Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE 2. KVENING TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, A UGOST 27. 1918. UPPER ALTON FRANK MAKES TRIP HOME.

Injured Upper Alton Man Travels On Car From Granite C'fy to AHon and Takes Son Back to Visit Mother. Frank Goro, Die Upper Alton young Injured In nn automobile accl- dent at Granite City last Wednesday afternoon, has recovered sufficiently from (lie injurios he sustained to able to come home for a very brief visit. Mr. Cere made ihe trip to Alton especially to get his son, Ku- gene. so the boy could visit his mother who Is suffering from the injuries A.

A. JOHNSTON WOUNDED IN ARM. Letter Dictated By Him Telling of His Experience. homo on N'nrlh Seminary tired. Two weeks ago Mr.

Sawyer was lying In a iminrmN-k nt his home whoh a rope broke nnd allowed (ho haimnor-kj to drop, lie wai considerably brnlsnd Cousin iinrl nimble lo be iibou! for few when lio wna recovering from tho effects of the first fall ho had cue mid ho bean disabled since that lime. Mr. nntl Mrs William C. Stork, Mr and Mrs. George Mnrtmann and Ar-.

Iliur Flof-s went lo St. Louis this( (op nmj ''piping tlie buns on their way morning In Martmann Uiiick to fo Berlin. Tim letter was written to sppriii (lip flay. Mr. Floss experts to' llis cousin, Mrs.

Gcorgn Kitzmlller, 1)0 railed lo training camp with Food Conservation Recipes Albert A. Johnson Is )n a hospital In Francs rrcoverlnjf from a wound In flirted by a hun bullet on July 22 as ne of a lio, fithpr companions of (ho fight-! COI Berv atIon One of a series of recipes for the of wheat and sugar ho, fithpr companions of tho fight- 0 1Be "'atIon of wheat and sugar 3X111 inf.mtry, wore going over the 1GSO rccef Pts are furnished and nnd helping tlie buns on their way od by Mlss Isabel Clegg, home ad- Alton- boys In a ftr.v days, ('. rhamblfn' through a proxy, the wounded man not i bplng aHln to write. "The wound is slowly I0 "iuat a dole throng! she sustained In the name accident. Mrs.

Gere had been very anxious to see the boy and on this account (lie (overlng from 3 severe alt ark of lll-l" lf! urm wl soon l)n a right tiPBs. Mrs. Chamblln is at tlie home of 8 al11 Hc says Just like heaven (o bo In place where there are Amerl can Red C'ross nurses and he Is In just brother. L. Yerkes.

Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Palmer daughter, Willa, have been spending sllch a place The nurses Ktve them several du.va wltii Mr.

and Mrs OVBr care and attenti6n, he says. nnd they "surely are doing their bit 1 In large chunks, he adds. His wound Is not worrying him at all, according to the Better. The only Burton, of Judson avenue. Mrs.

Bur- Ion and Mrs Palmer are sisters. Carr McDonald toft this morning father made the trip to Alton just as I for East St. l.ouis and from there lie a11 accor(lill to the Better. The only soon as he was able to travel. He is goes to Pocahontas for a week's va-' worrjr he a PP arcntl a that he recovering nicely and expects to cation.

He expects t'o spend the great- 1 can not T0 his arolles because of fully recover in a couple of weeks from the bruises lie sustained. Mrs. Gere, whose Injuries are much more BWWUS, la doing very satisfactory now it is claimed, but it will take several weeks for her to Improve sufficiently to leave the hospital. Upper Alton Candidate Very Busy. William F.

Sinclair, of Washington Avenue. Is one of the busiest men In County just at this time. Mr. Sinclair Is winding up his campaign before the primary which will be held on September 11. Mr.

Sinclair Is one of the two Upper Alton candidates for the nomination for county office, J. C. Campbell, candidate for county superintendent of schools on the Democratic ticket being the other. Mr. Sinclair recently took a leave of from his work in St.

Louis In order that he might tour the county in the Interest of his candidacy. William Manns No Better. Inquiry today at the home of Wll Ham Manns on the Mlnard Joehl farm east of the city limits as to his condition brought word that ho is no better. Mr. Manns has typhoid fever anlWMs temperature has been standing at about 103 for the past week.

The fever has refused to yield to medical treatment and all that has been done tin an effort to reduce the temperature been unsuccessful. Mrs, Frank Williamson Arrives Home. Mrs. Frank Williamson, formerly (ss Klla Richards, of Sanford avenue; arrived in Alton yesterday afternoon from Waco, Texas, where she became the bride last week of Lieut. Frank Williamson.

The young army ameer will very likely go to France a Ths bride will remain with he parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rich urda, of Sanford avenue, while her husband Is in tho army. Excavating Machine and Wagons Start The J. J.

Wuelluer excavatlpg machine, which WAS purchased just a year ago by tho contracting firm for excavating the subway contract at t'pper Alton, was loaded yesterday on a car at the Illinois Glass Works and started for the South. On the car was also all the western dump wagons belonging lo the company. The contract- tag firm has landed a big contract near Louisville, not far from Camp Taylor. The work is work and will require about six "months' work. The firm is not sending any horses along with the equipment but they arc offering most all their horses hero for sale as they will not need them pn work in the South.

Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Slelnor, proprietors of the Clawson street store, look a day off today and went to Foster- lo spend the great- ,7 er part of (he week hunting squirrels I llls ure(1 0rm antl avo to smoke Mr. McDonald has secured a barber 7 ma de on lln co I alns Jtlst Work In his shop for him during lk Splrit Of that a nn tl'lll 4 t.

week's vacation. Dr. H. T. Bnrnap arrived lasl even-! you wl'l not wonder why the long drilled, highly trained German army is Ing from the i on the run.

It appears to be the spirit Slate, )ra the part of the 1, "--over A -al lof them opinion funeral of Or. K. A. Cook V( SharM th plnlon nap had charge of the Mason serv-'f Ot 8 ar ln Ce at 3S ices at m.inmi.mJ V. I far as lhe German army In France and ices a.

r. Cook. I thoroughly AI Germa. lo war would soon soon, nnd if all of the over. In the four Miss ion, has volunteered her services 8S a le cxpoctlns a he has been In France he says rk most any i he been pretty much all over It, time Miss Wrigh is a trained.nurse, and that It is a pretty country ailed i C0n8lderabre experience.

wlt wonderful people. "But pretty as She is holding a position In the H. ijjt he says, "the Stales look pret- Beardslee dry goods store and she will tier, better and far more desirable' to continue Her work there until she Is'me. Vou have heard of persons and ca Jl for service. Ithinss missing In action, haven't you? isathan Cassella, who has been In that last battle of mine your Ing a position with the Laclede Steel letter which I had not lime to read Company this summer.

Is getting fully was missing in action and Is still ready to go back to the State Unlvcr-' missing I could write enough to till sity about the 14th of September to a book about experiences, sights, acti complete his school work provided he of bravery, but there are bars up is not called to training camp beforo and we cannot write too mucli viser: Grape Cake. V4 cup of butter. 1 cup corn syrup. 2 level tablespoons stiear. 1 full cup of milk, or milk and water.

2 eggs. 3 teaspoonsful of baking powder. I'lnch of salt. 1 tup rice flour. 1 eup corn flour.

1 cup flour. cups of grapes. Wash the grapes, pick from the stem, and drain In a collan- der. Cream butter, add sugar, syrup, the last cup of Hour and grapes to be added together. Bake in two layer cake pa.ns.

Serve hot, and eat with butter. coming to the U. S. and his military training would not have to be a long one. He was naturalized and became a citizen of the United States as quicgly as the law would permit, after getting here.

Food Value of Fish. The high worth of flsh as foou is Wrongly upheld by the Journal tho American Medical Association, noting that flsh must be better cared for than some other forms of animal food, but concluding "it Is no Just criticism of flsJi to soy that they may be harmful unless.properly cared for." j. TWU I lie LW 1JIUL.1I. mat-Bate. IIIs addres Headquarters Com- W.

Barnard Is anxiously pany, 38th Infantry, A. E. A. P. O.

awaiting a letter from his son, no, and probably he would appreciate who is a sailor on the ocean liner a letter from friends. Orizab, which met with an accident few days ago while at sea. A dept bomb, which is used for destroyin submarines, accidently exploded whit on board the ship and several people were killed and many were hnrt. The name of Fred Barnard did not appear in the list of killed and injured which was published so it is taken for grant ed that he was not nearby when tho explosion occurred. burg to spend the day with friends on the farm.

Misa JObephlne Sydney, of ilillvlew, has returned after a'Brief visit with friends In. Upper Alton. Harrison Sawyer Is Buffering from effects of a second fall he sustained lu tho last two weeks at his ROOT AND HERB MEDICINES. Indian medicine men contend that the roots and herbs of the field furnish a panacea for every ill to which human flesh is heir. Be that as It may, it Is interesting to note that the most successful remedy in the" world fcir female Ills, Lydla E.

PInkham'B Vegetable Compound, was compounded more than forty years ago by Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkbam of Lynn, from the roots and herbs of the field, and to-day It Is recognized from shore to shore as the standard remedy for female ills. FATHER COMING TO FUNERAL OF CHILD. Word Has Been Received that Lee Roy Howard, of 2621 Walnut Street Will Arrive Home from Camp Shelby.

Lee Hoy Howard of 2621 Walnu street is expected to be home this NEW DRAFT INTERESTS MANY. Indications Are That It Will Have a Sweeping Effect in Alton. Attending to Chickens and Garden "My neighbors are surprised to see me looking so well, for they thought I would not live to see summer. I had such pain around my heart as to cause me lo faint. I knew It came- from bloating and pressure of gas'in my I stomach.

A frleud in St. Louis me to use Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and I now feel better than in all life. I am doing my own work, atlend- ln to my chickens and my garden and The new man power bill was lliejhave cleaned house." it is a simple, "armless preparation that removes the catarrbal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose will con-, vlnce or money refunded. Earth's I Pharmacy and druggists everywhere.

A work room for the colored women of Alton and the vicinity Cross sewing will be open every Wednesday afternoon nt the Russell Undertaking Parlors, 113 W. Fourth street at 1:30. Those interested are urged to come and work. RED CROSS PUBLICITY COAI. topic of conversation in all parts ol the city to-day, and everybody expects it to pass to-night without any mater- al changes.

All are -figuring on how it will affect their own homes or business affairs, or occupations. There will be no exemptions In the bill, It is said, not even Congressmen being in the exempted class and this fact, pleases the people. 'It Is our fight," say some of the per- ons talking about it, "the fight of all of us, aud no class should be exempted merely because of that class." However, it will have a far reaching, ffect in Alton. The police say itjvill! take many of them; the same thing! will happen in the department, in the City Council and among profes sional and business men. Some of tlie police who are within the age limits What The Packers Do For You i Not very many years ago in the history of the world, the man that lived in America had fo hunt for his food, or go without Now he sits down at a table and decides what he wants to eat; or his wife calls up the market and has jt sent home for him.

And what he gets is incomparably better. Everyone of us has soma part in the vast human machine, called society; that makes all this convenience possible. The packer's part is to prepare meat and get it to part of the country sweet and it from the stock raiser, to dress it, cool it, ship it many miles in special refrigerator cars, keep it-cool at distributing points, and get it into the consumer's retailers, all within about two weeks. For perfect ajid effective that you are scarcely award that anything'is being done for you pay the packers an average profit of only a fraction of a cent a pound above actual cost on every pound of meat eat. Swift Company, U.

S. A. evening from Camp Shelby to attend the funeral of tho five months old son ho never saw. The father has been away since the birth of the little and has not had a chance to see the boy. When Ihe child died a message was sent to camp asking the father if ho could get away lo attend tho A message'' has been received saying ho In to have a furlough nnd lie will be home as soon ns possible.

The funeral arrangements will bt- father' arrives. told a Telegraph reporter to-day that they will go gladly when the time comes. They will ask no exemption. Employes of the government In the post office-told him the same thing, and some men who are 4S or 44 years of age with families told him, "Our children are able to take care of themselves now and wo will go over gladly to help settle this hun question for EAST ALTON Thrift Stamp Sale Will Be A sale of for the Thrift Stamp aud War Savings Stamp Sale will be held to-night on the Tri angle iawn. A large crowd Is expected to attend.

The Western Cartridge band will play, and there will be sev i uuiiu win piay, and iner One man, a Rudolph eral prominent speakers. Fischer, who conducts a restaurant juniors Will Have on East Broadway, said this morning: "I will celebrate tho thirteenth anniversary of my arrival In America from Switzerland September 5 by rekister- ng as a soldier of Uncle Sam's, and be- love me I will do it gladly nnd proud- and If he wants mo to do fighting I will be there with the goods. He was a soldier In the Swiss army before CORN BREAKFAST! Attractive and pleasing to a degree never before realized ou eat Picture Benefit To-night. A benefit entertainment will be given to-night at the Gem Theater In East Alton for the benefit of the Juniors. A good program has been arranged.

A groat many tickets have been sold and it is believed that there will be a large attendance. Baptist Church Board Plans Addition To Church At a meeting of the ollicial board of Baptist Church held last night in ho Baptist plans wore dls cussed for the building new addl lion to Ihe church. Tho is to bo mado larger in the near future, and an addition of about eighteen feet will be made on one end of (lie church. Notes. Mrs.

Gladys Yoelor was a visitor today in Alton. Mr. nnd Mrs. B. W.

Obermlller have returned to Altou after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Router. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Berger wore visitors Sunday In Alton. Mrs. Ada Greathouse, who has boon very III a result of a full through tho floor of her kitchen, IK Improving. Mrs. Henry Penning and Mrs.

Josephine Bruckcr of AHon were visitors yesterday In East Alton. Tho work of painting the Big Four bridge at Milton is about completed. Tho Chicago Alton is distributing macadam all along the track between Upper Alton arW East Alton for a rock ballast. WOOD RIVER Ice Famine It Over Wood River The famine which, caused ion alderable inconvenience in Wood HIv or last week Is over now. A plcntlfu ot Ico Is bolus received ulurly, aud tbe demand la now equal to the supply.

i Alton Woman child Vill ers lo get possession of her twelve Be Held To-night year-old daughter. She said that sh gave her daughter to a Wood Rive woman for a period of two years. Sh learns that the child has been whip ped and abused, and now she want the child's return to her, but it Is re fused. Wood River Business Men Leave With Draft Army George Schlllingur of tho Schilliu hardware store and J. A.

Friedor ch of the Frlederlch grocery storo will leave next Tuesday for Camp Custer at Bdttlo Creek, with he draft contingent departing from, Alton. They were called some time but were glveu an extended per- od of time in which to arrange their business affairs. TJie FriBuench store will be left in charge of Miss Teresa IIuss the Schllllnger storo will be In charge of Miss Norone Lancaster. Dr. Helper Denies Reports of His Death.j Rumors of the death of Dr.

John L. Helper, formerly of Wood River but now of.Springfield, were circulated in Wood River lust week. Several who went up to Springfield nt attend the fair, called at the Helper office and found Dr. Helper very much alive with a thriving medical Ise. Mrs.

Helper who recently urtied from Ablllne, was with hor hustand. and will probably not return to Wood River. She served health officer and police matron River last year, nlao as truant officer of tho Wood River schols. Bids Advertised For Wood River Office. For the second time, bids are being advertised for the Wood River post office.

The present quarters are inadequate for the demands of the growing village, and last January bids ware opened but were rejected Docause the rents nskod were too-iilgh. F. Router, pout office Inspector, has posted notices calling for bids to be open September 23. The bids call for ft building to be rented for post purposes with 1,200 feet of floor space T'ja present post office floor gpaco is about 800 fnet, Floyd Milton Writes From Battleship Utah. Miss Klsle Milton, operator (or the Bell Telephone nt Woodi nivcr.

has received a letter from her brother, Floyd Milton, who oa the U. battleship uuii. He writes thut he In the best or health and to ec day for Alabama, where she has ac eepted a good position and will re side. George Hasnuey of Coffeen, Is visiting friends In Wood River. Mrs.

A. G. Burnett and Miss Teresa Mooney were visltiiif; today in St Ixiu Is. Miss Gladys ManJoy -spent the. day visiting In St.

yesterday. A sou was born to Mr. and Frank Buuer lu Wood River. Mrs. J.

A. Frloderich, went to Alton today 'or an examination by the Kxemption Board In preparation for leaving next Kilkaire Theatre WOOD-RIVER. eek with the draft contingent, Mr. and Mra. John Barnes and UU children motored from Akron, visit atytho homo of Mr.

and J. Jrancafltor In Wood River. Wood River Bargain. 140x130 (oat on Ferguson are Waple; W. corner, nmin sewer i Ferguson, all paid for.

Price forqrii sale $450.00 cash, balance H. j. WiilUburt, Gates St. Louis, or phone Cab; 1208. CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG "Marriage'a La Carte.

NO MORE DELIVERY TO PRIVATE HOMES. We desire lo inform all our 1 customers, -that the close! of this wook wo will make no more dclWories of eooUi to vato homes. Deliveries to holels, rails; will bo continued. discontinuance of deliveries Is a wur necessity. VVHITE HOUSE GROCERY CO.

ubou Rivtr. caaie Munitiong ug the new navy life, 50 WOMEN To work on cartridge machines. Packing for inspection. About twenty women will work under intensive plan of prpdudlpjcir JExtra time will be paid for Saturday and Sundays. We do not desire ineii or women enga nowonXvarwork I Apply U.

Employment Agency, Iili Hotel for Cartridge.