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Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 7

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Alton, Illinois
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1 County cent ds- and the BtockholfleHi treoelved their, cheek! at'ths annual meeting. annual election of nfflcorfc, hold, tti! natfte bfflceri being ra-oiootea follows! Prtildeht, John R. Kueb- fltofat Tracy; i Attention! Automobile Owners State are due in Alton next rAonth to check un on 1925 atito licences. Have you'applied for yours? It is advisable calTaT'tfoe American Railway EK- nresa Office No. Statioti) and certificate.

The license fee" 2fe notary fee covers every blank'to'ftiallmft simple by Money Order. R. GEARING, A 7,, County 1011 th locnl unlt of Land Bank, st. Louis ttalf ol Jerwy County's Taxes Are For Schools. eleven townships () County will this year pay I in Ury th 8Um In taxes, and this sum the I OLDFIELD CORO TIRES.

In tlite Following ffi At the Extremely Low jE I 31x4 Oversize Cord $12.50 I 33x4 Oversize Cord i i 33x5 Oversize "Cord i 5 35x5 Truck Type Cord 30x3 1-2 Qldfield "999' Fabrics WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1926 or Is composed of Tracy. Kucbrlch. Jcr ev sum te ola amount paid for school purposes tho county Is Lft total amount of taxes. The amount of required ols Is total for the High School IB $41,651. for (ho district and Township flay evening from.

Tulha, Oklahoma, ailed hero by the serious Illness of ler brother, Robert Beatty. His brother, Joseph Beatty, of CafrolHon also him. W. A. Howat, who has been at his ionic In thU city glnce Sunday, will Saturday for MurphysborO, where ho is engaged In a map ng project.

Ho will be accompanied his wife who will spend several weeks with him In Southern Illinois. Sheriff Frank n. Lowell has returned from Vandalla where he Went lake iloy Reynolds and Leslie Vahlo to tho State Farm. Vahle has servo a sentence ot 163 days and Reynolds a sentence of 72 days, as a Tho City of Jerseyviltc will pay In city-taxes more than for city 231 tax, for tho Joracy High School tax $30,392. Shippers Assnolallon Hundlcs Cars of Livestock.

On Saturday; February 14th, the annual meeting ot the JorBoy County Shippers Association will l.o held at tho Farm Bureau office, lime election of officers at which will take Dan Miller Btiggif 514 Belle 'Street mnu pwcc, and tho annual reports ot the oHlcora will bo given. Curing tho year 1324 erBPJ County Shippers' Association handled 234 cars ot livestock, with a tola Valuation ot $346,800.04. This Is i gain of 20 cars over the year's business. Two hundred twenty of these cars went to the Producers PAGE SEVEN' hflme oh North State, street." Miss Margaret DeBaurt wai hoi- teas Wednewlay evening to the members of her bridge club. Mrs.

f.Vf. Klrby wag a guest besides the ciuo for violating tho prohibition Ralph Eyman will return Saturday from Champaign he went to attehd the Illinois Agricultural Association meeting, a 'meeting 'ot Farm Agents', and several affairs connected with agriculture, Mrs. Sarah Ann Murray passed away "Wednesday at her homo In the eastern part of lh 0 city, at tho age ot 78 years, 3 months and 4 days. Funeral services will ho' hold Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from tho Baptist church, with Mrs. Favorlght officiating, assisted by Rev.

Joseph Jenkins. Interment will bo In Oak Grove Mausoleum. Miss Jane Shackelford Is expected to return soon from Chicago where sho has spent, the past few weekn FOSTERBURG Will Saw Lumber. Bauer Bros, on the old Bohlen place have" a lot of fine timber on ihclr place and will have a saw mill 10 turn a lot ot it Into lumber In ihe spring. Anyone wishing to haul logs to their place for flawing are welcome to do so.

Completing Kitchen Equipment. The Baptist have had a pump and sink Installed In the churhc basement which gives them all conveniences necessary in tho serving of supper. Tho pump will also bo used to get the water from the cistern to the bap- tistry. Annual Telephone Meeting. Although most of their wires down the Postorburg Mutual Telephone Co.

held Its regular meeting and election Monday afternoon, many Livestock Louis. Rev, 3. Association in East St. Personals. II.

Gramko Is In Clncln- -M natl, Ohio, this week, attending tha funeral of Cincinnati, Archbishop which was Mocller held at of St. i UkM anvil wtta npiu at ot Peter's Cathedral, Cardinal Hayes of New York celebrating the Pontifical High Mass, Miss Frances Hassett, teacher ot the Sth grade at the Jersej-ville grade school, Is quite 111 at her home In this city. She has been 111 about ten days suffering from neuritis In her lilp. Recently she took a severe cold and pleurisy has developed. Airs.

Mary Schultb has returned from Crete, where she has been the guest for several weeks of her aunt, Mrs. Susan Hooper. Mrs. 'Sarah' Stanley arrived Tuos- with her sister. Mr.

and Mrs. William D. Landon returned Thursday morning to their homo Invthls'clty after being guests for n. month of their son In law Prof, and Mrs. Wm.

Henry In Maryyllle, Tenn. Missi Cyrona Schattgen has return ed from St. Loula where she was the guest a few days of Miss Lucille Woodruff. She also visited In Bas St. Louis atjhe' home of Miss Louln Bader.

Harry Watson, of Decatur, 111., re search chemist for the Stacy Monu- was a recent Mr. and Mrs. subscribers 'Being present. It was. voted to pay our dues while wo have no service Which will let a little iwoney acdumu- late in the treasury.

As sodri as possible It Is planned to get the office connected up again so as to to be able to call for a doctor In case of sickness. Borne people do not seem to appreciate a telephone Very much when they can use It at" but just let them want to use It when everything Is down they sure miss It'then. The following are the officers tot rhe'year: Herb. Gvlllo; Arthur Gabriel; John Neuhaus; Switch' board Manager, Prank Suhaum. The collection of nil dues for the.

year were-mere nearly'completed than for many years past. Christian Endeavor of Presbyterian Churclr Will Give Play, On Wednesday evening, January 21 "Miss Topsy Turv'ey" or "The Court ships of the Deacon" will bo given by members of th'o Christian Endeavor of the "Fosterburu church. It Is a three acts and full of fun. Th'e admission will be, 20c. tulultB, 86c.

Everybody come and en- Joy a.Pleasant evening, doing sif help along a good cause. The caste as Topsy Mildred Hermann May Golden Adelo detken Mrs, Clarfinaon Mrs. John Lauck Miss Sprlggs Esther Culp Lord Clarence Mllea Oetkcn Prank Golden Alvln Hermann Deacon Jones Arthur Gabriel Ned (negro servant) John Lauck "Tunln 1 In" tho Lazy Farmer Figure at Mdiuorlnl Hall. The moving picture play "Tunln' In" will be shown at hall Monday evening, January 10. This picture Is made by the "Lazy Farmer" ao seen every week in "Prairie Farmer." Old "Lazy" Is familiar to most'nil of our farmers and they will have a good opportunity to see him In action.

Tlios. Dillon Soils Farm. Thos. Dillon, one of our best known life long citizens, has sold his farm at Fosterburg to Earl Waggoner. Mr Dillon retaining possession until fall Mr.

and Mrs. Dillon contemplate mnk Ing their future home In where they spent several Florida winters making the trips In the Ford, We aresorry to have Mr. Dillon and his good wife leave Foslerburg, but do not blame them for wanting to spend the rest of their lives In blilmy FlOrlj da, and wish we could go with them Ndlen. Mr. and Mrs.

John Stelnhelmer, 6f Harlfofd, were Sunday guests of Wm. Hess and family. Miss Minnie Rink spent last week wtlh rpaltlvwt At Mt. Olive. 13dwln Ovlllo, Frank Scheurer, Staley Castle and II.

B. Kochler, departed Wednesday morning for Me- bana Where they will attend a thref dny session of tho Illinois Agricultural Association. Mr. and Mrs. Immnntid nink.

Mt. Olive, spent Sundny with Mrs. uRUBt Rink family. Peter TItchenal has been quite till but Is better at present. Quite a number'attended the funei'- als of Irby Williams and Mrs.

Mlnnlo Paul, Alton, Sunday. Both were well known here and had many friends. Mrs. Paul was to Mrs. Julio.

Fcllbach and Mrs, Lizzie Qraul of this place. The Items lost week gave the box number of the correspondent as 120 Instead of 210. Wo are merely mentioning it ns there Is a box-holder number 120 on route 2. Remember box 210 R. 2, Alton, III.

facturlng Company, guest ot his-'parents, Frank Watson. Mrs, Watson, who has been critically 111 for a couple of weeks, Is slightly, James, Henson of Wlnonn; lett this week for after spending several weeks' with friends and relatives Ih Jersey County. Thp members of the Happy Go Lucky Club 'were gu'ests Thursday evening of Miss Mao Tracy at 2O8WEST 3 STREET It 'is unusual for. us to offer stch big reductions at this point of the season. They make ing especially attractive fOr course, you realize that you can buy on payments! ComeEarlyU i Big Reductions Featuring espe- row, one special 0 'that vrore- ty the! will recognize their real yalue'at a glance.

iVy thsm on ifemember one ia.offewa a reduction 'and you cim, have' your choice.on payments Big Reductions On All SUITS Exceptional values-j every one I suitable for Early I Fall Wear! Dozens and dozens of styles to choose from -all of the most popular patterns. Buy on Payments WWest Third St. mmtm OUR GREATEST ANNUAL FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE i Begins Saturday, Jan. 17th Actual Reductions of to entire stock of quality HousefurnisMiigs of New Refrigerators, is included in this our Greatest February Furniture Sale. Porcelain Top Kitchen Table $7.95 We ara offering a limited number of these white enamel Tables with sanitary porcelain tops as pictured.

Be early for they -will sell fast. Dining Tables Round Dining Tables, made of solid oak, extra leaves with C- foot extension, strongly built and. nicely finished. '7C Now on sale at I-O Day Beds A Day Bed. They arc practical and very low in price, can easily bo converted Into a full sized bed.

Complete with mattress and walnut finished ends. Special ed at Wihdsbr At A Bargain There Is a corner in almost every living room that would 'be Improved with a new Windsor Rocker or Chair. Now sale at greatly reduced prices. Charter Oak Ranges Now at Reduced Price? A wonderful Baker and saver. A 1 Oak cast Range will'be a pleasure in your kitchen.

Now on sale at qual- jty Deduced Your old stoye taken in trade S. as part payment on' a Charter Oak Range. $1.35 Eight-Piece Dining Room Suite No matter what kind of a Dining Suite you are looking for you will find It priced at an unexpected saving. The newest thing in Irving Room Furniture, Tho typo of a suite you want In your home. Now at low prices during our February Sale.

New Bedroom Suites. $19.75 Set of Six Dining Chairs It will pay you to sco this wonderful bargain In Dining Chairs. Full box construction, slip seat style. The best rhalr made for-the price. Seats covered with brown Spanish leather.

Special for tho chairs nt the low price Living Room Suites Greatly Reduced Three-piece suites In tapestry or velour covering. Consisting of arm chair, flrosldo chnlr nnd long davenport ot beat Interior; construction, TCeal comfort In every piece. Tlie three pieces priced ns low as $149.00 Four piece Walnut Bedroom Suite $129 A new Walnut Bed room Suite for your bed, room. Now at greatly reduced prices. The four pieces Include Dresser, Bow J3ml Bed, ChlfTorobo and Vanity.

At the special low price quoted above. Rugs and Linoleums 9x12 Axminster Rugs $29.75 9x12 Tapestry Brussels $19.75 9x12 Newpanset Rugs $14.75 9x12 Grass Rugs $7.95 27x54 Tapestry Rugs $1.95 27x54 Axminster Rug $2.98 6 feet wide Felt Base Floor Covering, yd 59c 6 ft. wide Linoleum, sq. yd. 89c 12 ft.

wide Armstrong's Linoleum, sq. yd. $1.05 A Small Deposit will hold Any Purchase Made at These Sale Prices for Future Delivery, Deliver Anywhere or We Pay Ihe Freight. Out- of-Town Customers We Refund Your U. It.

Fares. ARSHT BROS 204 W. 3rd St. Next Door to New Bank Now Being Built Furniture Rugs Stoves.

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