Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAUR 2. ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913. 04040400 0 3 Your Boys and Girls Must Have New Easter Clothes We have taken good care of the children's wants and bought many pretty things for their spring wear which you will find here at special low prices Boys' Fine Sarge Suits $5 $6 Boys fine all wool serge suits made in Norfolk and plain double breasted styles with full peg top pants. Boys' Hats Caps 25c to $1.50 All the new styles in caps and hats for boys, you will find our stock very complete in every detail at the above prices. Misses' Wash Dresses 50c to $2 Beautiful misses wash dresses made in the latest styles in all colors.

A big variely at the above prices. Men's Fine Suits $10 to $20 Pretty men's spring suits made of good serge and fancy materials in light and dark colors at the above prices. Ladies' Spring Suits $19,95 Beautiful spring suits for ladies made of serges and fancy novelly cloths. Be sure and see before you buy 457 Ladies and Misses Spring Coats $5 to $16.50 A All the new and latest styles in -spring coals for misses and ladies, at the above prices. Don't miss seeing them.

THE C.A.Vanpreler WEST BIG THIRD Best gISTORE MERCANTIL CAL STREET Prunos to contribute cash towards testing Cho legality of the action in court. Notes. Will Gradolph, who has lost soveral valuable horses In tho poet few years has purchasod two more: fine horsos and his friends are all hoping "tho turn 'or the tide has come" for him and that he will have better luck in future. The John R. Cartwright public salo will bo held, next Saturday and 118 there are many high class animals and other valuable things to be sold large crowd will attend It.

G. L. Glassbrennor will cry the salo. Mra. James Mungel and Mrs.

Jes. ale Hobson have returned to their home in Carrollion after a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Morrison on North Alby street.

There will be a box social and entertainment Saturday evening at the Summerfeld school and all money taken In will bo used for equipping the school house wIth some things needed. A new departure in getting rid of coxes will be adopted, a proauctioneer---G. 1. Glass. Neighborhood Hems WOOD RIVER.

Interlocking Connections Made For New Track. A gong of workmen is now busy making the proper Interlocking connections for the new C. A. witch track recently put in at Wood River. A derail will also be put in and the movable switch point will have to be connected up with the Benbow City tower, which will throw an additional lever on the towermen in charge of the tower.

Engineer's Estimate For improvements Made. Engineer A. T. McCormick of the village of Wood River is now making estlinates for 11 series of Improvements for the village of Wood River which includes the paving of son avenue. There will also be a great deal of sidewalk laying and curbstono laying to fill in certain gaps where there are no gidewalks and curbstones.

After the engineer's estimate is complete, a meeting of the board of local improvements will be called to consider it, and the proper petition for the work will thon be filed in the courts. Notes. John McGarvey and John Carstens hav: returned from a business trip to Lou's s'ana. Mo. Mra.

M. F. Manning entertalned a party of friends at her home in Wood uesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. N. E.

Wilson who left for. her home in Whiting, after an extended visit here, The Benbow City boys' team defeated the Wood River team at a baseball game In Benbow City, by a score of 24 to 5. The gang of men were employed 011 the sewer in Wood River have gone to Edwardsville to start on a sewer contract there. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Bufc entertain. ed a purty of friends at thefr 'home in Benbow City Sunday. The guests were Ed. Hufmeistor and Miss Lizale Huffmeister of St: Louis and Misses Christina and Bertha Fober and Harry Bauer and Fred Maul of Alton. brenner being engaged to do the sell: Ing.

Mrs. John Krug who has been very at her home on State street is rocovering. William Schneeberg, the North Side drug store proprietor, la wrestling with the grip. Guorge Walters who has a great many 'extra line chickens in his poultry yard has recelved some high bred cockerels from tho cast, and ho. expects to show some real blue ribboo winners al the nest poultry show.

Willis Radcliff la slowly recovering strength after the serious Illness he suffered several weeks ago. Supervisor Joe Hermann 1s doing a physical culturo stunt at his place in Fairmant addition, getting his ground ready for the reception of seedy, vogetables aced mostly. Tho North Side quarries aro ning full tilt. this good weather and each has many orders ahead. Keokuk Power and Light Company engineers who have been working along the A.

J. I'. right of way from Jerseyville are boarding in this now, having about completed the pole high tension wire line to Alton. Meyers Silk Gloves Are Essential to the Spring Costume No woman is well-dressed unless her hands are. Meyers Silk Gloves can be relied upon to give the effective, "finished' look to the costume, because they fit, because they are made of all pure silk, and because they don't get shapeless or shabby.

This Is Meyers Silk Glove Week All dealers throughout the country have their Meyers Silk Glove stocks at their best, this week. Now is the time to buy from full assortments. Meyers Silk Gloves are guaranteed, by both retailer and makers. Sec guarantee ticket on every pair. MEYERS SILK GLOVES for the Hands that Rule the World I CLEAN YOUR LIVER AND 30 FEET OF BOWELS WITH "SYRUP OF FIGS" More Gently Effective Cleanses Than the Stomach, Castor Liver Oil or Children and Bowels Salta; Without Nausea or Griping.

Dearly Love It. Robert Grimes Held Up, Money Is Returned. After Robert Grimeg reported to the tolegraph operators at East Alton Big Four Station last night! he was robbed of $28, the operators and geveral others near volunteered to Bearch the next train that passed: through East Alton. They did so 'and after searching about a half doton men by compeling them at the point of 8 revolver to bo searched, 'they were successful in finding tho "money. They returned it to the- loser who was very thankful.

Grimes said that he came from Mitchell and was trying to get to: Decatur when a' man appeared in front of him with, a gun land demanded his money. The man who had the money was released. Men of Methodist Church Will Serve Supper. The men of the congregation of tho East 'Altoil Methodist Church have decided to, try to eclipse the social aftalr glyen the women of the church Monday night, and will serve supper At a socinlito be held on April 3. The men will do everyting except.

baking, the cakes and preparing tho articles of food. They will superintend all the work of preparation, and will don white aprons and work at the tables while the members of the fair sex may attend 'and sit down to onjoy the social served by the, men if they care to do so. Mrs. Cunningham Hurt in Fall From Porch. Mrs.

E. Cunningham. of East Alton was, bidly bruised by accidentally falling from her back porch terday Mrs. Cunningham WAg working of the bock porch and accidentally stepped off of the porch. Sho.

was picked up by members of the family and carried into the house where. Dr. J. N. Shaff Alton wha called to attend her.

She is resting much, casier, today. Notes. Marion Squires: six children are all 111. Five of. the children are 111 with measles and.

Httle Margares Squires la serlously All. with an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Willian. Perrotett and Mrs.

Hailer spent the day yesterday with Mra. D. Dr. E. A.

of Uppor Alton was in Hast Alton today. Victor Goecken of Alton waS. a business. visitor in East Alton today. Mrs.

J. R. Clow went, to Wood River yesterday, to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Clow.

Mrs. Arthur Smith has from EL visit with her mother at Hunter, Miss Gertrude: Greener of Wood River was visiting friends in East Alton Mrs. H. J. Bensen is quite 111 at her homo in East Alton.

Moving pictures will be shown Tuesday -and Fridays in the East Alton village hall. Mrs. J. A. Colburn had her an.

nual millinery store toponing in 'the Chessen today. Charles HIll led: tho prayer meeting in the Methodist Church last pight, which, was, well attended. Wilson to Give O'Hara Committee Ten Minutes. Washington, March Gov. O'Hara it Illinois sent megsengor here today say that his committee wanted to discuss the subjoct with the President.

He was told that at the present time the Prosident could not glye an extended hearing to the The Illinois legislators were Insistent, and finally it was ngreed that they would have ten minutes of the President's time Saturday. Tho committee that will come hore consists of the, Lientenant Govornor and Senators Tossey, Beall, Woodward and Joul. it yo! travel, send the Telegreph Along with for company. The Alton Way, A short meeting of the Alton Way Association was held in this city Tuesday afternoon. The Interest taken in securing the National Highway for th'y is still unabated.

The marking has ticon completed and arrangements are being made for druggie the songs. Two now membors were recolved, the Ventee citizens' club and wood which will organiso Friday ovo. ning. This completes. the member.

chlp an8 Includes all the cittas and towns. along the proposed right or Inquiror, Ayer's Pills Good health demands at least one ment of the bowels each Q00 Ayer's Pill at Ask Your Doster, EAST ALTON UPPER ALTON. WILL RAISE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. To Help Fight Township Line Held Last Night. and Money In Almost All Subscribed, According to P.

G. Hale, the rural tall carrier out of Upper Alton; the people in the territory including the Alton poor farm and adjoining Upper Alton on the northwest corner, are up in arms on account of being annexed to Godfrey townsbip and are raising money to fight the proposttion. Mr. Hale is a property owner in that portion of the old Alton township and he says it is outrage the way the county board has done them. According to this arrangement the children in that locality would brave to go seven miles to school at Godfrey.

Mr. Hale Bays a meeting was held last night and subscriptions have been made by residents out there almost to the amount of one hundred dollars for the purpose of fighting tho change. This was the second meeting the people of that territory have had lately, At the' firet meeting $55 was raised. The people of that place will join with the Wood River people in fighting the case. Dailey Says He Lives in Godfrey.

Assessor J. A. Dailey, of Woodriver township, says he lives in Godfrey. According to Dailey the county board annexed Wood River township to Alton at the first meeting. At the second meeting they annexed Alton to Godfrey so he considers he is a resident: of Godfrey but will assess Wood River Just the same as long as he bas the books.

Funeral of Mra. Walters Tomorrow, The funeral of Mrs. Henry Walters will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of WIlL Nevlin on Main street. Charles Walters has arrived home from Milwaukee on account of the death of his mother. Th.

will be conducted by Rev. C. N. McManie of the Presbyterian, church and burial wil: be at Oakwood cemetery. WAll Start Big Contracts Next Week.

Contractor M. Elder de arrangIng with his men to go to the AmerIcan Bottom with him next Monday morning to start work on the three big houses and two large barns for whicks be bas the contracts. Mr. Elder has been waiting for the weather to settle in order that he might get the work started. It la his intention to get all the buildings under way A8 soon as possible.

The foundations will be put in first at all the different jobs and there will be much concrete work. If the weather is favorable the first of the week Mr. Elder will get started. Now Firm in Business. The Fuchs Brothers, formerly of the Herb store clerical force, have taken charge of the Lawlias place on Clawson street and are now doing business for themselves.

Will Roloff did not enter business with the new firm as was reported but he stayed with the Herb Orm. The Fuchs boys have put in a delivery outfit and are selling goods and delivering. Entertainment a Success. The entertainmont, "The Spinsters' Convention" given last evening at the You know when your liyer 1g bad. when your bowels are sluggish, Yout feel a certain dullness and perhaps tho approach of a headache, your stomach gets out and full of tongue breath foul, on you have Indigestion.

You say; "I am bilious or ed and I 'must take something night." Most people shrink from a physic -they think of castor oil, calomel, salts or cathartic bills. It's different with Syrup ot Figs). Its effect is as that of fruit; of eating coarse food; of exercise. Take a Leaspoonful of delicious Syrup of Figs tonight and your won't you have taken 'anytting until morning, when all the clogged up waste matter, sour bile and constipation polsons move on out of. your Aystem, without gripe, nausea ut College chapel was a great success.

The chaple hall was almost filled by the audience that. assombled to age the play and everybody thoroughly enjoyed the performuace and a good laugh was enjoyed by all. The girls that participated played their parts well and the whole entertainment was very amusing from start to ieb. The play was. glyen about two years ago by the same school class that gave.

it this timo, butt there were several girls in it this time that were not before. They say this was the last chance to see the bs was the last chance to gee the "convention" and it was certainly appreciated by the audience. The money derived from the entertain-' ment goes toward paying for the piano recently purchased for the Now Scale Being Installed. A. A.

Penning has the contract for installing the new scale at the east end of College avenue which Is being put in by J. R. Cartwright. The concrete foundation is being built and will be completed in another day, The new scale will probably be; complete and ready for business in another week. Mr.

Cartwright obtained permission fropi the highway commissioners to use the street for the scale. It wil be a great convenience to the public generally to. Lave use of the scale in connection with the new switch in the cut-off, Notes. George Nevlin is quite ill with an! attack of the grip. Miss Anna Bensen bas returned from a visit with relatives at Decatur.

J. C. Anderson and family who have been occupying. the PRUN DOWN? Neglected condition, Irregular hours, weaken imprudent eating, exposure, and those "the whole system, most important organs, liver, A stomach and bowels rail to act properly. powerful tonic is what you noed.

SCHENCKS MANDRAKE PILLS act directly and positively on liver, stomach and bowels, toning, comforting, stimulating, correcting, until a normal condition is reached -and giving resistant strength. Wholly vegetable; almolutely harmless, Sold everywhern. plain or sugar conted, 20c a box. Sepd for our free medical book Dr. J.

I. Schenck Son, Philadelphia Sold by Paul and Parth's Pharmacy. MORO TOWNSHIP Election--Tuesday, April 1, 1918 CHRIS. W. MEYER, Town Clerk.

GENERAL TICKET For Supervisor, 0 FRED UNTERBRINK FRED C. ZEOLZER For Highway 0 FERDINAND MEYER 0 WM. F. PUSTMANN For Justice of Peace, 0 H. H.

HELMKAMP A. H. SMITH For School Trustee, OHAS. LIEBIG Ind woakness. regulates Nothing else stomach, liver sour, and disordered pl think effective waste-clogged Syrup: of bowels Figs.

like gentle, Be'na you composed aro arugging you rigs, cause aromatics, of it luacious It feverish, your child l8 or its little cross. stomach alek and tongue, coated, give Syrup of sout, at once. it's really all Figs needed to make children well that la happy again. They dearly love pleasant taste, 108 Ask: 'druggist for name, "Syrup of Figs the full of Senna," and. look on the and Elixir the 'name- California label tor Company.

That, and Fig that 8yrup is the Refuse only, fig syrup substitute with any other contempt. Cole property during the have left town, past winter, Mrs. Anderson is visiting in Bellevlle. The Cole family have taken charge of their place and will occupy it again. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Davis have moved from their place on Milton road to one of the Kendrick houses in Upper Alton. Children attending Catholic sohools down town had a holiday today and will have another one tomorrow. Today was Holy Thursday and tomorrow 19 Good Friday, Capt. Kerr, of Carlinville, spent the day.

yesterday. with his son, S. B. Kerr. Miss, Phebe Bates, of East St.

Louls, its the guest of friends at the college. Dr. H. T. Burnap was busy today taking out one of the old trees in front: of his residence property on College, avenue.

Ralph Jackson has gone to Chicago, to spend the Easter vacation. John Cooper has been seriously ill the last two weeks at the home of his. uncle, S. C. Temple, on Fourth street.

Shurtleft college closed this afternoon for the Easter vacation and tho students were leaving during the day for. their homes. Virgil Foster, for several years an employe of the Western Military Academy, left today for Springfleld hav. ing resigned his place at Western. (Continued Page 3) NORTH SIDE.

already. announced their willingness TWELVE Cars Daily Each Way Between Alton and Jerseyville Round Trip Fare 65c On Palatial Now Interurban CArS of A. J. P. Ry.

Leave Leave Alton Jerseyville 0:00 a. m. 6:10 10. 7:40 a. ru.

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en. 10:25 p. mn. Express Sorvice At Freight Rates. All clasacs of freight In less than ear lots will be carried by A.

J. de P. express COTA betweon Alton and and all way points. Freight call be loft at the express room, in Schleuter Rid'g. 513 Bolio street.

DreaM vars leaso Alton u. and 3.30 p. m. TICKET OFFICE In Alton 309 Belle St. Dell 10, Kin 901-L Money to Fight Union.

At a meeting yesterday afternoon 'of citizens of the cast wing or penin'sula of Godfrey township--that -purt in Tonsor Park and between the 'old limits of Upper Alton and North Alton, steps were tuken to employ attorneys and: fight the action of tho county board in attuching portions of the former Alton township to Troy towpship without the consent of people of. eithor Alton or Godfrey township. Some $76 was pald in cash at the meeting, and. committee was appointed to raise a couple of hundred dollars more from residents known to be. opposed to the action taken by, the board und who have Classified Department Classified Department WANTED.

WANTED: -Fainily washings to Apply this office. WANTED -A chambermaid and's porter. Hotel Madison. WANTED--Middle-aged woman for housekeeper. Apply C.

Daniela, Wood River 111. A boy to work in garden by month. Apply 517 Summit st. -Boarders and roomers, 416 E. Third street.

Men preferred. WANTED: -Position as nurse girl. Call 926-R. Kin. WANTED.

Boarders at 614 Albs at. WANTED: -Middle aged woman tor housekeeper. Apply 2820 Brown street, Uppor Alton, ovoninge or Sunday. FOR RENT. FOR -Furnished rOOmS, 820 Alby street.

FOR twelve room boarding house building fu Wood River. Good location. Apply W. M. Dulaney, Wood River, 111.

FOR RENT -One of the best in the elty at. 706 Clement place: Apply to L. E. Walter. RENT: -Rooms for ligut house-keeping and boarders, 600.

E. Second at. FOR room, All cop vienfonces. Meals it desired. :722 Washington street.

FOR RENT- A rooms, 706 2nd street. FOR BALE. FOR SALE: -Fino plano, cheap, apply B31, Alby street. FOR BALE: das stove and hot water. heater, coal.

ice box, heater, 608 J. 710 folding bod, parlor, suit, FOR BALD: -My home rosidence with In 3-room: Upper granitold Alton, basoment, ground 8-room house erms Inquire rot the house, A. house, Phipney avenue Also 4-room FOR BALLET- Modern 6-room houser Wolf's add. Call. Hawkins, 605-X Phinnoy Kin.

inquire A. AM FOR BAL old with MoKee 'pro on and depts of 100; 5 room Apply W. Central FOR F00m bouse, street sore.