjoining the Dr. Rlley, formerly the Tonsor homestead. five Minutes from Cars, and from Washington school.

All lots foot, by 140, level, excellent view, good drainage. One of best investments in tho city for either a home or an Investment. Several Acre Tracts. Also sovoi'ul acre 'tracts, 'one special bargain of five acres level, fronting, two streets, with new four room house, with cellar, well, large barn, outbuildings, 200 trees 6 and 8 years old, ull bearing. For Any Information regarding the above, phone or address Willis Radcllffe, at grounds, or at homo Logan, near State' street, Alton.

Grounds office Phone, Kinlooh 774-J, RoBldenoe phone, Kinloch 1108. OTI7FI t. i. 31E.L2.LL THB Time THE Plape SCNDHY, FEB. Marines and Night THE ASKIN-SlNGEIl GG.

Presents THE AND' THE Girl with. JOHN J3. Y0UNO AND AiA STjfe CAST Direct from Century Theatre, Si. Louis. Book and Lyrics by HOUGH ADAMH Music by Jos.

K. Howurd Alatluce Ibices only 76c. nnd Scats on sale Thursday. as this is the big city sliovy ElectricTheatre Southwest Oor. of 3rd tind Market St.

BALLWAV ft MURRAY, DOG" "FUNNY FAOJB "HUMANITY OH IH your coffuu tlio your will buy? fry Vouug's, 32Q Btttto klruet, "ORIMB HONG; "(iyimy Awnk by JoUii Me- 1 1 4 i Curry. OoiiU-st. Tliurwluy Night MATINEJJ S. ftWny: Able- bodied, unmarried men, n0tw4en ages of 18 and Ot Uultod States; of tpod chftrncter and temperate hablji, who dan read and write Spgllsh M.fln wanted now for service In Ouba toe Philip- For information apply to Ro' Alton,.