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White Quilt.c
at 81 and $3.50, worth q fourth

more.
Here is a pair Of good values
in good Quilts that will dem.
onstrate their goodness as
quickly as you will give them
a chance-but for goodness
sake don't presume too long
on their goodness to wait Tor
YOU, or somebody else may
prove a quicker judge OF good
ness and take them away:
Full-sIxs White Crochet Quilts.
Marseilles patterns. worth Si-2b, at ~
each. .r
White Cotton Crochet Quilts. full
sized. frinsed al around. at Sl,oo
each. IN
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@. 8, CAMFHEHU, !
Division Passenger Agent
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Look at Linens where you will the more you lool
the great majorty--to come here to buy Linens-for
have sway.
= If you, Mrs Housekeeper happen to be one who
this Linen section displays, then, madam want to
opportunity longer when the list below mentions every
here in value and quality combinations that you will
Towels, all
Towels In fine lnan, htmsltced buck with damask borders
all full hleached fine, wide.
linen. full blcached 70 inches
In all linen extra heavy double 70 inches
Napkns in fine linen full beahed weight 5s size wort
Napkins damasl< full beached 5.s slze
Napkins extraordinary offer Browns full SIS satin
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printed Nets are creations Of the easone most rennea
brought out Tor many year.
Daned over silk ustous material the .pe
hat quaint witchery cooings hghcns the originality
White or ore grounds with coored hgres 81 nches VIC"
White blue
cded
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GLAssHoUsE employees PICNIC
st. Louis Party Enjoys Outing at
Granville Springs.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Nashville. ILL.,. June 2s-Branches Nos. ]
and Of the International Association of
Glasshouse Employees of St Louis held
their first annual picnic at the Granville
Mineral Springs in this county. to-day.
These branches represent the employees of
the Anheuser-Busch of South ST. Louis
and the Mississippi Branch Of North St.
Louis Although this was the maiden eff
fort OF the association. the outing was emf
nently successful Ideal weather prevailed
and nothing occurred TO mar the days
pleasure.
A special train over the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad of ten coaches carried
the picnickerS to the scene of the days
festivities. Boating. dancing, fishing and
bowling were INDUCED in.
In the facing events in the afternoon the
following We're the winners: Girls race,
Miss VERNE Eron: egg race. Miss Kath-
crime Bislsch: fat mems race. Benjamin
Runneil; ladies' free-for-all race. Miss Viola
Eyeiing; boys race. Tony Schenck; men 5
free-for-all race, Peter Young.
A match game Of ball was played between
the Granville team and the ST. Leos of st.
Louis, the latter winning by a score of Z
to 6, in an exciting ten-inning contest The
feature OF the game was the fast infield
work of the st. Leo's team. Batteries
Granville, Schforbaum, Kugier and Abrams
st. Leo'S, Henley and Tamany
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RAILWAY Construction Notes.

Bids are being asked for the construction
OF the AlPena. Gaylord and Western from
Aipena TO Gaylord. Mich sixty-three miles
{. NJ. Stevens. Detroit, engineer
1t is stated that the Chattanooga South.
ern will soon begin the construction OF ar
extension four miles long, from a point neal
Chesterfield. Ala. to the base OF lookout
Mountain.
A new branch of the Chicago. Afjlyau-
kee and st Paul has been opened extend
ing from Wauseisee. Wis, TO Girard Jnnc.
ton. eighteen miles.
Macarthur Bros. OF Chicago have been
Gun wensviile and Bower. in Pennsylvania
The new branch of the FL Paso and
Southwestern from Fairbanks. Ar;z, east
ward, has been finished to Tombstone.
The Georgia. Florida and Alabama will
be extended from Tallahassee to Jackson-
Vile. Fla. distance of 100 miles An eS-
tension is also projected from Cuthbert to
Columbus. Ga, distance of fifty miles.
The Frisco will build a cutoff from
Evadale to Big Greek Ark, a distance OF
sixteen miles. by which the distance he
tween Luxora, Ark. and Memphis Tenn,
vii! be shortened several miles.
The Springfield and Southeastern has
been Incorporated in Springfield Ill. It pro
poses to build from Springfield to Shelby
vile. distance of fifty miles.
Work viii shortly begin on the extern
sion of the Tennessee Central from south
Hartman, Tenn, to Hartman, distance
o. two miles.
"A charter has been granted the Tyronz
and ST. Francis River Railroad Company 10
build line from Earl. Crittendsn CouSsy,
Ark. to Marked Tree. Ark. distance of
twenty miles.
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men out of employment and curtailing le-
gitIinate business. There is but one good
feature about 1t, and that is 1t is preventing
overproduction in textile fabrics.
However, bad as the speculative corner
IS. e is not for such as those who have
disturbed the credit of the continent with
prcmotive schemes to fling stones at their
imitators in speculative ventures. Just as
the evil in stock speculation Is slowly cor
recting itself. so will the speculative move
ment in cotton. Every wrong rights itself
in time. and as the price of stock collapsed.
when raised to ridiculous heights, SO also
will the price of cotton. The cotton corner
is fore6oomed 10 failure, just as the schemes
OF creating fictitious captalizatio for
properties will be foredoomed and both for
the same reason-that they violated the
fundamental law OF economies that of sup
PLY and demand.
How or when the end of the cotton spec
ulative movement will come none can tell.
but probably the selling of mill supplies of
cotton will increase the supply, while the
closing down of manufacturing plants. I'M
prices, will curtail the demand. The specu-
lative clique will be left in time with i'm
Elense quantities of the staple on hand.
without a market to sell in profitablv. Some
one Will be injured by the decline of course
that is inevitable. but the incident will be
closed with the establishment of bet
ter condition of things and a realization Of
the fact that conditions which warrant
some enhancement of price do not Justify
and cannot sustain abnormal values.
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Kept the Lead All the Way
Over the Thirty Mile
Course.
AMERICAN SAILORS WELCOME:
Yankee Tars Cause Considerable
Wonderment to Germans by
Driving Around at Night
in Carriages and Cabs.

| kiel, Prussia, June 2S.-The Emperor's
yacht, Meteor crossed the line first in to-
days race for cruising schooner class A
and kept the lead all the way over the
| thirty course. beating the Hamburg in
| a ten-knot breeze by one and one-halt
| minutes. The Empress's yacht. Iduna. was
again twenty minutes behind.
Emperor William has had as his guests
| on board the Meteor during the race United
States Ambassador Tower Prince Henry of
Prussia. Prince Adelbert, the Emperor's
son; Count Tiele-Wenckler Count Redeem
and United States Naval Attache T. NJ.
Potts
The Emperor was quite different man
aboard the yacht than when aboard the
pattieship talking about yachting and
sporting matters the whole time
When lunch time came his Majesty helped
each member Of the party himself from the
large dishes provided. and Prince AdeIbert
Photographed the group.
Though the Hamburg was a close second
during the whole of the race, she lost a
minute by her club topsail going by the
board.
r. w Goelet's Swan. in the race for
yachts of her class, finished 81. minutes
.'ii'ou VI 1uStdF SUM S GiuCkaut. but had
10 take second pace under the handicap,
which gave the latter "A minutes time al
loWance The Betty VI was third.
In the cutter yawl race the Nayahoe easily
disposed of her only competitor the Comet
Inc Therese Unexpectedly beat the Commo-
dore. and the big English schooner Cicely
turned the tables on Herr Guileaum Cara,
which won on Friday.
The Cicely finished three minutes ahead,
but the Clara protested owing to the Cicely
carrying only one anchor. whereas under
German rules two are necessary.
In the handicap for cruisers the Irion, Civ
ing the Navahoe a minute and half and
the Comet fourteen minutes time allowance.
won by two minutes from the Navahoe.
The Comet was nowhere
The officers of the kearsage will give a
reception Monday. to which the Emperor
and Empress. Prince and Princess Henry
and all the notabilities at Kiel have accept
ed Invitations.
reception will be given aboard the
keaTsage probably next Tuesday for the
crews of the German fleet
The German sailors will be unable TO see
the inside of the ship and will be enter
tanned by the crew. There has been moth
ing whatever to complain of regarding the
behavior of the American sailors who have
been allowed ashore.
They are welcomed along the water front.
and shops and restaurants are engaging in
terpreters for their convenience. Signs
are displayed everywhere. Americans arc
welcome to KEEL"
worderment to the Germans by driving
around in carriages and cabs; at least half
of kieps limited supply of these vehicles is
thus nightly emplpyed.
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SCHOOLS.
PRESIDENT PLANS
REST AT OYSTER BAY.
Chief Executive Will Receive Few
Callers and These Must Arrange
Meeting In Advance.

Oyster Bay, L. l., June 2s-President
| faily at his Sycamore Hill home.
During the afternoon some relatives and
personal friends called to extend their
greetings to the President and his family.
The President, accompanied by Mrs. Roose-
Welt and their children attended divine serv-
| ice this morning at Christ Church, of which
| Mrs. Roosevelt is member.
At the conclusion of the services an op-
portunity was taken by the members of the
parish 10 pay their respects TO the chief
executive
1t is announced by Secretary Loeb that
the President will receive few callers at
Sycamore Hill this summer, and those who
hope to see him will be Obliged to make
engagements with Mr.. Loeb in advance of
their arrival at oyster Bay.
The President will devote his mornings to
the transaction Of executive business and
the afternoons to recreation and rest Dur
ing the afternoons, too, he will receive such
callers as may have engagements with him
or those whom he may summon to Saga
more Hill.
The executive offices selected for Secre-
taries Loeb and Barnes and the clerical
force this year are much more commOdious
and convenient than those occupied last
year. They consist of six rooms in the sec
ond story of the Moore block. are we'll ar
poses of the executive staff. The desks and
other furniture in the offices are chiefly
those which were used in the executive Of
fees of the old White House.
President Roosevelt will spend no time In
the offices: his work being done in his II
direct communication by telephone with
Sycamore Hill,
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CANAL HEARING TO- DAY.
Joseph n. Carter Will Help De-
fend the Commission.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield. ILL.,, June 2s.-As a result of
conference to-day between Clarence f.
Sniveley. member of the State Canal COM
mission, and Attorney General Hamlin for
mer Supreme Court Judge Joseph n. Carter
will assist the Attorney General in the de-
Tense OF the Canal Commission.
The hearing will be had tomorrow in
the Circuit Court here on r. E. Burke's pc
tition for an injunction to restrain the state
Treasurer from turning over to the Canal
Commission any of the money appropriated
to it by the last Legislature.
c. L. Walker of Rock Island, attorney for
the commission. also will assist Judge Ham
lin. who will have charge of the case for the
defense.
Burke expects TO secure a temporary in
junction on the ground that unless the
State Treasurer is restrained at once the
money appropriated will be turned over on
July I.
Judge Hamlin will concede that the money
be retained by the Treasurer until there is
some disposition of the case.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-29
TWO KANSAS CITYS
ARE AGAIN CONSOLIDATED
Street Cars Crossed the River Yester-
day for the First Time in
Four Weeks.

Kansas City. Mo-. June 2s-Street cars
crossed the Kansas River about noon to-
day. connecting the two Kansas citys afte,
an interruption of exactly four weeks,
caused by the great flood.
Only one of the three intercity street
car lines is in operation, and this one uses
a temporary bridge. Armourdale is now
easy of access. but Argentine will be cut off
for weeks.
There is still no wagon bridge across the
Kansas River but two will be completed
this week. Six bridges are now In use. but
only one is a permanent steel structure.
In replacing the destroyed bridges strong
er and higher roadways will be rebuilt, to
withstand future floods. Otherwise the in
undated district will be little changed when
fully reoccupied.
Rains along the Upper Kansas River
brought a four-foot rise here last night.
Gangs of men watched the temporary
bridges to keep them clear Of driftwood.
The water fell steadily to-day.
Fifteen hundred men and 800, teams
worked in the stock yards to-day removing
mud and rubbish. 1t will cost $50. go to
clean the yards. and repairs will require q
large sum.
The gas service in Kansas City. Kas.. was
fully restored last night.
The Kansas City, Kas. relief fund is now
nearly $1,000. Recent contributors are the
Grand Lodge of Elks. $3.50. and the Thayer
estate, Boston, 500.
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WOMAN FATALLY BURNED
BY GASOLINE EXPLOSION
Miss Susie Afheck. Stenoerapher,
WINS Washing Ribbons In
the Fluid.

While washing ribbons with gasoline yes
terday morning. the fluid exploded and
burned Miss Susie Affleck SO severely about
the face and breast that she died at the City
Hospital at 3:l5 yesterday afternoon.
Persons in the house. at No. 1893 Pine
street. where the young lady roomed. heard
her screams and when they reached her
room her clothing was ignited and her
face frightfully burned.
She was hurried to the City Hospital and
her brother. h. F. AffieCk, of No. 1855 Page
boulevard notified Of the accident.
Miss Affiecl had been in the employ OF
Rassieur & Rassieur, attorneys. in the
Granite block. for about year and half
as a sten0grapher.
She was a sister-in-law of Judge Wilder
man Of Belleville.
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VISITORS AT ST. LOUIS HOTELS.

A, H, Cutter Of Chicago. H., is on the guest
II. II. Tompkins OF New Orleans. La Is
registered at the Lindell. -
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Collins of Tacoma,
Wash, are at the Planters.
Miss Maude Simpson OF yeedersburr Ind
IS Stopping at the Southern.
at the New St James.
mThomas Wade Of Battle Creek. Mich. is a
MIR: and Mrs, Henry P. Davis Of Portland.
Horns yesterday. ~
H J Alfred Of Cleveland. o.. is on the guest
list at the St Nicholas.
mDoctor c. J: Rider of Bushnell ILL.,. /. regis
Mr. and Mrs. H. Baer OF Fort Smith A-r
are at the Planters. '
Prank J, Theis of Hannibal. No.. is stopping
al the southern.
Jennie Martin OF owensboro. KY, has rooms
al the New st. James
.Gustsvus Eberhsrdt of Savannah, Ga. is a
guest at the Laclede. -
MFR and Mrs George g sTsy,or of Atlanta
Ga, are at the Moser.
Frederick D. Hardy OF Denver. Colo. wa, a,
Horns yesterday. ~ -
George O.. Peet OF New York is on the CUES,
list at the st. Nicholas. e9>
istered al the LindeIl. e
Mr. and Mrs II. Goodwin of IIn,,js,-ir,a r.,
F. NJ. Jones OF Joplin. Mo-, ID stopp,nr at
the Southern At
L f. karcher OF Shawneetown, H. has
rooms at the New ST. James "''
$. F. Mathews of Memphis. Tenn is ,r..,
at the 1-aciede. - guess
w. l. Huber OF New York is on III. xr...
iist at the ST. Nicholas. sSe
William c. Cross OF Springfield Mass a..
registered at the Lindeli. 10
Mr.. ana Mrs. c. E. NJ Camp of pt.,bpn.
Pa, are al the Planters D
Alexander Schmitt OF warrershurr ato -.
rooms at the New 81. James. ' nus
W n: Graham of SedalIa. Mo- was among
yesterdays arrivals at the Laclede
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Te.a. Court Of Appeals.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| Dallas. Tex, June 2.-Proceedings in the
Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth SUI
preme Judicial District at Dallas, were as
| follows:
| Affirmed:
| St L. s W Ry. Co. vs. Ed Eeitt: Hill County
John F. Lewis ct al. VS.. Charles Hoeldtke
q. A Parish vs.. Mo. Kas. & Tex. Ry. Co.
j. Blackwell We. Farmers. and Merchants
ST. l.. 5. W. Ry. Co. We. p Il. Lytal: Hunt
County.
Reformed and affirmed:
Roberts. Moore d Wright NJ E. Angle;
Wood County.
Reversed and remanded:
A. c. Barber vs. A. NJ. Morgan: johnson
County.
Ford House ct al. VS.. City of Dallas: Dallas
Dismissed because no final Judgment:
W. j. Britt ct al. Vs. Eugene Sweeney ct al.
Dallas County.
Motions disposed of:
J. b. Cranfil ct al VS.. s. A. Hayden: rehear-
ing and for additional findings Of fact: over
St L.. l. NJ & s. Ry. Co. W. Coca Cola Com
pany: rehearing overr,Iled
st. l. S. W. Ry. Co. VS.. V. o. Campbell: re-
hearing overruled.
Court adjourned until next Thursday. on
which day all motions on which service is
perfected or time waived will be submitted
and court will adjourn for the term on Fri
day, July 3.
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SPECiALTlES.
FUNERAL FLOWERS
And designs Of all kinds-wreaths. pillows
crosses etc: also artificial eu1biems. Loose Gu
flowers. Eden Floral Co, les Olive st.
DEATHS.

DUNHAM-on Saturday June 81 1887. at New
York City John S. Durham
Funeral services will be held at residence. No.
$50 Westminster place. Monday afternoon at
t:se O'Clock Friends invited. Interment private
MAE+On Sunday. June q lscs, at 40 a. M
Virginia Macs nee Sandevoorde5 the beloyed
wife of the late Anton Macs and heioyea
mother of John. Mary. August, George Jacob
Charles Macs and Louise Laepke (nee MaesS.
dauShter-ir-l law Fife Macs. son-in-iaw John
Lrcpke. at the age OF 81 years 5 months
Funeral from the family residence No. .T,s
Neramec street Tuesday. June 81 al ss m
10 St Thomas OF Aouin Church thence 10 SIS
Peter and Paul Cemetery Please omit flowers.
MlLALHEiM-Entered into rest. after lingering
EfneSs. Carrie Mealheim. beloved daughter az
Jacob Mealhem- sister OF Julia wenert and aun;
Ferd Weinert-
taY afternoon from her late residence, No. sJii
HkEun avenue Funeral prtvate.
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Late River News.

Wheeling. W. Va, June .s.-Riyer s feet ;
Hnr. Pit,.burg. 6 a. M; Kanawha. Pittsbarr
ESQ p. m. Down: Lorena, Zanesvilie s a. m.
Crystal City. No. June S-The gauge reads
10 3 feet. and falling. Columbia down at .. m
Peters Lee down at SD p m. Josie and tow Up
ut $50 a.. m. General Casey and tow UP So
a. m. j. M. Richtman and barge Gown at SIS
.. m. Weather clear and warm.
Burlington. Ia. June 2s.-The river is feet
inches since last report. weather ciesf and
warmer. The Eio,se down. The Nauvoo up with
excursion. The Quincy up at noon. The Dubuque
has not yet arrived from the north. but Is eI-
peoted this evening.
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NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS TO
BUILD THE ARKANSAS INSANE
ASYLUM ANNExES.

Notice 4, hereby given that sealed proposals
Will he received for the building of the Insane
Asylum Anne1es OF the State of Arkansas, at nv
office in III" Laclede Building. In the City OF
Little Roes PULASKI County: Arkansas. up to
July 8, 1893, at which time or some time subse-
uuent thereto fixed by the Board, and during the
July meeting thereof the bids or proposals will
be opened and acted upon. and the contract for
the construction OF said Insane Asylum Annexes
will be awarded to the lowest and best bidder.
Each and every bid or proposal shall be accom-.
panied by n certified check for the sum 81
81 600 % payable to the undersigned. as a Guar-
antee of good faith. All checks so submitted by
all parties except the successful bidder 10 be re-
retained until good and sufficient bond shall
have been executed and approved
The successful bidder shall enter Into q good
and safe bond for the full amount OF the contrac,
price. the same to be approved by the Board Of
ance OF the contract and as guarantee against
al claims for material furnished labor per-
formed such work
Separate proposals may be submitted for ths
construction. heating. plumbing and lighting.
according to the plans and specifications.
Plans and specifications may be seen at this
office or at me office OF the architect r W
Glib. Nos and Reider Building. Little Rock,
All plans and specification, furnished vii, be
bid. prior TO that time TO be kept on file
The appropriation TO cover the cost OF construc-
ton complete OF said buildings Is sfto coo o.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Secretary Board Trustees OF the state Charitable
Institutions.
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Illinois Line Incorporated.
2 Ed -ItI IL, cur.nIA1

Springfield. Ill. June 2S.-Articles of in
corporation have been filed by the Macomb.
st. Sterling and Beardstown Railway Com
pany. with its principal Office located at
ton is $500. and the object is to construct
a line from Macomb. H.. in a southeriy
direction through the counties of Nc
near the city OF Mount Sterling, in Brown
County. Illinois. also branch from Ma
comb. ILL.,, TO Beardstown. Cass County.
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Christian Endeavor Convention.

Denver. Colo, June 3.-Arrangements are
complete for the meeting in this city Of the
twenty-first international biennial conven-
ton of the Society of Christian Endeavor
next month.
The sessions will be held in Tent Ef1deav-
or. which will be pitched in convenient
place near City Park and will have a seat
Ing. capacity of 1900. Overflow meetings
will be held in several OF the larger
churches. --.
Railroad rates from all pai,.aSs the coun-
try will he reduced to one fare or less for
good until August 81 Tickets from all
points in the Western PASSENGER Associa-
tons territory will be on sale from July
/ to 10
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-29
Missourians in New York.

REPUBLlC SPEClAIA
New York, June 2S.-Amone the arrivals
at the hotels here to-day were the following
Nissourians:
st. Louss-I. Lewis W. Lewis. q Lewis IT
II. Smart. e. ]: Dunievie and Mrs Dunisrte
HOFFMAN: J; c Hammond. L c. Yosel and Ms
Cd ssysare: = eerniis and MS; corniie, Il.
SCOOTER, J. B. Korngold. ". B. Moore Hroc.s y,
way Central; z. Watt H. B. HoWisnd Ssfor
N.cholis- Fifth Avenue: w. c. ShsnEs, Netbrr.
land: 3. Ochler, Continental: J. Quin. Ashlsnd
Square: A. A. selkirk. PARK Avenue. Union
kansa. City-J- @. Glennon. Imperial: ". 6.
81. Joseph.p. c. Mctnni-h. Manhattan: W. X
James. Grand Union. w. n
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MRS. CAROLINE B. HABsE

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Evansville. Ind, June H-Mrs. Caroline p
Habhe, g ysars. old. wife of one Of the pioneers
u this city, died to-day after long illness
and prominent In Democratic politica
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AT RARRN.

Great opportunities are presented at Barr's
Tor securing choice selections Of goods. There
Is no dissatisfaction with the goods from
M.esourf's greatest store after you get them
home. The offering this spring is unusual
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Indiana Battery. Reunion.

Evansville. Ind. June 2s-The surviving
members Of the First Indiana Battery held
their annual reunion to-day at the home of
Mrs. Catherine Frey. near the city. Several
speeches were made.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-29

Hibbs. Lewis & Biggs at a cost of $4,000
was destroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning, together with I5.009 bushels OF
shelled corn. making the loss more than
5000 The elevator building was insured
for 5000. but there is no insurance on the
corn that was destroyed. To save the town
from destruction the local authorities asked
aid from the Springfield Fire Department
special train was run from here carrying a
chemical engine, which saved adjoining
structures.