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32 The Daily Register-Mail, Galesburg, 111 Thursday, May 27, 1954 MARKET REPORTS TODAY SWEETIE PIE By Narlitic Seltzer GALESBURG ttOO MARRfcfS Ottot C. B. Q. Stockyards Market Very active, butchers steady to 25 higher, top $26. Packing sows 25 to 75 higher, top $28.

230-250 260-300 S21.50-S23.50 Sows Overnight hogs delivered Galesburg by 4 a. sold 25c above these Quotations. WlUon Co Yards steady to 25 higher, top $25.75 type $28. 190-2i0 120-240 250-290 00 Sows steady to 50 higher. 870-500 GALESBURG GRAIN MARKET Coniumer drain tt Supply (Grain Bids at 12:30 p.

m.i CORN. No. 2 SI.50 OATS, No. 2 70 SOYBEANS, No. 2 $3.27 DeFom! ft Co.

(Galesburg- Abingdon) (Grain Bids at 12:30 p. WHEAT, No. 2 $1.65 CORN, No. 2 $1.50 OATS. No.

2 Ml SOYBEANS, No. 2 $3.27 Qaleiburg Soy Product! Co. (Bids at 12:30 p. SOYBEANS, No. 2 yellow $3.36 RUStMELL LIVESTOCK Estimated receipts 800 hogs.

Mnrkrt active Steady to strong, top $28.25. Bulk I 180s to 200s $20 to $26.25. Sows 50 rents lower, top $21. Cnltle, about steady. Lambs, steady, bulk $23 to $25.

CHICAGO 7 (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: salable; bulk 180.230 lb.Mill several loads choice No. 1 and'Spn 2's around 215 lb. down 240-270 lb. S23.75-S24.75 ullh some choice No. 1 and 2's around 240 lb.

280-320 lb. butchers most choice 330-600 lb. sows salable; calves 3O0: alow; heifers weak to fully 50 a load of mostly prime 1,200 lb. steers $25.25 good to high rholce steers and yearlings utility to low good steers good to high choice heifers and mixed yearlings utility and commercial cows Sll.75-S14.50; canncrs and cutters utility and commercial hulls good and choice vealers S20-S24; utility and commercial grades salable: a few utility to low good spring lambs $23; small lotjScp utility and good shorn old crop lambs cull to choice slaughter cwcs Including a deck around 110 lb. at $5.50.

CHICAGO GRAIN RANGE CHICAGO (UP)-Grflin range: High Low Close Cling. Wheal: mZ-M-IMT's off 2'i Sep 1f)8 195 -14 off Dec 200 7 May 204H4 20.1 203' -4 Corn: 153S 149' i 149'fc 140' 4 14l 140'-j 140-ii 144'4 I44l'4 Dec Mar Oats Jul Sep Dec Mar Rye: Jul Sep Dec Mar 154 7 70H 68's 68Mi C8 71 a 71 73 73 180 ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK (Bv UNITED PRESS) HOGS: 5.500; barrows and gilts lbs. steady to 10 higher; lighter weights steady to 25 higher; mostly steady; bulk choice 1B0-240 lbs. few lots uniform lightweights or choice No.

1 and 2, 240-270 lb. S25-S26. CATTLE: 1.500; calves 800; Initial near steady on steers, heifers and cows; relatively little done: few commercial to choice steers and butcher yearlings vealers $2 lower: few prime $24; good and choice $18-522. SHEEP: 300: steady, few lots choice and prime spring lambs mostly choice $25. 100H 08-Ti 99-Vt 102'! i 101 1021 107 112'i 112 Soybeans: Jul 354 350 351 'ii -3Sl 274 273 -273 252V.

MONMOUTH Hospital off 1 off I off 2 TOMORROW'S ESTIMATES CHICAGO (AP)-USDA-- Estimated salable livestock receipts for Friday: HOGS 6,000 CATTLE 1.000 SHEEP 500 PEORIA LIVESTOCK (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) salable: top sows mostly 50 lower; top $21. salable; top $23; can- tier and cutter cows Calves 100 salable: top $24.50. SHEEP 100 salable; a few prime spring lambs $25.50. A Lot of Chips DES MOINES OW There was joy in the big potato chip firm here when the first oven-heating bill came in after conversion from oil to gas. The fuel expense hod been running about $500 a month; the first gas bill was $50 a month.

It went along this way for some months. Then the gas company called to explain. For almost a year (he gas meters in the chips plant had been misread; hundreds of units had been calculated in place of thousands. Would the chips firm please adjust to the tunc of about Peaches Bent Gun SENECA, 111. Ml Carrying a large revolver, a gunman walked into A.

J. Wick's store and said: "This is a stickup!" Wicks, 60, dropped to the floor behind the counter and picked up a can of peaches. As the would-be bandit turned to leave, Wicks hurled the can of peaches and the man ran in panic. Jan 250 255 255 off 2 Mar 259 258 -257 off Vh Lard: Jul 17.05 16.87 17.02 tip ,02 Sep 14.75 14.60 14.75 tinc'h. Oct 13.70 13.50 13.60 off .05 Nov .12.70 12.55 12.57 off .08 Dec 12.80 12.62 12.75-12.72 off .05 Keep up the good a terrific tipper 1" CHICAGO CASH GRAIN (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Cash wheal: none.

Corn: No. 1 yellow No. 2 1.81 No. 3 1.5B''4-60; No. 6 1.88: sample grade 1.5256.

Oats: No. 1 heavy white No. 1 white No. 3 sample grade 67, Soybeans; none. Barley nominal: malting 1.20-112; feed FINAL GRAIN REVIEW CHICAGO (APl-Oratna experienced a slow but.

steady retreat on tlie Board of Trade today. Dealings again were dull. Rains over much of the gmin producing area brought selling Into all cereals. There were no news developments to stimulate demand and mi a result the trend was quite consistently downward. Wheal appeared to encounter a little hedging pressure.

A grant to Formosa to buy wheat failed to rally the market. Carlol grain receipts In Chicago were estimated at: Wheat 12, corn 136, oats 28, barley 28, soybeans II. Wheat closed IVt-Vf, lower, July oats lower, July 70 rye to 1 cent lower, July Boybeans 1 lower, July and lard 8 cents lower 5 cents a hundred pounds higher $17.02. July Court Orders Kcal Name EBENSBURG, Pa. on Miss Veronica Oravcc had to get a court order to get rid of her nickname.

Her family called her Verna when she was small. She thought it was her true name until some questions popped up about her birth certificate. The court order changed her registered nurse's license from Verna to Veronica. CHICAGO I'ROUUCU (By UNITED PHK.SSi LIVE POULTRY- C'tcady: I) trucks. Chicago Poultry Board price eluingcs Hens: Colored over ft lbs.

Ifl' a colored 5 lbs. and under Commercially White Hock 26. CHEESE: Single daisies longliorns processed loaf 3437; Swiss A 44-47: 41-43; 37-38. BUTTER: steady; 03 score 02 score 5II-V. 110 score 81) score EGGS: 21.020 cases; unsettled.

White over 3(i'ac per cent A and over 36; mixed large extras (10- per cent A and over 30; mediums per cent A and over standards 32; current receipts 31; cltrlles 30! a checks WALL STRUCT NEW YOIIK (A Pi The stock market eased lower today In an Irregular manner with a ragged price front present din the late afternoon. Changes in either direction were small, but losses extended to one to three points and Rains went lo a point. Volume amounted to an est limited 2,300.000 shares, compared with 2.IU0.- (XX) shares traded Wednesday. Bethlehem Steel was down from the start on profit-taking from Its big gain of 3 Wednesday. Among lower stocks were New York Central, Santa Fe, Sinclair Oil, American Telephone, Republic Slcel.

Chrysler, Allied Chemical. Geueral Electric and American Tobacco. U. S. government bonds were steady.

READ THE WANT ADS NEW YORK STOCKS (Noon Quotations) Dow-Jones Averages: Industrials up AO Utilities off .14 Halls up .12 Volume 980,000 Furnlihed by Trancls 1. Dupont It Co. 319 Hill Areado Abbot 47' 4 Carbonic Admiral 20 Loews 15 Allied Chem filili Mid Cont Pet Allied Sirs Allls Chfil Am Alrl 12'u Am Can 43 Am Loco 15'i Am Rad St 16 Am Smelt 3(l Am loins Am Toh (11'4 Am Zinc 18 Anacon Cop 3H'' 4 Armco Sll Armour fl'4 Armour pfd Oil Atchison 100 Avco Mfg fl'i Beach Ahcr 15 Ueltrlce Bendlx Av 74'i Beth Sll 70 Borden 02 Borg Warn 05'i Brlggs Mfg 381i Btldd Co I3' 4 Burroughs 20T'n Can Pac 24 Case 15-n Caterpillar 53'i 351a ChlftNW 12 Chrysler 02 4 Cities Svc 10.VJ, Clinton Eds 27 1 i Comw Edls Con Edls (Ml 1 4 Cont Can Wii Cont Mol Cont Sll 1BK Corn Prod 72 Crane Co 33 Corliss Wr in Doug Aire 121) DuPonl Eaalm Kod HI Eaton MIk 4:1 El Auto Lite 40 Firestone 73'. Klec 111! 1 Gen Foods (10'i Gen Motors Goodrich 81) Goodyear Motorola Mont.Ward 04 Nal Blsc 40 Nail Dairy Nat Dlsllfrs 18" 4 Nat Gypsum Nal Steel NY Cent 231., No Am A via 34 No Am Co 23 Nor Pac St) Ohio Oil Oliver Corp IP', Owens III Gl 84 Packard 3 Pan Am WA Pa ram PI el 321, Pennev (JC'I Penn llll tfl'j Pepsi Cola 15n Phelps Dod 3IHii Phllco Philip Mor Phillips Pet 00 14 Pure Oil 04', Radio Cp 27-1, Repub Sll Revere Cop 411U St Regis Pa Schenlcy Ind IBVa Safeway Strs 45 Sears Roeb 65 Shell Oil Slnclear Oil 44 a i Snnocy Vac Southern Southern Pic 43 Spiegel Std Brands Std Oil Cal Std Oil Ind HI Std Oil NJ IH1 Steil Drug Studebaker 10 1 Simiav Oil 20'a Swlftifo Texas Co 74 Tlmk Dot rdluil Un Carbide 82If, Un Pac 120 Unit Air Line 221a Unit Aire lll'i St. Ambrose Grail Among the 85 St.

Ambrose College students, Davenport, Iowa, who will be graduated at the annual Commencement exercises to be held there at 3 o'clock next Sunday afternoon, Is John J. Grady of Galesburg. The address will be given by Dr. Hugh L. rCecnlcysidc, dlrclor general of the United Nations Technical Assistance Admin istration.

A boy was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wood of Monmouth. Admitted Wednesday were Mfs U.

G. Brownlee, Grovftf Carnes and Mrs. Cora Wilson, all of Monmouth; Joseph R. Garwood of Little York, and Mrs. Robert Hunt of Alpha.

Dismissed Wednesday were Mrs. Stella Ryner, Mrs. Tony Compondu, all of Monmouth; and Mrs. Leonard Steepleton of Oquawka. Admitted today were Roger Sher man of Stronghurst and Mary Russell of Roscville.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith Realty Transfers- Letter Goes South LaHABKA, Calif, Roland Mnrtonc mailed a letter lo Dewey an ndvcnlurc-bound journalist, last July 28. II was addressed to South America. Somehow the letter went to South Pasadena to South Gate to South San Francisco and then to Iquitos. Peru. Last week the letter was returned to the sender.

Martonc put it in an envelope to Linze, readdressed it, added a nolo: "Don't want to open your mail. Please let me know what I said. I forgot." Helen Morgan, Calvin and Kathryn Ditch to Mrs. Bernice C. Boulware part of lot 1 and lot 2 in block 10 of Reeves Addition to Rosevillc.

Howard and Mary Belle McCool lo James and Anita Skinner lots 8 and 9 in Apserp's Addition to Monmouth. F. Desmond and Mary Louise Long, Kenneth and Catherine Bowker to George and Helen Bersted lots 1 and 2, part of 5 in block 1 of the Quinby and Lawrence Addition to Monmouth. George and Helen Bersted to Km ma H. Benson part of lot 9, in of the NEW of sec.

29, twp. 11, range 2. Frank and Irma McClurc to William H. and Marjorie Wilson lot 3 of the SEW of sec. 1, twp.

8, range 1. Helen Morgan, Calvin and Kath ryn Ditch to Mrs. Bernice C. Boule ware lot 2 and part of lot 1 in block 10 of the subdivision of lot in Reeves Addition to Roseville. SQl i.

m. a.f. i oft. Capr, H84 by NtA Int. "He's a steady jokes and you'll soon get used to his" his dime!" iYTonmotith Kids Crack Books as Lxams Take Ton Priority arc underway in Monmouth public schools this week.

Report cards will be given out Tuesday in the elementary grades and junior high school while high school pupils will receive their report cards on Wednesday. Cl Nor Hy pi' 51 li US Rubber 33'a Gre.vqhound 13 Homestake Am Mot 12 III Cent fl4 III Power 4.V, Inland Sll 50'a Insplr Cop 27'a lot llarv lnl Nick lot Johns Man (iH 'i Kenneeolt 83'j Keyst Sit US Steel West Un Tel 3814 West Klee (I7 'i, Walgreen Zenith Rad 67'i Now York Curb Ark Fuel Oil 24 Kl BondA-Sh 211, llecla Mill 7 Imperial Oil Pac Pet Ltd lO'd Ro.valltc Oil Technicolor MARKUPS AT A GLANCE (liy PilKSSl Stocks firm In moderately active IradtiiK Bonds IneRiilarly higher. U. S. bonds steady hi quiet trading.

Midwest stocks hlKber. Grains In Chlcacn: Lower I Iocs: Stead 25 lower, top Cattle: Sle.idy-$1 lower, top vealer top $24. No Sale! INDIANAPOLIS Donald Shelby advertised his car for sale. A prospective buyer telephoned Shelby to bring the car to a certain address. Shelby got out at the address lo look for the buyer.

When he got back after failing lo locate the prospective buyer, the car was gone. Marriage Licenses MONMOUTH Carl L. Berg of Berwick and Patricia Ann Miller of Monmouth. READ THE WANT ADS WEBSTER HYBRID HOGS FOR GREATER PROFITS More Desirable and Economical Pork Production. Now Hooking for Fall Delivery.

DON HARDEN ---8033-2 EARL TRACY 7756 -4 READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS Faith From Machine LOS ANGELES Ifl When a worshipper epters the Faith Morningside Lutheran Church at 11th Ave. and 85th St. he passes an electric eye. This starts a recorded worship service which includes a musical selection and a short address by the pastor. CUT FLOWERS Hardy Field Crown FLOWERING PERENNIALS Our (run dug planti are alwayi lor your garden.

CELOSIA GARDENS 46 L. Davli CHANGE Of ADDRESS HENLEY'S WELDING Also portable welding. New Address 1221 S. Seminary St. PHONE 3701 -4 LANDSCAPING Rough Grading, Finish Terracing, Grass Seeding E.

J. MARTIN Phone 1572-8 Call 7523-4 After 4:30 Brothers Coordinate MERIDEN, Conn. Ml Winslow Chase, 13, was operated on for acute appendicitis. Within a few hours, his brother, Glendon, 15, be came ill at a private school 100 miles away and was rushed here. He too was operated on for acute appendicitis by the same surgeon and at the same hospital.

GLENN M. SCOTT 6062-4 HOMES FARMS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES GALESBURG KNOXVILLE Now With Dale H. Bragg, Broker Knoxville, 95-2121 Silver Wedding Anniversary Noted At Open House MONMOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W.

Sloss celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sloss, 500 E.

Franklin Monmouth. Between 2-4 and 7-9 around 100 signed the guest book which was tended by Janic Vestal. Silver and white were the prevailing colors in the decorating scheme and in the table arrangements. A floral table centerpiece was the gift of friends, Mr. and Mrs.

L. A. Ryan. Among the gifts were beautiful flowers, by neighbors and many congratulation cards, several pieces of silver in their pattern and a purse of money presented by relatives. The silver coffee service was presided over by Mrs.

Dale Sloss and Mrs. Tracy Shaver. The cakes were served by Mrs. William Vestal and Mrs. Frank Cable.

Mrs. Mabel Swanson gave a toast to the honored couple and Mrs. Bert Mclntyre and Mrs. ald Swanson presented a piano duet program during the afternoon. Joseph Sloss and Miss Florence Vandeveer were married May 25, 1929, in Monmouth at the Christian Church parsonage by the Rev.

George Snyder. They live at 626 N. Park Place. Mrs. Frances Brown Funeral Rites Held services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m.

at the First Presbyterian Church for Mrs. Frances Cole Brown, 46, who died Sunday at Racine, Wis. The Rev. Arthur Hall officiated, sisted by Df. Frances P.

Ihrman. Mrs. Nathea Keller was at the organ and Dean Johnson sang. Burial was in the Monmouth Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Howard, Leo Costello, Paul Warfield, David McCrery, Leonard Twomey and Francis Kissinger.

Elmwood Will Play At Monmouth Sunday top softball attraction is being arranged for Monmouth Park Sunday evening. The Elmwood Merchants, who won the MonmouUi 1953 City League Invitational Tournament here last fall, will be here. They will meet either Keisters or Mitchells. Elmwood won over Little York in the finals of the invitational. Tonight Mitchells will meet Gambles, while Friday Little York plays Aledo.

READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS BULLDOZING Pond Building Leveling or Clearing CALL 4779 TELEPHONE OPERATOR WANTED DoLong, Illinois BV JUNE 1954 Building lurnlihcd. Salary Sii month, GUY E. DAVIS. MAQUON HAROLD CRAMEH. DeLONG TELEPHONE BILLS are now due.

They are payable at the Company Office, 100 N. Cherry, or at the Tree Removal CUSTOM CHAIN SAWING McNAUGHT BROS. Phone 8815-8 Demonstration Fri. Sat. Come and tea new Vermeer Ditcher In action, 704 Wisconsin Avenue, jut! north ot Hutchcroil Implement Ws have them (or aale.

Alio own- on to do cuttom ditching and tiling, Telephone 4779 DUESTERHAUS IMPLEMENT Knoxville Road Galeiburg. III. FRIES HENS FREE DELIVERY HUNT'S POULTRY 8-1254 883 Monmouth Blvd. MAY MILES WRECKING and USED LUMBER CO. We buy all klndi of bulldlngi and io be wrecked.

We go any distance. Also do wrecking ior others If they wish lo keep the material for themselves. Insured and Bonded wreckers. We have a two-room house for sale lo be moved, would make a nice cabin. Call or write Dale May, 9S9 W.

Main, Ph. 7356-0 Jimmle Miles, 356 S. 3469-8 LUMBER YARD AT 1155 Accommodation, Galesburg, 111. Public Sale Of LIVESTOCK At the Roy Dal ton feed lot at the east edge of Elmwood, on May 29 Al 12 Noon, D.S.T., consisting ol 250 HOGS AND FIGS Sows to farrow in June and late August, feeding pigs and sows with litters, 1 yearling boar. 50 OR 60 CATTLE Whitefaced and black cows with calves by side; several small calves, black; 2 registered Shorthorn bulls; 3 registered Hereford bulls.

12 Ewes with lambs, mostly twins. This sale is local raised stock consigned by 3 owners and Is not a community sale. Mol Responsible for ROY DALTON Elmwood, 111. LEWIS MARKS, AUCTIONEER Albia Sales Company 100 miles west of Burlington, la. LIVESTOCK AUCTION I EVERY SATURDAY Sale begins at 12:30 P.

M. At present selling 700 to 900 cattle, 400 to 600 hogs, and 150 to 300 sheep every Saturday. Specializing in quality livestock, sold in large groups and sorted to suit your needs. For information concerning the for any Saturday call collect, Friday nights or Saturday mornings. H.

C. PETERSON, Owner Mgr. Res. Ph. 565, Barn Ph.

23 Bill's Fish Market 131 S. Academy St. Phone 8165-6 FOR SALE Purebred HAMPSHIRE BOARS ANGUS BULLS Cows with Calves, Open Heifers CLIFTON ADAMS Route 97 Gilson, Illinois CLIP AND SAVE MONEY COVPOAf FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Well Drilling Prompt Service. Reasonable and Work Guaranteed. JONES tt SCHME1SEB SEE HOBEN BROS.

136 S. Prairie Phone 2661-1 TERMIN1X SIMPSON-POWELSON LUMBER (0. Phone 4137 153 S. Prairie St. COUPON WORTH Set of four SAFETY GLO-RIMS Reg Price $4.45 NViih TKt Coupon 3 9 5 DOUBLE CHECK THESE SAVINGS yBUG SCREENS for JQ75 all makes of cars BLINDS $049 for all now 0 SILENCERS 1049 for quiet COUPON WORTH I Red, Blue or Green FENDER FLAP SETS Reg.

Price $2.45 With Thij COUPON WORTH WHIRL WAY BUG DEFLECTOR Reg Price With This Coupon IT3 335 E. Main St. Galesburg, 111. Phone 8-1192 COUPON WORTH COOL AIR WIND DEFLECTORS Reg Price With Coupon ORDER Bi MAIL Wt PAY POSTAGE mmmmmmmmmm FRESH MISSISSIPPI FISH TURTLE Wholesale or Retail CALL US ABOUT YOUR FISH FRY FRESH RABBIT FRYING AND ROASTING CHICKENS PUBLIC SALE Of Very Rare Antique Furniture, Glassware, Brie A Brae, Jewelry and Furnishings Saturday, May 29th, 1954 The undersigned heirs under the last will and testament fo Nelle H. McCool (deceased) in order to make an equitable distribution of the estate, will sell at the residence located at 657 North Kellogg Galesburg, 111., commencing promptly at 12:30 Standard Time, the following: HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS 1 white enamel 4-burner apartment size gas stove, 1 apartment sire Gibson refrigerator, kitchen chairs, kitchen step stool, electric heater (apt.

size), lovely reading, floor and table lamps, 1 new R.C.A. table model radio, 1 General Electric sweeper with attachments, odd chairs, rocking chairs. 1 large occasional platform rocker, small tables, magazine racks, 1 R.C.A. console television set (17-lnch screen) complete with antenna, U3ed only a short time; electric fans, pictures, mirrors, curtains, drapes, new Venetian blinds. 2 sets of opera and field glasses, two 9x12 rugs, matching throw rugs, clocks, fancy darnnsk linen tablecloths and napkins, lots of beautiful hand made fancy work.

1 new rollaway bed complete (cost $60.95 a few months ago); 1 cedar chest, 6 trunks, luggage, all kinds of kitchen ware, cutlery, dishes, G.E. metal ironing board, and odds and ends in unusual items. Diamonds, Watches, Rings, Costume Jewelry 2 lady's diamond rings, carat each, blue while perfect stones appraised by Galesburg's leading jewelers as such: one carat lady's diamond ring, also perfect stone: 1 small diamond ring, also in lady's mounting: 20 gold finger rings, plain gold bands, opal and other precious stones; 1 solid gold lady's wrist watch and bracelet, 17 Jewels); 1 solid gold hunting case man's watch: 1 open face gold gentleman's watch: a very large assortment of old costume jewelry, including lockets, bracelets, chains, crosses, beads of all kinds, colors and descriptions, and many other very rare articles. Authentic Antique Furniture, Coverlets, Etc. 1 large solid walnut combination cupboard and wardrobe, 1 large very ornate secretary with tear drop handles, spool towel rack, captain's chair, 1 pair matching large cane seat sidearm chairs, 1 large cane seat and back sidearm chair (this is a very unusual design), antique folding chairs.

4 matching ladderback chairs, 1 sidearm ladderback chair (this Is a honey), 1 large walnut love seat, 1 oval extension dropleaf walnut dining table, 1 tiltop hand turned spool occasional table (a beauty), 1 small Public Auction OF ABINGDON PROPERTY IOCATID AT 701 S. JEFFERSON ABINGDON, IUINOIS Saturday Morning, May 29, 1954 10 A.M. sharp at premises Beautiful bungalow, 5 rooms and bath, hardwood floors, new Youngstown double sink and built-ins in kitchen. Interior decoration is perfect. Full basement and oil burner hot water heat.

The heating system is in perfect condition. Attic is insulated and storm wiudows and screens for all windows. This 5 -room bungalow is in perfect condition inside and out and is on a full size lot with beautiful lawn and shade, garden and garage. Taxes will be paid by sellers. 1954 taxes due in 1955 to be paid by purchaser.

25 of purchase price cash at time of sale, balance in 7 days when possession and warranty deed will be given, or if purchaser so desires they may have possession day of sale by paying all cash. House will be open for inspection from 4 to 6 P.M., on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. LEWIS G. MARKS. Auctioneer, Abingdon, Illinois.

OMER SHAW, RUBY B. SHAW Sellers waguerrtotypes, mirrors. 1 walnut bed complete, doll furniture, imported rare Chinese tea and spice cabinets (hand work and highly decorated), hand engraved perfume cabinets, living room screen (very oldi, old coverlets of handwoven wool, lovely coverlets, Paisley shawls. 5 hock rugs, and sleigh bells, old bells and many, many other rare items that space will not permit enumerating. Practically all the above furniture is over 100 years old, mostly walnut, and very perfect considering the age Glassware, Silver, Brie A Brae, Etc.

A very large assortment of French Haviland in plates, cups, saucers, dishes, sugars and creamers, pitchers in many varied and attractive color patterns, cut glass water set. cut glass vases ipairs, many beautiful pieces of hand painted china in all types. Some of the prettiest you have ever seen, pattern glass, rose bowls, Mercury, Leeds, colored glass, bisque, lots of eggshell imported china in colors that are out of this world, matching vases, odd vases, lustre Inlay pieces, 1 china dog, 1 china doll (blonde with rare hair-do, pierced ears with ruby ear rings, this Is a item); brie a brae that is very colorful and unusual in design, and hundred other very choice items In glassware, as this Is only a part, as many boxes were packed with rare glassware that we did not have time to check, 12 silk fans, a very large assortment of old silver, in Sterling, Quadruple plate, including trays, tea sets, demitasse miniature souvenir spoons, matching knives, forks, 1 rare set of mother of pearl handle knives and forks, in fact all kinds of items that will certainly please the most fastidious and particular collector. We have omitted a number of very choice, rare pieces because of time taken in the inventory and not having space to enumerate same This is one of the most unusuai and important sales ever held in this entire area and no prevue will be held, and nothing shown until day of sale. Mrs.

Marcla Leseher Mrs. Dave Peterson Mrs. Isabel! Wier PAULINE NELSON, CLERK, and Plenty ot Ceihltra COL. FA YE L. HOUTCHENS, Monmouth.

111. the time of her passing, Miss McCool was over 80 years old, and every Item In this interesting collection was handed down from generation to generation, and every piece is authentic and no reproductions that we could find in the entire inventory. Not a single article will be taken out and you can be sure that every piece as well as many mere will be found in this, the most complete and inteteiiing auction ever held in Western Illinois. Owing to the size of the sale It will positively at 12:30. See you all the 29th oi May.

MRS. DAVE PETERSON In Charge.

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