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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-06

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
GERMAN BARON'S MEN REPEL
 ATTACK OF IRISH FORCES Mullaney's Team Makes Good Start. But Arc 0verrun by Memphians Who Pound Ball
 and Win Easily, to1.

Firmly entrenched in his ancient fuedal castle. Baron Liebhardt peered out through the staunch old ramparts arms. past the portcuilis to tho moat sparkling with dancing waves Just beyond the moat was q big Irish lord. who. with his legions, was preparing to storm the grim old citadel
 The one selected by the Irish lord was one Breitenstein, a mere slip of a boy, to lead the battering ram squad
 Now when Mein Herr Liebhardt saw to several "Ach. mein Gots." and would have Apat h his beard. only his face was like a baby,s. To. the unbounded sss ssS ns the sSs1ni SsrSs ispabssSaI 15sSI proceeded at the jump to batter down I soodly portion of the great kato of
 That s was ali. The bundle of sauer kraut took a hunch. gathered himself together. and the minions of the Irish lord were merely atoms from then on.
 RreitenEtein had bad day all around. He was not only in poor form himself, but his support was ragged. Every man on Babb's. team took 2 Nadeau, and, being a barley vous. ? he did not fit In with the man with the Milwaukee nom de plume Fred CTS. to do anything with der Dutchmsn and he punched him hard on two oe- casions. Mullaney. Mccann and Helne Busch setting the other three safe
 It was in the last half of the second inning that Mullaney's bunch proved that they were c7 earth. With one out Mike McCann Loked one to right field. Perry advanced him to second and there was a grunt from Mein Lieb- CT Liebhardt as Kid Busch, with terrific jolt. sent the ball to center field. It was clean two-sacker. and McCann tallied.
 Not a hit had been made of Breiten- stein until the fourth inning, and thei' 1t was all over. Carey and Nichols hit safe in rotation. Nadeau dumped bunt in front of the plate, but man. aged to get his Fvench anatomy in the way when the ball was fielded to first. Carey and Nicholls had gone to third and second respectively, and then scored. but his umphs made them go back to the bags. Rabbit" Plass lined clean one to left. and the two gents mentioned above tallied.
 Things happened again in the sew enth. Nadeau walked Plass sacrificed him, and Owens hit a long fly ,at Sam Apperious misjudged, the hit fall ing as a three-bagger and Nadeau scoring. Hurlburt drove orc to center, and Owens got over the plate. Licb- hardt hit clean. Thiel was out on fly to McCann, Hurlburt getting to third. but Babb ended it with a Fly
 Nothing more was done. and tAe game ended to 1 in favor of Mem phis The score was;.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25


 Cans had absolutely no chance to show his science in clean fighting, but was forced throughout to fight the battle at which Holly Is best It was not un- til the eighteenth round that Cans be- gan to make his weight tell on Holly. Then he landed several rights and iefts that drew blood, and closed one of Hol- ly's eyes.
 Early in the contest Cans received a punch in the right eye that cut deep gash and a little later Holly landed again and during the remainder of the eye closed.
 The last three rounds were the fastest of the battle. Tn the last round Cans landed hard on Holly and for a minutes it looked as if the Baltimore boxer would win. Holly's : great strength came to his rescue. however. and hewas able to fight back and bring Cans into clinch. When the gong that marked the close of the figh: sounded, the men were clinched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
TEN INNING TIE.
Neither nrfaula Nor Union sprlI

Neither Erfauin Nor Union Springs
 Could Score
 Eufaula July 2t.--(Special. (-;In the second esne between ,Eufaula and Union Springs the game resulted in sN ten innings tie. neither side being able to score. Eufaula. had chance to score twiee having the bases full once with one put. Weems striking the next two men out. The hits were about equally dkiIed. UnIcn springs did .-ot get a man past second base These 70 teams ara the strongest inqependent teams in Alabama, The following Is the lineup:
 Eufaula-Grlflr, catcher; Hamilton. pitcher, Westbrook, first base; Smith, second base; sorreIl. snortstop: Farm CT. third base; I.eslie, left field: Bald win. centre field; Irby, right held
 Union ngs-Steager. catcher; Weems. pitcher: Alexander. first base; Parks, seton base, Lovelace, shortstop; Parker. third base; Goidstetn, left field :; McMillan. centre feld: Weems. right ield.
 Hits-dff Hamilton 5. of Weens 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
To Our Friends.

vva wish to announce to our friends ana the nubIic that on about October first, sve will open a store in the New Exchange Hotel Building. tnext to the cafel unoer sis tns ssr,,. rarae If simon Bros. Wa will handle ar, exclusive line of Gentlemans furnish- snxs and hats Our store will be known as me -setore of Quality and we we'll aahefe strictly to the policy of carrying only such rnrde as will merit the confidence and sat- iSfnctton of our patrons
 We will appreciate your patronage ana assure you of our best efforts to serve you we'll at ali times.
 IKE H SIMON.
 GUSTAvE SIMON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Boston. July z4-Boston won both the locals won the first game Bos- ton won the second game ip the fourth ting and poor fielding by Cleveland
 First. game R.H E. Boston 020 001 11'-5 0 cleveland, 100 900 ooo-1 { Joss and Buelow. Time 1:S+.
 Bostoni sse2no game ooi 4so os.1s $ F F i Cleyeiand s.ottn1ta. r.,,.S1I oU2 900 OOo15 ' Rhodes. Eels and Buelow, Time i:41 Empires Evans and Connolly.
 Washington. July 24.-washington won remarkable game from St. Louis today. the. local team getting only of runs, while the visitors made nine Washington 800 O0O OOO-S $ St. Louis ;9uIs.. s,. oo2 ooS o99I2 ;.. 2; ? Howell and Spencer. Time .45. um- oire Hurst
 Philadelphia, July 24-Philaddphia htt Patterson hard today and easily defeated Chicago. The visltors,s only Chicago 900 900 10o-1 Philadelphia BOP 002 00"-7 l2 2
 Batteries-Patterson and Iibell: Bender and schreck. Time 1:25. Um- oire Sheridan
 pitched Muffin and New York won from Detroit in the eighth. R H. E. Detroit. ., 900 900 000-0 Q
 Batteries-Mullin, Eubanks and Warner; Newton and Kleinow. Time BOO. Umpire OLoughlin.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

William Rockefeller Readches America.
 New York. July 24.-William Rock efeller returned from Europe a few days ago via Quebec which route ne took for the advantage of a shorter thip. His health is rather better than when he went away. He is at prenent at hisplace at Tarrytown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

summary.Two base hit Meeks; saa Ragan, Douglass. Struck out. by Ra- gan, 1; by Sallee. l; by Brady, '. Base on balls. off Brady, ,; of Sallee. 8; off ?; Smith, oyler. Noblett, Meany. Double play. Oyler to Meeks. Hits apportion- ed off Sallee, 3; off Ragan, 1. Innings of game, 2:00. Umpire. Pfenninger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
Notice

The benefits under accum.il ltive r"i- icies. issued by The Preferred Accident Insurance Company. increase with each yearly renewal. It pays % keep sut h policy in force.
 R. s. Stringfellow. Agent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

For Rent-FrOm first of October, of- flee and storage room on ground floor with cellar and elevator. Wholesale dis trict. Address Box IA 2t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

cry { Memphis 8. Two-base hit, Busch. Three base hit. owens. Base on balls by Breitenstein 2. Liebhart o. Wild bitches. Breitenstein l. Double plays, Plass to Nichols to Carey Struck out by Breitenstein 3, Liebhart [. Sacri- nee hits, Babb Flass, Nadeau. Stolen bases, Houtz First base on errors. Montgomery 1. Time Of game. 1:s5. Empires, Rudderham and Shuester.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
FEARED THE PoLICCEc.
Gardener Fired Two shots at Hetd
 With Gun,

With Gun.
 New Orleans, July 24.-Believing that the police were on his trail, John Bartne. gardener. sprang from his bed today, grabbing a shot gun on the gallery of his residence and blew his head almost entirely off
 He missed with the first shot, but then he placed the gun under his chin and pulled the trigger again.
 Barthee was 42 yearrs old, and his mind had of late shown signs of weaks ness. I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
TRIM TRAVELLERS
BARoNs WON AFTER HARD
 FOUGHT BATTLE.
Score Was 3-3 Up to Final Round, When HOrseshoe Smith Hit
 One That Scored De-
 cidinE Tally. sy

Birmingham, July 24s-The visitors played the local team to 2 standsull this afternoon, the hit by Smith, win ming for Birmingham. The f1eldingi of 0yler was brilliant. Score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
At Gulfpore.--
CANS RESTS HOLLY.

Baltimore Negro HrH Opponent GrOg-
 Ey at Close.
 Seattle, Washington. July 24.-Joe Cans was given the decision over Dave Holly at Pleasant Beach last night af ter an interesting battle that went to the limit, twenty rounds.
 Holly insisted in clinchlng repeat edly and used his weight to advantage. Cans had his opponent groggy in the last round. but could not put him down.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
EJSPECIALi9| kNOTICESJ
NOTICE TO CONTAGIOUS.

Hids for the construction of concrete steel arch dam across the Autauga Creek Al Prattvtlle, Autauga County. Aiaoama. vii; be received until noon. July 24th. isOe, hy the Prattville Cotton Mills and Banking at praftvfiie. Ala
 Specifications. drawing and full infornas ton fn reference to the proposed work ana fhS form of proposals and contract can De esen by applying to Mir. ". L. Ellis repre-. gertfnr the Prattville Cotton Mills ana H1nkffx Company and Mir. Daniel Pratt renresertfng the Continental Gin Company at praftvflle Alabama. The right Is re- served to reject any and all bids'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
COTTON STATES
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
%~A~>~~e~s~~e~~s
. ToDAY's SCHEDULE
 S~~@~~AA~~~ A.A %~<>~'

Saatherp League.- Memphis at Montgomery. Little Rock at Birmingham. New Orleans at Nashville. Shreveport at Atlanta. ssi Amerfcan LeREue- Chicago at Philadelphia. St Louis at Washington.
 Cleveland at Boston.
 Detroit at New York National I.esxue- Of Day. American Association-- Columbus at St. Paul. Toledo at St. Paul.
 Indianapolis at Kansas City.
 Louisville at Milwaukee. South Atlantic LeaBue.-- Savannah at Augusta. Columbia at Macon.
 Charleston at Jacksonville.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

of the Houston South Texas League club. Crawford is ordered to report immediatelY. t-l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
PIRATES WON GAME
PUNCHED HITS ON SPARKS Il
 THIRD.
Wickman Was ERective, Allowing smfth's Atlanta BOasters to An-
 ncx But Four Safeties Du-
 ring We'll Contested Battle.

Atlanta, Ga, July 24.-shreveport punched their hits today in the third Inning. which. coupled with bases on gave them the game. Score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

Summary-IWO baSe hlt, JOrdan Stolen base, Morse. First on balls, off Sparks. 8; off Hickman. 1. Hit by pitcher, by Sparks. 3; by Hickman. 1. Struck out. by Sparks, 8; by Hickman, G. Time, 1:b0. Umpire. Buckley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
nIccIorky boyd Crarford.

5SSsson' Tex July 1;,. 2a-MSpsgef Mat,nggs, | League club, today purchased the re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
CLOUDS SAVED MOBILE.
Bcnnie Mccay's Team Had Established

Bonnie McCay's Team Had Established Comfortable Lead. Rr.
 Mobile. July 24--tSpecial .)--Mobiie's bacon was evidently saved this afterr noon through ugly clouds and terrific winds.
 At o'clock when the game was cali. ed by McKenney. the new artist with the Indicator in the Cotton States pire Burke. there were indications of threatening weather Dull clouds came over from the southwest and soon there were sprinklesg of rain but nothing to Goodwin m went t in for for the locals and Engman for the Baton Rouge aggrega- tion. ! The first inning played produced no result, In the second. inning Baton For SwS Sacks and Boyd walked. Gut tiere hit iuside and beat 1t out. Nc, Milan gent a long fly to center and Hankey scored. the inning. In the third McCay famed. Woodruff hit and went to third on a wild pitch. Tageton walked and then 1t was the umpire called the game be- cause Of darkness although the skies cleared in about twenty minutes sum cient ito warrant resumption of the game. Many in the. grand stand pro- tested because of the calling of the game before allowing the elements to
 At Meridian--
 Jackson defeated Meridian in a fast game. this afternoon. The score was to 8 when the last man was out for the locals. Meridian made a great ef- fort in the ninth but the best was to get only three over. one less than the necessary number to tie the score.
 R.H.E. Jackson. :. 100 o2O 1oo-4 8 Meridian. .. ;. 1000 900 003--3
 Batteries--Damman and Petit; Py- lant and Sample.
 At GuTfpoPs---
 The tail-enders defeated the locals ny a score of 4 to ?. The locals got ten hits but could not land, even with thIs advantage. The visitors got busy In the fifth inning and put enough runners across the plate to win the game. R HI. F. Vicksburg.. .. .. 900 o4o 000-f | Gulfport. . .. 02o 900 000--2 1 3
 Batteries--Reeb and Braun; Bryant and Kreks
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
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 vEsTERDAT's GAMnA z

| c q . c 4 c z . c c ( . . . . . 60 Southern LeagUr-- Memphis, 4; Montgomery. l: Birmingham, 4; Little Rock, 8.
 Shreveport, 5; Atlanta. ?.
 Nashville. G.; New Orleans. {. National LeRgue- St. Louis, c; Boston l. Chicago. 8; Brooklyn. 10.
 Pittsburg. {; Ne wPork. 3.
 Cincinnati, 1: Philadelphia, 5. AD,rrIcan League Washington. 3; St Louis. 2. Philadelphia, 2; Chicago. l.
 New York. 1; Detroit, O..
 Boston, 5; Cleveland, l. Boston. g.; Cleveland, 2 AneriCnH Assaciation--- Kansas City, 8; Toledo, 2. tS. Paul, 3; Columbus, ?.
 Milwaukee, II; Louisville, 1: first game,
 Milwaukee, 4; Louisville 3, sec ond game.
 Minneapolis 5; Indianapolis. COt.On StateA-- Mobile Baton Rouge. game called 3rd inning. account darkness due to Meridian, 8; Jackson. |.
 Gulfport 2; Vicksburg, 4. South Atlantic League Macon, { Columbia, O. Augusta. 2; Savannah, 2--called end eleventh. darkness
 Jacksonville, 3; Charleston. i.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

Meridian, 3; Jackson. 1.
 Gulfport, 2; Vicksburg, 4.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25

Mobile Baton Rouge. game called 3rd inning. account darkness due to
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28

tion OF residence zoe yards In front
OF her house. She said that push cart
often passed her house pushed by ne
groes going to the dump after rags.
wood. etc.
Luella Briggs, colored. lived on Ter
rell street between Sixth street aud
Seventh street, and stated she was at
home on the night of the killing.
heard loud talking. bows and some
groans. The blows followed the hot
words and the groans then we're heard.
After this she heard no noises. The
woman stated that she knows several
who reside In that nelghborhood but
could. not tell from where the groans
came. She heard no woman's screams
and saw nothing.
Malissa Matthews. coiored. stated
that she lives on Terrell street a short
distance from Lucia Briggs and was
at home on Tuesday night. About IL
O'Clock she heard cries as II from
roulc Out VI ulotltrc, II ildu y NOitts
She heard the cries distinctly but
could not understand the words. she
did not arise and was awake because
OF the heat and being sick. She did
not know exactly what time this hap
pened as she had not looked at the
clock. She lives on Seventh and Ter
rell streets about one and one-hah
squares from where the body was
found. She did not hear any blows.
The woman said she did not know of
any house OF III repute In that vicinity.
Bass grip was produced In open
court and being locked IL was neces.
sary to break into IL. Clothes In the
suit case were Identified as Bass and
Cohen Identified several garments It
he'd as clothes he had sold the boy
before leaving Paducah. The collars
found in the suit case were the same
size as that found on the murdered
man. and shoes in the suit case were
the same number and shape as those
ON the dead boy.
The evidence was closed and the
court room vacated for the Jury to
deliberate and reach an aeftement
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28

New York. August U.s. On
board the steamer Finland, which
arrived today from Antwerp. was a
group of S6 young women. who were
sent abroad by the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal. The young women left
New York on July II and had a
months tour in Europe. Comment
ing on her trip Miss Mary Elizabeth
Lear of Paint Lick KY, said
at was all mighty fine, but | rec
hon We were ali glad that we came
from America and were bound back
there again. liked Paris pretty good,
but to me the most interesting places
visited we're the mountains 4 Scot
land and the falls OF the Rhine. Eu-
rope will be great place when II
wakes up. In Paris we attracted
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
DRIVER
ELECTED FOR ENGINE OF FIRE
COMPANY. NO. =.
Henry Rhuc Chosen by the Board OF
Police and Fire Com.
missioners.

The board of Are and police com
missioners held special meeting
last night at the city hall and elected
a driver for the fire engine at the No.
2 station. Henry Rhue was given the
position and the engine will be put
into commission at once. Rhue is 10
receive the same wages as regular
firemen, SEQ per month.
The matter OF the Title Guaranty
& Surety company. Of Scranton. Pa.
Withdrawing from the bond OF po-
llcemen was discussed but nothing
was done.
The No. l fire station on North
Fourth street between Broadway and
jefferson street, Is the training sta
tion for recruits TO the FIRE depart
ment. and because OF the election Of
one new fireman. Chief Wood was
compelled in order to act for the best
OF the department, TO make several
changes.
Henry Rhue, the newly elected sta
tionman. was assigned to No. sta
ton. Bud Harvey. a truck driver at
No ! station, was sent TO the No. 2.
and John Bryant. from No. was sent
to No. station Will Lehnhard was
sent from No. . to No. 2, and Len
Cothron from No. 2 TO No. station
house. The assignment OF drivers has
not been made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
Mr.. RRYAN.s FRIENps.

Lewis Nixon gave out the pro-
gram as at present arranged for tha
S0th." This is in press dispatch
which tells of the preparations for
the reception of William J. Bryan,
the corporation buster. at the great
anti-corporation ovation when he
lands in New York few days hence.
master of ceremonies at Bryan's an
Who is this Lewis Nixon who is to be
master of ceremonies at Bryans
trust-smashing demonstration al
Madison Square garden in the latter
part of this week? Lewis Nixon is the
head OF the ship building trust,
about which some queer things were
printed year or two ago. tNixon' g
Crescent shipyard in Elizabeth. n
j., which his friend Bryan, OF course.
will have to visit, is big concern
probably as big as any that Bryan
has seen in his swing round the
globe. As president of the shipbuild-
ing trust. Bryan's chum Nixon is af-
filiated with more combines, extent
ing from Bath. Me-. to San Francis
co. than even J. Pierpont Morgan.
With Bryan and Nixon on the
stand at the big demonstration In
New York will be Moses c. Wetmore.
the man who busted the tobacco
trust by selling out to It. Another
man In the inner circle at the gath
ering will be Perry Belmont, who Is
one of the directors of the INTERIOR
ough rapid transit company in New
York and who Is AFFILIATED with moro
combines of various sorts than any
other politician in New York except
Nixon. On the roll Of the other &C.
lebrities who are to be conspicuous
at the Bryan reception will be Will
liam F. Sheehan. director OF the AL
bany and Hudson railway company
the Kings county electric light and
power company. the Louisville light
ing company. the Westchester light
ing company. and various other con,
Germs of a sort that Bryan has been
declaiming against, and which he
may castigate in HIS speech at the
coming roundup OF trust magnates.
The reason why ex-Gov. David r
Francis will be absent from the
council is that he is detained by an
with his friend Edward
VII. and because he is booked to
make a call on William H. in the
opening days of September. II that
report of Mr.. Francis nomination
as vice president on the Bryan tlcko.
should turn out to be true, the score
or more of corporations with which
the ex-governor is connected will be
expected by Bryan TO make a hand
some contribution 10 his campaign
fund.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
Liked Paris Pretty Good But the =
Men ''Were an 0nery Looking Lot"

some attention, and when we started
to leave the Hotel Louvre one day
we found a mob waiting for us.
They expressed some dlspleasurc
over our personal appearance, but
don't blame them. They expected to
see a great scene. and lot of beau
ties, aud all that. and we did not
come up to their expectations. Some
Of the girls were rather offended, but
I was not one of those. | was not
much impressed with the men saw
on the other side. They were an on
cry looking lot. The women over
there should come to this country
for fine looking men. They ought to
come down to Kentucky, for we have
got some right smart men In that
state"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
Wives and sweethearts OF drunk
ards wiii ana swat consnlation

Wives and sweethearts OF drunk
ards will find sweet consolation
the conclusion of distinguished.
though modest scientist OF Hartford.
Connecticut, whose name is Croth-
er's, but whose timidity probably
tempts him to withhold his name
from the newspapers. that periodic
sprees. are but the answer 10 can
OF nature for an anesthetic for a
disease of the brain. The dear doc
tor has studied the phenomena or
the disease carefully and divides
them into acute paroxysms, which
send a man helter-skelter to the med
lcinal fountain OF the bar, and a reg
MAR periodic return of the malady.
like malaria. with premonltory
symptoms. The habitual drunkard,
according to the doctors theory, Is
one on whom the brain disease has
fixed itself in continuous, permanent
form, and therefore, the patient finds
II necessary to keep himself con-
stantly in a state Of complete anes-
thcsia. The notoriety hating savant
of Connecticut probably would learn
with a little careful deiving into the
history of each case. that his pa
tients acquired the anesthetic habit,
before the brain disease exhibited
these phenomena. and ne would fini
that one of the premonitory symp-
toms Is a quarrel with a sweetheart,
that one of the periods is coincident
with the opening of the fishing sea-
son. and that nature rather than call
ing for the anesthetic. actually re-
jects IT, However, all this public dis
cussion of the subject must be dis
tasteful to the scientist. VINO made
his investigation purely FOR the sake
of humanity and with no idea that
the newspapers would take It up.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-08-28
An Assistant Of Nature.

One of the most interesting things
of this day of interesting things is
the great success being achieved by
osteopathy.
There is hardly a day that some
cure which is deserving OF attracting
much attention, is not made by this
new science, and the more II Is stud
led, and the better II Is known. the
easier 1t is to see why IL rs SO.
osteopatby merely aids nature to
cure.
II is a system of healing built up
on demonstrable facts.
II discovers the cause of dIesase,
and treats Il by scientific manipula-
tons in order to correct disorders
and bring about a natural condition.
Nearly all diseases yield to the
treatment. and the diseases local to
Paducah do so most readily.
In rheumatism. liver and bowel,
or stomach troubles, chronic head
aches tired-out. rundown condi-
lions, nervousness. its success has
been very marked.
should like to have you call to
discuss your particular case at any
time, and not only will | tell you
frankly what osteopathy will do for
you, but refer you to well-know II
Paducah people whom It has done
much for.
DR.. q. B. FRoAGE. Phone 1907.
once SIS Broadway, Upstairs.