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Public Schools.
The public schools of Columbus
occupy live buildings, four of which
are two story bricks. Twenty-five
teachers are employed, including the
superintendent. The high school
building is modern in the strictest
sense. It was erected at a cost of
over .27.000, has u line assembly room,
abundant light, high ceiling, end
tinted walls. The schools are under
the control of a most efficient Board
composed of i tract ical business men
who take the time lrom their various
affairs to see that the children of the
district are provided for liberally.
Credit is due the Hoard, in large meas
ure, for the excellent conditions that
prevail. Throughout the grades every
line of eleiiientarv school work receives
careful attention, including music
and drawing, the latter under the
supervision of a special teacher. The
nigh school offers courses in the lan
guages, mat hematics, sciences, manual
training and fre-hand drawing.
Thn school spirit of the peoplo is
most commendable, and is manifested
in various ways. Recently a large
subscription bus been raided towards
a high school gvmuasium, one of the
improvements contemplated for the
near future.
Graduates of the Columbus high
school occupy prominent places among
Columbus business men and in the
foremost universities in the country.
Catholic School.
The Catholic parish at Columbns
conducts n school which has develop
ed into au academy with all high
school grades. The school is in charge
of Franciscan sifters. Being not only
a day school but likewise a boarding
school, it has become a point of at
traction tor all Romnn Catholics of
the West as au educational center.
The building is spacious and of brick,
embracing six beautifully furnished
class rooms, the residence and chapel
for the sitters and boarders. This
year an addition was erected to the
building by which the whole struc
ture gained nor only in size but in
uniformity and beauty. The entire
building represent? a value of :!(),
000. It can easily acenmedate :?0
children, the present enrollment being
200 day scholars and C.'.i boarders.
CoiiiiiicTcial Collcjrt'.
The Columbus Commercial college
was opened by W. W. Waters in 1D0:5
and has made a steadv growthg since
that time. Thorough courses in busi
ness, shorthand and type-writing,
and other courses are also offered.
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from all parts of the state and prom
ises to grow in importance and in
fluence.
It is regretted that space can not be
given to describe every one of the ex
cellent retail establishments in Co
lumbus. No city in the state of its size has
more up-to-date retail stores and enjoys
a larger retail business thanColombus.
Brief sketches will be given of only
those businesses illnstrated by cuts.
Other business firms just as note
worthy, we are forced to ommit on
account of lack of space.
Gray Mercantile Company.
The Gray Mercantile Co., the larg
est ratail store in Columbus, is locat
ed on one of the best corners in the
city, with a frontage of 44 feet on
13th street and 172 feet on North
street. This firm commenced business
in the spring of 181)0, with a hard
ware department only, in a room
22x"J0. This room is still occupied by
them with their hardware stock.
The Gray firm has kept pace with
the rapid and substantial growth of
eastern Nebraska, and has added new
tJjtumlus licit
departments until now no retail es
tablishment in the West ontside of
Omaha c Denver exceeds it in size or
volnme of business done. They now
occupy as sales rooms a floor space of
10,1(00 square feet, while the storage
rooms cover 16.000 square feet, or a
total of 2o,lHX) square feet. Besides
the four proprietors they employ a
torce of nineteen clerks.
Owing to the completeness and vari
ety of stock carried in each depart
ment, this firm is not dependent upon
tbe trade of Columbus alone, but has
a large patronage from the territory
within a radius of more than 50 miles
and does an extensive mail order bus
iness. In thn year 1904 tbe Gray company
shipped in twelve carload lots of
goods, in addition to their large and
constant local shipments. Their equip
ment is perfect for handling their
large business. A large freight eleva
tor is operated by a gasoline motor
which is also connected with the
machinery for cleaning and grading
all kinds of seeds in the seed depart
ment. The hardware department occupies
a floor space of 24x70 ; the grocery
44x.0 ; shoes and gents' furnishings
44xW ; and the dry goods 44x80. The
dry goods department is under the
management of W. L. Chenoweth who
came to Columbus from Chicago. He
is an experienced merchant in that
Gray's Dry Goods Department.
Retailers
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line, and conducts the dry eoods busi
ness on progressive and metropolitan
principles.
H. Ragatz & Co.
Henry Ragatz began business in
Columbus in a small framo building
on the couth side in ls7!. moving fo
his present location in 1JK)2. The
building now occupied by H. Racatz .
& Co. is 44xSS. His stocK of groceries !
and queensware, valued at $25,000,
occupies one floor. The second lloor, A. C. Anderson has built up a largo
basement and a separate ware house business in cnt flowers, bulbs und
are used for btorage purposes. From seeds.. He prints an elaborate cata
15 to 20 clerks have constnut employ- . loguo each year nnd has built up a
ment to handle wha is undoubtedly . large mail order business in central
one of the larges retail grocery busi
nesses in the state. The Kagat. store
devotes its eniiro attention to the
lines of queensware and groceries
and it is as fine a store as may be seen
anywhere in tho West.
J. H. Galley.
Mr. Galley is one of Columbus' old
est business men. He engagd in bnsi-
ness hero in 1SG0. moving to his pres-
ent place of business on 11th street,
in 1873
where he carries a complete
stock of dry goods, clothing, boots
and shoes, valued at nbout $20,000. He
occupies a brick building 22x113. Mr.
Galley is a member of the city coun
cil and of the board of education.
Friedhof & Co.
Mr. Friedhof carries a complete line
of dry goods, clothing, boots nnd
shoes, and trunks, his stock invoicing
about 55,000. He began business in
the bnilding now occupied by Ed.
Fitzpatrick, the white front store,
in 1880, moving to his present loca
tion in 1881. Mr. Friedhof 's trade is
not confined to Columbus. He is
building up a mail order business in
the large territory tributary to Co
lumbus. Mr. Friedhof employs on
an average seven clerks.
Ed. J. Niewohner.
The block of Ed. J. Niewohner wn
built in l'.H)2ata cost of nbout $10,
000. It is the largest and best nrranged
jewe'ry store in Central Nebraska,
and one of tbe largest in the state.
The entire upper floor ot tbe Nie
wohner building is used for dental
parlors by Dr. J. E. Paul.
Drug Scores.
This edition shows n cut of the
beautiful home of C. E. Pollock one
of Columbus oldest druggists whose
store is located on the corner oppnsite
the Thurston hotel. It shows also the
drug store of McClintock and Carter
on Twelfth street which this firm re
cently purchased from Werner Schup
bach. The combined value of the
five drug stocks is estimated at $U),000.
Wholesalers
The wholesale and manufacturing
industries of Columbus are rapidly in
creasing in number and in volume of
business.
Helow will be briefly sketched thn
manufacturing and wholesale indus
tries of Columbus:
Green Houses.
Nebraska.
Abts & Calto.
AMs & Calto have one of the finest
and cleanest stocks of wholesale gro
ceries in the country. Everything
in groceries and provisions from cigars
to tea and coffee is to be found in
their building, arranged in the most
systematic order.
Mr. Abts is kept constantly on the
j road selling goods. He goes as far
j west as (J rand Island ; south to Wahno
and Seward ; northwest
to Spaldine
nnd Albion; and north to Norfolk,
making nil of his territory every
three weeks and a part of it every two
weeks The adaptability of Columbus
to tho jobbing trade is weli illus
trated by tbe success of Abts and
Calto.
Jobbers, Manufacturers
Pop Factory.
Chas. Segelke is the owner of the
Columbus Pop Factory which has a
large trade along the railroads radiat
ing from Columbus. This factory
bottles all kinds of soft drink.
Candy Factory.
Poesch hns bnilt
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candy aud ice cream factorv. snnnlv-
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ing a large trade in central n&l vest
ern Is'ebraska. To meet the demands
of his increasing trade Mr. Poesch
has made improvements that, will more
than double the capacity of his fac
tory. Building Stone Factory.
A now factory has jnst been started
that promises to take a place among
the nctivo industries of the city. C.
J. Scott hns establish 3d a plant for
manntactnring cement building stone
and will soon have n building in tbe
citv which he can point to as a sample
of his work.
Foundry and Scale Works.
Tho foundry nnd scale works
managed by Hermnn Schuter, is con
ducted on a small scale, employing
livo to ten men. It is nevertheless
valuahlo to tho manufacturing in
dustries of Columbus nnd forms the
basis for a large and profitable busi
ness in tho future.
C. A. Lutz & Co.
C .A. Lutz and Co. are engaged in
the manufacture of wooden shoes.
They employ on an average of ten
men. This i the lanrest wooden shoe
factory in tho United States. Mr.
Lutz ships shoes all over the United
States, but the most of his product
goes to Minnesota and the Dakotae.
The soles for the shoes are made in
tbe Columbus planing mill.
Cold Storage Plant.
The Cold Storage business owned
and operated by Paul Hagel was es
tablished in 1SS1. Mr. Hagel deals in
butter, eggs nnd poultry. He em
ploys from 10 to 12men the year round
nnd his business extends .all over tbe
Union Pacific system in Nebraska.
His cold storage rooms have a capacity
cf 20 cars and his business runs from
130,000 to 22.",, 000 a year.
Planing Mill.
The Colambns Planing Mill, owned
nnd operated by C. L Lund since l'.KX),
was established in the eighties. It
employs from " to 10 men and mann-
f.iftnnw Fn.h. doors, blinds and
mouldings A specialty is made of
interior hnrdwood finish and church
work. Mr. Lund's business extends
throughout Nebraska and in sev
eral adjoining states. Last year
his mill lacked sufficient capacity to
handle all his orders.
Brewery.
Columbu3 has a brewery which has
brought many dollars to Columbus.
It has been successfully operated for
years by J. H. Eertenbrocic.
It is understood that Mr. Kersen
brock has 6old the brewery to a cor
poration to be known as the Columbus
Brewing Company, the transfer to be
made April 11. The officers of the
aew company are Ben V. Walter,
president Frank Valosek, vice presi
dent; Geo. Ram bour, secretary-treasurer.
Karr-Xichols Brick Factory.
II. D. Karr and Julius Nichols
opened a first class brick factory in Co
lumbus in the spring of 190:3. The
plant is equipped with the latest brick
machines. One million brick were
mado the first vear. The machinery
and drying capacity were more than
doubled the second year; and next
vear the proprietors will install anew
boiler and engine, bui'd a kiln and
drain shtd nml a !il a new automatic
cutting 'able From 2" to 30 men are
eiuplnyen. their p:iv roll running lrom
$300 to 400 per week. Thousands of
dollar are brought to the city by this
excellent firm.
Roller Mills.
( uioKg the very most valuable of
Columbus' manufacturing industries
are hor two roller mills with a com
bined rapacitv of 300 barrels a day.
Both the Columbus Holler Mills, a
beautiful cue of which ais shown in
thi4 edition, and the Elevator Roller
Mills buy ami ship L'raiu. The large
trade of these eompnnies abroad keeps
thi'in running nt full capacity most of
tho time and farmers are assured all
th time more than the market price
for their millnble product. No insti-
i tutions do more good for the home
community than the mills. People
should remember this when they buy
flour. Both these mills have tho very
latest improved machinery.
Ranks.
The HxreJleut finnucial condition
of Columbus is well illnstrated by
the last reports ,r our three bank).
The total lo-ni all the banks on
January 1 nt juuted to $Sl!.03S.ttt
and the total deposits tc tDO'J. .0411.44.
Columbus has two thriving cigar
factories. Win. Kurt manages one
on Eleventh street, employing five
men He manufactures about II ."..0(H)
a vear. selling almost his entire pro
duct to the local trade.
E. Schostag whose factory it located
on Nebraska avenue, employs from
eight to twelve men nnd manufactures
a half million cigars a year. The
greater part of his output is sold
abroad through I J. . H .Scbostag, who
is on tho road all the time. Mr.
Schostag is planning to increase his
product next year.
It is time for farmers to buy incu
bators, chickens nnd eggs. See the
ad of J. E. Fulmer, the przo winning
poultrymau, nnd ngent for the Queen
Incubator.
Great Lecture Coming.
Rev. D. F. Fox, who is to lecture
hero under the aupsices of the High
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School Lecture Course committee on
Febr. 1st is one of Chicago's most
successful clergymen. As a lecturer
in regular lyceum courses, on com
mencement occasions, before teachers'
insiitntes and at Cbautauonas. Dr.
Fox is in constant demand. No
better evidence of his popularity need
be presented than the fact that he has
received as many as six return en
gagements in some places. He is a
favorite everywhere. Tho lecture
course committee considers him one of
their strong numbers, and he should
be greeted by a full house.
The following is what one of the
foremost of lecturers says :
"Dr. D. F. Fox. my Congregational
co-laborer in Chicago, is a man with a
message. It is an unfeigned pleasure
to speed the work of such a speaker.
Let that man be nntronbled who in
troduces him to an audience. He
never fails to move and uplift. I say
do not miss his lectrue unless you have
a grudge against yourself. Hear him.
Robert Mclntvre "
Dr. C. E. Leach, who has been
practicing dentistry at Sargent, Neb ,
for tbe past year, comes to Columbus
February 1, and will enter tbe em
ploy of Dr. Paul. Dr. Leach comes
well recommended from Sargent, ani
is certainly making a forward step
in coming to Columbus. He is a Platte
county boy having been born and
raised in the country three miles north
of Humphrey where his father, R. N.
Leach, still resides. From what we
can learn of Dr. Leach and what we
know of Dr. Paul, we wonld say that
both are to be congratulated.
6. J. OflRLOW
Lawyer
Office over
Columbus State Hank
Columbus. Neb.
DR. Cflfl8. . PLATZ
HOMEOPATHIC
PhU&iGlan and Surgeon.
P. O. Block : : Colnmbus
Thursday's Daily Jcaraal.
Alvin E. Pool, violinist. 'Phone fi5.
Dr. L. C. Voss, Homeopathic physi
cian. Columbus. Neb.
J M irondring received a visit from
his father. John Goudring of Rich
land. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. R.W.
Hobart has been under physicians care
this week.
WANTED-Tobuy a mal St. Ber
nard pup. Adresa Sydney Eastman,
Creston. Xebr. tf
Mrs Jo MahatTev wont to Fuller
ton this nfteuoou called by the serious
illness of a nephew.
Mrs W. T. Ernst, who was continrd
to her bed s?vernl davs. is again able
to be around the house.
Rev. Cash was down town rcdav for
the first time this week, being cotiued I
to his home with tbe grip.
New classes will bo organized at the
Columbus Commercial College at the
beginning of the new term. January 'J.
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PENSION EXAMINER. (Jr. Frank
of Monroe has been appointed bv the
icdvernmert as Hnsion examing sur
geon. MKTIIODIST. The subject of Rer.
DoWolf's praver service talk this
evening will be, "Life Begotten Only
Tiirough jif.."
SCHOOLS The eighth grade room
in the second ward buildiuir was dis
missed this afternoon on account of
the janitor being unable to heat the
room.
Walter Henrv. who has for a nam
be of years been uiauftging the II nry
ranches near Eellwood. is now a resi
dent of Lincoln, having moved to that
citj in December.
BUY YOUR COAL or Weaver and
Newman. Thev keep the largest assort
ment. Weaver aud Newman carry
fifteen different kinds of coal and not
one poor kind among them. tf
A warrant has been issued for the
orrest of a Platte county party on a
sensational charge, but owing to the
uncertainty of the whole matter publi
cation of tho names and circumstances
are withheld till a later date.
The marriage banns were announcer
Sundr.v in tbe Catholic church for
Pin$Pnoffel of Columbus and Miss
Victoria Thanel. Bellwood ; and An
tony Borowiak of Genoa and Miss
Antonia Zurowtki of Columbus.
W. E. McCord, who has had charge
of the Lewis & Co.. dry goods Btore
here, left this afternoon for his home
in Albion. He will return Monday
to ship the goods to that place. This
is the former stock of Lamb&Co.
No better New Year's resolution can
be made by the good housewife than
to improve the quality of her baking
for her husband and children. The
surest wav to do this is to use WAY
UP FLOUR, made by the Columbus
Roller Mills.
If fillings have failed to preserve
your teeth do not think it necessary
to have them extracted. Fillings
properly inserted with modern meth
ods and appliances will save them.
Dr. Paul the dentist uses the latest
and best of everything and guarantees
satisfaction.
Sheeley & Youngs, the well known
theatrical managers, have arranged to
produce the big musical cocktail,
"Muloney's Wedding Day," here on
Thursday, February 2, at North ojera
house. An exceptionally clever com
pany of vaudeville artistp, superbly
costumed, and a bevy of pretty 6how
girls are promised.
Heal Estate Transfers
Becber, Hockenberger & Chambers,
real estate agents, report the follow
ing real estate transfers recently filed
for record in the office of the county
clerk of Platte county.
E.H. Chambers'to Wm. Loseke
ne4, ne, 'J-1S-2 w wd. 12,MX
Paul Hagel etal J. H.Hellbush
pt ne Be 2S 204 w wd
State of Nebr. to D.W.Jenkin-
son. e ne, nw ne, sw sw, 20-
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A. G. Rolf to J. H. Gustafson,
w 2 se, 35-19-4 wd
John Roman to Rosa Roman,
w sw, 1-19-3 w wd
Thos. M. Ellis, to A. Macken.
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I. Gluck to Jos Dash, n2 nw
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1,100
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Beatrice C'r'yCo.to DoraMath
1 iesen, It 0 bI3, Creston wd
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IXTKRSrATKCOMMKWH.
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa has
introduced a bill for a reorganization
of the Inteistato Commerce Comuus -
ion. This bill is supposed to embody
the views of President Roosevelt in
the matter of tbe proper regulat ion of
freight rates by the federal govern
ment. The bill is lengthy but tbe impor
tant provisions may be briefly stated.
It i provides that the Commission
shall be composed of seven members ' nn(1 -Uul Smhvan of this city were
instead of live as formerly, an.i that on thp noon truin onR '' from
their term shall extend for ten years. ' '''clI''rt'm whero they had been at
It provides also, and this is the most tending tho trial of Bert Tarpening.
important provisfon. that the deeis- n,:euse(l r ,h" 1""r,,'r Maynanl
ions of the Commission shall have K'Kington about a year ago. The
immediate effect ' '"aSl was a I,t,cul'ar (mo ""d hasdrawa
This latter provision is most sweep-' tno '" f "y neople. The
ing. It will revolationize the whole !two ,I,en ,U1,1 ' Maying bilUar.ls.
matter of rate making which has been j aml ,n a '"Iirnl Twi-'ning Htruck Ed
so long a sore ou the body politic. , u'in-t,m tuo ,,Nnvs- kilIi"r 1,im in
If the bill becomes law. the aggrieved : ""' vt,'' en of
shipper who suffers from discrimin-, weaIfhy "1 ' " 'rial was
ation or nnKwfnl rebate can find an I ,,anl fou-ht' l,,,r ,ast ,Uf:ht the jnrT
immediate remedy. If appeal is made. I hr:,aht " a v"t of "ot guilty.
it will have to be made by the mil-1 Ju,i Tarpening of Wahoo. uncle of
road company.
The findings of the Commission in
the past have been practically ineffec
tive because the shipper had to appeal
to the courts to have the findings en -
forced.
The people of tne country are with
the President on this question. They
want the government to control freight
rates. They believe that a body of
men caa be found capable of fixing -
rates that will nor be harmful to the
railroads aad that will bring justice
to the people. The people of Nebraska
expect their congressmen to vote right
on this bill.
If the Hepburn bill carries it will
be the longest step this country has
ever taken toward government control I
for interstate transportation. j
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There are 225 people on the pay rolls
of the two railroads at Columbus.
Columbus in the best hotel city of its
size in Nebraska, and its hotels are the
beet.
The photon for tins edition were taken
by Mrs. Tomson, of the McAllister
Studio, and R. W. Saley.
Typographical Error. The church at
the top of the column of churches is the
German Lutheran, instead of German
Reformed.
Prof. August Gondring. brother of
J. M. Gondring, accompanied by his
wife and little girl, arrived here this
morning from Chicago and will visit
about two weeks with relatives.
Prof. Gondring was at one time a
Platte county young man, teaching
school here one winter, but he went
to Chicago and started the Chicago
Basiness college, which has grown to
be one of the largest and best schools
of the kind in the middle west. Begin
ninir his work thrre eighteen rrnrn '
ago, he has increased the enrollment
to great proportions now occupying '
five stories of a building on Randolf i
and Wabash. Mr. Gondring sold his,
college this month and is now on hibl
way to Califonia to take a long rest.
He has not yet decided upon his course
for the future.
Manager Fellers of the Monroe tel
ephone company is in town today.
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The story and Clark inano orlere
ty the .louruul to the Platte county
young ladv receiving the most vote5
wm ne ireei'iiu'tt to mo winner on'
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Tho vote a sho vn in this issue in
dicates the relative stuuding of tbe
contestants.
It ha been remarked that tho win
ner of this bfjiutiful ..")(H) prize cannot
hope to win with less than from 7."0W
t 100. two votes and those who have
seen the piano at it ray's store witl
nirree with that sentiment.
These cr.i'0 tlio Contestants
tor tVi Jovii-iin.1 Ii.xao.
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Mabel Campbell
' Marv Wilson
1 Metta Hetisley
i Lona Ilarbcrt
, Mav Ziegler
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Louise Marty
Hcrtha Grotelcscheu
Mr. nnd Mrs. l!ert Tarpening of
I FuIIerf on. Judge Tarpening of Wahoo
me accuseo, ami .ituige uuivau ul
I this city were attorneys for tho de
fendant.
Rev. Juuu Waggoner writes to
' John Schm.icker from Knobnoster,
j Missouri, that he is serving three
English charges in that community.
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' and enjoys his work. Btifore leaving i
I Nebraska ho was suffering from one
'of his eves, imt tho ai'tliction, h
1 writes, has entirely left him. Rev.
Waggoner was the (iernuin Methodist
minister tor the Columbus nnd Duncan
charges, lu-t year. f
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Arthur Carlson of Richland died
tins morning at I :.;() at the St. Marv
hospital. He hail been in the hospital
about : week. The deceased was a
young man, unmarried, the son of
Mrs. Petri- Swr.nsnn. Funeral service,
will be held Sunday in the Richland
church, ami the remains will bo
brought to Columbus for burial.
Mr. ami Mrs. J. W. VnnAIstine are
1 the very happv grand parents of a boy
who arrived at tho home of their son
Charles V'auAlstino of South Omaha
Wednenlay. This is tho only child in
the family and the parents and grand
parents are justly proud. Mrs. Van
Alstine will go down m a few days to
visit her young relative.
MASONS Tho Masons held a stiecjal
meeting last evening, h-iving for
quests a number of out of town mem
Lers from Fremont, Shelby. David
City and Lincoln. Grand Commander
Turner of Lincoln was present. After
tho meeting the Eastern Star ladies
served refreshments.
Miss Mav Stri hh ling, milliner in
the f Iray drj- goods since Mint depart
ment was established, left Wednesday
evening tor Chicago. She btoppert lm
I Fremont on her wr.v east to visit a
brother.
The Young People's card clnh wax
to have met Iat evening with the
Misses Post, but th meeting wn
postponed. The date of the postponed
meeting has not yet been decided on.
Should you have tho misfortune to
break vour false teeth Dr. Paul can
repair them for you as good as new
in a ver- short time. You need not
go without them for even oik? meal.
Jewelry Store.
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