PLATTSMOUTII SOU-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17. 191 f.
PACE 2-
OUR CUT DADS
HOLD 11 SES-.
SiON LUST NIGHT
The LLUht t-Jisiion Stiil Slumber
v.x'A. and II Was Not Aroused at
'litis Session of the Council.
From Tuesday's Dally
Yi.e.e was qihc a large number of
:-.t-. rv.-'ed .-;.. x-'rao'-s pre sent iit the
.-ion of t!i-' i-i'.y council lust cven
u: hud come prepared to see
rr.ai ar;a.-t body wic.-tie with the
; n : h i.i of :.!i.)v. i:vr or not allowing
another light franchise, and in this
hey were disappointed, as there was
.-. franchise ru;rte:! and the light
xa.its rice:;: on bc-halt' of their re
. '. i-.o cor-ip-mir -. nu'ir.tained a dis
rre -i'.i'i rev. Couucilmon Siroight,
V.'icr-.m r id Ihutery were absent
vhc:i the mayor called the mooting to
. !i!t cd before the silvery
he of U c city ede: k had ceased
iin-c the till o:us and will be chalk
A :p as prese'ra
The first communication to be laid
. ; a the me-. '. :r. g .as one from M.
". Thighs, cv. ;-i r of lots "2 and "''. or
"or.th ix'h stree-t. rlong the cinb
id uiir.e- .'; :::cl, i:j which he in
r.:d the .-ur-r-.-il that great damage
'. :!ie ;n:t.!-,t of s:.::n had been in
'..! uy his property by the
i: : the curb ar.d gutter and
' t-"t bad been lo we red to the
. ; f the property, and that
., the city attorney on
i ' he had "ot been given any
. .-fact "'-a an !? w.-uld be rom-
! t.i t buy v.iih a lawsuit
1:5 1 .-ratter was v f erred to the
i.ry committee for piompt
a.t- :.
.m annlo a. ion .va.- made to the
i it v .::,;-d by Henry CI. Klir.ger fo:
:. 1 . . . t " fj erai? a pool hall in the
li -'i -I IF.!, y i '.-'.-I, an ! the same was
:.cc . rr.j : .. r'v 1 by a cheek for "0. an-''
;. :. r.v ;.: oi" Kajeck the necessary
ye! r? : shm v.-a s jr:v-u Mr. Kl'nger.
hh.f of Police Rain?;.- reporter'
. : ;:i':"'. the month of Novembei
.- thln..n persons had Ws placed
.or- ; and di.Terer.i disposition?
ha I 1 e'n made them. Th?s war
.cre..-i the pohce committee.
v "::!; Xcmtt? '-"ported havinr
c..l; -i-'-.-l d'.:: :n-' tho n-.vt rr.'.-r.th the
.-.i f S247.-1T. whi-h had been turn
i ! r to the city treasurer. This
: : ovt up:.i!:: tax and tho sale
c" .- r..v y h'tS.
'I' r y: da: y commiitce. through
t'u n: irnr.r-i. Cour.cdri'san Sireight
t : v i trd vr or irior. fiom City At
c I'M in vhich he expressed
the 3 ; th it the city was not lia
ble f a: y Jinatre 1 hrottprh their re
r.:;d i.o i-.l .. CJ. W. Homan to put
hi a j l i at. i'r : his property or
hlf;; :. avenue, an-l the committee'.-
--mineM.; 'ti-.. i that the commtinica
.'.:. of M". V- ,v.;.n be placed on file
w.i . i.doj:ted v. iihout a dissentincr
t1. This committer was rrivir,
time i . look up the matter of
the :h t!i;on of Mr s. Juiia Doorinir tc
i.a'.e : 1 1. ;!- p'o:..ity in the north
i of the city set out of the in-
c- rat.! V '"its of the city.
Car i maa !; trr of the streets, ah
- : n 1 i i;res cr'vmittf-e bvoughl
:; Ci K.tur f 1 .r hi.:-; the city sur-cv-!
i'tad or f .ldishfd, ani
stated the offer made by the firm of
:!;:: tle StandeYen of Or.i.tha to carry
! work, mr.'r ii" a cormlcte sur
cy ;.nd platir.ir the streets, marking
the elevatioi!-. arid cross stieets sc
'tmt in the fiiture the iork of put-
;l:.r in. cvrb an! gutter or sidewalk'
'o.i'.i carrit d out wiii:..'i'.t the ex
:) and tro lb'e tlirit is c: ii od ir
he pre en I cor.di-ions, where it war
' .-cssary to make a survey eacl
;".(' wo; k of this chartt' ter was done
The v.irk and the maps p'eparer'
..add be in conformity with the mos
- pproved oi'irineei i:i met!i r '.s, and a
a price f $"J7.".
W. E. Stand ven, of the firm of en
Tneers, was j -c.-cui at tiie mecUn;
and outlined tie ia::s the ftrm har
Tr.de for the work ihr.t v.ou'd itisurc
-o-rplet- yati -faciion. He stated th;
fi'tn would p-epaie a lrumber of the
larce maps of the eity plat lor use of
the city frivernr.-.ent, a id the surveys
r.v A nr.rkin;- of the streets would be
pi ice ! in brr 'ks th it would bo of easy
;::.-s and would aid greatly the co-'
of luiure improvements.
City Atttmey Tidd, in reply to th
i i:;. i:-v of Councilrr.rin Ucstor, state.
ir.rt tiicrc v,i.s at present no er.tnb
li hed jMde in ti e add.ition to th-
ity a: d ih.it the e:-tablishing of ;
i:nif.)m rrade .c.:ld Le" a .great air
to future worr in the city.
CouncJirr.an I'anls did not favo
hach.'g the vetk done at this tjme an '
wanted to kt.cw whether or rot tit
doii.ir of the surveying would mak
tlie .-ervice.s of an tnfrineer unneces-saiy-
in the future. He moved tha'
the preposition Le laid on the table
Lu: this' UcJ, as there was no second
to it, and it did not get to a vote.
Councilman Johnson desired to be
informed as to whether or not the city
could establish a grade without an
ordinance and as to the necessity for
the services of an engineer.
Mr. Tidd stated, for the benefit of
the council, that on (he street work
done in the past year the cost of
establishing the grades had been
close to one-third of the total cost of
the improvements.
Councilmen Tatterson ami Lush-
i . i t at :
insKy notn tavoreu tne securing ui
the work, as it would save money for
the city in the long run in doing away
with a great deal of expensive work.
Mr. Standeven stated that the
placing of the grades would allow the
work to be dona by anyone at all
familiar with this kind of work by
following the markings and plans
r.-u'e by the engineers in their plat
oroks.
Councilman llallstrom thought the
vork should be carried out, but also
thought that it wouh: be better for
;he engineers to estaohsh grades
hat would suit the property owners
i much as pes?iblc and avoid trouble
n the frl ire.
rd'-. Standevcn explained that they
rrurcd on making the grades with a
iev of placing them where the cost
the property owners would be as
dttle r.s Possible, r.nd to do no dam-
re. if possible, to the valuation of
the pioperty.
Covr c iiman Baje stated that he
honcht it a good ic.ea and that if a
utanimoos opinion v:s secured from
the piopc. ty ov. ncr- along the streets
here would never be any grades
s'l-ldi. -.hod. and moved that tho offer
of V- t-ce & Standevcn be accepted,
v.-hich c:--ried. Eutteiy and Harris
othnr ' no."
The finance committee reported the
"ollov.in claims, which were allowed:
Tohn Fitzpatrick. salary, .S-0; Hen
lainey, salary, -ST.".: Frank Newman,
a'ary. ?''."; M. Archer, salary. 30;
Mike Lutz, street commissioner,
10.20; ?.Iural Parmeie, street work
rrd .-prinkling, ?37.20; William Gobol-
man, street work Sol. 20; Charles Mc-
i3ri!e. same, 52.1.80; Weyrich : Had
aba. merchandise to police, SI.13;
Warga & Schuldice, material and la-
ior at jail. $.13..3"; Nebraska Lighting
,o.. street iihtiatr, light at city hail
tnd load o" cinders, 1-11.20; Lee Jen-
nintrs, work and tiling 11.40; Luke
Yi!e, sane, 31L40; L. II. Peterson,
-ame S.4't; Chtus Boetel, burying dog
ind hauling man to jail. 7o cents;
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
.e-it. 2.50.
Teli e Judge Archer reported that
hiring the month there had been
?en nr re.-ts and fines and costs ag-:c-pi.tlng
3(! had been collected and
turned over to the city treasurer.
Councilman Patterson called the at--ention
of the council to a bad place
North Sixth street at the crossing
of Oik. where the crossing was in
i ..ii s-hape duo to a fee';-off there, and
?.sked that the city clerk notify the
prop erty ov tiers t.j see that it was
remedied at once.
Councilman John.-o:: jei.uested that
he eiy clerk mt'fy the telephone
fiinpuny to romov-3 i' cir poles at the
"coc of Winterstcen 1 1 : 11 from their
-.refcrt location, vlticl. '..as adopted.
Cctu cilman Pester : lated th.at the
walk at the Riley hotel corner was in
1 j-c: ? Sri f o i n ! asltvd that the city
:le k b; -e'liti-sted to r.r illy the prop
erty owners to see that repairs were
nrorerly made at once.
Councilman Harri5- askel that
?ind-is be placed alog Lincoln ave
nue horn Bach's store to 1n) feet
outh of Ifeimia street, where the
valk is bad for persons living along
hcie. This was seconded by Coun
cilman Shea and adopted.
The council then adjourned and re
convened immediately as a board of
equalization on the property in dis
1 ict No. 7, and this occupied some
ittle time, it being a late, hour when
he "dads" adjourned and wended
heir way home-ward.
2 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Gariy Treat, el ah, to Annie
M. Treat,, quit claim deed,'
lots 1, 5 and C, block
Ti cat's addition to Weep
ing Water. Considera
tidi 2 CO. 00
Arthur Carmichael to S. 1).
Cheek, lot 3, block i,
Weeping Water. Con
sioeration 400.00
John Heebner to J. M. Ran
ney, south half, NW quar
ter, D-10-12. Conrdderation 0,100. 00
C. M. Osborn, et ah, to T. W.
(Ilenn, lot 12, block 138,
city. Consideration 810.00
Box Supper.
,At the Horning school, Saturday
evening, December 19th. Everybody
invited. Ladies please bring boxes.
Elizabeth Oliver, Teacher.
12-14-tf-d&w
)RAfE (
T Tfisr ii fill r
War Has Closed !he Mqiwj Mmkels cf Europe
to llmm hiMlnllQly
In view of the fact that one of the
railroads of Nebraska has already
filed an application for an increase i f
rates with the State Railway Commis
sion, it is the desire of all the rail
roads to utilitre this opportunii" f :
an intimate and frank tli-cu. so. i oT
the whole railroad question with the
people of this state. To this end, i.
careful attention of the readers is ii -vited
to a series of article's wliuh i 1
appear in this newspaper during ire
next few weeks and which will c ntai i
the most far reaching discussion of
this great problem that has e ver a; -pea
red in the public press. All that
is asked in the meantime is that ti e
people of Nebraska accord to the rai.
roads the courtesy of listening to the r
side of the story and then form sui i
conclusions as, in their judgment, the
facts may warrant.
That the railroads of the Un.I't I
States are today confronted by tl e
gravest ciisis in their history there is
not the slightest question. For s ".re
years tluy have been cio.-.per.ito "
struggling with an ever incivr.sii ;
cost of operation in the face of i -ducenl
freight and passenger rates -but
serious as this sit nation wr.s 1 -
fore, the European war, which h .s
indefinitely closed" to them the foivh . .1
money markets- has suddenly broi;j t
thtMii face to face with a situ tti. o
which threatens iiot merely many lit",
receiverships, but the actual pur.-lv-i-of
the entire transportation industry
of the Nation. It was this :tate' of
affairs which compelhd the closing of
the New York Stock E.: charge some
months ago. What will happen in the
future the future alone can U- 1.
American railroads are valued r.
round figures at twenty biPion dollar s,
and of this vast sum -.icady ftvo bil
lion dollars worth of sicv.rities a ..
he'd abroad. Should Europe, in i.s
frantic struggle for funds, seek
convert these securities into cr.sii dur
ing d urine the next teive month",
where is the money to come f-c-n wi l:
".li'uh to buy ihcni? and failing e
protect these securities, what demor
alization will follow not merely in r.:il
road investments, but in all oth- r
American indutrial value-; as v.eii?
The recent statement of David I.lovd
George, Chancellor of the Euchec.uer,
that the inability of Englishmen to
convert their American i'..ve-t".ten .;
into cash is crippling Great Uia. in r.
its present emerger.cy is ominous v
significant. Possibly the New York
Stock Exchange may be able to re
sume operations without ! isris ier f v
the time being, but that the rinanc s
not merely of the United Stales, bit
of the work! will be subjected to r.
j-lraiu without precedent in h":;toiy
during the next year or two is so ap
parent that it requires no extended
comment. In a future article thi
phase of the question will le den it
with more fully.
President Wilson's Vie.
That the situation is profoundly se
rious is manifested by the recent lit -t
erance of President Wilson to a
group of Eastern railroad executive .
In his letter to Mr. Trumbull of the
Chesapeake: Ji Ohio he said:
"You ask me to call tht attention ( "
the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained ai d
the railroads helped in every possibV
vvay, whether by private co-vj.erati'. e
yffort or by the action v. hercver forc
ible of governmental agencies, and I
am glad to do so, be-cau e I think the
need is very real.
"They arc! indispensable to our
whole economic life, and railway se
curities are at the very he-art of mor f
investments, large and .small, y-il 1 c
arid private, by individuals and by in
stitutions. "I am confident there will be ca cr
est and active co-oporet' n in tit's
marie r, perhaps the one common in
terest of our whole irniu.-.trijl life.
"Undoubtedly men, both, in and out
of official position, v. ill appreciat e
what is involved ar.d lend their rid
heartily wherever it is po-siMe U r
them to lend it. But the emergency :'i
in fact extraordinary and where there
is manifest common interest we otig d
all of us to speak out in its beha f,
and I am glad to join ou in cailirg
attention to it. This is a time for all
to :it and together in united effort to
comprehend every interest and sere
and sustain it in every legitimate
way."
Railroads Lost Millions.
The net operating income of the
railroads of the United States for the
year ending June 30, 1014, was ?12h-
'.000,000 less than for tho previous
year. The gross earnings for the ye n
were $-11,000,000 less than for 1013
while expenses and taxes were $7h
000,000 more. But heavy as this bur
H a 1
its""
den was before, the great struggle
i cross the seas, cany ing in its wake
the desi t uc- 'on of untold hundreds e.f
millions of clo'!t'.r.; wo'-ih of .ill hind .
of pi opei i, 'eid: is tin ;it!r':oo a
thousa' tl-i'o'd : :rr
lii.as. It mean--number
of yeais
iri sl'.on.
that for a
to come Ell
r.ter.ov for
-. id nave ro ..u-j)''' -..
i-.t ia ti;.- il.-dlod
States or el sewnosv t-."..! that Ao-e'!-ean
railroad.-; will have to finance th.-. ir
future in-, ils at iuuae! How herculcu.-.
this t.o.h will be, r;.ying not i. i u r" .Jou I
protecting themselves avail, sc t,ne
dr.um-ing of foreign securities, if ay he
.;!:( d from in.- i r-'fi
it trie b- i;d
; a.: r.ote t
)hr
n v.
lO.i-
' ire between ro-v ai d the '-re! t.c "-.t
ji'iiv. are! which the railr.c-d.-, "iil
l-. ive to meet in : -; ' way, a-t'-unt to
more than :'"! t ('o,-ii)M - and ti'is
jdiesn't take a !:! u
i improvements ndo
WO'.'t 1 "i !'..-"
fonsidfat 'on.
. i 'h-sc ;i re oblirg.i1 :
1 cu rred in tire i i
is whit
re !i -
'men ( ir
let le ii mo" '. a
in.et as thw fall d .
i . . .
. t .0:1 companit'S are : l.e ;
froin whoh-s.'.le re.'-- vcrritins ,
Manifestly, therefore. Ami
cslors, big and little, will
'v. fee to the rcsiue - l: i " I bet
'will consent to t!o this .mer:
lead secuiiiies wi1! !iae to
, tahiished as a snuri!. rc-p
i aving inve tnren! rnd thi-
served
d ruin.
eei'll Ml-,a"-e
to
tiuy
.n rail-
: :'('-cs-ed
enu
ort liie
I-ai-. cf present rai-rttid earnings, is
i impossible!
! For this reason the railroads of X -braska
hielieve the impending crisis de-
'mands that they lay this whole : r:h-li-m
before the peni le of the v.'tU o
state that they h.ave a heart-to-heart
i.'l-i with tr.e farmer, the mereur.n..
fhe
; 1
musiufr.cturer, the br.rdter, t'e
ring r.i.tn. ar. i r.'l '-titer citi.re.r--
t'ii;i!i this vre.tt : -ii-'.i v.-hich so m
;idiv affects the future we' faro of the
Commonwealth, ar.d the Nation.
Wftv K.olrttaus Are
Jehrhs';.
times oi
:r.attMa; s-t e
n po-ritii -n :
private liuatstrics are
! wry hirgeiy adju-t th-.dr ar'nb s to
!!ieet the emergency'. They can r.d
: vance th.e price of their ceunte l:t;..--,
cut their payroll in half, e r shut dox'.r.
'aitogother, ar.d thus permit the rt-o-n;
' 10 blow over with.out actual sh'p
i wreck. The railroads, : s ou tsl-pubiie
i enterprises, lno.vc". er, are in a.i i .
I'.iiely dhlen-nt pa.ritian. Their raies
-are leguhtied Vy law and c.'.r.not lie
a .Iva'scod without th.e consent of the
! eep!e th rough their law mat ing bod
ies. In order to please the co.ivcn
. ionre of the public and not to break
, down tire commerce of the country
they must operate their freight and
passenger trains whether they carry
: ti full load or or.l;, a quarter of a load
; ar.d in view of those facts it is
J manifestly unfair 10 put tire railro.als
1 in th.e same class with private hulus-
i
tries in the present crisis and ask
(hem to shift for themselves as bed
, they can. When the people took over
j the complete making ar.d regul ition
',: railroad Kites they at the srim?
i time assumed the solemn irinlied
J nallgaticn to see that the railroads
! get a suuare cha! for the people are
;the only power that stands bclween
j ii cm and ruin.
We believe every in'.eilig'-nt cilii n
v. oil igrc-e th.at ag; ieid".; ro, eoi.o ere
1 -inl ir.ihustry cannot get along without
ti.e railroads. On t!:e oilier it md". the
, l-ail roatls cannot gel along without the
; pat ronage aa-.d, w hat is equally es.-en-,'iial,
the good will of the people. That
'some f those who have been -nt vnst -d
iv.'th railroad inanagem'r.t in the past
J are somewhat responsible for th-- ;p-par-nl
gull" between the liub'.ia and
it lie tra.nsporlalioii companies is per
jhaps true. Piis.v ami harassed by 'he
j herculean tasks entrusted to tiiei.
care, th.e re has been too little contact
octwven liieni and the people. Again,
if is undoubl edly true th.at the world
i.f railroad limince as well as other
lii.es of ir.du.-t ial activity litis had it s
share of inexcusable abuses but just
as the public does r.ot hold the barking-
world or the ministry responsible
as a whole for the s-horteominge, of .in
occasional black sheep, so the hun
dreds of honest railroad officials
throughout the country should not oe
condemned because of the misdeed-; of
the few.
Who Ov,r, (he Railroads?
In this connection -t may he said
tend the railroad world ic encumhe;ed
with a bt of phantoms which ex; ,t
only in the popular fancy. For in-
! st. .i ce- because ho:e have been some
it:.!" dor'.en so-called laiiroad magnates
; whose names have tigureet proirdnjnt-
' 1.-. la Wall Street, mr.ny icople have;
'coa.e to believe that (ne railroads of;
!tne Cotmtry are iar'-.'v owned by a '
j .';..- i h!i men. As .1 waiter of fait,'
's .r;..r could be fr 1 titer from the,
I truth Out of tho colossal sura of
tweuiv, billion e'ollnr.; invested in
American railroad securities less than
." per cent i-r now, or ever hau been, in
the hands of these men who havo
figured prominently in the newspaper
headlines while the other 0." per cent
is in the funds of nearly two million
investors, huge and small, who in
many instances have put the modest
savings of a iitetimo into t.iese se
curities in order U:at trey nn.gni ia
away a competen. y f r o! i age.
When, therefore, lee value of these
sccuvjlies is depre-.n-1, or percha.ve
destroyed, the hard-.h p is te l-ioai
greater upon th.ousiu.is cf every-d.ty
citizens upon the frugal mechanic
in a New England f ictery, the widow
wih her life insurtmee funds, and tho
countless other citi'.ens in every av
cirtion ;.nd walk of life than upon the
In i di'ul of million n- -s, ood or bad.
who have figured prominently in rad
io. d circles. Thu-i, for instance, tne
gnat Pennsjlvania System has over
7ll.oo0 stockbobiers, while the Santa
Fe has over !,--., and the same
ratio holds good in nearly all the other
lines.
Many C!her Investments AfTectcd.
But that, isn't all. For munyycars
railroad bonds were considered the
safest and soundest investment in the
country- and hci.ee hundreds of mil
lions of the assets of our great life
insurance compr.ir.ies, banks, benevo
lent associations and colleges were in
vested in them, and the moment, there
fore, that the soundness of these se
cuiiiies fs a-fevied the financial solid
ity of the-o myriad institutions is
greatly menaced at the same time.
Carrying it a step further. If means
that every holder of an old line life
insurance policy and nti'.hons of de
positors in saving- and other banks,
am! tho.-o ir.tcrc.-ted in many fidu
tiarc. benevolent and educational ia-
stitution.-
encer
i:i tne
n resent
situation, which threatens to
hugely destroy the high regard in
which an investment in ra:irad. borak
was held.
In the imoen
oas:
therefore.
not merely tho fate of our trans,. or'.-.-iion
system is at .-.take, but si-".: with
it the very hnanc-'a! integrity of ou
entire investment v.orld an 1 tins
o:lv goes to shew ho-.- vast and owr--hadewing
eur railroad ind .stry has
Ik come how they are not im rely the
giant arteries of agriculture and
commerce, but how closely their wel
fare is woven into th.e woof and fabric
of the entire Nat:on. Among oth.-r
things, it should remind us hew irtcr
dcpendcr.t we have come to be in this
mdghty republic 0? oars that tech is
in truth booming more and more his
hi other's keeper, a.rd that, we need to
think and vet c aret" til! v 1.. - t in our
mistaken r.cal we destiay t hose who
like ourselves, nee' whatever of this
world's goods the toil and sweat of
years has brought to them.
That the time has come when the
eit hens of Nebraska ar.d the country
generally should co sme serious
thinking in connection with this great
and vital question there is not the
slightest doubt, and hcr.ee we r'ppeil
to the people to read the forthcoming
articles carefully and thoughtfully--and
since all the essential facts and
figures quoted will be taken from the
public records they w i'i be -asi!tv ca
palde of verification.. Especially do
we hone that farmer!, whose market
facilities ar.d land alues are so cril
icaiiy affect ei! by the railroad proh
!;m will follow the articles e'osi'y
for Agriculture iiid Transportation
are easily the Nation's lo greatest
nnd most fumlr. mental industries.
(Paid Adv. To be continued next
week ) .
THIS ..WI) FIVE t EMS!
PONT MiSS TIHS. Cut out this
slip, enclose five cents to Foley & Co.,
Chicago. 111., writing your name and
address clearly. You w!l receive in
return a free trial package containing
Foley's I!on"y and Tar Compound, for
coughs, cold.; and croup. Foley Kidney
Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
For sale in your town by all druggist.
Acre Farm for Sale.
ll0 acres, one ami one-half miles
west of Murray; 1- acres in alfalfa;
12 acres in clover; 7 acres in wild
hay; SO acres fall plowed. Good run
u;ng water; all can be farmed. For
particulars, call or write,
II. C. LONG, Murray, Neb.
1(0 Acres in Western Kansas.
I will trade for acreage or town
property. What hare you, owner?
A. L. Rolin, Papillion, Neb.
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NOTICE.
Parties vi.hiag weather calendars
v ili do well to call at Fricke's Drug
Store. They are distributing the
weather charts now and it would be
wise for you to get yours before they
arc all gone. wkly2w
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Men's Fur Cots, $19 up.
Mackinaws, Men's and Boys', $3.75 up.
Indian Basket Hampers, $1.35 up.
Gents' Comb and Brush in case, $1.25 up.
Gents' Tie Ring Holders, $1.00 up.
Gents' Leather Collar Bass, $1.00 up.
New ties every week.
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SISTER'S HILLS.
Sister Sue has lots of fellers,
Mostly ail their names are Pill;
Some, I gue-s, are named William,
And others are called Will.
This Bill is awful stingy,
ilis names is William Snort;
He is long, thin and slender,
And we cull hum Bill for short.
Once he gave me a penny,
Said: "Go spend it. it's your own."
Th.at was when I was with them,
Aral they wanted to be alone.
When I came back he looked dis
gusted. Said, "Are you here again. Range?"
And I said, "Please excuse me,
For I came back to bring your
change."
Next there came Will Fowler,
And I think he's come to stay.
Each year there has been an
increase in the buying of sensible Christmas Gifts
and this year, with people in a moc serious frame
of mind than usual, there should be an even greater
increase.
Our list of serviceable gifts for
men and boys includes everything that you nat
urally expect to find in a first class clothing and fur
nishing goods store like this one.
Neckwear 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c and $1.00.
Hosiery Radium, 2 pairs for 25c; Interwoven,
25c, 4 pairs in a holiday box, $1.00; Inter
woven SiJk, 50c for one pair or 2 pairtt in holi
day bo:c for S 1 .00.
Handkerchiefs Plain flaxette, 5c, 1 0c and 1 5c
each; Linen, initialed or plain, 25c, 35c and
50c each.
Jewelry Cuff Links, Stick Pins, Full Dress Sets,
Wnldemar Chains, 25c to 2.00.
Mufflers Silk, 50c to $2.50; Knitted, 50c to $1.50
Combination Sets Sox and Ties to match, $1.00.
Fancy Shirts New styles and new patterns, includ
ing latest cross stripe narrow pleat bosoms,
$1.00 tea $3.50.
Gloves Lined or unlincd, 75c to $3.00.
Sweaters $2.00 to $6.00.
Mackinaw Coats $6.00 to $12.00.
Suits and Overcoats $10.00 to $30.00.
Hats
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f hose for 60c
sexes. Guar-uly.
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Ms.cr Sue is sweet as honey.
And it means a wedding some
dav.
At Smith's they had a wedding-.
The way Jim talks it must be
grand.
Said they had so much to eat,
And they even had a band.
Said, "When you get through
dinner
You could slip behind a door,
Eat and eat and eat forever,
Then ceme back and eat
more."
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Then her other bills!
Oh. they don't bother
For they always
Come to father.
A. Ii. II.
To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly ar.d en
joy life, use P.urdock IJlood Hitters,
the family system tonic. Price, Sl.uu.
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