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Belvidere Daily Republican from Belvidere, Illinois • Page 6

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SIX BELVIDERE DAILY REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1919. PRICES for Thursday and Friday at the H. PIEL Grocery House SUGAR Per Eastern one-hundred Pure weight Cane, $9.75 Flour, Pillsbury's Best Flour, Washburn's Best per sack. $3.25 per $3.00 Potatoes, best New Texas' Potatoes, per old, 38c per 4c per bushel $135 Milk, large 12c Soap, Lenox, 50c 10c Macaroni, Golden 10 bars per Age brand, 5c Fels Naptha Soap, 10 bars. 40c per Lard, 35c 10 Maple bars City Soap 55c Lard Compound, new 15c Puffed Wheat 12c per shortening, 28c per Picnic mild Hams, smoked 1,29 Fresh Eggs, Country per 35c.

Late Cabbage Plants, Hen Food, all grain, no 25 plants 10c pound sack all you want, grit, 100 $3.60 Can Rubber, extra hea- Cigars, Manilla Blunt Vy, 3 dozen 25c brand, 100 a box for. per Jell Powder, same as box. $3.25 Jell-0, three 25c 30c Dromadery Brand 10c pkgs. Dates, 45c Swan's Down Past- per 22c ery Flour, large size package 37c Toilet crepe, 6 Paper, soft 25c Best Soda Waffers in 5 Mary Ann or Frosted per pound pound. cartons, 16c Cream Cookies, 16c Just received our last big shipment of Coffee, bought before the last advance.

While this lot lasts our price is per pound A. Laursen Piano Company 149 So. State St. Belvidere, Ill. We Attack No Man or Company Neither do we bore you by persistent urging, so you will find pleasure an dprofit in discussing the Life Insurance question with us.

Gerve C. Smith Son, GENERAL, AGENTS NORTHERN STATES LIFE THERE IS ONE COMFORT THAT'S IMMENSE A SANITARY RESIDENCE! Rays little Plumber sanitary residence is one of the greatest comforts that can find its way into any man's life. RAY'S LITTLE PLUMBER START THAT SAVINGS ACCOUNT NOW SECOND NATIONAL BANK Resources over a Million Dolars WEATHER FORECAST THURSDAY TO BE PAIR. by United Chicago, June 25-Weather for thirty-six hour period, ending on Thursday evening, issued by the United States weather bureau: For Chicago and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Thursday; not much change in temperature; a gentle to moderate winds most northwest. For Illinois: Generally fair tonight and Thursday; warm tonight and Thursday.

For Wisconsin: Unsettled tonight, probably showers in the northeast portion; probably fair; not much change in temperature. PERSONALS George M. Marshall is in Chicago today. W. E.

McIntosh had business in Chicago today. Scott Deaner left this afternoon for a visit at Freeport. Harry Knight was here from Woodstock to spend Sunday. Lee Coleman was in Chicago today on a business mission. Miss Myrtle Vallancourt of Chicago was in the city today.

Mrs. Henry Droysen of Rockford visited in the city today. Mrs. Ed Boyer has gone to Eldon, for an extended visit. Mrs.

Andy Fonken and daughter visited in Cherry Valley today. Attorney R. V. Carpenter is in Chicago on professional business. W.

C. Hayes departed this morning on a business trip to Chicago. Willis S. Brown, went to Chicago on the early morning train. Miss' Jane Schumann has returned from a visit at Marshalltown, la.

Mrs. Charles Hester and son, Dwight, are Chicago, visitors today. Miss Marie has taken a position in the Hel-Fi Spark Plug office. Maynard Gustafson had his tonsils removed at St. Joseph's hospital today.

Robert W. Wright took a motor trip to Capron today all by his "lonesome." "Bud" Hemphill is the new porter at the Joe Rossi barber shop. Carl Shattuck returned last evening from a visit of a few days with friends at Beloit. Mrs. C.

M. Boyce of Rockford visited in Belvidere yesterday afternoon. Ab Fullagar has taken a position at the Belvidere Screw and Machine company. Mrs. Ida Motchman returned to Chicago this afternoon after a visit with Mrs.

John Sippel. C. W. Price of Freeport was in town yesterday afternoon on business and calling on friends. Miss Hazel Meehan came home from Rockford this morning to remain over the week end.

Mrs. James Cannon and sister, Miss Mildred Hanchett are here from Rockford this afternoon. Charles Jamieson was in town this afternoon on his way to Rockford from Delavan Lake. "Doc" Hammond, who had been in the city for a few days, returned to Chicago this morning. Willard Klock, who had been visiting Master John Sippel, returned to Chicago this afternoon.

Miss Berth Richardson of Roscoe was a guest over Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kerr. Mrs. Mary J.

Smith, who. underwent an operation at St. Jos ph's hospital yesterday is getting along fine. Rev. and Mrs.

E. Aug. Strom returned to Chicago this morning after a visit with friends in the city. The Misses Doris Champlin and -Ninabelle Fredrickson of Garden Prairie, are spending the afternoon in town. George -Eggleson of Capron was a visitor in the city today, leaving this afternoon on a a business trip to Janesville.

Dewey Anderson, who has been here on business with the Keene-Belvidere Canning company, returned to Chicago today. Mrs. Carl Baker and son, Clarence, and daughter, Elsie, of Oregon, were guests yesterday in the home of Mrs. J. F.

Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hester and children arrived this morning from Rock Island for a week's visit with relatives and friends. Clark, a former.

resident of this city was in town this morning for a short time on his return to Rockford from Chicago. Mrs. Con Althaus went to Chicago this morning to meet her daughter, Miss Florence Althaus on her return from the University of Illinois. Rev. William A.

C'Rourke, who came up Sunday to attend the St. James commencement exercises, mo tored back to Polo this 11 orning. C. W. Butterworth of Rockford, brother-in-law of Jack Felch, who has been ill for several days at St.

Anthony's hospital, Rockford, is improving. Joe Rossi, who recently sold his house and lot at 404 East Madison street to St. John's church society for a parsonage, removed his family today to 119 Ogden street. Miss Dorothy Edwards returned to Rockford last evening after a week's visit in the city. She was accompanied home by her.

grandfather, A. J. Edwards, who remained over night. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Schatzley departed this afternoon for Chicago to remain for the rest of the week before going to Chenoa, to visit his parents. Mr. Schatzley was recently mustered out of the service. Attorney and Mrs. 0.

B. Hudson, who have been guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. S.

Merrill while on their return from a trip to New York and other points in the east departed this morning for their home at Grant City, Mo. PAY DAY SPECIAL A beautiful line of bags frames. MIS3 M. BELMAR CLUB HAS EMPLOYED EXPERT GOLF COURSE MEN THOMAS BENZELOW, WHO HAS LAID OUT MORE THAN EIGHT HUNDRED COURSES. IN THIS COUNTRY DECLARES SPOT SE.

LECTED FOR COURSE HERE IS IDEAL- -CONTRACTS WITH CLUB TO PROCEED AT 'ONCE WITH WORK. Thomas Benzelow of Chicago, ted expert on laying out golf courses, appeared before the members of the BelMar Country Club last night and told them unreservedly that the site they had chosen for the club and grounds two and a half miles east of Belvidere was ideal for the purpose. The expert went over the plot of ground yesterday and was enthusiastic concerning the site. Contract for, laying out the course for the BelMar club was given to Mr. Benzelow and he will begin at once the initial details such as preparing blueprints and the like.

The BelMar club is to be congratulated in procuring the services of the well known ground architect as his fame has 'spread all over the country. He has laid out more than 800 courses in this country among which are some of the largest and best known. Closing of the option on the site for the- new club house will follow closely on the report of Benzelow. The BelMar club will come into possession of this site on July 1 but the fifty acre tract for the golf course cannot be acquired outright until September 1. Member's of the club received the report of the expert with much joicing and were greatly surprised at rapid advance of plans to make the club a reality.

The auto entrance to the grounds will be off Grant Highway. The grounds may be reached by either interurban or auto within a very few minutes and the interurban company has announced that a station will be. built. adjoining the club. Announcement was made that another meeting will be called within the very near future when the bylaws will be presented and the articles of incorporation are expected to be here by that time.

Officers and directors will also be chosen at the next meeting. Large attendances are in evidence at all. of the meetings and the enthusjasm of the members is at high pitch. CHANCE FOR VACATION SEEMS VERY DIM Congressman Fuller Finds Work. so Piled Up That Has About Abandoned All Hope of Getting Back This Summer- Received 200 Letters in One Day.

A letter home from Congressman Charles E. Fuller, now chairman of the committee on invalid pensions. states that business is crowding on himself and his assistants to an extent that he sees no prospect of an opportunity to take a vacation, possibly there may be a chance to be here for a day or two in August, although that is extremely doubtful. As an indication of the way the work piles up he mentions that on the morning of the day the letter was written he found two hundred letters on his desk awaiting attention. An intimation is given that the end of the present session will not in all probability be in sight for a long time to come.

The congressman also conveyed the information that the secretary of the committee, Frank T. Moran, and the latter's assistant, Ned Loop, together with his own private secretary, Donald Slater, are all rushed every day to get the mass of accumulating business out of the way and have the decks cleared as far as may be for the fresh installments of the morrow. CALLS ATHLETE CHANGELING SON OF INDIAN MOTHER. Spokane, June Dietz, famous Carlisle athlete was a changeling, his "mother" testiNed today in an effort to save Dietz from punishment as a draft slacker. Dietz, one of the celebrated football Rien from the Indian school is charged with falsifying his draft papers to avoid military service by claiming Indian descent.

The mother, testified that "Lonestar," son of "her husband and a Sioux woman," was substituted for her own child, which died at birth. The father, she said, was William W. Dietz, formerly a Wisconsin sheriff. "PEACE" FLOAT ATTRACTIVE. One of the finest floats in the homecoming parade last Friday the "Peace" creation put on by the Gossard Corset company.

The float was lavishly trimmed and scored a big hit with the crowds. A bevy of beautiful girls rode on it. Through an, oversight mention of this float was omitted in the general story of the celebration. BEAVER SOCIAL The Beavers will give an ice cream social at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Jess Langdon, corner of Maple aveand bag nue and West Pleasant street, Friday HICKS. evening, June 27th. Everybody wel6-24-2t Dly come, 6-25-8t Dly "Bicycle Bandit" Pulls Still Another Holdup The elusive "bicycle bandit" who has been troubling the Rockford police for more than two weeks bobbed up again last night and held up Emery Hickman. The bandit placed gun to Hickman's back after sneaking up behind him his money. Hickman to then, removed.

"keep going and not look around." This holdup job was performed about midnight which is earlier than the bandit has previously been doing his work and the police were not on their toes at the time. He seems as far as ever from the clutches of the law. ALUMNI OF ST. JAMES ENJOYS ANNUAL DANCE Fifty couples attended the tenth annual dance of the St. James Alumni association given last night in Commercial hall.

A delightful dance program of 15 dances was played by the Dahlstrand orchestra. Rev. J. P. Joyce and Rev.

William A. Rourke of Polo were present. During the evening punch and waters were served by the Misses Genevieve Gallagher and Helen McElroy, MEETS BROTHER HE HADN'T SEEN IN MANY Archibald W. Ellis, wife -and son, Ralph, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

James Ellis here. James met his brother and family in Milwaukee and they returned here for a visit. It had been fourteen years since they had seen of another. During all of this time the brothers did. not know where the other was and the meeting was a happy one.

Archibald has been living in Milwaukee recent: ly but spent a great deal of time in Scranton, Pa. FUNERAL OF MRS. J. JARVIS TO BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY. The remains of Mrs.

James Jarvis, formerly of Belvidere, who died several months ago in California, will arrive here next Saturday evening, for burial in the Belvidere cemetery. They will be accompanied from Los Angeles by her daughter, Mrs. Dora Jarvis Nemeth, and be taken to the Witbeck Ranger undertaking parlors. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Memorial chapel in the Belvidere cemetery. REV.

KALVELAGE MADE MONSIGNOR. Rev. Father Clemens Kalvelage, pastor of St. Joseph's church at Freeport for a period of forty-five years, was made Monsignor today. Bishop P.

J. Muldoon was in charge of the investiture ceremonies. GRADUATES AT ILLINOIS. Miss Marguerite Meyers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Meyers, Whitney street, is one of the graduates at the University of Illinois this week. Mr. and Mrs. Meyers are at Champaign for the exercises.

HANGS AROUND 84 ALL DAY. The temperature at 3 o'clock this afternoon was 84 degrees, a point about which the mercury has lingered through most fthe day. HAS OPERATION. John Woods submitted to an operation appendicitis this morning at St. Joseph's hospital.

Drs. Tallerday, McInnes and Andrews were the PERSONALS Mrs. George Whitman went to Sycamore this morning for a few days' visit. Mrs. Harry Curtis of Minneapolis arrived in the city this morning for a visit with relatives.

Oscar St. John is a Dixon caller today. Miss Dorothy Baird, nurse who has been at Rockford for several weeks, has returned to her home here. She was accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Nelson and daughter, Miss Lucille, who remained for a short visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baird.

T. J. Kehoe and Jacob Buss visited Chicago friends yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

'Sullivan are in Chicago today. Dr. F. Whitman is a Chicago business visitor today. Miss Blanche Doran and Bernard Doran, who have been visiting their grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Thos. Keating went to Chicago this morning. Fred Hayes left this morning on a trip to Dixon and Sterling. J.

J. Ferguson came out from Chicago last evening and is a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neft for a few days. Mr.

and Mrs. William Phillips of Marengo were guests Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

Renwick the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

Renwick were at Marengo Tuesday to attend Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Loomis golden wedding anniversary.

Mrs. Phillip Simmons (Edith Forsythe) of New Orleans is coming tomorrow to spend the summer with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Forsythe.

Simmons is manager of the Pan American Insurance company and will spend the summer in Cuba on business. Rockford Register-Gazette: Mrs. Myrtle Buhmeyer Ewen has given up her position with the Security Insurance company, having received word that her husband, Captain Ewen is on his way home from France, where he has been for the last year. Mrs. Ewen has gone to Elgin to visit relatives.

Every step forward counted with the following in Rockford today: Mesdames Fred Perkins, F. W. Boston, Fred Ranger, Harry Long, Frank Benson. A. Dimond, Ann Brady, John O'Brien, Maude Owen; Misses Gladys Cobb, Marie Louise and Elisabeth Witbeck.

Mary Golden: Sadie O'Brien, Ranger: Messrs. George Virgie, Andrew Alf, Fred Slater, G. Ward. 10c Tonight 10 15c SHOWS AT 7:15 AND 8:45 15 JESSE L. LASKY Presents Shirley Mason RES RESCUINGANGEL" A PARAMOUNT PICTURE She never told a soul that she was married So she had to expect complications, didn't she? She did, but her husband, who didn't know that she was making a secret of their mariage could not understand why she allowed other men to make love to her only a few hours after she had promised to "love, honor and obey" him.

It's funny, ludicrous, dramatic, near-tragic. It's ---worth coming miles to see! Thursday -MARY PICKFORD in "CAPTAIN KIDD" Matinee at 3:00 P. M. LIGHT CUT GLASS WARE In Goblets, Sherbets, Iced Tea and Lemonade Glasses make acceptable wedding moderate prices. Our line of this ware is always complete Cornell Ream Jewelers and Opticians Telephone 431.

Fine Watch Repairing FOR Pay Day GET YOUR ORDER IN EARLY. WE CLOSE AT NOON New Potatoes, per pound Lard Compound, per pound -30c Bacon Tips, mild cure, per pound Gloria Coffee, none better at any price, worth 45c, our price, per pound 38c Macaroni or Spaghetti, three 10c packages Logan Avenue Grocery C. T. Penticoff Two Telephones: 184 -185 Just Arrived A complete line of new furniture in the latest designs is now arriving. Come in and look, you will see something worth while.

Dimond Byram 7.3 Place your orders for Hard Coal at once. now have a liberal supply of hard coal and would be pleased to book your order at the present time for future delivery. BELVIDERE LUMBER FUEL CO. PHONE NO. 10.

A SLEEPING PORCH a relief on a hot night! Not very expensive either. Come in 5 and get an idea on the cost of one. 0. H. WRIGHT CO.

323 So. State. Tel. 17..

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