Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE Z. ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY DECIMUER: 17. 1918. Furs are Fine for Xmas Gifts They are especially welcome this year when Fur plays such an unusually important part in every woman's wardrobe.

You may select furs as a gift for mother, wife or sister and rest assured that they will be most happy to receive them. Sets and separate picces. $5.00 to $35.00 small deposit will secure any of your choice. Buy early. The A.

West Big Third Store WOOD RIVER. State Hard Road Will Be Old St. Louis Road. Supervisor "Gus Haller of Wood liver township states that he has brought it about that the short road botween East Alton and Wood River shall be chosen as the route for the state highway, road, A resolution to that effect was introduced in the 'county board by Mr. Haller, and idea of making the roundabout road Wood River and East Alton, has been abandoned.

The plat of the short road hag been mado to be ineluded in the state highway road. Agent Makes Arrangement for Trees, An agent: from the Hawks nursery of Wauwatosa, was in Wood River conferring with Mayor S. A. Beach regarding the sale of 2,000 Moore of Wyoming. Mra.

J. A. Miller, Mra. 11. E.

Paul, Mre. Metz, Mrs. Alice Gould, Mrs. Margaret faller and Airs. John Nichols.

Library Board Hay Started Canvass for Books. A canvass tor books for the public librarp has boon started in Wood River. It is the plan of the memberefth corbil et noin De otnoin 6. berg of the library board to make the school library a public one for the conventonce of all realdents of Wood River. A meeting is set for next Wednoaday night, but it will probably be postponed because the date is too near Christmas.

Cashier Bartlett Wilt Have to Undergo Operation. Tho many friends of If. E. Bartlett cashier of the First Trust and SavInge Bank at Wood River, will be sorry to learn that ho is to undergo an operation for a serious troublo which has beon annoying him for several months. Mr.

Bartlett was to have been operated ou this weok, but is unable to stand the operation now, and it was deferred one week. Building and Loan Attached for Carpenter's Wages. Tony Roth a carpenter has attached the Wood River Bullding and Loan association and Joseph Eckman for a wage bill of $55 for wages for working on the Eckman house. The house has been completed and Mr. Eckman recently moved Into It.

Marshal, Brady Accomodates Many Lodgers. Marshall John Brady of Benbow City reports that he has given sleep: ing accomodation in the city hall in Benbow City to 209 men in ten days. This number was taken care of from th e5th to the 15th of the month. During all that, time not 8 singlo person came. for the second time.

Notes A. Dickinson was a visitor in Alton today. The oil is running nicely through the pipes of the Prairie Oil and Gas company. It will be pumped steadily at the rate of about 20,000 gallons per hour. Marshall Clow, William HIll, J.

O. Clow and Frank Day and son. went on a coop hunt last night. The work was started today by Gus Faller on the new house for W. T.

Carpenter in Wood River, Eguno: Besxtheetaoin shrdlu umtwy Eugene Schwartztrauben went to Bethalton today on a business trip. William Chalk went to Alton youtorday called by the death of his father. Mra. George Wisdom went to Granite City today on a business trip. Mayor D.

Benbow, John Horton, and John Smith were in Benbow City today on business. I have purenased the Dulaney bourding house and Enve clean rooms with bath. Short orders served at all hours, also lodging by day week. Rates $5.00 per week. MRS.

JULIA SHELTON. Ferguson and 1st Wood River, HERB'S CHRISTMAS. Neighborhood 000 Items UPPER ALTON. DAILEY FUNERAL FRIDAY MORNING. Body of Woodriver Assessor Will Be Buried' in Oakwood CemeteryBrother Not Reached by Telegraph.

The funeral: of Johnson A. Dailey will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clook and the body will be interred In. Onkwood Cemetery. Tho funeral date was delayed somowhat by the relatives. awaiting word from Charles Dailey, the youngest brother, who lives in California.

Ho is a rallroad than and as yet he hng not been renched by telegraph. Since he has not been heard from the family Het tho date of the funeral for Friday mornIng. Ran Umbrella Rib in Mouth. The Mitio son of Mr. and Mrs.

D. B. Kittinger, of Clawson street, had an accident last evening that might have resulted seriously "but as it was the child was very little hurt. lIe WAs playing with an umbrella ou the front porch at the home when he fell off the porch and struck his face against tho end of one of the riba of the umbrella. The mother was badly frightened and called Dr.

Cook to the home. It wag thought at first the rib had penetrated the cheek and gone. into the 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 Dragging Stopped Today, During the last few days of good weather a great amount of road drag. ging has been done in Woodriver township in- vicinity of Upper The roads had dried to such extent that dragging was just the 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 country the' roads were just in the right' shape to be dragged.

The rain today stopped the work but the rain was so slight that, It did very' little harm to the newly worked roads and as soon as the rain stops the roads will all be dragged again: Vacated: McClure Albert Murray and' family moved from the "house 'on top of the high hill" in the McClure tract to Alton. Murray had lived in the house some time bofore the tract was platted and offered for sale in lots and he was the Inst man who used this land for farming purposes. Up to the time the placo was platted it had been used avery year for farming purposes. Chris Kaston lived on. the -place A long number of years.

Ford to Testify in Spring. Go to Hovey's: for your Chmatmas candy, calendar pads, seals, tags, post cards, trope paper, calldies, bella, candle Morses napkina; Holiday candy, mixed nuta, dates, oranges, Mexican pondchles. Special prices on tatty Three varieties of ice creath every day. Call Kin. 876-R.

Christy, Mrs. Milton Wright has returnad from a vielt with relatiyes at Hannibai, Mo. Miss Edith Windsor: 18 spending this week with hor brothor at Irving, Ill. Mr. and Mrs.

Horman Tremont, of Palmyra, have returned after. a visit with Upper Alton relatives. Mre. W. H.

Loohr 1s rocovering from a week's severe. illness with Edward Reedor 1s making gaod headway with the remodeling work of the Reeder homestead on: Washing. The house: has; boon roofed, tho walls. replastered and now porchos are boing The house is now being painted inside and out. Roy.

Stalp has resumed his work at the Kittinger store after being off a week on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Johnson, of Nameoki, visited with friends in Alton The young. people of the Baptist choir.

aro serving 'an oyster: supper this evening in the Hovey building on College avenue, Contractor 0, M. Elder: and his inen have returned Wanda where they have been finishing up. their season's work down there. Frank Gere has receiyed hand. some.

new boat which he bought a week ago. in St. Louts. The boat ar: rived last ovening. at the Eagle whart il was, hauled to Upper Alton this morning and placed under shelter at the of Mr.

Gere, corner of Washington and Judson. avenues. EAST ALTON. J. 0.

Clow Says He' Will Ride Broncho. J. 0. Clow, who gave a notice to the newspapers himself that he rode the bucking broncho at the Davies construction camp, says that 'he WAS Joking about but because his friends have roasted him, he will ride the broncho next Sunday to show be is game. Clow said he intended to ride the broncho, but was unexpectedly called away to.

St. Louis, and thought ho would make people think he had done what he honestly Intend. ed to do. He promises to make every. thing good by next Sunday and ride the broncho.

Drainage Work. Completed. by. Riley Wolf. Calland line of Stoves AND.

We Castiron carry a complete line Ranges of Coal and Wood Ranges, Steel Ranges Heaters. A Alton Hardware and Implement Phones. and State Streets Company GENERAL CONTRACTOR All kinds of building and repair work done. Estimates and plane furnished free -and we: solicit -your patronage. All work done nt reasonablo: prices.

All work done satisfactory. HALLER, Wood fiver NORTH SIDE. or field Tomorrow. Riloy Wolf yesterday completed his finish. An hour afterwards the mon.

-A competent cook, Justico Frank. Ford will gO to division of the drainage work which engaged in tho work dragged the hog Apply to Mrs. A. K. Root, 1511 Slate Springfield tomorrow to answer A was let to his brother, up to the scraping board and had street.

Valentine Ill. constable summons 'served upon him. by the Wolf. Riloy took charge of the work placed it on the board preparatory to rent; 3 day; Mr. Ford does not know the cossfully finished about and suc- hot water, when Mr.

Hog: objected. T. E. L. this office.

of: Foster township yester. after the death of Mr. Wolf sousing it into the' barrel of bolling ed rooms, all conveniences. Apply of $7,000 worth ure the case exactly. It appears of work which was left to do.

Ho Jumping up the that a man Titchenal is In Jail that ho had a hard time with tho and in a race around the yard it man- the barber trade. "Jobs always wall: said animal startod to run WANTED: -Men at once to learn In' Springfield and wants the Alton work owing to the aged to elude capture for ing. Bettor wages than you can justice to tostity in dude It. condition damp and muddy. utes.

11 eurn without trade, Tools given. fifteen. min1A not known which of the ground he worked in had to be again, Drop card for porticulara. Moler. Me.

Titchenal it and owing to tho trouble with the when caught, but. Mr. Wetterer and Barbor Collogo. Torm uplimlied. it but ho is evidently a residont of workmen who would not his helpers made sure work ot.it the 'St.

remain Louis. Mo. Foster. township. working at the Joh long enough second time.

Odd Follows to do Men who clahn to know to: Bury Reinhart Ewen. any effective work. This is tho of the incident say the hog lost many FOR RENT. The of Ewen will of a numbor of contracts let gallons of first bo held tomorrow attornoon at 2 completed. It is to be to its last previous RENT: room flat.

Ape blood, apparently, also one of the most desporate get away o'clock from. the home of his mother, important ones, sinco it tempt. ply Barr. Mrs. B.

Ewen, at the old Gillham the Powder Works yards Still Spraying Fruit FOR' RENT: -Furnished rooms ran through homestead on East Brown street. A worst. damage was done by whore the Farmers and others in this Troos. vicinity. with bath.

1323 Central 'avopao: service- will abo conducted at the flooding. I aro still Kin. 036 Notes. spraying fruit trocs, and house and then the Body will be takon Mrs. Charles Puetz others inside the city limits, hav.

FOR RENT: -Six. room modern: to Oakwopd. Cemetery where the Alton was a visitor in are houso, 405 Henry 'rtreot, call Allos Fellows will have Odd today. ing shade trees treatod as well 88 Drug 639 cast Socund street: The of tho burfal. Clarance lalo, who recently ro- fruit trees.

Shelby. Mathor charge Tolograph Is' requested to 11) covered from a seyero lot of tree surgery and room for 1 or 1 1s doling counce that all Odd Fellows al'o r0- ablo to make his fret trip to was and he is an oxport. His sorvicos are: gentlomon. Apply G06 N. 8th street, illness, "doutistry" FOR quested to meet at their hall the day.

Alton to Fin Qualoga. Theater nt. 1. o'clock Thurs- William CHine the chimed his work FOR RENT: convoalences. remodeled.

over demand and it is -7-room of Lincoln, I past year or two has proserved touse: all modern day afernoon to attond the funeral of has arrived to visit at the many good shade troos and prevented Apply 415 Bluff streot. Mr. Gwen. Mr. and home of Mrs.

J. R. Clow. ruin by insoctg of many fruit trees. FOR RENT: -A five room and.

Foster Hard Road Mon at Work. A The rehearsal of the, Cast Alton and Soveral exports are at work spraying bath. apartment with host. hard road mon or Foster town. Wood Riyor but.

Mr. Mathor Apply Ci. A. No. ship, bonded by Joe Buddo, Win.

Due- In the bands was held last night the, and Riehl are alon. Millon. Doc 1. common and John Senglar hall. quly ones doing true surgory and are at work Mrs.

N. N. Colburn arrived in East tree "dontistry" 50 Ulrich, on the ronds out fur as hoard. FOR RENT: TwO their way and they Alton, today from Monroo, to via- Notes. rooms with all modern convenient expect to accomplish some more head- It relatives.

The gentlemen. Apply 314 800 way this winter. They have solocted last night, but way delayed got homo which turned turtle yostordny ond. street. Sho expected to big four horse tron.

rollor for Il place of road about 500 foot longing St. in rouch- Ing morn and are preparing it for Louis. and went Into the ditch Just Some youra ago the favorito macadam. Mrs. If.

M. Schweppo, humane of. of town In the Goutroy, han boon typowriler, a roll north FOR SALE. putting rock on the rouds In way of ken Acer, ordored Constable J. 11.

W11. rosoued, but it took. p. Mack and FOR desk and -A chair. Apply pity wap to dump Jond hero down a horse which was mirod long numerous a Flynn Monument works on this viet.

to shoot his men with Joy Belle st there In it mud holo where it und near ono. of the construction time to do the works. house, lol of night. These went out campy on tho Wood River drainage Honry Loyser, DOA SOUP to Jorsoy FOR Choup Ir. man are up-to-date in Joh.

County to. 452160, city road bu'tading and they spend a tow days hunting at once, 123 P. 6th stront. the road Drat, lovoling are and preparing la Mya. Prank McCabo of Wood- River In tho vicinity of Jerseyville, t14l then when the bard roud grading fM L.

J. visiting Lawrence hor parenta, Mr. and Mrs ho Curl Jones. la. lioma Dox whore 101: SALE: furniture and bedding.

tuilt the job is dono right and will bo Misu Hazel today. friends. spent. soveral days at' the homo of sloves. Hiale stroet.

ovorinating. fu St. Loula today. wan a visitor WIll Grooling Brackon les homo from a vialt FOR BALK OR RXCHANGE death MigH Notes. The Star Booln! Club will give In St.

Louis. Ta: the city of Aiton. Ruth Macleod has returned 10 dunco In 000 bor homo in Ft. Sinith, affor the llalo hall Saturday night. Leo, Springman In at sores able or residence larger tracts of land visit with.

her cousin; Miss at nod Heyate Incated. Banquet and Election of Officera: The mombors of the Plasa outing club held their regular moeting last: evening in their. rooms in the tick, building and 'after the transaction of. bus ness. Care was thrown out the window and hilarity.

reigned for. soy. eral: The: following officers were -clected: WIll Walters, Presldent; Frank Vico Presldent; George lich, Secretary; W. Tonsor, Treasurer; George Jones, Guard; George: Young, Chaplain; Walter Cobeck and Dr. Oliver.

Meyer, Trustees; Frank Lenhardt was. elected 1 lunch provider, A. ting ban: quet, was served and, there was uh abundance of good things to cat. Rahbit was served In evory style, except alive, and. if the boys did.

not. enter tain. nightmares afterwards, It because rabbits, cannot manufactFuro the same kind of. troubio that "rarebits" can and do. A.

fine pro: gram consisting of music, vocal and instrumental was enjoyed by those prosent. Some Hog, This. A day. or two ago Wetteror an employo of the IllinolsCorrugated Paper company took a day off to kill hogs at his home, In State street, near Hawley avenue; and, thereby hangs this tale. One of tho bogs -was n.

big fat one and after being knbcked in the head and floored its throat was cut, as is the custom at hog killings, and the animal. was left to blood to a NERVOUS? All nerve Are Your sold for so A in Alby streat, to. Mrs. her bed Henry Camp, in the. Gration road, sicknoss at her homo by W.

D. Stobbs of tho Stobbs is now grocery firm North Side. Some a resident of the chased two nere tact ting asp. cot he par. from Supervleor.

ground son's addition 011 Last In: Giber. at, once proceeded, to Elm have street, and house, erected. has a good now home. Ho. is having lato poultry house and, other a eroctod and will soon outhouses country home right in the have fine Mr.

and Mrs. 11. Penning city, have me (Continued on Tage 3.) CASTORIA and Children, The Kind You Have Always the Signature of litter Classified Department trees which will be bought by the village in the spring to be put about on the streots. The deal was not closed, but the council at the last! meeting passed a resolution for the purchase of the trees, and they will probably be bought from this com- pany, W. N.

Dulaney Contests Attachment of Rig W. N. Dulancy took a change of venue from Justice Bulo to Justice Ashlock this morning in the attachmont suit of M. Lebovitz brought for A bill of $5.30 which the plaintiff alleges Dulancy's brother owes. Mr.

Dulaney says that he was not conneeted with bis business, and doen not awe his bills and contest tho suit. Mrs. Manning Entertains at Luncheon Mrs. M. F.

Manning entertained a party of friends at an informal luncheon at her home in Wood River yesterday. There were many guests, and among them were Mrs. Luella Indecd- te will be a Merry Xmas it will let you un supply you with your Xmas wants. HERB BROS. Meats, Grocers and General Merchandise.

Toy Department. In our toy department you will find city. We specialize along the line the largest and most Inexpensive assortment of toys in tho want among our. assortmen of 10c. and 25c.

toys and think you can find just what you For 25c. For Sleds, Drums, Furniture, Dolls, Tables, 10c. barrows, Wagons, look and Wheel- Wheelbarrows, Stovon, Games, Dolls, Ladders, Morry-Go- Rooks, Ironing Sots, Furniture, Tralus, Automobiles, Rounds, Mechanical Toys, and many othory. Horns, and many, others. al FOR 5 CENTS.

Rattols, Games, llorns, Blocks, Books, etc. Ladies Furnishing Department. Scarfs, Neckwear, articles, Shirts, etc. Hose, Suspondory, Manicure Sots, Hat Pin Holders, and Mon's Handkorchiefs, Gloves, Shoe Department. Specials on all ludies, Men's and Childrens Shons, Moccasins, Carpet Slippers, ole.

Hardware Department. tnum Guns, Ammunition, Hunting Coats, Shaving Sota, Ware, Carpot Swooper Berry Eloctrle Irons, Watches, Clocks, Jewolry, Alum8, Seta, Cako Sota, ote. Grocery and Meat Departments. This department in Just ns Important as the othora Xmas. dinner.

Turkeys, Cloose, Chickons, Fancy Cute on hat in Xmas without a good Xmas Minna Moat, 10c. of Heer, Pork, Lumb, Oystora. "Bismarck Mince Moat In qt. Jars, 200. val He.

20c pkg. jar, "Halo" Pumpkin, value 10e, can "Astra" Seeded Raising, 16 ounco packago, 15e. "Houghlands" Pumpkins, 10c. value He. valve Black Citron Walnuts, 36c.

500. peck "Victoria" Heeded Raisins, 8 Sc. pkg and Candied 20r, lb, Fancy Pigs, 20c, value, lb. Orengus, Cranberrios all sizos, to Due, doz. Fancy Dates, 1214c.

value 10e. 1b. Perane, Almonds, and 10c, qt. Mixed Nuts, fresh, 2210. valuo 40c, Flibort, Brazils, English WalI.

nuts, Pennuts, Chestnuts. Candy Department. Wo have tho largost stock of Xmas Candlos candios, the we have over had ut anytime. l'loso are not tho pound to 20c. pound.

Turtles, and mixed candles, runging in price from 15c. Pure, Wholesome OUR WINDOWS BEFORE BUYING YOUR CANDIICH, Wo. have Christmas "Trees a Specialty, always handled onty the best in Xmas trees na to shupo, volor e1v, local auraorios we are appared of the fart thoy aro froab aud will not Buylug our trees from that are out. from the first day of Decomber. drop off like the othor trous We shall take your order for a tree and hold it.

quarters for tho, storing of Christinas Trees, until them you wish it deilvored. Wo have special to, kegp from pains and, damaged. you would have a worry Christmas, let an help you mako It If much, LOST. Henry and Spring in curroncy, between stroet. Reward It: 549R, returned Kin, to 721 Last 2nd st.

Bell 238. mond, Link get with the 11.00 Goorgo Second Reward If heturned to Friday, afternoon at 2nd sod St. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR -My chicken for' cobf, dwellings Alton. P.

Bunker Hill; Ill. WANTED. WANTED; -Gentlemen boarder $5 a week, Apply Mrs. Bforris, 810 Mill street. WANTED: -Some good boarders at 434 East 9th stroet.

1. block from: car line: Nico location. Also furnished rooms for goon partles. Home mado- fruit cake 260 per lb. As good a scan be.

made. Let us have your order for Christmas. KIA. 788. STALDER'S, Washington street.

I Short JEWEL order lunch. RESTAURANT. cake, home served. Broad tobacco, made pies, always fresh; cigars and oandy, W. L.

Last BROWN, Alton. shat will hear For rosidance Stare Kin. 080 proper 700 4 price and to.