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tf JPAGE 2. BELL-ANS 'Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage proves it 25cat all druggists. ALTON EVENING. TELEGRAPH, ftONDAY," AUGUST Society "Mathetrla Claw at Wenssenfluh Home On Tuesday evening the members Of tho Mathetrla Class of the First Baptist Church will bo'entertained at the Woissonfluh homo In the North Sido.

Entertained Last Week. Mrs. William Loehr entertained iWlth a banket picnic at tier home on avenue last Friday, having as guests members of a card club tdisbanded for the summer months. iEnjoyed Week End Party at Montebello, Mo. A party of young ladles, members of ithe local Y.

W. C. spent the week itad at tho Y. W. C.

A. lodge at Monte- In the Ozarks. as guests of try, being at Camp Dlx, J. He was given a ten day furlough, and ho at once came homo to be married. Ho leaves on Thursday to return to camp.

lie was a former member of tho Plitzn and Bund Cigar Company, and was a popular young business man. He Is tho son of Mr. Mrs. Joseph Bund, of East Urondwfty. bride IS the younger daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. James D. Dawson, of 1208 Relle street, and Is a young Indy of groat charm. At thn present time sho Is connected with the Young Dry Goods Company, and Is very popular among her friends and bUHlnosH associates. While hor husband is away serving his country.

Mrs. 'Bund will continue to reside in Alton with her parents at their npllc' street home. Both she and her husband have tho best wishes of their many friends. Miss Helen Morgan a Bride for a -Year. Friends in Alton will be greatly surprised to learn that Miss Helen Morgan was married over a year ago to Ted Colbrook, but the matter was kept a profound secret from relatives feome St.

Louie girls. Tho party in- and frlend8 So' 00 tltne Mrs. J. JWuflod the Misses Ella Richards, Flor- a Castings and sister I 1 Forwood, Mollle Heldeman, and Irene Flach. Outing at Plata Creek.

A large party of young people en Ington and Just before' their ure Miss Morgan told relatives of her marriage but asked that It be kept Tho members of the family did not give out the hews bdt it gradual- JiJoyed an all day outing Sunday at ly became known and today relatives 'Scotch Immy'a Island making the' trip in Copt. Webb's boat, the, Fish. Tho party left at 8 o'clock living In New York where tho groom returned about Is employed, nnd where he was Join- Tho day was fed by his wife after she had made a PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. J.

A. Klesol- horst, a 10-pound daughter, August 4, Mrs, Kent, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. George Crist, of East Fourth street will return to her. home in Muscatine, Iowa, within a few days. Miss Sophie Bollard has gone lo Dig Day, to spend the remainder of the summer with Dr.

and Mrs. Alfred Bollard and family. Miss Helen Cobeck who Tor several years has been with the Venardos Bros. In Third 'street has accepted a position with the Alton Drug Company, in tho sodn fountain and ice cream department, and has gone to H. L.

HOBO who is seeking the Dom- nomination for the legislature will go to Bond County next week, to introduce himself to the voters of that part of his district. Chris Braun departed yesterday evening for Dunkirk, after spending a feW' his family on East Fourth street His, vacation was cut short by a message from the glass works superintendent tolling him to return to duty. The present time is one of the busiest In the history of the JpihtnwBt temfe keep year rtfn cfear. uaoaA and Et afao postpone that every woman dteufe. Its gentfc mgredlientst cause a.

mdfcoe ftciifaff pmmptJjr aad; ft; vmadBf- taaaaessfs ta clearing away dikxtibiiatihnHi, oificr gnriHrrafflring sJiui. confirmed the report. Mr. and Mrs. Colebrook are now I morning and in the evening.

V- Swwfc in fishing and in various otacv, At noon the girls served lioious basket luncheon. Party For Miss Basle Johnston. Leila Johnaon entertained Sun- ay With, dinnerparty in honor of the. news of her marriage will eighteenth birthday anniversary of be received with great Interest. Her Johnson.

Cov-j husband formerly was employed at the Illinois Glass Company, fcnd was a popular young pianist. He went away from Alton some time ago. arranged, place large tW piece stay in Washington with Mrs. Hastings, Mrs, Colebrook Is the daughter of Major J. Morgan and a sistor of Lieut.

James Morgan. She is well and 'favorably known throughout the 14 guests, and rose on a fern was the including Florence ifca Penst- Pearl With- The Colors Dunkirk works, and all vacations have been cut short. Miss- Hilda Schcnk and Miss Henrietta Pilgrim are new to the Paul Bros, clerical forces. Mr. nnd Mm J.

T. dormen and family spent yesterday evening at the home of Bethalto friends. They took Miss Ruby Nixon and brother, Willie, of Calhoun County, who are visiting at the Gorman and Soaford homes in' West Ninth street to Bethalto for a veers visit with relatives in that town, 1 'j Mrs. W. A.

Clark who was injured severely several days ago in an automobile accident IB recovering nicely, her husband, the well known, druggist, today. She is yet bedfast but her general condition is much improved. E. Llnkogle who has been visiting his Mrs. Charles Pollard, in North State street returned to Calhoun County this morning.

Olark Show returned thds morning from Hardln where be spent Sunday with his family -who are spending a couple of weeks in that city. Mr. and Mrs. II. Miller have re- UPPER ALTON Fractured Arm in Fall From Tree.

Loren File, son of E. E. File of 1920 Worden avenue, Upper Alton, fell Ing moved to Upper Alton thu afternoon, Cotton Baker Still In Hospital. Mm. Emma Baker of Washington avenue Saturday received a letter frdm Camp Taylor stating that her sotii Cotton Baker, la stllfin the hospital at the camp.

He went to camp two months ago with Alton dratted boys and a very few days after being in camp he was placed tn the hospital. The letter Mrs. Baker received was not very encouraging as it said he was not recovering as 'rapidly as was expected, tetter From Will Wright In France. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Wright of Main street to-day received a letter from their, son, William Wright, who is Somewhere in France. The young man was a volunteer and has been With the American ooys in France since last fajl, He enclosed a photograph of himself In his letter to his parents and the picture bears out the truth of his statements that he is well and is feeling fine. He is greatly enjoying his life with the army and he says he is sorry for the boys who have not already got into it as they don't know what they are missing. Methoditt Sunday Date of Picnic. A change was made yesterday in the date for the annual picnic and outing of the Wesley Methodist Ctiurch and Sunday School and the picnic will be held Tuesday afternoon and oven- Ing.

The original date was on Wednesday but ou account of the Baptist The Itching of Fiery Seems Like tho Skin to oil Fire. There is a harrasnlnfr discomfort Caused by Eczema that altnoat becomes a torture. The itching is aJ- tnost and the Beema on fire with the burning: irritation, A euro from local applications of Balves and Is Impossible, because each treatment can only allay the temporarily. The disease can only be reached by going deep down tb ltd'source. Tho source of Eczema in tho Kilkare Theatre WOOD RIVER.

i MONDAY, AUGUST 5. FRANKLYN FARNUM "The Fighting Grin" ler tha Wood River to JJM be picnic being on that date the Methodist people deemed it advisable to make a change in that some people might want to attend each picnic'and they could not do so it' the outings were held at the same time. The Meth Leonard Sergeant Dwlgglns Leonard a Seroeant. has Bennett, Alice Camp, Emily: Nixon, Oladys Mae Need- bain and the Messrs. William Camp, Haaier, Jqeepn Alejc Hichard Hudson, Oharles Sorlb- Maytord, Richard B'ltz- Charles OToole, Harold Col- Leo Lapelle, Qarrott Brown, Paul and Archie Shelley.

fawnd-Dawson Saturday Evening. William Bynd and Anna awson surprised their many friends' last Saturday evening by being ly married at the csldence of IU. Rev. Bishop Ryan on State street. The ceremony was performed at 6:80 O'clock, JA.

A. Tarrant officiating. couple was unattended. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Bund departed for St.

ls they spent the week; expecting to return to Alton this evening. Ure. Bund was married In A i mouse colored jersey, with a hand- somo velvet hat to match. Mr. Bund is a well known Alton man, now in the service of 'his coiin- been-promoted to Sergeant according received In "Alton.

DwJg- a Bayonet instructor at Sherman, ChUHcpthe, 6. Jtas been working hard fljace lie went into the army and his turned from Belleville where they spent" several days visiting relatives. Mrs. Goorge -Palmer and children of Pana' are her sietejr, Mrs. W.

Hobnstedt, 413 East Fourth street. Harold Pilgrim left, yestentoy ftjr Srighton'to'iapend it week with reia- sustWned a compound frac-l row ln the eari afternoon where they of his arms. He had climb- enjoy various kinds of amuse- 3n Given Promotion. Hagan baa been Camp Sherman. Hagan IS one of a large nunibor of "Alton boya whd are their" -true worth, in the TJ.

Enlists In Navy. Albert O. McConneli, son of A. O. McConnell of 812 Bast Sixth street, has enlisted In the navy.

He left St. Louis on Saturday for More Island, where he will -be trained. Harry winner baa written friends from Franco that he It well, and helping hurry the huns towards Berlin. He hasn't much, to say of conditions over there, 'the-censor seeing to Henry Molloy, a well known Gas Electric Company man, who IB at Camp Shelby, is expected home on a furloiigh In a time. He Is well but is finding tup Mississippi climate very hot tor a nothern native.

Word has'Been received that Lieut. Luoien B. Copplnger has.arrivea overseas. The boys who. loft Alton last Wed- uesday for Syracuse for limited service ore going to get regular military training, according to advice received In Alton.

"We are to get regular A- Grow and son havp returned from a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Biireh on Missouri Point. Mr, Grow that the wheat on the Vten Buren farm on Missouri -form has Srftdetf as No. 1, and the yield was about SO bushels to the acre.

Miss Nettle Aokerman has returned from a visit 'with her parents in Decatur. Robert Emergon this morning for Terre Haute, in answer to a message" announcing the critical illness of her. Mra. John F. McOinnls.

of Rockford. 111., arrived Sunday and la the gunst-of relatives. "Mr. and Mrs. A.

A. Swimmer and children of fit, Louie were week end Jests of Wm, Parish and family of Libefty street. Harris Franklin Swimmer remained for week's visit at the Parrish'Jiome. Mr. and Mrs.

William Crawford of Delhi, arrived this morning for a from an applo tree Saturday after- jodist people will go to the park to-mor- noon and ture of one ed the tree and was sliding down- a branch to the ground when the limb gave away, and thrdw him fifteen feet to the ground. Bringing Up New Truck Today. Charles Dale and George Hornsey, the two Upper Alton young men constituting the firm of Dale Hornaey, werit to St. Louis this morning to bring up their new truck. The machine is a Kossel Kar and has a capacity of two and a half tons.

firm are turning in their old Toledo truck which has been doing business around Alton for a good while. The Toledo was sold when new by Charles E. Megowen to Fred W. Moxey, of Rodgers avenue, who at that time was managing the Alton Builders' Supply Company whe.i* the Midland Supply and Coal Conipany are now doing business. The transfer firm drove the Toledo to St Louie and will leave it there.

They will bring up some new furniture on the Kissel truck on their return trip this evening for an Upper Alton family. George Wendt to SCHOOL GIRL TELLS OTHERS How They Can Find Relief From Periodic Nashua, N. I am nineteen yean old and' every month for two yean I hod such pains that 1 I would often faint land have to leavu I pchooi. I hod such I pain I did not know what to do with my- leclf and tried BO that I were of no use. I IrwideboutLydiaE.

Vegetable Compound 1 la tho newspapers I and decided to try it 'and that In how I I relief from pain feel so much tbnn I DW to, When I hear of irl I dW tall then, kham'a impocn training," Walter "So far we like it very well." Otto Straube of Camp Taylor spent the wqek end In Alton. He secured a furlough to attend the Oetken fit neral. Otis Cdnnerly has returned, to Brad ley Institute at Poorlu where he is training for telegraph service. He spent the week end in Alton. Tony Zlrklebach, limited service man, will leave tonight for Vancouver, where ho will take a position as lumber grader in the spruce foroaU where material for air- pianos is being gotten out.

J. H. Vaughn, who was referred to tho Mttdlcal advisory board by the local board because of his bod teeth, was sent back home, with instructions to get his tenth fixed. Vaughn, who IB married, said he found it would cost him $200 to have the dental work dono. Ho Is In business.

Mr. and Mrs. John Flatley have received a letter from their sou, John T. Flatloy, written from France on the third of July. Young Flatley la welt and happy, and is enjoying army lite Immensely.

visit, with relatives at Godfrey. Miss O'llve Bol of St. Louis is the gueet of -Mrs. A. Cox.

Miss.Dorothy Penrose has returned from Carllnville where she spent the week end as the guest of Miss Beulolt Coru. Mrs. Debow Sparks ot Terre Haute, is visiting relatives in this About first of September Mra. Sparks will Join her husband, who-is attending Officers' Training Camp at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Qa. Miss Mae QuJgloy has returned borne from.

Normal, 111. On her wo; home she spent several days will fnienda In Sprtngfleld, George Schwaab is In Alton from Sa (em, N. to spend a month with rela Vacate Everton Phwe. The family-or Qeorge Wendt wtil vacate.tomorrow the Joe Bverson place on Washington avenue which tfliy have occupied for some time. Mr.

Kverson, whtr- la now a resident ot Wood River, bos aoW his Upper Alton residence property to George R. But ler, of the Federal Lead Company. Mr. bos been residing across the street from this property and he will own place. Mr.

glass works office man. has taken a part of the Kendrlck place at the comer of College and Worden avenues. Boy, 8, Falls From Tree and 'Breaks Both Arms, ment. One feature of the picnic will be a baseball game between the married and single men. and this event will- doubtless furnish the most excitement of the day.

A big attendance at the picnic is expected. W. A. Clark Much Improved. Mrs.

A. Clark was much improve!) this afternoon and'was able to be up for the first time since the auto accident she experienced Saturday morning. After the accident Mrs. Clark rode up town in the machine, but just before reaching her home she fainted. From that time Saturday morning until noon to-day Mrs.

Clark was in a serious condition. Fear that some rlbsAvere broken were entertaln- ci.lJSt this afternoon itw as announced that this -theory was abandoned. The shock caused by the accident was responsible for-Mrs. Clark's severe sickness. Indications this afternoon were that she would improve steadily.

Notes. Elmer Miller came home Saturday evening from Carllnville, where he has move ovei- to his WendCwho is a been working the Standard Oil Company. He has been visiting with Us mother, Mrs. Sophia Miller, of Wordan avenue, and will gq back Carllnville this evening. Ed.

Belk of St. Louts was up Sunday and spent the day. Mr. Belk is looking after his property on College avenue, whiSh will be vacated in a short time by the K. E.

Wilson family. Dan Merrill retutrned to-day to Car- llnville' where he has been working for-the Standard Oil Company. Mr. Meriil has been off from work two weeks during an attack of illness. FOR RENT OR room, partly modern house, shade trees, granitoid walk.

Terms. 3323, Cor. UodgSrs and Badley. in Benbow City and the probable draping up of an ordinance for the sidewalk. At present the ranted grade of the street causes the cinders from the street on the sidewalk, it up in many places, Y.

Henry baa taken, the place of Philip Forcade as steward at the Moose Club in the absence of Mr. Forcade, who has gone to Chicago on a vacation trip. Miss Bernadlne Gust has returned home after a week's visit in Portage, Mo. Charles Vaughn has begun hauling his wheat crop to Alton. A good crop was reported this year at the Vaughn place.

The thermometer yesterday registered a hotter temperature than at any time yet this summer. The hot was hardly ot any benefit as a cooler and there was nothing left to do bu swelter with the heat: Many ther mometers registered considerably over 100'. that, great deal the high eeks The Moose lodge will hold a ing to-night. On next Monday a smoker will be held, and Ton will be given Jn Mr. and Mra.

qharlea Shook snoat Sunday in St. Louta with Mends. Mis horns Mrs. Blanche Duffln and daughter, Margaret, are visiting in Indiana. and Mrs.

Clarence Gillespie were visiting friends and relatives' yesterday in Wood River. Miss Delphine Milton has returned from a visit in Bunker Hill. Charles Phipps, Mnd was caught in a Steam shovel engine at the Standard Oil reflnery, is getting along nicely. Harry Doerr spent the day yesterday in St. Louts.

Miss Louise Bufe Is recovering from a serious illness. The work of reconstrnting the Got- DRUGGISTS Price Advance For over a year now we have succeeded mala- 2 lnl Our old pricea, principluy oy virtue of a ncrea se sales, which reduce dour overhead cost. i For our fiscal year end- Ing July 1, 1918, our fialea amounted to over a million increase of 58 pep cent over the pre. ceding year. We to bridge the war period without a change in prices on Yiek's VapoRub but we find that our omies do not keep -pace with' our rising It is with sincere regret, therefore, that we are forced to announce an Increase, effective August 1, which will make it neces.

sary to retail VapoRub at 6Oc and The Chemical Co'. Greensboro, N. 8tr. Swain to St. Louis daily, 7:30.

86c each, way, i. FOH room house on wi Jv Spalding street, near Benbow, Upper Elmer E. File, of Worden avenue, felltajton. Apply Wm. Dickinson, above from a tree Saturday afternoon and broke both the right, and left anna.

The boy was playing by himself In the rear of the home and' when one was around he climbed an apple tree on an adjoining lot. 'In falling the boy alighted on his a'rms and face. Dr. E. F.

Fischer attended the boy and set the broken The boy is large for his: age and la unusually heavy and it is believed weight was responsible for causing the trac- Hotel ture of the bones. Joe Marfn fl Going Joe Marlng, of Walter Welch received a telegmm this noon announcing the death of'his tather at Minneapolis. Welch recent ly returned from his father's bedside. Miss Pearl Kbearlook has returned from Kiwit St. Louis where she spent tho week end with, her Bister, Mrs.

Ernest Mrs. Albrecht eipeota come to Alton on Saturday with her iaby to spend sonie time with rela- ives. to Training Wood Hlver, IB breaking up housekeeping there today and is. preparing to go- to training camp with the drafted men. Mn.

Maring, -who was formerly Miss Lulu Megowen, la coming to Upper Alton, to with her patents, Mr. and Mrs. Alack silk umbrella on State-street car Saturday. Mrs. John Christman, Kin.

206-7. The'Malaria Mosquito A mosquito cannot communicate malaria unless it is infected with malaria. The bite of a malaria, mosQqitp will transmit malarial parasites to the blood of a person arid these malarial parasites Which feed on the blood should, be -destroyed before they have time to increase in numbers. Malarial Fever is sometimes called Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever and Swam Fever. Grove's chill Tonic to 8t Louis, every niorning, 7:30 Eare.36c and 85c.

Williatn' Megowen, pf pf her household BMu Btreet, W00BRIVER Deputy Sheriff Harry Gotninger has recolvod a curd from Lyng of Camp 1'lke, Ark. He lays the Alton thuro are ail well. -ykL'S C'DMifort Pawds-r Alton Qlrl Vail at St. Louie, Miss Agnes Scbonk of Alton was out of postulanta who wori raaolvad at a ceremony of religloui reception and Investiture at tko con- rout of tho School Sisters of tho No tro Damn 011 Kipa avenue in Sfr Louit on last Thuraday. Miss Sciienk re- tho rellstluus tmiue of Wstor tor -torinor Alton young lady, StevoiiHon ot Vandallu, rot Sleveuson, was und yocolvod the rot if Sister TobJo.

An, of Death of Elizabeth Ann Holden. Mra. Ullzjibsth Ann Holden, died about 7:30 o'clock on, Saturday evening at the home of her daughter, Mra. Claudia Huyle, ot 733 East Seventh street, after a long illness. Mrs, Holden was 68 yoara of age and Is survived by a.

largo family of children and grandchlldroh. Mrs. -Maud Martin, Charles K. Holden of ailloaplo, Louis Klbor Holden of St. Louis; Mra.

Claudia Ruyle'ot Alton and O. B. Holden of Chicago. The funerai was held this afternoon from the Presbyterian Church at Sum- morvlllo, near Modora. The party loft for Sumuierville at 11 o'clock -this morning by motor.

The body will be hi Id to rest in the Bumraervlllo cemetery. Child DJed From Whooplna Couflh. of Elizabeth Saxon, 8 months old, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Saxon, this afternoon from the home to the Milton Cemetery.

Tie ohild died on Saturday 11J fo? 1 with the whooping cough. Clerk Builds New Homo In Wood River, A new home IB being built in Head's addition in Wood River for Fred Shoe- art the village clerk of Wood River, Mr. Shoemaker recently sold his home to jaiBg Stoma Wormwood, one of teachers in the Wood River school, and must vacate within ten work on the now horao has but it will not- be-coni- remcwy Stomncn pleted before October 16, and he will have to look about for a home in the meantime. Village Council Will Dlteum Improvement Mitten. A meeting of the Wood River Village touncll will be held to-night 4" which Improvement matters 'irltt be Among them in the estab- llsWng of grade on Ferguson avenue possesses the power to entirely neutralize 1 nal poison.

The Quinine-in GROVE'S TASTEIIBSS chili TONIC kills the germ and the Iron enriches the You can goon feeLthe Stieni ing effect of chilf TOKlSU ft general for the Child, for the Mother and Pleasant to Price 60c. have a wdl diBwrrcd 'reputation as a safe and eSectiy? 7 loeen started, CASTOR IA meats. They ere Quickly helpful in bilious sick headache, dyspepsia, hfartburn and constipation. They act gently and surely on. the organs of elimination, purify the tone the tyatem tod very quickly Munitions Digestion Stationary Firemen Tor our Brass Mill.

wcA EXPERIENCE NOT NECESSAEY. Rates of wages, 30 to 40 cents an hour, plus extra Saturday afternoon Sundays. WOMEN To work on cartridge machines. Packing for inspection. About twenty women will work under intensive plan of production.

Extra time will Saturday afternoons and Sundays. ft desire men or Apply U. 8..

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