Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

(Established Jari. ALTON, ILL, SATURDAY "EVENING, MAY 21, 1910, lOo PER WEEK. RED BADGES IN Outlook That Large $um of Money Would be Collected for Home 'During. Day, Tho annual solicitation of funds for tlio Woman's Home was on tor side and Upper Alton, corps of ladles Side and Upper i Alton corps of ladles and were 'busy seeking gifts of money from 'pnsaer'aby on the street, visitors In banks and business hoiisi'B, In exchange for the little rod tag that purchased Immunity from pressing demands. 'Many people luiHionod In the morning to a red tng HO tlioy could got 'through the day without being Importuned, but they did not always find that one badge eave the desired Immunity.

Some of the would not Do denied iilthougb oiie or two badges wore worn, as they had something to sell. They sold flowers, base bnl! tickets lor -the Blks-U. C. gamp, newspapers, etc. Three young ludlea, Lulu Coyle, Jennie Biiumatl Theo.

Erbeck, chaperoned by B. H. Cbyle, went to St. Louis on the Flyer this morning selling papers to the tommtlters. A lot of rooming papers were bought up and Hie glrjs got busy with thefc.

The girls were part of the Union depot contingent under Mrs. H. (Dor- 8 py, and before noon they fcad taken In over $50. Society ladles and club ladles joined In the effort to raise tho Woman's "iHoftie fund. 'At; the headquarters in the- Biles club luncheon was served during the day end this evening: there wil a dance at the club the proceeds which will go to the Woman's Home.

public Is Invited to attend the club gathering this evening. Tiie ladles were expecting to do well this evening. They jsald they believed tliat there- wouji:) money i-THE WEATHER FORECAST; Showed tonsil Of Sunday Hundtty jyid in iioroi and' central portions tonight. DOW HILL DOOMED MAY DO AWAY W.ITHSTEEP GRADE, Receiver Homgey Hays Survey is lie, Ing Made Around the Grade at Dow or -New Route. Receiver p.

Ramsey of the Bluff Line was In Alton today and said that he has a corps of engineers making a survey for the purpose of planning a route that will do away with the steep climb up the bill at Bow and give a grade five-tenths of one per cent. Mr. Ramsey says two routes are under consideration, ono requiring seven miles of new from Lbckhaven to Dow, and the other 19 miles of new track rom Ulelil's station to Medora. The Ml at Dow' a per cent grade ias been a hard one, and for years it has been necessary to maintain an extra engine there to help trains up the grade. It is claimed that a big saving could be made by builrt- ng the new track.

Mr. Ramsey saya that the one Idea of the owners of the- Bluff Line is to make it a )6tter road for handling business; by doing away with steep grades and crooked: places in the roa8. Mr. Ramsey says that the railroad has not been Bold this week. TO DIRIGIBLE SPRINGS A BIG LEAK.

Immense Quantity, of Gas Gets Away and Automobile Hurries New Bag Friday Nigljt From St, Louis to Grafton accident occurred to ALVIS HAUSKINS BUYS 12,000 AGREES OF LAND IN ALBERTA, Paper Ifecuwm Hausk. Ins Thereby Becomes Ono of Largest Land MM. DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS According to ft'clipping from a paper printed In' Alberta province, In Canada, Alvls HftlisklnB, formerly of Upper been going some In the way of -getting land. He Is de- the gas Glared by the paier to have become bag of the dirigible 'balloon that was ono of the largest Irrigable landown- to be the principal feature of the ors In the sale of the balloon, ascension today at roperty tb him. Hauaklns has been which disabled It and canned the part ot his time in Canada, loss of an immense ahionnt of gas.

where 'there is a big boom In lands. J. N. Sparling, who had promised to The Alberta paper said the follow- tnake the ascension and who said Friday It would come off unleua something happened or the ballooti burned up, had been busy with; Ing: "One of the biggest land deals that has been puf through In the Alberta province, has just been consummated P. Hayden, his gas outfit arid, had representing about thlriy land hold- IOOBU In the crowds down town.

Uits evening after various manufacturing Institutions had paid off their men. be, work- WILL SHOW AUTO TRUCK IN ALTON. Agent of Making Auto Trucks Will Have One Here Monday If Roads 1'eiinU, Roy Hblden, 'who been, negotiating with the fire department committee for the sale of one or two auto fire for use in the- fire department, said today Ive expects to have an an to truck here and It around that there would be-very in the into hours 'of thed ay. FIREMEN HAVE MIDNIGHT RUN. Only lA-ui'ii It iftiK False Alarm.

Queer fdea of Having Fun' of sjonio Qne 1 The fire department was called to Statii and Main streets atiout half twelve o'clock last night and after making, the long, up hill run, learned thevC fire, had been no fire a tic! that the alarm was a false ono. The alarnr was sent in from the near the water tnnlis but nobody could be found who could tell anything about it. In fact that part was completely wrapped slumber when the fire fighters reached alleged sceiie. BIToris are being made to learn the Mpuday, bo run up from Louis If "the-rdada are concjl- tion to make, the and nothing else Mr. Holden that tho city can get a truck any, combination, of appliances -It chooses.

He proposes selling truck for carrying hose and chemicals to extinguish fires. The council committee is seriously considering getting the auto trucks. BASIS BALL. A double 'header game of base ball will bo played tomorrow afternoon in Sportsman's park and If the day is fine there will be'a good attendance. The first game will be between the Alton Blues the Glen Carbons' Both these teams are strong ones.

Tho Ben Winters Will play the East Alton Ramblers ait. East 'Alton tomorrow afternoon. Mayor JVf ott Pays a 'Fine. Mayor R. L.

Mott, of Blsah, and ten youtbs of th'e village paid fines name the'sc'nder and If these prove for indulging In the festive sport successful he Will be arrested and of "crap-shooting." Tho fact Just punished. (gained today. used up an Immense quantity of Iron fillings and sulphuric acid for gas making when the fact was discovered that the big gas bag was leaking bad. It Is supposed that some acid got oTi the cloth and that this 'made the leak. The whole city of Graf ton was filled with the odor of carbon a by product of the manufacture of the gas that was being Buried in inflating the baloon.

When found that his gas 'bag Would be useless, he got busy with the telephones and had a new gaa bag from St. Louis by automobile last night. The bag arrived at a late hour by way of St. Charles and was taken across the river on a ferry. The old bag ha! a capacity of 1.1,000 cubic feet and the new one has a capacity of 22,000.

A telephone message was sent to Alton for Capt. W. D.jFluent to hurry to (3tafton with two tons more of iron and he got there early this morning. Then the work ofi filling the big bag was proceeded with. It was said that the bag might be filled by 4'o'clock this afternoon and that an ascension would be made then.

SCHOOL HAS BIG CROWD, of Piano Fund Yields Good Returns and Over. $100 Was Cleared. ei's from Kansas and (Missouri, sold to Alvls J. 3Ta.UAU.lns 12,000 acres of picked land in the Rocky Ford dls- lakeg iMr. Haus- Individual lands In the Ins is well posted 'He is a brother of trlct.

This deal kins one of tlio; holders of Irrlgat world. Mr. on Alberta lands. WAS OLD TIME RESIDENT. Came to the United 'States Fifty Six Years Ago and Lived 45 Years on One Place, DUE TO BIASING ACROSS THE RIVER, Comet Has Nothing to Do With Loud Tlmt Awaken Allon People Nightly and Hoarc Jake four Hausklns sections of who land owns north recently of Strathinore, greeted ifis.OOO residence on his fjitrm.

latter has one of the farms In Alberta, the house being modern In every particular, with a ball room, rdom, lighting system and every convenience of a city residence. HIGH SCHOOL The Latin Society 'Enjoys a "Coena" The sociable at Washington school last evening to raise money for the was a big success. It was today that the receipts would reach' and that the pro- ritjT Vojald be over $100. The teachers, and patrons aided the children In the enterprise and everyone was woll pleased with the gallons of ice cream was sold, beside caudles pop-corn and 'other good things. The sociable began at 4 p.

m. and closed at 10 p. 'm. Sixty cakes were donated by Patrons of 'the school and over 1,200 cones of ice cream were sold, beside What was, served in the usual manner. The debt on the piano will be almost, if not cmopletely lifted, as 'this Is the second attempt to at Beywly FuMiij'MiKS Ferguson's Interest in High Scliool MuU Other pjcnirs; "The Tatler" WIJl Be Out on Next; Friday.

Yesterday evening the Latin Society of the Htsh school enjoyed" a Roman repast at Jhe lag cabin on Dr. Smith's Beverly Farm at G.od- frey. At four o'clock the society and the faculty took the X. for Godfrey. They sfteht the afternoon In BtrolHng; tbrouslij; beautiful wood? and tfown to a "coena as the Roman dinner wan called.

Each person -re- relved'- Korean entirely In Latin, which Miss Ferguson, the faculty supervisor, Idndly explained. The dishes served were exclusively and the diners were suis prised to find that iseveral Roman foods were identical with some of our own. Th Romans customs at the table were faithfully adhered to, even' in giving each one a small candy pig as a. memento. After the toasts were given In Latin, and some rhymed hits on the society members by Miss ROEO Bixler were read.

Later on, th'e Pyramus and Thlsbe scene from Shakespeare's Mrs. Mathllde H. wife of Emll Rlelil, the Well known horticulturist, died at the family home, Evergreen Heights, at Friday evening. She was the mother of nine children and her death Is the first break in the family circle, the married llfe'of the couple having been remarkably free from sorrow due to deaths. She was born In Germany, September 12, 1841.

Mrs. Riehl to America 56 years ago and forty-five years ago she was married In Louis and went as a bride to her home, that Is known as Evergreen (Heights. She had much to do with the making of the place what.it Is and was deeply Interested In her home and her family. She never affiliated with any church, although she was a devoted Christian. Her home being distant from all churches it was difficult for her to attend services any place.

Her 'health began to fall many years ago and about six years ago she became unable to walk, from a slow, paralysis. The last of Collinsvill sth mfwy slnkin-g. steadily and her death was expected by her family. She leaves three sons, F. C.

Riehl, of Tacoma, E. H. and Walter Riehl; and six daughters, Mrs. Helen Leu- nan, of Covallls, Mrs. Alice SUrr, of Olympla.

(Mrs. Annie Thompson, a missionary at Song- do, Korea, and Misses Julia, Emma and Amelia Riehl, who live at home. Mrs. Rlehl's children who live at a distance will be unable to attend her funeral, which will be day meaning from the green Heights. Many Alton people have been Jarrod at night time by reports of blasts and many have thought there had been explosions some place.

All the Alton 'quarrymcn say that they know nothing of any night blasting In Alton and say that they believe the sounds come from Bellefontalne. There Is an electric light plant across the river and the aid of lights quaarrylng operations are carried on night and day. Some Alton people seemed to think tbat the comet was doing stunts and causing the midnight alarms, and there was some nervousness about the noises that woke people from slumberu. ARTHUR HARRINGTON BAD FALL home, Ever- JUDGE BANDY ON INCREASED SALARY. raise the 'piano fund and tlie Its last time exceeded $70.

pro- Advertise In the Telegraph. WELCOME WAIST ALE BEGINS aturcjay, May 21st i Your choice of Newest Spring Model Lace or Embroidery Your Choice 79 cents HE story is abort onet Cold, back- season. -Overstocked manufac- turer, who was hard up for money. There we 19 dozen in the lot, 7 different modeb-AU Clean, All New, All Perfect. ThlnJk well, byy all you need.

TUB 810N OV QUAUTV. Midsummer Night's iDream was performed In the open. The Latlnists returned on the car, all having had most delightful evening. The Society is only one of the many High School enterprises with which iMJss Bertha Ferguson Is actively associated. She started both the Latin and German Societies, which are becoming a strong factor in Inducing pulls to study languages.

Last year, as librarian, with the assistance of a few girl students, she catalogued the entire High school library of twelve hundred books according to the system em- )loyed in all large city 1 libraries and In UIH public Ubraryjpf our own city. She IB also president, of the Alton Hlsrh School Alumni Asoolatlon, and IB Alumni editor on the "Plasa Quill." With the exacting duties of these positions, iMIas Ferguson has had a leisure moment for several years, and she has always very penorously given much of her i time to the Interests of the school. I Next Saturday the Pushmataha Literary Society will give 'a day picnic Beverly Farm, and a week Inter Der Deutsche will cole- brata at tha name place. A week from next Friday tho full operetta ORSI will picnic after school at Bevorly Farm. Dr.

Smith Is gaining an env'able reputation in school circles as a generous host, and all parties welcome an excursion to the log cabin. "Tho TatU-r" will be Issued probably on next Friday. Much careful work hp.s been spent In perfecting It, and It IB awaited by the aubscrlbcrs with great Interest. tb State Capital Statement Of Oerisuti of Granite City. Judge Bandy, of the Granite City court passed through Alton today on his way to Springfield, with a copy of the census roll which Is relied upon to get him ati increase in salary to $2,000 a year.

Judge Bandy says that he believes the Federal census will corroborate the census taken in Granite to determine how much salary he stiould receive. At any rate, he says, hie salary will be based on the local census, if the Federal census does not show the place Is entitled to a $2,000 a year city judge. 'the' census taken shows a population of 10,000, but it is claimed by Bandy's opponents that the population IE much less than that figure. 'Arthur Harrington, a young man engaged at the glass works IB confined to his bed at the honie of his uncle, P. Cremens in ea.st Second street, as the result of a fall sustained a couple of days ago at tho glass works where he Is employed.

The young man mounted a ladder to adjust something about a fan box that had gone wrong and 'a man was deputized. to hold, the ladder steady while Harrington was aloft. The adjustment was made all right and the young man started to descend when the ladder turned and he was thrown headlong to the ground, a distance of about twenty feet. The man had left the ladder when Harrington started to come down, it Is said, as he thought there was no. further need of his services.

The' young man waa picked up and 'removed to the home of hie uncle and for several hours his condition was very serious. He suffered a concussion of the brain. ranks of Alton automoMllsts, a'fine new car arriving for him yesterday afternoon. THE COMET NIGHTLY BLUFFS, FAVORITE PLACE. Many Alton People Scan Western Sky at Sunset to Catch View of Celestial Wanderer and Some Report, Success, Last night a number of Alton people were out watching for the big comet.

Some report that they saw It in the west shortly after sunset, as they looked from the bluffs. Tho end of street Is the favorite place for viewers to stand. It was said some that they could nee the comet's lull standing above the western Lorleon. If the skied are clear tonight, tomorrow night or Monday night, a good view should be had. Especially on Monday night will the chances be good, with a clear sky, as the moon, which has dimmed the comet's lustre, will be In full'eclipse during the evening anil the comet should show up plain and brilliant.

Observers at a distance say the comet has' a fan' tall now, which-is of great extent, and that It Will be a sight well worth viewing. Funeral of Mrs. W. Scheler. Tile funeral of (Mrs, John W.

Scheler wffs held this morning and the esteem in which she was held waa attested by the very large number of people who attended the obsequies. A requiem' mass was said St. Patrick's church which waV fillew with sorrowing friends. Burial was In Greenwood cemetery beneath a heavy coverlet of flowers the sympathetic offerings of neighbors and relatives. Mr.

and Smith Sydney, Australia, been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. Duffleld and left for Chicago, last evening. Tho sale of the, home of Mrs.

A. Hartinan to Patrick Maguire has not been Enjoy River Hide, (A party of students from Shurtleff College enjoyed a river ride last evening on a "barge that was towed by a launch belonging to Copt. Fluent. The Shurtleff crowd annually makes a trip of this kind and last evening was one of the most pleasant they have bad. Alton'''Council of Coium will confer the second degrei upon a large class of candidates to evening; Positions Filled LaDt week the following employed students of the New St.

Louis Busl- aess College In their offices: Burlington Railway, Otis Elevator Kenn-M-rt Carpet Smith Tewelry Little Becker, 1C. and T. Railway, Nelson Morris Hressed Beef Malliuckrodt Chemical, Barr Dry Goods FUce-Stlx Dry Goods Washington National Bank, W. Hall Trigg, This school makes a specialty of placing its graduates. Alton Branch, Laura Bldg.

Kin. 137 where others fall DR. E. C. COOKSON.

SucceMfnl Osteopath. Commercial Bldg. Bull 188 Concert by Band At our sie any other time you want to hear il. And you can hear It just as easy in your own home. 1 Come in totlay and hear the newest Victor Rtscpydfi by Pryor'a obligation.

7 A. Kieseljiorst Piano Co. 317-319-321 State Street, Alton, Illinois. I I'lio or Drop' L'urii tat Booklet, Victor Rtrvet ConunlHsIoner Harry C. Swift lias a forco of men at work In Hucond Htrect repairing tho sun- placna in thu brick paving.

Only the worst places aru being fixed ut the present time, A Familiar Box It you are not user of IH1 LTTi you havn undoubtedly seen or huani of it, because It has been uu the market for many years, hau been extensively advertised, and nioi'o of II has sold than of any other blub grade writing paper on the market. If you have never used Highland Unen you should give It trial. We are sure that you will find It eminently Hatisfactory, We sell Highland Lluou for only 40 cents a box. E.H.GOULDING'SSONS&CO How This for a Line Up SesseYs ciothes Stetson Hats Manhattan Shirts B. Underwear You will find us always showing the latest and newest things in clothing, gents' furnishings, hats, caps shirts, etc..