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of the school girls follow the lines of
their elders in the heightened hip eff
feet, the tendency tcUard the Russian
and oriental and in the matter of col
oring. Tan and brown are featured
for the season, not only for madame,
but for the ieune file.
For trimming nothing is s. cunning
on the little girls dress as inserts and
appliques of material IN contrasting
color or weave. The patterns are oval,
square, round or oblong and frequent.
ly are outlined in WOOL embroidery.
One little party dress of yellow-tan
crepe de chine is made on yoke of
carmel chiffon. with numbers of petals
outlined in the silk lighter colored,
until the whole thing makes a flower.
like framing for the face. Two picoted
strips of the chiffon hang down in
front and back.
Older girls are welcoming the re-
turn of bouche cloth for skirtS-a ma
terial which was popular when their
grandmothers were young.
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Important to All Women
Readers Of This Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect It.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease,
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache AMI loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irri-
table and maybe despondent; it makes
any one SO.
But hundreds of women claim that DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, by restoring health
to the kidneys, proved to be just the
remedy needed to overcome suca condi-
tions.
Many send for sample bottle to see
what Swamp-R Root, the great kidney, liver
and bladder medicine, will do for them. By
enclosing ten cents to Dr.. kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, n Y, you may receive sam
pie size bottle by parcel post You can
purchase medium and large size bottles at
all drug stores Advertisement.
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THE FALL AND WINTER COATS
Fur-Trimmed Cloth Garments Are
Given Preference to Cheaper
Grades of Peltry.

A marked tendency in coats for fall
and winter is in the direction of fur
trimmed cloth coats in preference to
the cheaper grades of fur coats. The
value of the better fur coats will be
greatly enhanced by the elimination
of the inferior garments, and a stiln-
ulus will be given to the cloth coats.
The fur-trimmed cloth coats of the
new season are exceptionally good In
the matter of taste and design. The
wrappy coat is as good as ever 1t was.
and the slim. straightline model Is :.
good standing also. A tendency to-
ward fullness and the circular cut Is
sanctioned by Paris itself. Many good
models are belted. many are not, and
some are semi-belted. Sleeves may
be wide at the wrist or drawn in tight
from greater width just below the
elbow. There is no hard and fast
rule.
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SILVER AND GOLD HAIR NETS
Dainty Threads Laced Together to
Leave Rather Large Mesh;
Gives Sheen to Locks.

"A new note Is appearing in the eve
ming coiffure. Hair nets are less
smart than the hair arrangement
which is soft and mere natural, 1t is
true. But this refers to hair nets of
the ordinary kind.
Picture to yourself smart little
gether so as to leave rather large
mesh. This Is drawn over the hair
and a heavier matching cord which
runs through the outer edge is tied
low at the back This gives Won
derful sheen to the locks beneath. and
the cord edge allows fringe of the
loosened locks to escape about the
face
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ONE Is BORN EACH MINUTE
Here Is Gold Assayer Who Bought
"GoId Brick" Believing It to Be
the Real Thing.

The fact that gold is so scarce now
adays is responsible for an expensive
mistake which st. Louis assayer.
made recently. When he was offered
90 pounds for 81 900 he jumped at the
"bargain,' thinking he had made
rare good buy, He cautiously assayed
the Offering. 1t assayed like gold, so
he bought it. Later it struck him rs
being strange that the gold WAS in
the form of brick, and he decided to
melt II. Alas, for the bargain. The
nice shiny gold plating ran OIL, leav-
ing brass beneath.
The next time that assayer is Of
fered a gold brick for sale, he will
not decide that no swindler would be
foolish enough to sell neargold TO Gn
expert assayer, nor will he purchase
before he has made sure that he as
sayed deep enough.-Detective Story
Magazine.
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DIGNITY IN MODES
More Consideration Given Gar
: ments Of Present Season.
Individual Selection. Rules 40 to
Styles; Materials. Arc Gorgeous;
Trimmings Very Elaborate.

Fashions never have been so In
definite and SO contradictory as they
are at the present time. Long and
short, wide and narrow skirts are
worn, advises a fashion authority In
the New York Tribune. There are
high necks and low necks, gowns with
sleeves so long that they cover the
hand, others with sleeves OF elbow
length and still others that are sleeve
less. So for the time being fashion
resolves itself into a matter Of indi-
vidual selection. q
Designers, In their endeavor to
popularize something new. have been
working against great odds. Women
apparently are well satisfied with the
type Of clothes that iey have been
wearing for several seasons past. But
despite all this confusion few def
mite themes run through the fashions
or the present season. One Is the
preponderance Of models more ma
ture In appearance that Is, gowns
and wraps designed for the woman
rather than the young girl. Clothes
oiS thCy ho'S
been for many years. Materials are
more gorgeous and trimmings are
very elaborate.
Among the most noteworthy eve
ming gowns are the white dresses or
namented with beads. Sometimes
they are embroidered in tiny pearls In
designs Of bands running around the
skirt. What might be known as chan
delier embroidery also is used. This
is done in crystal beads with crystal
pendants hanging from the motifs
Embroidery such as this is extremely
effective on black.
Charmeuse is an exquisite dress In
all black developed from panne velvet
and has very open pattern of GRO
cheted lace which looks almost like a
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some wholly imaginary pursuers, the
other he projected at perfectly ac-
tual policeman who was endeavoring
to soothe him. The victim of Beas-
ley's charity and the officer were then
borne to the hospital in company.
1t was due in part to recollections
of this legend and others of similar
character that people laughed when
they said, "Oh, yes, l know Dave
Beasley."
Altogether, I should say. Beasley
was about the most popular man in
Wainwright. ] could discover nowhere
anything, however, to shed the faint
est light upon the mystery Of Bill
Hammersley and Simpledoria. 1t was
not until the Sunday of Miss Apper-
thwaite's absence that the revelation
came.
That afternoon 1 went to call upon
the widow of a second-cousin of mine
she lived in n cottage not far from
Mrs. opportunities, upon the same
street. 1 found her sitting on a pleas
ant veranda, with boxes Of Towering
plants along the railing, though Indian
summer was now close upon depar-
ture. She was rocking meditatively
and held a finger in morocco vol
ume, apparently of verse, though
suspected she had been better enter.
tained in the observation of the people
and vehicles decorously passing along
the sunlit thoroughfare within hel
view.
We exchanged inevitable questions
and news of mutual relatives; l hat
told her how l liked my work ant
what l thought of Wainwright, ant
she was congratulating me upon hav
| ing found so pleasant place to live
as Mrs. opportunities, when she in
| terrupted herself to smile and nod {
| cordial greeting to two gentlemen
driving by. They waved their hats tt
her gayly, then leaned back comforta
bly, against the cushiOns-and if evel
two men were obviously and incontest
ably on the best of terms with eaci
other, these two We're. They were
David Beasley and Mr.. Dowden.
81 do wish,'' said my cousin, resum
ing her rOcking-"I do wish dear Da
vid Beasley would get new car o
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FROCKS FOR LITTLE GIRLS
Adult Wardrobe Is Copied for the
ChiIdren-Fashlons for Little
Tots Demand Attention

Everything that is founl in the
adult wardrobe seems to be repeated
with delightful notifications and adj
ditions in clothes designed for the lit
tie miss. In other words, mother has
nothing on her daughter of six when
it comes to charming ana original
style features of dress.
Fashions for the infant and growing
child demand as much attention as
do the changing styles for madame.
While mother is busy scouting around
for indications of the new styles for
herself, the small child and growing
girl are unconsciously looking to her
for guidance in their own sartorial
display.
Frocks for the growing girl initiate
those of their elders in no small de-
gree. In one particular only do they
materially differ. While the frocks of
milady grow longer, those of the
younger generation-the school age
are becoming shorter. But the frocks
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ACCEPTED SAIL WlLEY'S WORD
Were Fresh, but Time VIII Not
Stand Still.

There was no doubt about it-he
was very angry when he entered the
village grocery shop.
"You sold my wife some eggs yes
terday NIr Peavey" he said,
"Ye~," sSid Mr., Peavey, genially. II
believe | did"
And You told her that they were
fresh cg@S.
'Yo>, did"
Blu see here, Peavey fou had M
busirc~~ 20 say they We're fresh eggs!"
"Wht nat: l bought 'em fresh from
sam N'ley'
Il d,u't believe it. sam Wiley's an
honest man"
Wei sam said il all right. He
came III here with basket full of
'em. AMI put 'em down on the counter
an excnarged EN- Tor Il box of bis
cults"
"When WAS this
"Oh, dunno. Bout three months
ago, l suppose"
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ferred In one tone. but combinations
of such shades as tan and brown are
often seen in the square types.
Chantilly is, Of course, in excellent
demand for dress wear on the lacy
style of hat now popular. 1t is be-
coming and softening to the face. The
demand for this veil centers about
black and brown. In general, 1t was
said. the staple shades are preferred
rather than the high tones Of last sea-
SON
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AS Began to Know Some Of MY Co.
Laborers on the Despatch, and to
Pick Up Acquaintance Here and
There About Town, Sometimes
Made Mr.. BeasIey the Subject of
Inquiry.
some kind; that old model of his is
a disgrace! l suppose you haven't
met him? OF course, living at Mrs.
Apperthwaite's, you wouldn't be apt
to-"
"But what Is he doing with Mr..
Dowden?" l asked.
She lifted her eyebrows. "Why-
taking him for drive, l suppose"
mo. I mean-how do they happen
to be together?"
"Why shouldn't they be? They're
old friends"
"They are!" And, in answer to her
look of surprise. l explained that
had begun to speak of Beasley at Mrs.
Apperthwaite's and described the alb
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Wells WITH METAL BORDERS
Edgings Worked Out Attractively In
Gold or Silver on Background Of
Black Mesh.

The lace veil with the metal border
is the newest number being shown.
The most attractive of this type has a
bottom border of tinsel and n narrower
top edging of silk embroidery. In this
way. the metal may be worn around
the crown of the hat as trimming,
If preferred, rather than allowed to
hang down and blow in the face. These
borders are worked out attractively in
gold or silver, generally on back
ground of black mesh.
Ready-made square wells are popu-
lar, it was said, both in staple and
.ombined colors. A striking veil Of
his type was made of black hexa-
sonal mesh with deep border of
scarlet on all four sides.
Spanish effects have been found es-
,ecially good this season. both in
,quare cells and In the long models.
rs in the majority of costume accesso-
les this season, brown is reported the
eadtng color. The long wells are pre-
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three applications may be needed.
To remove stains from the hands
lemon juice or vinegar mixed with
corn meal is fine agent to not only
take off dscolorations, but will make
the hands smooth and soft. When the
meal becomes dry moisten it with
water. 4 dish of cornmeal near the
sink will be found great convent
ence.
Rose geranium leaves laid in the
cake tins under the creased paper will
give Il delightful flavor to layer cake
"A leaf drawn through apple jelly adds
greatly to the flavor OF the jelly.
Wash hair brushes in hot water to
which baking soda has been added.
Add Il small handful to pint of boil
ing water and when dissolved dip the
brushes into it, using care not to cover
the backs of the brushes. Rinse in cold
water and dry in the sun or Il current
of air. The quicker the brushes dry
the sitter will be the bristles.
When making ginger cookies fruit
cake. spice cake. or any dark cake,
use cold coffee for the liquid. II not
only adds flavor, but brings out the
flavor of the spices.
Eat apples; they are good seaven-
gers. Apples are said to be good for
brain workers as they are rich in
phosphorus. They act upon the liver,
and as an old saw puts it. IAN apple
day keeps the doctor away" Surely
such medicine is Il pleasure to take.
Some one has said that an apple be-
fore retiring is good thing for the
teeth. Nature seems to recognize its
value for she is more Irodigal with
It than with any other fruit.
One can prepare tomato catsup ol
chilli sauce as it is needed, using
canned tomatoes. To one quart can
of tomatoes add one large onion and
chopped pepper. Chop the onion
and cook the pepper and onion in the
tomato with two teaspoonfuls Of
mixed spices, cupful of vinegar, salt
and a little sugar to taste. Add as
much mayenne as is liked and cook
until well scalded. Seal in cans oil
use at once.
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sugar. Cook until the starch In the
flour 3 well cooked. Serve with cream
and little grated nutmeg.
Kiss Pudding.-Put twS cupfuls OF
milk into double boiler with the
yolks of two eggs that have been well
beaten. ADD two tabespoonfuls, fevel
Of cornstarch and two tablespoonfuls
of sugar. Cook until thoroughly done.
Beat the whites of the eggs with two
tablespoonfuls of sugar and spread on
top; brown in the oven.
Fifteen-Minute oudding.-Take one
cupful .Of flour, one teasroonful OF
baking powder ard one-half teaspoon
full of salt; add one-half cupful OF
milk or enough to make drop batter.
Add a spoonful to each of four small
buttered cups. then spoonful OF
canned cherries or any juicy fruit
two or three tablespoonfuls will be
better-then finish with another
SPOONFUL of the batter. leaving plenty
of space to rise. Place in Ian OF
hot water. cover closely and steam
fifteen minutes. Serve unmolded with
sugar and cream.
Talent Pudding.-Take one cuTful
of New Orleans molasses, one and
one-half cupfuls of flour, one-half tea
spoonful of salt. me teaspoonful of
ginger. Mix the flour, molasses, GIN
ger and salt thoroughly Dissolve one
teaspoonful of soda in two-thirds OF
cupful of boiling water. add to the
first mixture and pour into a we'll
buttered mold to steam one and one
half hours. Sauce-Take TWO table
spoonfuls of butter well mixed with
one tablespoonful of -four. add one
and one-half cupfuls of boiling water.
two-thrds of cupful of sugar, nutmeg
and dash of vinegar for flavor. Boil
until smooth. Serve hot.
Bread and Fruit Pudding.-Spread d
slices Of bread with butter, pour over
boiling hot blueberry sauce. Cover
with plate and let stand until we'll
soaked. Unmold and serve with sugar
and cream.
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"Weil, sir, Dawes got some-
thing at home to keep him busy
enough, these days, expect"
DISCOVERY WAS RATHER LATE
CTo BE CoNTINUED.l

swell, I just learned today that Mar
shall is not his title at all. Marshall
is his first name."
"Why, certainly. I've always known
that. What is there so mortifying
about it?"
"Nothing," said Mrs. Garker, with a
groan, "only I've been calling him
Marshall every time I've met him for
months and months s!'-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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in Finding Out She Had Uninten-
tionally Been llI-Bred.

Mrs. Garker came home from call
one day in such a disturbed condition
that it was evident that tears were not
far in the background She lost no
time in beginning her explanation.
Edward" she said to her husband,
"I am SO mortified. / don't know what
to dor
"What's the matter, Jane?"
"Tve just been calling on Mrs. Pc
ters. You know her husband, Mar
shall?"
YES"
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BEAsLEY

SYNOPSIS-Newco In a small
town. a young newspaper man. who
tells the story, Is amazed by the
unaccountable actions of man
who, from the window of & fine
house. apparently has converse
with invisible personages, particu-
larly mentioning one Simple
doria." Next morning he discov-
ers his strange neighbor is the
Hon. David Beasley, prominent pol
itician, and universally respected.
With Miss Apperthwaite, he is an
unseen witness of a purely imag-
mary jumping contest between
Beasley and "Bill Hammersley."
Miss Apperthwaite appears deeply
concerned.
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NA.. hlA4 ~saQ
New York's Miles of Sewers.

If the sewers of Greater New York
were placed end to end it would mean
tunnel just about long enough to
reach San francisco. If it did not
quite reach that city it would be close
enough to alarm the good people of
536 miles of sewers.
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For my part. am not so sure at bot
tom that man is. as he says. the king
of nature: he is far more its devastat-
ing tyrant | believe he has many
things to learn from animal societies.
older than his own and OF infinite
variety.-Romain ROLAND.
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Unusual Erock,

A blue serge frock, cut on delight.
fully girlish lines, with the waistine at
the normal place. is trimmed only with
diamond-shaped medallions of black
silk and a sash of American Beauty
colored georgette.
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Turbans.

Black velvet turbans are now re-
placing those of taffeta and silk. Some
have a velvet bow or feather, but
most of them are severely plain.
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Home-Dyed Materials.

To-be-dyed fabrics are much In de-
mand for negligees and house frocks.
They may be had in different mate
rials. including crepes, radiums and
satins.
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Shakespeare's Philosophy.

l earn that l eat, get that l wear;
owe no man hate, envy no mans hap
piness; glad Of other mems good. con-
tent with my harm.-Shakespaare.
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cIOthJ Tor TINS purpose
than lemon juice applied
full strength. Rub it in
well with the hands,
then rinse in cold water.
Lemon juice and salt
applied to rust will,
when placed in sunlight,
remove it at once; if of
long standing two Nor
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Fairy Story.

Conclusion of a story on the chill
dren's page In magazine says, "Anf
they were married and lived happily
even after."-Kansas City Star.
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New Veillnu;,

Hand run hexagonal velis in shades
of brown and tan and taupe are among
tra novelties of the new sft,son,
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Even the fellow who was born with
a silver spoon in his mouth may de-
clare war to the knife.
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Dress of Radium Lace,

Black radium lace is sometimes
used as trimming. but more often
for the entire dress.
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POINTS FOR HOUSEkEEPERS

To remove fruit stains there is moth.
ing better (and perfectly harmless to
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Dr. Peery's Dead Shot" is powerful but
safe One dose is enough to expel Worms or
Tapeworm No castor oil necessary. Adv.
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fine passementerie draped about the
skirt. There is radiant girdle of
rhinestones and onyx at the low waist
line, which hangs at the front in
Egyptian panel style.
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SOME FRUGAL PUDDTNos

One of the simplest to prepare and
also one of the most wholesome for
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children Is the
old fashioned
M | n ute Pud-
ding.-Scald one
pint of milk and
stir in one-half
tea spoonful of
salt and one
fourth cIlD OF
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.IheKitchen
Cabinet
oOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOc

~. i|<%' Weseeth Ne"Spape' S"'S-N'
to cook
And a wish were a dish
We could dine from our book.
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A pawned opportunity is seldom re-
deemed.
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'THREEC road 4
/. IS GIVEN 0. K.
AFTER A PROBE
Alsd0ff and kWAiter Say
z Road Through Knox Csun-
Z y A Coed Job
Say Cost Is Not High; Bricks
Are Called; Material
Is Good

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. iS-vindicat-
ing the state highway department in
every particular, w. A. Alsdorf, sec
retary Of the Ohio Good Roads Fed
GRAFTON, and Parker 8. Bockwalter,
president of the Ohio Engineering So
cfety, fled with Governor Davis yes
terday their report on the Three @
Highway which the state is building
through Knox and Ashland counties.
Their investigation was asked BY
the governor on suggestion OF Attor-
neys r. w. Walton and w. s. Pealer,
who attacked the wisdom of the ioca-
ton OF the road, character Of grad
ing, quality Of materials used, and
said the cost is excessive and could
be reduced by letting contractors do
the work.
Afsdorf and Book%alter say the
route is o. X, the highest grades are
only 8.75 per cent when trucks can
climb grades as high as 10 per cent
and autos 15 per cent. all materials
stood regular tests, and the cost, $751;
900 mile, is 10 per cent less than 1t
would have cost IL the work were
done by contract.
Within the Estimate
The estimated cost OF 1888 miles
investigated is sS74.O00 and every In
efcation liz the actual cost win be
within the estimate, the report says.
The work done, based on the es-
timated cost Is declared to be approx.
nmtely $670,OOo while the actual cost
has been $s45,oo0. The excavation
is completed; bridges and, culverts
are complete except guard rails on
four bridges; 5.7 miles have been COM
pleted; three additional miles Of con-
crete base and curb are completed
and there is $55 900 worth Of material
delivered at unloading points and on
the site of the work.
As to the quality Of the material
used. the report asserts, tests are
slightly below the specifications, but
it is shown "the variations cited are
smaller than those which road en-
gineers by generally accepted prac.
tice usually allow" The report says
s5, 900 bricks already have been culled
on the 81 miles OF completed road
and that the state will be reimbursed
.ior these, and freight charges on
them.
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N|ARTNVsBuRc

Mrs. Ward Frye OF Lexington is WIS.,
iting Mrs. N, 8. Toland.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hancock Of
Columbus are in town for few days.
MI. Earl Farmer was seriously in
j,ired Saturday while driving nails.
He IL in the Newark hospital and 1t
Ii feared will lose one eye.
Mrs. w. B, shrontz has been very
sick, Uut Is slowly Improving.
Mrs. William McMillen is recover
ing from an attack OF flu.
The we'll drihed In on the farm Of
Laura Adrian Monday is reported a
duster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Freese OF New.
ark Visited Mrs. Whiiain Freese last
Sunday.
Mr. Frank Mcfarland returned to
his home IN ST. Marys. W. Va. Sat
urday. He HAS been working In the
oil held. M
Mr.. ira Deal has purchased the
property forineriy owned by Gorge
Ryan.
The Rebekah lodge Installed ON.
GERS Thursday evening Of last week.
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MRS. IDA PATTERSON |
4, CALLED BY DEATH.

Mrs. Ida Patterson, widow of the
late Joseph A. Patterson, died at $3.50
Wednesday morning at her home in
the Mckinley apartments, West
Chestnut street Mrs. Patters0n's
death was due TO organic, heart troH.
Bile after an illness of several months.
She was the daughter Of the late Mr..
and Mrs. James Alsdorf ana resfded
practically all her life IN Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. Patterson's death occurred eight
years ago.
She is survived by one son, Will
lard A. Patterson of columbus, and
by one sister, Miss Jennie Alsdorf,
and one brother, Mr.. Saurin w. Ais.
dorf, both Of Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Pat
terson was member of the Presby.
teriah church for many years.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed pending the arrival
Of the son.