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acting this condition. People outside
Of Florida have always thought of us
as fruit and truck growers, with
:'Side line" Of desirable winter climate,
which became our chief source when
the orange groves over a large por-
ton of the State disappeared. The fair
will utterly destroy the last vestige of
such erroneous belief. Both our own
people and Wis; tors from abroad will be
!astOnished the demonstrations which
the fair will make of the development
in our State of dairy and StOck-prO-
ducing industry which has already en-
gagged millions of dollars of capital,
and in the near future is to place us
in the front rank of the great meat
producing centres of the country The
fair will bring producers and cOnSum-
ers together, and effect mutual under
standing and sympathy, on the exist
ence of which the greatest welfare of
both must depend. Farmers and the
manufacturers of the tools and ma
chinery necessary to our business will
become acquainted at the fair; the
needs of each will be better under
stood, and the advantages of economi-
the cost of production are sure 10 fol-
I low.
The fair will be a great and incom-
parable school for the crop-prOducers
/ of Florida. Not only will the display
of the resources and products of all
/ sections of tae State enlarge the ideas
| and broaden the understanding of all
observers, but the methods of produc-
| ton which will be discussed as people
| from all sections of the State become
| acquainted and mutually interested in
the surroundings and welfare of peo-
pie from other sections, but public
meetings and farmers Institutes,
which Wi1-ke prominent daily fea-
ture oE4he Sir, viii give the best pos
sibIe4 anity fdt a comparison of
ideas and. the seeking and importing
of information. At the fair people
from other States will for the first
time become acquainted with the real
Florida. and FJ0rida will learn much
of the. real Possibilities of their own
State, in Witch they will possess in
creased cohAdsnce and pride The
fair will, moreover, be a great holiday
for the people engaged in the Guilt
vation of F'Iokida soils.
These advantages, to which many
ko4hers nliat s properly be added, 1t
! seems to me, are. well worthy OF the
effort of 'our people, and VIII amply
compensate for all labor and effort in
volved. :.:.-
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Now that definite plans for the Flor
ide State Fair are adopted, and the
management has asked for the CO.
operation and assistance of the people
of the whole State in carrying the
same to a successful issue, it becomes
evident that such a fair will require a
vast deal of genuine work, not only by
the officers of the association in direct
charge, but also by the citizens of
each section and county. It is, there
fore, natural to inquire what have the
people of Florida and the State as a
whole to gain from all this expendi-
ture of time, energy, effort and
money? Are the probable benefits
worth the cost involved? Before pre-
senting some of the more important
reasons for the existence of this fair,
and enumerating some of the advan-
tages to result from the same, two
facts should be mentioned which are
accepted by the management as the
basis for their action.
First-The fair is to be primarily
a Florida fair for the people of Flor
ida, and not in the interest or for the
information or pleasure of people re-
siding elsewhere
Second-FlOrida has never held a
real State agricultural fair or expOsi-
ton of her entire agricultural reSour-
ces.
What are the people of our State to
gain from such an exposition?
Florida possesses a greater range of
agricultural adaptations and products
than any other State in the Union. Her
range of products includes everything
from wheat to rice or from apples to
cocoanuts. Of the actual possibilities
of our State our own people are far too
ignorant, and the fair is the most eff
fective means for informing them as
to the resources of our State and OF
the possibilities of it's agricultural de-
velOpment.
If the Injunction Know thyself'
applies to people, know thy State is
equally applicable and important to
our citizens, and the fair becomes the
direct means for the imparting Of this
important knowledge. Too large a
portion of the people of Florida act
ually engaged in the production, J: OF
crops have never recognized the State
as possessing agricultural possibili-
ties. They class themselves as grow
ers instead of farmers, and take appar-
ent pride in ignorance Of all knowl-
edge of the -staple-eF0ps and the great
possibilities which, properly utilized
would place Florida in the foremost
rank of the great agricultural States.
! The fair will do much toward counter
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BOYS SOCIAL CLuN

On Thursday, July 18th, at 3Le resi-
dence Of Mrs. Bowen, the Boys Social
Club entertained their young lady
friends with a social. During tbe early
part of the evening the asse6bly in
dulged in all the popular e&mes as
''steal partners" spin the plate" and
last but not by any meaAs least,
good night" after which fefresh-
ments were served.
The rest of the evening WIS gaily
passed away with some of tie above
named games and promenades with
the fair sex.
All who attended went away well
pleased with the entertainment and
will remember it as long as lSe lasts.
The following couples we're 9resent:
Rutledgs Afford and Willie johnson,
Edgar Bowen and Clifton BYRD, Brad
ford Byrd and Alma CatesS Clyde
Evans and Hattie Perkins, Jul2 Evans
and BesSie Damon, Kent JOhndton and
Glare Bowen, Flagg RaWls a. I'D Ebie
Quaile, Joe Shutan and Kat3 Nick
Ter, William VanBrunt and oAie Will
son and Walter McLin, Alex.jP. Har-
risen, an honorary member.
N. w. BUTLER DEAD3
I TuesdSy, after a lingering is ness Of
ten dayj or more, Mr.. N. w Butler
breathed his last. About tenTdays or
Two weeks ago he had a sNOke of
paralysis, ana a few days subsequent
anOthers Being about rs Tars of
age and squite feeble, he neveE rallied.
Mr.. BdtIer was one Of our oSest and
most widely known citizens. He came
to the territory of Florida bong be-
fore it Vas admitted into the Union.
and waS a walking encyclopedia of
by-gone days in Middle Florida.
He Was SO retiring in his kdispOsi-
ton thai, notwithstanding he5IcOunted
as his friends all who knew fhim, he
served terry little in public Efe. He
was oncS a member of the Legislature,
and fillee few minor positions, being
postmaster at OcklOckOnee fof long
number Df years. /
For sSme months past he bad re-
allied tEat time was short with him
but talked of it in his usual cheerful
manner: Verify, he was goSd man,
and his familiar figure will bS. missed
uDOn Oua sLreetS. Z
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QUINCY VS.. TALLAHASSEE.

The Quincy boys came over yester-
day afternoon and played our boys an
exciting and interesting game Of base
ball: The game was .hOtly contested
throughout, and was an uphill game
for the home team In fact, until the
seventh inning it was Quincy's game.
The home team, however, then by
hard batting saved the game. The
visitors got the toss and went to the
field, with Neckbecka catcher and H.
Wilson in the box. AS shown by the
score, Wilson pitched a good game.
The home team was retired in one,
two, three order in the first inning,
and went to the field with McLin be-
hind the bat and Bronson in the box.
The visitors piled up three runs in
their first inning. Our boys added two
to their score in the second, but the
visitors doubled upon them with one
to spare, and put the score 8 to be-
fore they were retired. The third was
a white mark for Tallahassee, the Wis
itors doing no better. The fourth saw
one more added to Tallahassee and
another white mark for the visitors.
In the fifth both failed to score. In the
sixth Bronson and McLin managed to
score, and the visitors added another
to their side of the account, the score
standing at the end Of the inning to
9 in the visitors favor.
In the seventh inning, our boys
found Wilson's balls and knocked
them all about the diamond, and they
had added 5 more to their score before
they were retired. While Quincy fail
ed to score in their half of the inning.
The eighth was a whitewash for both
teams. But in the ninth Tallahassee
increased their lead, putting 2 more
to their credit, while the visitors
again failed to score. The game ended
with the score II to 9 in favor OF our
boys.
The principal features of the game
were BronsOn's hard hitting, which
saved the game, the hard, uphill work
of the home team, and Wilson's good
pitching for the visitors. In the fifth
inning, Tallahassee put Wilson in the
box with Bronson behind the plate,
and McLin at short stop.
A sensational double play was made
by McLin stopping hot one at short,
throwing to Costa at second, who put
out the runner from first, and then to
Prince at first, who in turn put out
the man from third plate. Costa made
a splendid catch, running from second
out into left field to take her in. and
made the rooters howl. OF the home
team Bronson made the best score,
having five runs to his credit and no
outs. with McLin close second, with
3 runs and 2 outs. For the visitors,
r. Pitman led with Neckbecka and H.
Wilson close seconds while NJ. Wilson
had hard luck all through the game,
not being able to score, maKing only
one out and being left on bases three
tunes.
Tallahassee failed to score in three
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MRS. ELIZABETH A. BROEAW.
The long and painful illnesSSOf Mrs.
I. E. BrOkaW was terminated Sat day
break on the morning of July y, 1901,
when she fell asleep and quietlS passed
into the painless and deathlesI world.
Mrs. Brokaw was the oldest khild of
John and Phoebe Tatum. aid was
born in Buford District, South Caro-
lima. in December, 1926. In htr- early
childhood. her parents moved TO Flor
ida and settled on FOrbs' Purchase
near Tallahassee. and n thik vicin-
iJy, she spent The greater para of her
long life. He" first m8Triagef was in
April, 1849, to Mr.. John B. Kedl. After
his death, she was again mai Aied, in
December, 1865, to Mr. P. B. BrOkaw,
whom she survived almost twenty-
six years.
For many years Mrs BrOIaaW had
been a member of the Presbyterian
church in this city, and hadElived a
consistent christian life. To4her it
was a matter of deep regret tlSpt, dur
ing the latter years of her fife, i'll
health so frequently prevented her
from attending the services &Of her
church. and that she was nd longer
able to contribute as much tOBtS sup
port as her generous Exposition
prompted.
Her liberal hospitality was o4ten-and
justly praised. The needy and thelpless
were sure to find friend in Ger, and
none were ever turned from tfr door.
1t was her constant pleasure to use
whatever means she possessed n max
ing others happy, and, even in Shis age,
when favOrs are little appreciated and
gratitude is a rare virtue, II ere are
many who, remembering her Kindness,
would rise up and call her BID ssed. Il
was an hungered and ye gave e meat;
1 was thirsty and ye gave mel brink,
was stranger and ye took d e il"
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J. w. WHITAKER DEED.

Mr.. J. W. Whitaker died in khis city
Tuesday morning about O'clO4 * at the
age Of Seventy-eight years. TIE home
of the deceased was at Miccos$kie, but
his declining days were spen$ among
his children, a son at EaidOsta,
another at Tampa, and W. Whit
aker, Of this city, at whose k1use the
end came.
The funeral took place TUESDAY at
Indian Springs Church buryin9ground.
Deceased was a devOut missionary
Baptist and was funeralized by Rev
e. Trice, of this city. Something OF
the esteem in which he was he'd at his
old hOmesWas manifested by De large
number who turned out, including both
sexes, in perfect torrents of rain to
pay their last respects to the Departed
The son from ValdOsta, Nsho is a
prominent attorney there, arrkyed just
in time to accompany. the bCsjy from
home to the burying groun1$ Others
who were present from this SJty were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Whitaker Rev. E.
Trice and William SaulS.
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innings while they shut out the visit
Ors five times. +5'
: Altogether1it was a. very cTeditable
and interesting game. The gate re-
ceipts were $3.50.
Tallahassee issto play WOOdville on
August. .r1st. Thei. WOOdville boys
are cSaek5s:jzeks-Sand will make it
interesting for OUT boys.
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A CORRErTT0N

The Tallahasseean's attention has
been called to the fact that 1t was in
error in the issue Of the 18th inst in
stating that Mr.. James Catoe was mar
ried on the Sunday previous to the
daughter of "the late L, A. Hall" The
bride is Miss Mollie A., daughter Of the
late. L. F. Hall, better known to our
people as Frank Hall.
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THET. E. NJ. FLOUR.

It is unsurpassed for purity and excel
lence. 1t is made from the soft winter
wheat grown on the limestone soil OF
the Blue Grass region of Kentucky. 1t
comes to us direct from the mill and 1t
makes light white bread of very excel
lent flour. also fine grain cake and de-
Iicious pastry. ItgOes further than any
-four you can use. A fresh lot has just
been received at my store.
P. T. MICKLER.
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A FIREMAN'S Close CAkL.

81 stuck tn my engine, althoukh every
joint achSd and every nerve waEracked
with PAIN" writes G. W. Bellaf9y, To-
connective sireman, OF BurhngtoFs Iowa.,
ST was weak and pale, without any sp-
petite snd all run down, AS wss about
to give ub, got bottle nf EieGrIc Bit
tiers and. after taking it. felt a4awell as
ever did in my life." Weaka sickly,
run dowS people always gain few life.
strength hnd vigor from their ue. Try
them. Satisfaction guaranteed by all
druggists, Price so cents. h
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He is unable to grow whiskers r

He is unable to grow whiskers Dr. mus
tache.
Sheriff Pearce does not Ditch let a
man to escape, and this Clip is
one of those things that will shappen
sometimes in spite OF all PRECAUTIONS
We have not the least doubt 5ut that
all these negroes will soon beS il Jail
again, and will be on hand = stand
their trial at the fall. term kof our
Circuit Court.
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REGULAR SUNDAY EXCURSION

0O4NOA4 A1<AOO4SSAO4NAS"
. The. CarIabelle, IHliahassee an
Georgia Railroad, Company will inau-
gurate a regular Sunday excursion
schedule, to be run each Sunday dur
ing the Summer season between this
city, Lanark and Carrabelle. Trains
will leave here every Sunday at 8 a.
m, arriving at Lanark $40 a. m.
and Carrabelle $50 a. m. Returning,
they will leave Carrabe1le $50 p. M,
Lanark p. M, arriving at Tallahas-
see $40.
This gives passengers 20 minutes at
Lanark for supper.
The price of tickets will be $1.OO
from Tallahassee to Lanark, ani $1.25
to Carrabelle, with prOpOrtiOnate re-
ductions for intermediate points. Par
ties unable to take the early train can
go on the 23O train at same fates.
These excursions should prove very
popular with the people, and certainly
gives them an excellent opportunity
to enjoy delightful days outing at
the seashore, especially now that the
Lanark Hotel is open, under the man
agement of Mrs. Bond, in addition to
Panacea and st. Teresa.
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ssof our Lord, one thousand nine hun.
iured and one.
w. S. JENNINGS, Governor.
( By the Governor.
( JOHN L. CRAWFORD,

/. By the Governor.
B JOHN L. CRAWFORD,
h Secretary of State
, At a meeting of the Governor and
the administrative officers of the ex-
ecutive department in the executive
sOmce, the following resolutions were
passed:
4 Whereas, The Honorable William
tH. Reynolds, Comptroller of the State
IOf Florida, departed this life at his
residence in Tallahassee, at o'clock
"a. m, July 19, 1901, the following en-
Itries are directed to be made on the
records of the executive. office:
. William H. Reynolds was born in
Macon, Ga, April %, 1843, and was ed
ucated in his native State. AS a youth
,he served in a Georgia regiment in the
Civil War and removed to Florida
:when quite a young man. By his ster-
]ing qualities he soon won a place of
prominence and high esteem in his
adopted State. He served his State
with distinction and marked ability
Sand fidelity as chief clerk of the House
'Of Representatives, as secretary of the
constitutional Convention of 1885, as
i OGudIC,
I;and as Comptroller, to which latter Of
:fce he was elected in 1895 and again
In 1900 AS a man of high Christian
I:character, of rare executive ability, of
fidelity to every trust, of kindly dispo-
:sitiOn and sincere friendships, and of
;SpOtleSs private life, he was loved and
known by all the people of Florida,
,whO will sincerely mourn his loss, and
who will cherish his usefulness in sa-
I;cred remembrance
|: I'm. common with all the people of
l:the State, we tender our heartfelt
l:Sympathy to the bereaved family.
/ Resolved, further, That these res
Holutions be inscribed upon the records
in the executive Office, and mat a
l;copy be furnished to Mrs. w. H. Rey-
nOlds.
|: ''W. S. JENNINGS,
|: Governor.
( JOHN L. CRAWFORD,
+ Secretary of State.
/ Nv. B. LAMAR,
+ Attorney General
B. E. McLIN,
I Commissioner of Agriculture.
F u. B. WHITFIELD,
Treasurer"
! Saturday the. body was taken to
Lakeland, the home of the deceased
for interment. 1t was accompanied by
EGovernor w. S. Jennings, Hon. W. B.
Lamar, Attorney-General; non. J. B.
Whitfield, State Treasurer; Hon. B.
E. McLin, Commissioner of Agricul-
/ ture; hon. w. w. Mcintosh, Jr., chief
F clprk a0j anditOr Of the COmDtrOller's
Department; Mrs. Reynolds and a
number Of friends.
/ The funeral took place Sunday, hun
dreas of people from a distance being
present. Polk county, it is said by
THOSE present, turned out almost en-
masse.
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Annual Report Of O. B A.

Chicago, H., Oct. 1.-The annual
report Of the Chicago h Alton Rail.
way Company shows the most pros.
porous year In the history Of the prop.
erty and presents to the stockholders
. road practically rebuilt and re-
equipped and In . physical condition
70 gain . big increase In earnings u
. greatly redu ,ed cost Of operation.
The annual meeting was held to-day
with nearly oil Of the capital stock
represented. To an the place made
vacant by the death Of J. w. Dosne,
+. 8. Winston ~ elected to . posi-.
ton In the directory. Mr.. Winston
will represent New York Financial
interests. The directors whose terms
expired and who we're reelected are
c. II. Chsppell and Mortimer l.. Schin.
The board, ~ now constituted, 10 ~
follows:
G. II. Chappell. +. S. Winston, 8.
NJ. FELTON,. James Il. Forgsn, John J.
Mitchell and Norman Il. Tseam Of Chi
cago, David Il. Frsnci, of 81. Louis,
George J.. Gould. T.. II. Hartman,
Mortimer l.. SchiY aud James still
man of New York.
Subsequent To the stockholders meet.
Ing, the directors convened and re.
elected the old officers ri the company.
The statement ~ earnings shows an
increase In the gross amounting u
o.. 2lO. aO5. The total Increase In net
receipts, taxes deducted, IL tl+5, 932.
The smsllness Of the increase In the
net IL accounted for by the fact that
operating expenses increased by o..
O5&.5.9. - aresult ri spending u. i00,-
5i3 for maintenance ri way and struc.
lures and $780, AZ for maintenance of
equipment.
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n Crosse Lumber Co.
Never Fall 70 Please,

Rev. w. T. Mcclure, presiding elder
for this district. occupied the pulpit Of
the. N. =. church, South. In this city
last Sunday morning and evening,
and preached two excellent sermons.
Mrs. Mary J. GoOdson and daugh.
ter, Miss Ella; Rev. MIR. Wharton and
Col James Gordon left Wednesday
morning TO attend the Christian Sun.
day School Convention At Minnespo.
lis. MINI.
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MARSHALL = REPUBLICAN,.

Miss Maude Oresr attended the fun.
eral OF her cousin, Miss Lizzie Orear,
At Slater Wednesday.
Rev. Taylor Bernard. Of st. Louis,
came In Wednesday morning and is
the guest Of Frank Nsylor.
Mrs. F. G. M~cTseynolds and dsugh.
ter, Miss virgie, are visiting relatives
In Kans Is City aud attending the car.
nivsl.
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Ia Crosse Lumber CO.
Treat Customer RiSht.

Mrs. f. H. white and daughters,
Agnes and Catherine, left Wednesday
for Salisbury, where they will visit
friends.
Miss Edna Slain, Of Ohio, and Tom
Johns, Of Sweet SPRING., attended the
funeral Of their relative, the late G..
II. VSnstone, Tuesday.
Miss Mayse, the sufferer Of the Hern.
don tragedy, IL reported tn be some
better, and the entire community feels
deeply interested In her and fervcntly
hope that she may recover.
Mrs. &. G. Wisdom and daughters.
Miss Ellen, and MRS. Ca,lie Mauzy. Of
Kahoka. Mo-, spent Sunday In Black
burn. the guests Of SIR. aud Mrs. John
Clayton.
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From the London Tit.Bits.
A gentleman took y country friend
70 the opera one night 70 hear the
"Meistersinger" performed.
He was very anxious 70 zee the 81.
feet Of wsen.r's glorious music on
the countryman, and watched him
keenly during the rendering Of the
overture, which, grand - II IL, IL .
little noisy, more especially when the
bang Of the drums and the crash of
the cymbsls occur u intervals.
But the countryman's face remained
absolutely unmoved. A. last the
Londoner could hear his friend" In.
difference M longer.
doesn't this glorious volume OF
sound sgect your" no said.
'Oh. not In the least" was the calm
reply; "you forget I'm u boiler.
maker"
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a Crosse Lumber CO.
ca'ry Largest Stock.

Miss Iva Hoffman, who has been
quite sick, IL, we are glad to say. some
better.
u. G.. winger, Of Point Pleasant,
West Va, is the guest Of Judge Bush
and family.
Miss Lula I.amkin has returned from
a visit with Mrs. ID. a. Hancock. near
Blackburn.
Mrs. Ed Mitchell and daughter, Miss
Bessie. are the guests Of friends In
Kansas City.
Mrs. kirtley Miller and daughter
are visiting Mrs. Miller's parents In
Kansas City.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis. the evangelist. COT.
Quoted chapel exercises ut Missouri
Valley College Tuesday.
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Odd Size Miil Work.
La Crosse Lumber Co.

Mrs. Harriet Hawkins went 10 ST.
Louis this week tO attend the annual
meeting ot the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy.
Mrs. Robert Carey and son. Rob.
ert, 81 Kansas city, spent Tuesday Of
this week with her sister, Mrs. DR..
Harrison.
w. o. Johnson, the popular east
side hardwa y merchant, IL walking
the tiOOr these nights with q bran new
girl baby.
Wholesale prices on wall paper;
Sidewalk, ceiling and borders At the
same price.
J.. IL. COLLINS WALL. PAPER Co.
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Lime. Plaster, Hair. ETC.,
L. Crosse Lumber Co

Miss Blanche Hanna, Of Miami. was
the guest several days week Of Miss
Pinkie Railey. near town.
Harvey W. King returned Wednes.
day night from Blackburn, where he
has been the past three weeks.
DIR. Richart, Frank Entrekin and
Thomas Fisher, Of Blackburn, ut end.
ed the football game Monday.
Get our prices o. carpets, mattings
and oil cloth before buying elsewhere.
j. II. COLLINS WALL PAPER Co.
Mrs. James w. Sparks has returned
from = wish with her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. w. u. Hancock, Of Blackburn.
Rev. w. u, Dobyns. Of 81. Joseph.
and DR.. Neal, 81 Kansas City, were the
guests Of Marshall friends this week.
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LA CROSSE LUMBER co.
Garry Large Stocks.


II you contemplate going n Buffalo
during the Pan.AmerIcsn Exposition.
drop . line 70 the undersigned, who
will mail you . beautiful illustrated
pamphlets issued by the Bureau II Pub.
licity aud Accommodation Of the Pan;
American Exposition. II IL free.
gro. j. CHARLTON,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Chicago& Alton Ity..
Chicago, III.
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LOCAL IN BRIEF.

will Lynch lie on crutches, nursing
sprsined ankle.
Miss Dora ", Inc IL visiting Odessa
friends this week.
Miss Halle Ross Ii the guest Of
Kansas City friends this week.
Miss Eta Chastain was the guest Of
friends In Kansas City this week.
Special sale on roomlmouldings.
j. n. COLLINS WALL PAPER Co.
Mrs. J. w. Sparks, who has been
III for some time, is reported worse.
Miss Minnie Soper has accepted .
position with George w. Brown h Co.
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What 81 III We Have for Osasst7

This question arises IN the family
every day. Let M answer II to-day.
Try Jcll.O. a delicious dessert. Pre-
Dared In two minutes. No baking!
add hot water and set ~ cool. Fla
vOrs:-IemmOn. Orange. Raspberry
and strawberry. ~ your groceries.
1Octs.