Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

IILTON EVENING Furs are Fine forXmas Gifts They are especially wel- I come this year when Pur I plays such an unusually important part in every woman's wardrobe. You may iselect furs as a gift 1 Go to Hovey'e fbr your mats caiyfy, calendar seals, S( A-. We carry for mother, wife or sister and rest assured that they will be most happy to receive them. Sets and separate pieces. $5.00 to $35.00 A small deposit will secure any of your choice.

Buy early. The Big Slore i West Third Street. W00b RtVER. ftfcite Hard Road Will Be OUJ gt. Louis IloiMl.

1 Supervisor Qua Hailer of Wood township states that he hati brought it about that the short road totween East Alton and Wood nlvor shall be chosen- as the route for the state highway road, A resolution that effect was introduced In the county board by Mr. Hailer, and idea of making the roundabout road between Wood River and East Alton, lias been abandoned. The plat of the Short road-has been made to be included In the state highway road. Nursery Agent Makes Arrangement for Trees. An agent from the Jlawka nursery Wauwatosa, was in Wood Him- conferring with Mayor regardirig the sale of trees which will be bought by tho village in the spring to be put about closed, but tho council at the last meeting passed a resolution for the purchase of tho trees, and they will probably bought from this company.

W. N. Dulaney Contests Attachment of W. Utilaiicy took a'change of venue from Justice Bufo Lo Ashlock this morning in the attachment suit, of M. Lebovltz brought for a bill of $5.30 which tho plaintiff alleges Dulaney's brother owes.

Mr. Dulaney uays that ho was not connected with his brother's business, and doer, not owe his bills and con- tost the suit. Mrs. Manning Luncheon Airs. M.

F. Manning entertained party of friends at an informal luiK-heou at her homo In Wood River yesterday. There wore many guests, and among them wore Mrs. Luella Mooro of Wyoming, Mrs. J.

A. Mrs. II. 13. Paul, Mrs.

Metz, Mrs. Alice Gould, Mrs. Margaret lialler and Mrs. John Nichols. Hoiml Started CntiviuM for llmiks.

A canvnss for books-for the public llbrarp has boon started in Wood River. It is the plan of the mem- bersfth eorbll et aoln d. otnoin of the library to make the ichool library a public one for the convenience of all residents of Wood River. A meeting is set for next Wednesday night, but It will probably be postponed because tho date is oo near Christmas. liaHIctt Will Hnto to Undergo Operation.

The many friends of II. E. Bartlott ashler of the First Trust and Sav- ngs Bank at Wood River, will bo firry to Icnrn that ho is to undergo an operation for a serious trouble which has been annoying him for several months. Mr. Bartlett was to have been operated on thjs week, but is unable to stand the operation now, ahd it was deferred ono week.

Building and Iioan Attached for Carpenter's Wages. Tony a carpenter has attached tho Wood River Building and Loan association and Joseph Eckman for a wage bill of $55 for wages foi working on the Eckman house. The house has been completed and Mr. Eckman recently moved into It. Marshal Brady Accpmodntes Many Marshall John Brady of Benbow reports that he has given sleep- Jng accomodatlou In the city hall In Benbow City to 209 men In ten days.

This number was taken, care of from th eBth' to the 15th of the month. During all that, time not a single person came for tho second time. Notes M. A. Dickinson was a visitor in Alton today.

The oil is running nicely through the pipes of the Prairie Oil and Gas company. Jt will be pumped steadily at the rate of about gallons per hour. Marshall Clow, William Hill, J. O. ind Frank Day and son.

went on a coon hunt last night. Tho work was started today by Gus Hailer on the new house for W. T. Carpenter in Wood River. Eguite shrdlu umfw'y Eugene Schwartztrauben went to Bethalton today on a business trip.

William Chalk went to Alton yesterday called by the death of his father. Mrs. G'eorge Wisdom went to Granite City today on a business trip. Mayor A. E.

Benbow, John Horton, and John Smith were in Benbow City todpy on business. Ulife ALTON. DAILEY FUNERAL FRIDAY MORNING. 4 Body Assessor Will Be Burled' in Oakwood Brother Not Reached by telegraph. tags, tfittft' "TOpS' paper, can- dtOB, candle holdets.paper napkins; bolls, Morses holiday candy, nuts, dales, oranges, Mexican penti- chies, Special jpricea on taffy this week, Three varieties of Ice tsreatn every day.

Call Kin. I have purchased the Dulaney boarding house and have clean rooms Mth bath. Short orders served at all hours, also lodging by day or week. Rates $5.00 per week. MRS.

JUJjIA SHE.LTOX. Ferguson ana 1st Wood River, 111. HERB BROS, Meats, Grocers and General Merchandise. Toy Department. the largest, and most inexpensive assortment of toys in tho lOc.

and 25c. toys and think you can find just what you For 25c. Sleds, Drums, Furniture, Tables, Wheel- harrows, WngoiiB, Hook and Morry-Go- Uouijds, Mechanical Toys, and many others. I'KW 5 CKNTS. For IQc.

Wheelbarrows. Sloven, (iamcs, Molls, Automobiles Hooks, Ironing Sots, Furniture, Trains, Horns and many. others. Ratlols, (lamas. Horns, Hlocku, Book it, etc.

Furnishing Department. a Shoe Department. BpocialH on all ladles, Men'u and Ulilldrens Mhoou, MoccaBlns, Curpot Bllnpor Hardware Department. etc. Sotw.

Rlectrlc ironfi, Watchesi, Cloc-kn Jewelry, Alum, Cako Sots, etc. Grocery and Meat Departments. -SA I value HaiHlnH. Ib ounce package, 15c. Hlack Walnuts, value 10c.

can auc. Candy Department. HIM OUIt WINDOWM HUVlXq Christmas Trees 9 Specialty. If you wmilii have merry lot UN help umko li The funeral; of Johiison A. Dailey will bo held Friday morning nt 10 o'clock and the body will be Interred In, Oakwbptt deniotcry.

The funeral date was delayed somewhat by the relatives waiting word from Charles Dailey, the youngest brother, who lives In Callfbrnla. He Is a railroad man and ns yet lie has not been reached by telegraph. Since ho has not boon heard fr.oni the family set tho date of (lie funeral for Friday morning. Ran Umbrella Rib In Mouth. The of Mr.

and U. Kltllnger, of Clawson street, had an accident last pvening that might have resulted cerlottsly but ns it was the child was v6ty little hurt. He was playing with an, umbrella on the front porch at homo when, he fell off the his face against tho end of one of the ribs of the umbrella. The inotlicr was badly frightened and called Dr. Cook to the home.

It was thought at first the rib had penetrated the clieek and gone Into tho child's mouth but an examination by the physician showed the rib had run to one side into the cheek and did not go through. The wound was a bad one but not Road DradJIhg Stopped Today. During the fast few days of good weather a greiat amount of road dragging has been done in Woodrivor township in the vicinity of Upper The roada had dried to such an extent that dragging was just tho thing to make good roads out of them Teams were'at work on all the country roads yesterday and in most every part of the 'cobntry the 1 roads were just In the rlght'sliape to be dragged. The raliv today stopped the dragging work but the rain was ''so alight that it did very 'little harm 'to the newly worked roads, and as soon the rain stops the roads be dragged again: Vacated 'McClure Place. Albert Murray and 1 family moved totlay from the "liouse'on top of the high hill" in the McClure tract to Alton.

Murray had lived in the house some time Tjofore the tract was plat tod and offered foe sale in lots and he was the last used this laml for farming.jiurjpDSjesV; to the time the place was'platted it had been used every year farming purposes. Chris Kaston lived'oh the place a long number of Ford to Testify field Tomorrow. Justice will go to Springfield tomorrow to answer a summons served upon him. by the constable of Foster township yesterday. Mr.

FOrd know the nature of the case efactly. It.appears that a man is In jail In' Springfield and wants the Alton justice to tostifyiijn his behalf. It is known wtoi Tltchenal it it but ho evidently a resident of Foster toWnnhip. Odd Follows to Reinhart Ewcn. Tho funeral jswen will ho held fomorrojp afternoon at 2 o'clock from.the his mother, Mrs.

B. Ewen, olcl Gillham hoineatead oji East street. A Horvlce-will-bo Ducted at the house and then the will be taken to Oakwood Cemetery where tho Orld Follows w-Ji: hare charge of the burial. The Telegraph Is' reqmmtod to an- r.ouiice (hat all Odd Follows are re quested to meet at their hall over the Thcuioi- at. 1 o'clock Thursday afcrnoon lo attend tho funeral of Mr.

Kwen. Foster Hard Road Men qt Work. The hard road men of Fouler town- headed'by Jpo Buddo, Win Due- common and John Ulrlch, are at work on the roads out their way and they oxpoi-t to accomplish name more headway thlB winter, they Imvo'selected a piece of roa.l about Mil) foot long and are preparing for llllu U( ltn)i Somo yoin-H ago the I'avorlto way of pulling rock on the roads in miu'vlcl- diiini) a un 'hern In a mud oro it of nleht. mun a 0 0 -oad bu'lilliiR an.l are preparing nmi! tlrKl. Br 'I and Hutu when tho hard road Is built tho job fl done right and will JQ Christy, Mrs.

Milton has returned from a visit with at Hannibal, Mo. Miss Edith Windsor id spending this week with her brother at Irving, 111. Mr, and Mrs. Herman fromont, of Palmyra, have- returned after a visit with Vpper Alton relatives. Mrs.

W. H. Loohr is recoverihg from a week's severe illness with Edward Jtloedofi is making good headway with the remodeling work of the Reeder homestead on Washington The has, tyoen roofed, roplastered nd Bow Alton Hardware and Implement I vfn hS4to.wJ.i', porches are being; Tho house Is now being painted inside ajid out. Roy has resumed his wdrk at store after being off a week on account of sickness. Mr.

and: Mrs. CJark Johnson, of Nameoki, visited; with friends In Alton Tuesday. Tho young people of the Baptist choir, are serving an oyster supper this evening in the Hovey building on Collpge avenue, Contractor O. M. Elder and his men have Wanda where they hayp been up their season's work down there.

Frank; Gere has received a handsome new boat, he bought a week ago in St. The boat arrived last at the Eagle wharf and It was, hauled to Upper Alton this morning and placed under shelter at tho Mr. Gere, corner of Washington and judBon avenues. GENERAL CONTRACTOR All kinds of building and repair work done. Estttnateu and plans furnished free arid we solicit your Itttronage.

AJ1 woik nt'reosonhhlo, prices. All work 1 SMtisfnctovy. Clow Says He Will Ride Broncho. O. Clow, who gave a notice to the newspapers himself that he rode bucking broncho at the DavJeg construction camp, says "that hie'was JokJng about but because his friends have roasted him, he will ride the broncho next Sunday to show he Is gape.

Clow said he intended to ride the broncho, but was unexpectedly called away to. St. Louis, and thought he would make people think ho done what he honestly intended to do. Ho promises to make everything good by next Sunday and ride the broncho. Drainage Work Completed by Riley Wolf.

Rl.loy Wolf yesterday completed his division of the drainage work which was let to his brother. Valentine Wolf. Riloy took charge of tho work after the death of Mr. Wolf and successfully finished about $7,000 worth of work which was left to do. Ho said that ho had a hard tiuio with tho work owing to the damp and muddy condition of tho ground he worked in and to tho trouble with the workmen who would not remain working at tho Job long enough to do any effective work.

This is the first of a number of contracts let to be completed. It is also one of the most important ones, since it ran through tho Powder Works yards whore the worst, damage was done by flooding Notes. Banquet and Election of, Officers. The members of the PJusa outing club held their regular "meeting" last evening in their rooms in the llch, building and after the transaction of, business. Care was thrown out the window and hilarity reigned for several hours.

The following officers were-elected: Will Walters, President; Frank 'Lonhardt, Vice President; Goorgo llch, Secretary; John in Alby street, Mrs. Henry o- her by the tirufton oafl from Snporvlwr addition on house" ec c( i. 1 Poultry house ana CASTORiA W. Tensor, Treasurer; Goorgo Jones, Guard; George Young, Chaplain; Walter Cobeck and Dr. Oliver Meyer, Trustees; Frauk Lenhardt was" elected lunch provider aim.

A fine, bam quet was served and there was an abundance of good things to oat. Hah bit was nerved In every style, ejccep alive, and If the boys did not enter tain nlghtmeres afterwards, if mus be because nvbblts cannot manufact uro tho same kind of trouble tha "rarebits" can and do. A fine program consisting of ann" was enjoyed by those present. Some Hog, This. A day or two ago "Peter" Wotteroi an employe of the IlllnoJsCorrugated Paper company took a day off to kill hogs at his homo, in State street, Hawloy and.

thereby hangs this tale. Ono of tho hogs-was big fat one and after being knbcked In the head and floored Its throat was cut, Is the custom at hog killings, and the animal, was left to blood to a finish. An hour afterward? the men, engaged In tho work dragged the hog up to the scraping board and; had placed it on the bpard preparatory to sousing it into the' boiling hot water, when Mr. Hog. objected.

ss Notei, JUUh Muclood line returned 0 homo in Kt. Smllh. ufior JIl'HHflf good a scan hovo your order Wn, 788, Mrs. Cluirlea Puotz was a visitor In Alton today. CJarance a i 0 rocontly ro covered from a soyoro illness, was to imiju) hlu first trip to Alton today.

WHHani cilno of Lincoln, Nob arrived to visit at the home of Mr. and Airs. J. a. clow.

A rehearsal of (ho Alton and Ulvor bands was. hold last night in tho Songlar hall. Mw Colburn arrived In East Alton today from Monroe, to vis- relatives. She expected to got homo nlKlil, hut was delayed in reach, ing SI, Louis. Mrs.

H. ScliwtipiM), of- "cor, ordered Countable J. II ken to shoot a horse whleh Wa8 mirod (IllWI, "IIIWll uno or tim construction the Wood Hlvor drainage down Jumping up tho animal started to run in a.raqo around the agotl to elude capture for fifteen min- utca. It had to be "killed" agfljii, when hut Mr. Wetterer iand his helpers made sure work of the second time.

Men who claim to know of Hie incident Bay tho hog lost many gallons of blood, apparently, previous to its last desperate get away attempt. Still Spraying Fruit Trees. Farmers arid others in this vicinity are still spraying fruit trees, and others inside tho city limits, aro-hav Ing shade trees treated as well at fruit trees. Shelby Mather Is doing a lot of tree surgery and "dentistry" und he Is an export. Hla HQi'vJcpsare in demand and it is claimed his work tho past year or two has preserved many good shado troea'niid prevented ruin by insects of many fruit Irees, Several exports arts at wqrlt spraying but, Mr.

Muthor and n. niehl are tho, only doing tree uurgory and tree "dentistry" so fur ga hoard. Classified Department set with mond, Friday afternoon at 2nd Roward lf -i FOR chlekn'nUki for Dwellings In Alton. P. T.

cobl, Bunker Hill, jli. a WANTED, a week. Mill street. Gentlemen boarden Apply Mrs. Morris, 3 good boarden 1 at 434 East Dili street.

block from car line. Nice clean location. Aln' furnished rooms for good parties, WANTED competent Apply to Mrs. A. K.

Boot, 1511 Slate jtroet. rent, 3 unturnlsb- v5 od rooms, all couvoiilencos, L. this office. Men at OUCD to Itan the barber trade. Jobs always Alt- ing.

Bettor wngea than you can without trade. Tools given a card for particulars. Collogc. Terra unlimited. St.

Louis. Mo, FOR RENT. li I I'll',) I ,1, FOR ply Dr. Barr. Five room flat.

Ap- FQR ropp with balh. 1823 Central Kin. 036 FOfl ftENTi-rSIx room house, 400 Henry rtrcot, call Alton Drug cyo oast Second street, i FOR room for I Apply FOH nioilern llluff Btrcot. FOR 0 bath apartniont with PoJW Notes. four horap roljei; whjeh turned lurtlo mowv Ing and wpnt Into tho ditch juej of town Hie QoOCroy rpftU rosoued, but It Dei in bur Mlllon.

FOtt KISNT: rooms with all modem for gentlomon. Apply 3" Mw. K-renk McCnbo of Wood ll(t jmronl .1. Lawrennn lodny today. The star Booliil Plub will give ln Unlo hull Saturday men with numuroliu to If PI w'il WMbington RESTAURANT Short order cake, home made ple fl aJWay tobacco, clguM and candy.

W. 1. BfeOWN, Alton, tl mo to do tho Jlonry ipysor. IIPH County to sppnd tho vicinity of Jeraeyville, In Bpcut Boveml ni Ilia tvprno of friends. Will drooling IM visit tn Fbil HAUOr-A drsk and a Flynu Apply i 40jrdT5, "dly'wn'lrr tft once.

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