Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

EVIN LON ELEGRAPH Established, January 20, 1836. ALSTON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 191.6. lOc. PER WEEK. LOOKS LIKE PROSPECTS ARE GOOD OAIJUED MARCH i HAS BKKN POST- PONKD INDEFINITELY AS IT 18 FELT IT WON'T BE NEEDED.

Through the medium of the Board of Trade It begins to appear that tho hospital line crossing trouble is near an end. was made today that because of an apparent near approach to a peaceable solution of the whole problem, there would be no meeting held March 1st, the time set for a conference between the State of Administration and the representatives of all the interested railroads and the city of Alton and Wood River township. The hospital crosa- ing matter has been a difficult problem all around. There has not been a timerwhen everybody was agreed as 16 what was the best way to proceed. Wheri finally the Board of Public -Utilities directed that certain 'things, tie done, then, there atbse mpre quibbling.

Is no doubt that the action of the city council in at- the franchise of the Alton Gas Electric was directly attributable, to the failure of the traction company to go ahead with the crossing proposition, build its line and fulfill Its promise made to the State of Illinois Alton was selected as the site for the insane hospital. It was given out after a preliminary conference this morning that the Board of Trade was requested to give notice to all parties concerned that the conference for March would not be heM, for the reason that it appeared a solution of the dispute would be readied within a. few days. MEMBERS OF WOMAN'S CLUB GIVE HOME TALENT PRODUCTION Evening in the Schoolhonse nt Liberty Prairie, and It was Enjoyed Appreciated i by tt Large Number Of People. Several, AJtonlans went to Liberty afternoon to' attend, last evening, "Ye Tea Party Of Ye Olden which was given by pf the Liberty Pral- He Women's club'.

It was a homemade, home presented production and It was a very pretty playlet at that. Everybody enjoyed it and all guests. An oyster supper followed some more entertainments In the near The school children assisted In a drill, and help materially to Interest and entertain the those who so recditably presented It the program and this too was enjoyed thoroughly. The program 'and those who so credtably presented It be'ow: Sarah, the old aunt, Mrs. Harry Bryan; Nancy, a quaker, Mrs.

Margaret Robinson; Belinda, an old maid, Mrs. Amanda West. Emily, a guest, Mrs. Henry Nletert; Jemina, a guest, Mrs. Fred Pfeiffer; Oretchen, a schoolmate, Mrs.

Norman Plagg; Martha, a granddaughter, Miss Clara Sander Lena, a maid, Mrs. Charles Welse; Elizabeth, a rich guest, Mrs. James Morrison; Grandma, Mrs. George Buchte. Berlin Reports Capture of, Strong Fortress.

fortress of Douamont WHS captured yesterday, the war office announced today. It is the first break in the line of Verdun forts and Indicates the. French have been driven from the strongly heights. The belief Is expressed President Wlluon does not want Congress to take Vhand. Tho Berlin proas gives 'expression to this view, thinking that Congress would overturn tho President's view if It were submitted to a vote of the members of Congress.

Berlin Relies on Congress to Force Backdown. Berlin, Feb. flerniuny counts on American Congress to force back down by President Wilson In th.o iOernrtMontrovow. fooling Here' is that if the mutter Is ref cried te a resolution will bo passed warning Americans to stay oil armed merchantmen. Will Qo To Jerseyvllle.

Thirty or more members of lln Chapter No. 8. Hoyal Arch Masons WEATHER FORECAST I IS Partly cloudy north, fair south portion tonlflht and Sun-ji day; colder tonight. AGED MAN LOSES CHECK. Had Indorsed Check After Receiving It as Pay For Two Weeks' HaVd Work, Then Lost It.

Harvey Stewart, an old man living at 2007 Park avenue in Upper Alton, called at the Telegraph office to-day reort the loss of a pay check he md indorsed, amounting to over $25 and representing two weeks' work with overtime. He Is a man who can very ill afford to lose the money and efforts were made both by himself and Us employers, the Western Cartridge to stop payment on the check if possible, to prevent the old man suffering the loss. Mr. Stewart said he received his pay check this morning 'or his two weeks' work and ate cashing it, when he had time to indorse the check, he. so, and then put the check in pocket book and started for home.

When he reached Alton book was missing and with it the pay check. Mr. Stewart was disconsolate over losing check. It represents many hours of toil that to ilm had been arduous, yet he had persisted in contending with physical infirmities and has been able to work overtime so that ho had earned a good sized check. He Was very proud of the check and his loss is a heavy one' to him.

He believes' he lost It on the Big 'our train coming to Alton. Mr. Stewart said that he does not usually indorse checks when he receives them, but that he wanted to avoid delays In lotting the check cashed and he made mistake of putting his signature on back of it. This complicates the matter greatly as some dishonest person might succeed in cashing it. SAND CO.

SUBMITS WRITTEN PROPOSITION. 0 the Alton delegation in soyville. optimist. Notwithstanding l(t mld stored you ug wu Work Must Be Completed on County Road Within IHJnety Days According To Proposition. The Mississippi Sand Co.

has submitted written proposition to the city of Alton for paving the county road now known as West BroadwayT The propositidti was f.he follow up on he verbal proposition offered to the city of Alton yesterday, in the. written, proposition ompany agrees to pay all of the city's share of the cost of an improvement on West Broadway from the west line of the C. P. and St. L.

freight depot to he west gate of the Mississippi Sand 3o. property. The company specifies hat the paving shall be sixteen feet wide and shall be laid on a four inch oncrete base; Another consideration Is that the work shall be completed within a per- od of ninety days. This will mean the city must get busy with the work at once. It seems urobable tbat he city will get the company to make a slight extension ou the time limit of completion of the improvement.

BURGLAR RAIDS CONTRACTORS OFFICE, Made Through Search of Place of J. J. Son und Carries Off Some lioot. The discovery was made this morning that the office of J. J.

Wuellner Son on front street near the foot of Oak had been rald- during Friday night by a burglar. There was not a great amount of loot obtainable, but the burglar did onsiderable damage and besides he carried off a revolver, two sets of drafting tools and attempted to open the safe but failed in that. The burglary was discovered first by private watchman Bertier, but Ills suspicions were not aroused and be closed and looked the door the burglar had opened. When daylight came It was found that the burglar had literally cut his way into the office. He got Into tho tool room first and -from there tried to cut his way into two other rooms by carving the panels in tho dpors, but he failed in that, Then he got hammer und a screw driver and succeeded in chiseling out the wood in the sashes, lifted out the window lights, then he got Into tho office.

Once Insido be searched in desks and drawers and cabinets Cor some Valuables. One largo set of drawing instruments and one small sot were taken, beside a revolver that had boon kept In the desk. The desk of Mr. Wuellner was broken open, and afterward closed and this was what prevented the watchman discovering that the place had boon raided. Russians Capture City of Kermanshfth From Turks, Ily United Press.

I'etrograd, Feb. Persian city of Kermansltah has been captured after a three days buttle, Tho HuHBluiiB aro expected to march toward Mesopotamia forming junction with the British at Kut el Amam. News of the city's capture od a groat Burnrise. Tho capture of Kcrnuinsliuh la only ourpatsed In 1m- lioi'tnnco by the victory ut Erzuroum from the Russian standpoint. LONDON HEARS FRENCJLFORT FALLS TEUTONS BEND LINE.

GREAT FORTRESS OF VERDUN; WAS ENDANGERED BY MIGHTY SMASH OF KAISER WHICH TOOK 'DOUAMONT. By United PreHS. London, French fortress of Douaraont, four miles from the city outskirts lias fallen according to a Berlin statement. The evacuation of the forst is believed to' have ben preceded by the collapse of a long section of the French front. Though the fjrst Berlin bulletin contained only tho statement that German troops took the fort yesterday, it Is believed that the whole French; front has been driven back.

The fall of, Douamont marks the first breach; In the chain of French forts at Verdun arid Indicates that Vdrdun is endangered by the Teuton mighty! Smash. Latest Paris dispatches reported terrific fighting in the snows only 414 miles north of the French fortress. Whole regiments of Germans are madly assailing the French redoubts 1,200 fet above the wooded plain. At the same time the French are being assailed about a mile and a'half north of Douamont. The Billons on the heights constituting the key to the Verdun position were regarded impregnable.

It was conceded here that if the Germans took that position that the whole French front in the neighborhood of Verdun would be driven back, Under the eyes of the Kaiser Bran- donberger's entered the work of Douamont yesterday. The afternoon statement frqm the French war office did not confirm the indicated the-French had taken up new positions. The vagueness of the French statement aroused feelings of deep uneasiness here. Paris gave no'hint of the outcome of the struggle on the heights, where the French war office declared last night the French were under heavy Attack. ONE OF ALLIES RE; fLIES vyaehlnatdn Will Not Ask For Any Delay In Putting a Boat Policy in Effect.

By United Press. Washington, Feb. of the Allies have replied to the suggestion from the United States that armed merchant vessels be disarmed as a measure of humanity. What the answer is or from which it came is not given out. It will have no effect 'on the present difficulty with.

Germany. Department officials were surprised that one ally answered alone. Germany will not be asked to delay the decree into that armed merchant vessels be sunk without warning beginning March 1st. With initiation of the German U- boat campaign, only four days away it is believed that Congress will interfere, and issue a warning. Unofficial information was the German reply that the latest note could be had In 24 'hours.

It is believed Von Boras- dorft' will be in a position by Monday to give'Germany's answer. There appeared little prospect today of postponement of the Teutonic campaign. With this government refusing to ask for because this request might commit the government there seems to be no possibility of any delay being given. After two days of discord. Congress was to relax from the agitation of.

resolutions to warn Americans off armed ships. HAS MARRIED WOMAN TO TWO HUSBANDS. Jus tiro of tho Peace Nathan Married Mrs. Kmnm Ventris for Second Time- This. Morning.

Sixteen years ago Justice of the Peace Barnett Nathan married Miss Emma Maxwell to Vontris. This morning-she appeared In the office of Justice of tho Peace Burnett Nathan and she was A. Gilbert of Alton. Tho brldo did not forget the ceremony us It was performed sixteen years ago. She liked the ceremony and did not forgot the Justice who performed tho corcraony sixteen years ago.

Tho couple will llvo In Alton. Gottlieb Kebor and Mrs. 'Minnie Burnett, both of Alton, were married last evening. Off Agiiln, On Again, Gone Again. Passengers on the A.

J. P. wore compelled to transfer from one oar to another on Belle street south of Five Points thfs morningi on several of tho runs, tho dinkey express oar having become rude, und rickety after Its fashion of old times when It wus passenger car. It left tho track, and broken down besides, in id It took several hours to straighten things out. The oar was loaded with Alton goods purchased by folks living outside, and thu interurbans carried roost of thoeo roods to their destinations.

WOMAN TO FRIEND HAS PRIVATE GUARDS WOOD RIVER MAGISTRATE DE CIDE8 kor TO COMMIT 'TO JAIL OFFENDING WIFE. Instead of committee Mrs. Katie Dorkey to jail when she was unable to give bond on the charge of deserting her husband with her two year old child to live with William Pollyak, a Granite City foreigner, Police Magistrate N. Jordan of Wood River paroled her to the care of Steve Lada, a Wood River business men, whose duty It will be to Care for her and guard her from escape until the time of her trial ia set. The proceeding is apparently unrivalled in.tbb annals of court actions unless in the case of parole, which occurs after trial and conviction and not before the accused being tried.

The Interesting question hns been raised as to who will be finally responsible for the board of ihe Woman who, under the law, should be confined in jail and boarded by the county. So far no attempt has been made to define that part of the proceeding, it Is possible that the bondsman and his wife, through friendship for the (accused woman, will stand for the bill themselves. "Besides keeping the woman, her two year old child is being cared for with her. Mrs. Dorkey was arrested with William Pollyak and both are prisoners of the Wood River authorities on complaint of Dorkey's husband of Granite City, wlio alleged that his wife had run away with Pollyak.

The runaway wife and her paramour were found in Wood River and when the officer approached, Pollyak, who bad disguised himself with a false mustache fled and was later arrested in Bethalto and brought back to Wood The trial was set for yesterday afternoon before Porfce Magistrate Jordan. Both were bound uhder a $200 bond for trial next Friday 'when the husband appeared' to prosecute. said he would not take his wife back but he wanted the'child and wanted to punish her for her offense. Pollyak gave bond but the wife, unable to give to -turn. oer over to- the care' bf Steve Lada until the time of the trial, as there was no jail or proper place in Wood River or Benbow City for the keeping of a woman in custody.

WILl HELP AMERICAN RED CROSS. Organization Is Formed For Purpose of Aiding in Home Work. The called meeting of the Alton women interested in the American Red Cross Society held Friday afternoon at the Parish House was well attended, about one hundred women responding to the call issued through the Alton newspapers. The 'meeting was called to order at two-thirty o'clock by Mrs. J.

J. Brenholt who stated the purpose of the meeting. The gathering then selected Mrs. R. E.

Dorsey Chairman for the meeting, and the election of permanent officers was in order. The Branch elected Mrs. Jacob Weed permanent Chairman; Mrs. A. P.

Caldwell, First Vicc-President; Miss Kmrna Caldwell, second vice- president; Miss Lillian Root, secretary and Miss Mabel Clement, treasurer. A purchasing, committee composed of Miss Lizzie Biggins, Mrs. George R. Allen and Mrs. J.

J. Brenholt. was chosen. The Purchasing Committee will buy tho material which the members of the Alton Branch.will use when they which will bo every wuek On Thursday. The Purchasing Committee have already adopted the "Trade in Alton" motto and will abide by it.

The next, meeting of the Alton Branch will be In two weeks from Thursday. The ladles in Alton -will work In conjunction with the National Association and will forward their articles to' the National Headquarters for distribution to bo used either for the warring countries of Kuropo or for emergency cases In America. DOW FARMER LOSES OF LIVESTOCK. Says That His Stock Has Been Nearly Wiped Out By Fodder Poison. Frank King, a farmer living In the Dow neighborhood, was In Alton today reporting series of lossuu ho hat) suffered in the past week from deaths of livestock.

Mr, snld that last Saturday ho lost a hog, thon on Sunday Monday ho lost two mules, "and tho day following ho lout lioran. Now lm luiu a null' and thvuo hogs sick. The trouble him diagnosed as poison In fodder the animals hud been eating. Mr. King Naid that he hus left only a fow COWH and few pigs, tho fatal slckiienn having nearly wiped out hlu livestock.

A marriage llcouso was Issuod this morning to A. Gilbert and ICuuiia VentrU, butU of this city. OR. J. C.

C. CLARK'S IS AMBITION IS ACHIEVED MTEKAKY MAX, WHO SPEXT MFE OX WORK, MXAMA" GETS REC-OGXITIOX, HUT IT WAS AFTER LIFE HAD FLED. The ambition of an old man was realized to-day when the Post-Dispatch gave space to a icviuw of tne work of Mr. C. C.

Clarke, "The Making of Christianity." It was too late, however, for the author to Know il. The sunset of his life had pas'sed, his light had gone out. Sitting one evening at sunset, the aged man had passed quietly away, in bis easy chair, where ho was wont to scan the evening papers, looking for an intelligent review of book that had been the chill of bin brain, the work of hi.3 life, tho product of years of study, thought, and deliberation. He had written other books which had failed to take hold, but he writing for the future. He hail an idea that some day his great thoughts on the greatest thing in the World, the truth about religion, would be accepted.

He tried hard tb induce people to read his book even resorting, when sales seemed Impossible, to give the book away. He had spent money to get the book printed, but no one would buy it. The financial side did not trouble him, and he said, "If I can not sell, I will give the book to those who may read jt." He began sending it out to newspaper men throughout the United States and to clergymen. He solicited expressions of opinion. At least one Alton newspaper man read the book through, taking an interest in Dr.

Clarke first, and afterward in the book because of the depth of thought the book contained. It is a marvel, showing wonderful research In authorities of ancient days In tongues that only scholars read. The reasoning is exact, the work Is a monument to the menjory of a great-scholar who was not appreciated in his own All this is preliminary to the announcement that the Post-Dispatch, of Saturday, published a review of Dr. Clarke's book. Had the aged clergyman liyed to have read, it, his heart would-liave been glad.

He would have known he had made at least a dent In the solid indifference of literary critics of the press, and among clergymen. All he wanted was some one to read the book and no one seemed to wish to give the time it required to give the book a thoughtful reading. Had Dr. Clarke lived until to-day, and followed his custom of opening the evening papers to look for the book review that never came, his search would have been ended to-day. The book had at last received some attention, he would have felt rewarded.

But the long sleep came before recognition. ELSNER ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF WIFE. Arrested Last Evening In East St. Louis on Charge of Wife Abandonment. Win.

Ellsuer was brought to Alton last evening after being arrested there on a charge of wife and child abandonment, the charge being preferred against him by his wife. She claimed that he had contributed nothing towards the support of her and her child and she was living at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Dillon. This morning Ellsner made a statement to the Telegraph in which he blamed his mother-in-law for the trouble. He claimed that she had made repeated efforts to break up his homo.

Ellsner claimed that he had been sending his wife money from time to time and he was greatly surprised when he was arrested in East St. Louis last evening. He claimed that a week ago he had written to his wife, telling her that sho must choose between him and her mother and she hud never answered the letter. When the case came up for trial this morning Tllsner asked for continuance until this afternoon. Ho said that he hoped to settle tho trouble before that time.

The husband and wife left the court room and the city hall arm In arm although! the trouble had not bcon adjusted and the caso had not been dismissed. The troubles of 'William Kllnmier mid Ills wife were compromised In the this afternoon and Kllsner was alowed to go free of charge of wlfo abandonment which boil preferred by his wife. Mrs. Herman Luer will leave for a visit to Florida Tuesday, Men Called Out. Workmen from St.

l.ouis sent hero by the contractor have heen installing blowing machine at ihe planing mill on Must Broadway for the last several days and business agent of Alton yeslenlay culled out all of Ihe employes of the planing mill, because Ihe men went here to imuiill the machine by the contractors! are said 10 he non-union men. It in cxpictcd Ihe matter will he amicably adjusted boon. III'. Ahlmll (o Talk ou "Tlint Hoy ol' Vouch." Tho Alton Miniiilerlal will he addressed hy Kev. 1).

I-. A. Ahlmll. Monday inoi'nilig 'he 'M. A.

on ihe subject "That Hoy Yours." GUY IMPROVEMENTS SEWER OVER $100,000 PLANS AROUT COMPLETED FOR ISKittKST YKAUS WORK IN HISTOHV OF THE OF A An official estimate of the cost of the En si. End sower which will be made in tho next, fow days will show the cost, of that, improvement to be over $100,000. This will run the cost of tho city improvement work to be done in the city of Alton this year by the city to over $300,000. It all of the work under way at the present time Is carried through the year will be the biggest in the city's history. City Engineer T.

H. Landon said this morning that the plans for ihe greater part of the work were wel! under way. In several cases the plans have about been completed. The city engineer said that he could see no reason why the work should uot bo done during the coming year. The largest job which will be done is the Main street paving the estimate of which is $106,000.

There are few objectors to this work and it does not look at the present time as if the city would have any trouble putting this improvement through. Some changes In the plans for the East End sewer will run the cost of that improvement, to over $100,000, although it will be very close to that figure. By some of the changes made recently it will be possible to include Greenwood street and several of the the other small streets in that vicinity in the improvement. The cost of these two Jobs will make the amount of work done by the city run into big figures but there are a number of other jobs which are to be completed. The following are rough estimates of the costs of different jobs: Main Street paving $106,000 East End sewer 100,000 Broadway, east of-Henry 20,0000 Broadway (old Milton Road) 20,0000 Edwards, Clawson and other streets in Upper 33,000 West Broadway 3,000 Cliff street 7,800 Mills Street College avenue (formerly Staunton) In some of the work contracts have already been awarded and in the Mills street job the work is already under way.

PATRONS DAYS AT HIGH SCHOOL. April 28-20 Selected as Time for Exhibits of 'Work Bono in Manual Training, Domestic Science and Drawing. Patrons dqys at Alton High School will be April 28-29. At that time there wil be an exhibition of the work done in manual training, domestic science and drawing, "lid the people of Alton will be given opportunity to see what tho school children learn in tho way of skilled handiwork In those three linos. G.

C. Ritcher, head of the. manual training department, said today that a very fine grade of workmanship is manifested in the articles which will bo exhibited by tho manual training Ktudents. There is a long Hat of very pretentious pieces of work skillfully executed, and as an illustration it may bo cited that there art; two circular extension dining tables, a duvenpart, buffets, otc. in the furniture One boy is making a dining room table und six chairs.

All tho work is of a quality taht.wll lulways be a source of much pride to tho hoys who tiro tins craftsmen, and it is indicated that a high grade of proficiency in the handling of tools is being developed. MEETING OF ALTON BIRD CLUB OFFICERS. Conference, to I'liui Kvtcnslon of Membership anil to Promote Interest in Club's Purpose. A conference of the of the- Alton Itlrd Club was held at o'clock this aflcrniiim at the office of II. .1.

Howmiin. on Second street. The meeting was for the purpose of conferring about Ilm plans for developing interest In ihe alms of tho Ilinl Club mid to take steps toward encouraging the people of Alton to creel bird it is considered important 10 gel many members in ihe club anil In induce them to take interest in; (lie more ho-opuratlun thole hi the better the results will be in I lie line of encouraging and pr'i'ecling birds in A'lon. the number of longsterK will bo thereby bo increased. REFRESHMENT 1 THIEF IS AT WORK 1 Has Been Busy Making Trouble for Folks who Are Giving Parties, By Taking Refreshments.

Dr. Ray at Washington M. ie absence of Itev. tomorrow lir. liny uill occupy Ib aveniu E.

Church, .1. Hur- if Sluirt- iyipit LI. Itev Tho refreshment thief is very busy in Alton. It might be mom proper to say tho refreshment thieves, as from the quantities of good things consumed it must take an army of boys to dispose of tho Ice cream, cake, sandwiches and pickles that havq been carried away and the loss of which haB disappointed many gatherings of young people. It may be that, no one of the boys realizes tho embarrassment caused by the disappearance of tho refreshments.

A couples of ilie younger society gave an dancing party Friday evening Chapter House oii Beacon null all went very delightfully until aboil 1 eleven o'clock, when the went to prepare refreshments, that part of an evening's program wlilth is so very essential. The ladies looked everywhere, but nothing to cat was In sight, not even the lump sugar which was to have been useci. So tho party broke up without the young people enjoying any "eats." 'J MARCH BLEW IN AHEAD OF TIME. With a Combination Blizzard and Cyclone Early This Morning, Gave Folks the Shivers and Did More or Less Damage. A combination blizzard and cyclone blew into Alton from the north shortly after 7 o'clock thi smornlng arid it did considerable damage in addition to adding to the discomfort of mortals.

Many panes of glass were shattered in windows in several parts of the city, Upper Alton, and that part of the city known as "Middletown," suffered the largest number of glass breakages. There was a good demand for window glass, however, from several other parts of the city also. Shutters wore slammed against the windows in some places, while insecure fastenings caused the downfall of the glass in other windows. Many tree limbs and branches wre blown off the trees, too, but these were probably weakened by the sleet storm of three weeks ego, and were hangmg.pu to tho paren stem, as It were. jf The weather all morning was fft bleak, raw March variety and was Uncomfortable.

The river was filled with white caps and the "wild waves" were saying or trying to say something to these white caps apparently, as the grumblings of the waves could be heard distinctly off shore. The river was as rough as a sea, and the few men who attempted to cross this morning in boats or skiffs from Missouri Point gave up the attempt and came over oil the train. I i 4 li. .1 1 DOBIES WILL HAVE GUINEA FOWLS. For Supper Monday Evening in Turner Hall.

Chefs Now Preparing the Racket Raising Birds For Pot and Pan. The regular monthly meeting the Doby social club will be held Monday evening In Turner Hall, and chefs nre busy 'today killing, and dressing fowls for the feast that will be served after the business meeting. A couple of dozen guinea fowls will be the meat part of the menu and they will be prepared in a way that will cause all who taste, to clamor for more, according to some chaps who have acquired a fondness for guinea fowl meat, properly prepared. It will ho the first strictly guinea fowl banquet ever held in this city so fj far as nown. Arrangements will be completed at Monday's meeting for the big annual ball und supper of tho Dohies which will be given in Turner Hall on the evening of March 4th.

A fine program will he given on that occasion, the bull and hanquet not being the only features of attraction. 1 FIXING UP PLAYGHOUND FOR CHILDREN. I'acli Commission is 1'iilllnK in Het- tci- Condition City Property In Hollow ut and Kaston. The 1'iirli ('oininltisioners bav ing thu hollow til and t.on slivi't-i, formerly a pond, put him condition for a playground. I'D insure better dniimu'i'.

the ground is being covciVil with cinders and dirt will he, spreiid over the lop "I 1 tliu.s allowing ihe witter ID run uwiy quickly when rain falls. The parlv has afforded a nuod plan' for tl'e hoys ID play ImJl and il will come a very popular ground when present improvements completed. Word lias Leeii received in Alton that lOImer Thomas will put 1 limi'di (Join in operalion between lliirdiu ami Alton on next Thursday. After that time the. boat will make recuhi rtrlpn tinuib week 4 "pu llu, 111..