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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-13
AID MERRIAM SHOWS HOW THE NICKEL
SNATCHERS ARE RUNNING THE TOWN

Railways, Chicago & Oak Park Ele-
waited and Chicago Surface Lines are
the corporations Merriam takes into
his reckoning. Their total capitai-
cation is $596,809,644.
In property as expressed in capital
ization, the utility corporations hold
more than twice the power of all city
and county governments.
Where the latter have a combined
annual income of $92,O89,O04, the
utility kings with their massive
matchmaking machinery take in
and take away from the people Of
Chicago $96,84O,123 a year.
Power over voters in elections and
influence with aldermen who ask jobs,
for constituents is shown in the num-
Der of employees on the payroIls of
each of these corporations: Peoples
Gas, 5000; Commonwealth Edison,
1857; Chi. Tel. Co., $4,000; Chi. Util-
tiles Co., 278; elevated roads, 5000;
surface lines, $4,000.
These figures indicate the i'm
poTtance of the relation between the
municipality and the public service
corporations" Merriam told the
committee. "The- weight of these
companies is so great, numerically
and financially, that they can be met
effectively by one power only, and
that is the combined force of the
community they serve"
Mayor Thompson, Bob Sweitzer,
Carter Harrison and party platforms
in local politics were quoted to show
that Sam Insults proposition to have
a state commission run the Chicago
utility corporations is treason to the
best interests of Chicago. Chicago
straphangers and not dOwnstate
farmers ought to run Chicago utii-
ties, according to Merriam.
users of gas and electricity, tele-
phone and street railway service are
familiar with the work done and the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-13

ChlcagO's invisible city haI-the
real inside government that runs Chi
cago for the benefit of traction, gas,
electric and telephone miIIionaires-
was shown up, analysed, taken apart
and put under a spotlight in one of
its big angles yesterday.
Aid. Charles E. Merriam testified
before the Mccormick legislative
commission. He gave the figures on
property, debt, income and number
of employees Of the public service cor
pOratiOns of Chicago.
These corporations own more
property, command more cash, hire
more people than all the combined
city and county governments of Cook
county. In money and job control
these corporations drive a power
that gives an economic whip hand
over the city of Chicago. MeTriam's
figures were from official statistics.
Women who cook with gas, as well
as people who hang on straps in
street cars and people who drop
nickels into phone slots, may find
these figures worth a second
thought:
The city of Chicago, Cook county,
sanitary district, the Lincoln, South
and West Chicago park commissions,
control property aggregating $217,-
992, 1882 with a total debt of 8,324;-
500, total income of S92,O89, OO4
1915), and total of employees num-
bering $500. The city with it's 81
937 employees and. Cook county with
1900 and South Park board with
1000 are in the lead in number of
people they hire. The city with a
debt of $31, 1924, 900 and an income Of
SIC, 557 1923 leads all others.
The army of voters and wage earn
ers on the payrolls of the Chicago
utility kings numbers 42,145. This
is about 1000 more than all the peo-
pie on the governmental payrols of |
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
FOndis and Vicinity

Mr.. Stanner and wife visited at the
Gheen home last Sunday.
Ed Grin bought bunch of cattle from
parties over east Tuesday.
Ross Howard has gone 10 Kunze Cross
ing with his road crew.
j. S. Gheen cut corn for Frank Boyd
Monday.
Mrs. Edward Curtis of Pueblo is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Newton Tripp.
W. B. Hale went to Denver Thursday
fer several days visit with bis folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lamb visited at the Col
lins home Sunday.
Mrs. Kerwood OF Valley, Wash, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. f. Shaver.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard and son, Ever
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Stills motored to
Denver Saturday.
Nh. and Mrs. Curtis and little daueh.
ter visited at William Hams Tuesday
evening
f. A. White, who has been in the en-
ploy Of the S. p. railroad at New Or
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
News from Pinedale.
LBy Pine Tree ] ack

Mr.. Earl Osborne was working for
Henry Bremen last week.
Mrs. Able was a Pinedale visitor We'd
nesday.
The Campbell children spent Sunday
at the Taylor home.
Mrs. Osborne and children, John Wes-
ley and Zola, spent Tuesday at Pine
dale.
The callers at the Osborne home Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Nelson
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Camp
bell and Mr.. and Mrs Earl Masters.
Mr. and Mrs. W. e. Nelson, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. d. Nelson and Mrs. Lula Stew
art Of Fort Morgan spent day last
week at the W. E. Nelson home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

John Guthals went to Denver Tues
day morning.
Tom Mitchell was in Colorado Springs
Wednesday on business.
Miss Mia Allisnn has gone to Grand
Junction to enter high ScLool.
Alphonso Mueller and wife spent a
couple OF days in Denver last week.
Roy Brown shipped a car and hall
of cattle and half car of hogs to the
Denver market Sunday.
A daughter was born to MIR. and Mrs.
IA. j. Elsner of Ramah on Wednesday,
Sept. 27.
j. W. Webber and family left for Den
yer Tuesday morning, where they will
make their future home
The Cornforth live Stock Company
shipped car load of cattle to Denver
Sunday.
Ed Grin and family and Roy Brown
and family autoed to Denver during the
week.
Ed Grin shipped six car loads of cat
tie on the special stock train that left
Gilbert Sunday evening.
Mr.. o. B. Beck, wife and family of
Denver spent the Fair days with L. f..
Driever and family. They were accom-
panied by friend, Mrs. Clark.
Mr.. Adams, chief clerh for the traffic
manager OF the Colorado & Southern,
called at the Tribune office while in Ell
bert last Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Wetmore of Elizabeth
visited in Elbert last week while Mr..
Wetmore was cutting telephone wires to
let the Christian church pass through
Mrs. Robert Hawkey Melvin, Mrs.
Frank Rowley OF Parker and Mrs. A.
Hill and grandson, Robert, of Detroit,
visited at the McKimmie home Fair
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strouss and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jewell took in the Fair at Calhan They
took their race horses with them, and
will probably enter them for some OF the
liberal purses offered.
t. K. Axton, candidate for G you n y
Clerk and Recorder on the Democratic
ticket, will begin an active campaign for
that office in short time. Mr.. Axton is
well qualified for the office to which he
aspires, and the people of Ebert coun
ty would do we'll to elect him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Rock Butte

G. W, Reed has bought the Coe ranch
Mrs. Fred Lafferty visited Mrs. Wight
last Tuesday.
G. F. Wight and Myrn we're Kiowa
visitors last Tuesday
Mart Corressll spent several days in
Denver last week.
Albert Young has returned to Eliza
beth from the hospital.
Mr.. George johnson bought four milk
cows from G. F. Wight Saturday.
Mr.. George Mayberry and wife spent
couple of days at Aurora recently.
Mr.. George johnson shipped car of
cattle 10 Denver Monday.
| Miss Edna Faber came out from Au-
rora to visit at the Mayberry home.
The Forsyths filed their two silos, but
blew up two engines in doing SO. For
tunately no one was hurt.
Glad so many attended the Fair. II
everybody had taken display it would
have been much better.
| Claude Foster was thrown from a
horse Friday and his collar bone was
broken.
Mr.. John May yberry and wife of Hen
drr,on came out the latter part OF the
week to visit the George May berrys.
Mrs. Compton, who spent the summer
with her daughter, Mrs. Ramey, started
for her home in Kansas Sunday morning.
Mrs. Wallace Forsyth has returned
from her western trip. Mr.. Forsyth ex-
poets to take trip to Oregon.
| Lewis Collegeman has severed his con-
nection with the Russell Gates Mercan-
tile Company as clerk.
Mr.. c. F. Wight, wife and son, Myrn,
attended church service at the Osborne
4 school house, and took dinner at the o.
| B. Brewer home.
Floyd Dean, the little son of Mrs.
Bertha Dean, has oeen seriously i'll the
last two weeks, and Mr.. Dean was sum.
moned from Denver Saturday.
The Ladies Aid meeting held at Mrs.
Ahls last Tuesday decided to serve din
ner and supper on election day 1t will
be served at the Hotel Arlington.
E. 7. Evans accidentally stepped into
the ensilage cutter last Wednesday, sew
ering one of his toes, and Perry Evans
had his arm cracked by being thrown
from a wagon when his team ran away.
This is the third accident in the family
this fall, while cutting corn and filling
| silos.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Cameron Notes.

Broer Guthals was helping Eugene
Gatewood stack oats this week.
Frank Black and family of Elbert
were guests at VIM. Clugy's last Sunday
VIM. Clugy was helping II. Hoppman
stack oats the last few days.
Dee and Kelsie Pottenger have their
oats in the stack ready to be threshed
whenever the machine gets around.
Mrs j. Blakely had her oats threshed
this week. Ed Clark and crew did the
work
The McKillup family OF Elizabe h
were entertained at the A. Richardson
home Sunday.
Quite e number from this locality in
tend to take in the Calhan Fair tomor
row friday.
The Bon l. Look representative of
Denver was taking orders through this
neighborhood recently.
Miss Ida Mcmillan Of Elizabeth. a
class and room mate OF Miss Leila Brown,
was visiting at the latter's home a day
or two last week.
Adolph Kunze started to dig his po
tato crop this week. Adolph has quite
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Correspondence
By Our Regular Correspondents
From District AZ
(By Persimmons.)

Mrs. Blakely took Sunday dinner with
Mrs. Irwin in Elbert.
Miss lvie Squires was out visiting Mrs.
G. d. Squires last Sunday.
Ed Clark's throshing outfit threshed
for Mrs. Blakely Tuesday.
Miss Pearl johnson was visiting at
Mrs. Clark's the fire of the week.
Our fall grain is nearly all harvested
in this community.
The Christian Ladies Aid will meet
Thursday with Mrs. Blakely. Every
body welcome.
james Murray and family have gone
to Denver to have Mrs. Murray's eye
treated. May he be successful.
Remember the sale at A. r. James
Wednesday of next week, Oct. 4. All
kinds of farm implements, stock and
household articles. The sale begins at
| o'clock
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
ersona1 and Local

james Hobbs was in Elbert between
trains last week.
Strouss & Jewell will ship out another
car load of horses in few days.
Dick Elsner went to Denver on bust
ness Wednesday.
Cooney Peterson boug ght new Ford
car this week.
Hans Larsen and George Lundy have
returned from Denver, where they have
been for medical attention.
Helgeth Bros. loaded one car of mixed
feeders Sunday and shipped them to
Denver.
Fred Long and wife, accompanied by
Mrs. NJ. Anderson, autoed to Denver
Monday to spend few days visiting.
Mrs. Susie Jewell and son, Welt, came
out from Denver for the Fair and visited
with the McKimmies
Lewis Rigg arrived Saturday from
Fowler, Colo, to spend few days look
ing after his ranch interests here.
Boy Brown shipped three car loads of
cattle last Wednesday and Ed Grin
shipped one car the same day.
d. r. Burnside has rented his bust
ness to Lewis Oaks, who will take pos
session the first of October.
Mr.. A. E. Carver and wife came down
to attend the Fair and visited relatives
here.
Olinger's quartette, under the aus
pices of the Presbyterian church, will
give one OF their delightful concerts in
Elbert on October 10.
Elbert was alive with cowmen, cattle
and cowboys Sunday, ten cars of stock
going to market on a special train sent
out from Denver to haul it in.
Harrison Collins received telegram
Tuesday stating that his brother, Will
liam Collins, had died in Kendall, Kans.
Mr.. and Mrs Collins will be unable to
attend the funeral, as they are both in
very poor health.
The telephone line over west of town
sent man into. Elbert to wreak
dire vengeance on the Ebert county
line people for cutting the wires to allow
the Christian church to be moved, but
when he bumped into tine little "fightin
Irish" who runs the Ebert exchange he
crawtshed in hurry, and beat it out
of town without waiting for dinner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

boomerang? Report says Mr.. AL Neu-
mans whereabouts are unknown.
Denver motored out and visited over
Sunday with them.
Miss Mia Allison has gone to Grand
Junction to stay with friends and at
tend high school.
Miss Hoover and sister, Mrs. Rhudy,
Forded over to the valley Monday after
plums.
George Monez and Francis Ruebeck
we're married at Kiowa Friday. They
will reside on the Monez homestead.
Hearty congratulations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Golden Weddiag.

Mr.. and Mrs. j, Q. Adams of Gil East
Dale street, Colorado Springs, cele-
brated their golden wedding Tuesday,
September 26, at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. j. Fl. loops. 1920 Corona
street. All of the children and grand
children of the happy pair were present.
Thirty-one sat at dinner. Mrs Cath
crime loops, mother Of ] II. loops, was
/ the only one present outside the rela-
ton. The event will long bs remem-
bered with pleasure. Ervan Adams,
youngest grandson, celebrated his third
birthday on the same occasion.
The flowers were beautiful. The col
or. golden. was we'll carried out.
Those present at dinner were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Q. Adams and daughter, Viola,
Colorado Springs, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharold
Adams and family of Ebert, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Phillips and family and Mr..
and Mrs G. A. Morris and family of
Elizabeth, Mr.. aud Mrs. ). M. Whis-
nand and son Of Fountain, Colo, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. loops, family and
mother, OF Colorado Springs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

leans, has arrived for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. j. S. Gheen.
Messrs. Shaver and Ahl, two of our
commissioners, made a trip over east,
taking in Kunze Crossing and Ramah
On their route.
George Conarroe and family, ]. ]. Nc
Farlin and family, Mrs. Janner and chill
dren, Fred Josepeit and sister, Elsa, w.
B. Hale, r. w. Olsen and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Good. Mrs. Underhill and
daughter, Harry Collins and daughter
and Ed Harlow attended the Elbert
Fair
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
Bison Valley
lF'rom Lazy BID

Clifford Casey is helping Mr.. Curtis
harvest bis beans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis visited Sunday at
the Casey home.
Ed Grin had another bunch of cattle
run out of the valley Saturday.
The valley will be we'll represented at
the Calhan Fair.
Who says the Ebert Fair was not a
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

an acreage of the tubers this year,
which are good in both quality and
quantity.
There was decided drop in temper
ature last Wednesday, followed by
light fall OF snow that night. Unfortu-
nately we did not get enough OF the
'beautiful 4"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

W. b. Hale, optometrist, will be in FL
bert the first Saturday in October to
take care of some special work and fit
eye glasses for those who may need them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
MUST ACcEDE TO DEMANDS
BY THURSDAY
CONTINUED From Page One.)


pledged to support Carranza in the
event of break with the United
States, were circulated in Juarez and
to some extent in the Mexican quarter
of Ell Paso. All reports indicated, how
ever, that Villa has not yet joined the
constituencies forces but with body
of his troops was somewhere in the
Rio FloridO district of southern Chi
huahua
General Manuel Medinavietia, for
merly Villas chief of staff, and Gen
eral Jose Ysabel Robes, minister of
war in the Gutierrez cabinet, were
guests today of General Francisco
Gonzales, commandant in Juares. 1t
was reported here that they are to be
assigned to important commands in
General Trevino's army of the north
Bandits Block Advance.
Private advices today said that sew
eral hundred men of the force of 10 ,00C
Mexican troops, which have been con-
centrated at Bustillos, 20 miles west
of Chihuahua City for the ostensible
purpose of blocking any attempted
American advance down the Mexico
Northwestern railway toward the cap.
ltal, formerly were members of bandit
bands. scattered and broken by Gen.
eral Pershing's troops. Operating il
! conjunction with them, it was said, are
! the commands of Calexico, Contrera:
and Canuto Reyes, former Villa lead
ers, who recently were amnestied b,
| General Treyino.
| General MarceIo Caravan forue,
Orozco leader and adherent of Huert;
is now occupying a command at tn,
Mexican field base at Villa Ahumada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
IN THE MOVIES.
TONIGHT.

Spencer Square-"The Hero of Sub
marine d."
Majestic-WiTliam S. Hart in THE
Primal Lure; Harry Gribbon in Key
stone comedy, "A Dash of Courage -
and official Centennial week pictures.
Colonial-Doris Grey in What Doris
Did"
Black Hawk-"When Might Is
Right" and Selig- Tribune Weekly.
Best - THE Passing of HeIls
Crown" Universal Weekly and Bill
lies War Brides"
WEDNESDAY.
Spencer Square-George Beban in
"Pasquale" and Burton Holmes pic
lures.
Majestic-William Farnum in THE
Battle of Hearts and Billie Burke in
"Gloria's Romance"
Black Hawk-Edward Connolly in
"Marse Covington."
Colonial John Gladye's Honor"
Best-"Peg O. the Ring" and
Through Flames to~Love.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
AT SPENCER SQUARE.

Scenes from the difficult mountain
warfare that the Italians and Aus
TRANS are waging in the Alps is part OF
the latest MoroSco screen picture
"Pasquale,' to be seen at the Spencer
Square, Wednesday and Thursday.
This story is partly staged on the
ltalian-Austrian battle front and
shows intimate details of very cbarac-
teristic scenes. The enormous Aus
trian howitzers in action, the "75s" and
the anti-air craft gus with Their
rapid rate of fire, the Zeppelins, trench
warfare in all its brutality, HAIR rails
ing exploits of the mountain batteries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
Weather RGreau.s

Occasional showers in the lage reg
ion have resulted since yesterday
morning from the northern low which
has moved from the upper Mississippi
to the st. Lawrence valley. Low pres
sures still prevail in the Rocky noun
tain region and western Texas, at
tended by showers from the north Pa
ciiic coast to the extreme upper Mis-
sissippi valley. Precipitation has also
occurred in the gulf sections. The
pressure is relatively high between the
Rockies and the Alieghanies, with the
greatest air pressure in Iowa, Mime
sofa and The upper lake region. NJ
important temperature changes are
noted. Owing to the eastward move
ment of the high and the approach of
the Rocky mountain low, increasing
clOudiness is indicated for this yicin-
ity tonight, probably followed by
showers Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
spool of Gnomes' In KelIermann
Film.

1.-THE Pool of the Gnomes" is a scene
which indicates better than any other
the character of the forthcoming An
nette kellermann supermovie, "A
Daughter of the Gods
This is the production said to have
cost $1,000 900 Miss kellermann, as
the Dream Maiden, enters gnome
village. The gnomes are about to i'm
prison her in a mine when she is res
cued by fairy, Whofurns the gnomeS
distrust to affection. They lead her to
a pool in forest hung with moss, and
she performs her best swimming feats
for their entertainment
These scenes constitute one of the
most beautiful and imaginative parts
of the spectacle.
In the depths of the pool the dream
maid sees into the world of mortals
and visions her lover, the prince, in
danger and his city in turmoil. She
summons her gnome friends to the
rescue, and a grotesque army Of
gnomes on donkeys rush to the aid o.
the prince
The fairy takes a hand, and thf
gnomes on donkeys are transformed
into giant warriors on chargers. The
warriors are shown dashing across the
screen, while the middle and rear O.
| the eavalcade shows the gnomes dis
| solving from sight, to be replaced b,
| the giant fighting men. The picture:
OF the gnome pool were made in thu
tropical forests of Jamaica.
A three-reel western Universal nov
being made by Director George Mar
shall, is entitled We'll Represented.
Harry Carey is featured in this as tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
UNSOLD PORKERS
PROVE A BURDEN
Hog Prices Suffer Decline as Result OF
Large Supply of Left0vers From
Yesterday.

Chicago. June 27.-Hog prices de-
clined owing to the large number left
over last night unsold Cattle offer
ings were not overplentiful. There
was no urgent call for sheep OF lambs.
Hogs: receipts 10000; slow, mostly
&c under Yesterdays average; bulk
9.6509.90: light 9.3569.S5; mixed 9.45
6995; heavy 9.4O@9.95; roughs 9.40@
9.55; pigs 7,60Gs.2d.
Cattle; receipts 1000; steady; nat
i've beef cattle 7.50@11.35; western
steers S.30@9.40; stockers and feeders
575@S.75; cows and heifers 3.75q
975: calves S.50@11.75.
zSheep: receipts 1000 weak: weth-
ers 7.O0GSOO lambs 7.40@9.75,
springs 775611.35.
St Louis Live Stock.
St. Louis, June 27.-Hog receipts
1000; steady; pigs and lights, S.o0d
$50; mixed, 9.75@1000; heavy, $500
1000: bulk, 9.75G9.95.
Cattle receipts, 1000; steady; bee
steers, 7.50G1l35; hehers, $500
1855; cows, 5.50@S50; calves, 600q
1900
Sheep receipts, $500; steady weth
ers, 600@S.00; spring lambs, 1000
1140
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, Mo, June 27.-Hog re
ceipts, 10000; slow: lower; bulk, 9.6'
ASS; heavy, 9.75@990; light, $3.50
$50; pigs, S.5O@S.75.
! Cattle receipts. 1900; steady
steers, 9.0O61O75; cows, 506@S.25
heifers, 7.25610.00; calves. 6.50@110O
Sheep receipts, 10000; steady
! lambs, S50G1100; yearlings, 7.75G
S25; wethers, 6.25@7.50; ewes, 5000
775.
Omaha Livestock.
| Omaha, Neb. June 27-Hog receipts
II, 500; higher; heavy, a.66@9.85
| light, 95DG975; pigs, 5000 500; bulk
t 955097G.
| Cattle receipts, 1000; steady; steers
725@1020; cows and heifers, 6.75@
1875.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
Personal Mention.

Miss Elizabeth McCreight left yes
terdav for Dekalb, where she will take
a six weeks course at the State Nor
NAL school.
Mrs. C. l.. Peterson and son How
ard returned yesterday to their home
at Bloomington after visiting here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cooper.
II. S. Middaugh went to New Win
sor Yesterday to spend a few days VS.
iting his sister, Mrs. Isaac Basham-
c. X. Baxter and nieces. Miss Dora
Baxter and Mrs. ". c. Brown, left
Yesterday for Pittsburgh, Pa, to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Bakers broth
er James, who passed away IN that
city.
Sheriff c. c. Lutrell was in Gales
| burg yesterday.
L. J. Carter, who is engaged in the
jewelryF business in Davenport, spent
Sunday with his family here, return
| ing Yesterday to his work. Mr.. Car
| ter expects to move his family to Dav-
EXPORT the latter part OF. the week.
w, D. Emerson. Jr., Macy Parkman
and Isaac Walters were Rock Island
visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hickok were bus
mess callers in Gilchrist yesterday.
Glenn Felix returned to work a
Moline yesterday after spending Sun
day with his wife here.
Miss Ruth Spieer was a passenger
to Rock Island yesterday.
County Agriculture Agent l. F. Gil
more has returned from Champaign
where he attended the community con
ference held there,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Dongs in Mercer County's Busy Capital
Bids to Close.

The plans for the new bank and
drug store building which is to replace
the present bank room. and two an-
Joining rooms recently vacated by the
Nval drug store and Harvey meat mar
ket have been completed and the
building is now open for bids for con-
struction. All bids will be closed next
Saturday at / o'clock. The east por-
ton of the proposed structure, which
is to be occupied by Johnson's Rexall
drug store, will he the first to be con-
structed. 1t is the intention to then
move the bank fixtures into this east
room, until the bank building proper
can be constructed. This building I'M
doubtedly will be the finest in the
Aledo business section.