Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 6

NORTH SIDE. Ilio Drlnmr Avt'iitifi Assistant city engineer U'ntie hrouRbt out a force of men HIM morning and besan digging a drain- ditch across Deiniar avenue, for the purpose of allowing an accumulation of water at the corner of Delmar and Tibbitl street to escape. This Is the p'ace where the (Jodfrey township highway commissioners slopped the city authorities last week, and Mr. Wnde said thlR morning in answer to a put by Telegraph reporter, that he did not know whether they had withdrawn objections or not, or whether a compromise had been effected. The water had heroine stagnant and numerous'complaints had been "made to the city authorities last week about odors; Tho rains of Saturday and Sunday put more fresh water In tho pond and t) boys since have- hoen making tine for a bathing pool.

Mr. Wad said this morning that the lo Place south Of the fill in Delmn avenue will, be filled with dirt, an this will prevent, water-from accum ulntlng and standing them In fu lure. Imitates "One Hoss Shay." 'The plastering In the store build ini? of .7. H. WuUler street near Delmar ira Allr-klnf properties early (his morning ntid foil to floor with crash.

'Mr. had just left thr? store tor i another room and was not Injured. He reporter that Iho plaster was put, on the coiling more than forty-llvo years apo. "if they Hhol tit the court house would lite Miffi Helen fcfMvas Infl thfs morn- ins for St. Louis, to spend the week with relatives.

(Jeoken, inaiiaR''i- Noll company, bought rim. work horse tills morning from Mitchell, (lie Alby street grocer. All liorHi-s fire high priced ami good ones liiRh (triced, inner hoys In tills vicinity, sine harvest bf-Kfin, have found grunt many ((mills' newts, with in them, and as these are exposed to the sun and weather after the wheat Is cut off, the lads gathered up the rggs and placed them under hens to hatch. If (hey have any luck there will lota of partly domesticated rjUH.il nrourid thin fall. Newt.

Ollllinm micceedml In klll- fourteen fine yesterday fope Is confined to homo by injuries sutalned by him yesterday in making a heavy lift at the hrlck plant where he Is employed. Hurley Fleicher hns returned to Olrard afte at. tho home J. C. agent of the Alton ofilcu of the has Just t'piUFiicd from ft two Weeks' vis- several daynjlt with his liooplft Dud, Jill- of Mr.

and Mrs. Nlclnois. Challarombo In the Orafton roacf. Kudolph IB recover showed-no-sign-of disintegrating but collapsed all nt once, without, warning like the deacon's famous "one hosg shay, that ran a hundred years to a-day. 1 Workmen tire repairing (ho damage this afternoon.

Chicken Fry and Rifle Shoot Mr. and Mrs Kck twenty-five or thirty members of fho Alton aorlo-of Eagles Sunday -afternoon, at Sunset Inn, the namo they have given tholi- In Dan- noar the river end of Mrs. a famous cook and BO Is Dick, and Jut, Kuglea enjoyed some refreshment's for the inner man. Fried chicken-was much in evidence and there plenty of other excellent food to fit In with tho chicken. Dick nH rifle range fixed up on his place and Ig Walter deuc.e in coat of paint, The Water Company has a force men at.

work In Him street filling I tho ditch dug several days ago win It was found necessary to lower th afternoon in a hunt In the on wmer wilip.m thnl Mreet betwee MMR creek. Hunters there Tihbltt and' fl streets. Tho inhln lots of squirrels year In were lowered cohsldprnblv' Us vicinity nnd ft thing George Halt, drove pinsa Clmu they are In.good condition. tnllnllft afternoon' ami will bring John Hall has finished cutting 1 wlieat, and finds that he will have a fairly good crop In spite of the prospnctH earlier In tho spring This appears to bo the experience Miss Hilda Volz left jjil in Ing for Wstferly, (Where she will fas from an lllnesH at the homo of loin the am Uy and Mrs. his parents in Kim street, Joseph for a nuto four of Rain Is also recovering from an at- Iowa, Indiana, and tack of sickness.

Mrs. J. and her Vornn MrCllntork, of Peorln, daughter, May, gad, Mrs. Jetties Is the guest of the Misses Strulf on Lynn and daughter will lower State street. leave In a few, days 'for month's his rest- trip to Chicago and on Lake Mlcbl- ne Bin and later.

ftvltf 0 to, Niagar Fallfi. Mlsse 8 Bortha Flegenbitum an Wllhelmltift Pierce are attendln the Presbyterian Christian Rnrtea vor convention at Qulncy. H. Burton and daughter, Mis ICilftenla, arrived this morning spend a week on the farm of Mlse Mary CJiarless In Godfrey township whore Mr. Burton expects to enlls Wp home tomorrow his family ant of nil farmers and those who plow ed up much or all of their wheat, because of discouraging outlook are regretting their action now.

Dr. Oliver Meyer has returned from Springfield where ho attended Mrs. K. Yungrk andT children who have been at the resort, for scVera days. fJllmer Merlwelher has sold to C.

flerke lot hi block 19, Hawley's addition. Consideration i. Will Winter and bride arrived homo yesterday evening from their honeymoon trip to Davenport, Iowa. Tho trip-to and from Godfrey was orey was he convention of -the Illinois Mr. Winter's automobile and Is nwrlan association.

Kdward llela riolids- T)r. and Mrs. W. K. Nimu have ro- I'rned from ISdwardsvIlle where hey spent a few day at.

tho omo of the parents of Mr. Nlms. was a very enjoyable one. While in spending Dftvonport ihey witnessed some flub visiting boat races. Lust night, the newly weds were serenaded by a large number of young folks at their homo In Godfrey and Mr.

Winter did tho handsome thing for the lifter-which- Ihey went awpy, leavini he Intfer will deparfthls week for hehlnd them all kinds of good wishes allfornla to spend -thB; summer. Koreninn Whalen 0 A iT. P. track crows -men at work In Dolmaf- avenuej-Avett, Sin to- street, putting 'In new- ttea and repairing thrt road bfMl gcmoral- ly. Ho says hci-bOR been trying for for tllc happlnuss and prosperity lll(J young couple.

01 Frnd Wold says thai the stai.c- Telegraph lust lnfill( made, In tho evening concerning tlKI form street, the WHS guests amused themselves some time shooting Some of them lilt the Hot weather. Wm. Cope has meved from Doollng flats to the Henry Meyer building at State and streets. Rstoil bus heen visiting his nnd and Mrs, II. Mllford, nt, Kteah for for several'weeks returned, nt homo here.

tursels all! Harvey Cuvondar is homo from noor mmb where ylsHed ji few poor shots that, according to dav 8 with relatives and friends. his Introducing Boston at Chaiitaumm was Bpvoral days to hire men untrue. He says that he was among has found IrapoBSJhle to (to so. "'n who danced tho dance but Either men don't need the-4rtowjy he lie hu(1 nothing to do with iniUigurat- says or. are too severely afflicted in "or was he one of the first with tha hook wot-k Kouples to gef.

on the noor. to Bo The hew the Sparks Milling bb'lJut'Iii operation foV t.ho first Tho engine is capable of-developing' at the 1150 liorso jiower and running Mrs. R. thirty percent loss coal than the en-v last evening ns a farm hand, Mr. and and daughter returned to Ihelr home in LoiJls, after vlslt- ng a Alton wltlt relatives and friends, Robert Luly, and fife left Iny for, Now York City.

Mr. Luly h'Oos east to purchase supplies for ho Uexall stores. Miss. lone Bierman left for Chau- to spend the remainder, of tho weejt at the 0. A.

K. louse party. Arthur Nichols returned from visit with hlfe Bister- In Belleville. H. F.

Cramer, the street car uctor, wants It stated thafthe name the man, who was Jn the police court, week was Henry Cramer and not H. Cramer. W. C. Hurst, the general manager ftf tho Bluff Line, is In Alton today.

William Reedy ot Jerseyville is lu the city for a few days 1U business being to let a. contract for the erection of a 8 lx residence on i 'ii i WABASH CANADA, Brockvllle Halifax 41.80 Kingston 25.30. Montreal 2fl.8tJ 28.80 Penetnng 22.45 Quebec 30.80 Royal Muskoka 24.75 St. John, N. B.

56.09 Sharbot Lake Toronto 2.1.40 ON SALE JUNR, 1ST NEW YORK Alexandria Bay $20.80 Buffalo 21.40 Clayton''- 24.10 I'Vdnte'nftc 25,30 Ogdonsburg .1 Niagara ai.40 Now York 32.00 St. Lawrence Pit- 2B.8fo fhoifsand 18. fk iSs.ffrr Rutland 30.00 DAHA' WlEREAFl ER, nn Concord Portsmouth 1 Augusta Baugor gar HarBor" Olq Orchard Portland Boston, Mass MICHIGAN Ray View da) AYS. 34. 3d.

38 35 33 .00 10 Detroit (30 Sscannbn Gogebic Lake iarbor Beach. budlngton Macklnac Isl. Ottawa Beach Petosky Point AuxBarq. Sault Ste. Marie- South Haven "fvaverse City lfl.00 23,90 25.20 21.10 18.80 23.60 18.35 21.45 21.to 27.00 12.30 21.05 Alexandria Battle Lake Black Duek Ixtke Oleanwater Deerwood Detroit Duluth Bxcolslor Grand Rftplds Maple Lake Minneapolis St, Spring La.ke White Bear Lice $25.16 27.00 29.76 28.60 32.00 25.76 27.6S 25.60 20.15 28.50 22.15 10.50 20.15 20.10 OX fvtLB JUNK 1ST WISCONSIN.

Blart Fond Lake Du Lao Lake Iiake Geneva Manitowoo Manitowish Milwaukee Mlnooqua Wtukwahogo Cfconottbwoo Oshkosh, Sheboygan Sturgeon Bay Waukeaha Waunaca 16 17 13 16 24 13 23 13 13 16 IB. 21 14 18. 20 .35 .85 .15 .86 .90 ,95 .65 .65 .95 .95 .25 .05 .76 LIMIT ht to the'feovernttienl Bvo I jtoO, you unBersKind; t0 fS, th futUre brlKht and All War this, my own native land ut though It smacft of Infamy or son 4 nd EnllAhe standing; army Into camps here and auk to know the reason They'rii puitlnir ntlcklcss gum upon our comer lots owned by hltti at the of Summit and Prospect streets. Mr. Reedy Is the father of Mrs.

H. J. Klunk and some time ago he purchased the Klunk property on Prospect street. It is on one of these lots he will erect-the new residence. Is to be modern in every respect.

Paul Uothacher went to Chautati- this morning to spend' a week glno. which it replaced. The now engine will not Increase the output nf tho jnlll and has been Installed fiimply' to reduce tho operating cost. This May Appeal to You (especially if you are a coffee drinker) The New Food brink Instant tn beverage with'a flavour much like those mellow Javas which years ago came from the Dutch Plantations of the Southern Seas. INSTANT iPosTUM rftfulir Pottum In catctnUMtl 9L hr ptkpiiwif on Ii I returnea 'from Springfield where she lia boeh Bponrting sever- III va 1.

days SIdway for ChnjUtaOQUa to al days. Mrs. this ijiorn- i left tjlis morning 'for Springfield whore she will spend several days with friends. The Misses McHugh, with Dolp. lilno.

Mary Vivian and William Ban- ire attending a house party at the home of Mrs. Manning at Wood Fllvor. W. 1-1. Joeuting rnturnod this from several days visit in Chlea- I Ko I Cliaric's SelimoiMler of Wnahlngton, Iowa, Is here visiting relatives.

Miss Nminle has returned from a visit with friends In Holla Mo. Mint) Clara iJiinochon loft today for Marion, Ohio, for a two months vlHll. with relatives. R'd Conley, of' East St. Louis Is visiting In Alton, for a few days while hia wlfo Is recovering ro a I'm ftttyaji'j; lo rtiow up in attendance At pur country la declaration 6f our Independence If Bohiethlng that I to read the most, But.

hang It all, whene'er I maJl a letter The stump will never stick. It only damps! Brln the gyve, the ihackle ilnd the fetter, But why that stlcklesi gum upon our atampflT I'm ready, too, to rise when Duty me' But If. Instead nt using wrote. The thought of what would happen then appalls me. I.

know I never should receive her note. If tills bo treason, the most of It, film, And nab me for base, perfldlouu But meanwhllo wotft you put little bit. Of decent mucilage upon a Th6 'gtrtn-Voli use Is Uiln and weak and Uolcss, It's tdstclesB, for the Ifa worthless, useless, spiritless and You couldn't atlck a on'with a CQSK I For further parllcul.r. orth.M snd many othtr WABASH TICKET OFFICE, (Km: 1064) Al SHERWOOflf A i'i '-a. ni Convention Excursion to California, Oregoo antWashington, Alton R.

R. Commencing May 15 and continuing rarloue dates throughout the summer. i Other tickets also'; on sale dally st. Circuit Tour Pacific Coast. Different Route Bach Direction.

Via Chicago Alton K. R. Bell; Klnloch 741. Dron us a Dost.il- it I have prompt attention. Postal, It will 0all of writers.

T. TUTTLB, Ticket Agent We lick a stamp and bootlossly tris whack make it stfty wa have ti UM wlW ulainps. Han 1)ni-K fl(! Gb bUy h0t lu 'td And uae no moro cold tea to gum tha SIGNALS But by mny who have become te ava taste to be su eri raZl1 Coffee marketed, nowadays. Postum possesses additional merits. operation performed pn her In an Rnst St.

Louis hospital'; She recovering nicely and will be able to bo out lu about a Mrs. Lolfjnpoolo, of Ottervillo III Is visiting Mrs. Aaron Dodson 28 oast Sixth street. and j. iio are inlsnlouHris al Rangoon, arrived today and arV visiting I'onle of Mrs.

S. J. Colp no tltt nd absolutely free from coffee drug, for her hqtjie Jn sufficient quantity (for about -MO cupaot Instant Postum are sold for 60c by grocers bl la(lljer tln sat 3 make about 50 cups. Averages About Double that Cost at the C'lm-lc. i Mrs.

M. R. cvnoneii tt boon wth her daufehlni-, 8B Katherli )P nioklimpn. for the puat month, will leave tomorrow Mliinon polls. Miss Kiinlce Dniper 1 spending several dnj-H In Dow with friends.

Miss Stella Van llorno of Jersey vlMe I 8 visiting wltl. friends in Alton toilny. Miss Mary return fruln itlBBouri ho lma bnrll MpBndlng HMveral wneks- there with fl'lenilK. oi-y Himiit In Alton vvitii 1'rleiidti. Mifu llyrl.) wiH jt ul tt loiuor- row from mrJtHvillu, Mo.i wltere ho bciin visiting ajstor.

Hho will brhiR her ulecc, Helen With lirr for a hoH Juiiuin 11 nn will loiivo tomorrow for (JuioUBO wherB uo jyllj nowut position, Miss Blnnchn Ulckson went fo Car- ll'ivllln todHy io Join Mr. aftd Mrs! who urn spending tt woc'k ii" WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. When you are in tha parlor w4th a beautiful young creature, and the electric lights suddenly go out while you are seated beside her on the divan cpllect your wits. Tell her not to be alarmed, and search, through your pockets until you find a rna'tch. Strike W4 $fiH ner if she can find a candle.

When riding in the rear seat of an auto going eixty mil06 an hour and it Bkids toward the edge of a precipice. there Is a young beside you bid her not to become frightened. Step lightly out of the auto and telephone the repair man. When chatting with a lady of some torty.flve summers, who Is seriously contemplating matrimony and leads the conversation around, point you must commit your- feelf, If she allows her hand to fall near yours and looks langulsntngly Into your eyes and asks you If you do not believe, there are. times when VgiHV Is Justified In telling a man that lovos him, not wait tor your hat gend a messenger tor them next day.

tensive a a clear. When a train enters upon a circuit, this has the effect of switching the battery off "and the signal goes to stop ol Its own weight "and remains there 6r so long as the train is In the'block. The apparatus is so live that metallic contact'-' from rail to rail, such as a hahd car or a crow bar laid across the track, will set tW signals at danger. The signals are located 'M that the of get approaching them' to stop' train passing a afgnal. 1 The block signal -rulw tindel 1 which are standardised' ihe' lean the practice fidoptW is that a train finding are sitting at luncheon a young lady and one of your eredltorn and duns you Jor Ills Mil, turn to'hlmaanguldly pay him, remarking thnt it la a pleasure to toibe able Aim-the If he offers you a receipt wave your hand airily and say that his word Is Sufficient, he need not give you bis note.

Jng near it jlgnals at nrtsl batteries track, and the next PURE ftqp PRPOUCTS You're On the. Track AND SEE US The Silver Lining. i "I suppose there won't ba earth at all when we land?" says Mrs. Nonh as a wave dashes over the Mr. "it be-fine to have a reporter for a paper trying to get ut to on how feels to iNJabd." 4ohnny'g Quen.

who were the 600 referred In the line: "into the Jaws of death rode the 600?" Ihey were dentists. an. down. All Uw. inun lu i he vlolnily of Altoli are bo- Ing Rttthured up ami weut lo repair tho duumgo, Of good prime inimtH 'you are your way Kooh's.

nothing but the meats, poultry and hero. Our beef You wll 9 mo? tondoi li.v.ii I'M or "look have lid-bits tjft dainty JUM ow i Ki-aiik llyiidmuli will K() 0 field tomorrow to iittoml the pf cousin. Thomits Cnilitim. died ut WBHOIIW, HI, and will 0 tomorrow. ut lburlo(J KOCH'S Both Phones ti.

tfqa Altou, 111, About that auto mending you will rind oar aa- tabllshment us reasonable In- charge and as effletan.tr In palr work Biirnge In any of the big cltlofl. Our ineif. unUtii-Btdnd all oMhe eooU mulfos of machines, We fix everything about a from lamps to tiros, from tho sraKl oat nut. to tho most com- toljcatod engine, at the CITY GARAGE mid PJaau Streets. It Will Pay.

All Idle bomt, but fit to print In tjje Ore?.