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Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 5

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EVENING TELEGRAPH NORTH SHBE -t-r-r Henry and, Hem y. V'ilf "id tha BDare of hlB, life his- home In rJclmar 'llelghta, welL bohaved mother liOri' doing the it recently, ho ed lie house on bin phice and, 1 Afternoon; Mrsr Roue Rosenberg, wife Rosenberg of Alton, died yw- afternoon at 2- o'clock, 'at "the stBrted a gtwage, with lien hen wt cred garage and seeing no Hm, Uan.imtof.tor removal of a rom bwitt. It was the oilier to roost flew up In the there, the hood of the belnff Batty IB the morning went to the garage, turned ulMjils nmchlSlv placed down the finished ready to liis the' lien undo? the hood began getting busy nmPtlio way she made a racket the- hpod was some- tlilng rVirccaiccordlng to 'Henry. Of corn-so Ji'jKidld not knaw what was making pat- noise, and he feared that thfkjlnternal arrangements "of the were all going gaflooney. TT lift- itin Yirwwl cnmlfctojipmion within month' and unexpected.

Mrgj Rosenberg was a Louis and was 55 years of She Is survived by her husband. 'sons two dtughtcrs. One oVtthV'daugh- resides in Detroit sffd'-'the other lfc Louis and one re- Bide in Alton, and Is a.lclbthtng mer- The younger sofpresldes lh St as lift the hood and discovered worst, and then when his fi As soon as the hootl the hen roffe up also, squawked fn a fashion to' make hair stand up on the head' of the l.earer, and flapped her Wings- directly Against features. The lion was as badly frightened as was Htnry, Sftt all's well that ends well HIM botli Henry and the hen are now getting rapidly back to normally. The Eccles Coal Mine Filled Up.

Ben Kceles has abandoned tlte-uual mine, he has been operating, the last few years on the branch; and. baa closed tho shaft. The mine -was. worklu out, ho says, ancj'the water, worked in. HHe is however sinking a nWv sliat't on the farm he occupies in the Mill creek bottom north, ui' VIt a UBBU13 Louis but Is well Alton he often comes liere in the conduct of the Alton store.

The funeral will bejheld tomorrow flfiorrtoto at 2 the United Hebrew Temple. Park Sewer; Roll Nearing Gompjetion. The Yager Park sewer'' "toll Is being completed by John iieverett and will be ready for filing in the' City Court by the last of this there Is some unforseen Tiils' sewer project Is to be construction is said to bo absolutely, imperative if the now Clara Barton school Is to be used when" completed and further it is said by health au thoritles to be. necessary to do away the draining of slop down on Broadway from the hills in the territory that- is to be drained. coal sooner: or.

later. HP is doing the work-himself, ing-at the sliafe only when he cannot do any farm work. That of late- has been pretty much of-the time however and ho is making good progress. The mine when functioning, -will be in a far more accessible place than either of liis former, coal pits were, and fanners will have no trouble getting to tli mine with empty, and away from it w'th loaded wagons Too many coal mines are not possible Mils vicinity and everybody will Join In wishing him good luck with this mine. Visiting In Waterloo.

Nic X.orwaa, sage, pudit and seer of IlMmar Heights is getting to be a Ealabwn in his old age, and left here Slum-day fnr Monroe county to spend a week or two with relatives. For' Mr. X.onvas to go away from here visit- i ''gg is to furnish a real news item. It' Firemen's Ball at Hartford a Success The Volunteer Fire Department or gave a successful dance at Hartford Saturday night, with Immenga's Orchestra furnishing th mu- East St. Lonis, Edwardsville, Wood Alton and Alton.

The'flre- mer made a large sum of money, 'f. Godfrey Notes Lynn Sloan is the owner of a new coupe. Mrsi W. L. Sloan, Miss Irene Waggoner, Mr.

and Mrs. Hussong, the last two from Alton, went to Piasa. yesterday to attend the Sunday School" Conference. Lane Wilton and family of East St. Louis and Mrs.

Goldle Sutphin of'Afton wer guests yesterday at the Otis Wilton home. Local One. of the largest knights of Pyth? demonatraU6rfs'' was held in Ed? wardsvllle, Saturd'aV'evenlng. Lodges were represented from Wood Hirer, Alton, Glen pllve, 4 1 and St. Louis.

-y 72 were talnlng St. who brought 106 following program 1 urn a was of America a Address of, P. G. c. Thos byan address the Head offlcera' of the Missouri 'D? O.

K.K., after which the drama Picnic at aVughn't party of young girls spent yesterday afternoon In Vaughn's Woods. Jarles Martin motored the party ouV his truck. Baskets of lunch were taken alQag and a fine afternoon wag Spent lh the woods. The girls brought many nice ferns home with them. The party consisted of Isabelle Philips, Maloney, Dorothy Williams fMlIdred Traband.

Dorothy Hall, Qer- jtrude Doyle. Marie Springer, Fern Haller, Maud Cole, Francis Huber. Doro- ithy Tldd and Bernice Martin. St. Louisiana Visit Here and Mrs.

Herman Waymire, jgred Waymire and sister, Miss. Edna and William Hile, all of St. Louis jwere Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. RWilliam Wittholft of 525 Madison avenue.

v- Death of Mrs. Melloti SfThe death of. Mrs. Charles Mellotz occured yesterday at St. Joseph's has- Pjtal at Mrs.

Mellotz resided iiC-Wood River and is survived'by her Broken Casting Halts BANKERS MEETING uiLur wmcn me urama-'of una is survived by her Da was presented and four small childi-en. in- Louis team, the'following ta'k- was in Alton today the tuner- funeral occur ing at 3 o'clock. James' Foreman Purchases House Mr aml Mra James Foreman have Louis team, the'following ta'k? ing.part: 'King Dlonysius, Dr. C. Iv John-McCoy, Pythia's? this C.

with 8 other i purchased a on Whitelaw ave- memoers taking-the Senators parts I nue Irom Al Ocrson. It is a bungalow, After-the' piay.the Grand Keeper of! odern and ia situated at 215 White- of Missouri, deliv-u, av o. Mr Foren has the ered.a address to the reore- "ranch of the Jacooy seiitatives- of Illinois f. urn re store ln charge and he anil re-elect Thoi'! Ved to Wood River about re-elect Thoa. i IJbdgei him for our! next- which in-' eludes the and Canada.

the support Of the S.GYahd?r>nhYniTi: nf 1 ag Homer Sheets, drugeist RtttalId egs Drug Btore Brother Wood River were W. Heuer, the home vacated by Mr, and oreman. Mr. and Mrs. Sheets move to Wood River in July as Missouri fnr I UEQ Durchased by Mr.

and Mrs. Missouri for Forenmn wm not be yacant untn then Stock Company Show.N- L. S. Chaa. The stock company which hud been showing in Wood River the past week left yesterday.

They reported a nice business here "despite the weather, theis last night here the company Herbert Landolt oT East Fourth street spent the week end'with hfs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred in Alhambra. or the things he does'not do, ntis not done only a couple of i I'niK life, nnd these couple of home for several days. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Calaine jhaye. returned from a visit with A meeting of tax payers and prope r- 6 IS vioinuti this evening. Just why tlie Barnes lllOl'o 111 tho Tintill'ii nP rlnrlao at duUes ness. His daughter, Mrs.

Geo. whiio of Collinsville and her IT were here on a visit, and 3 ndei.t going to Monroe yPflWjy, they decided to take him with taxpayers ajid property owners should both be given th association is but -property owners should be taxpayers, whteher they are or not. Mrs. George E. Rain went to Jack mis.

ueuisu KI. nuiii weut lu Ln 0 1 6 Cinlty -onville this morning to spend the himself. rman's Luck for Most of 'Em. many who left here yesterday lisli got back, but the tiny fellows day with her daughter, Miss Helen Rain, a pupil at the Illinois Institution for th Blind. i Clayton Krug, son of Mr.

and Mrs. on "Company them. ls: hn Krug and George Glassbrenner, too nuH, water in the river and creeks; son of. Dr. an3 Mrs.

Anton Glassbren- catching of fish, or else- ner took, a tea mile hike yosterday, so much water in the rivers that btlag one of the testsOiiade in smm.i- Ue been drowned or and they both returned Anyway flsllln was as lively fiddlers at an old wlt most fiddlers contest. They are among accldcnt or a Mr. Notes. Mrs. Louis Schmltt and 01 St.

Louis are visiting at the his parents, Mr. and Mrs. henfffitt in Oodfray road. and Mrs, Clifford Krug and brother, AAlbert Welg- visiting relatives in Fidelity. Yos of Brighton, Is visit- 'yitl Mrs.

Prank Yost and faral- of of Mr. and Mrs. luis recovered from kopt her conf ned the youngest of the members of 9. The Greenwoods went to Delhi yesterday afternoon and defeated the DeJIil ball team by the score of 4 to f. It.

is said to hnvo been a good fcjc.Hiegame by some of those who witnessed it. It hasn't rained for two days In this locality; but don't got too gay about it; thore is liable be il deluge any minute. Mr. iiiul Mra. James McNully and family of Wood River spent yesterday at the homo of Mr.

and Mrs. John McNally in Delnwr Heights The Royal Motor Car Insurance Association, I'l-iaied In the Interest of the automobile owners In conjunction i U- Illinois Automobile Owners' Association. i''01tM LIABILITY. OLICY DEVISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROTECTION TO THE report of the Insurance Department of the State of 11 published in 1918, showe that tho sp-callod "Old Line Com' Paid out for losses but little iu excess of 30 per cant of the collected. 'N A COMPANY OPERATED IN YOUR INTEREST su TO EARN UlVlUWNlJa l''UK STOCKUOM3KRS AGENTS WANTED 10 J.

p. KCKMAN, WOOD RIVER. HELL 147-W Motor Car Insurance 408 Missouri East St. Louis, III" IRAUTMANN, President. B.

Secretary R. GUSTIN, Attorney and Manager. IMakjolm Powell Brother, ln Membership Malcolm Powell is enjoying a Yiait Pythias lodge In from liis brother. J. H.

Powell of is in member- Nebraska. Mr. Powell has not tne.lodge has been doing- seen Ws brother three years and It a great initiating candidates is a happy meet.ing that is being taken Odd Fellows to Meet ln is best-character. The Pyth-, The Odd Fellows will meet Tues- w.ejppnly recently organized in day evening, and will confer the sec- haVe Coach" 'present. Varsity at Lutheran Church be presented by Three young ladies were confirmed the' Senior class of the at St.

Paul's r.utheran church yester- Wo East Alton Community day. Quite a number of friends were o1 -in the high school auditor- present to witness the service conduct- May 16 at 8 p. m. Is ed by Rev. Paul Hansen.

rjf college life, written in four'acts; Mrs Emma Notes. rs Emma Machnaw and Mrg second acts are enact- Catherine Gerdes of Alton motored the room of Robert Selby, com- down and visited Wood River friends the room of Robert Selby, com- down and visited Wood River moiily called Bob who is lively, ener- yesterday. to be somewhat skill as an oarsman has to him the honor of being coach of the Varsity Doone, Mary Thompson Lola Springer. Bt Doreey of Alton and sister, Mrs. Ellis Cook, of St.

Louis, were in Wood River Sauuc'ay. Alva JJawson and Francis Maloney In Melville yesterday. Mrs. Carl Wright of Alton spent Sunday with Mrs. Roy Thompson of doing splendid work In Fer avenue.

their, '-practic'es and recently went to Frnncle Manning of the St. Louis St. the boys were fitted University. pent the week end with with and the girls with his Parents, Mr. and Mrs.

M. F. Man- ning of Majilowood. The ticket 'sale is progessing nicely Miss Mft Hendy was an Alton visl- ancV of it report a tor yesterday. groat deal 'of intense interest in tho A1 Juehl of the Walnut Grove Dairy play, on the par.t of tho people of the Co ot Alton, was a business visitor Community, -iirtd that the tickets are llero Saturday.

selling rapidly. No more than 700 Mrs Gltn Tetrean spent Sunday wlt sister, Mrs. William Ewers tickets are to be sold as the auditorium will not hold more than that num- her comfortably. If this number of of South Wood River. James P.

Dunn of Alton was a DUSI- tickets Is not sold cash admittance will ness visitor here Saturday. not be taken at the' door after 700 peo- The third and fourth acts are enacted on the campus of the university, The cast is as follows: Robert Sle- by, Robert Porker; Mousie Kent, Ufert of Alton spent yesterday visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will Koenig of Penning avenue. Mrs. John Weber and son, Carl, of Alton, spent Sunday with the form- orm Login Stahovlak; Howard Dlxon, Les- mother, Mrs.

Charles Hottisheim lie Howcll; Dick -Ellsworth, Max Got- er of Lorena avenue. Chester ler; Chester Allen, Solan, Ruth Moore, Ruth 'Anderson; Mra. Moore, Maurine Morgan; Aunt Serena Ireno Springer; Genevie Allen, Aria plo have entered. William Stanford of Alton ia spending a few days in Wood River visiting his daughter, Mrs. Matthew Freeman of Penning Avenue.

J. T. Kisle and family of Edwards- HQUBIGANT'S 75c IS ideal Nipt IS Quilquo Flior Nlfti. $1.00 ACTUAL SIZE GOTY'S $1 DJER-KISS 50c 15 L'Orltan Nipt 12 Nipt 'OU can now obtain at perfume counters everywhere these famous extracts in the most delightfully economical form. Imagine being able to carry your favorite perfume with you wherever you go, without danger of breakage, ipilling evap.

porution. And bow limple aud convenient to You open (he little French Ivory It'i about the of a out a NIP, Break off both lafety lealeU endi comei (he rare extract. The glau you break bai (he con- land. Each NIP contuim juit enough essence for cbrrer.t periunilnd; therc'i no danger of ovar-tiit; BO common.when applied from a bottle. Wllh'NIFS, wamcc Impolllble.

Breilufe li unkaown. You Cla drop ciu of NIPS from your pune to the (treat yet every tube re- inilDt luuct, in frairut cuuteolt tafe olmaii. irt and Go lo Jrul. futumt or oifc 'o thlt and chic way carryng te uiorU'i moit you cannot yourttlt al your uValtr'i, matt ordtr and each sUrtct Co The Senreco Corporation Maiooie Cmcinunati, Ohio BHdge Traffic. The Alton bridge was In trouble Saturday night andiSonday by reason of a doable A c.

Q. freight train derailed on the bridge and thirteen cars went the track. In addition a big castingiou the draw span mechanism broke and it was impossible to operate the draw under steam power and when It was necessary to turn it the turning had to "bo dorro by Hand. The broken casting was taken out and welded together. In the meantime traffic was being held up on the bridge.

Rev. Hcggemeler to Preach at Nashville. The commencement exercises of the Nashville High School win be held Friday evening, June 3. Dr. B.

Havighorst, head of the theological department of the Central Wesleyan College at Warrenton, is to bo the speaker. Baccalaureate exercises will be held Sunday evening, May 20. Rev. O. Hoggemeier of Alton has been invltod preach the sermon.

Flgk Tires Take Big Tumble In Price The Pisk Rubber Company today announced R. substantlon reduction in prices of t.helr entire line of tires. The new iwlcee shows decreases of from 12 1-2 per to 20 per cent. This reduction places quality tires within the reach of all car owners as it brings the first cost of high grade lire equipment to a low enought level to conform with their necessary economies. "vllle spent yesterday with friends on Whltelaw' Avenue.

Gustave Gossrau of St. Louis motor' ed up to spend the day with Lester Nelson, G. W. Nelson of Danville, 111., is visiting his son, Lester Nelson and family. Miss Elva Carr of Colllnsville spent th week end with Mr.

and Mrs. Pete Geible. of Lorena Avenue. John Skiplin and son of near Dow were in Wood River yesterday oa business. Mrs.

J. H. Hancock of Trenton, has returned to her home after a week's "visit at the homes of Earl Custer and his brother, Chester Custer. Mr. and Mrs Voumers and little daughter of Fosterburg are visiting the latter's sister.

Mrs. Roy Thompson of Ferguson Avenue for a few days. Rev. C. W.

Webb went to Colllnsvllle yesterday to officiate at the funeral of a freind, returning in time last evening to conduct services at the Tabernacle. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith and daughter, Margaret of Edwardsville, motored down to spend Sunday with Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs.

Kate Sneider of Madison Avenue. Miss Mildred Hancock of Madison Avenue has returned home after spending several days in St. Louis with friends. Mrs. Ray Jinoades of Acton Avenue is seriously ill at her home.

FOR room house. Modern. 738 East Ferguson, Wood River. NOW IN PROGRESS. Ml.

Sterling, 111., May 10. -Bankers' meetings held over the state this month open here tomorrow under auspices of the Illinois Bankers' Assoc.la- tlon. Tomorrow a raretlng wlil be held; u. jiauor and wife to Oscoi at Mt. Olive, Wednesday at Martins- and Omega Sotier, pt lots 16 and IT vlllo and Thursday at Lawrenceville.

Tho rest of the schedule Is this: Mur- physboro-Carbondalc, May 20; Koch- elle, May 23; Princeton, May Zt; Galesburg, May 25; Woodstock, May 27. C. F. Stelzel's Fairmont Add, God 1100. D.

J. Brice and wife to Waller Hale, lots 38, 89 and 40 In Sterling Sub. $1. Clausey ITeppner and wife to Hearji B. Stulz, lot 7, blk 2.

Woodlawn $10fjj Henry II. Ilauor and wife to Real Estate Transfer. Walter E. Smith and wife to Dennis D. Hayward and wife, lot 10, blk 1, ID Emerald Add, East Alton J3600.

C. tr, widower to Sov phla H. tr, lots 9 and 10, blk 21. Hunter or Russell's Add and pt tract 8. Danforth's Purchase, Alton George Berngen and wii'e to Walter B.

Schmoeller, lot 29, Steiiel Place, Wood River $400. James A. McPherson and wife to Geo. W. Hornsoy, tract on line Marey St.

blk 6, E. Long's Add, Alton DOUBLE GRIP NO; A YO For Young Fellows and Their Sons These double-grip double-duty-doing PARIS certainly ring the bell with a bang for the boys who put pep in their step. SKponapairiathumorning and atbed time you'll find yourwlf humming "Thh is the end of a perfect day." Double Grip SOP and up Single Grip35P and CHICAGO Makers Children's HICKORY Garters Take a tip-buy Paris today-remember they've been NEW YORK 5 Paris Garters 35 4Q 50c. J. 80 Years the Schweppe store Alton Wood River Clothing Guarantees When we sign a check we don't attach a guarantee saying that it is good.

And when we sell a suit of clothes we don't tell a man to bring it back if it isn't satisfactory. We don't affix our name to anything that isn't right in the first place, and any time we make a mistake we will make good. Let's get together on Good Clothes and not waste time discussing the obvious obligations of every properly, conducted business institution. The Men's Best Store, On at Third. Hlckey-Frciman Clothes.

Kuppenhelrner.

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