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TON EVENING TELEGRAPH ALTON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1919. COLLEGE ME WILL BE PAVEDJTH" MAYOR URGES IT, BUT; TWO AUPEHMEN VOtE TO GRANT PRAYER fc PROPERTY OWNERS' PETITION A8K- ING THAT IMPROVE. MENT BE DEFERRED, West College avenue, from the east Bide the public square at College and Central, to the west side of.the siiields branch bridge and the rood- way around the square at Central and College will be paved with brick. An ordinance providing tor improvement was unanimously passed the city council last'iiight. Tlie passage the ordinance followed' a vote on a prop- SENATE MAY SEPARATE LEAGUE FROM TREATY SHURTIEFF COLLEGE CLOSES 4181 YEAR VAHDALISM REPORTED ALDERMEN JOIN IN REPORTS RESOLUTION PLAN 18 TO SEPARATE COVENANT OF -LEAGUE FROM TREATY WITH GERMANY AND TO SERVE NOTICE TO WORLD OF U.

8. POSITION. CLASS INCLUDES NINE. CLASS OF SEVEN YOUNG WOMEN AND TWO YOUNG MEN GRADUATE TODAY. NEW ENDOWMENT FUND ONE FOURTH PLEDGED.

I Shurtleff College closed her 91s rm. year today and graduated a class Washington, June 42.r-The torelgn nine sev womon and tw relations committee of the Senate to- 8 day favorably voted on the Knox reso- enjoyable com utlon to separate the league of Nar tions covenant from the peace treaty. 1 3Ul 0 lc ua The resolution, if passed, would notify the; world that the United States re serves its decision on membership the League of Nations. even had and the exercises of the day were by many people from Alton and from other places. One feature of the graduating class this erty owners on the street asked that the improvement be deferred a year or until the cost would be lower.

Alderman Orlandn Hemphlll of the Sixth Ward moved that the prayer ot the petition be seconded by AVllkening of the same Following his motion, Hemphlll arose and declared he Is not opposed to 1m provements, that personally he did not oppose the College avenue pro ject. "I the work postponed), Hemphlll said, "became the people on that street were promised that there would be no Improvements until the price came down. Ttie people ar fighting It because they think th price is too high." Alderman Davis then declared tha if the objectors to the would withdraw their objections 6n year from he. would support petition to have the job deferred. The property' owners, though, not promise 'that a year from now they will not object, Davis declared.

"Are the prices coming down?" he asked. "Personally, I do not think so. A year from now, In my opinion, the cost ot paving that street will be as great or greater" than it Is now, I would like to grant the prayer ot the petition, but I do not think It ought to be done when other streets have been paved contrary to the wishes of some of property owners." United States provisions of Article 10 of the of Nations) was Introduced today by to except the h- ty of th. gra. uates are from Alton.

In years gone this old Alton Institution without a TREES ARE HACKED PARK COMMISSIONERS ARE FINDING MUCH TROUBLE IN PARKS WITH DESTROYERS OF PUBLIC PROPERTY, OR THIEVES. "Harriet Beecher Stowe" was attacked Wednesday evening by some colored boys, armed with hatchets and butcher knives and mutilated and hacked in such a horrible manner as make death certain sooner or later. "Harriet Beecher Stowe" is a box elder shade tree which was set out several when it was little more than a twig by a North Alton colored girl named Harriet Rue, and at the time Miss Rue and the teacher and some of the pupils of the Douglas 165 GRADUATE FROM ALTON EIGHTH GRADE! 15c. PER WEEK OF THE TORTOISE AND THE EXPRESS DRIVER COMMITTEE IS NAMED GILSON BROWN SPEAKS was luimy vy Senator Sterling. Article 10 provides single member of the class being from ears for the preservation of the political ome lown in recent years and territorial integrity of all mem- tn 8 Becoming a thing past bers and has been the.

cause of the 1 and several years cble? objections raised against the Mtag class has been, well League of Nations. ed by the ty of Alton Sterling's resolution that ates wae ratification-of the peace treaty by Thelma Seitz Altoni Joyce the United States depends on the Crawford, Alton; Loueva Williamson United States determining on accep- Alton; Lulu Ross, Palmyra; Ruth tance of Article 10 Morris, Collinsville; Coema McPhall favorable report on the Senate Alton; Floyd Bolton, Alton; Howard resolution for the' return of the tele- Steele, Bast St. Louis, phone and telegraph lines to their The exercises of the day commenc- ed at 10 o'clock this morning when school named the tree as above. It grew steadily and for the last few ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND NUMBER OF CITIZENS ON COMMITTEE TO PLAN GREAT PEACE OBSERVANCE FOR FOURTH OF JULY. Alton's peace celebration on July 4th, promises to be the greatest ever held in Alton.

The city council lasj. night voted unanimously to participate and empowered Mayor Sauvaga to appoint a committee from the council to work with the general committee. The mayor appointed all 14 aldermen of the council. Shortly before adjournment ot the council, the mayor stated that many people had suggested a peace celebration in honor ot the return of Alton soldiers. The city 1 made many promises to the departing boys about what AUDITORIUM OF THEODORE) ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IS PACKED TO CAPACITY AT COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The auditorium of the Theodore Roosevelt High school was packed to Turtle Show Same Vlg Hance as One In Story Book But Meets Worse Fate Here's a close to a nature story that rings true. It Is the story of a battle Between a knight of the road fn the person of a 16-pound turtle and Harry Collins, an expressman. Collins was driving along a road its capacity last night when friends twQ ea north Gotlt By yesterday and relatives ot the 165 graduates of attcrnoon and popped when he thought the eighth grade of the Alton public gaw groun(1 ahead of hlln schools gathered to see them present-1 oye He got QUt tQ inves11gate and edto the principal of the High school, mov ground to be a B. C. Richardson, by W.

C. superintendent of schools. Mr. Richardson in accepting the, hed tne lurt)e and Ioxlnd hlm class described the courses available pugnacfouB The expressman to a High school student, giving a I large turtle, so covered with mud was perfectly camouflaged. Mayor Sauvage here asked Mayor Pro Tern Cailaghan to take the chair, and addressed the council.

"I was elected on an Improvement platform," he said. "If the people did not want improvements they would not have elected me. I understand ttiat the residents of College Avenue made a request similar to the one of tonight, uncrer. the Faulstich administration when paving was priced at $1.35. Senator Beall told me the same thing was done while he was in office." Sauvage here remarked that no Improvement work was done during the war, in compliance with governmen orders.

He continued: "The war Is won. We are vlctorl ous, Now we must not stand still During the war we did not think abou paving College But fron property owners on that street cam many complaints because the street was dusty. They wanted. It sprinkled. They wanted it oiled.

The council digged up enough money to oil that street, though money was a scarce thing. This was effective until the street was torn up by sewer contractors; then came more complaints owners.was made today. Today's developments are regarded as.the opening of the great fight to amend the treaty as approyed by President Wilson lh: Paris, and the course of which, If successful, Republican leaders admit, may result In the United States making a separate treaty with Germany. By a vote of eight to six the committee approved Lodge's motion, striking out resolutions pledging the United States to come to the rescue just as In the receflt war. It was certain the Senate is to be the scene of the most bitter debate on the League of Nations, as the administration leaders regard it as the be ginning of the flght to divorce the League "of Nations covenant antlf the peace treaty and then to kill the covenant.

the students and faculty met on the college campus, and formed a line of march from the chapel building across the campus to the College Avenue Baptist church where the commencement program was held. Cyrus Dan- lei played the march on-the church organ and after the school had been KEY STRIKE CAUSES NO HALT IN BUSINESS Officers of Postal and Western Union Say That Business is Normal and Many Operators Are Back- By'United Press. Chicago, June allied divl sions of telegraphers may join in a sympathetic strike of the key mei was stated In a message received to we had to after thi contractors to fix i street. iGentiemen: tb'e counciU there; but; one answer. The people li'avei ftpt been satisfied 1 (Continued pn Page, 7.) day at the office of President Konen kamp from the eastern operators (1 vision.

It was understood that th brokers' operators were ready to qui work on a sympathetic strike In th eastern division. Western broker operators also are understood to be considering a sympathetic strike. President Konenkamp said he had not yet decided to give his approval to the plan. Many operators who went out yesterday are reported to returned to; work todays Officers of the telegraph, companies said the situation is normal. seated with the audience in the church, Mr.

Daniel played an organ selection. Then Mrs. Stanley Castle sang "When the Boys Come Home." The commencement address was given by Rev. Dr. Euclid B.

Rogers pastor of the Central Baptist church of Springfield. Dr. Roger's addres was one of the treats of the com mencement week and large gath ering greatly enjoyed It. "His subjec was, It Relates to a Life or To a Living." Two vacant seats were left in the Baptist church today where the graduating class were seated. These seats should have been filled by young men who were members of Lhe class and who would have been In the graduating class today, but death overtook them.

One of them died on the battlefield of France. The two members of the class were John Kanada, of Omaha, 111., who died on the battlefield and Howard Glenn, of Alton, a victim of influenza. The two seats were decorated with the American flag and a regimental flag 'brought home by Chaplin Roy Williamson from France. years has been about the finest shade tre'e in the yards of the Douglas school at Tenth and Market. Yesterday when Supt.

of Buildings, G. F. Roenike, called at the school he was met with lamentations and expressions of indignation, and no wonder. The tree had been hacked with hatchets at the base, and the bark was stripped from the tree for a distance of a couple of feet from the i ground and all around the trunk. Not atisfled with stripping off the bark he vandals hacked the trunk of the ree in a shameful manner.

There is a flower arbor at the Dougas school, also, and here running vines, clambering roses and other flowers were out and torn down and trampled upon. This work was-done with butcher knives. Mr. Roenlcke has reported the matter to the mayor and the Board of Education, and it is very probably that arrests and prosecutions will result, as the matter has caused great indignation, and the destruction ap- would be done when the boys returned, he said, and so far has not lived up to the promises. He said he would entertain a motion that the council cooperate, Alderman Davis moved that a committee be appointed and the motion passed unanimously.

The mayor's committee appointments were unanimously approved. Following his naming of the members of the committee, Mayor Sauvage said: "That committee can put Alton on the map, take it off and put it back on again." He said the levee is being cleaned for the evening celebration which will be a display of fireworks on the river. His enthusiasm and that of the council members ran high and prospects for a gigantic peace celebration are bright. The committee named by Mayor Sauvage Is composed of Aldermen Johnson, Muchelbuch, McGuan, Maus, short explanation of each, and promised all help in his power to make the High school course profitable to students. The eighth grade graduates went to his tool box secured a small 1 hammer and the fight was on.

Collins drew first blood, striking the snapper a blow on the head. This only helped to arouse even more the an- i. i i eer of the turtle and he lunged at his welcomed to the High school by- Pal- human a versar Today Collins said mer Hancock, president of the Junior Uje turUe outh, wn en opened In class. Certificates of graduation thftt lungei mlghty Wg But were presented to the students by J. gtuck to Hne flgUt and fltaHy W.

Schoeffler, president of the school BUCceeded beatlng the turtle into insensibility. He threw the turtle into of lhis truck and brqvight Jhim to Alton. board. Gllson Brown was the speaker the evening. He told his audience that He R0ld the tur Ue to MgllSt P.

Hatz, the educational fight has just begun; anager of the Mineral Springs hotel. that despite the progress that has been -made much remains still to be done. T. McCrea, county superintendent of schools, made a short address. The invocation was offered by Rev.

C. C. Smith, pastor of the Congregational Church. Lincoln School. LeRoy Arnold, Theodore Beneze, Mary Brown, Jacob Walter Bailey, Route 'Bertler, Everett Buck, Dorothy Rodger, Davis, Haas, Fahrig, Callag- Browning, Elizabeth Bassett, Eunice han, Kelley, Hemphlll, Wilkening, Beeby and Wilson and the following: pears to have been clearly wanton.

I Ed. Beall, Jos. Faulstich, Ralph The names of the, leader and others Jackson, Geo; D. Eaton, Cal Streeper, who helped him jn the work of van- J. O.

Parsons, D. A. Wyckoff, Geo. M. dalism have been learned, the leader' being a boy of 12 years of age or about that, and said to live in Piasa RAILROAD SURVEYOR HURT IN ACCIDENT Train Strikes Car on Which He Wao Riding Near Grafton.

(itreet, near Tenth, much vandalism in There has been some of the nchools during recent months and the authorities are rapidly becoming convinced now that it is time to arrest and punish some of the vandals. At the various parks many instances of vandalism are being reported and so far the Minorities have been unable to gain information as to the identity of the persons responsible. At Riverview park much damage has been done in the last few weeks and a reward ia to be offered for information that will lead to a stop being put to these outrages. Potter, Harry Halton, Joe Grossheim, B. F.

Elfgen, Wm. Bauer, Boland Adams, Ben Winters, Wilder, Frank Ferguson, Abbott Sherwood, L. J. Hartmann, Joe Lampert, H. M.

Schweppe, J. B. Steck, Geo. Milnor, Rev. E.

L. Gibson, Rev. S. D. McKinney, Rev.

F. D. Butler, J. B. Green, P.

B. Cousley, Wm. H. Murphy, Rev. Spalding, Rev.

Brune, ,7. D. McAdams, Chas. Huskinson, H. S.

'Bartlow, Julius Brown, Laura Bllder- beck, Katherine Brunner, Martha Combrink, Marie B. Clevenger, David William Camp, Mary Elizabeth Cur- Bessie Lea Chappell, Parker Col- 1 i line, Blanche Canham, Myrtle Carter, David Coleman, Dorothy E. Colonius, Ethel Euola Colston, Rpae Cichlar, Pearl Cope, Benjamin Doerre, Evelyn Dixon, Harry Davis, LeRoy Dietschy, Clarence Dick, Carl Doerr, George Duncan, Earl E. Dickerson, Stephen Dickinson, Rose Ehrler, Gerald A. Eppel, Grace E.

Flacheneker, Omah B. Frohock, Marie Fink, Stanley B. erris, Nellie Ferree, Sydney H. Gent, Allied Reply to German Note Is Ready By United Press. Paris, June semi-official French not says that the allied reply has been formulated to the German cuonter proposals and already has been prepared for transmission to Foreign Minister, Brockdorff Rantzau, tomorrow.

An announcement may be expected at any time that the Big Four has definitely decided to refuse recognition to Admiral Kolchak' government in Ruusla. New York, June both sides apparently satisfied the situation in the telegraphers strike seemed to bo normal today. It Is said by officers of the Postal company there IB no interference with transmission of business. RESUME BUILDING, UNION HEADS SAY iand Kolchak Agree. By United I'aris, June 13- -The Allies have wired Admiral Kolchak that his reply is substantially an agreement to the proposition that they are willing to extend hlrti the support set forth, It was officially announced this noon.

after- This action Is apparently virtual recognition of the Omsk anti-Bolshevik government. FORECAST Partly cloudy tonight and to-1 morrow. Probably with local i Resumption of Government Program Is Only Immediate Solution of Problem, They Assert. By United Press. Atlantic City, June resumption of the government building program Is tha only Immediate solution of the problems ot high rent, unemployment and stagnant building material market, according to the building trades union leaders attending the American Federation of Labor convention here.

Samuel Grlggs, president ot the stone cutters' union, assorted that 26,000 building trade workers were idle He has a resolution asking that Congress immediately provide money to work on federal buildings, so building can bo restored. This. Griags thinks, will start the ball rolling. Senate Passes Cummlngs Resolution By United Press. Washington, June today passed the Cummlngs resolution restoring the railroad rate-making powera of the Interstate Corn- Three Young Men Receive Diplomas in Public.

President G. M. Potter today presented three young men their diplomas in public. The young men have all been in the service of the United States since the war started. They were members of the graduating class last year but they finished their work up before the end of the year in order to get into the service of-the country.

They had never received their diplomas and the president of the college took occasion today to pro- sent these diplomas in public to the hoys who have returned from the battlefields. They were Chaplin Roy Williamson, James Hill and Frank Stamper. School Confers Two Honorary Degrees. Shurtleff College today conferred honorary degrees upon two being in France and is not aware of the fact that Shurtleff was today conferring upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He is A.

W. Beavin, of Rochester, N. and is preaching in the camps in France to American soldiers. The other was Norman B. Henderson, of Minneapolis, and the 12 degree conferred upon him was Doctor of Divinity.

The announcement of the prizes by this noriiing in the Baptist church was another very interesting feature of the commencement. The following prizes were announced: Miss Edith Daniel, of Upper Alton, receives the highest class prize, the Osborn medal. Miss Daniel also gets the Castle prize for the best public speaking. Miss Sibyl Johnson Is awarded the first prize of twelve dollars known as the Jackson prize for the junior oratorical contest. The second prize of eight dollars is awarded Miss Ruth Sloman.

This is the junior contest that was held last Monday night it the Upper Alton Pn tbyterian church John Brlnkman and Paul Smith are the winners ot the prizes ot books known as the Gunn prize for the toes BOXING BILL PASSES SENATE Clubs, Licensed by State, May Conduct No Decision 10-Round Bouts, With 5 or 8 Ounce By United Press. Springfield, 111., June boxing bill passed the Senate today. The bill provides for a boxing commission of three to be named by the Governor. Baker, Frank Bierbaum E. B.

Seitz, Kb. Rogers, Harry Herb, Dr. Pfeiffenberger, John McGinnis, Harry Meyers, J. B. Crivello, O.

E. George, Parker Levls, Robert Goff, Joseph Aldous, Wiu. Boynton, C. C. Ellison, Paul Zerwich, John Schoeffler, W.

T. Louden, Chas. Heintz, Frank Graham, Harry Goudie, W. C. Reavis, R.

F. Allen, Ed. Langham, Fred Theen, W. C. Gates, Wm.

Luer, Joe Goeken, W. D. Miller, Chas. Newman, L. Klinke, John Bauer, J.

H. Hellrung, Harry Robertson, J. B. Miller, L. A.

Schlafly, Win. Oschwend, Chas. Stelzel, Harold Hewitt, J. J. Reilly, H.

Heuser, H. Horstman, J. B. Maxfield, L. A.

Web ster, J. L. Donnelly, J. J. Brenholt, L.

D. Yager, E. M. Gaddis, Seymour Landau, A. T.

Bivens, Stanley Castle, L. Young, E. H. Beall, S. A.

Beach, Dr Hastings, Wm. Levis, Mike Featheringill. Under this bill boxing matches may be conducted before clubs licensed by the commission. Further provisions are that 10 round bouts with no decisions and one minute Intervening in the bouts may be fought with flve or six ounce gloves. NAVY APPROPRIATION IS GIVEN BIG CUT Bill Reported to House Shows Amount Over 300 Millions Less Than Daniels' Esimtate.

Railroad Operators Refuse Commercial Business. the president at the gathering Senate 3.) By United Press. Chicago, June complications were added to the telegraph operators' strike by an order issued by B. J. Manlon, president of the railway telegraphers' union forbidding allway telegraphers handling com- lercial business after Saturday morning at 6 o'clock.

J. F. Campbell of the commercial elegraphers said that he estimated between 25,000 and 30,000 telegraphers are on strike and more are leav- ng their posts hourly. Moro Band Concert. By United Press.

Washington, June naval ap propriatlon bill carrying anpropria tions of for the flsca year was reported to the House b.v the naval committee today. This figure is a reduction of $377 856.40 from the statement submit)ei by Secretary Daniels anil 395.45 less than the bill reported the last Congress. The enlisted strength of the navy I fixed by the bill at 241,000 until DC cembe.r 30, 191,000 from then until cembcr 1, and 170,000 during the las half of the fiscal year. The strength of the Marine Corps is increased from 17,400 to 27,400. The Moro Band will give their first jand concert on Saturday evening, June 14.

It has just been one year since the band started to play. will also be a bandstand warming as it will be the first play on the baud- stand which has just been completed. Refreshments will be served. Everybody Invited. Death of Mrs.

Louis Ebbeler. Mrs. Ixiuls Ehboler died at her home hot ween Godfrey and lirighton day at noon, after an illness which ex- tuiided over a period of ten yearn. For the past eight weeks she has been bedfast and her death was expected. harles Glassbrenner, Clinton Godard, Leo Goeken, James Gerard, neita Thelma Harris, John Hemphill, ohn A.

Howell, Violet Hind, Malcolm lull, Lucille Jones, Lulu Jones, Anna rancis Klabolt, Mildred Kaesor, Waren Karr, Dwight Korte, Theodore forte, Otto Luer, Harold Lehno, Lind, John Walter Lewis, Waler Sfalcolm, Dorothy Mitchell, Gladys ilawdsley, Otto Mueggenburg, Ralph rliller, Monroe Minor, Mazie Manning, race Montgomery, Frances Modes, Jerenice Loretta Meyer, Walter Elsa rfedhurst, Stanley Meyers, Earl Miess- icr, Fred May, Lillian Pauline Mohr, leynolds Marr, Harold Mohr, Ruth F. iulson, Joseph G. Overath, Dorothy L. loady, Ebon Rodgers, Minnie Reed, Virginia Caroll Rice, Dorothy Somer- ad, Dorothy Stafford, Carl Schippert, iluby Stiles, Berry Stelnheimer, Eileen Shank, Harold Stafford, Donald Strahan, Harold Smith, Nathan fulius Schwartz, Charles William Spooner, Viola Trout, Viola Thomp son, Beulah N. Thompson, Cecelia Jack Voorhoes, Dixon Voorhees, tussell H.

Walter, Louise Wiseman, jeola J. Wahl, Jack S. Young, Robert J.k Voting, Frank Lind Yeakel, Edward Zlegenfuss. Horace Mann School. Thelma M.

Atkins, Helen Boardman Berry, George Bohlander, Cleo M. Boyd, Ruth V. Christoe, Lucile Thyrza Clark, Ralph Erwin Clark, Adele Bailey, Elvira A. Dinges, Hazel Dooley, Adolph K. Franke, Harry I George Hall, Alton P.

HiUleurund, Gor- don Miles Hildebrand, Kstellu Hope Jackson, Charles Kochursperger, Eva M. Lanche, Irene Lucile Martin, Dorothy Mae Megowen, Walter Megmven, Alice E. Murdock, Cecelia Ethel Parsons, Helen C. Pierson, Edward Louis Edwin Richards, Margaret E. Rynders, Edna E.

Soypohlt, Georgiana Thea Dora Sturm, Edwin V. Schwab, Helen Lillis Tcaney, Sylvia 11. Thompson, Fred E. Ufert, Albert George Uzzell, Irene A. Williams, Orton H.

Wisegarver, Edward II. Wyckoff, Kdna Morris Young. McKinley School Charles Hjingan, aged 30, of Spring-1 field. 111., was struck by the train on; the Grafton branch of the C. P.

and St. L. railroad, while riring on a tor car near Blsah this morning. He St. L.

railroad, while riding on a mo- fracture of the pelvic bone. He was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital, Atton by the crew of the train and there the company's surgeon dressed the injuries. "Late'this afternoon the Doctor reported with every prospec'i Dungan is a rod man with a surveying crew that is working on the Grafton branch of the C. P.

and St. L. railroad. He was rounding a curve aboard the motor car morning. Just as he got around the curve he saw the train approaching.

He applied the brakes to his car, but it is said that the brakes would not work. 'Before he could jump the train struck the motor car, hurling it from the track. Dungan struck the ground first and the motor car fell on the top of him. It is said that his injuries are caused principally by the car falling' on The car, however, was not demolished, and aside from his injuries about the hips Dungan does appear to have been injured. Dungan was recently, released from army service.

He is unmarried. HEADED STRAIGHT FOR METROPOLITANVILLE Alton Has Jazz Band Of Her 14 Is Acquiring Metropolitan Features. i Sure, Alton is headed straight as a knitting needle for the head waters of Mctropolitanville, mid will land there Booncr or later. Alton has been ac- miiring metropolitan features for several years, and every now and then acquires a new one. All metropolitan dties long since decided that with jazz hands all towns are pikers, and some such sentiment lias been felt in the metroplis Madison county, alias Alton.

15ut cheer up, Alton is now on the jazz band map and jazz music will be permanent citizen. There are fourteen members in tha band and just organized by tjcurgn and each one plays an instrument that's ililtVront. In other words, this ColliiiKS jazz baiul i can play and does play all sorts of musical instruments oxci-pt a jews- harp and is pretty certain to make a lut with lovers of (lie unusual and weird, i 2. rollings, who in an 1 eii musician, is the leader of tin- hand and also the pianist. Birdie Lenore Brueggomann, Clyde William Bowers, Joseph Crowson, Edward Llew Cleyn Corey, Helen Lena Fred Pickner to Wed Vermont Girl Fred Pickner of 1302 East Third street will ieave within a few days for Bennlngton, Vermont, where he will be married.

The wedding will take place about the SiOlh, and Pickner will bring bis back to Alton. Mr. W. AaMey departed yesterday for Moliue, 111. Mr.

Ash- Icy ust F. was manager of the Mineral Hotel during the trip of Aug- to the south recently. rison Goodel, Harold Sho is survived by four sons and three! daughters, and her husband. The family is well known in Alton, and has many friends who will bo sorry to luarn of bur deuth. William Bernard Har- Lagt 1 mann, Beatrice Grace Mitchell, Margaret Isabel Rain, Rosinu Elizabeth Raith, Nona Thorpe, Harold Hoppees, Ruth Demuth Stateri.

Dunbar School. Ruby Earline Grant, Jeanette Wes- tou, Harold B. Young. i Lovejoy School. Kunico Hency, Emily Alma Robinson, daughter ot Mr.

anil Mrs. Mat Uublnson of Six- ucntl! street, ivlvirniid this noon from visit in lienvc-r and other western points. In Denver she called upon and Mis. K. Mel-'addin anil round them well and satisfied with, their new western home.

Perring Building Remodeled. The building of I'ious I'errinK on IJasU Fifth streiil lias been rom.xleled I into an apartment house. it tains a.ree live-room apartments. Miss Laura Fenwick, lias returned t'i'om a. visit in Greenfield.

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