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Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-17
Save Money Buy Beef by the Quarter

Special today Wednesday, the day only will
 Markets
 FRONT QUARTERS PRIME BEEF, II CENTS POUND
 POT BOASTS 17 1-2 CENTS POUND
 PRIME RIB BOASTS, 20 CENTS POUND
 SHORT RIBS Is CENTS POUND
 BRISKET BOIL, Is CENTS POUND Remember all Beef handled possible Slaughtered the sanitary Packing Plant in inspected by U. s. Government Inspector You CANNOT buy piece of INFECTED MEAT at
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
MILLIONS HAVE SEEN GREAT
PLtN-IN TULSA SOON.

II is estimated that moro than
i've million persons have witnessed
tho stage presentation OF the Har-
ward prize play Common Clay" by
Clcvcs l<lnkead and produced by A.
II. Woods, under whose management
It ran for fun year in New York,
with Jane Crowl in the stellar role.
Six companies played IL throughout
tho United States and Canada and
Il has the record OF having made two
trips from New York TO the Pacific
coast. II has earned trem mendous
amount OF newspaper discussion and
formed the theme OF addresaesp from
hundreds OF pulpits, because It has
10 do with one Of the most vital OF
our social problems-the proper
rearing and care OF The Girl, espe-
cially In large cities
Mr.. Woods screen production OF
this powerful romance, with all OF
the facilities that the camera offers
for broader and more realistic treat.
II is said. appeal even
More profoundly than the play itself
II viii go straight 10 the heart and
conscience OF every woman who sees
II. not only because of the story it
self but also because OF tho sure art
istic Interpretation OF q by specIal-
ly selected cast Of players. including
such well known names as Mary
Alden, W r. Lawrence. Helen Dun
bar, Andrew Arbuckle. John Bar
rows, John II. Cossar. Fred Good
wins and Easter WalterA7 They give
4 flawless performance which will
be shown at the Majestic theater on
sunday for four days.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
Personals

w. q. Skoily has returned from
New york, where he has hecn fnr
the last o days. ana is much op-
posed To any plan for an organized
effort To bring the oil business to-
Eethcr and under one management
p, Il Perry has gone back 10 Now
YORK after sojourn " about a
week at home.
l.. G. Matthews iS a. home agn In
after putting IN "A week looking after
MS wells now drilling IN Texas.
W G Selb, ot the Sclhy on A Gas
Co IN here for short visit from
Florida. and reports a flood OF trav
elcrs In that delightful winter re
sort.
J. J. AlIingon. chief engineer Of
mo Empire cas- n Fuel CO., will
leave Monday night for New York
city FOR a weeks business trip
Fred Aiken Ia back from New
YORK and SAYS he is much In favor
OF the new plan proposed for co
operation In tho oil business lie ls
very strong for the '.big house"
X, W. Hubbard. who is associated
with Aiken & curtis and the inland
Rehning company. Is ~ with the tu
al the Hotel Tulsa, and is Just be
ginning TO feel as though llfo Is
worth living
{. Benton Kcnnedye. representing
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

Here ia home made Arup which
The most dependable means Of br.sping
wy fupMtn coughs. II is cheap and
mp'e, hut Nerv prompt in action. I'm
Ger It's healing, soothing Influence.
tasM soreness goes, phlegm loosens.
uIusl stops and YOU get good nights
intiuI sleep The usual throat md
VuehI oo'ds are conquered by IL in "a
honfs or lees Nothing better for
9fonenilis huarseness, croup. whoon.
toughs va "'"'ei
,, 10 make this splendid cough ,yrrp,
Eu ~ ounces OF Pincv into a pint
,r, ,r,.lr ana MI the bottle with piain
,t'u,,,StM n sugar synlp and shake
s,I nEhiN' II You prefer use claTi.
I'M, .n'h,'es, honey, or corn syrup,
yn,n p'' ui sugar syrup. Either wsv,
- Ky 'ull plnt-a family supply-
SorIi 20 IIiuih better cough svrup than you
,bbee'L uuN reAdv-made for three times
S,.r G money Keeps perfectly and chill
lu'e It's pleasant taste.
,,r,,. u,A Is special and highly CON
compound Of genuine Nor
ora, lur extract, known the world
bs bn , r.r Is prompt healing effect upon
"s membrane, ''0"
a,o Noll disappointment AJAX your
wlrR,si Tor "4ia ounces OF pineY"
WIN inll directions. and don't accent
,ulinR else Guaranteed 10 Give .b-
tulr au&action or money promptiv
Ind S"u'd' The fineI Co., 1t. Wayne,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
PROBE IS ORDERED
OF RIOTS IN LONDON
,,,crirnn Officers Are on Board 10
Investigate Part of Americans In
English Trouble.

>rW YORK. March lO.-ln
,.,,,,ihg with the strike OF marine
s,,Lrrs. against private boat owners,
r.,,y 10000 longshoremcn b quit
,.org today refusing To handle
,rc,yht delivered to piers by boats
',nrod by nununiOn workers
rrNI4 announcement was made to
...E, ny John r. Riley, chairman Of
n, r,.,l council OF the international
,,,,.,norrrnen's union, Paul +.
r..,,rre counsel for the boat own
,rs asserted however that the mum
,.r had been exaggerated.
according % Riley. the lonChore
30. .'rlJ,r IN directed prlnctphl
a...ns, the Cuhard. Anchor, Freu o..
,t"n..o White star. spanish, clyde
,t Nufrorv lines He declared the
',r,tr would spread to every pier To
..b,,n freight was brought by strike
A throat that marine workers en-
,...,,i rv the railroad admlnistra-
,,, vtn whom u settlement re-
,,,f, vas reached might walk out
.,,, vl~ made by William A
,Ir.r vice president OF the Marine
yr,rl,rs nfflliation piCkets from
s,r,gc hrldlunrtcrs, II was sHid were
n,trrrlug the harhor ~ launches.
,,,irn.ur FOR All violations OF agree
,.,r,s reached with the affilntou
An ronyugr charged that yiolenc"
had been rrsorted To Toy the strikers
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

II you desire TO witness about the
funniest comedy you ever saw IN
your life. don't miss the III Jinks
company in the playlet. Bean Soup" "
at the Broadway today, You VIII
laugh until your sides ache at the
ridiculous comedy on the part OF Al
and Loio Bridge and Edgar Bar
nett II Is really one OF tho most
delightful playlets ever presented IN
the city. AS the General" Al
Bridge is spectacular TO ssiy the least.
while Loie Bridge pulls more than
her share OF comedy as the "muchlv
married widow" OF life insurance and
b ian soup fame. other parts are
c"pably played by Eddie Ileffernan
Harry Cheshire. JOY Graves and
TrlIie Ensign. The Bridges come to
the front with something new I'm
song and dance while others acquit
themselves creditably. Doors open
at l:45 with pictures. Continuous.
Matinees 10 cents Nights and sun
days 80 cents. Don't miss it--Adv.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

production and expansion ana ls en-
thu,iastIu over the outlook.
tnugre-mIn T.. Il. Howard from
lhis district arrived IN Tulsa ycstcr-
day from Washington.
Y. " smith. secretary Of tho I'M
perlhl Refining co. at Ardmore. was
Ton tho city yesterday on hls way
home from Chicago whore he at
londcd the meeting OF tho Traffic
Bureau and discussed the changes
In raios pertaining to tho southwest
EN- field.
A. Gevirwan ana s Kanter. presi-
drnt ana vice president OF the Mu-
tuar or q Gas co, left Yesterday for
Chicago ana are well pleased by the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
CIINEDAND'

Cl4ENEDAND-The Mayficld oil
companys No. In the southeast OF
ll-20-s has The top Of the sand at
2,337 feet. 1t has not been drilled
I'm vet.
Page, Fowler and others No.
Wigs in the northwest OF 35-?0-s is
a RIG
The MInnehoma oil company's
No, Skinner In tho southeast OF
1921 is drilling at 1900 feet.
Duncan. Russell and others are
setting the five-inch In the No. 1 De-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

big showing made by their wells IN
section 3"-l5--ll, west OF Beggs,
Harry II, Frueauff. with Henry l..
Doherty q Co.'S. New York office,
Is In the city on tour OF Inspection
and is combining business with
pleasure.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

lAno in the southwest OF 20-20-S
The Gypsy's No. Purcell In tho
northeast OF 3i-2l-S is drilling at
$500 foet.
The Texas company is drilling in
bad hole at 1850 feet in the No.
81 Sewell In tho northwest OF
35-21-s.
Markham has a rig up for No. .
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

same section ir drilling at $50 fnct,
No. ~ at $50 feet and No 20 tx
rig. No. 90 has the top OF the sand
at 9,lsE feet
The Tahlequah OH company has a
rug up for No. IN the northeast OF
30 22O-6.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

y. V. V. Franchot has a i5-barrel
well In No. - on the ] H. Klefer
farm in the southwest quarter OF II
l7-l2. No. 90 on this same farm
came In recently and is estimated at
10 barrels.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
KIDNEYS NEVER
CAUSE BACKACHE
"uo Pam. Soreness and Stiff
ness Right Out With Old
II. Jacobs Liniment."

7p Nanoy8 cpusc backachce No
.r,,'S hiNo mo- nerves. therefore can
s.t muse pain l.Isteu' Your back
~, o., }. caused by lumbago. sciatica
. ~'"un, and the quickest relief
Ij,,.....nr, penetrating st. Jacobs
n' '.'Nl' Rub n night on the nche
s,. '"''r spot, and Instantly tho
6s,. 'r'h'a'. stiffness ana lame
r.l ~ipnonrs Don't say crip.
ia...'' coy small tria6ottrc Of st.
\, M ana Timber up. romca,
VIA, +. IVA applied youu wonder
',,' became or the backache s"jai.
I,r,.. IHnnfo pain "s, Jacobs
p ps any pain A. once.
'','n'0r the skin. 'urn or
"a 49,. t.' only application To rub ON
T." '.N lame or painful back or
rh,... .,' '"go. s.ianca, neuralgia
A.. "'Usm, .pralns or "A strain
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

The Producers and Rcfiners cor
porauoh Is building "A RIG and NOV
ing In the tools on the Joe johnson
farm i'm the center OF the east line
OF the north half Of the northeast
quarter OF 2O-l5-l2
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
Prairie Gets Dustcr In Kansas.

Tho Prairie OIL & Gas cos. IIina
No, /, In 1924, la dry in the sand
found from 2,425 to 2.A5 feet. The
total depth is 2tts feet There was
small show OF oil but no gas ut
2,440.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
'OIL AND GASI
Ieai,.y O. sspplies, Production, Etc.

Nud.ts. tax problems systems ana
consultations Cart l.. Rice, certified
public accountant, Phones 1894
69i.-9I kennedy Bldg Adv.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
Second. Hand Standard Rigs Wanted.

Want to buy few good second
hand standard rigs state age, kind
Of lumber. condition ana where To-
Gated in first letter Oklahoma state
Development Association. Sub F'lgbr,
Cosden Bldg. Poo. BOX 1851, Tulsa.
Okla--Adv.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

Gas Testing by absorption. com
preston, gravity and volume. Rass
Cas- Testing Co. 2O7 Sinclair Bldg.
Phone Sl97.--Adv.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

WANTED -- Drilling contractor
with machine, first class condition
10 drill ono or more wells; I .7OO-font
snd, Rcd Fork district. Address
PISS. care world. ADV.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

town site and vicinity is now os-
umAtcd according to some authori-
'lc1 who ought to know, as 36.lS0
barrels daily.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

TuA stove Com pany N now under
new management Doing all kinds
o' stove Repair Work. Phone 2274.
ADV
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

AT NNhi. Cosdcns No. II in
3G..0-o is a rig.
The samc companys No. - in the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

well on the Thomas farm In the
southeast of 2G-2I-S.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

Tho Producers and Refiners cor
norton has a derrick up ana cor
.rg ON the ground and VIII move IN
.,-rs ms week for test wel- To-
Gated IN the southwest corner or mo
southeast OF the northwest or Sl-
Sn.Nc,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
In the Oil Fields

co>rINrFD FROM PRECEDING PAGE
,.. IN mo e.S5o-foot sand and Is be
re plugged.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11
Stubborn CossQh
Loosens Right Up

THIS homo nasde remedy 10 = wonder
Ter aaieh results. Easily and
chcapiy made.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-11

Burkhurnctt Production.
Tho PRODUCTION OF BurkhurncR
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
HAD BIG PART IN VICTORY
World LIKELY TO Be Amazed When l
Learns What the Aircraft Rsally
Accomplished.

We have become 50 used 10 stories
OF wonderful feafs accomplished r,
aircraft during the war that every
thing We hear nowadays leaves rs al
most cold The things TINT. before
ille war. wnuld have furnished hoid
headlines in the newspapers and have
heen 81 topic Of discussion for days II
the places whore people ecngfegate
excite no more than pa sing notice
Il Is scarcely surprising then. HAT the
story % ho@ touch hns been maintain.
ed for more than two years between
The uifiel armies Of the Near fasi and
the aulilnt remnants of the serhlaus
ana NanfeneeIns who were hidden
among Eheir mountain businesses. and
q how they were supplied with arms
and cartridges he aIrlane. has hardly
attracted atlrnlion. There has bern
nothing huJ fde barest mention Of The
fact Sc ere not told hoV and from
where the maehines enrfled eni their
mission of how many were engaged
In the task OF slppy, or OF what ef-
feet their wonderful performances
may hive had on The situation tr keep.
ing ~ TIE spirits Of tue gallant few
who have held ont against tine eHemy
for 50 many weary months. Ne are
simply tpld that the Serbian army. in
Is victorious advance. has obtained
touch With ihose bands. who since
the Austro Bulgarian occupation have
baen holding ouf nmunr The gHntiu-
tains AMI have been continuously sup
piled with arms. food and cartridges
by alrplane." Now that the episode is
historical. concludes Flight. and the
enemy can gain no possible advantage
from knowing how Il was done, II Is
pity ihat some official commentator
with nu Imagination cannot tell ns
the fuil story. which must be real
epic - war.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
JUST WHAT BILLION MEANS
Probably Few People Have Right Con-
eeption Of What an Enormous
Amount " Represents.

We hear 81 billions these days. but
n Is probable that very few persons
have ans notion OF what nm enormous
amount 81 money a billion represents.
We DO know. however, how rapidly
An expert counter Of coins manlpnlates
them. You can scarcely follow the
motion Of his fingers a. he shifts the
coins from one pile 10 another and
counts them. The experts iu the
treasury department will count 1000
silver dollars an hour and keep this,
up ell day iong, but that i their
limit.
Working eight hours n day. then. m
expert counter of coin will count 81.
900 silver dollars In day. but how
long win II take him at that rate To
count million dollars7 Thirty one
days.
Rut that Is only the beginning OF
the measurements of great figures.
for II the same man were TO continue
10 count silver dollars nj the same
rate OF speed Tor ten years he would
find thst he had counted only 100.
100000 OF them, aud that to count
1000. 100000 of them would require
i02 years OF steady work nj the rate
of eight hours day during every
working day Of every one of the 102
years.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
C0L0GNE'S UPS AND DOWNS
lmportsnt German City Of the Present
Has Had It's Periods of Dire
Adversely.

During the Middle Ages Cologne
WAS place of great trade; the weav-
era, the goldSmilh~. and he armorers
Of tho city were famous the world
over; while It's merchants had houses
In London. and the city Itself was ac-
corded chief place in the Hansealie
league. Decay sci IN with The dawn Of
the Reformation. and the place owed
lis Cownfal to its intolerance. Thus.
H. university. which In the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries had a great
reputation. began AT once 10 decline.
This policy 4calt severe blows mt the
prosperity Of the town. and when,
In JT 4, Cologne was occupied by the
French, Il was 4 poor and deenyed
city of Snme $4,000 inhabitants. of
which only 5000 possessed civil rights.
Sine 1915. however. when II was
finally assigned to Prussia. Cologne
has continued to prosper. until to-
day II Is one of the most important
eitles OF Germany. with population
- nearly half a million.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
Metropolis. H., Feb. 6, 1919.

Metropolis, H., Feb. 6, 1919
To Andy Rogers, John Lackman, j. o.
Berry, unknown owners, and other par
ties interested if any.
You are hereby notified. That at
sale of Real Estate made by the Sher-
iff at the door of the Court House, in
the town of Metropolis. County of Mas
sac, and State of Illinois, on the 1ith
day of June A. D. 1917, S. Bartlett Kerr
purchased the following described Real
Estate, situated in the said County, for
the Taxes, Interest, Penalties and
Costs due and unpaid thereon, for the
wear A. d. 1916. ..... to wit: Lot |
Block Murrays addition to city of
Brookport, Massac County, Illinois. as
sessed in name of Andy Rogers.
And that the time allowed by law
for the redemption of said Real Estate
will expire on the l1th day of June a.
D. 1919.
S. Bartlett Kerr. Purchaser.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
Not a Modern Gun.

"What were you going To do with
this reyolverg' asked Walter prltch-
ard. Judge OF city court.
"Shoot rabbits" replied Abc McMur-
ray, eolored age seventeen. 356 Fay
ette street. who was on trial charged
with carrying concealed weapons
The judge examined the weapon.
which was small one. and noticed
thal the barrel would nor revolve auto
matically. He called the defendants
attention to this fact. aud WAS told
that Il would revolYe II turned by
hand
The judge still appeared undecided.
then finally remarked. III this was n
real gun | weuld fine you 800 and
costs. but since II IS only about half n
gun | will make the fine Just half the
usual amount Then he wrote so
and costs across the face of the aili-
daYlt.--Indlannpolis News.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
Metropolis, H., Feb. 6, 1919.
Assignee of purchaser

Metropolis, H., Feb. =, 1919,
To II. Werfelmap, John J. Rolfe, In
ternationa Life Insurance Co., Saint
Louis, Mo, Anna Copley. unknown
owners, and other parties interested if
any.
You are hereby notified, That at
a sale of Real Estate made blythe Sher-
i'll at the d or of the Court House, IN
the town of Metropolis, County OF Mas
sac, and State of Illinois, on the 1lth
day of June A. D. 1917, John O'brien
and 5. Bartlett Kerr, purchased the
following described Real Estate. situ-
ated in the said County, for Drainage,
Taxes, Interest, Penalties and Costs
due and unpaid thereon, for the year,
A. d. 1916. ..... to wit: The 5. w.
N. w. and N. W., s. W. Sec. Z, Town
ship IA, Range Il. srd F. NJ. Massac
County, ILL.,, both assessed in name OF
Fl. Werfelman.
s. W., n. W. as above purchased BY
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
How FaN sho. rraxsIs.

When standing within q few yards
of a guns muxzle At the time of dis
charge. n person would be amazingly
sstonished were he only able 20 see
fhe shot 90 whlzzlng hy. Experiments
in instantaneous photography provs
that the shot not only spread ont.
eometllke. rs they ny. but they string
cut. one behind another nj much
greater distance than they spread.
Thus. with cylinder gun, when the
shot OF charge reaches target that
Is 10 yards away. the last shot II lax
zlng fu,l ten yards behind. Even \
chokebore gun shot viii lax behind
q ght yards IN 40 This accounts for
the wide swath that II moved in a
Hock of ducks on which charge Of
shot falls just right. About ) per cent
only of the shot. according 10 the most
reliable deductions from experiments.
arrive simultaneously at The tarcet
slmed az. the others tagging In The
ratio named above.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
Metropolis, ILL.,, Feb. 6, 1919.
Assignee of purchaser

Metropolis, ILL.,, Feb. q, 1919.
70 John Reeves. Matte Robbins. Josie
Moore, Nettie Rollins of Marion, Ill, i,
unknown owners, and other parties in
terested if any.
You are hereby notified, that at
a sale of Real Estate made by the Sher-
ff at the door of the Court House, in
the town of Metropolis. County of Mas
sac, State of Illinois, on the llth day
of June A. d. 1917, S. Bartlett Kerr,
purchased the following described Real
Estate, situated in the said County, for
the Taxes. Interest, Penalties and Costs
due and unpaid thereon, for the year,
A. .. 1916 ... to wit: Part of the
S. W, s. +. Sec. IL, Township los,
Range 5 +. Bird 2. Nj. Massac County,
Illinois, l-2 Acre, assessed in name of
John Reeves.
And that the time allowed by law for
the redemption of said Real Estate will
expire on the 1lth day of June A. D.
1919
S. Bartlett Kerr, Purchaser.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04
Had Same War Adventures.

A letter from the chaplain Of base
hospital As French lines, brings TO
light strange case of parallel circum-
stances in the war experiences of two
San Franciscans, Corp. Arthur T. Null
len. 62l Alyarado street, and Private
Jeremiah Sears, G23 Alyarado street.
After enlistment the two men, living
in tie same building were assigned to
The same division. fought in the same
battle OF Argonne they were both
wounded October II at the same time,
by machlnegim bullets and were
placed side by side on cots In the same
hospital.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04

sac, and State of Illinois, on the Ilth
day of June A. d. 1917, S. Bartlett
Kerr, and Colfsx Morris, purchased the
following described Real Estate, stu
ated in the said County, for the Taxes,
Interest, Penalties and Costs due and
unpaid thereon, for the year A. D. 1916
49,. to wit: Lots 10 and II in Block l,
Margram and Chapman's addition to
city of Brookport, Massac County both
assessed in name of w. q. Bagley, and
Colfax Morris, purchaser of Lot II.
Block |, as above, has duly assigned
his certificate of purchase to S. Bart
lett Kerr. Purchaser of lot 10 as above.
And that the time allowed by law for
the redemption of said Real Estate will
expire on the 11th day of June A. D.
1919
S. Bartlett Kerr, purchaser of Lot
10, and assignee of purchaser of Lot IL.
Metropolis weekly gazette., 1919-04-04

TO The COLORED PEOPLE

We wish 10 say 10 our people of Massac County, and
the surrounding territory thereto Having been solicited
by number of my people, also encouraged by of
my white friends who wish see ard help employ
ment for al returning soldiers enter the Undertaking
business. have finally decided 60 into ha business
with a view of serving my people, well as having an
employment, feeling that give asm better service
than members of the other race toush in friendly
relation with al the other undertaers and expect
tain that relationship throughout my business
am perfectly qualified give une1celad service and
will guarantee satisfaction.
was born and rearedin Metropolis on 9Th and Pearl
Sts Educated in Metropolis Public Schools graduating
from Dunbar High School IN 1912. then entered the
Barnes School of Anatomy SANITARY Science and Ernbaim
ing Chicago, Illinois, from which graduated August H.
1914, from which school hold Diploma.
| then worked for Geo. w. JONES' 1914 w. Lake St,
and VIM. w. Mason, 1915 W. Lake St, OF Chicago, and
associated with the late ~ W. Long, of Metropolis for
three years. thus preparing myself for the ebaing bus
ines
We are located at eO Pearl St, opposite the Ga
zette ocffice, and we solicit your patronage.
We will carry s'nal line ut caskets only at present,
owing the advance price goods, but have
arranged with large undertaking establishment to furnish
us with anything needed on short notice.
We have first class hearse command.
Calls answered day or night distance immaterial
We were in the u S, Service for siz months, trying
make this country safe for Democracy thereby insur
ing the coored man an equal opportunity with other
Phone 229-Rng 3.
Respectfully yours
MCCRARY'S UNDERTAKING CO.,
Metropolis Illinois,
GEORGE L. 3. MCCRARY,
Manager.