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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

IF YOU WANT to buy, sell, trade or
rent anything, engage help or secure
the one paper in Moline that can do
1t for you. Mail and Journal wants
are popular, and Mail and Journal
wants bring results. one-half cent
cash in advance; two-cent stamps will
do Evening and Saturday Mail and
Journal, Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
OSTEOPATIIY.

L. l.. DENNISTON, d. O.-Graduate OF
the American School of Osteopathy,
kirksville, Mo. Office hours, to IL
a. IN. and l to 6 and TO p. IN. Of
flee in Safety building. rooms EOS and
209. Consultation and examination
free. Office phones, new 5263, old 997.
Residence phone 72SY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR SALE-One acre of land just out
side of city. Has four-room house,
large chicken house, well, cistern and
bearing fruit of all kinds. The whole
acre fenced with chicken wire. Lo-
Gated at 1919 Twenty-sixth street. in
CampbelPs addition. Inquire on prem
Se.ae,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
EDUCATIONAL.

VILLA DE CHANTAI-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters of
the Visitation. documentary and high
er branches and all polite accomplish
ments taught Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue, Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
CLAIRvoYANTs.

MRS. MARY YATES-Business medium;
hours, j to 10 p. m. Residence, 705
Fourth avenue. Take the Blue line
west. Phone west TAX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
PATENTS.

PATENT AND TRADE MARK.-Ohice,
room IA, Mitchell e. Lynde building.
Rock Islard- James T. Murphy, as
sociate, branch of Moore & Co., pat
emit attorneys, Washington. D. c.. and
Chicago, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
REAL EST A TIE

An s-room house, new, modern.
ED street, hot water heat. 5000
A Groom modern house, 53tn
street, furnace and bath $500
An elegant modern home on 23rd
street, rooms ......-......... S5,OOO
A nice Groom house on 14th street
furnace, gas, wate4a and sewer. $500
The best lot on 241H street, 40x12l,
bargain ......'- -.-...-''.'. SSOV
A fine lot ON 18th avenue, east of
BAH park ........... ..........' sSoV
An S-room house on Sth avenue,
near 2Sth street .......... $l,SOO
An elegant lot on 21st street, Ask
lao ...r,..... .Tl,1Oo
A 7-room house on 42nd street,
barn, 60-foot lot .......... $1,000
A nice 5-room gattage on 32nd
street, well, cse.crn, cement side
walks, big lot $1,SOO
A broom cottage on Goth street,
well, cistern. barn, large lot. $3.50
A Groom cottage on 18th avenue,
city water, barn, rents at SIS
per month 49,. ........- Sl,eOO
very neat 5-room cottage on
18th avenue, nearly new $3.50. 81 $50
A new Groom modern cottage in
Sears, with half acre of ground $4,000
neat Groom house on 41st
street, electric lights, gas stove,
barn -. Sx,3OO
A fine 5-room house on 14th street,
thoroughly modern, very easy
terms ........ ....-... .S<,vVo
An S-room house on 31st street,
gas, bath sewer, very easy
terms ......... 500. ......... $S,soO
Groom modern house in Silvis,
furnace, bath ...... $4,000
Two cottages on 3Sth street. in
splendid condition, rent for S26
per month .-..,.... ..,..'..' S5,ooo
A neat 5-room cottage on 18th
Ctr n w rr1nH Snlnn-
did neighborhood $3,lOO
street, easy terms ...........s3 $4,000
An S-room house on 32nd street,
in splendid condition ......... $4,000
| A modern Groom house on 9Th
avenue. hot water heat, cement
| walks, and cellar, a bargain. $4,000
an modern i n.y.. -. 49,. =. $4,000
splendid new 7-room house on
terms ......... $500
An elegant new Groom two-story
| house, In good neighbOrhOOd, all
modern, hardwood Hoors $500
The best 7-room house on 18TH
Suiit $4,000
Long View car iinc; good D
fp%it. we'll. cistern; a snap. $4,000
A modern 7-room house on 23rd
street, hot water heat, hardwood
floors rr.r lot 1ooxi5o. with three
| cottages bringing monthly rem
tai of S45; good condition, splen-
did income proposition So,200
A double house, modern. rooms
each side, well located. rents $40
| per month So'oVo
| i have applicants every day for good
property If your property is salable
list it here and get results.
Open Saturday evenings.
| HARRY E. Hulbbard.
Fire Insurance and Real Estate.
lIse6 Second Avenue. Both Phones
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR sALE-At sacrifice; 1 will sell
for cash or payments, one upright
handsome Singer piano. one nearly
new Fox typewriter, one National
cash register, 5000 pieces of old
coins, six or seven old violins, two
washburn guitars, six clarinets. six
B fiat horns, also a lot of unredeem-
ed watches and diamonds; 25 pieces
of old mahogany furniture, four bar
Der chairs, one jewelers. lathe with
bench and tools, IS fine hard coal
stoves and 100 soft coal heaters, also
fine line of steel ranges. VIII sell
cheap or exchange same. Loans on
diamonds at per cent. We make
specially on trunks and suit cases.
Get my prices and if / can't undersell
anybody in the three cities L will quit
the business. The meanest man in
town. Don't forget my money never
runs out. Find this number and put
the rest of your money in the bank.
1909 Second avenue. Jones, Jones,
Jones, Secondhand Jones. Jones, the
largest secondhand dealer and loan
agent in the whole state of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

H J. TOHER & CO.-Brokers, Daven-
port Stocks. grains, provisions, cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Offices, 1o9 Main street. Tell
ephone 407. q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

LOANS ON FURNITURE, pianos, horses,
wagons. etc; quickly, privately, at
the lowest rates. Mutual Loan COM
pany (uninc), room All, Peoples Ma
tional bank building, new phone 5109.
Phone old west 122.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

refined Office girl, board
and room, near Elm street or Red
line car. Address TX. Y" care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
FOR RENT-HOUSES.

FOR RENT-Flat in Maucker building.
Inquire W. c. Maucker. 1920 Fourth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
FOR SALE-LANDS

FOR SALE-A section of land in South
Dakota. at bargain. Apply to Reidy
Bros, room 4, State Bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
FOR sALE-CITY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-Lot 40X150 feet, centrally
located on paved street For particu-
lars ardrcsS Box 261, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

WANTED = By young man attending
Browns Business college, some morn
ing and evening employment. to earn
board or room, or enough cash to pay
for same. Would especially like TO
care for furnaces. Address M. F.,
care Argus, or telephone Principal
Briggs at college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

YANTED-Applicatio for the usual
concessions, in connection with the
Rock Island Exposition. such as res
taurants. ice cream and soft drink
stands, novelties, etc, should be filed
before Sept. /. with the undersigned
committed Charles McHugh, chair
man. c. r. Nourse, C. S. Mcdaniel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-A waitress at the Rock Is
land House cafe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
LOST AND FOUND.

~~~~~~N~-~~~~~~~-~-~~~ ~-~-~N~~~~~~~~~~~|~~-~~
LOST - n white English bull terrier;
has yellow spot over one eye. Finder
return to 1905 Eleventh avenue and
receive reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

Floral store, Fourth ave.
nue. and Twentieth street; funeral de-
signs of all kinds, cut flowers, plants,
etc; graves lined. Greenhouses, en-
trance Chippiannock cemetery Old
phone TEX. Residence sissy. New
phone k17O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
MASSAGE AND ELECTROLYsIs.
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE on dwellings and house.
hold furniture a speciality. Cham
berlin & Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR S.ALE-Buff WYandott chickens at
3l5 Twenty-third street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT-A partly modern fiat; in
quire of Larson d Larson, corner Sew
enth avenue and Fifteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR SALE = Lot 100X150, on corner
Fourteenth street and Fourteenth av-
enue. Inquire at 1107 Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

WANTED - BY young man attending
Browns Business college. any kind of
honorable employment mornings and
evenings for board or room, or
enough cash TO pay for same; would
especially desire to take care of fur
naces. Address m. F." care Argus,
or phone Principal Briggs at college.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
WANTED-MALE OR FEMALE,

W.NNTED-Agents, men and women to
work local and surrounding territory;
good proposition; call and see us If
you wish to make money Glover
Speciality company, AZ Safety build
ing. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT - Five-room cottage, with
water and sewer at l1l7 Sixth ave
nue.. Inquire at 419 Seventeenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
FLORISTS.

HENRY GAETHJE - Proprietor Chip
piannock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. City store, 1907
Second avenue. Telephone ITO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

MONEY TO LOAN-A barrel of money
at cut rates this month on your sal
airy, furniture. pianos, etc: loans
made anywhere in tri-cities; railroad
men are invited especially to call.
Office open until p. m. daily; We'd
ncsday and Saturday until p. m.
building, Davenport, Iowa. Phone n.
2574.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

(To be Continued.)
All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
MONEY TO LOAN.

LOANS ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
at lowest rates. Ludolph & Reynolds
lawyers, Buford block, corner Seven.
teenth street and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

ROCK ISLAND COMMANDRY NO. IS.
X. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month.
II. A. ]. Mcdonald, e. c.: r. G. Will
lerton, recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR SALE-Cheap, nice level lots, ASK
125, corner Twenty Seventh street and
Eighteenth avenue, facing Long View
street car track. Also for sale or
trade, one acre lot, with new seven
room house. Terms to please pur-
chaser. Inquire of e Thonn, 610
Twenty-eighth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL - H.
d. Mack, president; F. T. Myers sec
retary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

WANTED = Intelligent, experienced
stenoSrapher, accurate mathemati-
cian familiar with general office
work; must be college or high school
graduate. Have Il permanent posi-
tion for = gentcel, refined lady APP
ply in person at the office of the
George White Buggy company. Rock
Island, Ill. Fourth avenue and TWEEN
tY-tifth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT-Rooms suitable for light
housekeeping at 307 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Call 1925 Fourth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL, NO. 20. R. &
S. M-Meets in stated communication
on the third Wednesday of each
month. NJ. M. Briggs, I. L NJ; L. c.
Daugherty, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~>~~~
FOR RENT - Store building at 63l
Thirty eighth street. Inquire at 1910
Thirty-cighth street.
FOR RENT-Office room over the Ameri-
can Express company; newly fitted up.
Inquire of Il. Ii. Krell Watch Tower
park.
FOR RENT - Store, corner Twentieth
street and Fourth avenue; newly
equipped for millinery. Inquire Mr..
Sturgeon. Mitchell Il Lynde building.
Old phone west 907, or 313.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
wANTED-aIALEH HELD

WANTED = Bell boys at the Harper
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT-An all modern furnished
room at 222 Twelfth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Masonic.

TRIO LODGE, No. 81, A. T. & A. M
4 Meets in stated communication
~ on the first Thursday ,of each
a X month. J. w. Houder, w. NJ. /;
~ William B. Petit, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

MONEY loaned to salaried people and
others, without security; easy pay
ments; no publicity. Call and get our
terms and method of doing business.
Office hours, a. m. to p. IN. Tele-
phone north 2411. Victor Finance
company, room &c, McManus build
ing, Second and Main streets. Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, all mod
ern. at~2l1 Fifteenth street opposite
court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
BLANKENBURG e. sLANKENBURG
BUILDING, LOANS, BROKERAGE
AND INSURANCE..
Room 21O. Safety Building.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Charles e. M@dss@m
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY.
ESTABLISHED 1874.
FIRE INSURANCE.

American Ins. Co. Newark, N.
Continental ms. Co.........N New York
Agricultural ms. Co... New York
Farmers ms. Co. York, Pa
Williamsburg ms. Co. $1,000. New York
New Hampshire ms. Co. N Hampshire
Northern ms. Co. New York
Security ms. Co.. New Haven, Conn.
ms. Co., State of Illinois. Rockford. Ill
Connecticut Fire ms. Co. Connecticut
low ~ consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

WANTED--BoaTd and room for girl .
years old: Will attend school. Address
Il. y. w" this Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED - BOarderS; first class table
board; excellent cuisine; 1900 Fifth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT-Lower fiat of five rooms
at 2409 Seventh avenue. Inuuirc at
242S Seventh avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

LOST - Tuesday on street car going
from Nineteenth street and Second
avenue to Rock Island depot. Thirty
. first street. d lady'S gold watch and
fob; 50 reward for return to II. w.
Aldrich. care HartZ Il Bahnsens.
or stolen, in South Rock
Island, bright bay mare: weighs
about LOO pounds. six years old.
deep scar on right side of neck. and
has white hind foot Liberal reward
for information or return to George
H. Richmond. Old phone 1873.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

WANTED-Educated mature, Christian
women to act as field secretaries in
the new Home School movement; per
manent and dignified employment
State present and former occupation
Commission basis or guaranteed in
come. Address II. H.. care Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT - FiVe-room cottage, with
city water and sewer. at GA Efficient
street Inquire at 1908 Seventh ave-
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

WE MAKE A SPECIALITY of loaning
money on household goods. horses,
wagons, etc, without removal and
in a quiet way. Call on us for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
3S, Mitchell & Lynde block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

FOR SALE-Lots in Beecher & Walsh
addition on Twenty-fifth and Twen-
ty-sixth streets, between Fifteenth
and seventeenth avenues; city water,
and convenient to car line. These
lots are high and level: nice shade
trees. VIII sell for small payment
down, balance to suit purchaser. Will
assist those desiring to build homes.
Beecher Bros, 1513h Second avenue.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
FUNNY MAN A FEATURE.
0pie Read Will be at the Fulton
Chautauqua For One Lee
tuTe.

Opic Read newspaper man, novel
list, playwright, lecturer and en-.
teriainer, is Opic Read aud like
no one else. Mr.. Read escapes the
alleged odinm of comparison he.
cause there is none ia his line with
whom To compare him. No writer
of fiction is better known and
moro widrl, Rad \ big magnet
ic, friendly, humorous irll"w is
Mr.. Read, slX feet four, lc0mine
figure with II hrart ui little child.
lie is a master of humor and fun
aud path0s,a type of the Southern.
or, quaint, characteristic and
unique Just Opie Read, genuinely
fresh, clean, entertaining and
philosophical in Opir Reads own
way.
He is wonderful drllneator OF
character, charming story teller.
His program is varied, indeed
it is ebullent and in great part
extempore. His readings from
original and unpublished writings
dialects stories, tales of Southern
life aud above all his own original
aud peculiar personality, combine
to create great entertainer and
one who never fails to hold and
charm his audiences. His lecture
subject is, One Thing and ther
Another"
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Misses Pearl and Nntilic Morris
Pony cart of Miss Mary Scudder,
Mexico Implement Co., Mrs.
Schaide.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Cortez Ed
monston.
Miss Edna Duncan, with Miss
Abhlc Llewellyn, won first prize
in the flower parade; the Beta Sig
Sorority rig winning second.
The prizes offered for the flower
parade were: Flrst prize. $50; see.
Ond prize, $50; third prize, $50,
aud fourth prize, $lj.
A ball was given at the Elks'
club room for the drummers aud
their wives Friday night.
At the business session Saturday
morning w. h. Leach of st. Loui,
was elected president; Frank II.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

The convention is on record as
strongly opposed tn the parcels
post law as proposed in Congress
The drummers agreed that their
Mexico convention for the many
pleasnrablc features and the rccep.
tion given the gathering by the
Mexico public, was the greatest they
had ever held.
PoeppinG's Band, of ST. Louis,
and the " u,rrly Band were two
great entertaining features OF the
convention
The convention was the origin
OF II new motto Tor our clty, To
the FrOnt-MpXiru
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
Mayor e. D. Graham who delivered -

Miss Mabel Pitcher.
Miss Helen Creasey,
Gas aud Electric Co.
Purdy Drug Co.'S. rig.
Mrs. John w. Million.
Mrs. Rutter's goat cart.
Mr.: Rstelle McDonougb.
Little Miss Mildred West.
Beta Sigma Omieron iluat.
Jeanette Bragg in toy auto.
Million children's pony cart.
Misses Duncan aud I.lewellyn
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
Shot in Hand and Face.

Night Policeman James Kemp
accidently let his pistol slip from
his pocket Friday night. dropping G
it on the sidewalk. aud it was dis.
charged. The ball passed thru
his right hand ami then struck his
right jaw, lodging in the cheek
II makes two bad wounds. but il
might have been worse" It i:
thought he will soon be recovered.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25


Parker of Mexico, first vice presi.
dent, aud G.. L. Carpenter, also of
Mexico, was made one of the vice.
presidents.
When The question of next years
meeting place was reached Mayor
Graham announced that il no 9TH
er city entered the field Mexico was
more than ready to repeat this
years .entertaiBment. But after
n warm contest between Louisiana,
Excelsior Springs and Clinton, the
latter city won the next meeting.
The equestrian parade given at
| O'Clock was the closing feature
of the the days entertainment.
1t was great show; $50, 900
worth OF horse flesh in the parade.
Men and women riders were in the
parade galore.
d. ID. Dudley acted as grand
marshal and led the procession,
dressed in a glistening suit of mail.
Those who rode in the parade
were;
/ X. d. Worrell, Joe Pots, T.. X.
Locke. Sam BOles, Anna Belle
Chriswell, Tom Hook, Miss LOuise
Johnson. Marie Morris, Alma
Shoush, Mr.. Burnam, Eugie Parks,
Mary Hunter. Leila Mansfield,
Julia Mansfield, Willie Mansfield,
Cleo. Lee, b. X. Middleton, Miss
Ida Rosamond, W. +. Whitney,
Hardin johnson, Pauline Powell,
Robert COnnOr. Miss Million. Mrs.
ID. Dudley, Dan Dudley, l.. b.
Barnett, Fred Willingham, Prof
Million, Howe Revis, Harvey lien.
dcrsOn, Roy Fields, John Revis,
Mrs James Ford, Joe Cousidine,
Mrs. COnsidine, Geo. Pearson,
Winnie Harrison, Ethel Reed, OF,
Tie SchOpp, james ClauiOD, MIR
luelf, MIR McCowau. India John,
son, Clay liaGnll0n, Lille Brown
lIe0la Brown. Laura Carter, Miss
cunningham, Miss Sallrc, Mis-,
Crum. Carrie Sproul, Bessie Me,
l'heeters, w. Il Brown. Glen Cut
hrrtsnn. Marin MYERS. Hottie
Rrewer, GLADYS Crawford, Grac,
Collins, Mrs. &. NJ. Fox. Ro,
Wayne. Mrs. John Brewer, Edith
Brewer, MAY iIurkie, Bertha Bolts
Nclma Johnson, Ernest Blum, j
w. Woodbridge, Mrs Dorothy Da
Wis, Retha pease. Dora Sellard
Edith Crosby, Shannon Bolts.
The reception given 10y the wive
OF the NJ. ID. AS Thursday afte.
noon at Elks Hall was one nT th
recherche affairs of the great cor
vention. About fifty of the repre-
sentative ladies Of Mexico were
the receiving line and the spaciou
rooms, prOfusely decorated in ye
low and white. aud filed with el,
gantly dressed ladies', presented
scene of rare lOveliness. OranI
punch was served in the front pa
lor and yellow aud white ice creaI
cake aud miuts in the dining room
Miss Pickett of st. Louis ga,
dramatic readings. The Temp
Quartette of ST. Louis aud the vie
linist. Miss Marie Sehneewiss, ,ad
cd much to the occasion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25

Weather Bird.
Sam Morris, a nurse.
Chas. Carpenter, tramp.
Frank Pearl, Dutch miller.
Jno. F. Hill, musician.
e. l.. Mitchell. Happy Hooligan
Arthur Schaid, The MikadO.
A. w. Pickett, Newly Wed.
a. 4. Shelby, "
Jack Haines, clown.
Jno. p. Gordon, Irisbman.
Henry Baker. Japanese.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-25
Our Electric Railway.

We quote the following from last
weeks Paris Appeal:
j. ID. Bates and Perry Reid. Of
South Fork, were in Paris last Fri.
day. Mr.. Bates is onn ot the di-
rectorS of the Mexico, Santa Ee x
Perry Railroad, on which work was
discontinued last week. i hardly
think operations will hc resumed
in the urar future, - he said Ia an
Appeal man, "but look for tue
road Ia be- completed next year.
Mr.. Robson Is now IN New York
trying In finance the project hut
the money market Is 50 stringent
that the chtucrS arn against him
just now. Most of tn work done
so far has been with funds sub
scribea by citizens along tile line
and none ut us rcgrrt that We sub-
/ scribei hecausr wr are cuuVtlrr,
that having - much al the road
bed already made will bn mn induce
Inent Ia somebody tn take hold and
finish it mp. The line runs thru
II garden spot at country nm,
would command enough husinrs
tO insnrr It's success.